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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 44, 21 February 1891, Page 4

Now that Sir George Grey is on the eve of hia departure for Australia, to take part in the Federation Conference, the Auckland Liberal Association have decided to present an address, wishing Sir George Grey bon voyage and safe return to Auckland. The executive have the matter in hand, and will decide whab form tbe "send off" will take, due notice of which will be advertised.

Yesterday afternoon a meeting of creditors in the estate of P. J. Nerheny was held ab the Official Assignee's office. A motion was passed sympathising with the bankrupt, and instructing the Official Assignee to do all in hia power to facilitate his discharge.

Mr. H. TV. Bishop, R.M., has undertaken to attend the Auckland R.M. Court, pending the return of Dr. Giles, who goes South shortly.

The half-yearly examinationof candidates for certificates as mine managers under thq Mining Act, 1886, and Coal Minos Act, 1890, will commence at the Thames School of Mines on Tuesday next and will be con-! tinued for the three days following. Seven or eight candidates are expected to be pre-, sent themselves for examination. A special meeting of the Management Committee of the Auckland Cricket Asso-i ciation was held last evening, when, after! considerable discussion, it was decided to! uphold the Committee's previous decision! wibh regard to the protest of the Auckland C.C. against the United C.C. At the same time, if a match could be arranged between the two clubs for March 17 the Association would recognise it as a cup contest. William Stonyer, commission agent, Christchurch, was committed for trial yesterday on a charge of obtaining £350 by false pretences from Eliza Agnes Dixon. The evidence was to the effect that the prisoner was entrusted with a section of land to fell for £550, and sold it to Mrs Dixon for £900, converting £350 to his own use.

Ministerial residences and grounds ia Tinakori Road, Wellington, if not sold by auction, will probably be handed over to the Girls' High School as an endowment.. The latter has only £113 a year revenue to depend on, with a debt of some £5,000 hanging over ib. The ground attached to the residence, though nob extremely valuable just now, will be- worth much more in a few years to cut up for building sites.

The Hon. C. H. Tupper and Macdougall, representatives from Nova Scotia in the Canadian Parliament, were received with immense enthusiasm on their arrival in Halifax. In addressing their constituents both gentlemen emphasised the fact tbatt the elections must decide the question whether Canada is to remain a British colony, or be absorbed by force and fraud into the United States.

Among tbe matters which are engaging the attention of the Government is the question of a uniform system of school books for the colony; The plan which. finds most favour at present is the appoiftb-' ment of a Commission to draw up the neces-l sary books. The printing will be done by! the Government printer, and provision will probably be made for free distribution by the local committees in cases where they! are satisfied the parents are too poor to pay for them. Nothing definite, however, has yet been settled.

James Dickson, a lad of 15 years, and cadet at the Orari Railway Station and Post Office, pleaded guilty ab Timaru yes« terday to a charge of stealing a £5 note from a letter registered and posted at thab office. Thelebter contained a second note and cheques. The R.M., in consideration of his youth and previous good character, and the fact that an injury to his head some time ago seemed to have affected his faculties, dealt with the" case by a fine of £10. The lad confessed to other pilfering.

A public meeting in connection with the Congregational Union was held in tho Nelson Provincial Hall last night, presided: over by Mr C. J. Fell. : Three excellent; addresses were given by the Revs. Saunders, Bradbury, and Evans, being much appreciated by the.large audience. A jubilea fund of £1,000 is to be raised for the purpose of paying off debts on churches, providing for pastors' fund, and church extension. Tho next annual meeting will be held in Wellington, it being the jubilee of Congregationalism in New Zealand ; and the Australasian Intercolonial Conference is to be invited to meet at tha same time and place. The session has now closed. The delegates and friends were to have been entertained at a picnic to. day, bnti .heavy rain set in, this morning.

The collector of the Maori census in th_ Waiuku district meets with some remarkable returns. One instance occurred this week. Upon asking a Maori the number of his family, he was told it consisted of himself, his wife and three children, and the ages of the children were Is. months, 6 months, and 1 month respectively. Ha smiled and pasted on to the next.

