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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 31, 5 February 1894, Page 1

Perfect weather. The Czar of Russia is better. Alhairbra Company to-night. Public schools reopened to-day. Wreck north of Nelson. Nine livea losfo Charitable Aid Board mob this afternoon. The German warship Bussard lefb to-day. _~ Boating occidenb in the harbour. Plucky conduct of prisoners in rescuing,. ono of the survivors. Ireland beats England on tho football field. Auckland Liberal Aesociation meets to« night. Shareholders of tho Gas Company meb tc-day. . The suicide mania shows no signs of abating. Nasty catapult accident ab Takapuna last week. Dead body of a man found in the harbour yesterday. The Victorian goological oxperb ia busy ab the Thames. Mararoa and Tasmania arrived from Sydney to-day. Anothor warning to yachtsmen in tha loss of the Maggie. The school inpectors' conferencecontinuea to-day at Wellington. . Bishop Luck read a paßtoral yesterday dealing with socialism. " He who can feel ashamed will not readily do wrong," says the Talmud. Tho new tariff in the States is threatened r by some members of the Senate. Tho Bay of Islands Coal Company held . their half-yearly meeting to-day. Britain and China are narrowly watching Russia's movements near the Corea: King Milan's return visib to Belgrade was shorb. Russia objected it is said. New South Walos continue the struggle . with Canterbury in the South to-day. The coal oxport from Greymouth for the week ending Saturday last was 1,994 tons. Twelve co-operative settlements have been formed in Queensland during lasb , yoar. ;.t The shareholders of Sharland and Co. held their fourth annual meeting this afternoon. "He whohas given satisfaction to the beab , cf his timo has lived for ages," aaya • Schiller. The system of manag emenb in the Loan ~ and Mercantile Company will be entirely changed. New South Wales Government has offered a £1,000 bonus, for the discovery of . a payable alluvial goldfield. „ The rebels in Brazil are very active at presonb. They have captured a transport ; with supplies for Poixoco's fleet. A revolt has broken out in Assam among ■ the natives who .objected to the re-asaeßS-ment of land by the Government. \ Trades and Labour Council met on Saturday eveaing when a number of interesting subjects were discussed. . Tho Westporb Coal Company shipped 2,549 tons of coal and the Mokihinui Coal Company 932 tons during last week. The. arts exhibition of the students' . works from the Christchurch School of Arts was opened thero on Saturday. The ladies connected with the Y;W.CA« gave the inmates of the Costley Home ; their usual quarterly entertainment) on Saturday. Bishop Cowie has received a lettor from r Bishop Selwyn statipg. that there will be no difficulty in obtaMbg professor* for the Auckland Univertfegi_* -, ■********' The Chief Inspector "of Stock for New South Wales is now in England ondeavouring to open up new markets for colonial meat, fruits aud butter. . Robert Mollis, who was drowned on . Saturday through the capsizing of the boat Maggie, is said to have been the best swimr_.er among the crew. • A number of improvements are being effected in the Auckland Club, whereby the accommodation offered by the bouse % will be much increased for members. The election petition lodged by Mr Jackson Palmer againsb MrR. Monk, in connec-. tion with tbe return of the latter for Waitemata, is proceeding at the Supreme Court boday. At St. Benedict's Church yesterday, the choir, under the direction of Rev. Dr. Egan, ; performed Farmer's Mass in B flat. ■ Mt John Fuller 9ang an original competition by the reverend conductor with greab taste. Tho Prohibitoa League of Wellington! will endoavour to carry the vote at the licensing election thab no licenses be'granted, or ab least to secure the appoint-! menb of a Committee pledged to give effect to the maximum reduction of licenses , allowable, and to enforce vigorously the. provisions of tho Acb. * *^*% Our London correspondent writes: "mft__,_. C. A. Harris, of Auckland is ab present^^ residing ab Sb. George's Club. He had, intended taking either a house or flab in London, bub has suffered so from our ; treacherous climate bhis lasb week or two thab he may have to go abroard." Tho greab piano house of Broadwood is, you are aware, as well known in Adelaide or Auckland as in London. Ib may therefore interest you to learn that Mr Henry Bowler Broadwood, who died recently left pereonalby to tho tune of £71,000. This is a mere flea's fortune as compared to what some Broadwoods have mado. Thirteen years ago, for oxample, Thos. Broadwood . died worth half a million, whilst a previous partner also lefb an equally substantial sum. Opposite Savings Bank, Queen-street (Branch Establishment from Karangahape Road) : J. and W. Williams.—Clothing, Mercery, etc., at Newton prices.—(Advt.)

: =g . Borough Notices. THOROUGH OF NEWTON. The Valuation Lists for the Borough of Newton for the year 1894-5 are now open for inspection at the Council Office, Surrey Hills. All ob.ections thereto must be loft at the Borough Council Offifie on or before the 15th day of Fobruary next, addressed to the Assessment Court; and a copy of every such objection must be left at tho Borough Council Office not less than seven days before the sitting of the said Court. J. CURRIE, Town Clerk. January 15, 1894. JF.wst and Found. * LOST, Knitted Purse, containing a few Old Coins.—Re ward at E. Burtt's, Miliiner, Pitt-street. LOST on Saturday lasb, Gold Ring, with onyx stone, inscribed inside.—Any person leaving same at Marters, Tobacconist, Queenstreet, will be rewarded. OST (10s reward ab Stak Office).— Young "Woman dropped her month's money-three (3) One-pound 8.N.Z.. Notes--eiiher in Queen-street, Karangahape Road,,,, Symonds-street, or Mount Eden-Road, on Saturday nights STRAYED, from Mb. Edon, January 13, - One Bay Horse, 5 years, abbiit 15.1, long tail: poor. — Reward at J. Marks, Butcher, . Mt. Eden. ; , | FOUND, a Parrot.—Apply Mrs Babty'a China Warehouse, Ponsonby Road. 1 OUNDTIKauri Loe, branded P or 6.— Apply Ley land, O'Brien, and Co., Customs- '2 street west. / ======= ==-=- & THE CORRECT THING AT LA": * . TOBACCO is made from the fines/'* ; ginia Leaf. There fs no othes tobaoco Hi :'.■'•' '. * A.HEATHER,-Agent- -..,,, •>,, -*4 '*„*. ___^:.. Ja __d^^A'^^AA^ -■•./•■■■ ..;"■>