Benevolent Society. — The monthly meeting of Committee takes place at tho office o? Mr Church, Secretary, at 8 p.m. on Monday first,

Coursing Club. — We remind all lovers of sport that a meeting will be held at the Empire Hotel, at 2 p.m. to-day, for the pur pose of forming a coursing club.
Tnß Poet at Home.— '■ Alfred Tennyson habitually rofuses to receive visitors botweon Mondays and Wednesday. This faot hai givon riso to the belief that Tuesday it Alfred's wash-day.
Skating.— The " Lyttelton Times " of the lsfcinst. writes : — The frost has boon so so voro in South Canterbury that parties have been formed for skating on the Washdyko Lagoon, where the ice is from three to five inches thick.
Mileage for County Councillors.— Tho Wangaroi County Council has resolved that Councillors are to be paid mileage, at the rato.of Is 3d a mile, for attending meetings of the Council, such payments to bo mode from tho first mooting of the Council.
Rumored Fatal Accident at Dunedin. — A painful rumor was current hero on Thursday night, to the effect that Mr But chard, the station-master at Dunedin, had been killed by n train running over him. Wo are glad to state, however, that from enquiries made wo find that it had no foun j dation in fact.
