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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1892, Page 4

The question of selling hop beer came up at the Police Court this morning, but was adjourned for the purposes of analysis. Meanwhile, it was agreed that no steps would be taken against shops selling hop beer until the present test case had been decided.

Shipping is very brisk at Aratapu now, there being no lees than five vessels engaged in loading timber. The barque Killarney is daily expected, with metal for the Gounty Council. The mill is working overtime to keep up the supply of timber, and some new machines are being broughc into use.

The committee of the Auckland Amateur Athletic and Cycle Club met last evening, when the date for the next carnival was fixed for March 19th. The programme was also drawn up, and is as follows : 75 yards, 150 yards, 300 yards ladies' bracelet, 600 yards, 1,000 yards Club championship race, l?j miles handicap, 120 yards hurdles, tw'omile walk, maiden lone; jump, quarter-mile hurdles, high jump. There are six bicycle events, including five mile championship (ordinary), one mile novice roadster, .one mile roadster handicap, two mile roadster, three mile handicap (any machine), fivo mile handicap (any machine).

At the Supremo Court to-day in Banco, before Mr Justice Conolly, the following caees were called :—Waiapu County Council v. Cook County Council. This was an application for a writ of injunction. Mr Cooper applied for an adjournment of the cfiae until next Bunco sittings (next week), which was granted. In the matter of the Trustees Act, and the will of John Thomas Shaw : This was an application for the interpretation of a will. Mr Cooper asked that the case should be adjourned till next Banco sittings. This was agreed to.

One inebriate appeared at the Police, Court this morning before Dr. J. Giles, R.M. His name was William Webb, and, having pleaded guilty to being drank and disorderly, was fined 20s, or 48 hours in defaulfe. *

Afe yesterday's meeting of the Committee who are arranging a farewell to Lord and Lady Onslow, ib wae resolved to hold the luncheon at 2 o'clock instead of 1 o'clock as previously announced. The address to be presented was read, and it was resolved that the address be signed by the Mayor on behalf of the corporation and citizens of Auckland and by the hon. secretaries of the Citizens' Committee. Ib was further resolved to close the guarantee fund list ab the end of the present week. The question of the day on which the Mayor should proclaim a half-holiday was introduced, and ib ■was resolved that the holiday be on the day of the Governor's departure.

the Chairman of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board says outsiders have no idea of the difficulty experienced in providing acceptable foodfortheinmates ot theCostley Home. It appears the inmates include vegetarians, Edenites, who cab only fruit that ripens above ground, and others with peculiar fancies, and it was found impossible to satisfy their demands.

* The Hawera "Star" says: —Persona whose apple trees are suffering from the American blight or woolly aphis may be pleased to learn that one orchard in the Ngaire district has been freed from the pest by painting cream on the branches in the winter time. One application almost abolishes the blight, and a second one completes the cure. If this remedy proves to be as certain as it is represented to be, we may *gain see Ribston Pippons and Blenheim Orange apples in the market before long ; apples which are both first-class, bub are much subject to the woolly blight.

A meeting of the Auckland Regatta Com" mittee was held in the Waitemata Hote* yesterday afternoon in order to pass ac" counts in connection with the recent annual Regatta held in this port, and to transact othei business. Mr C Bailey presided. The question of the dispute regarding the resuit of the Champion, Whaleboat Race at the Regatta came up again for discussion, a letter being received from the solicitors to the Waitemata Boating Club threatening the Committee with legal proceedings if they fulfilled their expressed intention of handing over the first prize (£4O) in this race to the North Shore Rowing Club. Finally it was resolved on the motion of Mr Geo. Cozens, "That owing to threatened litigation the first prize of £40 in the Amateur Champion Whaleboat Race be withheld until sued for, in which case the money to be paid into the R.M. Courb, to abide by the decision of the R;M.; and that in the event of action not being taken within 14 days, the money to be paid over to the North Shore Rowing Club." Accounts amounting to £43 8s 3d were passed for payment, a number of others being left in the bauds of the treasurer and secretary to settle satisfactorily. The total expenses of the Regatta, beyond the prizes, are expected to- amount to about £60. As the Committee still have three trophies in hand undisposed of, it has been decided to hold an open sailing-boat race in the harbour on Saturday next, for which the first prize will be a stag's head handsomely mounted (presented by Mrs Yandle), a greenstone pencil (Mr Larsen), and a Japanese tray (Mr Goodson). The arrangements for the race have been left in the hands of Messrs C. C. Dacre, C. Bailey, and Walker. Lyttelton harbour appears to be curiously prolific of fires on board ship if of nothing else. Theship Everest has just been almost totally destroyed in Lyttelton dock by fire, and a telegraphic message to-day from that port states that a fire broke out in the forehold of the barque Carnarvon Castle on Monday night, but was extinguished before any damage had been done, except to ' some dunnage goods and mats. The matron of the Jubilee Kindergarten wishes to resurn thanks for the following donations :—Meat: Messrs Hellaby, Short-lahd-street; Fenton, Queen-street; Salmon, Queen-Btreeb; Hedger, Kyber Pass ; Kilgour and Lumpkin, Newmarket. Bread : Messrs Evans, Hobson-street; Wallace, Parnell; vegetables, Mrs Kemble, Queenstreet : milk, from the London Dairy; fruit, from a friend ; cake, lollies from St. Alban's Sunday - school treat (Mr McGregor) ; 3 sacks of potatoes from Mr Hall, One Tree Hill. A narrow escape from a serious accident occurred in the mill at Aratapu on Monday evening. A man named Peter Jacobsen was underneath the mill attending to the working of a belt, when he got caughb by some of the machinery, and was picked up insensible with his ear partly torn from his head. On a previous occasion a workman was killed in a somewhat similar manner,

