EARTHQUAKES.
(PUESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAMS.) . " WANGANUI, February 20. , Three shocks of earthquake -were felt this ! morning; tie first, a heavy and prolonged one, at 3.45, and the others about an Lour afterwards. WELLINGTON, February 20. - Two shocks erf earthquake were felt at intervals "early this morning. Both were rather prolonged, but were not severe. >

MINING NEWS.
Messrs Magnus, Paterson and Co. publish elsewhere, for public information,. ; a con densed prospectus of the Waimea Creek and Flat Goad Dredging Compainy, in which there dxc only a limited number of shares unr piloted.:./ '■•' :: , : : ■ : ", • ':' ,; - ■' ■•'■ J. Messrs W. J. Hopkins and Co. publish in this issue tie prospectus of the Marsden No. 3 Gold Dredging Company, which is project ed to work a claim on the New River. The property has been favourably" reported on by several mining experts. The Gtago Stock Exchange have appointed Mr W. J. Hopkins their Canterbury repre sentative.
