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Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 204, 1 September 1887, Page 4

Mr W. R. Mitchell, managing director of the Kaiappi Woollen Company of Christchurch,. visited the .Auckland Woollen Mills at Onehunga last Tuesday. Mr Mitchell was : courteously received by the manager, Mr Mitchell states that the excellence of the machinery and appointments; of the Auckland, mill are much commented on in the South Island,. .

John. Christopher. Lauder, of Dovonport, mastefr mariner,! filed, a. petition in banfc.. ruptcytp-day. . '' -,' ' - ■"

The Auckland Grocers' and Dairymen's Associations quote the wholesale price of fresh butter at Is per lb, and fresh eggs 8d per dozen, delivered, for the week ending September -,7th. . The above quotations refer to prune quality only. , v 'The-nomination of candidates to Onehunga Borough Council took place yesterday at noon. - There being no opposition, the three retiring members were re-elected, viz., Messrs J. D. Jackson, W. F. Wilson, and DanieVHills. ;-

At the1 Supreme Court in bankruptcy today, Mr W. Coleman • (instructed by Mr T; Htijvev, local manager of the Bank of New South Wales) applied to have George Voisper Jakin s, grain merchant, adjudicated •'a bankrupt. An affidavit had been filed stating that the debtor had left the colony. His -Honor said that ample grounds had ;bjeen shown for the adjudication, and he therefore granted the application. . Yesterday's Thames " Advertiser" Has the following :—No reply having been rer ceiveli'to the cablegram sent, some days ago by the directors of the Moanataiari G.M. Co., refusing the £20,000 offered for the mine, by the English syndicate, they (the directors) cabled Home again on Monday. •The 'purport of the latter cablegram has not yetI'transpired, but it is understood that they are now quite willing to take the o% made of £?0,000. The reply is anxiously looked for, and it is to be hoped that the original offer is not now off.

The Choral Skating Rink appears to be on the flopd-tido of success. s About 1W linkers occupied the floor Jasfc night,

