Troadwoll'a libol action against tho Telegraph has been settled by tho lato pro prietor apolojising, and admitting that tho offensive allegations were untrue, and in serted purely for ulectionooring purpoios. Mr John Grigg has been elected chair man of the Frozen Meat Company. The Now Zealand Shipping Company have roplied to their application for the Ma taura that sho has boon placed at the dis posal of the Dunodin Oomp&ny, whom, they had considered, had a prior claim to it. It was decided to order a Haslom dry air refrigerator at once, and to advertise for sites for tho company's works. S. J. Ryan, a faook agent, was charged to-day with stabbing his ffifo. It appoars they had a drunken quarrel, in which Mrs Ryan got knocked about and stabbed in the arm. She did not appear to give evidence, and was sent for, but was in toxicated whon she arrivod, and could give no evidence. Ryans defence was that he tried to take the knife from his wife, and supposed that in doing so ho inflicted the injury. Under the circum stances tho BiMich dismissed the caso, with a warning to Ryan. Some exhibitors are already putting up bays. Moro spaco has boon applied for on behalf of France, Victoria, and Ger many. Mr 8011, engineer to tho Drainage Board, has received two months' leave of absence in order to go to Tasmania on a visit of harbor inspection.
CHRISTCHURCH. March 15.
