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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 32, 6 February 1894, Page 4

An inquest was held at Gleeson's Hotel yesterday afternoon on the body of W. Stevens, found in the harbour on Sunday morning. After hearing the evidence of Norris Duval, the boy who found the body, and that of Constable McDonnell aid F.. Williams, the jury returned a verdict of , »• Found drowned."

The Police Courfo was almost deserted this morning when Captain Worsp and Mr J. XL Callnan, J.P.s, took their seats on the Bench, the usual hahitws being conspicuously absent. The charge sheet was disposed "of in less than fire minutes, the only offenders being two drunkards on tbek first appearance in the Halls of Justice, and they were fined 5s and costs or 24 houra' imprisonment with hard labour. Tho native settlement of Parawera, neat Orakau, in the Upper Waikato, where •'King" Tawhiao is now residing, is said||; to be one of the neatest and most flourish" ing Maori settlements in the Waikato district. A considerable number of Tawhiao's adherents of the Waikato tribe lately settled at Parawera, and have done a good deal in the way of cultivation. They have jnst now an excellent crop of wheat ot 300* acres, and are employing the reapers and binders of their European ■eighboura to harvest it.

Lasb evening a meeting of the Regatta Comniittee was held for the purposeof dis« posing of matters in connection with tha recent ' anniversary celebration. The financial arrangements thi9 year wereof a satisfactory character, and the prizes are to be paid in full. There was only a deficiency of aboub £10, bub the Committee decided to subscribe this sum. The report of the . Sailing: Committee, as published last week' re the various protests that were entered, . was confirmed. The prize money is to be paid over on Thursday nexb. The Committee of the New Zealand Society tor the Protection of Women and Chitdren, meb at 3.30 p.m., ab the office of Messrs F. A. White Bros., 91, Queenstreet. Present: Rabbi Goldstein (inthq chair), Pastor Blaikie, Mrs Blaikie, Siete* Blakely, Messrs H. Field, John St. Clair, and Secretary. Several cases were disi cussed, and the meeting closed at 4.20.

There seems to be good cau<?e for further agitation in respect of the necessary en« largtiment of the Auckland Hospital. At the ordinary meeting of the Auckland Hospital Board yesterday afternoon a letter was read from Dr. Little, House Surgeon, with reference to the lack of accommoda< bion for the patients in the Hospital. Ha said that there was a resolution of the Board restricting the typhoid fever ward to patients suffering from that complaint, bub that so far it had been found impossible to . carry it out. Increased accommodation was necessary, and he was compelled to put other patients in this ward. He asked the Board What they were going to do m the matter. The Chairman Baid that tna Board were helpless in the matter. They had nc money, and were over-; drawn as far as the bank would let them. The Government had been approached on the subject, but had so far done nothing. Ib was decided to defer consideration of thfl matter until a reply was received from'the Government, and also to send a copy of m. Little's letter to the Government. A report from the House Surgeon stated thatt there were at present 114 patients in tne Hospital. The House Surgeon reported; that there were at present ten cases or typhoid fever in the Hospital, three of them being from the French flagship Duguay\ Trouin. n A newly-imported peach called "Wager has been fruited this year by Mr Hawkins, of Birkenhead. It is one of the American yellow fleshed peaches not unlike the Muir, to which reference was made m ™es° columns last) week as having been also imported and fruited by Mr Hawkins. Ino ••Wager" appears to be a valuable addition to the varieties that will succsed m this district. Soecimens were on view toj day in the window of Messrs Hesketh and Aitken's establishment. t { The following crews of the St. George^ , Rowing Club have been selected to row fofl the trophies •presented by Mr W. wj Philson :-Thomson (stroke). Wright, BJ Johnston, Rutjen; F. Hull strokeJ Moore, Manton, Arnold; Busby (stroke)^ Kissling, Jones, Stevenson; Buchanan (stroke). Croker, J. S. Brigham, A. Johtt.V ston ; Duthie (stroke). McNeil, J. M. Wigham, Cozens ; McHardy (stroke), Brodie,. Whitley, Le Maistre; Jervis (stroKej,, Gordon, Slater, McCabe; Marriner (stroke;, Winks, Hull, Bruce. To-morrow afternoon one of the Ferry Company's steamers will run an excursion, to one of the popular fishing grounds wnWB good eporfc can be obtained.

