The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and Echo. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1888.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 282, 29 November 1888, Page 4

The Evening Star. WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, Morning News and Echo.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1888.

The meeting of subscribers to the Auckland Anniversary Regatta, held at the Harbour Board building last evening, gives promisa cf a good day's sport for January 29th. The meeting was thoroughly representative, and the Committee and officers elected for the ensuing year are regarded as a guarantee of hard work and ultimate success. Many of those who had been members of committee for years past have retired from office and their places have been filled by others, who have entered upon their self-impos-sd duties with earnestness. Many excellent suggestions were made with the view of making the coming regatta an improvement on its predecessors, and they will have due consideration in arrangement of the programme of events. Mr .)• Marshall, who is one of Auckland's most enthusiastic sportsmen, started the ball rolling , with a handsome donation of £50, and ifc is to bet hoped that so good an example will have the effect of stimulating others to a litfcleexertion in the transfer of a small portion of their wealth to the hands of the Treasurer. The first meeting of Committee will be held on Tuesday evening next, and we would suggest that jacht owners, boat owners and other intending competitors who have any suggestions or complaints to make as to the arrangement of events should ventilate their grievances prior to that date, either by letter to the Secretary or otherwise, so that the Committee may have the fullest information before them when making up the programme.

Last night some excitement was caused in the usually tranquil suburb of iS'ewmarket by the firebell being frantically rung for a iew minutes. When the Fire Brigade turned out ib was found that the origin of the alarm was merely a chimney on lire in Constable Collis's house, and the blaze was promptly extinguished.

The quiet village of Howick was drawn out of its customary serenity about 7 o'clock last evening by a serious confiagation, which resulted in the destruction of two buildings. The lire originated in a store owned and occupied by Mr John Bnorrowe, and the origin is supposed to have been the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Nothing1 definite is known, however, because when the tire broke out thefe was nobody on the premises. When the fire was discovered it had a firm hold, and the limited means at the disposal of residents with which to fight the lire proved inadequate to save the building. Both the store and its contents were totally destroyed. An empty cottage owned by Mr Henry Coffey, adjoining Btiorrowe's store, was also destroyed, and another houpe on the opposite side of the street, occupied by Air Patrick Smith, escaped with a scorching. Borrovve's store was insured for £250 and the contents for £150 in the North British office.

Some interesting public topics were discussed yestorday at the quarterly meeting of Chriatchuvch Chamber of Commerce. The Committee in their raport urged the desirableness of New Zealand being well represented at the Paris Exhibition, saying that absolute non-representation would be preferable to an imperfect display. A telegram had been received from the Colonial Secretary stating that the Government would aid exhibitors in sending goods homo. President A. Kaye strongly urtjed tho cultivating of tho Australian market for Xcw Zealand produce. He referred in hopeful terms to tho improved prospects of the colony consequent on the rise in prices of our htuple products. The meeting reqaie^ted the Committee to continue the agitation against altering the present system of grain freights on tho railways. It was resolved, " That this Chamber communicate with the other Chambers and indufctriul associations of the colony with a view to {retting the colony suitably represented at the Paris Exhibition, and that the Crovernmcnt be communicated with and requested to appoint a commission in New Zealand, iv the iir.st instance to collect exhibits, and then to proceed to Paris to act there in conjunction with Sir Dillon Bell."

For (he cause that lacks assistance, For ths v-Tong- thai. iioeds renjstanco, For the future in lite distance, And the good that t re cxn «o.

j One of the most favourable signs oi the times is the active det aand which exists throughout the colot >y for good ! land for settlement. For ithe Crown i lands offered for sale to-day there Was jan average of between eight and nine | applications for each lot. An other encouraging fact is. the popularity ot the system oc perpetua 1 lease. Under this system every lessee must, j within one year horn the daw: of his j lease, cultivate not 'less thaji one- ; twentieth; within twij years not less than one-tenth ; wiihii i iour yetajt s not less than one-fifth of'the land leased: and within six years, i;j addition to svich cultivation, put there on "substantial improvements of a pcirmanent character" to the value of ]£i . for every acre,. Land taken up under such condition? must, therefore, be requi red for buna] Jide occupation. The attraction of the system is that it leaves ttf settler the whole of his capital to work- the landj with. He has also the \fx\vi lege, after the expiration of six' ye.irs and within twelve years, to acquire freehold.

