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Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 147, 22 June 1889, Page 4

The Oceanic Steamship Co.'s mail steamer Mariposa arrived early this morning from San Francisco via Honolulu and Tutuila, bringing several passengers for Auckland and a number booked through for Sydney. Her passage on this occasion was uneventful and not attended by the rather exciting incidents occasioned on her last trip to 'Frisco by her flax cargo catching fire. She made the run across the Pacific in the good time of 19 days 3 hours. Amongst her through passengersfor Sydney are: Mr C. A. Goodchap, M.L.A., of New South Wales, Commissioner of Railroads for that colony, who has been on a visit to America; and Europe, Mr John See, M. L. A., a well-known ship and steamship owner, of Sydney, with Mrs See, who is returning from a European tour; Mr R. Speight, Commissioner of Victorian Railroads ; Mr C. F. McWilliams, of the weli-known grain firm of Mc Williams and Co., of San Francisco ; and Mr A. H. Tuckett and wife. Mr Tuckett is a partner iH a well-known Melbourne auctioneering and timber-dealing firm. Among the passengers for Auckland is Mr W. E. Hallo way, member of the New York firm of C. W. Grace and Co., the great Chilian and Peruvian dealers and merchants. Mr Halloway visits this city on matters of business. The Mariposa left for Sydney at two o'clock this afternoon.

As the doctrines of Henry George, author of " Progress and Poverty," and tho great champion of land nationalisation, are a subject of frequent public discussion, and as comparatively few people understand what George's teachings really are, we publish in our Supplement to-day, by request, a summary of his celebrated work. We have no doubt that this epitome will prove useful equally to the supporters and opponents of. Mr George's system of political economy.

As a sign of the rapid change in the modus operandi of the tea trade, we note thab Messrs Brown, Barrett and Co. have decided to add to their extensive business a separate department for tea blending and packing only, and for this purpose have engaged an expert of large experience in the London and Australian markets, whose special duty ib will be to supervise this branch. Ceylou and Indian descriptions, which are rapidly taking first rank, will be largely used.

Mr Julian Thomas, equally well-known under his literary norn de plume " The Vagabond," will relate his experiences in the°South Sea Islands at the City Hall on Monday evening, July Ist, the subject being one of which he is well qualified to speak. The subject of the lecture, a3 announced, is "Cannibals and Convicts" and "French and German Aggressions in the Pacific," and treated by one so well able to speak from personal experience ib should be of general public interest.

All through the summer complaints have been made with regard to the deficient state of the drainage in Freeman's Bay. There now appears to be some hope of the evil being remedied, as the Mayor has tabled the following notice of motion :— "That a committee of this Council confer with the Harbour Board as to the construction of a drainage sewer across Freeman's Bay, and as to the cost and the liability of the Corporations interested." Only three inebriates ab the Police Court this morn ing. Two being firsboffenders were each fined ss, or 24 hours in defaulb. Margareb Cox was fined 10s, or 24 hours in default. An affiliation case was adjourned unbil next Saturday. Dr. Giles, R.M., was on the bench.

Another cowardjy assault has taken place in the Lyttelton Gaol. A prisoner, named Shine, alias Dennis Murphy, when taking off his heavy hobnailed boots, struck another prisoner, Charles Fowler, over the jaw, breaking it, and inflicting deep wounds. The two men had quarrelled during the day, and Shine took his opportunity of revenge in the evening. He is_ now in solitary confinement, pending his trial. Shine is a very old offender.

The case for the Crown in the Kaiwarra murder case was concluded after we went to press yesterday. Mr Bunny said he was aware His Worship had simply to satisfy himself that the Crown had adduced sufficient evidence to make out a prima facie case. If His Worship would intimate that he had arrived at that conclusion, he (Mr Bunny) would nob make any remarks, bub reserve his defence. His Worship : I may say that I am of opinion that a prima facie case has been made out. Mr Bunny :In that case, the prisoner will reserve his defence. The prisoner (Chemis) was then committed to take his trial at the next criminal sessions. The prisoner simply answered—" All right."

A cablegram has been received from the Victorian Government notifying their intention to bo officially represented at the Dunedin Exhibition. The space required by that colony will probably be 60,000 square feet. The Commissioners have reason to believe thab New Soubh Wales will also be officially represenbed. The Queensland Acclimatisation Society are sending over a quantity of staghorn ferns.

