j A meeting of the committee of the Caledonian Society was held in the Masonic Hotel last evening, Mr it. D. D. M'Lean in the choir. It was decided to offer the scholarship won by Miss X, Sampson to the child with the next highest marks, as Miss Sampson's parents preferred to keep her at the district school. A complaint was made regarding the stone used for the putting competi tion, bnt it was decided that the time was too short to make any alteration this year. The meeting upheld the Sports Protection Society in their decision re lating to defaulters, and decided to cancel the appointment of an official which was made at a former meeting. A very large shark which has Infested the Otago lower harbor for some time past was taken after an exciting contest, which lasted over five hours, on Saturday, by three fishermen named J. Noble, J. Gibbs, and J. Abarnethy. The monster was hooked at 6 a.m., and fought furiously, towing the boat about the harbor as though ahe were a reed. It was harpooned and twice lanced before it succumbed, and in its dying flurry pnt its teeth completely through the boat's keel. It was afterwards towed sp to Port Chalmers and landed, proving to be one of the blue or bottle-nosed species, and apparently a female. It weighs considerably over two tons, and measures 17ft 6in long, with a girth taken from the dorsal fin of 19ft,— Otago Daily Times. A Maori named Tohl Taiawhio, who was convicted of assault) at the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday; has no reason to grumble at the punishment awarded. He was in a trap," or express, with bis wife, toe latter having a baby to look after. He beat the woman so violently that the baby either fell or was knocked ont of the vehicle on to the road, Why the woman was thonght by him to require thrashing did not appear, as defendant, who pleaded guilty, said that he was so drunk at the time that he I did not know anything of the affair, ■ Sergeant Cullen stated that defendant was fined £5 and costs for a violent assault in 18S9. He was a decent man when sober, but brutal and violent when drunk. Defendant was fined £2 and costs, in default three weeks' hard labor. The money was paid. 