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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 94, 20 April 1894, Page 2

With reference to a statement published in our last evening's issue to the effect that Sir Robert Stout intends to support Major Steward's candidature for the Speakership of the new Parliament, we are authorised by Sir Robert to say thab he has never been approached by anyone on bhe subjocb, nor has he made any arrangement regarding it. He has nob yet even decided what member he would vote for.

For tho year ending March Slab laßb, tho imports, exempting specie and parcels post, totalled £6,470,944. In 1892-93 the imports totalled £6,575.833; in 1891-92, £6,602,677, and in 1390-91, 16,026,875. For the year ending March 31st lust, tho exports, including specie and parcels post, wero £9,332,340; in 1892 93, £9,217,596; in 1891 92, £9,744,415, aud in 1890-91, £9,804,658.

The imports for the quarter ending March totalled £1,834,180, as against £1,732,971 for the corresponding period of 1893. The difference is accounted for by the specie imported in March of this year. The exports for the period jusb ended botalled £3,984,157.

The Works and Tariff Committee of the Auckland Harbour Board met yesterday afternoon in order to consider matters referred to thorn from the last Board mooting. Thero wero present : Messrs M. Niccol (Chairman), T. Henderson, Houghton and Farrell. With reforoneo to tho request to the Marino Department for v beacon on Eel Rock, Waiheke, it was docidod to recommend bhat a reply bo aonb to the Marine Department regretting that they did not consider ib necessary to provide for tho safety of vessels not engagod in trade ; also thab a copy of the resolution be furnished to Mr Croll, of Arran Buy. Waiheke Island, who had brought the matter under the notice of the Board. With reference to the proposed formation of readway to the Calliope Dock, the Foreman of Works reported that it would cost £35_ to make the road 20ft wido. The consideration of the question waa deferred until tho Foreman of Works could, submit an estimate of the cost of a water channel v and drainage culverts. It was agreed to oak the Devonport Borough Council if they would lay water-pipes to tho dock, in order to gob i\ fresh water supply there, and the cost of water per annum. With reference to tho pilot pervico of the pott, Mr T. Henderson suggested thab three months' notice should bo given to tho present contractors of tho termination of their contract, and that tho Boaid resumo direct control of tho pilot service, that applications ho invited for tho position of pilot and assistant, wharfinger at a salary to be fixed, and that tenders be invited for steam sorvico in connection with tho pilot service. The further consideration of tho matter wns deferred till next meeting ot the Committee The question of lighting the wharves by electricity camo up, having been doferred from a previous meeting. The Committee decided to recommend the Board to take no action in the matter of electric lighting at present, being of opinion that from the information in their possession tho expense would be too greab at tho presenb time.

Tho Minister for Lands is engaged upo n a scheme for letting contracts for bushfelling in the Wellington district, and giving the men employed on them the option of taking up tho land thus cleared with the price of felling added to the value of the land. The Government have made arrangements to find work for urgent caaes of unemployed.

A Commisaion of Inquiry is sitting at Wellington to investigate certain complaints of unfair treatment made by Mr Charlton, who has resigned the office of Governmenb veberinary eurgeon, againab the head of the Agricultural Department, Mr Ritchie. Mr Charlton waa one of the two veterinary experts recently imported from England. The Commissioners are:—Dr. McGregor (Inspector of Aayluma), Mr J. B. Hey wood (Secretary to the Treasury), and Mr Warburton (Public Trustee).

The annual concert and dance in aid of tho funds of the Eden Terrace Volunteer Fire Brigade will be held thia evening in tbe Victoria Hall.

At Palmerston yesterday Major Keddel, S.M., gave judgment in the case in which Mrs Bond, licensee of the Empire Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on Sunday. In the information the word "liquor" only was used, and as thab might mea.n lemonade, etc., it was contended no offence was disclosed. His Worship hold the description to be insufficient, and dismissed the information.

A peculiar maintenance case was heard at Dunedin.yesterday. Chas. H. Colville, of Wellington, was charged with failing to support,his children. His wife had been divorced, and was married again. An order of the Supreme Court was pub in providing that Colville should pay £22, and ib was contended he was absolved from further liability. Proceedings had been taken at 'Wellington and dismissed, the Supreme Court order being ordered to be filed, and the clerk instructed nob toisßue any further summonses. Mr Carew, S.M., however, made an order for the paymenb of 5s per week for each child.

