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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 4524, 28 November 1884, Page 3

An excellent breod of poultry Is said to have been obtained by a settlor in Bay of Plenty district, through crossing the weka and the common domestic fowl. Tho birds are hardy, and lay nearly tho whole year round.

There was a large attendance at tho concert gived in St. Thomas's School-room last evening. Amongst those who took part "were Misses Tappor, Davis, Gribble, and Steele, and Messrs Henderson, Walls, Kirk, Simpson, Ward, Montague, and Rev. Mr Alloway. The majority of the accompaniments wore played by Miss Hamilton. It is hardly necessary to add that the concert was a most successful one.

The Tichbobne Claimant.—After 14 years of convict live, and the loss of about 11 Btono in weight, the Tichborne Claimant is once more free, and is once more endeavouring to assert himself. He wants all to know that ho is the " real Sir Roger." just as Eaton of the Co-operative Store, next the Criterion, Hobsonstroot, wants the publio of Auckland to know that he is selling Canterbury and Local Bacon from Id to 8d per lb; Hams, ed; Potted Butter, 6d; New and Old Cheese (both Canterbury and 'Wairoa), —1 per lb—sd por lb by tho Cheese; Currants Raisins, and Sultanas, 5Jd per lb.; New Potatoes, 181b for Is.

We would direct attention to the sale to be held by Mr B. Tonks and Co. on Monday noxt, at 2 o'clock. The articles to bo sold comprise some ot tho clroiceat speoimens of artware in china and terra cotta that has over reached this city, and as the wholo collection has been specially selected from some of the world-renowned factories of Bavaria and Hungary, and sent direot to this market, the latest novelties in design and colour are Included; The ornaments in ivory flower china decorated with clusters of roses, cornflowers. &0., are exceedingly ohoice and rare, and the life-like representations of dons and cats in hard coloured terra-ootta are very clover (.reductions. A present selected from this collection would, form a most suituble and acceptable presont for the coining Christmas aud New Year seasons, and the salo takes place at the unusual hour of 2 p.m. on Monday noxt, to enable ladies and others usually occupied in the early part of tho day to bo present.