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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 72, 26 March 1888, Page 8

Twenty-five pounds was collected among yachti owners towards the reward which was offered for the apprehension and conviction of the Malua pirates. This was handed over to Mr T. Henderson and he has decided to award £25, half of the adver tised reward to the informant of the police —Joel, the darkey barber, and to divide the balance between the other two steamboats.

Hiß Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch, accompanied by a number of the Rynda's Officers left this morning on a shooting excursion to Motutapu. They had chartered the ferry steamer Alexandra for the occasion. After a smart run down of under the hour, on their arrival at Home Bay the party was hospitably received by Mr Reed, and after partaking of some substantial refreshment, Bet off after the deer. Two were shot before ten o'clock, when the Grand Duke had the illluck to sprain his ankle, and was compelled to return. He was taken up by the Alexandra and left onboard the Rynda. The Alexandra returned to Home Bay to bring the rest of the party back.

Although eleven years have elapsed sine? Inspector Broham left Auckland for the South, he will be welcomed to our city today by many old friends. Mr Broham ie generally recognised as one of the best police officers in the colonies. While in command of the force at Auckland he distinguished himself by effecting several clever captures. He also maintained the force in a condition of high efficiency. Notwithstanding the fact that he is a rigid disciplinarian, Mr Broham was always popular with tiie force in consequence of his readiness to acknowledge and reward meritoridus seivice. Like most old Aucklanders he has maintained a warm regard for our city, but was considerably astonished on arrival after an absence of eleven years to see the proportions to which it has grown, and seems to be under the impression that it will require all his old detective accumen to discover the elements of decadence or depression about the city, of which he heard so much "down South."

Among the two thousand visitors who boarded the Russian corvette Rynda yesterday, the veteran inventor of the "Hannaford Light" was conspicuous. He had arrived at the conclusion that he was the " old man with a model" that Captain Avetlan desired to interview, and he accordingly went off with a photograph to show to that officer. The result was an engagementby the Captain to visit Mr Hannaford to-morrow to inspect the model of the windmill bell-tower lighthouse. Butter-balls.—"The proof of a medicine is in the result, though it may also have admirable qualities in the taking, and we feel bound to testify to the wonderful effects of Jensen's Cod Liver Oil. a bottle of which a friend purchased for his ailing children. Much to his astonishment, the children took to the cod liver oil as a cat takes to milk, and from > a puny consumptive appearance they are rapidly developing the characteristics and consistency of butter-balls.' — " The Temperance World." Each bottle of Jensen's Cod Liver Oil bears on the wrapper the trademark, an 'Ickbkko. Wholesale Agents: Sharlaud & Co.. Auckland