The Dresden Pianoforte Company, Dune din, so well and favourably known through out the colony, publish in another column a few of the advantages of their hire-pun hase system to persons requiring pianos or or gans. Their local a.unit is Mr A. Boyne, janr., Ballarat street. In the football match, Canterbury v. Otago, the latter won by !"2 points (four tries) to six points (two trh s). Canterbury however turned the tabbs on the Southlan i reps, on Wednesday last, when they secured a wm of two tries (six points) to nry try (three point!".) The Southland boys were very weak in the forward division, lut not withstanding this thsy played a plucky

game. Another lot of pipes (new ones) was brought up from Kingston by special steani'-r ou Wednesday las-t for the Arrow Fiat Co'- rare. Two more truvka of same were le!! behind at Kingston.
One of the members of the Salvation Ann band had the misfortune to dislocate h shoulder n 0 Tuesday la«t. It appears ilia he went in company with ano'her m< inn. to the top of the Qii'vi:-;..wn hill whel tli-v came across .ionic ice in Little l.ik A slide was indulged in, and eventually th accident happened tinough the young fe!lo\ falling on the ice. II" will be d.'.envi I'm i taking par! in any pel foiniauce of the nan for about Mir. c wei ki. Mr Tyrrdi informs us that it is 1(1 candi power electric lamps that will he supplied t piiv.ite people —not 'JO candle-power u stated iu our report last week.
The Australians suffered a tliird defeat iu tin: ni'itch with K''i:t la*t wiek. They were beaten by 8 wickets.
