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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 27, 1 February 1896, Page 4

Lord and Lady Glasgow and family and suite returned Co Queensbown from Glenorchy, and left for Ounedin on Thursday evening. The weather has on the whole been good, aud the party enjoyed themselves, tho scenory exceeding expectations.

The Hon. Mr Cadman returned to Hunfaly yesterday from VVairangi, where he had been inspecting the reported gold find. In the aftornoon Mr Cad man left in tho train tor Cambridge, where be will stay until Monday, when he goes on to Hamilton to address hia constituents in the evening.

The customary meeting of the Finance and Legal Committee of the Harbour Board met yesterday afternoon. An application from Messrs Stone Bros, for remission of the fees charged for berthing tho Star of Victoria was recommended to be declined. Messrs Devore and Cooper wrote offering on behalf of iMr E. R. Montgomery to accept £100 (to save litigation) as compensation for injuries received by a fall on the wharf, owing it was alleged to insufficient, lighting. The Committee decided to recommend tho Board to decline to pay the claim:

Whilo riding alonp' Victoria Road. DBvonporb, aboub 8 a.m. yesterday, a young roan named William Marshall had the misfortune bo eefc his leg broken through r,ho animal shying on fco bhe footpath anrl falling on him. Ho was attended ro by Dr. Roberts, and afterwards taken to his horoe in Lytton-street.

The Premier arrived ab Chrißtcharch yesterday. In response bo an invitation he addroseed a tno6ting of Governinenb supporters last night. A resolution was passed inviting him bo address a public meeting later on, and ho agreed to do bo. Mr Saddon is now on his way to Dunedin.

Of the fifteen Junior University Scholarships offered by the University among the schools of the colony, the Auckland College and Grammar School has this year carried off n've. On two previous occasions the school has secured tbiee, bub to hava won a third of the number in the keonesb competition with the secondary schoois of the colony rottects the highest credit on our Grammar School. Besides the scholarships, the school again has tho distinction of having all tho candidates senb up in the " credib " list. Tho following is the school record of the five scholars .-—Miss Alice Dinneen, daughter of Mr M. D. Din neon, of Kihikihi, won the first Junior District Scholarship in 1891, and headed tho lift* of senior scholars in 1893. She won a University scholarship las year, bub resigned it with the intention of gaining a higher place. She has Bbood on the head of the girls' side ab the Grammar School for bhe laab two years. H. D. Bamford ia bhe son of Mr Bamford, of Remuera, Registrar of Deeds. He stood high in bhe "credib" lisb lasb year, and baa held for a year a senior foundation scholarship. Ho was head of the sixth form on tho boys' side, and winner of the Pond and Old Boys' essay prizos. C. Stowarb won a junior district scholarship from Mount Eden School, and afterwards a senior scholarship. He ie son of Mrs Stewart, of Owen's Road, Mount Eden, and haa won several form and mathematical prizes ab bhe Grammar School. J. C. Dromgool, who is also the winner of the Gillies' science scholarship ab University College which was awarded lasb November, ia the son of Mr Dromgool, of Tuakau. He won his junior district scholarship ab Mount Roskill School, and afterwards gained a senior scholarship. E. B. Prideaux, who competed this year for the fa'rp.t time, is the son of Mrs Prideaux, of Epsom, held both junior and senior district scholarships, and hao distinguished himself in Latin and Englieh in tho school examination ■•

Tiie Foiiuo Court wass occupied a considerable m:r6 oa Thursday hearing a charge o' i-»a stealing preferred against a youih i;;, Wiiiiam Edwards. Mr VV. J. Napiui .efended the accused. After hearing.tlio evidence and counsel's addroes, the Bench dismissed the caee.

Mr and Mrs J. L. Wilson and Miss Newcombe, who intend paying a visit to Europe shortly, were farewelled at a social meeting of members of tho Young Women'o Christian Association and workers of tho y.M.C.A. in tho V.M.C.A, Social Hall. After tea Mr C. E. Button presided, and addresses were given by the Chairman, Mi3s McDonald, Mr C. W. Hemery, Mr T. Buddie, Mies Newcombe, and Mr J. L. Wiison. Miss Kimmer sang several eacred eolosduring the evening.

