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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 30, 3 February 1894, Page 1

TABLE TALK, Pi,easakter weather. Alter the rain. American tariff passed. Sheep stealing at Kawau. Mariposa left; Rotomahana arrived. Waihora leaves for Sydney ab 6 p.m. Heavy rain at Wellington yesterday. Sunday-school Union met last night. Terrible weather in the Gulf of Carpen. taria. St. Paul's school treat waß held at Takapuna to-day. Governmonb Railway time-table for this month published. Reporb of Auckland Savings Bank considered very satisfactory. It is said thab France has 200,000 men available for coasb defence. There was bad weather in many parts of bhe North Island yesterday. Auckland Savings Bank annual balancesheet published in this issue. Sculling handicaps for the Marshall Cup and medal comes of to-night. The efficiency of the French Navy has been defended by the Premier. Wonderfully rich goldmine reported at: Coolgardie, Western Australia. The Vaudeville Company open in the Opera House on Monday noxt. Auckland farmera resenb the closing of the quarantine station on Motuihi. A children's service of song waa given in the Tabernacle yesterday evening. One of the burglars recently caught in Sydney is a native of New Zealand. Many resolutions passed ab the School ■ Inspectors' Conference at Wellington. ( Lisb of successful candidates in the preliminary medical examination published. Fillis' circus, which promises to be a very attractive show, opens on the 10th insb. The crickeb match between New South Wales and Christchurch was continued today. An exhibition of horse taming will be given to-night, ab Otahuhu, by Mr P. Munro. The Albion Club has during the last year won 24 tnatcbas drawn 4 aud lost 2 out of 30 played. The Watchmakers' and Jewellers picnic is advertised to be held ab Motuihi on Wednesday, the 14th. __ ,«s J'ri.\'. According to the Parish Councils' Bill as ! ,'■ amended by the House of Lords, only ratepayers are to have a vote. ■■'■'■ ■ , The barque Wartah, loadiDg for New Zealand ab Rocky Islet, in the Gulf of Carpentaria, has been wrecked. At St. Benedict's, tomorrow, Mr John Fuller will sing ab the Offertory an original composition by the Rev. Dr. Egan. ♦ The Queen, tho Prince ot Wales and the Kaiser will be present ab tho marriage .of the Duke of Hesse and Princess Victoria. A team from the Ciby Ritles will fire a1 match with a team trotn H.M.S. Ouracoa on Saturday next ab tho Mount Eden Range. The Premier of N.S.W. has visited tbe *. policemeK who wero injured in the recento , i attack with burglars in N.S.W. One of i the officers is in a critical state. Public meeting ab Devonporfe last even* ing expressed great sympathy with Mr ) Benge. An attempt will be made to h'ajre '• .; him reinstated in the Board's service. , } - \ The Pdnsonby Temperance Mission » Brass Band.announce their first appearance aba tea-meebitsg and entertainment to be ' held in St. George's Hall, Newton, on the , 13th. ' The race between the cenbre-boartT - yachts Manola and Venice takes place today. The course is round Tiri, the same ? ; as thab traversed by the large yachts- on Monday last. , , The Nelson ' Golden Bay Agricultural Association held their firsb show yesterday, Mr McKenzie presided ab the opening. Tho exhibition was regarded as a pronounced success. The Titnaru High School unanimously •*■ adopted a resolution requesting the .•' Minister for Education to auDofhfc a* Government Inspector for all endowed' secondary schools. • • During his stay ab the Thames; Mr' ,Vs| Murray, the Victorian geological expert), will be shown through all bhe principal V; mines. It is expected he will nob leave bill ■ the latter end of next week. Tho Rev. T. W. Dunn, formerly, of St. David's, Auckland, and Grandmaster of the Orangemen here, but now of Sydney, will preach in St. David's Church, to-morrovr evening, and later at the City Hall.' The Albion Football Club of Christchurch has instructed its delegates to the Canterbury, Rugby Union to vote in favour of the Canterbury Rugby Union / affiliating with the New Zealand Rugby Union. The s.B. Gothic, tbo latepb and largesb addition to the Anglo-New Zealand fleeb of direct steamers, is due in the colony shortly. Illustrations ef her occupy a prominent place in the magazines received by last mail. ) ■. The current) number of the " Helping '£M Hand " contains^ really good portrait oll I**^ the late Bisbop cllil. Anyone riesirlfeg^a momenta of one ao deservedly respected as bhe late Bishop could nob do better thaa purchase this number. The Governors of bhe Wellington College and Girls' High School were informed by i bhe Chairman ab tho meeting of the Board j thab both institutions had never been in a [more flourishing condition financially. I The attendance ab the College haa Inj creased 100 per cent., and bhe boarders 400 per cent. Ono hundred and twenty sheep and lambs were stolen from Kawau about the 11th of Jaab month. A reward of £3 is offered to anyono who will give the names of all vessels anchored in Bon Accord Harbour between the 10th and 14th ulb., and £20 for information which will lead to the conviction of bhe offenders. Miss Florence Robinson, of Gibraltar Crescent, has recoived thg bronze medal of tho Little Folka Legion of Honour and a copy of " Paradise Lost " from the proprietors of tfee "Juvenile Magazine." Miss Lilla McKay, of Parnsll, was equally successful in bhe cempefcitiew and received a similar reward. The ft Hewing anecdote is reported from Durham:—Scrnesheep belonging to afarmar named Reed having been etolea in tha neighbourhood of a colliery village, bLa local preacher, haviog a, collection to make, bhougbt he would turw tha event to good accounb, sr> he said, "We have a collection to make this morning, and I hope whoever was so wicked as to steal Mr Reed's sheep, won'b pub anything ca the plate." The collection was without exception. Flannellettes, Cretonnes, Calicoes, \ Li«ens, and all clasees of Household 1 Drapery at special sala prices.—Smith and. , Caughey.— (Advt.) • TTIHE Greab Liberal Federation contains , J_ no features of liberality equal to that of i J. H. Dalton in supplying an Extra Pair of : Trousers with each suit. nnHERB is no difficulty in obtaining 20s I worth of goods for 10s at Goodaon's genuine 1 stock-taking sale, Queon-strect aud Karanga- ■ nape Road. , QUITS and Extra Trousers, £2 10s, at) K3 Dalton's. Tailor. 210, UuctJij-tfc i '