To-night the Company appear again, and as speoial facilities are offered to families— in that a purohaser of a oirole or stall tioket is entitled to take two children free— there should be a packed house.
On Sunday evening the Company appear in their- full strength and will introduce a splendid progiamme of vocal and instru mental items, inolnding ballads and duet* ; ■olos, duos, and trios on violins, cornets, banjos, mandolins, guitars, and the hand bells. The overture will bo given at 8,15 lharp.
PROCURING DRINK FOR A PROHIBITED PERSON.
Next Saturday, Bth August, the Queens landers play their first match in New Zea land, apalnct Auckland.
A curious incident happened in a school oricket matoh at Home recently, when a whole team wore dismissed for one run and that a bye.
At tbe annual meeting of the New Zea land Amateur Athletic Association, held at Christchurch last night, it was decided to hold the next championship meeting at Auckland early in February.
The Nelson reps., who play Taranaki on Tuesday, have not yet been finally selected. The Golden Bay Union re pi., are to play Nelson to-day, after which game the team which is to come over here will be chosen from those who tako part.
Slavin, the Australian boxer, was badly beaten and worsted in a four-round bout with the Irish ohampion, Maher, afc Madi son Square Gardens, Jnne 18th. The Aus tralian was reduced to suoh a state of 'grogginess* that the referee interfered and •topped the last round before it was haif finished.
