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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 144, 18 June 1894, Page 2

The first session of the new Parliament of New Zealand trill be opened on Thursday next;. The business of the first day will consist of the election of Speaker, after which it is expected both Houses vrill adjourn till the following day, when the speech from the throne will be delivered by the Governor. The duty of moving the Addresa-in-Reply has fallen upon Mr W. H. Montgomery (Elleßmere), whiUb Mr P. J. 0 Regan, who, by the way, will be the youngest member in the new House, will be the seconder. Ab present it is not unlikely that the Upper House will have do do without the services of three of its most prominent members — Hon. Messrs Shepherd, Hart and Shriiuski, who will be unable to attend owing to indisposition or the infirmities of age. From the Lower House the following members will be also misled from their former planes :—Sir John Hall (Timarif), Hon. Mr Rolleston (Elleamere), Messrs Thompson (Auckland), Blake (Avon), Fisher (Wellington), Dawaon (Dunedin), Swan (Napior), Fergus (Wakatipu), Bruce (Rangitikei), Taylor (Sydenbum), Shera (Auckland), Valentine (Hurunui), O'Conor (Wesbport), Wright (Rangitata), Hon. G. F. Richardson (Mataura), Palmer (Waibeneata), Earknees (Masterton), Bucklaad (Taieri), Fish (Dunedin), Hamlin (Franklyn), Lake (Waipa), Scobio McKenzie (Waihemo), McLean (Wellington), Mills (Waimea Sounds), Moore (Kaiapoi) and Colonel Fraser (Bay of Plenty). Moat of the Auckland members leave by the Takapuna this evening to be present at the opening. Owing to the unusual length of the criminal cases ab the Supreme Court, the civil session of the Court, which was to have opened this morning, will not open until Friday next). The Maori obstruction cases ebill occupy the attention of bhe Court. At eleven o'clock this morning His Honor Mr Justice Connolly intimated that the civil sessions of the Court would stand adjourned till Friday morning next ab ten o'clock. He stated that he would nob Bit on Wednesday, which was a Court holiday. In answer to His Honor Mr Tole stated that he did nob expect the remaining cases on the criminal calendar to occupy longer than Thursday. The jurors in waiting were discharged till to-morrow morning. The fresh trial in Mrs McCallum's case (alleged fortune-telling), will follow the conclusion of the present Maori cane, and the other charges of fortune-telling will then be taken. This morning, at the Magistrate's Court, a good-looking young woman, who . said she was nineteen years of age, was charged with refusing to contribute towards the supporb of her parents. The case was brought by the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. Mr Strathern said the girl's father and mother aro invalids, being maintained by the Charitable Aid Board. The girl was one of a class who paraded Queenstreet with other girls, dressed in the boighb of fashion, ani she had refused to assist her parents, besides setting them at defiance. The girl said she had no means, but was going to a place on Thursday next. She was willing to give 5s per week. Mr Norbhcrofb addressed the girl at length, pointing oub the folly of her ways and whab she wait likely to come bo if she continued her mode of living as stated by Mr Strabhern. He then made an order that she contribute 5s per week towards bhe supporb of her parents. Mr J. Kelly, M.H.R., is to be asked to present to Parliament a petition signed by 1,100 farmers and others in Southland in favour of imposing a tax on all live stock, especially horses, imported from Victoria, equivalent to the tax imposed by Victoria on New Zealand stock. A boy named John Chappetl was brought up from Whangarei yesterday. He' is charged with stealing a pair of trousers and vesb during the month of March last from the shop of Mr Williams, of Karangahape Road, and will be brought before the local Police Police Court on bhe 23rd June. An old Auckland identity, in the poraon of Mr Thomas Lonergan, tailor, died at his residence, Wyndham-street, on Saturday, at the good age of 72 years. Deceased arrived in the colony in 1845 with the 58th Regiment, and took part in the engagement ab Ruapekapeka, in Heke's war. Desiring to settle iv Auckland, he purchased his discharge from the Regiment, and engaged in business, which he hits carried on for over 40 years. He leaves a widow, six sons, four daughters, and 43 