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[From ova, owx CoßßEsrcypKXT.g Welling roN, w Ootober* f 12 5. Several niembera ot the loenl Naml j Brigade bnving oflVred themselves for active service yesterday received notice that they would be required to proceed to New Plymouth to-morrow, A brut eight have volutiteered. A further de» taohment of the A.C. reciuils accompany them. At a meeting of tbe Cabinet last evening, it was decided to call out im* j mediately volunteers for active service, and to muster them at once on the West ' Coast of this i«tand. Frcn a telegram received from West Wauganui yesterday by Gray, Secretary I'ostal Department, it appears that a volcanic eruption has taken place there. Two men beard, and Coflfey conveyed net^s to Collingwood* From their siaie* ment, three large fissure*, each about 8 feet at the top, have occurred near the Golden Ace claim, and several thousand toj3 of debris have been threvrn up. When telegram was sent steam was sU)I issuing. »nd loud subterranean rumblings were beard. Gbeym uth, Oc'ober 24. A numerously signed requisition has been presented to J, Petrie, proprietor ot the Evening Star, to contest the Grey Valley election. He announces his in* tention to <t> so. There is no other candidate in the fMd a* yet. CHEIfrTCJIUBCH, Octol)Pr24 There are bo «r 45 candidates declared for Canterbury electorates, and there are still one or two to come Tmaru, October 24 Fisher contests tbe Gladstone seat, against J.. Sutler. , There are lour candi* dales now in the field for Waimate Thabies, • ctober 25. Election matters are exciting some in» teresf. .Shpelmn -issues an address lo day. SpeTght, M~Cu-ll«ut«h- (Editor of the S'ar), Cadtnan, and Biculie are all candi* dates, besides James jVlackay, for Coro* mandcl ? ■' f ~ "' " r ~ ApCKLIND, C)c*bberi2s Dargaville publishes an address to tbe electors of City West Dunedin, October 24 Private arivices received here confirm the repor-s of serious damnge by frost of tobacco crop iv America} and of rise in i prices In consequence of tbe repeated coin* plaints about tbe candle factory at Sydenham, Board of Health, has at last orded the works to be discontinued. The proprietor admitted that there was b nuisance occasionally bdt pleaded for a time to erect new premises in which to carry on tallow melting, which was portion of manufacture Tbe Board granted him six weeks grace At Miss Pomeroy's benefit to-night, the House was crowded with the largest audience of the season. Tbe company leave for Wellington to-morrow A six«toomed house at Manchester, belonging to Dearsely oocopied by TaU hot, was destroyed by fire this morning. The House was insured for £300 in the Victoria office Hail storm occurred this morning, but the weather is now fine