The Minister of Lands, in a recent interview, stated that, the Survey Department were unatie to keep pace with the demand for good land. '. Fhia appears to be the case in Auckland aa

A general meeting of the Committee of the Auckland West Kindergarten took p!aC9 at their premise*, Howe-street,yester-day. There was a fair attendance of ladies. The IlViJi. Treasurer reported the gross receipts of the concert given at Bt. George's Mali to be £23 15s, leaving £19 6s 3d to bo added to the funds of the institution after expenses were paid. Votes of thanks had beau parsed at a previous meeting to the ladies and gentlemen whoso kindly assisted iii making1 this concert a success, and the j ladies of the Committee have now much i pleasure in publicly acknowledging the I very considerable :jiim gained by their I eilbrts. It was decided to break up the ! school on Friday, 21st December, at noon, i for the holidays, the children to bo invited to an entertainment iti tho evening at the | schoolroom, refreshments and amusements |to be provided by the ladies. After j Rettling various i&ems of business the meeting terminated. Tho third performance at Abbott's Opera House of the Hicks-Sawyer troupe of coloured minstrels attracted another full house last ovGning. Tho various songs, especially ihe bnllnds "Awaiting my Love's Return," by W. H. Downs and "The ' Old Stone Mill," by Wallace King, were i extremely well received, being in every instance loudly encored, while tho other portions of the programme took w&li. Hosea Euston's banjo solo mot witu wnrra appreciation. Tho " Black Zouaves'" drill is first-class, and shows that .'-he troupe members must havo been well trained to attain such excellence and precisiofx of movement. Tho secret of the Minsticls*' eucccss, is that they are not like tho usual u( white trash " companies, but are

fresli and vigorous, throwing Uieir whole soul into thci'iv respective parts, and ripplingover with fun and such drolleries as are only seen and hoard amongst real " nigget'fif." There is a change of programme this evening.

well as in the Southern parts of V.'ho ItisgmtifyfogtoknowthabtheGovernorcolony. Under these circumstances toW elccb of New" &*land»tlie Earl oi Onslow, Prrvprnniptif WB «. ~ i 1 i i ~ 'lus a capacity for" work, as well as a keen vjtivernmenr, were Vo blam^ fnr rpthic- i c < l^ • i i • , "■^ unwuv. iui icuui j ove j ol . B j- )Or (-, it !S also pleasing ing me survey stall to such an extantt| to llofco that, itnlike another gubernathat it is inadequate for the woefk borial nominee, ho does not hunt wrotched imposed upon it. Of course there is •! rish .peasant*. bu6 Scotch deer. The nnv imnmif ,\C ,^«,~ j j ' '■>' • 3 1 tfollowinj; is from : t!ie " Sporting and any amount of second and third-class ll)y , Amat Cc News" of Bfch October lastland available; but settlers haw: «Three stags a day, trob by fair hard stalklearned the bitter lesson *hal Sng and straight shooting, is a record of labour put upon such land is worse wil.idfa a sportsman may well be proud, than wasted. The time has n ' w This was Lorcl OnsWsscoi-G the other x , ■ * , mw ndi> "' ' day at, Lord Breadalbane s famous forest, come in JNew Zealand yet whe."» Blackmount. It is evidently his lordIt will pay to farm bad land by the '(ship's motto to work when he works continual application of artificial aild fco phty when lie Plays—always, of manures. This rnlntiv is i Inrrr cour3e ' that it may be considered wo,; hX; a a \ Co. Joljy IS a loiig pky fco walk, run, and crawl something beway behind Australia in the facili- tv'raen 20 and 50 miles a day over the rocky ties it offers for promptly settling asiVnte and declivities of a Scotch deer people upon the land. Free selection fort***1- Ifc is» however, known that Lord before survey, adopted by Victoria was Ons*V ™, hi* r capacity o f Under-Secre-«-h<»tv,flonc«/^ -.n JJ v luluUd» W<*J tary fcT > v4so Colomes devoted his best the means of rapialy peopling her lands energies. du.*iog many hours every day with an agricultural population, and if for mouths *o the work of the Conthe same policy had been adopted feremee, that he was chiefly responhere twenty years ago, the Dornila sible for fcfae <* >reS I.Ff tio 1 n and pasoage Hnn wmiM rinKokl,, v i POp"ia of the- Allotments' Bill, that he probably tion would piobably^have been fifty spo2ce ffcein<3r in fcl v? House of Lords than per cent, greater than it is now. Under any other'peer during* the late session, that the present land laws, however, the ue was continually writing and speaking facilities for settling on Crown lands on agricuEural matter*, and that as ProrihonA hdon u«r» m»l ;^ a j -c «enlh of fcne Dogs' Home and in other semihave been veiy much improved, and if pu Wic poeitioas he did a feood season's work the Survey Department will only keep an welL Bt is a good thing that after such pace with the demand, and the Govern-' a-hard timie a man should iiuve sufficient ment open up new blocks by roads eneiv? y fco-'£° UP to Scotland, and^hoot three cheapen the cost of transit by rail, and 6t^ in a'd^' ... ... . .. o^r,^ l^ nfl-.Pi- lil-ioril / i . "'w «ssl'lb of *"© examination for the adopt other liberal measures for iocat^ eincUir Hnd Gil j ea Scholarships will proJng people on the land, the progress oi-/ bably be knoira early nexo week. There settlement will receive an itaraense has boen cqnsido\sable delay in the matter, filip, which must soon tell in f&p im- but this ha« been due to tho fact that can-Tyrn-nA nr>nA\*\nn r>f t,. n A a werq exampv»ed afc'Christchurch and proved condition of trade and com- $ unedln a3We ll a«»t Auckland, while the merce« ' Lexarainars ware here.

