Furthermore, neither on the voyage down, nor on the return trip, did Finuey make any reference j to the strange adventures through which he now claims to have passed on the day of his disappearance.—" Duuedin Star."

At Christchuroli on Thursday evening ] Duncan C Ross beat George Robinson m a ! wrestling matcli m five styles for £50 a side. Ross won three styles, catch-as-catch-can, Graoco-Rornan, and collar and elbow. Robin son threw Eoss m the American side hold. Iv the Cumberland style Ross broke his hold and the fall was awarded to Robinson. The Nd\rier "News" says:—The warm rains of the past few days have converted Hawke's Bay into a gigantic hotbed. The grass is growing with amazing luxuriance, and the prospect of good winter feed is now assured. A good deal of new land is beiug stocked, and the demand for gra*s seed is far ahead of the supply. Good rye grass and cocksfoot, are dearer than afc any other time during the last tea years. A heavy S. E. ground swell was running at Timaru on Thursday. This, says the " Herald," was the cause of a disagreeable adventure to two young ladies. They were enjoying a dip m the briny from one of Sfcrachan's bathing machines, when an extra large M rave came along and capsized the vehicle. One of the young Indies was inside at the time and was so:newhat bruised by the knocking about she got; the other escapad this by happening to be m the water. This, however, was not the full extent of their disaster. The waves washed every stitch of their clothing away, and they had to sit m another box until Mr Strachan fetched them something to go home m. Says the Wellington* "Post,"an amusing case of the biter bitten is reported from Wanganui. On the occasion of the banquet to the Premier, some of that gentlemen's political opponents conceived the brilliant idea of getting up a row at the table if they could. They therefore sought out an individual generally more familiar with hotel bars than with banqueting halls, and believed to be rowdily inclined when m his cups. This individual they provided with a guinea ticket, and equipped m a dress suit lent by one of them, tj do honour to the project. They were terribly dis appointed m the result, however. 