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Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 194, 18 August 1888, Page 4

The Public Works Statement was,. delivered by the Hon. Mr Mibchelson at 1 o'clock this morning and is published in cztenso elsewhere. Ib announces bhat no new railway votes will be submitted for this year except for the Wood" "ville - Palmerston, line (£180,000) and the Obagb Central line for. which £35,000 is asked. The North Auckland railway, thereforo, which has much stronger claims than the line through the Ofcago mountains, forwhich Mr Pyke has so persistently lobbied, is hung up wib'V t he North laland trunk railway ; • and the Thames—Te Aroha and Rotorua; rail, ways are also to be pracfcically stopped for the present. '

So far no arrest has been made with regard to the burglary ,of the safe: from the EDerslie Railway' Station. The whole affair appears to have been a clumsy Job. Detective Herbert, who has been enquiring into the matter, has recovered a* spauling hammer, a long steel drill, and a short drill, whicii had evidently been made use of. These were thrown over "a fence not far from where the safe was discovered. ' Subsequent inquiries showed these to be the property of" * two men who were working at a quarry'not far away. The men Veadily identified their tools, and appeared surprised that ; they had been utilised by the thief or thieves, as more than one would be requiredfor the job. Evidently they borroed the tools from the quarry in order to divert suspicion. The barrow which wab used has also been found, but so far the owner has nob turned up.

Mr Beebham the District Coroner held an inquest at Waitakerei on Wednesday on the body of the man who was found lying dead in a creek. His correct name was stated to be Peter Hansan Rassmussen. The jury returned the vordicb that deceased was found dead in a creek at Waitakerci with no marks of violence. Mounted Constable Kelly was present on behalf of the police. The remains of the man were interred yesterday at Waikomiti,. when a large number of 'settlers attended the funeral.

Walter Richard MoU,abricklayor,wliobad filed, was examined on oath by the Official Assignee this morning. His liabilities amount.to £45 7s Id, due for necessaries, while his assats consist 6i £5 worth ot furniture. He attributed his failure to nob being able to obtain M'ork—having only averaged a day and a half a week for the past two years, and-getting behind, one of his creditors sued 'him, and he had to seek refugo in the Banlcrnptcy Court to avoid going to gaol. ' • <■"

The local pedestrian,' Mr S. Goodman, has received a challenge from a Mr Pengol, of Gisbornei towalk him for 10 hours or for 2 miles on boards, for tlio championship off New" Zealand arid a good stake. This challenge ia almost sure to bo taken up.

Another enthusiastic audWneo assembled at the Opera House lastnffllit towibhess the third performanco of the "".Pirates of Penzance." The performance was even more satiefaefcory : than the previous ones, and those presoiib were not grudging in their applause. Bouquets were showered down upon the favourite vocalists in great profusion. Even the Sergeant of Police came in for a fair proportion of floral tributes of appreciation. ; The police were evidently in favour last night aa their chorus was encored no less than three timee. Miss Knight's first solo was a great success and she was as usual encored. A number of tho items in tho second portion of the performanco were also encored and Miss Knighb and Miss Cooper must have had an armful of bouquets by the time that the performance terminated. ~

Mr Thompson, the now owner of Kawau, lately tho property of Sir George Grey, has sent to Mr Montgomery at the Thames a few specimens or different ores found on the island for the purpose of having them tested at the School of Mines. Mr Montgomery informa our Thames correspondent that he has found copper, iron, pyrites, and \ manganese in these specimens. A ,piece of" quartz shovyiiig gold taken from the vicinity of a. reef known to exist oh the island has also been forwarded. Mr Thompson has decided upon having the island-thoroughly jrrospected, and has engaged the services of Mr Harris, a Thames miner who will probably leave the Tharueu for the .Kawau this afternoon.' ■-; ■;■'■.".■ :: :'-w- ■ ■ ''■■ ■■■■. ■'; ,; :-"

At the invitation of Mr T. B. Hannaford, tho members, of ''the' Auckland Trade .and Labour■... .Council met; at, his office last evening, at 8 o'clock, to inspect his celebrated Avindmill beacon. [Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, there was a good muster, showing the interest the members,;took in the cause of science. JMr Tudehope, the President, was moved into the chair, and Mr Hannaford, by the help of his model and plans, explained in a lucid manner the principle involved in his discovery. Tho manner in which-electricity is utilised.in this beacon was very ably explained'by'a member of the Council who was present. Two hours were thus veryprofitably passed, siridgreat interest was taken in what was evidently a very novel but- apparently very practicablemeans of .warning"sailors off a dangerous coast. At the conclusion, Mr, Hannaford was thanked for his lecture, and it was resolved that the Council; shall take the matter into their consideration ab their next meeting, as it was necessary, .before entirely 'endorsing the invention, that an estimate oncost ahdWpense should bo prepared, showing thab'if it wore granted that Mr Hannaford's light was superior to pthor light-houses, how ft compared in the; matter of first cost and subsequent annual expenditure with those light houses. ■

