The threatened European war over the Eastern question may be said to have broken out. The advance guard of the Greek army has come into collision with tho Thessalians, and shots have been exchanged, though no casualties are reported. Greece haa now 20,000 men on tbe way to the frontier, so that she is evidently not inclined to listen to the voioe of the Great Powers who have renewed their futile threat of coercion unless demobilisation is completed within a week. Other items of importance will be found in our cable news. Perhaps the most important one, bearing as it does on the doctrines of State Socialism, is that referring' to the action of the President of the United States in addressing a message to Congress on the subject of tho labour disputes, and suggesting tho formation of a Commission to inquire into the subject,
Tbo City Council have nccoeded to the request of their Rato Collector to give him authority "to act according to his discretion in reference to suing rate defaulters." A proposition to qualify the authorisation by adding the words, " after consultation with the Mayor," was negatived.
The Official Assignee's Office was closed to-day in honour of the Easter holidays.
A cable message to the following effect haa been received at Christchurch from Mr H. A. Scott, the West Coast Railway delegate in London :—" Company registered ; requisite capital under-written ; directory, Sir Chaß. Clifford, Messrs Thoj. Salt, Thorne.Hoare, Hilton, Barnett, and Davis." The news has caused great satisfaction both in Christchurch and Nelson.
The attendance at the Society of Arts Exhibition yesterday was very satisfactory, This evening and Monday are the last occasions on which the Exhibition will be open.
The members of the Alexandra-street Primitive Methodist Church propose having a picnic on Easter Monday to the Quarantine Station, Motuihi. The s.s. Takapuna will leave the Queen-street Wharf at 9 a.m. Tea, without food, will be provided, tho fare only being 2s for adults, children under 12 half-price. JudgiDg from the number of tickets disposed of,this excursion should prove a great success.
The Waitakerei Ranges are increasing in favour as a resort for holiday makers. The evening train on Thursday took out a motley group of assorted excursionists. Artists in search of sketches, sportemenin search of game and last, but not least in number, lads and youths in search of adventure. As the train ftopped at the various stations along the foot of the ranges, a stranger might naturally have concluded that a new goldfield had broken out, as all of them were well laden with baggage and provisions. It is quite a common praotice now for youths to camp out in the Ranges when on a few days' exploring excursion.
The Auckland Tramway Company are bidding for a share of the passenger traffic to and from the racecourse on the occasion of meetings taking place. On Monday and Tuesday next, in order to pay attention to the wants of the sport-loving public, tho ordinary time-table will be suspended, and a special race-courso service instituted. Starting from 10.30 a.m., cars will run at ehort intervals from Three Lamps (Ponsonby), and Queen-street, to the Newmarket terminus, where omnibuses will be in waiting to carry passengers to the race ground. The Onehunga omnibusos will run hourly on these days. The through fare, Auckland to the course and back, is fixed at 2s, or including admission to tho course 4s.
Two heavy failures are reported from Adelaide. The creditors of the Hon. G. W. Colton have found it to be impossible to arrange for the continuance of the business for another 12 months and it was resolved to assign the estate. 6ta meeting of the creditors of W. Dean, stock and station agont, the balanco-sheets showed liabilities secured and unsecured, £39,220; assets, £21,659; deficit, £17,561, Contingent liabilities, £88,09S ; assets, £33,000 ; deficit, £55098. It was decidod that the estate should be assigned.
Information ha' been laid with tho police againßt a man for alleged cruolty 1 o animals. It is said that tho person in question was driving cattle to Mount Eden pound from Epson district, when a heifer falling down exhausted, he beat the poor animal unmercifully. The brute co badly used has since died ; tho other " brute," it is to be hoped, may get his deserts, if what is alleged should be proved against him.
The inaugural festival of St. Patrick's Leigue of the Cross, to be held at the Foresters' Hall on Monday ovoning next, prom.ses to bo a brilliant affair. It is under the patronage of the Bishop and clergy, and the singing and playing will bo by iirstclass amatours.
The excursion train to Helonsvillo yesterday was crowded, and no accidont hap pened to mar the day's pleasure. A number of excursionists proceeded to Shelly Boach in tho steamers Kina and Durham, whilo the others inspected the beauties of the district. Ample provision for tho comfort and entertainment of the visitors bad been made at Ford's Kaipara Hotel, and other bostalries in tho dictrict.