The conduct of the Auckland Pilot Service is to be discussed at bhe nexbmeebing of the Works and Tariff Committee of tho Harbour Board. Mr Henderson thinks a saving might be effected by the Board securing control of the service.

A painful accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon to a .son of Mr W. C. Walker of Ellerslie. The lad was carrying a can on his horse, and, when going down the hill near Col. Dawson's residence, the lid of the can fell off. This frightened bhe horso, and the lad was thrown, breaking his arm above the elbow. Dr. Erson was soon in attendance and sot the injured limb. Tho lad is now doing well.

Tho Invercargill Licensing Election petition inquiry was continued yesterday, when the petitioner's case was closed. There is nothing extraordinary in the evidence given^ and counsel for the respondents admit that thero were irregularities of a minor character, duo to the fact thab it was the first election of the kind, and that an under-cstimate of the necessities of the work involved had been mnde. The inquiry was resumed to-day, and is still proceeding.

The Streots Committee of the City Council have considered the 65 applications sent in for the position of Inspector of Vehicles and Traffic. The number was reduced to six, viz., Messrs Warren, Lendrum, Turner, Maxwell, Keith, and Woolfield. These six applicants aro to appear before the City Council on Thursday next.

Ab WeMporb yesterday, before Judge Ward and a jury of four, an action was commenced for £500, general and special damages, for alleged unskilful treatmont of the plaintiff, G. Ferguson, master tailor, by the defendant, Alfred Wright, a wellknowa local medical man. The plaintiff waa thrown off his horso and sustained injuries to his shoulder. Ho was treated by the defendant, and subsequently visited tho Wellington Hospital, whero an opera-1 tion to reduce tho dislosation was unsuccessful. The evidence is voluminous, and the case ia nob likely to conclude boi'oro to-nighb.

Androw Heavy, an ex-pawnbroker, died last evening at hia loeidenco, Chapel-street, from paralysis, accelerated by a fall downstairs, which he sustained while going to bed on Wednesday night. He was severely shaken as the result of his fall, being an old man of about 74 years of ago, and llr. Bayntun ordered his removal to the Hospital. On hia arrival there, it is eaid, he was refused admission, on tho ground that thero was no accommodation for him, and he was taken back to his homo, whero he diod last night. Of late deceased had been showing symptom* of partial paralysis, and Dr. Bayntun will givo a certificato thab death was the result of paralysis, so that there will be no inquest. Heavy was a native of Galway, Ireland, and is said to havo accumulated considorablo property. He was a widower, but he has a daughter in Tasmania.

A peculiar accident is reported from Napier. William Pen-in, licensee of bhe Exchange Hotel, waa handling a rovolver la3t night whon it wont off, and the bullet lodged in his skull. To-day tho doctors managed to locate ib, though ib ia not yot extricated. At lirat fatal reaulta wero anticipated, bub appearances are now more favourable.

Mr K. F. McCrae, tho well-known amateur middlo distance runner of Sydney, ia a pnssengor by the R.M.a. Alameda from Sydney, en route, to San Francisco, for the purpose of competing at bhe forthcoming Midwintor Fair games, at which athletes trom ull parts of America and England will meet. The ordinary meoting of the Nowmarkeb Borough Council last evening waa attended by Messrs F. G. Clayton (Mayor), Edgerloy, Laxon, Whyman, Angus, Lumpkin, Page, Laurie, Stono and Heron. Very little business of importanco was transacted. It waa agreed to pay tho arrears of contributions duo to tho Charitable Aid Board (£2 Kin 9d). Tho Public Hall Committee submitted a report dofining the dutiea of tho hall-keeper, and stated thab Mr A. Rogersou having ofiorcd to take tha position ab 4a petweek the Committee hud appointed' him caretaker. Tho report waa received. The Foreman of Works reported thab ho had completed sundry job* in Carlton Gore Road, aleo Lite crossing at Hutidcock'agate, and had done some street repairing work in Kyber Pass, Kent street and Bridge-street. Ho had also done about H chains of kerbing round tho corner from Kyber Pass Road along Chiirmonb-streot, the oast sido of the footpath, and tilled up the sumo to the level of the kerbing. This would require a little moro top-dressing. Tho report was received. Tho batik balances at date were stated to bo aa follows : General account (dr.), £147 18s 5d ; waterworks account icr.),£*2o6l-d6d ; interest account (jr.), £01 4s 2d ; (.iiiking'futid accounb (ct-.1, £140.

