STANLEY'S AFRICAN EXPEDITION.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 146, 23 June 1887, Page 4

STANLEY'S AFRICAN EXPEDITION.

So great and manifold are *the dan-, gers aud; difficulties *that beset-the exneditiOn sent into"' t__h heart of Cfeutral

Africa' to .rescue Emiri Bey,' tha^disaster and disappointment ;-are semething more than mere possibilities. Relief was therefore experienced when a message, was received the other da,v from Stanley, the intrepid, head of the expedition, proving that he has so far succeeded: jin j his object. He reports that famine prevails in' the country around Wadelai, the place where the German doctor is believed to-be beleaguered. In a previous despatch, Stanley had asanonnced that he expected to reach Dr. Emm in July, but it would seem that he has made more rapid progress than he had calculated upon. He has not, however, reached his present position without having to contend with many obstacles. .In. passing through the T>gogo Country, he and his followers .were nearly starved to death. Starting oh 13th. November last; it took the |par ty over six weeks, to; get through, thfc region, and then nearly one-fou.rth of. the rank and, file had deserted, thirty had died or were on the sick list, and Stanley himself was ill of feVer and want of proper food. Thus far therejiad been no resistance oiu the part of the natives, the chiefs merely exacting the usual toll from travellers. Sixty-five days had been spent., in travelling 400 miles, and his progress after that was likely to be slower because of the opposition of warlike natives. Mtesa, the King of the Uganda. Country, iise.d to _aye an

arm y oflso,ooome n^n|p^ I is easily -defend^4ffife^'' 1 dead, and-hasW^Q U Mvranza, who k %^W i bloody 'tyra^ Vffi^ j to death several _Q ollt r a t-4 is he,: doubtless^ i^^i gating and perhaps leadi^ ! him f that^t M ley;wiU.£s;B^ : elusions before he canffirt tl^ Eminßey, if indeed the la^^ ahve and not slaughtered &^ by the wild fanatics. X e R H I him. Everyone will join in tv? 1 that a betteiv fate-awaits Ea' . that which overtook GofdoiiS^ ishedwhen the relief expedifF^' almost within reach'of him ?ai '. Refore'the R.M.,MrSetVSi_; f i,„ with fche ordinary business of SM : Court this 1 homson made". an application'- to-li • I prisoner named.«. T.ohn JamesFoxiiC l oharged with defrauding the pk?)* '* (General of Sydney Of £35 3s Bd, rafi 1 to fcfaafc city. Sergeant Mf-Intosh^T w Sydney force, swore t& the warratiti li Detective Walker arrested th* pj^C ?■ the Waikato. ■;, :r----*™ ott<. :« Themeedy stamp-collector? wht&'a* I tive pie adings'came under" the TOticeS1' ■ police siome months back;Appear. .'tti.' I the rampage again, several -persons W ' been ace -osted in the f.treefc--ay, caig J afc their homes, for s. sixpshce "tobnv stamp wiherewith to send a letter to th. v country. 1" :.-'.: •'.'•-.;;.- Willian 1 Rylance' was fined■ 40^ -for v answering: to his name when^lledi^j! serve as a juror at the Supreme.'Couit To fche '.Editor: Sir,—ln^yonr.teviev J the Indust rial Exhibition you arfsbmetk in error res pectirig our'improvedinciibatoa They are n mdc of American pine; m kauri as we cannot, as yet, get that ot any otU native woo dto stand the-heat ,(10% Fahr.) for 2 1 consecutivedayßiiittontsil! ting or war ping. We should be;only toglad to use New Zealand timber ihfc conlJ;: be gofc withe 'ut showing these defects, Mtlu imported tin iber costs us fully, three' tin*** the price of kauri.