rueTrelgni and sii-freezing difficulty therefore seems '

theJeast that we hare to dread, arid^ it do|||ij>t mttcli matter wjhether the Cbm pa^^etsSmt prepwrjejd to face tb.ieh'vrtioie buMnees first to last, or coiM|eß;it|plf in all circumstances to the; procels^tt-ißfiore^ *It isof "far mom con^ sequence that the pastoral and^farming^ classes here should recognise the fact ? thjaJ^l]L^^ demand that is as certain 'to spring up as anything humapig certain, and that they; should take^care 1 thit Southland be^nbtf -in -readiness to v reapvt the first-;, fruits ;of the trade. On the other hand, the general community should be as' keenly alive to the fact that nothing has gfvfn equal promise of prosperity to the,, district with this new enterprise. Should • r the frozen meat trade flourish; as toJall appearance it must, and should : South ? land take the share of it to whicfi her natural advantages entitle her, then there is a prospect v of developing sufccfessfully the resources of the country sucli as we hare v never kno^vn before. And it is to be remembered that towards ;ttiiss-end the first step is 'hearty and general co-operation in carrying through 1 the enterprise that has been so well begxm. , £ ,

;. The San Francisco MAiL.—TEe~-ei'ty of Sydney leit Sari Francisco on Saturday, 4th inst., and is expected at Auckland on the 26th or 27th. , Ehb Tramway.— We have to remind shareholders in the Southland Tramway Company that the annual meeting takes place this afternoon at 4 o'clock, in Mr Hannah's office. Opening ce 1 Parliament. — Parliament, will be opened at 2.30 p.m. to-day. The Wellington correspondent of the Otago Times says :— " The Governor's speech is likely to be short, sharp, and to the point, without any waste of words." Forest Hill Coal. — Our Winton corres pondent writes : — A company with a very large capital is about to be floated for the purpose of working the newly discovered coal seam in the neighborhood of Forest Hill, and operations will be commenced immediately on the completion of the tramway. Evangelistic Services. — We have been requested to call attention to an alteration in the arrangement of Jthe evening services being held this week. To-night's meeting will be held in the First Church (Mr Fer guson's), Tay street, and that of to-morrow evening in the Primitive Methodist Church, Don street. 