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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 91, 17 April 1894, Page 4

We need scarcely recommend our readerg again of tbe address which is to be delivered in the City Hall to-night), by 'Slr 4 Rober fc Stoat, on M The Aims and Methods of tb e Liberal Party." The subject is of sufficient interest to ensure a large audience, more especially when dealbwith by so admittedly an able speaker as Sir Robert Stout, and one who has played such an import, ant part in the past and occupies bo prominenb a place now in connection with Liberal politics in New Zealand. We understand that Sir Robert intends to deal at some length with his proposal to make the Ministry electire by Parliament for three years, and with the question of reforming the constitution of the Legislative Council. .For the convenience of ladies, the drees circle has been reserved for the fair voters who are accompanied by gentlemen. Captain Edwin telegraphed tbe following weather forecast from Wellington at 1.30 p.m. today :-^"Same indications aa wired yesterday. Glass further fall."

At the Police Court this morning, befor* Mr Northcroft, S.M., a woman, a first offender, charged with drunkenness, was discharged with a caution, and another woman, Julia Fletcher, ;found drunk in Karangahftpo Road, was sentenced to one month's hard labour.

Ab yesterday's meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, Mr Gordon asked the following questions :—(1) When ia it) intended to give effect to the resolution of the Board that provides for the Chairman and on© member to visit the children boarded out at the various institutions ? (2) What steps have been take&as to recovery of their contributions ? Tba Chairman said thab both matters would receive attention ab an early date. In accordance with notice given, Mr Bollard moved the following resolution standing in his name :—" That the resolution of the 14th March, as embodied in the Costtoy Home Committee's reporb of the _Htn March, be altered, co as to admit of tn» following acciou being taken, via., to request the Public Trustee to sell to we Education Board three acres of the fillerslie reserve, at £100 an acre, iiiiuch P°«"°f} as the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board may indicate." The motion was carried. Captain B. H. .M. Elliot, Private Secretary to Lord Glasgow, received cable intimation this morning from England to the effect thab he had been promoted to the rank of Major in his regiment-tbe ™n. c° of Wales' Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment). Major Elliot obtained his commission as Captain in June, lew. A pleasing ceremony was performed[yesterday by the officer in charge of the Telegraph Office in Auckland, Mr Furby. On behalf of the telegraph officials in tM Auckland MfM ISffifflLfotf M* Orihisfcttn a^il&Hea and coffee service tbfeetherwith a fcandsome iriarbte -6U**v *• a mark of the good feeling entertained i towards the recipient. Mr Orobiston baa been in charge of the Auckland dwtnet for the lasb thirteen years. He has now been promoted to the position of Inspector o i Telegraph* at Dunedin. Mr p«chwton-I«W by the s.s. Takapun* lasb webfr-

