William Cremer, one of the apprentices drowned, wa3 a brother of Mr Albert Brandon-Cremer, theatrical manager of Miss Amy Vaughan and company, of this cicy.
A COMING SCULLER.
MR KEEFE TO VISIT AUSTRALIA,

Those who hold that New Zealand is more than able to hold her own in all branches of sport and athletics, will be glad to hear that a well-known young Auckland amateur oarsman, Mr. "Mick" Keefe, intends very shortly testing his "sculling powers with the crack professional oarsmen of Australia. He leaves here in a fortnight's time for Sydney, taking his wager boat with him, in order to compete in an impor tant professional sculling handicap, pro moted by the Parramafcta River Steam and Tramway Company (Limited), which is to take place on the Parramatta about the middle of September next, to be rowed over the champion course. The names of the best known patrons of sculling and athletics are on the Committee, £250 has been given to the prize money fund by the promoters, and this amount is now being largely augmented by other subscriptions. Amongst those who' intend to contest the race are Stanbury, T. Sullivan, Kemp, Mc- Lean, and other noted colonial oarsmen. Mr Keefe has been advised by a number of his friends that if he intends to make his advent in the professional sculling world, he could choose no more opportune time than the present, and he has accordingly decided to go across to Sydney and " do his level best;.'' In order to pecuniarily assist Mick Keefe, and thus give a very promising a start in Australia, an open subscription list on his behalf has been started. The list is in charge of Captain Nearing, Queen-street Wharf ; W. Colebrook, H.M. Customs' Wharf; and Mr M. Gallagher, Oriental Hotel.
