A fight commenced at the corner of Lambton quay and' Willis street shortly before U O’cloek on Saturday night between two men, who lay ‘oh the ground pummelling qne another. A constable then appeared on the scene, but the combatants were by that time jingled with the crowd, and no arrests jyere maqe.'

Despite the unfavourable weathop last night, there was a fairly largo audience at Thomas’Hall, where Countess Waohtiqdister, lecturer ph Theosophy, discoursed qn “ De votion in 3}aily Life.” Prayer for self, the lecturer said, merely accentuated the lower part' of the body, but true prayer was the egnding up the whole of the heart's aspirations Jo Cfod. Byery c]ivirjo thought and aspiration was a prayer, but to bo enabled to pray they must knqw now tq love. The Iqqtqre was listened tq with mqch attention throughout.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
DOW steamer ordered hy Messrs -'•-ddati, PotJsqp and Cg, is intended for the Hu. ' tPftdo, (Hid wifi have aqcom- West AUa... ■ ■‘■"'-600 passengers. She modation for 400 o. " *haaa o£ tllO Tas will be on similar linos to . Mr

mania, but will be a longer vesa„.. " * Cummings, superintending engineer for tn D Company, is now in England supervising tho construction of the new steamer.
The man Walter Johnson, who was placed in a hypnotic sleep at the Westminster Aquarium, has been kept in the trance for 30 days.