St. Andrew's Day (to-morrow) is appropriately to be observed by the Scottish people of Auckland by a grand concert and entertainment in the Foresters Hall, Karangahape Road. This meeting is also the inaugural public appearance of the Auckland Caledonian Society, which (as will be seen by a report in another column) has just started under most promising auspices. The programme, which is printed in another portion of thisissue, will be found to be highly attractive, embracing as it does, songs humorous and sentimental, Scottish readings, and illustrations of the ancient dances of Caledonia. Not only true Scots, but the community at large may expect a highly enjoyable treat. The woman Bridget Doyle, who murdered her two children ac ileyfiekl, Victoria, and then cut her own throat, appears to have done the rash deeds under the influence of religious mania. Prior to her death, while in Gippsland Hospital, she talked of the murder.?, and said she was quite as sensible at the time she committed them as she was when she was? speaking. She said that before she commenced she heard two knocks from the spirit world which she took as a confirmation of her belief that she was soon to die, and that ehe was to send the children on before her to heaven. She selected the two she killed because they were the best. She commenced to cut the infant child's throat first, and then left it to cut the elder. While she was hacking at this one she says the infant was screaming. The elder girl struggled a good bit and groaned while she was cutting her throat, and she says that this almoßt unnerved her, and was the only thing that weighed on her mind, and gave her a lot of trouble to finish her work. After she succeeded she procured a fresh knife (both knives were ordinary table knives) and finished the baby, after which she cut her own throat. She asserts that while she was lying in a corner she saw the girl Italia Reed—who was Bleeping in the same room, but who says she saw nothing until after the murders were committed—leave the room to go for help, which the girl did. She also said that she told a neighbour on Saturday last that she would kill the baby before Monday. A commencement has already been made by Mr Reynolds in building a creamery at Whangavata. Quite a number of settlers from that place and Tuakau attended the Pukekohe sale on Monday with a view of buying cows to supply milk to their respective creameries, but owintr to the demand

for springers only two were obtained for Whangarata and seven for Tuakau. This will be particularly awkward for those who have promised to supply to Mr Reynolds tho milk of a certain number of cows, as more than three-fourths of the number promised have yet to be purchased.—(Correspondent.) The following, taken from the " Surrey Advertiser " of the 15th of September last, will, no doubt, be read with gratification by many of our Roman Catholic friends :— " On Thursday afternoon the children attending the Roman Catholic School had their annual treat at Tekels Castle, kindly

