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Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 308, 30 December 1895, Page 2

The Star will nob be published on Wednesday (Now Year's Day). Adver. tisers should make their arrangements

accordingly,

On Saturday Mr John McColl was elected unopposed as a member of tho Newmarket Borough Council, to till the vacancy caused by the election of Mr J. M. Lax on to tho office of Mayor of the borough.

The death is announced of Mr Kirby E. Andrews, who died at Albert-street yester-* day, aged 71. Tho deceased arrived hera in 1852, and carried on business a3 a butcher for many years. lie leaves ■ a widow and ono daughter, Mrs E. D. Halstead.

On Saturday, an inquest was held by Dr. Philaon, coroner, into the circumstances eurroundiug the death of James M. Keaton, son of Mr liegton, gaoler afc Mount Eden, who was drowned ab Pine Island on Boxing Day. The witnesses were Michael Flannery (chief warder ab Mount Eden Gaol), *Claude Smith, and Leopold Christian, of Norfolk Island (acting mato of the e.s. Stella), who deposed to diving tor half an hour for the body without success. The evidence showed that the deceased was seized with cramp tshorfcly after going into the water to bathe. The /funeral took place on Saturday afternoon at St, Andrew's Cemetery, Epsom, the Yen. Archdeacon Dudley conducting the sarvice.

Tho sneak thief waa busy at the residences of Mr R. S. Bush, S.M., and Mr Johu Bull, ab Epaom, on Christmas Eve or the following morning, the Christmas fare provided the evening prior to the holiday being cleared out by the hungry thieves.

The Rove. H. Bull and Win. Sinclair are announced to speak at the Helping Hand Mission tent service on the Reclamation tonight at) 8 p.m.

Brett's Auckland Almanac for 1896 is now ready. This popular work ie published at the low price of one shilling, and contains a mass of information. Several parts of the annual have been completely ro-writtsn. and all of ib has been revised and corrected co aa to make ib a compendium of correcb and mosb recent information. There will be found in its pages in addition to the carefully compiled statistics of this and other colonies, a descriptive account of the country north and south of Auckland, with a freshly calculated table of tides, which will be of great use to country settlers, a digest of the Acts passed during the last session of Parliament;, postal and customs notices, fisheries' regulations, stamp duties revised up to date, and the exhaustive local directory, which has always formed a feature of this popular publication.

Afa the Police Court to-day, Frank Smith and William Blair were each fined 10s for drunkenness, with the option of 4S hours'. Ellen Mallet pleadod guilty to having on the 28th of December wilfully broken six panes of glass, valued at 15s, the property of W. G. Garrard. She was ordered to pay a fina of 10s, together with the damago done, 15s, or serve 14 days' imprisonment.

Tho Now South Wales cricket team are expected to arrive in Auckland on Saturday nexb. Their match with the Auckland representatives begins on the following Tuesday on tho Domain, and will bo brought to a conclusion on Wednesday, it having been decided that the match will be a two-day instead of a three-day one, as previously arranged. To-day the visitors play tho Kew Zealand representative team at Chriatchurch.

On Saturday afternoon a young man named 'damuel Burgees, who wets ridiDg a racehorse from Patterson's Paddock to Newmarket, had an accident in Parneli. Hi 3 ivorso bolted near tho Junction Hotel, Newmarket), and foil near tho corner of Beach Road and Manukau Road; tho rider getting hia head cub severely. Burgess was attended to by Dra.' Mackellar and Lindsay, and v;:u removed to hie home a& Newmai'ket. Wear the came placo on Saturday afternoon a horse driven by a eon of Mr John Gray fihiod, boing frightened by a pas*ir.<j trait), and collided with one of Martin's cab.?. Young Gray fell out and was bruised and shaken, while the cab-horee was co injured that it will probably have to bo destroyed.

Ab the Police Courb this morning two men appeared in answer to a charge of thofb which each one alleges the other com?, mitted ab bho Trotting Club racoa on Saturday afternoon at Pofcber'a Paddock. The circumstances connected with bho allah nre somewhat singular. Ona of the parties, James Martin, who ia a botoikesper ab Gisboruo, and well-known in racing circle;', saw a young man named Adlnrb Thorns Weldon near him putting: a roll of notas in hia pocket. Feeling in his pockeb Margin missed £10, and believing that the notes lie saw Weldon with were bis, he clutched ab thorn, and succeeded in getting them. Martin then accused Woldon of having stolon the notes, bub the latter indignantly denied the charge, and gubwequently laid the matter before Detective Cbrystal, charging Martin with having stolen bis money. On Mfirtin being taken into custody be laid a similar cbargo against Weldon and tho two of them were accordingly'taken to the station. They were bouh bailed out in the evening, it ia said that Weldon, who is a clerk and is respectably connected, intends producing evidence to show that) prior to the occurrence ho drew some £10 or £15 in notes at the totalizator. Ab the Police Court to-day Mr Cotter uppoar-ed for Martin and Mr Luck for Weldon. Ib was arranged that tho cases should stand adjournuii till to-morrow, both accused being

itllowcd out on bail, each on his own rocognisance of £25. The cases aro supposod to bo tho reaulb of misapprehension.

News from the Cool; Islands, kouth Seas, by the b.B. Ivichniond, states thab the trado seems lair, bub it is the dull fiesison just now—between tho oranges, which are now out, and the coiloo. which is nrfb yet in. The planting ot coilea and coeoanufca is proceeding. The hospital atßarotonga is now nearly ready for opening, and will bo occupied oarly in January. The Loiwion Missionary Society's Miasion steamer John Williams arrived at Rarotonga lately from Auckland, and left again for Samoa and Ne»r Guinea, taking live itarotonga tcacliors for work in Now Guiuoa.

