Over 100 miners at Waitekauri are laid up with influenza. Mr T. Mold, an old settler in the Wai kato, dropped dead as he was getting into bad. The most heavily insured building in England is St. Paul's Cathedral, lb is insured for £95,000 in 10 offices. The Salvation Army hold a wedding bauqueb and farewell mooting in the Barracks to-night. An association for the purpose of dis cussing and dealing with subjects pertaining to dairymen generally has been formed by dairymen and milk suppliers in Dunedin. At the Mutual Improvement Society last night there was a good attendance. The debate on the equality of the sexes was con tinued, Mr Jones leading ofi 1. Mr Wilson ami Mrs Scott followed, aud the debate waa adjourned on the motion of Mr Trimble. Mr Johnston occupied the chair. Mr Miller advertises that his phonograph is now open to the public. Amongst the most popular of tho records is "Tim Lime Kiln Club." After hearing this item at the Tivoli Theatre in Sydney Mr Miller waa given permission by Mr Harry Rickards to allow Mr Edison's Sydney representative to take a recurd of the selection. Work was started this morning upon the reconstruction of Mr Murphy's building recently destroyed by fire. By a rearrange ment of the premises, wo understand that Mr Petlie will occupy a shop next the Union Hank, Messrs Williams and Kettle taking tho central portion of the building, and the Bank of New South Wales their old corner. Messrs Webh and Sons are the contractors for the brickwork in connection with the reconstruction Of the buildings. A fight between two girls of the forest for the possession of a young man led to the appearance of the principals at the Trontham (Victoria) Court tho other day. The affuir took place at North Blnckwood settlement last Sunday week, the girls concerned being Annie Thorneycrafb and Malvina Aurish. The former was charged with assaulting the latter, and fiued 20a aud £2 ia 6.1 costs. Malvina Aurish was then charged with insulting behaviour on the occasion, bub the case was dismissed. Great interest was taken in the oases, the parties being well known iv the district. 