lent by General Byrne, J.P, The children, headed by the boys' band of the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum, under the direction of Mr Patey, marched to the park, where

all kinds of amusements were indulged in till tea time. Tea was supplied by Mr Hughes in first-class style. After tea

races, etc., were engaged in till a late hour. A very distinguished company were present,

including H.I.M. ex-Empress Eugenei, Mrs Smyth, Mrs Hollings, Mrs Balfour, General und Mrs Stotherd, Captain and Mrs Stone, Captain Pomberton, etc. The Key. Mr Golden had the entire organisation of the treat, and his excellent foresight made the afternoon pass only too quickly away. The children were assembled at dusk andmarched to their school, when they were dismissed. Mrs Byrne very kindly invited a number of the boys and girls of the Royal Albert Orphan Asylum to be present, and nearly 100 were allowed to attend and thoroughly enjoyed the afternoon." The Rev. Father Golden, it will be remembered, was stationed for several years in tho Vv'aikato, where by his zeal and energy he erected five or s:x pretty churches when the population had been rather sparse. He likewise laboured with success at the Thames, Pukekohe and at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Auckland, with Monsignor McDonald (Father Walter). It is expected that Mr Justice Gillies will return from the South next Thursday. In that ca%e there will be a sitting of the Supreme Court in Chambers on Friday. YVellesley H. Cox, settler at Whangarei, has filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt. To-ihojtow being St. Andrew's Day, the banks, lawyers1 offices, and insurance offices in tho city will be closed, the day being recognised as a, holiday in those businesses.

The hitch which occurred between the united Boards and the contractor for the Raglan wharf has been smoothed over, and the work is to be proceeded with at once.

Aeenllemen's hoop race for a handsome walking stick took place at the Eureka Skating Rink, Parnell, last evening, and was witnessed by a very large attendance. Mr Godward, of the s.s. JNJanapouri, proved the winner.

At an adjourned special meeting of the creditors in the estate of Mere Hoterenei Taipari, bankrupt, held yesterday afternoon, an oifer of £100 for the estate made by Mr Dil worth was accepted.

Mr Mclntosh, the overseer for the Oropi Bush Road, informed us (Bay of Plenty "Times'1) that; he followed up for about half-a-milc one of the creeks in the bush, in which the Acclimatisation Society had placed young trout four years ago. He saw aboub twenty large fish, and further on ho observed hundreds of young trout, about three inches long:. We are very glad to learn this, as it affords proof of the suitability of the rivers in this district for

trout breeding, and convinces us that ere long our rivers will be stocked with these

The matron of the Jubilee Kindergarten High-street, acknowledges with thanks -1 Gallon of skim milk daily from the London Dairy Company; boy's suit, from a friend • sack of vegetables from a friend, Remuera • two tins of baking powder from Mr3 Chamberlin, Parnell; meat, once weekly from Mr Hellaby, Mrs Ashton and Mrs Tonics; cauliflowers, from Mrs Tonks • parcel of clothing, from a friend. Potatoes and other vegetables will always be very acceptable if any kind friends can heln in that way. p .We have received from Mr J. C. King two splendid specimens of broad beans grown in his garden at Kingsland Road Mount Albert. One variety is the long pod, measuring fully twelve inches in length, and the degree of perfection to which these vegetables have been brought .speaks very highly for the productive qual. itie3 of the soil. The beans are on exhibition at the Star office. Mr McDowell's lecture on "Jubilee Week in London" was delivered at Ofcalr ( fast night, in aid of the free reading room. There was a very good attendance in tha public hall. The limelight illustrations of the lecture were shown by Mr Ibbetson, in the absence of the Rev. J. S. Hill.

There will be seven or eight dogs for sale by auction at the city kennels to-morrow (Friday).

The attention of Eden Terrace ratepayers is drawn to several notices in our advertisement columns. These have regard to the waterworks, rate defaulters, public meeting, election of a Board member, etc.

I Mr Pond continues! his lectures on " Manures " last night to his class in agricultural chemistry in the Wellesley-street school building. Between thirty and forty students were present, and valuable information was given as to the use of gypsum and the constituent parts of good bonedust. Mr Pond aiso gave the results of some of his analyses of imported bonedust, showing that certain brands were largely adulterated with sand,, brickdust, and lime.

