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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 57, 10 March 1890, Page 2

Sir John Hall, who arrived in Launceston recently en route from the Federal Conference to New . Zealand, is, says the "Colonist," utilising a few days to the besb advantage while in Tasmania. He is largely interested in sheep-breeding, and during the few days at liis command will visit several of the noted breeding farms between Launceston aud Hobart.- The Premier (the Hon. P. 0. Fysh) placed at the disposal oi Sir John Hall one of Messrs O'May's steamers, for the purpose of affording him an opportunity of inspecting the batteries. He was accompanied by the Hon. W. Moore, Mr J. W. Norton-Smith, and Colonel St. Hill, and was shown over the works by Captain Wallack, in the absence of Colonel Legge, who is out- of town. Sir John Hall expressed himself highly pleased with whab he saw, and said bhat the armament was quite equal to anything of the kind he hud seen, and that he had observed some things which they had nob in New Zealand.

The following cases have been sot down for hearing at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court which commence to-morrow (Tuesday) at 11 o'clock : —John Liddol Kelly and Henry John Baulf, libel; Edward Howell and Samuel Wells, breaking andenteringandlarceny; Patrick Maher, receiving stolen goods ; Robert Levett, breaking and entering and larceny ; James Ingham, breaking and enteriogand larceny ; Karaka Kaumaru and Hone Koboneho, sheep stealing ; Tttinati Mo Karaka, larceny ; Michael Brennan, breaking and entering ; Henry Edmonds, horse stealing.

Although some time bas now passed since the Jubilee,still tho Committee has not met to finally adjust matters, lb appears that this is owing to tho fact that the Regatta Committee has nob furnished its accounts to bhe Jubilee Committee. As soon as this has been done, a meeting of the latter will be held.

To bhe Editor : Sir, —In your Saturday's sub-leader you quoted a case of a boy whose health had been considerably benefited by curtailment of his hours of labour. I know of two casos of men over 50 years of ago, one of whom, under the old system, had to, work until 9 p.m. and the other 9.30 p.m.,/ whose health has been considerably benefited by the blessing of shorter hours. One states thab his appetite and digestion are both good, a condition that he has not experienced for a considerable time ; while, in the other case, you have only to look at the man to be convinced of his improved physical condition. In each case tho blessing is mainly attributable bo shorter hours in ga3-lighted, stuffy shops, and social intercourse with their families and fellowmen.—l urn, etc., A Knight of Labour.

Three Auckland candidates wenb up for honours in November, Mi?s E. Adams, Mr H. Shrewsbury, and Mis 3M. Sinclair. From bhe telegraphic summary received by the Chancellor all three have passed the M.A. examination.

On Friday evening last the Rev. T. Norrie, Presbyterian clergyman for Papakura and surrounding districts, met with an unpleasant accident. He was returning on horseback from a Band of Hope meefcin<. at Wairoa, and on the way stopped at a small creek to water his horse. As the animal went down to tho water it slipped, and jammed Mr Norrie against a willow tree on the bank. Mr Norrie wa3 not himself severely hurt, but the horse was staked. Mr Norrie's cries soon brought assistance, aud he was assisted to relieve the horso. It was found, on examination, that he was badly injured, and he had to be shot. This will be a considerable loss to Mr Norrie, as the animal was well-bred and valuable.

The member., of the No. 1 Company of the Auckland Naval Artillery underwent a course of instruction on Saturday afternoon at bhe North Shore in laying mines, boating and sculling. Captain Powell and Sergt.-Major Gunn wcie the instructors, and the men showed considerable aptitude in their work. Their uniforms suffered severely, however, and the Governmenb should supply them with a rough working uniform. The Company was under command of Lieut.-Commander Parker and Lieuts. Smith and Little.

A pleasing ceremony took place on Saturday, at the warehouse of T. and S. Morrin and Co., when Mr Grey, the manager, on behalf of the employees, presented Mr W. Lo Quesne (who is leaving the employ of the firm to take a position in the Waikato) wibh a gold lockeb suitably inscribed. Mr Le Quesne replied in a neat speech, and was accorded three hearty cheers.

Our Henderson correspondent writes :— The Waitemata County Council have taken no notice of the hints regarding the Henderson Bridge, and as bhe Henderson races will be held in course of a week, and a vast amount of traffic, both foot and vehicle, will be using it, ib will be better to put some new planks down, and nob as before to patch it wibh old timber, and so save the expense of an action ab law. One of tho school children has already met with an accident, and if it had been serious they would probably have heard more about it.

An inquest was held at the Avondale Lunatic Asylum on Saturday to inquire into the death of an inmate named James Jeffrey, aged 55. After hearing the evidence, the jury returned a verdict that death resulted from disease of the brain.

The hon. sec. of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Club, Mr L. A. Cufi, has received intimation that the Sydney Association have fixed May 31st as tho date of their championship meeting, which will be held on the Association Crickeb Ground. They have decided to add a three mile flat race and a long jump event to bhe champion contests.

A number of miners have left Dunedin for Coal Island, near Preservation Inlet. Two prospectors who have been working there brought aboub lOOoz gold to Dunedin, and this leaking out, a number of others have left for the place. The island is very small, but the prospectors are sanguine of tracing the lead to the mainland.

Just as the congregation were dispersing from the various churches last night the sky was illumined suddenly by a glare of fire. This proved to have been caused by the grass and furze in the gully below the Cemetery Bridge having taken fire. The city bells rang out the alarm, and in a little while large crowds were congregated on both sides of the gully, and bhepolicebook precaotionstopreventthe Lridgeirom being over-crowded. Tho fire ultimately burnt out, having caused little damage. The brigades were in attendance, but by the time the firemen arrived their services wore not required.