Yesterday afternoon another large and enthusiastic audience listened to Dr. Ryder, who spoke for over two hours on " Dross and Public Hygiene." The notebooks and pencils in use throughout the audience indicated that the ladies wished not only to hear, but to remember and profit by the knowledge gained. Many written questions were handed in, and were road and answered at tho close of tho lecture, and many ladios expressed themselves anxious to obtain the hygienic clothing shown. Samples of whole wheat meal bread were sent up for approval, showing that our bakers are anxious to supply hygienic bread so coon as tho public demand ib. Tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 4.15 in the City Hall, Dr. Ryder will Bpeak on " The Child-Wives of India." The mooting will be open to the general public. On Monday afternoon Dr. iiyder givea tho last of her course of h.ealbb lectures.

The Board of Governors of fche Prince Albert College are to be commended for the j efforts thoy ore making in the furtherance of higher education. From time to time complaints have been made that our educational system was deficient in one necessary and important element. It is, of course, somewhat difficult to introduce religious teaching in schools endowed by the State, and on this ground it is a matter of great importance as atlecting the future of tho risinggoneration, that this deficiency phould bo supplied. The great and-only aim of the governors of the Prince Albert College is that of securing for the pupils a bisrh class education upon broad Christian lines. Tho proceedings are opened each day with tho reading of Scripture and prayer. Biblical instruction is given in class by the headmaster, buO all subjects of a controversial naturo are avoided. The spirit that animates the government of the College is that of Dr. Arnold in his work at Rugby. •• What we must look for here . ia: First, religious and moral principle ; . second, gentlemanly conduct, third intellectual ability. It is not necessary that this shall be a school of 300, or 100, or of 50 boys, but it is neceesary that, it should be & school of Christian gentlemen." It must be gratifying to those who had faith in the success of the College to find their expectations so fully realised. Instead of failure or a heavy deficiency so freely predicted, we are pleased to tind from >a perusal of the balance-sheet for the year, that the financial success of the College is now assured. Owing to the phenomenal success which has attended the opening of the Prince Albert College for boys, and in response to numerous inquiries by parents and friends, the Board of Governors have decided to add a girls' division, but ia a separate building', and having its own recreation ground. Two residenb lady teachers have been engaged as rirsi and aecond assistant, and a perusal of their qualifications and testimonials published in another column proves that their capabilities are of a very high order.

i In the racea at the Anniversary Regatta on Wednesday for open boats and halfdecked 22-ffc boats, doad heats occurred on time allowance. In the open sailing boat* the Colleen, 20.% beat the Violet, 18ft, by five minutes, but as tho Violeb had five minutes time allowance, the reeulb was a dead heat between fthe two. In the halfdocker race the Welcome Jack finished first and tho Anita second, the time allowance to the latter making it a dead heat. Most probably these races will be sailed over again.

The Secretary of the Auckland CoUeea and Grammar School announces that tho time in which applications may be sent in respect of the Junior Foundation Scholarships bag been extended till 4 p:m. on Tuesday next. The examination commences ab 10 a.m. on the following day.

The firsfc picnic held by the New Zealand Natives Association takes place at Motutapu on the 29th of this month. At rangemeats for the gathering have already been commenced.

The Tivoli Musical Comedy Company, combined with Miss Amy Vaug'haa's Amazons, will give ono of their enjoyable entertainments ab the City Hall to-night, when an entire change of programme will be presented. A new and novel first part entitled "Red Stockings," and tho Trilby ballet, will be introduced for the first time in New Zealand.

Mr George Fowlds notifies by circular in to-day's issue that he holds a big sale of Mr Birkett's stock, which he bought at 12s 6d in the £. All the balance of present summer stock is reduced to effect a speedy clearance.

Cheap ties, cheap hate, cheap hosiery, boys' clothing, at and under cost, ab Geo. Fowlds' sale of F. ,J. Birketb'a stock on Monday morning.—(Advc.)

Rushbrook'a sale. Promises are open until 10 o'clock this evening.—(Advb.)

