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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 181, 1 August 1892, Page 2

Ab bhe Supreme Courb sibting in bankruptcy this morning only one case was dealt with. Mr Hugh Campbell on behalf of tho Official Assignee in Bankruptcy moved in regard to the estate of Edward Cooper that an order bo mado that for bhree months from date the post master be empowered to re-direct to the Official Assignee any letters addressed to the said Edward Cooper. His Honor Mr Justice Conolly made the order as prayed.

In our telegraphic reporb of the Taranaki Poultry Show the name of Mr Chas. Grey, Eden Terrace, was by mistake inserted instead of that of Mr W. Grey, of Scarborough Terrace, who was the prize-winner.

The new municipal buildings ab Onehunga, erected by Mr John Rowe, the contractor, are now" near completion, and to the visitors arriving by train, give a certain amount of that dash of importance and progessiveness a rising town should always attempt to possess. The buidings are two storeyed, and have a lofty and pleasant appearance. Thero are frontages to Queenscreeb and Princes - street. The Town Clerk's offices are nexb bo the Onehunga Building Society's office ; on the same floor are two other offices wibh shops and private windows, which may, we are informed, be leased to some enterprising merchant. On the second floor are the Municipal Chambers and other offices. The Borough members have no doubb built their Council Chambers on one of the best sites in Onehunga, and the new buildings are an ornament to the town.

A general meeting of the Wanganui United Farm Association was held at Wanganui on Saturday night, bo consider the question of holders acquiring tha freehold. It was decided to petition Parliamenb, asking that power be given in that direction, and also asking for tbe time for compulsory residence to end at the fourth year.

On Friday night Mrs Power, widow of Michael Power, Ohoka, Canterbury,, was drowned in a well ab her house. She had been in low spiritß for some time, and went oub aboub eleven p.m. Her daughter went to look for her, bub could nob find her. After a search, her body waa found in bhe well.

Great Britain is certainly nob neglecting her annexation policy in the Pacific just at presenb. Wibhin bhe lasb couple of monbhs bhe Imperial Governmenb, bhrough bhe capbains of H.M. warehips Royalisb and Curacoa, have esbablished British probectorabes over bhe Gilbert Islands, and over Gardner, Danger, and Nassau Islands, in bho Cenbral Pacific. A cable message from London now sbabes bhab H.M.s. Champion has left Honolulu in order to annex Cornwallis Island, lying to the S.W. of Hawaii, for the purpose of a cable stabion. Cornwallis, or as it is sometimes known Smith Johnston's Island, is a small coral atoll lying in an isolated position in lab. 18 norbh, and long. 170 west*, about 800 miles S.W. of Honolulu, and aboub 2,000 miles duo norbh of Samoa. It is uninhabited. The place was originally named by an American navigator, and ib was considered by American naval commanders bhab bhe United States had a prior righb bo the island. Ib is difficult ab first sighb bo see in whab way the island could be utilised as a cable station, for ib lies considerably out of the route of either of the proposed Pacific cable lines which have been surveyed from North America to Japan and to the Australasian Coloaies.

A middle-aged and respecbable-looking man named William Service was charged at the Sydney Waber Police Courb a few days ago with having bhrown a basinful of vibriol into bhe face of another man named Thomas O'Connor on May 18th lasb at Randwick. The injured man, who had been confined bo bhe hospibal since the oc currence, and had lost the sight of bobh eyes, had, after considerable hesitation, accused Service of bhe crime. In Courb O'Connor said he had known Service for several years and saw his faco ab bhe time the vitriol was thrown, but could nob state definitely whether the face had a black, white, red, yellow or brown beard, moustache, or whiskers upon it. The Bench discharged Service, who has been on remand since May 26bb, stating thab thero was not a shadow or tittle of evidence against him in the matter. " There is no doubt," said Mr Addison, from the bench, " that a most diabolical outrage has been committed by some fiend, for no one but a fiend would commit such an act, compared with which blowing up by dynamite would have been more kind, as thab would have pub an end bo the victim's existence instead of maiming him for life." The solicitor for the prosecution said thab O'Connor had himself bo thank if his assailanb was not punished, for he would not identify him, although the police believed that he could.

In the course of a sermon at All Saints' Church, Ponsonby, last evening, the Rev. W. Calder spoke at some length on the Bible-in-schools quostion. He said it was heart-breaking work for himself and his teachers to instruct those children in whose homes righteousness and goodness were nob bhe prevailing motives, but where " Get on, geb on '' was the ruling principle of life. He asked, did anyone mean bo tell him that when bhe lads he saw before him were men, in ten years' time, they would permit the iniquity of having- the Bible banished from their public schools. "No ; thoy would insist on seeing it read in school by thoir children ; and if this were done nowhere else, bhey would see thab ib was done in Ponsonby." Ib was done in Tasmania ; bhe Biphop of Tasmania had bold him thab ho had gone all over bhe public schools in his diocese, teaching and examining bhem, and overy Church of England clergyman, and clergymen of other denominations, were invited to teach the Scriptures in the public schools, and to examine the children. This, he said, would help bo place before the nation an ideal life and urge tho boys and girls to live a life that was worth living.