attendance of m'ftrX. lheJfe*as \lr Jeen spared to enX^^fi nave beene&B__ed "•tovauwii music, and Potl^r^ the caterer. 'Therifef- Johnßt on«"*__ be something worth se^g?' * "*■ * ■■■ A case of some inter** * tradesmen was deff; wl h^«*«*, Court to-day. Albe7 fc Wat■? **«8 Was charged ,with wffi^F*}*2 in.Karangahdpe Road, » S Q X>W on' the footpath '«_°\ t.***&»£ wmdow.»-% UB^^.baMni| .g sign painter - hytr^^ wl to Auckland,'] 'and ib and a *«te that or S e _^ d o^ not, ig Bettany asked _i m to wrS^H * he did so, «^wJS3SLJ*|'3 Pratt said the r^actieewJ ?i*?' H«* and very objeottonabSTnHloffitaon^ to cateh'people K^fe-f5 constable ww the words wrfrfel'^ a first offence, ; the nSlT&fa wets was imposed; -'• " ™'.r ft*B| that'no instructions We W„^ ■P**** Town Clerk's office bSf &S»s^ caßinrattentiontoXdijft|fc avoidable ; nuisances.^ The hew i^* of.Police, inreblv ■'Hofl i,«™- '.r9w matter hitherto more.honHt^ breach than in fte (BhrtrwhST A :A -PS?* enthusiastic laud -]__!__.-' Gospe Temperance mating■ w« hSft Parnell last evening.. Rev T r 'p; Presided, andHhe aldresses wer; fihS by Messrs J. Tonson Garlick, F G S Band lent their services for the ££& and attracted^ large number.wKft members of - the army, fflbd^ftS school-ropm. Several,signed theS $StT^ mayre^ . The quarterly conference of tKiiStoj schod teachers of the Anglican Cbiffi be he d tha eyenmg, atT-SO-o'elookliiSt' Mary's Schpolrroorn, ParneU 3 lesson will be given, by. the SundaywS Inspecter, and arpaper on "A CoHe*, Lesson, Ac." will -be read'^ msffl Bates. It is hoped that all teachenri* are able to attend ,will make & point o being.present. .«'- ■ !,:. C^i A correspondent writes,' in referent theHikutaia find, regretting' that the c? perimental'plant at the Thames is liotiW in operation; and pointing out the enorinnt' benefit tiiatwould'acerueto thecommunitf if this plant were now ftvailable j for« matters are now, even if it were polls' to get down a ton of ore from Hikutaia in _il parcels on pack-horses, there is no means' oj treating even this quantity. - _*he oblypkn at present ivould '06 to ship- ia few toni $ San Ft^cJß^V'''''''-U"-''aayj_i^''ippich« ing- the ireeultS-• of--these fejo'ns.^rii were ' produced,':=' we can :-i_i^"Ji|: benefit W 'would'- be -to "the T(j»|ie| district- iii its present collapsed tonlliuW A -Very- sbfOng-effort should m made to w{ a quantity treated. There unodbibjfk if the ore is as rich as SHpposed,itic'oaldbj readily treated in tho furnaoes alreidy in existence at the Thames, and this 'plant may yet provtfof very great service j»:|t whole district. - | the « good <4d:^*#&N there was a standing toast in %tyj ;CQnvivialitiea of -Hg|K^. Illfi^ sand ounces to you.".. This .good tub appears on the eve of realisation, iiijaj ; by-the magnificent assay of ''."fflbp* stone -—the''only 'difference beii^';,W. ! fche; -yield' in -tbe'_P^e&V instanw i principally silver.' The resultof W treat*- ; menfe' of one' potfnd Of T6re'taken 'from. On black seam w the'-Prospe^toW iliia.:|i« ) caused great-interest in tawnj^tity The > ingot-of: three -dunces' fifi^fton weighteofb^on-obtained fe'JpMty assayer at the Bank of '^ew'2ealaßd,'ml, on viewafc M'r-'Wibheford's'office^ltoltisj; great This yield -is at.fli. rate of-- 8,100 ounces to the ton, Mr: Witheford has samples, of stone, \.m the footwall and hanging-wall of mm which wiiibeassayetf shortly with m^\ the picked stone, and" will give a rose c«. rect estimate of the value of the entire reel,; which is eight feet wide.. TheeeaJnitoß; which the stone assayed'was taken WW more thantwo feet in width. Itui tbosgHf, that the bullion will be worth 7s Wjw«! The intrinsic worth of the ore is, bjr#«nV so great that assayers agree that ifcww! as riclv in bullion as. any other etone «g has been subjected to treatment. *»«■» is made by a practical man towjl«P»lg, on the Thlrne^ iol £ 1,500 which wffl (ft tively extract the precious meal from m olass of stone, i Anyone with a ggj. pounds to spare can have an'oppW»y» Investing in plant by applymgf«P w'j ticulars to Mr Witheford. The shirt and underclothing Hf)> conducted by Messrs J. Butch>«#J Groom, at the Hall of Commerce, aj North Road, has now t^f jJBbJ 12 months, and keeps.about W^i hands in regular employment. Ttew . panyare turningoit good woA, aJJ making a lot of spring g^ s,wbi* jw find a ?eady market. ..^^Sh other plain and fancy boxes are ahp J*« : great variety. The industry is « Jg. ant one, and is deserving of public p*^ of the Auckland L^erto^^^Robson's -Rooms to-morrQW. $W* t , 7.45 "pan. ' ,■■ _>._ ■Th^ ey^pS^^F^^ «' The Rescue, of Harry Gray, "ggfti formed fii St.; Pavi4!fl -Church,'■WWjyi aaktedbyfriends, tomon^g^; is expected'tobei great success. j» Veheaml on Tu«dav Useful, the particularly good. between 4(5 and 50 ■'^Js*sK& under the conductorahip of Mr *, ; , mondes. ' ■■The naval evangelistic> last «i^t»VSt Luke-g^ Churcb,*Remuera, Rev. G>»^°hM chair. After pn^^SSnl'*^ words "Lost and V00b0..-^^ JaalLtenedtowith^^^ Urge audience ; . She sppke^^jV earnestness, trated. There wasan s*■%£#&■ which about 100 remameA *% ji to-night will be conductea oj Hill. - '-' t ,« B «itb ibe A oomi«t»to>_«9fga ß «*2 Tabernacle Baptist B^^W^ of vocal and w*trumental "Jg-^iW. recitations, Bpeeches, etc., ".^oraft tomorrvw Vg joining the Tabernacle,_J 7s,kP*S 40 anl 50 competitors _^^rgeo» the contest .Mr M^ffi onr.* be m.the <Aarr, and ggj^j W known cttuenfl^o W av^ admission w|ll be'cdatid M. A fancy" drees balljD 2"^ M- fflt'SAct* fast night In Sty georg* wWn 30^|l off very pk**4?!^ <Kb *0&&* couples were pres«p> sC j^6»oi^ were under the contaj .* WW sisting pf Messrs W«WsdSgU*' «SC Clar/and Stemwn, **^^ Rolg