Last evening the annual genw^K^lit ■ of members of bhe Auckland Wn& *^wBI Club was held at the Club room, PSMWhite presiding The balanc^S W reports were read and adopted n ■'WR lowing officers wera elected for'fcl, • B,i*B| year:—Presidenfe, Mr p tv elected) ; Vice-Preßidenb, Mr J*w*"-»B Treasurer, Mr H. A. Hoffman (ri:.r^|ffi Committee; Messrs R. Bum* J o-^\M Mitchell, A. W. Mnndy, A.L '•qJSiB Stewart, C. E. White. *m\ \ B The Rev. C. H. Yatman left fo» <5 M lasb nighb in the Alameda DnV % ■ evening a large number of those tfsM If been attending hie services i a Airt^l'« vieised Mr Yatman at the ship and V j' W presented with a beautiful 'bnnr, *" M. flower*. To Mr Brakenrig, Jr£* * ■ oflab midnighb. Mr Yatman exprSl i indebtedness for much of the great n^W pleasure be had received during hU fi this city. §§ Mr W. Rcdgafce, the n'ewlvaro,'. \ ffl Inspector of Dairies, has given VK* 1 ; reporb to the City Council. He B tat IS during the past three weeks he-V^lH epscted in Auckland and adjacent hS'?« 43 milk shops and 64 dairies in thediff » road districts, and has passed for li ""■! 36 milk shops, the remaining seven h° H ffl to make improvements. Fifteen d.-'°'ii have been passed, alterations have S'HI made in 48, and one he closed. Xim V S been allowed for the alterations. HeM H inspected 1,475 dairy cowa during tha ,\ Rf time.

The children of the Parnell Orphan'Bn* I returned from Motutapu yesterday ,(!' I camping out tor the pasb six weeks a I usual tha Devonport Ferry Company kind! I sent a special steamer, Mr Jamas foarß 1 of Parnoll, 'buses and brakes to convey to 1 children to Parnell, and Messrs Winib!' I Bros., wagons for bhe luggage. MessrsC 1 Bros, were mosfc attentive to the little on I during fcheir stay, and the Board of Ihtti?. ment are greatly indebted to them for their kinrJne3S and liberality, also to the Devon porb Ferry Co., Mr Jainea Martin ami Messrs \V. and G. Winatone, and tfaeHon the Defence Minister for th« use of thi. tent?. '

Messrs Rushbrook and Co., mki drapers of Queen-sfcreot, hare now beau their big annual clearing sale. Their etoci is heavy and very seasonable. A circular is being distributed announcing the bat. gains in every department. Their old customers and the general public will, n(1 doubt, avail themselves of this opportunity to replenish their domestic stocks.

The s.e. Vivid leaves on her excursion ft Riverhead at 11 a.m. tomorrow.

Remember Monday ia fche fir«b day of ihe great annual sale of the D.S.C.— (Advt.)

Something starting may be expected to happen at Victoria "Arcade on Monday morning, when Mr Geo. Fowlds will offet ab astonishing prices the whole of Mr P. J, Birkett's stock, boughb for 12s 6d in thef' —(Advfc.) '

In carrying oub their practice of clearing out all surplus stock ao the end of eachsea" son, Smith and Caughey elsewhere announce a greab Summer Fair, which will commence on Monday morning at 10a,m,-« (Advb.) " "' ■■'-:«

The new Hudson cycles, which embody the last improvements in gear and construction, are being introduced into Auckland, the provincal agent being Alexander Harvey, Durham and Albert etreeta, whets the machines can be inspected.

Thousands of yards of embroidery i«. duced to clear at our annual sale, D.S.C»« (Advb.) ;

Rushbrook'a Bale, the whole of ths stock in each department -is Jbeing cleared at greatly reduced prices, as the stock mud be sold.—(Advb). ■<

Sb. Andrew's Church, Epsom, has if cenbly been enlarged by the addition of transepts to accommodate the increasing congregatioa; The re-opening services take place to-morrow, of which uotice is giva in our advertising columns. The choir o! St. Paul's Church, Aucklaud, will drive-to Epsom to take part in the afternoon service.

Btbuees, mantles and jackets, at lesa than half price ao the annum sale of the D.S.G, —(Advb.)

Rushbrook's sale, men'a braces, 6d pair, worth Is 6d ; fashionable ties, 6d ana 9d, ail sound and new.—(Advt).

The Marisb BroB1. high and elementary schools, Wellington-street, will open on Monday next. The former tvill be conducted by Brother Henry, who managed successfully for years the High School in Sydney, wnere last year his pupils carried ott high honours in the senior and junior University examinations, one pupil annexing the coveted engineering pass, and cis passed the latter division.

Ladies' blousea and shirts, la 6d, Is lid, 2s lid, all new goods, a!) Rushbrook'j clearance sale.—lAdvt).

Kid gloves, Is per pair, at tbe annul' sale 01 the D.S.C. commencing on Monday —I Advb.)

The Ponaonby Cricket Club porpoM holding a concert and dramatic entertainment in the All Saints' Schoolroom on Tuesday evening next. A successful and enjoyable entertainment is promised.

