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Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1492, 21 November 1874, Page 2

Several cricket matches will take place this afternoon. Our pigeons are out and we shall publish the scores in a second edition as soon as the birds return. Let us draw attention to an a£ vertisement respecting some volumes lost which belonged to the late Rev. David Hamilton. By the 'Wonga Wonga' we have to welcome the "return of an old and esteemed colonist to our shores—(Mr George Graham, formerly member for JNewton.) After an absence of some six years, Mr Graham must see many changes, and one of the most striking will be that of finding the native policy so earnestly advocated against considerable opposition now adopted. j

Last night a public meeting was to have been held, according to ad vestisement, at the Mechanics' Institute to listen to an address from Mr. H. H. Lusk on the subject, " Why should the Provincial System be Abolished?" There were only five persons present besides the reporters, and on the motion of Captain Daldy the meeting was adjourned for a week.

Madame Moller's grand vocal and instru- I mental concert will take place on Monday evening next, in the City Hall. The programme in every particular is most attractive, and full of promise. Madame Moller will be assisted by the leading talent of Auckland. The members of the Artillery band have kindly consented to assist. The grand duet on two pianos will be performed for the first time in this city j the clarionette solo, several fine selections, will be given by Mr Impey. We look forward therefore to a concert of a very superiar order, combining choice musical selections from the works of the old masters of the lyre, interspersed with ballad and song. We hope that the weather will be propitious, and that Madame Moller will meet with that amount of patronage which she so well merits.

A large consignment of horses arrived by the Wonga Wonga to-day from Sydney, consigned to Messrs Close Brothers. They were landed at eight o'clock and created some stir as they pranced up the wharf. Some of them appear of a good class. They were landed in splendid condition. We did not notice even one that was marked on the voyage. The sticlc, as it is playfully termed, which is to serve as a mainmast for the ship Condoren, was towed into the harbour this morning, at 2 o'clock, by the s.s. Scotchman, which had brought it from Orewa. We have before alluded to the trouble which it cost to get this mighty log into the water from its forest home. This was finally accomplished on Thursday evening. This splendid spar is SOft. long by 33in. in diameter, in its present rough hewn condition. The principal feature about it is its absolute freedom from knots. It is as clean a spar iv this respect as it is possible to procure. It is at present lying on the foreshore in front of Mr Gouk's shipyard, where may also be seen several other fine spars being prepared for the same ship. The shears for stepping the mainmast are already erected on board.

As tbe "Auckland Almanac and Provincial Handbook" for 1875 is now being rapidly pushed on, the editor hopes all officers of Masonic, Odd Fellows, Forester, Good Templar, Benefit, and other Societies, will forward information respecting their Societies to the Star office early as possible. It is requested that the customary places and times of meeting will be included, specially as a matter of convenience to the members of the various lodges and societies The handbook next year will be of much larger size than those of previous years, and will possess many valuable additions, including new descriptions of provincial districts and settlements, and some novelties which we shall duly announce hereafter. Carefully-compiled sailing directions have been prepared for the work, and it will in every respect far surpass its predecessors, which were reviewed very favourably by the Press in all parts this colony, Australia, and Great Bri tain. Arrangements have just been completed by which, iv addition to the large colonial circulation, one thousand copies (guaranteed) will be circulated throughout Great Britain. This is a matter which .vlvertisers and others should make a note of. The Handbooks of 1874 are now placed aboard nearly every immigrant ship leaving London for this province and this practice will be continued during the ensuing year, so that immigrants on the passage out will be able to form a good idea of the laud they are coming to. The great special a Ivantage as an advertising medium claimed by the publishers for this work is that it will be in the homes of the majority of settlers iv the province, and daily under consultation for twelve months, besides being more widely circulated abroad than any other New Zealand publication that can be named. The names of all advertisers, the nature of their business and locality of their premises, will be included in a classified business directory in the beginning of the book. As the work doe 3 not profess to be a city directory in the strict sense of the term, thisis the only kindofbusinesadirectory it will contain. It rests entirely with business men, therefore to determine whether they shall be included in the directory or not. The popularity of the work, as a means of securing publicity, is indicated by the fact that over throe hundred advertisements are already in type.

The Wellington Acclimatisation Society have again turned out twenty pair of sky larks, fifty brace quail, and five brace pheasants. The birds liberated this season have been introduced at an average price, being about 12s per pair. If the settlers are wise, they will make short work of the pheasants while they can.

Mr S. H. Green, of Seafield View, has brought ns a fine bunch of Sweet Williams to show that they can be grown to perfection in Auckland. He has also left a bunch with Mr R. Brewin, seedsman, of the market, where they are now on view. Mr Brewin has also the prize bouquets on exhibition.

The weekly dancing class, recently formed by Mr Walter Miller at the Cook-street Odd Fellows' Hall has been very successful. Last evening, notwithstanding the rain, the hall was crowded with young persons of both sexes, and during the jlaying of the violin, later in the evening, several young ladies fainted in consequence of the closeness of the room.

We notice that Mr Cooper's popular singing class on the Hullah system will commence on Wednesday evening next, at the Wellesley-street Young Men's Rooms, according to advertisement. The meeting of Wednesday last, noticed in the Stak. of Thursday evening, was the regular practice of tbe Harmonic Society.

The members of the Naval Brigade underwent their monthly inspection last evening under command of Major Gordon, in a very satisfactory manner.

Divine service to-morrow (Sunday) at Newton Kirk, by Rev Dr Wallis : morning, "Introduction to Daniel's last vision ;" evening, " The fight in Europe between the new Papists and old Catholics." Baptist Church, Wellesley-street, by P. H. Cornford: pastor ; morning, " Anxiety removed;" evening, "The antidote of Death." Beresford-street Chapel: morning and evening by Rev. Warlow Davies, M. A. Grafton road, Wesleyan Church : morning, Rev. J. Warren ; evening, Rev. A. Reid, Pit-street, Wesleyan Church morning, Rev. A. Reid; evening, Rev. W. C. Oliver. Remuera, Independent Church : morning,, RevT. Hamer. United Methodist Free Church, by Rev. G. H. Turner Edwardes-street Chapel, services by Rev. W Tinsley. Mr Edger having gone on a trip to Whangaroa, there will be no services tomorrow in the Lorne-streit Hall.

Mr. Houlton, of the Market, announces a gift of cabbages after ten o'clock at night.

Services will be conducted at the Presbyterian Church, North Shore, to-morrow morning, as usual.