■ At the Board of Education yesterday a circular was- read from the Government stating that the Government had made recommendations to a publishing in London to make certainl alterations in the riiap of New, Zealand. Theso. alterations will proveof greiat value in school work.

Our old friend, Captain Asliby, intends rnakinjTaholiclay trip to the colonies shortly. He sails from London ori^or about the , 19th October; by "the ,P. an&, O. steamer- for Australia, and then he will come on to Auckland and stop awhile here. The captain is widely known: in New :Zealand, and especially in Auckland. .He was a popular skipper,.and many, of his old passengers will be glad'to welcome him.. .

The sketch poem "The Armada off Devon," by Mr D^ B. W. Sladeu, which appeared in ourj|pmrd£iy gyppleraerit.,,tm! ■weeks ago, has u-been amplified by tho author and. published"in .pamphlet-foripf under fche title *oT: — " In '83 : A Ballad for the Tercentenary of the Spanish Armada." We'beg to acknowledge receipt of a. copy of the larger poem, which closes with ft; spirited; appeal:.(jo^ tave England's ! J§feppSsS |WRfl9;secur^.. : ,, . ;;. -~ .. ■;:.; /

v <:& dumber of spurious ihilffclrbWril are in. circulation at the Thames. r ■^'•,i,,.. ;, ' Gecupiers of premises will how take warning 'that they will be held liable for closet 3 oversowing, whether their landlords have agreed to pay for the emptying, of their closets or.not: This iathoßubstanceof a decision given at the Police Court this morning by Dr. Giles. ,

Thefts of newspapers continue to take place in the Free Library lower readingroom. Files are thus destroyed, and unless visitors give assistance in protecting the papers and magazines, it may become necessary to consider whether it is advisable to have the room open except ab certain restricted hours. "

A very pleasant " twa 'oors " was spen* on Thursday night at the Burns Club, M 1 John Parker presiding. The entertain* ment opened with an overture, "Guy Man nering," by Mies and Messrs A. and J. Tait. The same lady, with her elder brother, played the duet " Home to Our Mountains." Miss Tait also sang very sweetly "My Am Fireside," and Mr A. Tait; in his usual style, gave the songs "O, Smile as Thou Wert Wont to Smile," and " Come Into the Garden, Maud." Miss A.^ Mercer very nicely sang " Thy Voice ;" Mrs Edmondes, ingoodstyle, sang "Excelsior " and "Maggie's Secret;" Miss Davjes sang with feeling "Dreamland" and " Auld Robin Gray" and Miss Glover sang "Jessie's Dream " in a pleasing way. Mr Philppt favoured.the meeting by playing selections on the piano, cne of which was his own 'composition—"Jessie's Dream." Mr Fell 'was quite at home in singing " Madeline " and " I Think of Thee Sitting by Myself," and Mr Lyle gave an old Scotch .song, ."The Cuthie Auld Man." Mis? Parker and. Mr Philpot presided at the piano. The singing of " Auld Lang Syne" terminated the proceedings. At. next Thursday's meeting ■''.-' Barney Flyriii "will appear, along with some vocalist*, etc., not often present at these gatherings.

The evening technical classes enter on , their second term next Monday evening. The, .term-just' closed has been very successful, and it is''sincerely to be hoped that those who have been working so energetically in furthering technical education will be well backed up by the general public. Over 90 students were on the roll last term, and there ought to be a still greater number in the ensuing term, as the fees are extremely low, and the instruction given of a really practical nature. For further particulars as to the classes .we refer pur readers to tho advertisement.

The regular meeting of the Gem of Auckland Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Temperance Hall, Albert-stroet, laet'night. Some business was transacted, after which parlour games, singinpr, and other atausements were indulged in till,eleven o'clock. The evening being the sisters' "suijprise night,'' the surprise took the form of a supper, which proved a complete success. After supper games were again commenced and kept up till 12 o'clock, when the company ;broke up, having spent almost enjoyable evening, and one that was/a credit to the sisters who had the management of the "surprise." ■■■ •; . '

Tho meeting of the Mount Eden Baptist; Band of Hope lastnight was, considering tho inclement weather, very fairly^ attended. Mr R. Grudge presided and delivered a short address. A soner by Miss Barber was given very nicely, and a recitation by Mr Mason' was rendered in good style. After a few hymns from Hoyle'B; collection the meeting adjourned till next Friday. Miss Heath presided at the organ.