The current number of the "Helping Hand " before us is up to its usual standard of excellence. It contains capital photos of Bishop and Mrs Cowie, with a brief character sketch in the "Easy Chair" notes, also a photo of Mis 3 Coleman, formerly a teacher under the Auckland Board of Education, and now a China missionary under the Presbyterian Board of Missions. Among the many excellent articles which grace its columns, we notice one on " Gambling, and its Results." a letter from Mr Stooke, a China inland Missionary, on the cause ot the recent riots in bhe Yang-tee Valley. Mrs Rattray contributes an arbicle with a capital moral cnfib'ed "A Wife's Conscience." "From Darkness to Lighb," by Mr C. H. Skudder, the writer's conversion from scepticism and itifidelity. Several other racy and interesting articles, besides columns devoted to " Temperance," " News of the Churches," etc. The paper has jusb entered upon the third year of its existence and shows feigns of vigorous life. A footnote says, "We print 4,000 copies this month." The price is 2s 6d per annum, posb free, and may bo had from all stationers and booksellers. Mr C. F. Spooner, formerly of bhe firm of Spencors, Spooner, and Co., lithographers, etc., is now business manager for bhe paper.

At a meeting of tho Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association at Dunedin, it was unanimously resolved that the Minister of Agriculture be asked to amend bhe Factories Act, so far as it enacts thab a woolshed, barn, or any building on a farm where three or more persons are employed must be regisbered as a factory, and made subjecb bo bhe provisions of bhe Act, aud that dairy and cheese factories are similarly treated, so thab the Acb can be made to apply to women and boys milking cows, as the application of such an Act to the agricultural industry is vexatious and unnecessary.

The Wellington Meat Export Company's balance-sheeb recommends a dividend of 8 per cent., absorbing £3,122 14s Bd. It is proposed bo wribe off 10 por cent, depreciation on the plant, £2,127, and to reserve £2,645, leaving £§62 bo carry forward. During bhe year, new works were completed bo deal with 2,000 sheep and 70 cattle per day. The oubpub during the same period was 121,694 sheep, 5,225 lambs, and 5,560 cattle. The directors look forward confidently to an increase this year.

An interesting character lecture was given by Professor Golledge, phrenophysiognomist, on Saturday nighb, in the V.M.C.A. Rooms. Some ofthe traits on which he spoke were well acted out. This makes the twentieth time thab Professor Golledge has lectured in Auckland, and no phreno-physiognomist has lectured such a number of times here before for years. The professor again made an examination of some of the audience. To-night, and on Wednesday, he is to lecture again, when admission will be free.

Under topics of bhe month in "The Bible Standard" for August, the editor deals with bhe great sbrike in Pittsburg, "Instinctive Criminality," "Higher Criticism," "Franchise to Women," etc., etc. Other articles in the present issue are :—

"The Promise of Christ's Return," "Christian Separation," "Papers on the Kingdom," "A Babylonian Library," " Association Notes," " A Word to the Undecided," " Pleasures and Amusements," "Tho Pilgrim's Progress," "Misuse of Scripture Words," "An Age of Unrest," "Humanity's Splendid Destiny," '.'Cure for Laziness," "The Home Circle," "Mr Gladstone on Modern Preaching," "Tho Bible Doctrine of Perfection," "Children's Corner," " Church, Mission, and Currenb News," etc.

We learn that Mr Palmer, whose sweeb tenor voice ha 3 been heard in most of our New Zealand towns, inbends to pay Auckland a visit very shortly. Theatre-goers will look forward to seeing this favourite actor in " Hans the Boatman " and " My Sweetheart," and, as soon as his agenb can make arrangements for the Opera House, thoy will be *ble 6? enioy a genuine treat.

Any reliable information about other lands is always welcomed by an Auckland audience. Books of travel are in good request by our young people. On Friday next the Rev. W. Morley will deliver a lecture in the V.M.C.A. Rooms with the attractive tible of " 30,000 Miles by Land and Sea." From the well-known ability ot the lecturer a deeply-interesting lecture may be expected.

Ie Messrs Wildman and Lyell's shop there can be seen a plan of a new sanitary dwelling designed by Mr Roberb Jenkinson, of Park It represents a house containing nine rooms and two bathrooms, besides a large number of convenient pantries, ote. The proposed building is built of iron and concrete, and Mr Jenkinson claims for ib the great advantage of being designed on specially sanitary principles. Perhaps the chief peculiarity of the structure is that it is nob on the square, but' is built iv bhe form of a double ellipse. The walls of the rooms thus describe not straight, but curved lines —an innovation certainly, and to many an improvement. The roof of the dwelling is flat, and as its name expresses can be made to do dutj- as a garden. The estimated cost of this building is, aa worked oub by the designer, only £595.

The members of the Onehunga Wesleyan Band of Hope held their usual meeting on Friday evening; Mr H. J. Davies in the chair. A number of solos, trios and recitations wore given by the membeVs, and addresses by Messrs L. Peglar, Evans and the Chairman. An impromptu dialogue between Mr Laking and Mr E. McAlpine was a novelty, much admired.

It is reported that the Marquis of Salisbury has assured the Portuguese Government that England will not interfere in the question of Portugal's foreign creditors.

The members of the H.A.C.B. Society held their annual ball on Friday night in the Onehunga Public Hall. As usual, ib was mosb successful, the ball being crowded. Messrs O'Hara and Higgins were M.C.'s, and their attention to their duties kept them fully employed until early morning, when the company departed for their respective homes, well pleased wibh their entertainment.

A clearance must be made for new goods, that is why Geo. Fowlds is selling silk handkerchiefs for 9d; Argosy bracesior ls; blue serge hats ls lid, worth 3s 6d ; merino sox, 2 pair for 9d.—(Advt.)

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