The Onehunga Regatta promises to be a big affair. The subscription list is being filled up well, and the prizee will be worth contesting. Captain Robertson informs us this morning that Mr Hudson, the traffic manager, has agreed to take boats from Auckland to Onehunga by rail if accompanied by their crews, and proper notice given. Entriee close ab Waitemata Hotel and ab the Secretary's office, Onehunga, on the 15th inst. ThQ Union steamship Company hat added a new Bteamer to its already ex« tensive fleet. Latest English advicet mention tbab the new steamer, the Upoluft comp u men fc to Samoa—has been comfl Clyde ghe . g 2Qm fay beam and 2 4fb depth, and is specially deßigned to su i b the passenger traffic and the a f ru i b . carry i ne trade between the Is i an d ß and New Zealand. On her trial she made a mea n speed of 11-6 knots. She is nQW m her oub t0 this co]ony to fcaka tfa t d between Auckland, Tonga. £\ g 8 • ttUU o< * w Ab a meeting of the Otago Harbonr Board to pass the accounts yesterday ab Dunedin, the chairman, Mr H. Gourley, said the aggregate increase in the Board's revenue for the past year may be stated as £3,500, ordinary revenue having reached a total of £48,487. The only notice he meant to take of outside or inside defamers of the Board and their financial position was to poinb out to the bondholders that their claims are a first charge on the revenues of the Board, and those only amounb to £12,143. The other expenditure amounted to a total of £9,880 10s 7d. The Otago Harbour Board have hitherto honourably and punctually kept their financial engagements, and there is no valid ground for attacks thab have been made upon them, although there is good reason for believing thab these attacks, if nob emanating from, have been countenanced by, fellow-colonists and citizens who apparently forget, or are regardless of, the injury they are inflicting upon the whole body politic by their conduct.

The prizes won at the Judge's Bay Regatta were presented last evening ab the British Hotel to the winners. There was a large attendance, and Mr Seymour Thome George, the Mayor of Parnell, before handing over the prizes, congratulated the Committee on their efforts in bringing the regatta to such a successful issue, and trusted that next year they would make it even more popular.

The Hikurangi-Kamo railway employees find that the prices allowed for earth works are not such that they can make a fortune out of, or even much of a rise. The miners and people that way are used to mako good wages, atany rate the section of the press who were alarmed that our farming and other industrial pursuits would be deserted may rest assured that the-e is no danger what* ever.—(Correspondent.) The meeting of the City Schools Committee called for last night lapsed for want of a quorum. Messrs Blades (the Chairman) and Speight were the only members who put in an appearance. A third cricket match between the Mangawhare and Aratapu Cricket Clubs came off on Saturday last at Mangawhare, and resulted in a win for the visitors by 76 runs, Aratapu won the toss and took the field. The Mangawhare team was disposed of for 40 runs, no one reaching double figures. Beale got 8, Taylor 7, and Forde 6. The bowling honours were shared between Messrs Crookes, Elliott, Walker and Stallworthy. Arabapu in their innings made 116 ; AJarcroffc, 33; Crookes, 21: Hardy, ■ 13; and fcstallworthy, 11, being the double figures. Elliott was the only one that contrived to get a " duck." The fielding was pretty good on both sides. Aratapu have now won two of the three matches, but two more are to be played. ;■";'. As undoubted fact,which has gained for Arthur Nathan's Teas that reputation, and recognised wherever lifsed, if tlais you get the best. Money can't buy better.—(Advt. \