Mr Charles Henderson, the nowly appointed Auckland representative for the Oamaru Woollen Company, has now opened his sample-rooms in S.chorfFs Buildings. Wo woro shown the various samples of tweed produced by this enterprising firm, and they wero certainly of magnificent texture and variety of shade. The Company has only been in existonco about three years, and the rush for their twoeds has been so great that they could not supply any other woollen material, Mr Henderson is woll known in Auckland, having beo.i for years the residont seller in Auckland for the Roslyn Woollen Company. Ho has a wide circle of business and other friends here, and the Oamaru Company must bo congratulated upon securing his services. His experience and tact must materially beno.it this new enterprise. Mr Henderson ia also agent for the following firms : —Geor^o Johnson, wholesalo boot uxportor, Ipswich, England ; Wilson, Harrawny and Co., millers and corn factors, Dunedin ; R. C. Wob ster, general merchant and importer, Sydney ; A. and J. McFarlano, merchants, Dunedin.
Tho full programme of tho concoit and quadrille party to bo given in tho Lornostreot Hall on Monday night, by tho Brighton Minstrels, will be found advertised eleowliero in this issuo. It will be found to be both diversified and highly attractive, and this fact, coupled with the charitable object in view, should ensure a crowded houso.
Tho Committeo appointed at tho mooting hold last Monday ovening re tho half-holi-day question aro taking a plebiscite of shopkeepere to ascertain —(Ist) Those who are in favour of tlio Saturday half-holidny; (2nd) Thoso who are in favour of Saturday half-holiday with Friday night the lato one; (3) Those who aro in favour of some day other tljan Saturday The result of the canvas is to be ready by the Ist of May.
Faster Sunday services are announced as follows: —St. Paul's: Preachers, Rev E. H. Gulliver, M.A , and Rev. C M Nelson, M,A. St. Matthew's : Special services and two celebrations, Rev. Wm. Tebb-», M.A. ; evening sermon, "Restitution." St. Sepulchre's : Morning, Archdeacon Dudley ; evening, Rev. Wm. Boatty, M A St. Thomas's: Easter discourses and choral servico by the incumbent and choir. All Saints' : Rev. W. Calder. Bayfield Mission Church : Key. R. Burrow?. Pitt-Btreet Wesloyan Sunday-school : Anniversary, Kovs. A. Reid, H. R. Dewsbury, and C. H. Garland. Grafton Road Church : Revs. Carr and Slade. Beresford-i-treet Congregational : Rev. J. W. Walker, 8.A., of Liverpool, and Rev. S. McFarlane, of .New Guinea. Newton (Edinburgh-street): Rws. T. Adams and W. Wnlker. Parnoll: Rev. R. J. Williams on "Tho Empty Orave" and " The New Creation." United Free Methodist Church : Key. (J. Worboye, on " The Book of Ruth.'' Special Easter sermon at the Primitive Methodist churches. Tabernacle: Pastors Dallaaton and Spurgeon. Opera House :Mr Goo. Aldridge, on "The New firth." V.M.C A. : Afternoon address, on "Tho Futuro Stato," by the Key. J. S. Hill. Lev. A. J. Smith is to preach in the forenoon ot Franklin Road Church to-morrow on the occasion of tho Sunday School Anniversary. Rev C. H, Garland preaches in the afternoon at three o'clock, and Rev. C E. Ward in the evening.
There was a large attendance at the sacred concert in St. James' Hall last evening, by the Auckland Glee Society, under the conductorship of Mr Edmondes, Mr Rowe presiding at the pianoforte. Mr Hall, who was to have assisted, had sprained his ankle, and was unable to be present. Tho programme was as follows :—Anthem, "0 Love the Lord" (Sullivan), Society; solo, " Oh, Lord Have Mercy on Me," Miss F. Edmonds; duet, "Aye, Aye," Messrs Davies; anthem, "Thine, O Lord," Society; solo, "I Dreamt I Was in Heaven " (Costa), Miss Browne ; quartette, "God is a Spirit," Mesdames Johnson and Messrs Kilpatrick and Johnson ; recitative, " And God Said " ; air, "Now Heaven in Fullest Glory Shone" (Haydn), Mr J. H. Edmondes; anthem,!;" Wherewithal Shall a Young Man," Society. Part ll.—Anthem (with solo), "I Am Alpha." Society; song, "Consider the Lilies," Mr Kilpatrick; quartetto,"God, Who Cannot BeUnjußt,"Misses Brown and Wild and Messrs Cole and Edmondes; solo, "Too Late," Mrs Johnson ; chorus (ladies), " Sanctus " (Costa), Society; song (with chorus), "Nazareth," Mr Johnson; song, "Resignation," Miss Edmondes; chorus, "To Thee, Great Lord " (Rossini), Society; National An. them. The concert was a great success.