On Saturday evening last a meeting of draught players was held in the Park Hotel, Mr Johnson in the chair. A rough draft of rules for an association of draught players was adopted, and it was resolved to form such au association. A cup is "to be purchased to be called the Champion Cup, and the holder is to be decided by a competition open to all-comers. Anyone holding it for two years against all challengers will become the absolute owner. A handicap tournament for prizes will be held shortly.

The Kingsland Athletic Sports were held on Saturday in Mr Roberson's paddock aud were most successful in every way. The officers were :—Messrs H. L. Smith and S. Wood, judges; Mr R. Avery, starter; Mr W. H. Chatwin, call steward; Mr G. Peace, judge for walking ; MrR. Millbank, jun., secretary and. treasurer. The following are the results of the various contests :— 100 Yards Maiden Race : F. T. Witeon. 1 ; J. Wharton, 2; A. J. Kemp, 3. 100 Yards Handicap: M. Freney, scratch, 1; W. Guird, 2 yards, 2; W. Hewlett, 12 yards, 3. One Mile Walk Handicap : J. Selby, 50 yards, 1; F. Drum, 75 yards, 2; J. Briton, scratch, 3. Time, 7min ■ 55sec. Running High Jump: J. Stewart, 5 feet, 1. Halfmile Handicap : Steel, 30 yards, r; Clark, 25 yards, 2. Married Ladies' Race, 50 yards: Mrs Bergeson, 1; Mrs J. S. Clark, 2; Mrs J. Clark, 3. 100 Yards Sack Race -. H. Thomas, 1 ; J. Allen, 2;■ C. Allen, 3. Cup Handicap, 100 yards : A, Hood, 9 yards, I. Hop, Step, and Jump : J. Stewart, 35 feeb 2 inches, 1. Two Mile Walk : S. Goodman, scratch, 1; T. McGuire, 120 yards, 2. Pole Jump: J. Clark, 1. Hurdle Race, 150 yards : A. Hood, 15 yards, 1; F. T. Wilson, 6 yards, 2; J. Gribble, 12 yards, 3. Quarter-mile Race :F. Lewis, 25 yards, 1; F. Wilson, 20 yards, 2; D. R. F. Campbell, 15 yards, 3. 1.

A very enjoyable afternoon was spent on Saturday last in Mr Ewington _ paddock, when eleven married gentlemen of the " Old Terribles " Cricket Club at Mount Roskill played a match against eleven married ladies. The gentlemon played with axe handles instead of bat 3, and had to bowl and field only with the left hand, a run being credited to the ladies whenever the gentlemen touched the ball with the right hand. An attempt to keep one eye closed was an utter failure. They were nob even allowed to clap with two hands, which rule necessitated their patting their left cheek whenever they put a lady hors dc combat. The game was exciting in the extreme and was carried through with spirit. No one fainted away, and no wounds or bruises were inflicted on the male sex. It was arranged to present Mrs Harvie with a silver pencil case for ma-ing the highest score. The demon bowling with the left hand was a general theme of admiration. Tho gentlemen won by 6 runs.

Preparations are being made on an extensive scale for the celebration of St. Patrick's Day. The children's fete in the Auckland Domain and the sports of the H.A.C.B.S. will be unusually attractive this year. Tho monster procassion_ of the children and members of the senior and junior branches of the Hibernian Society will pass through Weliesley and Symondsat 9.30 o'clock on Monday morning, the 17th March, en route to the Domain. Tho (lay's festivity will be suitably brought to a close by a Grand Irish National Concert, to be given by the ladies of St. Patrick's parish and their friends.

The exhibition of jams, jollies, dried and preserved fruits at tho Birkenhead and Northcote Show was remarkably good, some of the goods being evon an improvement on the imported nrticle. This was notably the case in the exhibits of dried apples, jams and jollies, in the preparation of all of which the ladies of the breezy suburb appear to excel greatly. Tho names of the successful exhibitors amongst competitors appear in tho prize-list published in another column. One exhibit of bottled fruit exhibited by Mrs Joseph Barber, which was not entered for competition, desires special mention. The iruit bottled included damson&, golden drop, Takapuna drop and Victoria plums. The fruit was beautifully preserved and nicely pub up in patent bottles. Judges and visitors unanimously voted tbe fruit to be perfect, and it was very generally felt thab if such goods could be pub on the local market ab a reasonable price, tho imported article would have a very strong opposition, if not be completely surpassed.

A meeting of creditors in the estate of Thomas Slater, bankrupt, was held this morning in the offico of the Official Assignee, but was adjourned till Tuesday, 18th inst.

The " biggest " onion continues to crop up, and.it is difficult lo .-:ay io what extremes this latest competition may not be carried. We were to-day shown a brown Spanish onion, which weighed 2!b 6oz. This monsber was in company of bwo obhers, the three onions turning tho scale at 3lb 6oz. They were grown by Mr Whalloy, gardener, on a private cultivation in Kyber Pass Road.

The pupils of Profeesor Carrollo who intend taking part in the athletic display in the Domain on Saturday next are requested to meet for practice at the V.M.C. A. this evening.

Chewing Wax. for the teeth. Arthur's Chewing Wax, manufactured by C. G. Laurie and Co., Wholesale Confectioners, Queon-street. is the only genuine wax on the market; all others are spurious imitations. Laboratory, IJobson-sbreofc.— A'lessrs C. G. Laurie and Co.—l have tested your Patent Chewing Wax and find nothing deleterious initscomposition; ibis a pleasanb and wholesome thing and likely to prevent bartar on the teebh.—S. Gilbert, M.P.S.— (Advt.)

The largest variety of Stylish Hard Felt Hats ever shown in Auckland, and the finest collection of Gent's Neckties and Studs in the city at Fowlds', Victoria Arcade.— (Ad vt.)