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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 187, 9 August 1893, Page 8

The police, want an owner for a gentleman's umbrella, found in the Auckland Post Office'a day or two ago. f The meeting of country-and suburban racing club delegates called, for this after"oonwa adjourned until Friday. Messrs Sn.Hiyr, Buttle, Caalfion and Martin were the delegates present. Mrs Livingsbone, relicb of the late ProTincial Auditor, died ab Dunedin to-day, j&ged 85. , Some particulars regarding tho recent annexation of a portion of Solomon Islands, Western Pacific, are to hand from Sydney. A telegram to' Sydney '/T *°™lle <Q), a few days ago, sbated that H.M.s. Goldfinch arrived, from a cruise to the So9Cn Islands. She left Sydney on June 20 and sbeVmed thence to Brisbane, whence and when ther» sne met tu° , ~ kao^t ft t PteiOthl° yda °fprotecSt finch, states that a y was proclaimed^ J '% land 3 V^TZ rf nnb oreviously been under any tt H h iinSr/n several islang Tub was in the^^P^yfi^/^pinL has formed an unflattering opinion 0 , the i-lanfe wet season, and rain raiw days, out of °^ *^% o yd S ays the is most trying .^ n 3vi \ ie Shortly from and. the other islands before tn» was more pronounced than i • case of the annexation of euner Gilbert or the W^gWjjS lands are to hand as to portaken possession of. ihe Jjorros tion of the group has been under Ger,r t he PßriS r- bu British interests Tail largely jS'offlinated. PjWJJJ islands by the Melanesiau Missionary p ciety lof many years.