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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 65, 18 March 1895, Page 2

A consultation of medical men was held at Governmenb Bouse yesterday regarding the state of Lady Augusta Boyle.. Wo are glad to be able to state that notwithstand. ing the grave symptoms noted on Saburday there is bhia morhing a marked improvement in the state Of the injured^ foot, and the medical, men are much pleased at the presenb condition of the patient. Lady •Augusta Boyle is also much stronger as regards her general health. X

The Maori "Parliamenb" now sitting ab Rotorua is ab presenb attended by aboub a thousand natives from different parts of the country. In consequence, however, of the non-arrival of many of the leading chiefs from the East!Coasb and the North, very libble business has been done. The exact objeebs of the meeting are nob definitely known, but bhe gathering is believed to be called for the purpose of forming a " Home Rule " scheme of some sort for the Maori, and to endeavour to unite the Maoris in ah anti-land selling league—a whakakotahitanga or union of the Maori people. If the chiefs expected-—Wi Pore, Major Kemp and others—do not arrive soon, ib is probable an adjournment will take place, or that bhe Arawa will announce bheir non ■adherence to the scheme, which would probably break up the movement.. The -tribes repre scribed ab the -meeting -so far, : iri addition to the various l hapus of the Arawa, are the NgatikahuDgunu, from the East Const, v_ ifcb their chiefs Pine-to ua, Te Toira, and others; bhe Urewera," under Koreru and other /chiefs ;< Ngaiterangi, with Hori Ngatai, Mdkarauri, Tamabi arid others ;" Ngapuhi, undor Raniera yVharerau, Peno Taui, Herepete Rbpihana and others; I.yatiraukawa, under Te Poke, arid Waikato, under Teßei. ,The. Ngjati,pikiao hapu of Roboibi and Maketu is bhe only section of, the Arawa tribo absent, owing .07some misunderstanding between I Major Pokiha Taranui and Petera Pukuat«ii, of Rotorua. The meeting is L held.ab tho carved house Tamai to-kapua, in the Ohihemut- nativese.fclcniehb.' . Theßot/oruii nabives Are entertaining'-their/ guests in iilaviah style, after the raosjb approved pakeha 'methods.' ' . . 7..--

On Saturday eyening, aboub six o'clock"; a mid dle -a!ged man n ameel Ed ward Cos bello. was admitted to the Hospital in a dying condition, suffering from peri tohifcis. Oh. examination, it Was found; that his condition was hopeless, _ i.d although be received all the attention, that could he given hinv he expired about twenty minutes after his admission to the* institution. : It'has been j ascertained that ha. arrived..in./tp*ivn .ia-day: or two ago from Whangarei, and wenb^bo I board at Alma House, in Grey.etrcer.... He took ill shortly after his" arrival in/: Aiick-/ land, and waa attended by Dr. /Purchasj-by whoseorders.he, was removed;/to'the Hos- | pi&l onSaturday evening. ■... ..'..,

Farewell sermonSj were preached-yester;.-' day at two of! tho local Primitive Methodist Churches— the Alexandra-street': arid Franklin Road Churches. At the former last evening the service was conducted by bhe Rev., Chas. XOlphert, "who? preached a farewell .sermon, y Ho is 'abo.u.t;bo.Jeavo!..fcr. Ashburton, Canterbury, to which station he has been transferred by. the-Conference, after three-years' ministry ab the Thames. The Rpv. AV'X S. Potter, pastor -oi tho' Primitive Methodist! Church, -Franklin' Rqa'dj7 -preached .app.ppriate 'Jure well sermons oil the occasion•"• Of his 'removal- to; I^'iv'-Plymouth', the audiences being /large., Au/after;meeting/was held after the evening service, ab which the people bade goodbye to Mr and Mrs 'Potter. 7 The/ harvest services in connection 7w,ith the! kPonsohby Baptist Church, were held yesterday, the Rev; G. Burgess preaching in Jhe morning, and tließov* A. 11. Collins in.the' Evening.:._.. The /church 7Wa¥■'. beautifullyl [.decorated with flowers, fruit,/ corn.Xfei'ns;:. :etßiX''knd!apprOpriate;h'arve-t ■ sermon _~were, 'preached. ' /* "'•*" v