grandchildren to mourn their loss. Mr Lonergan married a daughter of bhe late Daniel Lorrigan, senior, who arrived in the Westminster, the third immigrant ship bo Auckland. His death will be regretted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, The remains of deceased will be interred to-morrow. During the progress of the defence in the Maori obstruction cases now before the Supreme Court the native prisoners, who number nine, have been allowed to give evidence on their own behalf. With most of them, however,' some little difficulty arose as they were being sworn in the wit-ness-box. One buxom Maori woman, who entered bhe box with the tread of a grenadier, evinced some alarm at the sight of the Court Bible and said that she was " afraid of it," asking what wonld be done to her if she didn't kiss ib. The answer by the Court being unsatisfactory apparently the coloured lady was allowed to retire to her place in the dock. Another prisoner, a man named Te Keepa, * said he was a Hauhau, and after some hesitation he book the oath with a display of much reverence. Ruibana, another of the native accused, on being placed in tho box this morning, kissed the book with great caution, and then pressed it to his forehead. He said he wished to cay something, and on being permitted pronounced a sorb of benediction on judge, jury and spectators in the form of " May God bless and protect us all." His religious feelings thuß being vented, he proceeded to give bis version of the " Battle 'of Mercer."

The Thames natives here are forwarding a petition to Parliament protesting againsb the rating of native lauds. Amongst the passengers by the 8.8. Gairloch on Saburday was Mr Isaac Gibbs, of Christchurch, general manager of the N.Z. Shipping Co. Mr and Mrs Gibba are staying ab the Grand Hotel. Discussing' the proposal that New Zealand should annex Samoa, the Fiji •• Times " ef June 9tb, says : "Nothing, except that New Zealand will build, equip, and maintain a man-o'-war specially for Samoa. Peace cannot be maintained without such a vessel; scarcely wibh it. Bub granting that ib could be preserved by such means will the colonists of New Zealand agree to any such outlay for merely bare glory. Ib is to be doubted. But suppose those who control bhe purse were agreeable that its strings should be'loosed for such a purpose, k Would Germany consent to place the interests of her subjects in the country referred to under the control of a colony so powerless, and—with all respect ba ib spoken—so insignificant in bhe eyes of an Empire so mighty. The idea is not tenable. Germany and America might be glad bo cede bhe sovereignty of Samoa bo Great Britaiu. To think they would do so to New Zealand is. to imagine the impossible;" I}ew Zealand (saya the Sydney " Morning Herald ") is coming into prominence as a live sheep-exporting country as well as of mutton in the frozen state. A passenger by the steamer Hauroto says that in bhe Middle Island, in the Canterbury and Otago districts, a grand sheep for export is produced, a large-framed crossbred.. The passenger was informed that orders on a large scale had been received from this side by some of the New Zealand sheep-station owners, and that the Union Steamship Company has contracted to carry to Sydney by bheir steamers 5,000 animals, to be exhibited ab the next ram and ewe fair here. At a meeting of the local bodies interested in the Epsom and Mount Eden Reserve, attended by Mr Clayton (Newmarket), Mr H. B. Morton (One Tree Hill), Mr A. Porter (Eden Terrace), Mr Worrall (Bpsom), Mr W. H. Cooper (Mount Eden), Messrs R. Udy, T. Thompson and other trustees, it was unanimously resolved to oppose the Bill allowing the trustees of the Blind Asylum bo sell the site granted from this Domain for the erection of the Blind Asylum. The Mount Eden and Epsom R.oad Boards and the Newmarket Borough Council have aleo passed similar resolutions. A meeting of the Auckland Typographical Society was held on Saturday evening, in the Foresters' Hall, Mr Regan (President) being in the chair. The meeting discussed the action of the Hon. A. J. Cadmau, head of the Government Printing Office, in cancelling instructions to send thtee men from Auckland after they bad been bailoUed for in accordance with the usual custom. The Secretary was instructed bo wriUi to Mr Cadman informing him of the feeling of the members of the trade on the subject, and stating that they considered Auckland had as much right