The Bank of New Zealand shipped per Wallabi to Greymouth, for transhipment .per Hero for Melbourne, two boxos, con taining IG-tl ounces 12dwts., gold bul lion. Tenders are invited by the Koranui Coal-mining Company for laying the rail? for the incline. Arrangements have been perfected for the anniversary social gathering in con nection with the local Foresters' Court. The event will come off at the Masonic Hall on the evening of Tuesday, 27th, and will consist of a promenade con cert, a supper, speeeh-makingand dancing. The members of the Brass Band will play during the evening. The affair is in good hands, and should be a great success. Madame Lotti Wilmot considers that every man should be married at 25, and proposes that a tax of £lO per annum should be levied upon each man remain ing single after that age.—Monday's Star. Messrs Neil and Quigley have made a noticeable addition to local street vehicles, they having imported a handsome Iwag gonettee, which is now in use. Increased patronage should reward the firm's enter prise. Mr F. llussell, an officer of the Tele graph Department, arrived by the s.s Kennedy, from Wellington, for the pur pose of erecting a telephone line, to con nect the Koranui Company's mine with the engine. The steamer also brought the necessary material for the work. Mr Dorrington, who, for some time past, has filled the position of Accountant at the Wcstport branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been removed to Grey mouth. Mr Duprc, late Teller at Grey month, succeeds him here. We desire to call attention to Mr J. Burns's advertisement, which will be found elsewhere. Amongst the speciaUties to be obtained at Mr Burns's, are Canterbury cakes, far superior to the imported article, having the advantage of being fresh ; and sold at Is, being 3d cheaper than the Melbourne cake. At Timaru, Thomas Howarth, while at the recent fire, drank two bottles of brandy; he died. The Inangahua Herald says :—"News reached Beefton on Sunday of the death, by drowning, of David Condy on Satur day last in the Buller river, about twelve miles above Lyell. The deceased is very well-known throughout the Inangahua and Grey Valley. 