Tho Tivoli Company continues fco atfcracb largo audience* to frho City Hall. The programme oi' " Muldoon's Picnic," interspersed with eoufjs and dances, and the LlarloquitiHdewere roponted and successfully gone through. Alias Evoiyn Bart>» intakes a capital columbine. Mr Karl Browne na clown, Mr Johnny Collins as pantaloon and Mr J. Hamilton as harlequin are particularly good. Each gained loud applause. Tho flag ballet by a nunabsr ot ladies was oncored. Tho surae programme will be repeated to-night for tho last time.

Excursionists will notico thab the s.s, Waiotuhi is to leave on an excursion to tho Whancjaroi racoa on Thursday evening, January 2nd, lib 8 p.m., nob 7 p.m. as previously advertised.

Tho picturesque village of Howick was yesterday tho econe of unusual activity, duo to tho arrival of some two hundrod or more excursionists who had taken advantage of the trip made by the favourite paddle steamer Eagle. En route tho Eagle called ab Sc. Holier's Bay, whero a number of excufrsionista were also landed, and tha trip to Howick cfecupiod slightly over an hour and a-half. A cbmfortable landing was effected at the new wharf, which is almost completed, and tho visitors were welcomed by quite a large number of residents of Howick and its surroundings. Having made a very pleasant stay ashore, tbo excursionists resmbarked, and after a moat enjoyable trip up the harbour, they reached tow_n about C.30 p.m. Tho facility afforded for'lnnding provided by the Howick Wharf will add aaother to bho many charming seasido resorba arouud the shores of the Gulf, and,excursions thither will, no doubt, be well patronised.

Ou New Year's Eva the popular steamers Eagle and Britannia will be run on moonlight) excursions round the harbour, leaving the ferry tee at 8 p.m., 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. Hunter's Artillery Band will accompany the steamers, and play choice selections of music throughout tho trip. Both steamers will bo illuminated with the electric light. On Now Year's Day and the 2nd January steamovs will run to Motutapu afc 9.30, to Kanyitoto and a fishing oxcursion at the came hour, while a regular service will be maintained to Lake Takapuna and Sb. Holier's Bay as advertised. A faeb service will aleo be run to the mariuo suburbs of Devon port, Northcote and Birkenhead.

Were the marvellous character of the exhibition at Barblett's studio, described as " fche kinefcescope," sufficiently known, nobody would neglect to see tho wonders it unfolds in fche form of actual moving pictures—tho barber's shop, tho (ire rescue scene, the Chinese laundry, and Aunabelle's graceful butterfly dunce. it is ono of tho mosb clever and startling of Edi?gn's. Inventions, and the name kinetescope conveys a very poor idea of the marvellous iucidente id unfolds. The exhibition continues to attract) many .visitors.

An extensive sale of Japanese goods is to be held tomorrow by Mr Digby Tonke, under instructions from Mesers Wilding .and Co., of Brunswick Mart. This shipment haa juafi beon received direct from Kobe, Japan, and many of the goods, especially those in egg shell china and antimony ware, are entirely new to thi3 market.

Boating tho record. Christmas week just closed is another proof that for genfcleraon's clothing, hrttp, shirts, hosiery and mercery, Goo. Fowlds leads nil competitors. Hia shop haa timply been crowdedfor the pneb fortnight,—(Advfc.)

The death of a child named Catherine Harvey, three and a half months' old, at the residence of Mrs Bayliss, wife of JohD Bayliss, labourer, Crosssbreeb, Newton, has been reported to the police. As the child was boarded out under the Infants' Life Protection Acb, Dr. Phihon, coroner, will hold an inquest.

To-morrow ia the last day for issue of auc tioneers' licence.

Sprains of all kinds now cured by P.P.P. Ib operates immediately.—(Advt.)

New Year's gifts—gloves, ties, lace and silk handkerchiefs, yokes, blouses, etc.—in great variety ab Courb Bros. Open Tuesday evening (New Year's Eve}.—(Advt.)

You did it ! Yes, and 1 am glad I went to Geo. Fowlds'. Hia neckties, straw hats and tennis shirts are lovely, the prices moderate, and the attendants always obliging.—(Ad vt?)

Men's fancy worsted suits in newest styles in black and colours. Stock all marked in plain figaroa ab lowesb cash prices.—J. R. Self, Queen-streeb. —(Advb.)

P.P.P. from PacificlslaHdß. Reliablepana ceafor neuralgia, rheumatism.—(Advb.)

Courb Bros', premises will remain open on Tuesday evening (New Year's Eve). Extraordinary valno in all holiday clobhing. —(Advt.)

Thanks.—Mr Geo. Fowlds desires to tender bis hearty thanks to the Auckland public for tho liberal patronage accorded to him ab this season, and hopes during the coming year to merib a continuance of the eamo.—-(Advt.)

Picnicc Silkatriped shirts, 3s lid ; white shirts, 3s lid. Straw hats in newest styles.—J. R. Self, Quesn-street.—(Advb.)

New Year cards, fancy calendars, and novelties for Now Year presents ab Wildman and Lyell's, Shorbland-streeb.— (Advt.)

Have you tried P.P.P.? Ib cureß rheu mafcisrn. From your chemists, —(Advb.)

Holiday sensations.—Court Bros*, prices for holiday clothing ; everyone surprised. Fancy a good, well-fitbing blouse for Is lid. Tennis shirts, 2a lid.—(Advb.)

Instanb relief tor neuralgia—P.P.P. Your nearest chemist has it. Trv>b. —(Advt.)

Xmas holidays. Newest goods and best value in men's and boys' clothing, bats, shirtn, tien, socks and collars ab J. R. Self's, Queen-street. — ("Ad Yb.)