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Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 237, 8 October 1886, Page 2

Our weekly market price list, which will appear to morrow, contains no alterations from previous quotations calling for special mention.

The following telegram in reference to the other supposed North Shore job was received last night in reply to inquiry sont to Wellington : —" J. C. Macdjnald, Esq., Chairman Radical Reform League, New* ton. No land has been purchased at Devon port, but notice to take a piece has beon published. Price will be settled by Compeneation Court. —Robert Stout." .This agrees with what we publiehed yesterday regarding the matter, add proves that theie is not the (lightest danger of another Stark transaction keing carried through.

Cr. Devore, as Chairman at the me.ting of the City Council last evening, introduced a geod system. Hitherto, whenever the Town Clerk commenced to road a report cr any letter from the citizens, almost invuiiably the Councillors resolved themselves into a Beriea of small committees and paid no attention to tho report. Last night, however, as soon aa the noise had reaohed the usual babel, the Chairman stopped [proceedings until the Councillors were prepared to pay attention,

It is probable that Bhould Mcß?ra MeAithur and Co., appoal from the docwion glvon against them in tho Samoan land caso, Mr W. J, Napior will proceed to England to arguo the ciso for the plaintiffs before the Judicial Comraittoo of tho Privy Council.

The Auckland portion of the Toinui's cnr,»o, from London, ia oxpected to arrive horo por b.s. Waihora on Monday next.

The competition which wo foreshadowed in tho Auckland pilot servico has commenced in earnest. Tho competitors, as has been already stated, are tho Tug Company, which runs tho 8.8. Awhina with Captain McGillivray as pilot, and tho cutter Seagull, chartered by two of the old pilots—Captains Sainty and Cooper. Yesterday the barque Sea Nym^Jho was roportbd as having passed RU.-sell-, bound this way, and the stoam tug started oiV in tho hope of picking her up. The tug came up \vith the barquo off tho Poor Kniuhts, and offered to tow her into port for £20, which offer was dbclincd. The tug twice afterwards came alongside of the vessel, and ollerod either to tow her or provide her with a pilot, but between times the cutter Seagull had come alongside outside of Tiritiri, and Pilot Sainty had boon takon on board, so that tho services of tho tug >/ore not requirdd.

To night peoplo will have the last opportunity of seeing " Dark Dayp," an porformod at tho Opora House by the Reovo Company. Ws have several timeß expressed our regret that this play baa not boen bettor patronised by tho Auckland public, for it baa been splendidly put on the stage in both acting and ecanery. Tomorrow tho Company will appear in tho dramatized version of " Tire Woman in White," that thrilling novel by Wilkio Colling.

A vory novel nnd beautiful entertainment was given last night in tho City Hull by nfttivoa of the Ngutimuim or Thames tribe. Thero was a very poor houso, which, considering tho object of the ontertniumont — tho raising of funds for tho Tuhurangi (brightly now in tho hoavenß) tribe, vho Hult'oredpoby tho latooruption -was greatly to bo lamented. Amongst tho chiefs who took pint in tho dun cos wo noticed Captain Tfcipari, M.H X., Hoani Naho, Kaika Whnkarongota, Mangakahiu, Kefono, and many others. The progratsmo wa» well arranged, ond the i'oi (v or ball nnd string chant waß loudly encored. This itum has a novolty about it that makes it vory pleasing, and peoplo who have not roon it should not lose tho opportunity of doing so at tbo performance to-night. Tho Wttka Tantt and the Ktti HautU, in which pieces a nativo crew piiddlo a war canoo across the Btago, chanting a war sons;, i l* vory effectivo ; as is also a w»r dance invented by To Whiti. Some of tho Maori girls prosont were rosplondont iv l'utupurou of gorgeous poacock and other birds' foathers. •At a snooial mooting cf Newmarket Borough Council, held last night, tc coueidor tho plane and epociticatious of tho waterworks contract, it was reoolved that tho dopth of tho pipos roinain as spociliod, that tho main, pipes and junctions should bo laid first, and that the contractors dopopit £50 and find two iurotios of £50 oach for tbo duo performance of tho work. It was roeolvod to hold a opocial mooting in a fortnight to discusß the tenders. At an adjourned mooting of A. J. Thom&H'e creditors yesterday afternoon, it wag roaolved, "That tho creditors aro of opinion .that tho bankrupt behaved very badly in selling by auction tho goods ho obtained from thorn, ho not having consulted them iv the matter, and further, that ho abecondod from Now Zealand and on hia return, after ruuny months, failod to cull his creditors together. Tho croditors, thoreforo, consider that tho diechargo of tho bankrupt should be opposod should ho apply fur it, but as it ia highly probablo tfiat ho will not mako any application for hU dischargo, tho Official Aeaigueo bo requoatod to keep a watch over him with a view of recovering tho creditors' money, sooing that the bankrupt is carrying on business aa though ho was not a bankrupt."

