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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 213, 10 September 1886, Page 1

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Russian* diplomacy triumphant. Bulgaria is virtually annexed. Is theCsar not tho author of that Indian Mutiny circular ? French robbery in tbo New Hebri dee. The British Hon will surely be aroused now ! Imperial Federation discussion at tho Atbemuum to-night. Another sort ot " discussion" with gloves in Lonie-etreet Hail. Tho number of licensed houses in London •s H. 230. „ _. _. Pakuranga Hunt meeting at North hbore to-morrow. . Mutton in realising "id por lb wholesale at Sydney. Floods at Thames have brought down logs to the mills. His Worship Mayor Wadoel is going to the Municipal Bauquot at Sydney The Rev. G. Austin, of Whitby, has declined the Bishopric of Melbourne. At Sydney, beet ia selling at 3ss per 1001b, wholesale. „ , , Inspector Scully, of the Now Zealand Police Force, retires on superannuation from 31st August. The bill for the extension of tho charter of tho Bank of South Australia haa passed the House of Lords. Heavy gales and floods at Nelson, but no serious damage reported. . Mr E. Mason has been appointed Registrar under the Fine Arts Copyright Act. Germany and England have abandoned their rights to naval stations at the Caroline Islands. ."'■", . The rainfall at To Aroha haa been heavy this week, and the river is higher than it ha= been all winter. „ ~ . In connection with tho British Medical Association, there are now 341 medical men who are abstainers. In the New South Wales Assembly, the Income and Land Tax Bill has been read a third time and passed. Samuel Brinfield, of Ponsonby, seeks I letters patent for a " combination knife and fork cleaner." That wretched football dispute still rages between Auckland and Wellington. Our boys demand an apology. . An old school building at Mackay Town, Thames, has been burned down. The insurance was only £50. _. A monument to the late Kiug Victor Emmanuel, at Turin, costing £40,000, has been erected by his successor, King Humbert, at his own private expen.36. During the month of August, 1,205 persons arrived in New Zealand, and 1,032 took their departure, being a slight gain to, the colony. High eld times among the Bay of Plenty Maoris ! The natives at Maketu, out of the relief stares brought by the Hinemoa, receive about two tons, of flour per head ! Messrs Goodwin and Dryland, of Otahuhu, seek letters patent for a number of improvements in connection with carriages and other vehicles. The Temperance Fete at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, was attended this year by 43,000 persons. Three concerts were given during the day by 15,000 abstainers— 5,000 performers at each concert. At Otago Headß, yesterday, an unusually heavy sea was rolling in, and it loosened three rows of piles, with the result that the contractor's pile-driving machine, monkey engine, and tools fell into the water, and are expected to be lost. The portable engine used was saved with difficulty. Te Puke Ib coming to the front io "inventive genius, two applications for patents being made from that district as f ollows ; Alex. Harvey, for a tin for preserving fruit, _c., aad Robt. Galbraith, for a "diamond 6ackholder."' Recently-published French statistics show that there are over 2,000,000 bachelors in that country. In other words, nearly onefourth of the adult male population of France are bachelors. The effects of the fall in property are not confined to Auckland. At Invercargill, -J. McArdle, auctioneer and land speculator, is bankrupt with liabilities amounting to £10,051. The Deputy-Assignee, said the only tangible assets were furniture, etc., and book debts worth £70. During the last three years the bankrupt's solicitor stated that he had lost £10,000 by transactions outside of his business as auctioneer.