♦ Dunedin Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. i [Pier Prjsss Association.! 1 DUNEDIN, Dec. 4. The following are the principal amounts paid over in connection with the Dunedin Jockey Club's Spring Meeting: — Mr M. Hobbs .£593, Mr J. B. Keid .£385, Mr G. Smith £318, Mr J. Stephenson £2945, Mr W. Marumaru £209, and Mr J. Poole £161.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

An Ordination. I [Per Peers Association.! ! WELLINGTON, Dec. 4. ■ Sishop Grimes ordained the following candidates for the priesthood yesterday :— Eave Mahoney, O'Shea, Malon, Galerne, Chappelle, Ainsworth, and Simmons. They * are all of the Marist Order, and the first 1 five come from the seminary at Meanee. ' Father O'Shea will return there as Pro fessor of Philosophy; Father Mahoney will become Professor at St Patrick's Col lege; Father Malon wiU be curate at Temuka, Father Galerne curate at Wan ganui, and Father Chappelle will go to New Caledonia. Five are old pupils of St Patrick's College.
An Action for Libel

*» — | TPEB PBKSS ASSOCIATION.! ! " WELLINGTON, Dec. 4. 1 Mr H. D. Bell has instructed bis eolici- I tors to issue a writ for libel against the weekly paper called Fair Play, lately ; started here, for suggesting that, though ! elected as a prohibitionist, he was ex hilarated by something other than his victory on the night of election.
Patents and Trade Marks.
i — - -♦ [Special to the " Stab."] WELLINGTON, Dec. 4. During November 35 patents were applied for in the Colony, three applica tions being from Canterbury. Since the beginning of the year 582 patents and 305 ! trade marks have been applied for in the ; Colony, Canterbury's proportion being 71 j ' applications for patents and 31 for trade marks.
MONETARY AND COM MERCIAL.
