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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 15, 19 January 1892, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Welcome rain. Ship Columba gone. Devonport requires a water supply. Dr. Efson elected Mayor of Onehunga. Butchers' picnic postponed till the 24th« Meeting of Mount Albert r afcepayera tonight. Rainy weather interferes with harvesting at Oamarn. Admiralty House is undergoing renova« tion and alteration.' Dr. Robert Giffen left Launceston for New Zealand, not England. Mr W. McCullough, J.P., has beon appointed an official visitor to tho Gaol. Search for Mr Newald's child has beea reluctantly abandoned as hopeless, Mr Yereker Bindon, school inspector of Wanganui, is on a visit to Auckland. A petition urging the necessity for im«' proving Grey-street ia being numerously si_ne.d. Mr Thomas Logan loaves by the Taluno this evening to join his brother William ab Broken Hill. Inspector, Pardy, formerly stationed here, has come up from Wanganui "on a flying visit. Ke is looking exceedingly well. .The b.s. Despatch leaves the Auckland wharf for the Lake at 10 a.m. and2p.m. tomorrow, returning again about sundown.

Chamber of Commerce will probably recommend Government to vote money for representation of tho colony at the World's Fair.

■ Harvesting at Timaru is becoming general. On the drier lands the yield promises to be good. Sparrows are causing great loss.

The Northern Territory Land Company of South Australia offered land to both Baron Hirsch and General Booth, bub neither has replied.

There was a church parade of the volunteers at St. Luke's Church, Oamaru, on Sunday, to show respect to the memory of the Duko of Claience.

A man named Robinson, a Waharoa settler, was brought in to Hamilton yesterday,' having been thrown from his horse and. seriously injured his left leg. At a meeting of New.Soutk Wales aon - associated collieries, it was decided to adopt a reduction in the selling price proposed by the associo ted mines.

Major Gudgeon, Judge of the Native Land Court, proceeded to Otorohanga yesterday to open the Land Court for blocks and subdivisions in the King Country.

AD"St. Andrew's Church on Sunday the Rev. A. Carrick made appropriate referonca to tho death of the Duke of Clarence and Avondale and Cardinal Manning.

McPherson identified Frederick Holmes, recently remanded to Chrietchurch, as the man who he alleges obtained £31 from him by mean 3of the confidence trick.

A very heavy fall of rain took place in Wellington on Sunday night. The streets were flooded, and the footpaths scoured out in many places in the more precipitous localities.

The New South Wales Assembly has passed an address of condolence to tho Queen and Prince and Princess of Wales-: on tho death of the Duke of Clarence ancb Avondale.

Hayes and Brilliano's Allied Show and Classical Circus aro having a successful tour through the various country townships. Mr Boucher is now acting as agent for the proprietors. Inspector Thomson and Detective Herbert have returned to the Pahiattta District to resume their inquiries into the Boxing Day poisoning case. The inquest will be re-opened on Thursday. It is 'unlikely that a charge of manslaughter against Raines, of Wellington, will be proceeded with, unless further evidence implicating him than that adduced at the inquest turns up.

Messrs McLean and Sons proceeded yestorday with Mr James Stewart, engineer, to start their contract on the Rotorua lino, which they intend to push ahead fast during the summer weather. Mi- Seddon, Minister of Public Works, was present at a meeting which was addressed by the Minister of Lands at Lawrence (Obago) on Monday evening, and at a banquet tendered afterwards to Mr McKenzie.

Although, the Wellington city valuation shows a comparatively small increase, 173 now buildings were erected during the year. The total amount deducted tor schools, etc., was £2,500. In December there were only 191 empty building against 265 in tho previous .year. Senlior T. A. Ferreira has formed a new Miuistry in Portugal. General sympathy is expressed with Senhor Carvalho, but hi 3 concealing tho loan from his colleagues ia considered an act of great imprudence. A commission is being appointed to inquire into tho matter. Marquis Defoy, who ia implicated in the scandal, was arrested and released on bail.

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