to employment being given to a proportionate number of its unemployed compositors as other large centres in the colony. The meeting endorsed the action of the Board in appointing Mr H. C. Jonec, of Wellington, .to represent the Auckland Association at the Wellington Conference. Ib was also decided that those offices which are working on Society lines be advertised. The " Daily Telegraph " states that news has been received in Sydney from Pilcairn Island, of Bounty Mutiny fame. A resident, writing under date 6th April,, states that typhus fever has made its appearance there. Not a soul on the island escaped the disease, which spread so rapidly from family to family, from one end of the island to the other, bhab for a time it seemed as if none would be left to care for the sick and perform tho last ribes for bhe dead. The disease was broughb to the island by sailora who were wrecked 70 miles away last August, and who were taken into the homes of the islanders, and cared for by them. The daughter of the President of the island was one of the firsb victims. Sickness is very rare in Pitcairn, and this sudden calamity cast a shadow which has not yet disappeared from the island. The action against the Victorian Railway Commissioners arising oub of the accident to Mrs Agnes Bowles, while on her honeymoon trip to Sandringham, was concluded on the 7th inst. Mrs Bowles lost her arm by falling bebween the carriages of a train ab Brighton,, and she and bar husband claimed £3,000 damages for alleged negligence on the part of the railway officials, Defendants denied negligence, and pleaded contributory negligeuce. Mr Justice a'Beckett, addressing bhe jury, said bhab he had no case which appealed more sbrongly for sympathy than this one, on accounb of its sad surroundings. After an hour's retirement the jury returned a verdict for £2,000 damages for Mrs Agnes Bowles, and £600 for her husband, and judgment was entered up for bhe amount. Eight years have elapsed since th° terrible catastrophe of the erupbion of Tarawera, and the irreparable loss of the Rotomahana terraces is still telb as a national disaster. In bis lecture ab Boresford -street Congregational Church on Thursday evening, .Mr Martin will recall by bis well-known photographs those scenes of wondrous beauty, and will conduct his audience through that land of enchantment ; then will be told the tragic story of the sudden and fatal outbreak, and of its wide-spread devastation. This will be followed by a pictorial description of bhe vast craters and ashfields, with bhe wonderful changes taking place to-day, and the probable future of this extraordinary district. Mr Martin ia recognised aa one ot the besb authorities on this subject, and as he has extended his researches up to the latest date, hiß interesting descriptions may be anticipated as an intellectual treat. ' O,ur readers are reminded of the grand orchestral and chamber concert to be given in Sfr. James' Hall, Wellingbonsbreeb, this evening, under the direction of Miss Clarice Brabazon and Mr S . Adams. This undertaking on bbc part of two of our mosb prominent) musicians> to place before bhe public a really first-class orchestral entertainment, and at the paraa time to charge only the nominal price* of le and 6d, bears special significance from the fact that it is one that has not yet been attempted in Auckland, and it will, therefore, be of some interest to see what success it meets with. An orchestra of thirty performers will play several selections, and items will be contributed by Monsieur Henri Caaier, Misses Lizzie Warren and Clarice Brabazon, Mr Horace Stebbing, and other local vocalists of reputation. The prizes for the children attending the Hebrew School (given by triemJs), were presented to the successful competitors at bhe Synagogue Chamber, Princes-street), Yesterday morning. After the distribution of the prizes, the Rev. S. Goldstein made a few remarks exhorting bhe children bo further efforts in the pursuits of bheir studies, and impressing upon them the necessity of punctuality. A few remarks of a similar nature made by Mr T. Phillips (Chairman), concluded the proceedings. The following is a list, of those winning :— Class I: Reading, Miss Rita Pos'seniakie ; translation, Mies Rose Hart. Class 2 : Reading, Master Harry Goldstein ; translation, Misc Anne Marks. Class 3 : Reading, Miss Minna Hart; translation, Miss Eva Neuinagen. Class 4 : Miss' Rebecca Marks ; general improvement, Master Joseph Cohen. Special prize for transla-. I tion, Mies Anne Marks. ,7^,'. '". Service of Song, "The River Singers," at Pitt and Edwin-street Church to-morrow night, &% ?<**