Tho adjourned annual meeting of tho Masters Bukors' Protoction Aesociution was held la^t ovening in Ilobaon's Rooms. Tboro was a fair roprcHontation of tho trade. Mr John McNeil won re elected President ; Mr J, Grant, vico-l'roaidont. The President, in returning thanks for tho honour conferred on him by a tecond term of otlico, refcrrod to tho objects gained by tho Association during tho past year, viz., tho cstohli.fhment of a " black book," tho abolition of Christmas boxes, tho annual picnic, etc., and expressed a hope that the wholo trado would soon coo it to bo their duty to awociato togothor for mutual pro tection. A large amount of businosp, merely affecting the trado, was gone through. It wan roeolvcd that a social gaMioring bo held on the 27th mot., and that the trade obsorvo holiday tho following day. A committco wna appointed to arrange details, At the Police Conrt today, two persons were punished for drunkenness. Ellzt L'Kstrango, for habitual drunkenness, was sentenced to three months' imprisonmont. Charles Lyon, charged with tho larceny of threo hundrodwoight of load, value £2 10a, the property of Charles Dickinson, was again romanded till Saturday. Tho following charges of breaking tho provisions of tho Emplovmont of Females Act were dealt with :—William Kay, fined 5a and costs ; Mary Petty, f>« and cotta ; Edward Cartwright, 20a and costs in each of two casos; Jam 3S Parkor, 5s and coots ; Thomas Evan?, 5s and costs ; Henry llurlo, 5a and costs; Sydney Bowring, 5s and cofts. Mr Bowring said not onn-fourth of ths employors woro acquainted with tho provisions of the Act, and thoy should be mado acquninted with them in somo way. Sergeant Pratt said theso prosecutions had been proceeding so lonp that employers should have been familiarised with the Act by this timo. However, the Inspector would bo willing to initiate any employers who dobired information into the mysteries of the law. Meears Hammond andGilmour were tho presiding Justicos. Tho following tcndorii were roccivod by Mr F. Jeuoe for tenders for clay work in Bast-street:—Bishop and Co., £7; H. Phipis', £7 ; T. Sullivan, £7 Is ; G. Sheriff, £7 158; J. Kelley, £8; T. Louder, £8 18s ; H. Coulson, £0 5h ; Sam. Walls, £10 10; W. Hanks, £10 us; W. liyland, £12 15s ; T. Chsppell, £15 12s ; A. Campbell and Co., £18 10s.

The last day ia near afc hand for tho Co-

operative Drapery shop to remain open. To-morrow (Saturday) will bo positively tho last day for goods to be offered to tho public.nnd the prem'seß will bo closed forthwith. Heads of families who wish to secure bargains should moko their purchases at once.

Dr. Murray Moore delivers to-night, at tho regular meeting of the Athona;um, a

lecture on Tennyson, and a number of local amateurs will supply musical illustrations. The chief fouturo of thofo will be a new quartette by Mr A. A. Wnitehorne, who hus, on two occasions, takon prizes in tho competitions for Horr Schmitt's prizes In the hands of such a dovotcd student of Tonnyaon as Dr. Mooro, tho lecture is sure to be both appreciativo and highly interesting.