— Yours truly/Pa^j, & Roberts, 1 ncubator Manufacturers, Last Sunday evening, at Bfi m.; the first of a series of ■ Gospel TemperanceiMeefim was held _m -' the Union-street Wesfa. Church. Tiie president, Mr J. T.Gatlick, explained tAie* object of the mission, mi invited any -who were not already actively engaged in Christian work to join in tlj mission oorprse, as visiters were.inviW to make housei-to-house visifegiioiii-^The Be. C. Worboys ancl Mr W. R.'Cook ab addressed t. be meeting, andl-0 plages, as taken at tl ie close. Messrs Goldie and Gregory wil I speak nextThe Minstrel entertainment at rthe City Hall was ft lirty patronised last 'evening, when a prog-iramme similar' to --that of tb , previous nigfet was presentee., ;,--., Max Rinkle's elKfcerfcainmentyras again fairly attended lasfr. night.; This.Jubilea Burlesque Pantomime? -Company is hafinga good time at the Agricin 1 tural Hall, an-ivrs • can recommend those who.' have,iiot|ee-iil_3 fun there to drop in and enjoy themselves. Last evening the scholars^ -.of,the Arc. Hill -Wesleyan Sunday-school-.togetheriri.. the teachers and- various frienju^.tiu Rev. C. H. Garland, one of ,the citciit ministers, partook of ah excelleMto ii_; : the school-room, RusseU-stree-j—^Httj ■ io honour 'of the Queen's JubiM||* .1 lady teachers ■ presided 'at the 'tibial-5& ■ scholars were admitted free by ticket. B« I room was beautifully decorated.wi.-ss**' Jj choice mottoes executed by several-li- 3 .teachers, the decorations : with -fWss*, m flowers, etc., being the,work.of fife seas scholars... After, -tea, Rev. C. -H..Garl-sd .spofce some, words, of <x>ngrat_Jatooii!te ■very, successful gathering of .scholarsp friends.- Owing .to the .upavoidabl. labsence...-of-, MviWA i-school Superintendent -U%IS|PM Itook the ohair,:and.'annpuncw ? -|i* a ■ -.umber of the scholars would, render soma : competitive Recitations, ,iVadin^^,» also.take t.arfc in:a speUing-bi^jM Knight and 0. H. Jones wereelectedta the audience to act as judjges.^aiid taey awarded sp'eciaf, prizes in'bdtifeJH)^ Duim,.Wmiam :Burgess,GeQr^;W Kate Burgess, M'aryE. ! Ahderlsoi*J:J» beth Briggs, Jami^r PWS Nellie Bellhouse, a.ud to Mabel ; B.Ute for spelling/ while the rem.u^g;com^ tors were each presented ™*..a 4 ?W of "the New Testament; vMus^seg and recitations' were .rendered*^ .IBM"" by Miss Wood and Me.ssre Taylcwlg and Sinnett. - Tiie even-fog's eute»* was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The Surrey Hills M^^fgg Society last Monday} mg.it;h^,|W social meeting in the Christian^^. House, Cook-street; andj vriffi^ff?-.. the Cook-street Choir,' an : interest.ngF gramme wits provided -lor the-._W friends thafc attended. The-B-esidenc. » the - Society (Mr -J. - -Pook) occupied .J chair, and, in .his opening -remarks, awn that the bbjecVof* the Society.^3 ; fo* extension of knowledge, and more useful^ among.its.members.!.Theri^—*: as folW .-Chorus, "TeU c^ recitation, VBingenon the -Rhine, m^. Fhilpott;-instrumental and^vpcal quarW Messrs C. and W. Marson PwkandW. dialogues -Indigestion » M^^g and King » The T*o.,9jft cl £ Marson T chorus, "See Oui--^g. flute and piano duet, -'^pi«h«iS» : Pook and C. Marson; adte^» Mr Johhstbne;- chorus, .'«^SfSW' ■ Wheels s of Time;" Niche the Highest," Mr:W^gr G logue, '"Is- War 513 Marsoft, Collier, Kelly and Do«mey* ' Sunday list was the; M«#gS C : Heart' of Jesus, and a g*:J churches in .thfe city vices were in keeping with tne 6f ; the: festival, , Church of the Sacred; Wig a itar by the Rev. Father L." lha"v n^ c W or* was decorated in richshippers were strucUiththe beg^-, uess,' and appropriateness t rf,tb^ P.. dimi in fronfe^f ..thg^ar.g.^iL a v gift of ;M»:,Sk s | e ,Stiofi^ The'%*bernacle veil was .th^ ffer e James O^aery,of Po.isonb ? , ; gF L ck sung by. J)he. incumbent, .^i-y* pre^hed hot? Isaiah xi., 3id fc rf.tJie shall draw -wat^rs^vit^-ioy^ ffas?n Saviour's &»»ta(»S.-'. ,T^ SS and eloquent) exp^iti«f of p & *^ to t Bishop -showed -t*«J^g£: and t festiv-d they,were j^l«.;.t jh lessons to Bishop .<-to; ~ for confiri-iation, of «^ e you ng g*«f viz., 35 girls^W boys^^^tej* man. The boys audjjj^ din «hg dressed,..tho.latter^Sionis. J with ■'wreaths »uch Q S Bishop very clearly, ancg t . plicity, i, .and -B.A*^*, ' and sympathetic tSi _o the nature and ~^ a >id:.tl-e fA Sacrament of Cohfirmationj ■*-^ <*?* gifts of Holy .Ghost ?g^f^*fi ally thatof wisdom.r^^^,^,. - h faithful to those .gdfe, ana w indelible mark which^Slieat of their -oulsbefow^^teredtj God unsumed. .; He #ch n ao:min Sacrament ,Tlie JW^ :J? Patrick solemn and imposujg .^*C-W^d M& Darby sponsor for the D^ gfo]loffe d Martin for the^girls.'' .^.Siicramew by a procession.of $&£ thTchild^ « in Vhich the connrS^-g ita Sacred, IvfarySociety, andthe Bishop wif,