I « ft, Jackson, B.Sc, lately of the lutid University College, bub now in WfiThM been elected a Fellow of the Society. This ( Socieby affords a Cleans of keeping up to date in ftnal matters, and ia composed of the i*e™J English chemiats. The meetiugß 1 befd »t Burlington House, Picadilly. "11. Franklin licensing election and loca 1 Jionpollcosb£64 149 Id. There were H/eiL'hfc polling places, and a contest r?h» Uommibfceo- The coeta hav<? to be aby "i* l°cal *>oclies» wno receive the So of license fees paid for the current r «nd aa»ounte to 9* 3d in the £on the noot received, in addition to which the '"neoaßß of the quarterly meetings, adverKent* and clerks' salary will afterwards ktra to come from the same source. Some ?>to licenses are absurdly low ; for inJ Ace oho at £10 and one at £5. The £10 2, pays a rent of over £150 a year. The I'! Committee will surely be called upon tortile a" the licenses to maximum limit. , A little boy, named William Dawson, iffh* years of age, strayed away from his Itw residence at Hellyer's Creek last rtbinff. >n^ na<* nob returned this mornL Search parties were out looking for the boy today, aB ib waß feared that he was lasfcor'dronrned. there wa9 a "breeze" at the meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board Yesterday afternoon over the fo'lowinc clause in the Cost'ey Home Committee's report:—" George Downey, late cook at ijjg Home, had been re appointed by the Committee; his wageß from the 27t,h of March to the 11th of April have been •toppßd as punishment f,or overstepping hi* leave; the Committee tind that Mr Moan bit been guilty of a grave cmie«ion of duty in nob reporting to the Board the receipt of a telegram from D.pwney relative to hia absence, when officially reporting on the 2nd April-" Some members of the Board complained of the manner in which Downey had been.re-appointed, one member asserting that the applications sent in for the position had not been considered. Etentually, the report.of the Committee ÜBB received. Persons who frequent the Public Library . {or the purpose of quietly reading are occasionally annoyed by the loud-toned remark* of other individuals, who apparently only wander round the room merely for the purpose of giving thab curgory glance with which practised tourists are Wont to dispose of the sights. While ib is right that visitors who are passing through should see the Library it is equally important that our own citizens who go there to read should not be disturbed. There is little doubb that Rarotonga, whence His Excellency the Governor has juab returned, is one of the moat beautiful places in the Pacific. The scenery is exqouite beyond compare. Those who are not Governors and who did nob go in the Hinemoa to see those beaubies for them(gltes may see some lovely reproductions of them in the "Graphic," which publishes several beautiful views of the islands in tomorrow's issue. The pictures are accom.ptnied with an interesting accounb of the jgl»nd, and of the Vice-Regal trip. This, it mash be admitted, is a notable piece of eiterpiise in illustrated journalism, and shows that the cordial support extended to the "Graphic" ia not bestowed without excellent reason. Last) nighb a meeting of the newly-formed Auckland Graduates' Association was held in the University Buildings. The Rev. Unnon Nelson presided. Mr Lippiatt submitted rulas which had been drawn out by a committee. The rules were considered, and with slight emendations adopted. The name of the Association wa9 altered from "Auckland Graduates' Association" to •'Auckland University College Association of Qrafoatea* I', t Ib. fas decided that voting by written"proxy should be allowable at all meetings. Attention was drawn to the heir %aAf : \%., ram!4< b.e necessary for the Association to shortly consider theqnestim of appointing a representative to the College Council. It was agreed bo call a special meeting for that purpose. An effort is to be made to raise funds to aisiab the Catholic Church at Otahuhu. Arrangements have been made to hold a lecial nexb Friday in the Otahuhu Hall. Tha first parb will be a concert, to be followed by a dance later on in the evening. The Chairman of the Board of Governors, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, visited the Auckland College and Grammar School this morning, and presented the six certificates for acholarahips and the thirty-one certificates of proficiency won by pupils of the school in the recent examination for senior district acholarsbipa under the Board of Education. Sir Maurice also conferred the rive senior and six junior Foundation Scholarships awarded by the Board of Governors. The scholars were introduced by Mr Tibbs, the headmaster, who said a few kind words of encouragement bo each. The following gentlemen have been nominated for election to serve on the Newton Schools Committee :—A. Burfoot, P. W. Freeman, T, H. Martyn, W. J. Macdermotb, T. McMaster, T. F. Newcombe. J. Peak, H. Thompson, J. M. White and A. Williams. The above are all members of the present Committee, with the Exception of Mesurs Burfoob and Newcombo. Mr J. D. Gow, a member of the present Committee, declined Domination. The annual meeting of householders takes place in St. George's Hall, Greak North Road, on Monday evening next. Ab the Police Court this morning, the case of William George Garrard against his son William John Robert Garrard, was called on. In this case young Garrard is charged with having converted to bis own use the sum of £27 10a, being the maniea entrusted to him te bank in Wm. George Garrard's name. Mr Madden appeared for the informant, Wm. George Garrard, and obtained an adjournment for a week. Mr Northcroft, S.M., fhowaaon the Bench, said that both Mr Bosh, who had had the case before him previounly, and himself had been inundated with correspondence on this case lately. Ib was not the thing, when a case was sub judice, to write to the Bench on the matter. ... The late Lieufc.-Colonel De Quincey was interred yesterday afternoon in the Purewa Cemetery. A large number of old friends of deceased were present. The first mourning carriage conveyed Messrs F. Peacocke, Gerald Pwacocke, Colonel Haultain, and the Ray. L. FitzGerald, incumbent of St. Matthew's Parish, while the second carriage was occupied by Messrs Jas. Wilson, Hancock and C. Outhwaite. The Rev. L. PitzGerald conducted the service ab the gravo. Colonel Burton and Sir G. M. O'Rorke were among the raournere. Mr H. J. Moore, a South Sea Island trader, of Samoa and Sophia Island, is, according to an American paper, gathering together a unique show of Pacific Islanders for exhibition throughout the United States after the Jtyle of Buffalo Bill's Wild Wesb Show. The Auckland Freezing Works are ab present busy with tho refrigerating of meat for shipment to London by the new cargoJteamer Buteshire, which ia expected here from Australia in a day or two on her first visit to Auckland. In all, some 6,700 car- ***** of frozen meab will be shipped from Auckland by the big steamer, the consignment including beef, mutton, and lamb. Living i 8 cheap ab the present moment to Auckland. Yesterday, bananas were told at three half-pence a pound retail, and nan vendors were ottering four fine mullet fo, r one shilling. If to thia the fact .'w wded that almost every drapery establishment is selling oft" at '* ruinous sacrifices, wen it moot follow that families can ab present be cheaply maintained in Auckuoq,