The readers of the Star are familiar with the writings of "Jenny Wren," and; will doubtless be glad of an opportunity of- hearing that ■talehted lady - discourse on the public platform. Mr3 Harris (for such is " Jenny Wren's" re^l name) ; intendis leaving : for Melbpur^ shortly, but bofore going will deliver a lecture on "Love, Life and Labour " in the Social Hall of the V.M.C.A. The date of the lecture is Wednesday next, 22nd inst., and tho reputation of the leeturess should ensare a large attendance. ;

The Panorama of the World was given at Waite's Hall to a very good audience considering the weatlie'r, and the views of London, Paris and America were exhibited, also views of Melbourne and Sydney, which were well apreciated, but the best views, of the evening were those of the pink and white terraces''"before, and after...the eruption, which were lyery much admired. Owing to the wet night Mr Smith has been requested to repeat the entertainment, which will take place next Friday, August 24th. '

The annual winter treat in connection with St. Paul's; Anglican Sunday-school was given in the Choral Hall last evening.^ Tea was provided >in the ante-room, and1 about 250 were supplied with a plentiful repast. Afterwards a limelight enterfcainment was given in the* hall.by. the Rev. J. S. Hill, and the views.i including scenery of the Old Country and New Zealand, were, described by the Rev. C, M. Nelson. Some amusing comic pictures were also displayed and provoked much" merriment. . ■

A lecture on "Character" was.-delivered by the Rev. C. H. Garland at the V.M.C. A. rooms last evening. The audience w,as small, owh% to the inclemency of tha weather. The lecturer spokelof the"importance of a scood character as a man's only real property, the relation of character to happiness, and the influence of character upon the reasoning faculties. He made a distinction between reputation end character, the former representing what a man was '.understood to be, and the latter what a man was in reality. The lecturer also urged. the importance of, living good, true and noble lives, by which, more would be gained in character than by any time-serving or a craven submission to" public opinion. At the eoriclusion of the .lecture Mr' Garland vvaa accorded, a vote of thanks and the proceedings terminated with the Benediction. '

I The tug-boat Rotoijji left for Motuihi this morning with a shdoting party, cprnprising Messrs J. McCosh Clark, <H. F» Anderson, Whitaker, Jolinson, and others. . The party expect to return this evening with phenomenal bags of rabbits.

One of the-through passengers by; the' R.M.s. Zealandia had a very narrow escape this morning of sustaining V;a" serious loss. He was walking down the wharf, when in extracting his handkerchief from his pocket, he jerked out his purse. It fell on the wharf unnoticed by him^ and as it was well-filled with greenbacks the chances ,are that.if some;stranger liad'picked it up; the gentleman who dropped it would have heard no more about it. ■ Luckily a fellow passenger happened to be the first to see the purae, and recognising it, he promptly returned it to the owner, who had by that time, reached the other end of the wharf. '

The annual meeting of the Young New Zealand Political Association was held last evening at Robson's Dining, Rooms. Owing to the incessant downpour of rain at the time, the attendance was not so very large. Mr McMarius occupied the' chair. The report .and balance-sheet were adopted aa. satisfactory andthe officers re-elected^ sWe the secretary, Mr R.W; Davis,now filling that position, Theutmostunanimity prevailed among those present to continue the Association for the present at least. . ■

A fine enlurgpmont of tho lato Mr R. . Seddon, of the EnglislrFootball Team; will bejion ('exhibition &b Wi^" R, Robinson's studio:(late Tuttle ahd'Co.): tliiis*«veiiihg.; * ' Tho Cash Boot Palace to-night, and following week :—Man's 10fl 6d watertights, Hannah's owxj mako, reduced to 8s lid; men's peat calf Oxford iihoes. 8s 6d now 6s 6d;" boys' arid girls' strong 'school boots, 4a 9d. — Hanuah'g Boot Mart, 172, Qu#en--Bt]ff? tf^-.(4|>Y#' ■ '■• ''r ■■ .

