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Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 70, 23 March 1889, Page 1

TABLE TALK. « - Stak Summary to-nightj." / Parslow avou the Championship. Intended reception next Wednesday. •'See, the Conquering Hero Comes.-" Boom in mining in Auckland. Squadron leaves port about a fortnight hence. , . ■ . Damp morning for the jeAvellers' ';nicpic." " Missing at Lloyd's" at tbe Opera House to-night. H.M.s. Lizard exhibited her search light last night. . Horticultural Show will be open again this evening. Gas accounts should be paid on Monday to save discount. A' Maoris are arriving every day for the Orakei meeting. Bank of New Zealand half-yearly meeting will be held on the 30th xlpril. It is expected, there will be 800 A'olunteers in the Pukekohe canip at Easter. Sir James Prendergast was sworn in as Acting-Governor of the colony at noon dayIn order that we should not repent heroafter, it is necessary to be careful Avhat Aye do to-day. The Roxburgh Amalgamated Mining and Sluicing Company has been floated at Dunedin. / . Aitken's auction mart will be moved to Beehan's premises at the foot of Grey-streeb on Monday. William Owen Pocklington has been ap- V pointed clerk to Eden Terrace Licensing ' Committee. ! A Waitemata County Council inspected the road-making relief works, at Vvaitakerei ■ yesterday. It is expected in Wellington that Mr Blair will immediately be appointed En-gineor-in-Chief, Rev. Mr Alloway conducted the burial service at the funeral of the late Mr C.' Greenway yesterday. New Zealand wheat is quoted at 5s 2d in. Sydney. There is no Victorian or South. Australian Avheat in the market. Mr.Oakee, of the Bank of New Zealand at Hamilton, is progressing favourably, and' great hopes are entertained for his recovery. Mr O'Connor, late Secretary of Public Works, will receive the succession to an appointment which will very soon become vacant. Though few "-in number, the Auckland representatives bring home a goodly proportion of prize money from the Blenheim ' rifle meeting. The death is announced of the Most Rev. . Wm. Bernard Ullathorne, 0.5.8., Archbishop of Cabasa, of St. Mary's College, Oscott, near Birmingham. Mr Gieenwood's funeral at Cambridge was largely attended. The volunteers turned out to a man, deceased being a member of the company. , Onehunga whaleboat crew, which competed in the Maiden and Cham pica Whaleboat races at the Waitara Regatta yesterday, Avon both events rather easify. Frederick Evans, Gavin McMurray, James Pollock, John Watson, and David Wilson have been appointed by the Governor the Licensing Committee for Papakura district. John Ormsby (Otorohanga), Henry James Monro (Auckland), J. L. R. Eraser (Whan-.i garei), and W. A. Marriner. (Kaipara) are authorised by the Government to act as in-, terpreters. . ""' A Chinese orchestra recently played one of Haydn's symphonies at the Shanghai. College, under the direction of a native priest, and accomplished their task most creditably. Terrible accounts are coming to hand of the effects of the drought in theAvestern; districts of Queensland, where the railways' are being utilised to convey starving sheep to the coast districts. Dr. Dale, the well-known Independent minister, in a magazine article dealing with the religious and moral aspect of Australian life, doubts if secular education has at all impaired the religious faith of the colonists of Victoria. The NeAV Zealand flax' industry is growing. For the year 1886 the exports of flax; Avere valued at £15,000 ; for the year 1887' at £25,000; for the year 1888 at £75,000 v while the advance for 1889 will be much; greater. An Auckland Enterprise.—Messrs Shar-' land and Co., wholesale druggists, of this; city, have just received notification of ac-l eeptance of their tender for supply of drugs, etc., to the Wellington Hospital.: This firm, by the way, also hold the Auck-'. land Hospital contract. Jack-of-all-trades! A bankrupt, who was examined by the deputy assignee at; Napier recently, said ho had followed the: occupation of labourer, then tried his hand! as a Wesleyan missionary, next started as a general grocer, and subsequently opened a butcher's shop. An application was made to the Wellington R.M. to imprison a married woman' who had declined to come up for examina-! tion regarding a promissory note due by' her. His Worship said that, following the precedent of the English law in such cases,; the woman could not be personally taken.; in execution, and he must decline to makean order. The defendant in this case wasj the wife of W. J. Hunt, of Samoan fame. A Iv the Dunedin Supreme Court yesterday, Findlay and Co., of Dunedin, sued FA Mander and Co., of Auckland, claiming £200 for non-delivery of kauri timber. Half of the agreed quantity was delivered, and' for the defence it was contended that the ; plaintiffs were to blame for not receiving it,; as they allowed an unreasonable time to elapso before taking delivery. Judgment' was entered up for defendants. _ -•■;, Cement, quality guaranteed.—J. Wilson andCo.—[Advt.l Brewers. - AUCKLAND A ...1 TYO MA I N "DKEWEKT: "OURE TQEER. FIRST PRIZE MELBOURNE CENTENNIAL, ______ 1 The Proprietors beg to draw the attention of Consumers to the PINE QUALITY of their ALE ' and STOUT, in Bulk and Bottle, which they are ,ro^ supplying.to all their Customers, delivery made to suburbs free of chEirge, Only one brew-THE BEST, No aerating machinery used to give the Ale fictitious appearance when the'cork is drawn, Tho BOTTLEJ3 ALE b,eing brewed from Eng, lish Malt, is equal to anjr imported, BROWN ? ■ CAMPBELL, AND • Co.* EBQEKIETQRS. '"' ' ' "'