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Auckland Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 296, 13 December 1892, Page 5

An all-day meetine for prayer was commenced this morning at 9 o'clock, in the ! V.M.C.A. lecture hall, under the auspices of tho Auckland Ministers' Association. Up to the time of our going to press, there ■ j had been a pood attendance throughout j especially in the middle of the day. Doubt' iess, ac it is an unsectarian convention" large numbers will be present tbi3 evening' i In our yesterday's reporb of the remarks made by the Chairman of the Industrial and Frovidentßuilding Society there was an error in reference to the small percentage of money owing to depositors compared with what the Act allow?. :l The statement made by the Chairman was that the eecurity of the investing shareholders was thus much greater to the extent of the difference. This greater security should have applied to those who deposit money with the Society. Considerable excitement was caused in front of the town clock this afternoon by! the behaviour of a young horse attached to one of Messrs Pullan and Arniitage's Parnell buaseß. It became restive when near Fortstreet and refused to proceed, notwithstanding tho persuasive stimulation of the whip. At last it began to plunge and rear, with the result that it got badly entangled in the traces. The police then interfered f and advised the horse's removal from the j bus. A large crowd now collected on the sidewalk to watch the proceedings, and when the animal was released it still refused to budge. Some one struck it again,, which caused the horse to jerk its head free and bolt towards the footpath. Fortunately ib bumped against a verandah post and made for the road again ■ where it was caught. Although the people quickly got out of the way, bad the'horse reached the path a serious accident would ;nevitably have occurred. The Foresters' Sports Committee have , added to their programme an event for members of the Auckland. Amateur Athletic Club,