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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 165, 12 July 1894, Page 4

The recent fire at Mr W. H. Hazard's did great damage to the promises and stock of Mr H. Kohn, jeweller, and tenders have been accepted for the necessary repairs, which will involve an our.lay of over £200. The stock is now being, disposed of by a clearing sale ob greatly reduced prices. A sale of town and rural lands was held yesterday ab the Crowns Lands office. Section 140, township of Ngaruawahia, 1 rood 7 perchee, was bought by Ghas, Starr, jun,, ab. the upseb price of £5 17s 6d. Section 15a, parish of Ararimu, containing 10 acres, was knocked down to W. F. Osborne at £21, and Harry Moses bought sections 176 and 177, parish of Titirangi, ab the upset prices of £23 19s 6d and £25. A small grazing run, No. 20, East Taupo county, containing 9,850 acres, was selected by Mr Adam Ham, of Tokaanu, ab the upset price, viz., a rental of £61 11s 3d per annum. The ordinary meeting of the Thame 8 Drainage Boaid held yesterday was attended by Messrs G. S. Kissling (in the chair), Comer, Clark, Wilson, Spratt* Dickey, Porter and Kilgour. The manager of the Big Pump in his monthly report said that during the past month everything connected with the machinery had worked smoothly. The working expenses for the month had been £272. The consumption of coal had been 202 tons. It was decided to make a complete test of Hikurangi, Kamo and Ngunguru coal. The remains of the late Mr. Charles Turner, of the Monbaeue-Turner Opera Company, are to be sent away to Honolulu for interment. The body was yesterday enclosed in a leaden shell, and was removed from Orarn's Hotel, where Mr Turner died, to await the sailing of the mail steamer Alamcda for Honolulu on Saturday. The remains are to be buried in a private graveyard ab Honolulu, close to the tombs of Mrs Turner's relations. Mrs Turner, who naturally suffers very much from the shock of her husband's death, has received many messages of sympathy and condolence, amongst them being messages from the Akarana Amateur Dramatic Club, and from Sydney, Christchurch, Napier, Nelson and other places. Last evening a funeral service was conducted over the remains by the Rev. Mr Fitzgerald, incumbeab of Sb. Matthew's English Church, all the members of the Gompany, besides Mrs Turner, being present. Beautiful wreaths were sent by the members of the Opera Company, and by friends. Ab the Wellington Benevolent Trustees' meeting yesterday, it was stated that the man who had been receiving 7s 6d per week would come up for its renewal. It had been ascertained that he had received a legacy of £300, of which he had drawn £70. The applicant was called in and examined. He declared he could not do without relief, as he had no means and could nob work through ill health. He denied haviDg received £70. The matter was left with the : Chairman to prosecute after he had made : sure of the facts.

To-day ia the "glorious twelfth July, being the anniversary sacred aranl Orangemen to the memory of \Vi»?^' i Prince of Orange. The Auckland oS? 0 ' men held their usual religious servie^ honour of the occasion last Sunday !?i? Choral Hall This evening the <Kj& soiree wilt be held in Sb. JamesV^llS?^ Wollington-sbreeb. The tea will be'fodS' by a concert and limolight enterbainmta? and, as is customary, the inemorv^f "Derry" and "the Boyne" will be d B l» honoured by tho members of the 'Oran' - order. ?'" : A meeting of the Auckland Pootbs!! Association was hold lasb evening, Mrl» Halyday presided. Final arrangemet£ were made for the coming N6W Zealand '^ Football Association Championship Took nament, which i3?to beheld in AucklandT1 '< Augusbßth, 9th and 11th. Corresponded' was read from the Southern Asgociatioßt Wellington, Otago, Canterbury Jj Hawke'a Bay intimated their interiuii£(s^ sending teams to Auckland to compel fo« tho Challenge Shield. It was decided tfo the Association meet every WedneßiW evening in future. * v Yesterday being the recurring aaoWer. sary of Monsignor McDonald's birthday the pupils of Sb. Patrick's School, Pfmmiue marked the occasion by giving & very enjoyable entertainment. A 'cohuidetabla number of parents and friends was prj, sent, and united with the children in wish! ing many happy returns of the day tofts Monaignore, who was the recipient of fibttia pretty and useful seuvenirs. A \pbJl. worded address was read by Miss Ella Dunn, to which Father Walter replied fa very feeling and grateful terms. Aa uswl' he was thoughtful enough to provide aa abundance of those things that children are fond of. The annual soiree and public meeting a connection with the Pitt and Edwin-sfcreot Primitive Methodist Church was heW on Tuesday evening, July 10th, at 6.30, wbea a goodly company Bab down bo tea, tha tables being: presided over by Meadamea Carlaw, Backhouse, Blakoy, Hebdeo, But< ler, Wrigley, Thwaibee, R. and,!", (J; Taylor The public meeting was held ia the church, and presided over by Mr B, Goldie, who called upon the circuit atoward to read the annual report and balancesheet, which showed that through the severe illness of Mr Hood (bhe circuit being left with only one minister) death and removals, they were