Somo tourists were going out in a buggy at Dunedin yesterday afternoon, when tbe horse bolted, end one lady was injured, but not seriously. The trap was smashed to pieces through coming into collision with a building. Messrs E. Lippiatt and B, Dawson, of Auckland, have each applied for space in the s.s, Rimutaka to convey exhibits of fruit to the colonial exhibition.
Andrew Kelly, of Customs-street, Auckland, has deposited specification for a patent of invention to be called " Kelly's patent hydrodynamio separator." A Christchurch' publican has just been fined £10 and costs for supplying drink to an intoxicated person. The conviction was obtained by two leading temperance men, who watched the victim of drink and saw him getting more liquid fire.
We notice from advertisement that Monday being a holiday, the Boxplan for the Grattan Riggs dramatic season will be on view during the day at the Opera House dress circle entrance, where seats may be booked and tickets will be on sale for all parts of the houße from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tenders for tho erection of the stables, carriage-sheds, and offico for the Devenport Tramway Company havo been received by Mr Knox, C.E. as follows :—F. Buder, £255 6s ; James Mays, £267 ; Charles Grosvenor, £307 lis 6d ;A. Buckley, £314 10s; Johnson and Holman, £31S 15s; R. Farrell, £327 8s; J.McC'onochie (informal), £353 > W. Mason. £880; Smith and Wharfe, £406 9s; E. Wrigley, £335. The engineer's estimate was £257 16s.
The Rev. C. E. Ward delivered an able and interesting lecture last evening at Hobsonville on "The Bible; Whose is it?" There was a fair attendance. Mr Clark, senior, presided. Mr Ward spoke ito an attentive and appreciative audience for an hour and a-half, and was frequently applauded.
A team composed of the members of the Waitemata Football Club proceeded to the Thames yesterday for the purpose of meeting a representative team of that district. The game was going on this afternoon.
The complimentary concert tendered by tho Temperance Societies of Auckland to Mr H. M. Johnstone, on Easter Monday, in St James's Hall, will, without doubt, be one of the most succeßssful affairs of the kind held here. Several of the most popular amateur vocalists of Auckland have promised to take part.
The programme of the concert to be given on Monday evening by the Brighton Minstrels for the benefit of Paul Purchase appears in our advertising columns this evening.
A race between oystermen was rowed this afternoon, and was won by a crew in Waterman Hawke'a boat.
On Wednesday evening next, at the Pittstreet Sunday-school anniversary, part of the programme will consist of according a welcome to the Rev. Mr Garland, the newlyarrived minister.
At the Police Court to-day, beforo Messrs Collins and Colbeck, J.P.s, four persons were fined for drunkenness. The following cases were adjournud :—John Beeston, Charles Wynn, and Robert Millots, charged with stealing lollies and cordials, value 10s, from the Bhop of Charles Sharke, till Saturday next; Frank Nicholson, imposing on 'V. H. Cranswick by false pretences, till Wednesday next, bail being allowed ; John McGregor, driving two horses of the railway crossing, till next Saturday.
The Auckland Stock and sharemarket is closed for the Easter holidays.
A large and enthusiastic meeting in connection with the Mount Eden Band of Hope was held last evening, which took the form of a tea-party and entertainment. The neeting waa crowded, and numbers could not, gain admittance. The ladies who presided were Misses Davis, Hewitson, Langford, Lovett, Wills, Powe and Yeoman. Pastor Bpurgeon presided, supported by Pastor Bray and Mr Garlick. Mrs Holloway opened with a pianoforte duet, pleasingly rendered. Excellent and appropriate ~ addresses were delivered by the chairman and his supporters on Bank of Hope work. The programme was of a first-class character, including recitations by Misses Froudo, Webley, Grindrod, Carr, and Peace. Songs were rendered by Miss Herd, and Messrs Redfern, and Cranwoll. Tho Brothers Adams gavo pinnoforto duots, and a capital comic song, " All Working for Me." We may mention that tho tables were adorned with flowers of variod form and hue, and the church was nicoly decorated by Miss Blakey, and Mrs and Miss Dennison. Tho entertainment closed with a eeneral vote of thanks proposed by Mr A. Knight, and tbo benediction pronounced by tho chairman. At the request of Sir George Grey, the Artillery Band will on Monday play the " Kawau March." composed by Mr Pooley, at the Kawau, on the occasion of the excursion. The composer will act as conductor. All gas accounts must be paid by Tuesday, 27ih. to save discount
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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 98, 24 April 1886, Page 2
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