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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 146, 21 June 1890, Page 4

Wβ are. advised from Wellington, to-day that the Postmaster-General has received a'cable from Sydney stating fcbat New South Wales declines to renew the subsidy for the San Francisco mail contract for another year from November next; stating that as far as that colony is concerned the subsidy will cease from that date.. If New Zealand' likes to make another contract New South Wales 1 will '"only pay the ordinary poundage, which would amount to about £5.000 per annum. It is['stated that the result will be that unless the United States Government pass their Bill subsidising the San Francisco Bervice before the New Zealand Government bring their m*Q. proposals before the-Rouse, the: Govern- „ mentis will be- toi,vjcecomiiuendj the discontinuance of the San FraociacQ fftbsidy in November nixt^

In this event it la considered quite possible that the Government will be able to accept! Mr Goschen's proposals for the reduction , of postage to 2£d, and all the correspondence will go toy the over-sea route, in which ease it could be done without any less to ■ the revenue. The Government) have cabled to San Franclsoo announcing the reenlt of the communication with New South Wales, and stating that unless fcha United Statee Government can give them tome assurance that they will subsidise thai ■ San ITranciseo Service from that end the N*tr Zealand Government will bo i polled to recommend Parliament to discon*: tinue the eervice in November. * There is no question that the present movement In the direction of early closing is making very decided progress, and even in Karangahape Road the system is growing in popular favour. Mr Court, who haa been one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the movement, has been so well satisfied with the experimentof closing the Beehive ab seven o'clock that he has gone a step further and announced that the shop will for the future be closed at nix. Tl« fancy goods premises of Mr Mathewa and Mis* Heggan are also to, be closed at sevea •'clock. Again we find that the tailor! also have decided to assist) the movement in favour of the Saturday half-holiday. Thirteen firms, have already intimated their intention in future of closing at 2 p. m. on Saturdays. - r The agenls of the Shaw, Savilland Albioa Company have received cable advice of the launch of the Company's fifth cargo steamer tor the frozen meat trade, to be celled the Pakeba. Like the Rangatira, she will be fitted to carry 60,000 carcases of mutton, besides a large quantity of dairy produce.: It is also intended to increase the .meat capacity of the company's five mail steamers by 5,000 carcases each, in view of the in-! crease in this branch of the export trade. ■ The business at the meeting of the Boarcl of Education after we went to press yester-i day afternoon was chiefly formal. The Kauaeranga Committee applied that several children who had been from the standard examination owing to la grippe should now be examined. It was resolved that the' Committee's request should be complied with. On a complaint from Tahekethati the Committee had interfered with the. teaching arrangements, it was resolved thafi the Board had no suggestion to o£er. Iti was decided to employ Mr Hawtrey at £40 a; year, and Mr C. R. Walker for three montha on probation.. Mr Scott was appointee! temporarily to Way by and Wellef ord. I* was decided to defer for a week the decision as to sending Mr Field to the country.; The quarterly adjustment of salaries was) made. ; Mr Wβ, Kelly, Jtf.H.R,, passed through; Tauranga on Saturday, en rputt ' for Wellington to take his seat on ttfe opening of the session. We (B, P. ♦• Times") inter-j viewed him* and found him strongly opi posed to the Fergus programme; He par-i ticularly objects to consolidation of local bodies'loans, the squandering of the surplus oa education, and the. borrowing of money for fads. Hβ thinks, however, thafl the gaps ia the Cambridge and Qpotikj | roads should be at once filled in.', " .' : , ' "'■ The Union Steamship Company anj -. nounoe an excursion to Melbourne via Southern ports, by the s,s, Monowai, leav* ing Auckland on .Thursday, the 26th in, stank Single tickets to Melbourne: Saloon, £5; return, £8. Steerage, £2 lOe; return; £5. Return tickets are available from Sydney to Auckland. ■ > Mr Ensor arrived at Tauranga on datum 1 day from Fiji, where he had gone tosettilp,' but aftir examining the different.islands' came to the conclusion that it was not afiti i place for bis wife and \ children 4o Uvtifdn ; and, * considering tbatr there was tto place I like Tauranga, he returned again.. .. J Last evening the first! annual meeting o( the Auckland Chrysanthemum Society [(affiliated with