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Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2927, 1 September 1879, Page 2

The Victoria Band anniversary concert and ball will take place to-morrow evening (Tuesday) in the Lome-street Hall.

The evening with Thomas Moore, comprising lecture on his genius and character, music and melodies, is fixed for Monday, the 15th, in the Temperance Hall, Albertstreet.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Auckland Institute will be held this evening, when papers will be read by Mr Mackechnie " Concerning Alcohol," and, by Mr Albin Martin, a paper on "Architecture and the Fine Arts."

The fifth concert of the season in connection with the Auckland Choral Society will be held to-morrow evening in the Choral Hall. The subjects will be Mendelssohn's " Hymn of Praise " and Spohr's " God, Thou art Great." Members are informed »thaf the final rehearsal will :be held this evening at half-past seven o'clock.

The Star of Freedom Lodge of Free Templars will hold its fourth anniversary this evening in the Lome-street Hall. The entertainment will be commenced at eight o'clock, and the ball will open precisely at ten o'clock. Mr Impey's Band will supply the music.

In consequence of the electioneering business which is now engrossing the minds of citizens, Professor Fraser has postponed his lectures on Phrenology until next week. The professor, however, in the meantime will be glad to receive visitors at his residence iv Princes-street.

Tho essays of this evening at the St. James's Discussiou Class will be '' A page of Scottish History," being a sketch of the Covenanters and their struggles, by Mr Stevenson, and "The Story of Benjamin Franklin," by Mr C. Williamson. Both papers possess much interest and should have many listeners.

There is aiman in this city whose memory is so short that it ouly reaches to his knees. Per consequence, he had not paid for his pair of boots.

I have now had a Gas Cooking Stove in nse for some time, and having given it a fair trial' am enabled to give you the relative cost for three months, as compared with solid fuel. I have carefully noted the cost of each, and find that for three months previously to the use of gas, my cooking cost me £2 15s, and for Gas I have paid you for a like period £2 12s, or a saving in money with the use of the gas stove. Besides the money saving there were also the saving of time and labour, having no chopping of wood or removal of daugerous ashes to attend to ; no dirt, aud very little cleaning. Economy was observed in the consumption, but, at the same time, no slint. Gas was used without restraint whenever required. I need ficarcely say that lam much gratified with the renult, and we would not like to return to the old method. — Yours truly, SAMUEL VICKEKS, WellMley-street. — To Mr Parsons, Secretary Auckland Gas Company.