NEWS AND NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 88, 15 April 1887, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES.

A public meeting is to be held on Wednesday, 4th May, to consider the Auckland Maritime Exhibtion proposals. Mr Montgomery, an ex-leader of an exOpposition, addressed his constituents last night. Further excellent finds of gold are reported from Coromandel. New York has 6,000 workers in brass and bronze. Mr J. Harding has been elected Grand Chief Templar of New Zealand. Waters, the Wellington bankrupt has been acquitted of the charge of embezzlement. A Dunedin brewer way yesterday fined £50 for neglecting to enter in his books been sent out in January last. Rev, Mi- Closs, of Mount Eden Congregational Church, preaches farewell discoures .on, .Sunday next. He leaves on account of 111 health. ' The proportion {of impflHfcy in Wellington' water supply is 0.31 grains per gallon. . At Dunedin yesterday, a resolution was formally carried to wind up the Accident) Association of New Zealand. A house in Hanover-street, Dunedin, was burned down yesterday afternoon. The occupant, Alfred Merrit, was burned about the hands and face. Bad times at Thames ; nearly everybody leaving the place. So I hear ; and I notice that during the past quarter the deposits in the Savings Bank were £6,607 against £8,42(5 withdrawn. The Faith Healer is loud in his praises of the Auckland newspapers. He has good cause ; but here is how a Waikato paper "takes him off:"—"The Rev. Dowie, the Faith Healer, began his mission in Auckland by singing, ' I've reached the land of corn and wine !"' This is hardly appropriate. Auckland grows very little ccrn, and Sir William Fox and Glover both object to wine '. It would be far more appropriate to sing "I've reached the land where beef is los the hundred !" , The poetry might be bad, but its a fact. ' To judge by the jubilance of the Healer, one would think he reckoned on doing & good thing in town.

The funeral of the late Mrs Mackenzie, •wife of the Rev. A. Mackenzie, took place yesterday at Avondale Presbyterian cemetery. Funeral serviceswere conducted at the manse and at the grave by the Rev. A. M. McCallum and Rev. D. D. Runciman. A large number of young people and others resident in the neighbourhood were present, the deceased lady being much esteemed by all who knew her, and the sad circumstance of her early death being deeply regretted. The following tenders for breaking stone ■were recived afc James Bakers office this morning. Contract No. 1, Turner, 9s per cubic yard ; Williams, 7s ; Parfitfc, Cs 6d ; Hill, 5s lOd ; Contract No. 2 : Kelly, 9s ; H. B. Hill, 7s 6d ; C. H. Hill, 7s ; Rafferby. 6s lOd. The lowest tender recommended..