Messrs Hellaby Bros., butchers, Shorfc-land-street, had hanging at their door today a quarter of a medium-sized bullock which had been reared on the estate of Mr C. Storey in the Waikato. The peculiarity which caused notice was the extraordinarysize, of one of the kidneys. It wa3 what is known to the trade as a balloon kidney, but was extraordinarily large. The kidney fat was estimated to weigh fully 1001b. Apparently the animal had been running to fat internally instead of putting ifc on outside. The fat on the other kidney also ran from 30 to 401b. Mr Hellaby considers it the largest that has yet come under his notice.

The Bioks-Sawyer Minstrel troupe, who are having such a run. of luck on the board 3 of the Opera House, intend giving a matinee on Saturday afternoon. The prices are to be reduced for the occasion, so as to enable families to avail themselves of the opportunity. The management have also extended an invitation to the children of the various charitable institutions to be present and enjoy an unwonted treat.

The sale of work, etc., in the Newmarket} Hall, in aid of the local Weslej^an Church, was again well attended by visitors and purchasers last evening. The net receipts for the two nights of the bazaar amounted to the tidy sum of £50. On December 17th a grand concert of sacred and secular music is to be held in the church in aid of the building fund.

On Saturday next, Ist December, 1888, a sale of work in aid of the funds of St. Luke'a Church, Mount Albert, will be held in the premises lately occupied by Mr Beehan, afc the junction of Queen and Grey streets, The sale will be open from 11 a'. rs. until 10.30 p.m. The ladies of St. Luke's Sewing Guild have been working for some months past to get up this sale. There will be a Christmas tree, refreshment, flower and work stalls.

For to-morrow' (St. Andrew's Day), the Devonport Ferry Company are again to the fore with one of their cheap excursions, the p.s. Osprey being advertised to leava the ferry tee at 2 p.m. for a trip round Motutapu Island, calling at St. Helier'a Bay on the way down to'land any passengers Mho may wish to stop there,"and thea going on round the island, and callingr again at St Helier's to pick u;p passengers at 5.15 p.m. With fine wee y fch.er, no doubt this will be well patronised

Mr Pooley calls attention to his vocal clas3 for ladies and gentlemen which meets to-morrow evening afc Mr Giles's rooms, corner of Durham-street.

Messrs R. H. Abbott and Co.'s great shilling hat rush lias agian set in, the firm hiving jusb opened another remarkable line at the old prices.

excellent fish. The Auckland Society have been at work for about 14 years, and are only now seeing any result. We congratulate the Acclimatisation Society on this very satisfactory result of their labours for the good of the district,

The twenty-second anniversary of the Mount Albert Wesleyan Church was celebrated on Monday evening. Tea was provided in the schoolroom at half-past six, the tables being presided over by Mesdames Astley, Ash ton, Caughey, Gar lick, Kemp, Randersoii, Schnackenberg and Misa Kemp. The tea was well patronised, two relays being necessary, and was much appreciated. An after-meeting was held in tho church, when the Rev. C. H. Garland presided. The proceedings were opened with a hymn, after which the Chairman led in prayer. After a few introductory remarks by Mr Garland, the Treasurer, Mr T. Allen, read tho balance sheet for the'past year! The total receipts were shown to be £126 5s 6d and the expenditure £118 16s Id, leaving a credit balance of £7 9s sd. There is, however, a mortgage on the church of £370. Tho report was unanimously adopted Mr Yv. C. W. McDowell, 8.A., then delivered his lecture "A Tour in the Holy Land," giving a graphic description of his recent visit there, and being materially assisted by Mrlbbetson with a number of limelio-ht views. During an interval the choir sanoan anthem, and at the close hearty votes of thanks were passed to the lecturer and Mr Ibbetson. After the doxology had been sung, the meeting closed with the benediction pronounced by Air Tucker.

The sale of Captain Little's effects at the Prison Gate Brigade Home does not mean any other change in the Home except in the manager. A new officer has already been placed in temporary charge until Colonel lavley arrives from Melbourne, when he will place a permanent office?: in charge,