Sergeant McDoiinoll, of Invercargill, cold an extraordinary story yesterday in opening the case for tho prosecution of V\ . J. Atkinson on a chargo of traud and lire raising. Ho eaid thab Atkinson twelve months ago inaurcd a three roomed House and furniture for £40 and £10 respective y in two ollices. Tho houso hud no existence. Shortly before the now year ho built a liousfl of ono room, and oarly in January it was burnt. A claim wns uiado for insurances. He then described tho house it* one of livo rooms. It is also aliened that tho accused afterwards pub piles in tho ground to represent tho site of a large building. These were charred on the tops. Tho sergeant remarked that ho had forgotten to burn tho grass on the site. Ho also stated' thab broken crockery had been strewn about the place after the constable had visited it, apparently to represent bho chattels burnt. Tho. hearing haa nob been concluded.

Tho unmasking of secularism, although dealt wibh by Mr Picton, lecburer to the New South Wales Christian Evidence Society, did nSfc* draw a large audience ab Sb. James' Hall lasb nighb, thoro nob being more than 50 persons present. Admission was by silver coin. The Rev. K. F. Macnicol presided, and briefly introduced the speaker. Mr Picton contended that the tendency of secularism was downward, and quoted numerous extracts from whab he termed secularist^literature in ordor to support thia asaertion. Mr Picton claimed the righb to expreaß his own opinion, at the same time taking care nob to use offenaive language in doing so. He stated alao that he was esteemed by bhe eecularista of Australia on account of hia care not to hurt the feelings of others when giving hia lectures. On tho motion of the Rev. Mr Prior a vote of thanks waa accorded the speaker.

" I was fined £3, or seven days, and I did the seven days like a gentleman," said a witness at the Police Court to-day, when being examined aa-tohis past record.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Kennel Club was held lasb night. Mr C. | J. Phillipp3 presided. The balance-sheet presented and adopted showed the receipts to amount to £4l' 03 lOd, and tho expenditure to £35 17s Id, leaving a balance in bank of £7 3,3 9d. The expenditure in connection with the Show was £53 2s Id, and the receipts £33 13s, representing a loss of £19 9s lcf. The following officers wero elected for the ensuing year : —Patron, Lord Glasgow ; Vice patrons. Major Elliott, Messrs L. Ehrenfried, W. D. Holgate, H. N. Watson ; President, Mr A. W. Chattield;, Vice-Presidents, Messrs W.J. Caverhill, H. C. Choyce, W. H.« Cooper, T. Morrin,. B. J. Esam, J. 0. Evett, W. F. Massey, J. J. Holland, A. H. Granger, H. Walker,- J. Wakefield, W. C. Walker, I, Wansbrough, A. A. White, P. li. Wright, H. Barter. E. Mitchelson, .M.H.R. ; Committee, Messrs (J. J. Phillipps, W. S. Morrin, A. B. Baiter, Thos. Shewring. A. H. Cotter, J. Gallagher, T. McEwin ; honorary veterinary surgeons, Messrs E, B. Kinloch and E. D. Halstead. Honorary Treasurer, Mr C. J. Phillips; Secretary pro tern, Mr F. Avery. Mr Grosvenor intimated that he could no longer hold office us Secretary, and a hearty vote of thanks was teudered him for his untiring-energy in bhe.interests of bhe Club. It was agreed that the Auckland Agricultural Aasociation be thanked for its offorts in connection with the closing of the quarantine station at Motuihi, and that the closing would be a great hardahio, and would do an injury to the colony by^reventing members of the olubfrom importing fresh blood. The new Committee elected Mr C. J. Phillipps their Chairman.