the Rational Chrysanth* i mum Society) was held in the Chamber of, [ Commerce Booms, New Zealand Insurance; j Buildings. There were about twenty mem* bers present, and Mr A. Kidd presided. I Mr A. E. Dewes read the anneal report. The accounts showed the Society to be in a sound financial * condition, the assets I amounting to £41 6s 4d, while the oufc. J standing liabilities are only ■; £2: 4a 2d» r 'The Standing Committee, having succeeded in placing ihe Society on ; a satisfactory; ! basis in one year's operations,, tendered their resignations. The Committee," however? consisting of- Messrs A. E. Dewes, QJjW. Sanders and T. W. Tibbs, were re«; eleoted as a permanent committee on the ! motion of the Chairman. The report and balance-sheet were adopted on the motion of Mr D. Hay. A special vote of thanks was accorded those gentlemen who- bad; gives special. prizes for the annual show. TheNormanby Horticultural Society was admitted to affiliation. It was agreed to hold the next show as nearly as possible in the middle of August. ~ - ■'' ' r '.-'■ Between 7 and 8 o'clock last evening a man named John Wheeler was arrested oh the charge of having maliciously cut and * wounded Emma Nash by striking her on the bead with a sharp Instrument. He appeared at the Police Court this morning before Dr. Giles, R.M., when on the application of Sergeant-Major Pratt a remand was, granted until next Tuesday. Thomas Lawrie, bankrupt, for failing to keep reaseeable books of accounts, wasi - sentenced to two months' > imprisonment at Weetport.' A writ of habeas corptis will be applied for the release of the prisoner on the ground that the order of commitment is not dated. . • Mr Percival, whose picture of Lake Adaattracted a large share of admiration and: attention at the Art Gallery, is holding a' small private exhibition of bis works in Douglas , Auction Rooms, Government.: Insurance Buildings.' The pictures are certainly worth seeing, and as ..there is no, charge for admission, the pleasure of ing at;them cannotbe called an expensive one. Most of the exhibits' are block., sketches in water colours, and it mutt be' confessed that Mr Percival has a very good style. " Tarawera off Milford Sound " ia,', a spirited, sketch oi a steamer, in a good, rolling; sea, " A; View of Queenstown **■_ U . also meritorious. A clever little study; is the v Basalt Bock, Long Reach." Iβ hag plenty of solidity in the. rocks and the water is transparent.,. The colouring, too,; : ■Iβ very fine. '■ Thei GeorgesSouod " is very, soft and pleasant in its colouring. '• Milford Sound" Iji also good in this respect, and; " Lake Tβ Anau " shows good and careful workmanship. There are two oil paintings, but the artist isnot nearly so successful with oil as with water colour. A, very careful painting of " Ferns " is well worth a study.- Altogether the exhibition Uwoitb, avidt. Messrs Wirth Bros, open their riding school la the Columbia Rink in, a few days, and so far quite a large number of pupils hate been enrolled, quite exceeding the ox* psetationsof the management, rrofably there is no better opportunity of obtaining; practical instructionJα the equestrian art than from professional equestrians such -as".the Messrs and Miss Wirth, and under fheeaf artistes pupils should make rapid progrsis, in their ridieg efforts. The school will be* open every day. excepting Saturdays, tot ladies, gentlemen, and children, the hours being froi» % p.m. t04,3Q. The school will beswiotly private and select, and only ay limited dumber o< pupils will W WMJH: Miss Marbles Wirth wUI J»ve charge of «N' ladles'department* . v , Sbprtband Classes (conducted by Mr B. J J. Owen, certificated teacher, Pifcman'stf #yßtearX'are-heldboth eteningraj Mr Giles's Educational Chambers, corner of. 1 '■'■'■■ . " ■ V[\<rf*f. ■■■..■:'.r^: ■■. ■ .' ~; . ■■ '•."' : : ■"■;• -,■' ■ . iM

•« The Mikado," which may be rated as •me of the evergreen favourites of Auckland play-goers, drew another good attendance at the Opera House last evening. Meaers Williamson, Garner, and Musgrove s dever company staged the opera splendidly, and it was sung and played with the greatest of humour and vivacity. All the nrincipal songs were encored, some of them re-encored, and the leading artists were most enthusiastically received. Everyone Lβ loud in praise of Mr Howard Vernon's Mtremely fine impersonation of the role 'of the lord High Executioner. Hisrendertosj of "Tit-willow" was most artistic, 'and at the same time most laughable. The " Three Little Maids from School" (Misses May Pollard, Kate Pobter, and ' Lwis) were well received and deserved all their praise. To-night "The Mikado" will be produced fer the last time in Auckland by this Company. On Monday evenins next" Patience," one of the prettiest of Gilbert) and Sullivan's operas, will be tfcaged, and