Bishop Reunion, of Adelaide, has'writfccn to the President of the Wesleyan Conference, excusing himsalf from taking part m the Wesleyan centenary celebrations. He says I that he could not be present without, ex pressing his convictions, that modern Wes leyanism has greatly departed from the position John Wesley took up, and thai he would not willingly go out of his w.'y 1,0 say a word :■> hurt the feelings of'his brother Christians. It is a very common custom among all con nected with the wheat business, says the " Argus," 'it this time of the year to habi tually chew the grain, and very few people are aware of tlio berious possibilities attached ' ■to the practice. A young man m one of the country districts the other day,, who was en gaged m stripping, ate (ujuanlity of the new ' wheat as he was doing his work. He was taken ill, and his'case became so serious that ho was brought to the nearest township for medical assistance. No less thatf three sur j gical operations were necessary, and it was' not until some days that the doctor pro nounced him out of danger. '- ;" ': The ninth annual report of the Canterbury Frozen. Meat and Dairy Produce Export Com pany, which is to be presented to the share holders atthetmeeting on Xlarch 20, has been circulated. It shows a balance of assets over liabilities of £35,092 19s made up of 4000 shares, on which £7 10s, has been paid, a reserve fund of £187? 14s6d, and net profit for the year ending February 28, 1891, of £3215 4s 6d- This will pay a dividend of 10 per cent on the paid up capital, and allow £215 4s 6d to be carried forward. The sum of £3250 has been written off as depreciation. The Wages paid during the year have amounted to £12,583 12s 3d, and the work ing expenses, repairs, etc., to £10,059 |9s 4d. The,, stock slaughtered at the Belfast works during the year include 258,877 sheep, 116.382 lambs, 308 cattle, and a number of pigs- At a meeting of the Cycling Club on Thursday evening three new members were elected. Mr W. J. S. 