■ Expreaa-cwrt drivers who are in the babib of leaving their vehicles unattended on the SJueen-streefc Wharf should profit by a case wnicn was br oU ghb up before Mr Northcroft, S.M., afc the1 Police Court this morn">g. A man named John Hayes, driver of an expresacart, was charged on the information of Captain Burgess, Harbour-master, with having committed a breach of the Auckland Harbour Board regulations by [ailing to ftrnairi by hia horse when on the Queen-street Wharf on April lObh. Mr «ugh Campbell appeared for the Harbour Board. The defendant pleaded guilty, and a fane of Is and 32a costs was imposed. Several «t tb« officers and members o f the Fire Brigade and Salvage Corps who took, part ia extinguishing the fire in Kempthorne and Proseer'a drug store, in Wyndbam-sfcreeb, are suffering from bhe effects of the acid fumes which they inhaled at the time. Superintendent Hughes and Captain Field both suffered, bub Mr Solomons, of the Salvage Corps, cam c worst oub of the ordeal. He is confined t 0 bed and ia being abbended by Dr. Dawson. Our Waikato correspondent says : " The weather is all that can be desired ab present, sufficiienb rain having fallen for reauirements, and threshing machines are in full swing, having lost but a few days owing to t/ao wet. The wheat crops are turning out better than expected, and oats also are showing up well; but why any farmer should grow wheat at the present price is a mystery. Ib cannob pay to do so in a district like oura when manure has to be need." His Excellency the Gevernor, who was not in,town during Bessie Doyle's previous concert*, has consented to give his patronage and presence to the farewell performance to be given by this gifced artiste on Monday next, at the City Hall. The funeral of the late Mr Alex. Brodie, Grafbon Road, took place this afternoon at the Purewa Cemetery, and was largely attended, tne cortege being a very laree one. Many friends of the deceased and hi? family sent wreaths of flowers to be laid on the coffin. A large number, of old acquaintances of the late Mr Brodie were present ab tho interment, which was conducted by the Rev. A> Carrick, of S&. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. A considerable number of the members of the Masonic fraternity attended the funeral, out of respect to the memory of their late brother, and the offices of the sharebrokers on the Exchange were closed daring the afternoon to enable the members of the Sharebrokers' Association to be presenb at the funeral. We Bee by notice in another column that Messrs Kempthorne, Prosser and Co. (the Now Zealand Drug Company) have removed their establishment to new premises, Wyndham-Btreot. Theeo premises are central, very commodious and adjoining' bhe Auckland Gas Company. The removal will be completed on Thursday the 19th. The charge and counter charge of assaulb between several of the Oriental lollie merchants who have recently taken up their abodo in Auckland, were heard at aha Magistrate's Courb this morning by Mr R. S. Bush, S.M. Tho cases were remanded to Bectfre the service* of Captain Morrow, who acted to-day as interpreter. A Persian lollie manufacturer and vendor named Louis Hasam A'i and two employee?— Hindoos—named Chunder Deep and Mangoo.Singh, were charged with having, on tha 31st March,' assaulted and beat Abdue Khan, a Hindoo, who, fearing further violence, prayed that the accused should be bound over to keep the peace. A cross action was laid by Cbunder Deep, who charged Abdue Kban with having struck him (the informant) in the face with bis clenched fißb.. ; ,He also asked that Abdue should be bound over to koep the peace.* Mr 'J'.' O'Meagner, in conjunction with Mr f. OHphant, appeared for Abdue-Khan, Qtidi, l&f ¥^re&pr, appeared, for the three others. A considerable amount of evi-dence-was taken. Tha case was proceeding when we went to press. "The Battlefield of Scotland," is the subject of the Rev. Robertson's lecture to be delivered to-morrow evening in the Onehunga Presbyterian Church. Appropiiate Scottish songs will be rendered during the course of the lecture. The usual weekly popular winter concert will take place ab bhe City Hall to-morrow evening under Mr A. H. Gee's management. The programme, an exceptionally good one, is published in this issue, and will repay peruaal. To-morrow afternoon the Ferry Company will run one of their steamers on a fishing excursion, leaving the ferry tee ab 1.45. Mafisrs Wilson and Clayton, auctioneers' hold a sale of Mr F. Brunebte'a household furniture and effects, piano by Bord, etc., ab residence, Hill-sbreet, Newmarket, tomorrow at 11 a.m. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Auckland Liberal Association waf»h«ldat the new rooms, Wyndhanvstreeb. There was a good attendance and a large amount of routine businees was put through. Those present expressed themselves pleased with the change of premises. Two hundred pairs blankets, real good ones, from <Js 3d ; 300 curtains, very special, from la 9d, real bargains; 200 white and gold quilts, from 2s 6d, dirt cheap ; 35 dozen women's cashmere sample ho?e, 2s hose for Is 6d, Is 6d hose for Is; 2,000 yards French cashmere, all wool, every shade, Is 6d yard, double width ; 50 dozen woollen box, strong as boots, 2s sox for la 3d.—P. B. Darby, Queen and Darby Streets.—lAdvt.)