will run for three nights only. Miss Clara Merivale, who has about recovered from her indisposition, will re-ap-pear on Monday night, and is euro to receive a very cordial reception. A correspondent writing from Mangapai states that "the recent change made in the running of the Katikati is very inconvenient to settlers. The result of the new arrangement ie (as might easily have been foreaeen) that the Monday's mail from hereto Auckland ia discontinued, so that letters received by the Saturday's mail . overland at three o'clock, cannot be answered until Thursday, instead ot Monday aa before. Considerable inconvenience hes already been experienced by those ordering goods, etc., and since the change W ai made it has nob lessened the time for passengers, as in both instances ib was affcerelevono'clockwhentheKatikati arrived ' at this wharf. Another serious inconvenience to those wishing to ship sheep for tho Auckland markets ia that they musb be driven to either Whangaroi or Marsden Point for the Wellington on the Monday morning, or shipped here on Thursday per Katikati, and arrive when the Tuesday and Ttivirsday markete are over, and remain unsold and at considerable expense until ! tte next week. Settlers going from here to Aacklund on business which could be done in>a day musb, under this improved system, etajr in Auckland say four days extra at loss of time and expense, and I should think will make the journey aa seldom as poslible. : A concert in aid of the piano fund was , - Jield in the Edendale Mission Hall last pight, and was well patronised. The programme was arranged by the young men of the district, and consisted of the following Items:—Chorus, company ; piano solo, Mr Jforbes; song, Mr Wilson ; tableau, " Yo.u Dirty Boy;" recitation, Mr Oswald ; song, Mr G. Warren ; violin duet, Messrs uilbert end McDonald; song,,Mr Gibbs; tableau, •'Britannia;" song, Mr Edmonds ; reading, Mr Oswald : violin duet, Messrs McDonald and Gilbert; recitation, Mr Murdock; tableau, " Donnybrook ;" song, Mr Forbes; farce, " Mulligan Guards." ;Mr Blundell informs tho Tauranga paper that he has at lasb secured a proper cite for his proposed flour mill at Waimapu. There is good navigation right to the spot, and there ia a sufficient fall of water to drive all necessary machinery. The power required will be from 14 to 15 horae-power, •but it will be workable up to 18 horsepower. The mill will be a combination of efconea and rollers,- and is estimated to cost ': £1,500. J It was stated in a recent issue of the Star :/that Mr Douglas, sawmill proprietor of 1 Helensville, had come to town to seek medical advice, aa he was still suffering . .„. severely from the effects of an accident y which befell him some months ago. It was ;' discovered that his complaint was severe I laceration and urinary stricture. Dr. Wilkina took the casein hand, with so much euccees that Mr Douglas has now returned to Helensvillo, having been cured by the chemical deconfpoeition process fco which we have previously referred. ' Success promises to attend the concert to t)e held in the City Hall on Thursday evening next as a farewell benefit to Mr Phil Hannken previous to his leaving for Ceylon. Apart from the recipient being well known ' in musical circles here, his numerous friends p. have provided a programme of such merit as to justify the expectation" of a bumper house. S The junior members of the Mount Albert >-. Mutual Improvement Society gave a splendid illustration of their capabilities last evening atFerndale, to an audience of over sixty persons. Mr J. Tonson Garlick proeided. The programme was, as follows: — Pianoforte trio, Misses Garlick, R. Garlick, and Brooks; dialogue, Mr A. Martin; \ pianoforte solo, Miss Motcalfe ; recitation, I Mr T. Garlick; vocal duet, Missee Knight and Kemp; essay, Mr H. Battley ; song, 5 Miss Thomson; recitation, Mr A. Martin; pianoforte solo, Miss L. Dixon ; recitation, Sir.T. Garlick; song, Mr S. J. Harbutt; HI 'pianoforte selections, Miss Lucy Schnackenfcerg; dialogue, Messrs A. Martin, J. ; Dixon, R. Mcßrido, M. Priestley, and T. Ctarlick, P I Last evening the Tabernacle school choir, 1 under the conductorship of Mr W. Kilpatxick, successfully rendered the cantata *'Cloud and Sunshine." There was a good ■: attendance and the raised gallery was taste- . fully decorated with ferns, flowers, etc. : MissStewarb and Mr J. H. Wells officiated :as pianist and organist. The principal parts were taken by Miss Battley (soprano), I Misses PhillipsandPetty (contralto), Messrs ■ Shaldera and Tansley '(tenor), and Mr J. . .Strickebt (bass). The proceeds are to be devoted to school funds. , .A special meeting of the Grafton Football" Club waaheld in the Imperial Hotel . last evening, when there were about thirty > present. Mr W. Stone presided. The dif""lerent members expressed themselves as ' very indignant at the action of the ■; Bugby Union in suspending one of their H players without . giving i him a Hearing, S and also on*he grounds they did nob cons' eider his play rough. Several spectators I also considered the' Union's decision too harsh, aa they did not think the player in S question played a roujrh game. Ulti-. i ■ 'mately it was decided to send the fol'i?!