The swimming sports on the Hamilton Lake yesterday were a great success. There was a large attendance. Nicholson won the Half-mile championship, after a terrible tussle with Bonley, who led up to 20yds from home, and . then utterly collapsed aud had to be taken up in a boat. Benley won the Isoyds championship, Nicholson second, and H. Hume a good third. Nicholson lost all chance by stopping ab the 100 yds flag, thinking the race over, giving Benley too much lead to pick up again. The time for the 150 yds was 2.13 and 9-lOths, and the time for the half-mik 15min 55sec. No other good times were made. Altogether the sports were much appreciated.

There was a larger attendance than usual ab the Alexandra-street Methodist Young People's Class last night, when a very instructive paper was read by Miss Blomfield on "How to Prevent Marriage Being a Failure." The young lady essayist handled the subject in true British fashion —without fear or favour—dealing some hard blows on the fair sex. Miss- F. Blakely and Mr Burton criticised the paper at considerable length. Both critics thought that Miss Blomfield hi,t the young women rather hard. Mr Rose and Mr Clarke also spoke on the paper, and Miss Blomfield briefly replied. The pastor thanked the essayist, on behalf ot the class, for her very pleasant paper.

A very narrow escape from a fatal accidenb occurred to Mr Thomas Smith on, Tuesday last. It appears he had been sinking a well for Mr Garland and had gone to the depth of 60ft, just finished the job, cleaned up the bottom, and sent his tools to the surface, and was waiting for the bucket to descend to take him to the surface when, from some unaccountable fact, a large stone weighing about 141b slipped oub of the side of the well about 30ft down, and went crashing to the bottom, jusb grazing Smith's head and striking him on the shoulder. It stupefied him for » moment, but when the bucket was lowered he gob in and was brought to the top, and with the exception of a severe bruise he was uninjured.—(Correspondent.)

Ab the meeting of the Board of Educa' tion yesterday, it wa3 decided to call fo« tenders for the erection of the truant school in Chapel-street. The School Committee ab the Lake wrote stating that the charges made b_ Mr Harrow against the headmaster of the school were frivolous and wibhoub foundation. The Board decided to take no notice of the charges. I& was agreed to lease the old school reserve ab Mangere.. The Newton East Commit* 68 wrote in referencetofencingand other work, and regretted' that a concrete wall was nob included. The letter was received, and it was agreed to reply that as the tender for the work had been accepted, nothing further could be done in the matter.

Charlie Stephenson, the well-known sculler, writing to a friend at Dargaville, says :—" lam trying to geb up a match with Neil Mabterson, and deposited £25 on January 14th, which he has nob yet covered. If he accepts the challenge we row on March 14th next." I hav6 taken C. Dutch in hand, and made matches with him against Bubear for £100, F. Couch £100, and R. J. Brown £200, and I think he (Dutch) will wm. Should I have the luck to put down Matteson if he rows me, I intend going to America, where, I think, there is a better field for rowing men, and you can find more backers. You may therefore look oub for us, as we shall in all probability run up to Dargaville and see you all on our way through Auckland, the matches arranged for Dutch come off as follows :—Bubear February I9th, Couch February 28th and, Brown March 2nd."

A Committee meeting of the Aooktand Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club was held last evening, when tho autumn spf te.which _ it i_ __-i;_. Three ot the members SfiS&b I. were Sorted to the Committee were and w' HHales wSlxouerated from all r P SoS; while the received a ca°tion fl \ £ p<)l _ members were e £-u»u. r -r, ti„._ p , lard R F. Luks, P-Hoyes, O. R. Reoves, WT Martin, VV. Thompson, G. Glover, ? Mc Wb rter, C. Brookes, and C. Motion The entries for the sports will be received next Saturday evening. The programme appears in another part of this issue. . At half-past seven this evening the Newton Brass Band will perform the following Programme on the Queen-street Wharf in _id of the fund to assist the iamihes ot the men who were killed in the recent lamentable mining disaster ab Huntly :-Hymn, ".Lead, Kindly Light," Dr. Dykes; overture, "The Calif of Bagdad," Boildieu ; valse, «• lolanthe," Sullivan ; D'Albert; nautical selecdon, "A Life on the Ocean Wave, E. Binding; fantasia on Irish airs, Ould Oireland," Hare; valse, *• Tho Lmerald H. Round; selection, "Bohemian Girl, Balie; funeral march, "Saul, C.. a. Handel; " God Save the Queen. Of late years, camping out has become a favourite amusement with Auckland people, and the climatic conditions being favourable, it is a capital means of aiiording a holiday to the children of a family. Others who do not caro for tented life acquire small cottages at the Lake, North Shore, and elsewhere, where they have all the benefits of an occasional change from town with no fear of exposure to the weather, and very little expense. To such people, as well as to those in search of elfgible villa sites, the sale of the Kapuna estate by Messrs Cochrane and Son on Monday should have special interest. The site is a beautiful one on the heights of Birkenhead, commanding a splendid view of the surrounding country, whiloits salubrity is undeniable. The prices of the allotments too are not likely to bo very high. There are some choice allotments of land in closo proximity to the Lake to be sold next Wednesday by Mr R. C. Carr. Ab the same time he offers the Balmoral estate. These allotments are adjoining tho English Church, and offer special inducements for residence and business purposes. The sale commences at 12 o'clock on Wednesday, bhe 25th inst.