~--.- Bt^me.ss,pnthe r Exchange^-has.bqen very •^lta-ted during the day. - Bank of New 'Zea£ I Ld shares ar,e inquired*for mt LIS ; South B^isK'... 26*; New Zealand Insurance, A"fas In,-mining, speculation has almost ceased for/the moment. Trentons wanted at Is 4d,Cambnas'3s, and Prince Imperial 0 o jsufc 3s 6d; Saxons about 2s 4d. ". - *The Auckland -portion of the Ruapelui's -^p arrived in the Manukau per Mac-,: 'gre"or-yesterday, and-was distributed hi V? '$vin yesterday afternoon. The Wanaka, t'-.,i; W-iioh arrived in -the .Manukau at 7 this 'f. morning, brought.the Ruapehu's Auckland "'.passengers. ' ~-•.;,■;..-*; ' -■-.- /■'■'"; l \, . ""The installation of Lodge Ara, 1.C., ■ ,itakes .'place •at . n00n... to-morrow, in , the Masonic Hall, Princes-street. In the even«jßii.g, the installation of Lodge United'- Service will be ' held. .Notifications, with '.-'■' reference to these ; meetings appear in our ... advertising columns. ~;„;,Mr C.-'Ker,; had a narrow escape from a fatal accident at,the Calliope Dock yesterday: il He- slipped his -footing on the top- % -most ledge, and fell from one ledge to § fan'other- until he rea6hed the bottom of: the : "dock. . He got 'up unassisted and/walked' ■ home,-where he will no doubt be laid up for " a short time. A Strange to say.no bbnes .'■■ ( ,wereTbr6ken, ahd .he. escaped,;with several --■■ ' rather severe bruises On the body, face,land back of the head. '•••' * "■ - - -"- "A, F'""Residents in.the suburbs should be on ,:.-their,guard, against possible, visits from an ''" .enterprising burglar, who has been prowl- ►» ■ ing around lately "in the hush of the moon-' g jesslnight." On Monday ..night a gentle- '■: man who. resides in Mount Ederi,'-district missed a quantity of timber from his back- ' yard, and o.th'ef people., complain of like depredations.' The owner of, the stolen tim--1 ber'had a :good dog to watch his premises, C'sfcut' the faithful -animal disappeared mys- . .terioiisly more than a week ago. _ • ''•A ~-Much grief will be felt by a wide circle of I -friends on learning of the 'death of Miss 'Kofahna Canning, sister.; of Mr Charles | Canning, of the St. 3\lunro Cafe. The deF. ceased lady who died' yesterday*- at the age __jof 65 years, had'suffered for a, considerable 7 time from cancer, but she bbre.lier suffer- *• ings with'much fortitude and resignation. Miss Canning -whs a well-known friend of .:<jthe,'poor, and her work's of practical benevo-.*: ' 'lence were numerous. Her remains are to be interred to-morrow afternoon in Otahuhu .cemetery. ■ . *. . ; '7" ', :" ',''■ .. , \ A. daring robbery was perpetrated beH tween 10.30 o'clock.on Jubilee night and 2, 3.oo!clock yesterday . morning, .on the, pre- ;- imses of Mr Mason Levinsohh,; tobacconist, ..Queen-,.street. Wliki-f., Mr. Levinsohn 'states that,* afc; -half-past "ten he left I his premises, on which he resides,'-to •"-•'go /Out, leaving .his cash _"■ box, con- .;.■ taining ,£38 n locked, up,/and then locked .up again in the : drawer. On returning " home at two o'clock in the morning, he .opened the shop door in-thp .usual way, I found, .his - cashbox-on the counter forced ?f" open, and the contents gone. .The drawer 'was also.' discovered forced " open. ■He :.;did not notice anything/wrong. •with the shop!' Mr Levinsohh'1 gave informa-.-.'-tioti to the- police yesterday^ Sergeant: : Lyons made a.carefulscrutiny of thepremises,, i 'but -could find, no clue -whatever.is.to the w means by -which-the shop bad been-entered.; -It.would therefore appear as though skeleAriqviZkeys had been fused while the constable