"""" ~~~ t. a ImDroving in Auckland, A** 8 ™5 the R M. Court was all disTbebun^y^*. to-day. This beats posed yM± & long time past. *" - »Sn«rof the Poultry Association At a meeting <tf ? n M th ' elected last Digbt' Mr Cruickshank Treasurer. Sce«tory,f a hand Son WC re appointed Mess* W^? r; isaacß and Messrs Phillips • •"SrS were appointed a Committee trricketer" writes: »I hope^the City rS will decide this eveningthat Wn or gooDOl wui w' , h v tbe allowed. adMe^ y s ottswampvturf of the Cricket X^Abto^S* the .duty of the GroOD M _2_? Os the Auckland Domain ? 9?'toSu. protecting the ground yearstobring to its present f te)i<?hfc to provide a place for bicycle tfereare P severalhigh and dry places SSSSJK «--Me %r :tfe purp°f • "V.« thevwn do no barm. The gentlevb6re„rSters of England visit Auckland T ° 2Sr the first time, for the credit Irc^P^iaiidis^ct, the iidßhould be in good order. We learn by telegram from Wellington that Superintendent Thomson, late of Sdttawt who has taken over charge o£ the Sdisrict,paraded the men under his £__nd at Wellington to-day. He, ex-SSf-t hope that the friendly relations Shideifited between himself and, the SS'force would be continued^: his S sphere. It .would, he said,, bo SfaoltVhis ifit were not so. He false Leeatbem to assist the detective deriarttffeffl every way in their, power. : , ] The adjourned meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held in j the _-cc room of the New Zealand Insurance Smpany's Buildings on ■ Tuesday afternoon The press was not admitted, ibut «eiave gleaned the following information reearding.the proceedings :-The Assojciation is sadly deficient in funds, owing to] the heavy outlay that has taken place in sejndw delegates to Wellington, contesting]the llMsing elections, and other expenses. Whe &ent, Vice-President, and Secretary refused to take office again. Mr Suiter accused some of the members of providing the M ew Zealand Alliance with funds to fight against tho granting of the Jubilee Hotel license. There was a good deal of feeling displayed, and several leading members of the Associationsigmfiedtheirintentionof retiring therefrom. :

We would remind our readers in Otahuhu and' the surrounding districts that the annual ball of the Oddfellows takes place to-morrow night (Friday). As it is moonlight at night and the country roads are now in a fair state' of repair,there-will sure to be a Buccossful' entertainment.

The American Watch Repairing Company, Karangahape Road, are stimulating the hard times by the offer of a handsome present'to their customers. Each cußtomer during the month will be presented with a coupon entitling them to a draw is for an excellent Waltham watch; ■ Bi Sadler is wishful to publish an original pamphlet on "Federation"—two copies Is, for expenses. Should enough orders be sent to the Stab office on or before Wednesday .morning next, per post or Otherwise, it will be immediately printed, . and ready on Friday- (nopn) following. , Cash either before or after.

Mr A. G. Daniells will lecture this evening in the Foresters' Hall, Karangahape Road, when a large meeting may be anticipated. Sir Wm. Fox will take the chair. All who desire to hear and see the evil effects of strong drink and tobacco on the kmansystem should attend. Miss Gribble , yjcjndlyoffered to sing, which "will no MM contribute to the entertainment of leavening..... ■" .■

rWmKbft, fit Mount Albert Hall, the M"Aj* J.Smith will deliver bis. entering lecture "An Evening with J. B. GongH". •■■■■-;■_ ' ..-*_'