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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 36, 12 February 1892, Page 1

TABLE TALE.

Bank op New Zealand improving* Lord Onslow farewelling. Races ab Potter's Scene in Anglican Synod a. WelUngtotfi; Governor to be banqueted «air Wellinetoa to-night. The Empresa-of Germany ri&vflufferinsr from influenza. St. Matthew's picnic to-morrow. The death is announced*©! General Waller, m England. T lb is probable there will bo a look-oufi £v S? en on fche Wear (England). Ihe French Government is foundine*» museum of commerce ab a cosb of £8,000 French flagship Dubourdieu is expected here again shortly with the new Admiral Members of the Ponsonby Rowing Club are to row for caps to-morrow afternoon, kindly presented by Mrs J. Cooper. Mr William Catran, while coming homa from work at the Thames, slipped ijd f e i| over an embankment, breaking bis collarbone. Ib was stated that Bishop Clifford, oi Clifton, or Bishop Vaughan, of Salford* will be chosen as successor to Cardinal Manning. The open boat race in connection with the Auckland Regatta for several extra' trophies ia nob to take place till about the 20th instant. Mr De Cobain, the recusant member foe Belfast, is ill, and unable to stand bis triaL The electors have petitioned to have thtt seat declared vacant. The late Bishop Perry (of London) leaved bequests to several charities in Melbourne, and £1,000 each to the Bishops of Melt bourne and Ballarat for church plate. The Assembly having affirmed the im« position of a stock tax, a Bill to eflfecb it has been read a first time. Ib provides for a tax on horses and cattle of Ss per head. sheep 6d, and swine 2s. Ib is rumoured in the United States that Mr Blame is intriguing to obtain President Harrison's defeat for the Presidency. He denies he has any intention of resigning the Secretaryship of State. Taupo people had a view of Tongariro fop a few moments yesterday. Excepting tha. there is an abnormal quantity of emoke es« caping from the crater, one would nob knowf that anything unusual had happened. Four services in memory of the late Rev;' C. H. Spurgeon were held in the London Tabernacle. Canon Fleming, Mr Sankey, the evangelist, the Rev. Dr. McLaren, and many of the leading Dissenters were present. Mr M. Nieeol (Chairman of the Harboun Board) and others are arranging a monster muster ot yachts and sailing boats in tha harbour for the evening when Lord Onslow leaves Auckland for Sydney by the s.s, Mararoa. A Tyser liner, the cargo steamer Star-oj England, is expected here next week from London, via the South, on her first visit to Auckland. Another Tyser cargo boab, tbe large s.s. Indramayo, has just arrived at the Bluff from Brisbane, to lead for London. The Lubeck, from Samoa to Sydney* brings news that a large meeting will shortly be held to decide whether tha King's Government or Mataafa's causa shall be adhered to. Herr Edgert, of the German Land Commission, desires to resign on the ground of ill-health. V An unusually large kauri log was brought! down from the Kaipara yesterday by train from Kaukapakapa," Kaipara, to the Waitemata Timber Company's yards. It measures 51ft in length and 18ft in girth, and over 6ft in diameter, and contains over 13,000 ft of timber, valued at about £90. At the inquest on the body of Michael Fallon, licensee of the Imperial Hotel, Thames, the jury yesterday afternoon returned a verdict to the effect that death resulted from delirium tremens, and added a rider that the inquest was uncalled for, aa Dr. Callan was prepared to certify as to tht cause of death. The ship M. E. Watson arrived at Newcastle last week from Melbourne, flying hep ensign half-mast. On the voyage over tha captain died suddenly from apoplexy, and was 'buried at sea. The ship arrived in charge of the chief officer. The captain had only been married two days previous to leaving Melbourne. A young man named Albert Atherton Jordan, 20 years of age, called at tha Christchurch Hospital on Wednesday night, and stated he was in great pain from eating green apples. He was treated for irritant poisoning, but died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. An- inquest was held yesterday afternoon, and adjourned till Monday next for the stomach to be analysed. Consequent upon the discussion which has taken place ab Adelaide in reference to Sunday working on vessels in the porta of South Australia an official order has been made that in no instance except where life is in danger, as in the case of wreck, will the Sunday working of vessels be permitted. This applies also to mail steamers, bub, nob to tbe landing of mails. An inquest was held yesterday at Wakefield (Nelson) touching the death of Mr Samuel Clayden, a member of the Education Board. He was crossing a small creek near his house by means of a plank when apparently he became giddy and fell into a few inches of water. He struggled to tho bank, but died there. The caus6 of death was heart disease. A verdict to thab effect was returned.