The work of receiving pictures for the forthcoming exhibition of tho Society of Arts was going on briskly at the Choral Hall this morning and yesterday. It is as yet impossible to compute the numbers received, but both in point of number and artistic merit the exhibits this year will, it seems probable, eclipse those of last year. As the ferry steamer Victoria, from the North Shore, was coming into her berth ak the Devonport Forry Company's tee about ten o'clock this morning she was run into by the Kohimarama steam launch, which was just moving out from the Queen-street "Wharf lor Kohimarama. Tho consequence was a severe shock to both vessels, bub no further injuries. The launch appeared to be to blame. She put back to the wharf at once, but was found to have received no damage. .

The anniversary services in connection with the Pitt and Edwin-street Primitive Methodist Sunday-school takes place tomorrow. In th-3 morning the Rev. YV. C. "Woodward will preach, and the Rev. W. Laycock addresses the children in the afternoon. At night the service will be held in St. James's Hall. As an orchestra will'be in attendance, the services should as usual prove enjoyable.

Each evening the attendance at " Fun on the Bristol" increases, which is of itself evidence' of the drawing nature of the show. Widow O'Brien, with the accent on the "c,"as usual evoked great laughter, the rich brogue and comic antics creating infinite amusement. The Sappho ballet with its beautiful movements is also an interesting feature in the "Fun on the Bristol." The same programme will be repeated this evening.

The funeral of the late Mr Joseph Flood took place on Sunday last, the 15th, at 3 o'clock, and was attended by a large number of friends. Ho was followed to his last resting place by his wife and three sons. The body was enclosed in a beautiful polished wood coffin mounted with brass and laden with floral offerings. Deceased was a well-known hotelkeeper. Prior to his departure for the South on Thursday, Mr James Kelly, M.H.R. for Invercargill, was asked by the Auckland Liberal Association to address .a public meeting. He replied regretting his inability to do so, as there was not then sufficient time. Mr Kelly, who is a cousin of Mr J. L. Kelly, editor of the "Observer," holds the position of Chairman of the Southland Railway Servants' Union. To-morrow afternoon the Curacoa, which has been in harbour for some time past, will be thrown open for public inspection between the hours of 1.30 and 5 p.m. The ferry steamers will run at short intervals during the afternoon. The Eagle is advertised to run to St. Helier's Bay to-morrow afternoon, leaving the ferry tee at 2.30. After landing any passengers who may wish to go on shore, she will shape a course outside the North Head, and thence down the Channel, past the Lake Beach, returning to St. Helier's Bay at 5.15, and arriving in town about six o'clock. A shipment of about 2,000 cases of the new season's Island oranges were brought to port last night from Tahiti, by the s.s. Richmond.

Summer Fizz, only 6d and Is per tin, sparkling and refreshing. Prepared by F. and C. T. Renshaw and Co.—(Advt.) For a clean,serviceable,and pretty garden walk lay down tar pavement, and dress with Rhodes' Ground Shells. See notice. —(Advt.)

Our large and growing trade leaves us with a constantly accumulating stock of remnants. Special bargains will be offered in these on Monday and Tuesday next.— Smith and Caughey. —(Advt.)

Great remnanb sale at Smith and Caughey's on Monday and Tuesday next,— (Advt.)