1 Messrs P. Doran and Co. opened the 11" natural curiosity museum on Saturday evening on the open space by Montague's toy-shop. Intimation that the public were welcome was given by Mr Hunter's band in a series of musical performances. The canvass tent and fixings were decently arranged at some expense, and the selections, living: and dead, placed in studied order. The curiosities consisted of a variety of war implements, costumes, animals,teeth,ornaments,etc. from the Solo mon Islands ; also, Fijian curiosities and wonders—a dog with only three legs, and a two-headed calf. A number of singularly made shoes were also exhibited. These were sent to Solomon Islands by Captain Olsey, but were contemptuously rejected by the natives, who considered that the use of these wooden high-lows would be beneath them. The captain subsequently presented them to Mr *E. Perkins. The chief attractions are the immense alligator, 15ft. 6in. in length, and Bft. round, and the quantities of stone found in the monster's stomach ; the remarkable freak of nature from Cunningham's Howick farm; the great seal; and the living six-legged sheep are among the principal exhibits of the museum, which will be opened during the evenings of the present week. It will be seen by reference to our adver tising columns of Saturday's issue that the next fortnightly meeting of Court Zealan dia, A.0.F., will be held on Saturday next, 29th instant, instead of Wednesday next, the day on which the Foresters' Annual Fete takes place. A full attendance of members is requested on that occasion. The following eleven have been picked to represent the Excelsior C. C. in a match to be played at Otahuhu on Boxing Day : — S. J. Weston (Captain) Colgan, McGregor, Testre, Carr, Eraser, Waddingham, Bellingham, J. Rowe, Machattie, and Batts.