Mr R. Meredith, M.H.R., ha 3 been elected Chairman of tho Canterbury Education Board for tho ensuing year. The building accounts of the Board have been overdrawn to the extent, of £1,368, and the liabilities are £3.000 moro.

Capt. Fairchild, of tho Government steamer Kinomoa, to-day wired to Mr Ford, manager of the Ngunguru Coal Company : "The Ngunguru coal is excellent. The Hinemoa, using Ngunguru coal, made the fastest passage from Auckland to Wellington she hae ever made."

At the Invercargill Police Court, yesterday, in the case of one Wardeil, charged with celling adulterated cream of tartar, a decision of Mr Justice Hawkons waa produced, ruling thab cream of tartar was not an article of food, and the caso waa dismisaed. A re-hearing waa granted in the caso in which Larking, a South Dunedin grocer, had boon lined, and bho informabion was arnonded by substituting "drug" for " article of food." John Warded aud Mercer Brothers were thou lined 40a and costs for selling adulterated whito pepper. Evidence was given by Wardcll that he had received a guaranbee as to the purity of the article.

Tho half-yearly meeting of members of the Auckland Caledonian .Society was hold lasb night Mr W. T. Jennings, M.L.C., one of tho Vice Presidents, presided. The report for the half-year stated thab the Caledonian Sports held on Now Year's Day had resulted in a nett gain to tho Society of £16, the total receipts for that day beintr £163. During the. year the receipts wore shown to bo £330, and there waa at the presenb timo a balance of over £78 in favour of the Society, a8 well as property worth £100. The election of officer.* resulted aa follows :— Vice President, Mr John'Ewan; truetep. Mr James Stewart, pen. ; pianist, Mrs Kirk by; Committee, Messrs A. J. Grover, W. Morgan, R. T. Michaels, W. C. Fraaor. J. Robertson, jun., and G. Wybar. Votes of thanks were accorded Mr McKinnon (Treasurer) and aleo to the outgoing officers.

The Wellington branch of the New Zealand Medical Association have passed a resolution asking that tho money which used to bo paid for medical relief for natives, and which has boen in a great part withhold, Bhould bo restored to its legitimate purpose.

At tho Auckland Chrysanthemum Society's Show this afternoon, the usual fashionablo tea took place. Lady Glasgow and party aleo visited tho Show. For thia evening, tho Young Ladies' Orchoatra, under tho conductorship of Miss Reeve, havo kindly givon bheir services. The Show will be open to-morrow, and tho sale of exhibits takes place at night.

Since the opening of tho present Auckland University College. Sossion, the number of students who attend the musical lectures of Horr Carl Schmit has doubled. This is no doubb due to tho Senate having made music one of tho optional subjects for matriculation.

Tho amatour opora season is endod, and those who represented Madame Favart and. all hor gay friends and acquaihbances so creditably on the WeUosley-street boards havo gone back to everyday life. Nor havo thoy failed to earn laurel? in their brief progress through sunny stageland, and deservedly ao, for they havo displayed from the moment they decided to play " Madamo Favarb " to the ringing down of the curtain last nighb a very great deal of enterprise. We are clad to know that thab enterprise has not gone unrewarded, and thab the public have warmly supported the efforts of tho Amateurs, so that the latter have been enabled, without financial loss, to introduce to the notice of Aucklatiders an opera thab waa practically unknown here. The undertaking was attended with a great deal of risk for ib ia always hazardous, especially in opera, to depart from hearoti trucks, and their success reflects groat credit on those of thorn who wore responsible for the stage and business management of the piece. Yesterday evening a largo audience assembled to bid the performers farewell. From start to finish the opora ran ita course merrily ond smoothly, and floral tributes of oil kinds literally rained on the stage. Encores were frequent and ub the eto-<e performers and audience jiinod together in singing the Ntitional Anthem.

Tho final net in tho-Auckland Amateur Operatic Club's performance of " Madame lutvart" will take placo ac Mr R. Hauna'a studio at 2.30 on Saturday afternoon, when both principals and chorua are to be photographed in groups.

This evening in the City Hall the Rev. L. M. Isitt will reply to Dr. Bakewell's challenge to discuss tho prohibition question. Dr. Bakewail haa been invited to a seat on tho platform, and considerable interest is being taken in tho event. The chair ia to be occupied by His Worship tho Mayor.