John Roberts, a bnnkrnpt, made a Qw.orn, Btatei^e^ridthje. pfficial t: ,-Assigpee. r to ? day.-: H.e '.•was iWblisiness l .tis'a, grocer several years prior toIOS6, when,ho sold his stock-. in-trade for, ilSOin consequence of eicknesa.; After''.'Veveral' tfansactSona in property ho re-opened the shop, but business did not prosper, and, to make matter* worao, property decreased in value. A few months ago. hi lost £130 in notes fiom a ppeketbookand had been unable to trace them since. His unsecured debts amounted to £438 5s 6d, and the assets are estimated at £187 0s sd. His wife has property in her own name, viz., 2 shops on Ponsonby Road. The debtor is not prepared to make any offer by way of compromise. .

A new phase is put upon the reported disappearance of the convict , Gaspariui at Sydney, by a suggestion that Detective Walker has been up to some more sharp practice, or in other words that it ia another case of "spirited away." It is considered probable that Walker, in order to evade legal interference in New South Wales, put the gentleman",of the"' long robe on a wrong scent, with a ficticious yarn of Gasparini's escape, and it this surmise is correct the dodge has nodoubtbeensucceaSful. Bythis time ho could hiive got his priiioner to Melbourne, where there is a Frenpjj man:bf-war and fairly on the way to N^ Caledonia. The actual facts are anxiously awaited, and in ■ the ■ meantime Walkor-'s, friends adopt the theory which we have nottr given publicity to.;. ' . ".' : ' ■ . : ' • _

The case of McLeod v. McGeary again came before Dr. Giles this morning at the Police Court. This is an affiliation case and originally an order was obtained for payment of 5s per week by the defendant. Laat Saturday this was varied- at the request of Mr W. J. Napier-—to the payment of £20 in'a lump sum, as the child was going to be adopted.. This morning Mr Humplireys, who appeared for tKe mother, asked that the old order be raver ted to again, as the mother had found the person who adopted the child drunk, and had consequently taken It away again. His Worship said that the order 3till : remained good, as the proper adoption papers had not yet been taken out. '

Mr, P^alph Robinson, chemist, Hobsonville, is unfortunately again, within eighteen months, a heavy loser by fire. With his usual promptitude he hopes to be able 'to resume business on Monday next, if the damage can he assessed for the Insurance Companies by that time."

The Devonporfc Ferry ; Company notify they will run an excursion trip to Lake Takapuna to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, leaving ferry tee at 2.30 p.m.

The members, of the Auckland Harmonic Society are notified by advertisement that rehearsal?, in future, will be on Tuesday evenings, instead of Monday, and that Mr 'Pooley s vocal class commences on the same oyening, at 7.45. ' • f: v

■?Mr T. H.Giles, Professor of Writing, notifies in another column that he has vacancies for a few private arid class pupils day or evening, ladies and gentlemen. In addition to writinjr, book-keeping, and general instruction, Mr Giles has classes under experienced teachers in Maori, shorthand, drawing, German, French, and Latin, day arid evening, at his Educational Rooms, Exchange Chambers, Durham-street.

A social gathering is to taka place on Tuesday evening next at tKe Catholic %fistitute,^Wellingtonrstreet.; -A competition waltz is to be a feature. . * i:

... Mr WV H. Hazardswho has removed to 116, Queen-street, offers in another'column a valuable prize for rifle contest during; next week.. -: ■ .<.■■ ■.;■> y ■ •>■ ■

M^r Adam Brock, solicitor,' notifies thab he has removed to new offices next Messrs Brown, Campbell and Company's, Shorfclaiid-' street. ' . '" " ■

Member* of the City Guards should note that the first of the proposed v eekly paraden is to take place on Monday evening. Every man is then to sign for the arms and accoutrements. » f ■

"Short accounts make long friends." Wo buy largely, buy cheaply and pay cash for everything. We sell for ready money only. This is the secret of' Hannah and Co.' being able togive the best value in the trade.r-rThe Cash Boob Palacei;l72j Queenstreet.—(Advt.)

Householders /who wish to save -money should read.the advertisement-on page l?o. L—Earle and Montgomery* are now -the largest retail procers in Auckland. Quality and cheapness have brought to them success.— {A DVT,)

Our attention has been!drawn'to a ship* mont of Japanese fans and screens, imppr" ted by Mr C. '¥. Eretsehmar,lo3, Queen; etr9eb/s We niajT:also mention that the novel design of the goods.has never been excelled by any goods imported from; Japan before, and as Mr Kretsqhmar informs us that he has another shipment shortly to arrive, the present lot will be sold at prices that Tvili defy all .competition, and we invite the public to inspect the stock; before purchasing.—{Advt.) -"«-^^ ' -