Instructions have been received by Mr Blythe to proceed at once with the formation of the Waiotapu Road, from Scott's Bungalow down the valley towards the Waikato river. This will enable tourists to visit the springs ab leisure and wibh comfort. The formation of another road, branching also from the Bungalow to Galatea, will probably be started this winter. These roads, when finished, will unite many of the outlying districts with Rotorua.

An inquesb was held yesterday afternoon ab the Hospital, before Dr. Philson, coroner, on bhe .body of Henry Stevenson, who died from the injuries he received by falling over the embankment at the foob of Hobson-street oh 7th ot this month. Evidence was given by Drs. Girdler and Bell as to the deceased's injuries, and by Detective Hughes as to the sober condition and habits of Stevenson. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death," wibh a rider expressing the opinion of the jury :—First, that bhe foundation should be properly fenced to prevent future accidents ; and secondly, that in their opinion bhe Ciby Council is responsible for the accident bo deceased. Ib is said thab Stevenson had his life insured in the Mutual Life Association of Australasia for £200. About midnight on Thursday, 13th inst., the village of Omapere, Hokianga, was aroused from its peaceful slumbers by the cry of "Fire." It was found that the local store and post office were in flames, and despite efforts of neighbours the premises were totally destroyed. The fire then spread to the adjoining hotel, which was also burnt to bhe ground, with all out buildings. The fire originated in the store, bub from what cause is not known. Mr B. G. Howe, who occupied the store, and Mrs Maxwell, who occupied the hotel, were both considerable losers, although Mr Howe's stock was partly insured. A bo_ of stamps and postal notes was the sole salvage from the Post Office, and bhe loss in bhab department amounted to £40. The premises belonged to Messrs Yar« borough and Andrews of Kohukoh«,and were nob insured. The postal man ab Rawene, Mr Miller, wenb to Omapere the next day. and fibbed up the telephone ready for use by th© following wornlng,

Mf Josephi STarcarrow, formerly Govern.! ment Inspector of Machinery, who diedffi apoplexy at Wellington yesterday mornß first came to the colony about 1854 __! engineer of the steamer Tasmanian iUa\ whloh ran for a short time as the fir__ ! trading steamer on the New Zealand coast, 1 The trade not paying she was sent awar to Australia, and Mr Nancarrow remained in the colony, where he found employment' for several years in the service of the' Panama and ether Companies. In 1866 __i was appointed Government Inspector of Machinery, which he held until between' two or three years ago, when he retired on! a pension. He unsuccessfully contested! Te Aro at the last election.

The officers and men of the Auckland Police Station decided not to let Sergeant! Kiely leave for Wellington without taking with him a souvenir of his sojourn in this' city. Accordingly Sergeant-Major Pratt and anumber of the officers and men went to Mr Kiely's residence about 3 o'clock this afternoon, and presented his better-half with a valuable table service comprising' dessert knives, forks, and all other re-! quisites. This testimony of appreciation! somewhat took Mr Kiely by surprise, and! he warmly thanked his comrades for the 1 handsome present. Sergeant Kiely leaves! for Wellington on Monday to fill tho! vacancy caused by the promotion of Ser-j geant Donnelly to the position of Inspector! of Weights and Measures. I

Theßoardof Education transferred a num.' ber of teachers yesterday. It was decided to' remove Mr Richards fromMt. Roskillschool I to send Mr Hoskins to Drury, Miss Warm to l Kariataki, Miss Davis to Mata, Miss Bye r to Pukeatua, and Mr Hill to WaiokarakaJ Pupil teachers were removed as follows :—J Miss Donaldson, to Howick; Miss Mul.| vaney, to Puhoi ; Miss Cossy, to Drury;' and Mr Hill to Helensville. Mr Luke' raised the question as to whether the Board] shou 1 d reconsider their decision with regardto dispensing with the services of Mr Giffany. He said that the people of Kaiwaka ob"! jected to parting with Mr Giffany, as he' was a good teacher, well liked, and also was! an old man who would be turned on thai world again if put out of the school. As! there were only two half-time schools, he thought that perhaps it would be as wellj for the Board to accede to the request o. bhe Committee. After a slight discussion! it was resolved to adhere to the previous! resolution. j

A special meeting of the Auckland Trades and Labour Council was held at Robson'a Rooms last evening, Mr C. Hannigan pre-' siding. The business was the consideration' of the alleged sweating system in the tailor-j ing trade in this city. Ib was resolved! " That the Council take steps to investigate' into theconditionof tailoressesin Auckland,! and thab representatives of the trade ba[ asked to attend the next meeting of tha' Council on Friday evening next." Informa- 1 tion by letter as to trade matters will be re-: ceived by the Secretary. From information already received, the Trades and Labour, Council believe the sweating system does exist here. Another motion was passed to 1 this effect:—"That a social gathering o£ the trades affiliated to this Council be held] early in September, and that all trades be; asked to support the project."