who is placed on .that beat-was" away attending to the case of the man who was fouria. f |_*'qAvned'in tfielHai-boifr.y 'i^ "|" ; ~,.. We, are .requested to call the attention.of ''poiiity-bfeedersrto the fact that entries for the forthcoming .Show, to be held on the , 7r ,BSth, T 29tb .and.,3oth. of.. July, will be re-, ceived by, .the* Secretary..during the three o^days,irom; June Spth tp, July-2nd, as.noti-.ed , i'by .adyertjsenienfc in-a,nother;colujnn. - The' 6 how pens.. .Qj-dered-- by the Poulty I Associtjtion :-havenow ; arrived; j and ' -*will :i be available for the*'-'use' of ex--fribitors-.'at .tbe 7iSbW,Xthus removing one of - ihe. chief causes which T prevent -I*, small'breeders-froirii exhibiting, viz. the £ '/cost of: a .proper show pen. \ , TJijg. Auckland Poultry Show., of ISB7 will be well worth. visiting.*. T .-Several-- fvarieties, of, fowls' new "'"' toT'the.-colony..will:be .on>eiihibitionj and 1 wahave'-reason. td believe the entries geney^ ally will be-of"better quality and more I numerous than"on'ariy^previous occasion. jS| Mafcke'nkie Bros, "of 'Mount Roskill, -have . Received a certificate and: medal, for their tomato sauce exhibited 'at the Indian and--Colonial Exhibition:, -A;'\ ";'';", ..':'j I ~; r .-•--.-Amongst the Jxibiiee dlurhinatioris iirthe, p, r , suburbs we, omitted, to rriention.those at the JMf.,E, -'MahOney, 1 -'^Owen's'Roadi Ep_.'bin. li The''verandah and Halso .the,roof __ pf the, summer-house, "which m stands on the side'ofMt. J.deri, >verebeauti- # ,!i-fully.4llumiriated with oJapanese lanterns 1 and coloured flights; andfrOm the: elevated "' pSsitibn"- the reffect l;w-is '.mostbrilliant arid .i. effective. .The.residerice of theHbri. Wil-. a ham*/Swanson, in. Liverpool-street, also, escaped notice, although the ' illumination pf; the building; from ,thej basement to the 1-.top story was most effectively carried out. ''"'' ' 'the promenade concert held last night at P the Kindergarten: Hall in aid of the funds r: SSthe institution was largely attended, and, Jf'passed off very successfully.' ;. The hall was -itisti6ally« ornamented with foliage, and '"portraits of the "Queen were hnng.upon the 'S';walls 'and.over, the'galiery;;. To the concert Mr-iTownshend's..',,-band, 'com-?. . prising-, seven : violins,-double bass, two . cornet?, trombone, cjaripnette, bombar--, W:-don,"'" and' triangle, -coritnbrited "The. ... Purijiub .March". (which, by request, was --. repeated towards the "close of the concert), A "Jubilee Waltz," -'Stand by Till Itiorn- § *lng,l' and "The Queen " and " Little Faded A Ttower " waltzes. -Miss Maunsell sang, with h- '■ nice expression the solo, " But-the-Lord is f. .-Mindful of His ,Q.wn," from .*y.',«'Sfc...Paul,"..'drid Miss Kempthorne sang, 7 also with good effect, thesong "Oneby One." 7 Miss -Mitchell, who-played the pianoforte - accompariirrients,' likewise sang two solos, ---.viz.,-:« Ca- Affection be Forbidden' and j-j .'. Children Voices;"; the latter with: hid den. C icKorusj; and" a lady who filled'an-unforeseen' _ gap • in- the programme gave tbe popular ''Dre&ni Faces.". Mr G. B. Lilly; was :t«Gi.red for his rendering*of a song entitled "The Solder's Valour," and .obligingly repeated the lasb stanza. .- The; concerb was . ,f>rought to a close with the singing of '' God Save the Queen."' During the usual If interval refreshments were handed round. 4 The " New Zealand Farmer "; for July, .•inflow published,' will be founds of '".ffiuch" interest even to the'general -reader, while for the -"farrher, Iruit■v" grower, poultry - keeper, - and apiarist, it is. full of practical and useful • information. The illustrations are, as usual, good ;.,.'■■: and 'numerous, and add very much to, •--the usefulness of the reading matter. I-rHe'-irendarial instructions for'both farm rad' garden are full ahd" clear;-' and.the f>a!]iardist<;wm read .]with j interest the gpep»i article on the " Codlin ,Moth. Plague," In-the-special industries clepiti'tf ftsnt,4hearticle,on the."Profits,of Wattle Cnltivation cbrnmand the attention* *•• every,settler;!'. An l i. ;.■:- '.< . i.J-''-.'"-".■-' '.-*■-.*.* ■