The French cruieer Scorff, which visited Auckland recently, is to be re-com-missioned for a further term of service on the Pacific station shortly. The new crew for the ship reached Sydney lately by the M.M. liner Polynesien en route, to Noumea. The new captain de frigate is M. Lecomte. There are also forty-seven petty officers and men. The time-expired officers and men of the cruiser will return home by the Polynesien, joining the mailboa bab Noumea. At the Opera House on Saturday evening, a very successful complimentary benefit was tendered to Mr Ohas. Faning, of Messrs Faning and Mooney's Minstrel and Specialty Company. The lower part of bhe house was literally packed. An unusually lengthy and varied programme was presented and creditably gone through, encores being so frequently insisted upon that the proceedings were nob concluded bill a very labe hour. The contributors to the programme gave satisfaction in every case, bub bhe efforts of Messrs Charles Faning and Harry Cowan were invariably received with unstinted applause, which they well merited. la the second part of bhe entertainment, Mr H. North gave one ot his favourite selections on the mandolin, and was loudly encored for bis skilfal playing. The programme concluded with the amusing farce '" Thompson's Dead." Miss Amy Vaughan's " Amazons " gave their usual weekly enberbainmenb in the City Hall on Saturday evening, in the presence of a large audience. Songs were ably given by Miss Amy Vaughan, Messrs Moore, Naylor, Hylind, Ellis, and Mackinini, the contributions of Miss Vaughan being particularly good. The serial act 3by Madame Fredo and Mr T. Mackinini in the second parb of the programme^ were a really clever exhibibion of acrobatic feats, and the frequent applause which greebed bheir accomplishment were nob undeservedly given. The programme was also interpersed with numerous dances and comic songs, which were all well received, and concluded with a very laughable farce called " Christmas Presonts." The Rev. Dr. Ta'mage will give his opening lecture in the Opera House on Thursday evening, the day of bis arrival in Auckland, instead of Friday evening, as announced in the prospectus circulated with Saturday's Stab. The celebrated orator will only give fifteen lectures in New Zealand altogether, and the alteration in the night of opening has been made to give him time for visiting Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin before sailing for Australia. There already bhe arrival of bhe famous minister of the Brooklyn Tabernacle,* recently for the third time burned down, is eagerly looked for. A public welcome is to be accorded to him at Sydney by the Presbyterian Church of New South Wales ; the clergy in Melbourne are considering what form a reception bad better take; and the Superintendent of Public Works tor South Australia has granted the use of the Adelaide Exhibibion building, which will accommodate over three thousand people, for the Talmage lectures. These discourses are called " Lectures for the Times," and judging from the title of Thursday's—" The Bright Side of Things " —for which the plan of seats will be opened to-morrow morning, Dr. Talmage could nOb have arrived aba more appropriate season. Ib will be seen from the advertisement bhab popular prices have been fixed by the management. The Rev. S. B. Fellowes will deliver bomorrow evening, in the Wesleyan -Church, Ouehunga, his celebrated lecture pn New Guinea, illustrated with limelight views of the natives. On Saturday evening nexb a complimentary farewell will be tendered bo Mr Jas. Mooney prior to his departure for Australia. An excellent programme is in course of .preparation, and as Mr Moonny is an old Auckland boy no doubb his many friends will roll up in force on this bis lasb appearance in New Zealand. Mr Gee has arranged a splendid programme for Wednesday nighb's concerb ab bhe City Hall. The popular baribone will eing "The King's Minstrel" (with harp accompaniment), " The Raft" and " The Vicar of Bray " (by requosb). Miss Beaba Harvey, Miss Feabon and others will also c ontribute. Colonial bweed trousers have never before been offered ab 53 lid, and in ordinary times bhe mills would wanb thab for bhe' material. You can only geb them at Geo. Fowld's sale.—(Advt.)