Two marines belonging to the British .« of.war, now in harboar, were arrested CfiwS* Greene and Constable Tapp yesterday, and conveyed to Laßb night, about 10 o'clock, a fire broke «,?£ the Mount Roskili Road, near to S?I Pah Farm. It was found to be a large •*S / about 56 x 30, kepb as a store*Zm and hayloft, tho property of Mr C. wSaUVfarmer. The premises and aboutß yyoit" , c haff-catfcer, etc., were de- *??* d An insurance of £100 had been ■JgX with the New Zealand office. Secant Greene and a number of neighX were early on the spot, willing to lend but, beyond saving a cart, ibelr efforts were fruitless. The origin of q, y fira ia unknown. Laßt evening a largely attended meeting rt f footballers at the North Shore was held in the Devonport Borough Council Chambers, Mr S. Mays presiding. The obV" of 6 he meeting was to consider what Sepi should be taken in the direction of Soring the football ground at the Shore, and to dispose of eubscriptiona received for ST nurpose. The Secretary, Mr W. Walker said that the Committee had about £10 in hand, raised by subscriptions, which the local Domain Board would subsidise by llikeamount. After considerable discusId iti was decided co effect only temporary improvements to the ground at present, 'ing to the football season being close at hand? and to the fact that time would not narniib of the carrying out of the proposed improvements and alteration") (which are ' timated to cost £50) before this year's season commenced. It waß decided to collect further subscriptions, and to proceed with the work of improving the grounds immediately after the close of the: ntxt season. The oanal batch of applications for admission to the Coetley Home for the Aged and Indigent, was dealt with yesterday afternoon by the Auckland .Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. A young man who was stated to be dying from consumption was the first applicant dealt with. He had been a quarter-master on board the British coolie ship Moy, carrying coolie labourers between Calcutta and Fiji. He left the ship at Fiji, being too ill to remain at sea, and was brought) up to Auckland in the l,e. Ovalau. He had no relatives in the colony. Tho Board decided to send tho man to the Costley Home for three months. A one-legged elderly man was admitted to the Costley Home fer three months, until it could be seen whether his health would permit of him earning hia living when hia leg had healed. Another man, a master mariner, just oub of the Hospital, was sent \ to the Princes-street Home for a fortnight. A settler in the Waitakerei district applied to the Board to get his 19-year-old son sent to the Costley Home, the reason being that the boy suffered severely from epileptic fits. The application was declined, but it was decided to give the father an order on a doctor for medical attendance for the boy. A man with one arm applied to be sent away to his sister, whom he had not seen for nine yeare. He had been gumdigging Bt Taupaki. The Board considered that the man should be able to get his own living, or failing that he could get rations, and declined his application.

This morning .a passenger by the Planet, coming from Riverhead, saw off Northcote whfife he thoughb to be the body of a child. He immediately reported the occurrence to the captain, who recommended him to apply to the water police, which he did. The water police proceeded to Northcote about) noon, and after a search of about two hours came across " the body." It had no hat on and was dressed in a long print dress. The arms were floating on the water, and were, apparently dis/ocated both at the shoulder and elbow. Thohead was made of an old stocking, and theeyes of two white bnttons. The body, which was in no way decomposed, wan constructed of sacking and sawdust. The temains are at present at the Police Shed on the wharf, and it is believed that no inquest) will be held. Such was the wild goose chase the Water Police were sent on.

The funeral of the late Mrs Shaldrick, which took place on Sunday afternoon was largoly attended by relatives and friends. Mrs Shaldrick had been a resident of Onehunfja for the past 45 years, and was highly respected by all who knew her.

An interesting confirmation service waß held on Sunday afternoon at St. Alban's Chnrph, when Bishop Cowie preached an instructive and impressive sermon to those present, many of whom were young people. Eirjhb persons were confirmed by the Bishop, who was assisted in the service by the Rev. W. Ronaldson. The church was crowded.

A natch between the North Shore C.C. V. City C.C., at North Shore, will be played tomorrow afternoon, commencing at 2.30 p.m. The following will play for North Shore C.C. -.—Messrs R. Wynyard, Denby, Broughton, G. Lankham, Williamson, Hears, Holland, Roberts, Hume, Conley, Chapman, Swaneon.

There are at present five sailors > of the French warship Duguay Trouin' in tho Hospital, suffering from typhoid fever. The [ flagship is now on her way to Valparaiso, but will be at San Francisco on a certain date, when, if tho men are convalescent, j they will be senb on from here to rejoin ; their ship. Otherwise, they will return to i rrince by steamer. The date of sailing: of the French mail Iteamer Polynesian from Sydney has been altered, as notified in another column. Tho Wcrth Bros, entert-.air.ers gave another of thoir enjoyable .performances in the City Hall on Saturday night to a fall house. The performance was of an entertaining Batnro, and was capitally received. Miss Ida Varley established herself a strong Wnrite with her spirited rendering of Tyrolean songs and clever character imperBonatioifs, and the Worth Bros, in their !<>nga and dances were well received and

scared several well - merited recallsJohnny Cullen's witticisms were so mirthprovoking that he had to respond to numerous ohdores. Messrs Fort, Scotb, Ireland, «eweou, Downey and others also con"iboted successful items. The performjpco concluded with a new burlesque engtod "The Tragedy of the Qaeen-street »narf," the farcical situations of which rawed uproarious laughter. Mr E. Burke ptOßided at the piano with his usual success.

~T^e Newton C.C. will hold a practice in ™c Uomain to-morrow from teams picked "y captains and vice-captains. ill 16 annual sports of the Waip» Amateur atbletic Club, as will be seeD in another column, are to be held on Easter Monday. *!* programme, which is nob ye& ready, wm appe at at a later date.

a. fine constitution may be ruined by »IH>plo aeglect. Many bodily ills result ™"J habitnal constipation. There is no "oaioine equal to Ayer's Pills for restoring w system to natural and healthy action.Udvfc,) iWd- ieß will consult their convenience by popping early in the day, and so avoid : Smith j«mh dursn X the afternoon.— : ;0W ? ayß only in Auckland ! Bottom of 1 SnTr » I 1 near the New Zealand Shipfth *£k ßOffice< Commencing Wednesday, sSklwT* Se° Walcob's nine-tool W-h. lij contains a scalo thab will m »* any article up to 131b.-(ADVT). ,