The mooting convened to considor the need of etlicient temperance organisation in this city was held in the lecture hall of tho Pitt-street Wesleyan Church-last night, and was weli attonded by v representative audience numbering about ninety persons. Mr Wesley Spragy was called to tho chair. Apologiea wore read for the absence of tho Revs. W. S. Potter, Fitzgerald, and a number of gentlemen. Mr R. French w.a3 called upon to stato tho object of tho meeting, after which a general discussion ensued. After the Rev. L. U, li.itb had spoken, on the motion of Mr Geo. Aldridge, seconded by Mr Tremain, it was .unanimously docided, " That ib ia desirable that steps be taken to place the friends of tbe temperance reform on a more united and better organißed basis." On bhe motion cf Mr R. French, it was resolved that the following bo a committee to consider and reporb in a fortnight's time the beab means of giving effect to the reeolution just passed: Mrs Schnackenberg and Davie, the Rev. A, Peters, G. B. Monro, S. Lawry, Messrs G. Aldridge, Kerr, J. Carr, H. Field, Geo. Pliimmer. W. J. McDermobt, E. Leßby, A. Thome, Tomlinson, and the mover. The maeting terminated by a vote of thanks to the chair, and the Benediction by the Rev. D. McNiccol. ■ -

On Wednesday evening "Auld Scotia" was well to the front among the Onehunga Presbyterians. The Rev. T. F. Robertson, of Ponsonby, delivered his lecbure on "The Battlefields of Scotland "to a crowded house. The lecture itself was one of exceptional excellence, and conbinuallyevoked applause by its happy blending of poetry and patriotism. During the evening some Scottish songs were weli rendered by Mrs Wright, Mrs Edmonds, Miss Mercer, and Messrs Lyle, Langham and Tait. The Rev. Rv Ferguson occupied bhe chair, arid Mrs Neave presided ab the harmonium.

A meeting of the newly-formed Association Football Club (West End) was held in the All Saints' schoolroom last night. There were thirteen members present, Mr Roberts in bhe cbair. It was agreed to Bbarb practice on the following Saturday. «Mr VV. Evans was elected captain, Mr E. Fricker vice-captain, and Messrs Cash and Evandelegates to tho Association. Ib was also agreed bo adopt the colours of the Newton district, viz., maroon and white, as the City team had taken the colours previously agreed to. Practico will be held on tho Surrey Hills to-morrow afternoon.

A rdre novelty was to-day on view at Mossrs Boylan and Tanfiold's shop, being a double-figure modelled by Noke in Doulton China. From one point of view the figure represents "Mephistopheles" taken from Irving's conception in "Faust, and, from another aspect ib presents an equally cor : rect figure of " Marguerite," Both figures are exquisitely modolled, everything being in perfecb symmetry, the same arms, by an ingenious arrangement, doing duty for both figures. Tho model is exhibited in front of a mirror, by bhe aid of which b»th figures are seen at a glance.

Bernard's Circus will open on the Harbour Board reserve, nexb to the Railway Stotion, on Saturday evening, and the public aro promised a good show at prices of admission of sixpence and one shilling. The troupe comprises funny clowns, tumblers, jugglers, clever Japanese, performing dogs, trained horses, wonderful monkeys and other novelties.

LasbTuesdayßoresford-sb. Congregational school-room waa crowded to excess by the Union people practicing for the Queen's Birthday gathering of Bands ot Hope. The practice will be held next Tuesday in the Auckland Tabernacle achool-room, when all wishing to holp should attend, as the list ia now nearly complete.

Thia evening the Panmure Diamond Minstrels will give a performance in St. Patrick's Hail, Panmure, bo be followed by a social under the patronage of Father Walter. Tha proceedß are to be devoted towards providing the members of the Monsignor's life and drum band with uniform?.

Messrs Wildman and Lyell notify that they have closed thab portion of bbeir shop in Queen-street, adding the book department to their presenb Arcade shop, having public entranca from Shortland-street.

Selling every day by George Fowld 8 thoßo wonderful mackintoshes, at 29s 6di worth 60a; also, Onehunga tweed suits' 25a. McArthur's Btock.—(Advt.)