Yesterday evening the members of thai' various Warehousemen's Cricket Clubs held a smoke concert in Robson's Rooms, the occasion being the presentation of the trophiea won during the past season. Mr 5. F. Logan occupied the chair, and presented the handsome challenge cup to Messrs A.j Clark and Sons. This cup has now beetf won twice by Owen and Graham's and last, year by Clark and Sons. Bats were also presented as follows :—To R. D. Smith, for: the highest batting average ; H. W. Lawson, for the besb bowling analysis ; to G. M. Brown, for best batting average int Messrs W. McArthur and Co.'s; to R. D.i Smith, for best average in Clark and Sons';' to R. Hatton, for best average in Sargood.'i Son and Ewen's ; to A. Burgess, for besb' bowler in Sargood, Son and Ewen's. j

An advertisement appears in another column requesting the person who took thei specifications for iron and brass castings] from the Harbour Board office to return the! same at once.

In consequence of the inclemency of the! weather the meeting of the Knighbs ofj Labour called for last evening was posb-j poned to Monday nexb, the 24th inst., toj the large room at the Foresters' Hall,; Karangahape Road. Dr. Giles was engaged at the R. M. Courbl all yesterday afternoon hearing the case ofl R. H. Abbott and another against W.j Oliver. Mr. Theo. Cooper appeared fori the plaintiffs and Mr S. Heskcth for thej defendant. The plaintiffs claimed £62 fori goods bequeathed under a' will. The casej will be continued on Monday.

Baby Ogden's benefit was not a financial success lasb nighb, in consequence of the in-! clemency of the weather. " Uncle Tom's; Cabin " was performed, and it is needless toj state that " Baby" made an excellent. "Eva." Miss Helen Fergus in the duaSj character of " Topsy and Cassy " displayedj her usual abiliby, and Mr D'Orsay Ogden ( made a good "Uncle Tom." "Uncle, Tom's Cabin " will be repeated this evening.! A matinee performance also took place this; afternoon.

Last evening in the Drill-shed the Auckland Naval Artillery, under LieutenantCommander Parker, received a couple of; hours' instruction in torpedo drill from Captain Powell, of tho Permanent Force. ■

An interesting lecture on " Palestine,Past aud Present," was delivered at the; V.M.C.A. Lecture Hall last evening by thej Rev. Dr. Hooper. The weather unfortun-; ately was very unfavourable, and the ab-j tendance was consequently small. The. lecturer dealt with the various subjects ofj interest connected with Palestine, and abl the close he was accorded a vote of thanks. !

Owing to the steady downpour of raux last evening it was decided by the manage--menb bo posbpone the opening of the new: skating hall and ball room ab the Zealandiaj Rink, Stanley-street, till Tuesday eveningj next. About a dozen couples braved the] weather, and sooner than disappoint them,; Mr Gibbons kindly allowed bhem to try the; floor, and a very sociable evening was spent] by tripping the light fantastic, and all pro-' claimed the floor was one of the they had ever danced on. With a fine! night on Tuesday the opening promises toj be a great success. We may state that onei party have already secured the hall for onej night a week to hold a private quadrille ; assembly. '

Mrs W. R. Waddel wishes us to state that both her carts are registered. The reason the number was not.on the cart she was fined for was that ib had been knocked off during an accident.

Adverse weather last evening precluded a number of guests from accepting the invitation of the Devonport Shakespeare Club bo assist at the inauguration of the present season, yeb a goodly assemblage braved bhe elements, and participated in a very enjoyable evening. The entertainment took the form of dramatic and humorpus readings, recitations, ebc., interspersed with vocal and instrumental music, the different items being contributed by Mr Malcolm Niccol, Mr and Mrs Benge, Mr G. L. Peacocke, Mr and Miss Spicer, Mr Alf Bartley, Mr and Mrs Comyns, Mr R. Dunn, and others, and notwithstanding the fact thab several intending performers were absent, the programme submitted was received with marked favour and evident pleasure. Refreshments were pro»j vided during the evening, and the *™ B *\\ denb (Mr Malcolm Niccol) gave a shorty rwme of the Club's formation and exis-j tence, pointing oub the good effect tha-i such an institution -mist have on the cOnH jnuniby generally, and cordially } nrlte "j these wbo intended joining to send, m theuj names.