unable to report an increase in membership, yet good hearty services were being held, thank! boing due to members of other churches for pulpit supplies. Tho society class, the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavour, and theXocal Preachers' Association, had each done good work during the year. It was expected thab in the course of two months a young minister would arrive from England to assist tho Rev. 0. E. Ward, The balance-sheet showed that the incotrig for the year had been £123 9a IOJd, tha expenditure being £124 3s 9Jd, leaving a balance due to Treasurer 13s lid. During the evening addresses were given by tha Rev. W. S. Potter, Mrs Kerr, Mtufe Watkinson and Turley. The choir, under tho leadership of Mr George Turley, ren< dered several anthems in a pleasing style, Mr Turley, superintendent, on behalf o( the teachers oi the Sunday-school, presented Mr VVatkinson with a complete set ef Mrs Frances Ridley fiavergill's works, as a small token of their esteem, Mr Watkinedn having removed a few miles out of Auckland Tho Rev. C. E. Ward proposed the usua< votes of thanks, which brought a vetjf hearty and enjoyable meeting to a close. Arrangements have been made with th{ steamship companies and the dairy aeeocia< tions throughout tho colony thab Wek lington shall be tho lasb port of call dqr* ing the butter exporting seaeon, for all vessels carrying dairy produce' to British markets. Ab the meeting of the Knights of Labour, lasb nighb Mr. Wibheford complimented the Government on the bold statemanship exhibited in recent banking legislation, lie hoped the day was not far distant when a steady supply of gold would be assured, and New Zealand sovereigns issued to tha world from a mint ab Wellington, 14 was simply a question of tho multiplication of miners to increase the output of the procioua metal. His suggestion waß that miners should receive eufficienb for main-, tenanco only, and a division of profits if any. Food and clothing being produced in the colony, the gold raised wonld.be so much made wealth. The average earnings last year on the Auckland goldlields wers £116 per man. A meeting of the members of the Beres-ford-street Congregational Church wan hold yesterday evening, for the purpose of deciding whother or nob tho present pastor, tho Rev. G. Burgess, F.R.A.h., who ha« been filling the pulpib for the past eleven months, should be invited to take the permanent pastorate of the church. The result was bo far satisfactory^ that a large majority was in favour of his filling thß post. We have received from the Union S,S«' Company an official guide to their various lines for the years 1893-94. Thia small book is neatly bound in red, and conbains picoures of several of the boats in' the Company's large fleet, as well bb a short history of its progress since its formation some. 3Z years ago. Special prominence is given to tho American service, and there are several engravings of the R.M.e. Monowai, and also the time-table of the route. In fact the books contain a large amount of information useful to those travelling by the) lines of the Company. Wo have to acknowledge receiving through the Union S.S. Company, a copyoi the edition of bhe Australasian Steam Navigation Company's " Handbook of Informal tion " for 1894"95. The book is well got up, printed neatly, and copiouslyjillustrated with views of different towns and districts of Australia. Not only does it contain information relative to the Australasian Steam Navigation Company, bub also fu» particulars of tho British Indian lines ana their connections. Besides this there is a vast deal of information re postal rates, tariffs, etc., which being got up in a com-, pact form, will be found very useful. Tho concludinglecbure on the "Dispe^ tionsof Scripture," entitled "TheTimeor the End," was delivered last nighb to» fair audience in the Foresters' Hall. 119 lecture, ably given by Mr Aldridge, Wflß » review of the various events preceding tne second advent, as they are given by W" prophecies, dealing chiefly, however, wh» those given in the book of Revelations. Many beautiful pictures of Palestine wers shown, one of the Plain of Armageddon, where the lasb battle of nations will w fought, being particularly interesting. Miss Falkner officiated at the organ. A very enjoyable concert in aid oft*B parish funds of the local Catholic churco was given in Sb. Mary's Hall, Onehunga. last evening. A number of ladies aoo gentlemen from town contributed to-tw success of the concert, including Mr*: Ralph, who sang " Call Me Back," besidW accompanying other soloists on the l»anr* forte: Master Gerald Ralph gave a vioim solo "The Lasb Rose of Summer aoo •• Blue Bella of Scotland ;" Miss Fernandez, "Come Back to Erin" and " Mouy Bawn;" the Misses Carrigan, "The S»* of Bethlehem," " The Blue Alsatian Uom tains," "Pierrot." and "The Cricket 0" the Hearth ;" Mr McGregor, "Mona, aw another selection; Messrs C. White an? Gorbetb, comic songs ; Misses K.Honan ana Kearin each contributed a pianoforte eo'| very acceptably ; Mr Hogg amused «»», audience with "Mrs Brown's Luggag<M and " Tarn o" Shanter ;" Mr Reynolds &*% the " Midahipmite " and a dance eonclUW, the evening's entertainment, Mr M""! acting as M.O.