*lowingresolutidn , to the.Rugby Union:— the. Graf ton Football, Club regret §§ the decision arrived at by the Rugby Union ffl in suspending one of their players without -giving him a fair and just hearing, contrary to all rules of fair play and justice, *nd would ask them to re-consider their decision." . ■ , i: Messrs Hesketh and Aitken have just . Jwueda compendium of gardening knowv ledge in the shapo 6f a descriptive cata- ■ ;logue of bulbs, tubers, flowers and garden I . :«nd agricultural soed. The catalogue conM>fcfat3 of nearly 70 pages, and each thing has the price setagainst it so that '): jtbe. public may be able to regulate-their > (desires according to the amount to be exbended. The catalogue also contains a Stable of seeds that may be sown each month. (This should prove of value to amateur ,'Wdeners. In order that flower beda may 'Joe properly arranged a lfsb of plants and - ; [their , probable height, together with the Jcolours of the flowers,has been appended to !,•"' tthe work, which is also profusely illustrated, iwith all the latest novelties. The catalogue !was printed at the Staji Office, and is an :admirable specimen of typographic art. i Evening Commercial Classes, for youths land adults, are held at Mr Giles's Educaf :tional Chambers, Queen-street and Durham.etreet East. Subjects of instruction: iWriting, English, arithmetic, book-keeping ,and shorthand.—(Abv*.) '..a j' W's Candidates iot examinatioaa are notified ettpiday, and, Saturday classes are, ,held at Mr Giles' -Training College, Q street and Durliam-street, conducted by Mr ePtleic. Grant, M.A. Full particulars on ap■fjpUcafcion to Mr Giles.— (Advt.)

Last evening the first of a lerlea of fortnightly social entertainments in connection with Sfc. Benedict's Church, Newton, was held itt St. Benedict'e Hail, and was well attended. A varied programme of songs and recitations, with dancing in the intervale, was gone through, and a pleasant evening was epenti. Miss B, Mellhone acted aa pianisk, and Mr J. Lundon as M.C. Mies Heath, Miss Willis and Mr Good were those chiefly engaged in the inauguration of these entertainments, which will be continued throughout the winter. Wirth's Circus at the Agricultural Hall was again well patronised lant evening, when there was a repetition of the previous evening's performance. Everybody seems to enjoy these performances, and after one visit people always appear to like another. A matinee takes place this afternoon, and the ordinary performance will be given this evening. A large and representative meeting of the members of St. Patrick's Total Abstinence Society was held lasb evening in the hall, Chapel Square. The Rev. Father Hackett, president of tho Society, occupied the chair, chair, and announced that it was his intention for the future to have meubingamonthly, so that sufficient time may be nad for the preparation of a more elaborate programme or the evening's amusement. The musical portion of the evening was as follows : — Song, "Gipsy's Warning," Mi»s Lake; song, " Mother, Kiss Mβ in My Dream," Miss Smith ; song, " Then You'll Remember," Miss Brady; recitation, "Sentence Deferred," Miss Conway; comic song, " Mick of Castlebar," Mr R. Noonan. The concert concluded with a. well-eoleoled comedy entitled "The Soldier's Bride," by Misses Conway, Nolan, Cotton and Smith, and Messrs Conway, Noonan, Keenan, and D. Foley. Miss Keenan ably accompanied on the piano. The Choral Society is at present rehearsing the cantata " The Lay of the Last Minstrel," which is adapted from Sir Walter Scott's famous poem. ..... The University Debating Society held a meeting last night. Mr W. L. Scobie opened the debate, which was on ••Cremation," and spoke strongly in favour of it. There was no leading opposition. Messrs Taylor, Sinclair, W. H. Goldie, Jackson, Battley and Pvev. P. Smallfield took part in the discussion, and when the question was put it was carried unanimously in favour of cremation. The Kauri Timber Company have struck on a neat way of advertising our prominent New Zealand timber in the Home market. This is a pamphlet, setting forth particular* in regard to tho industry. These of course are ordinary dry details, but the pamphleb is enclosed in a beautiful cover representing the grains and shades of mottled kauri. This ia most attractive. Inside on 'the second page is a handsome ink photo of a giant kauri tree at Northern Wairoa. o>^\