To prepare for our annual clearanca sale the premises of the JD.S.C. will be closed trom Friday, January 31st until Monday, February 3. Doors opeued ao 10 o'clock.(Acivt.)

Maids' and ladies' fashionable eieth jackets clearing at the sale of Rushbrook's stock, from la lid to 5a lid each. 50to 75 per cent, leeß than usual prices.—(Ad'vfc)

Religious Bervices will be commenced in tlie Halt of she Free Stuck Exchangs tomorrow evening at 7.30 by tb.9 Helping hand Mission.

An advertisement in another column announces the opening of St. Andrew's Academy, Lower Symonda-atreet, (or boyi and g-irla, under ,Cne management of ilf Alex. (Jampboll McLintock, assisted by a, staff of teachers; '~■./.■■

Mothers, jjo to the sale of Ruehbrook'a, Btock fo>: clothing for tho boys. They M giving iiamense bargains in boys' wear.(Advt). " - .•'•■•

Mr W, I. Robinson, who conducts the Wellesley-streefe technical classes, draw attention to an important notice. f"F 8 in science subjects, machine construction and drawing are preparing for tho nex& July examination or the London Science and 4rb Department, to be held in Auck' land. Pupils are invited to join the das' for tha purpose, but must give in namoji to Mr Robinßon nob later than. Tuesday evening next. Aa special coursei w instruction are required for the abeye, Ml', hoped many will cake the opportunity.

' Rushbrook's Sale. Black French Grenadines, Is 6d cood?, clearing a* (JJayatfr. eaah only.—(Advt.) The dates of the arrival of the fIagEQJP Orlando and the attendant men-of-war»» New Zealand waters hare been some*!"* 1 changed. The flagship is now ab flobar&i and leaves with H.M.s. Wallaroo, Bi3g»" rooma, and probably the KatoomDa, 0" February 13th for Lyttelton. arriving»• on the 2Sth. They leave Lyttslton on u» 29th, and arriva ab Wellington on M»rca lsb, remaining there ten days. The ,m are due. at Auckland on March I2tb, anO» i main here till the 18th, arriving in byQW on the 25th. .

Boys' and men's straw bats clew* 8* rapidly ab Ruah brook's sale; all vtnV t \ good condition, and being sold at dob prices for cash only.(—Advt.)

Mr T. Earle Giles notifies that b«^" tinues to teach ab the came echool p»B'. as hitherto, next St. Andrews ' pupils may be enrolled on and Jitter* day, February 3rd.

>^rT7l m embered thab si the openI, »rfL llJSrtddry season, the port of ;«Softb? PTaranaki, was not included aa Bi6fnf shipment for dairy produce, under port of BOiuw ~ , os , u j a ti<,nß. How- * 6w*,«"iEn- wero^ made to the, l»er,« WP 1" fa ge o f the Department of liienZ and eventually after some .tt^ilrSe export of dairy produce ftom *iffi. M'!U officially allowed. The Waiffa vZLriwi Works reopened this season, s , r!l Freesn^ dea] wJfch fche 1)0 ■ t0 1-nr.fc of butter and cheese for exjßreef°m Taranaki. As showing how the porb uom whQ a( j v ocated the inclusion fiVaitara, as a port of export, have been ? •<? rf by reealts, we may mention that ' a Duke of Sutherland has this month ' h!! nn board at Waitara 4 : 350 packages ■ ttke Ln««r 612 packages of cheese, 1,000 ,f batten 3id 1800 CMcaßeß of quafn S a ndlamb. The amount of butter heeßo above stated waa only v rcumulatioo of a fortnight, showing L!7h« district can produce in this line. frff Shton, ot the New Zealand Ship- * P/imnanv also states thab the ocean •Ding; r Tongariro calls at Waitara on SSaary 13th, when she will take away .FKrcuesof meat/4,000 packages of ' ftsr IOCOof cheese, and 700 bales of I Had the intention of shutting out Waitara as a port of shipment for dairy \we been carried out, all this valuable Would hare gone to swell the Well•otonexport returns, after tho producers k«l-be«n obliged to pay railway freight oh SeVeßtor part of it for over 200 miles of tsilage between Taranaki and Welling-

JOB'1 fhs Wellington "Evening Post" had a Mod (M to eay°n Wednesday regarding the instractions issued by the Minister of ndefor the survey of the Puhipuhi kauri foresd into allotments, with a view to the Loosal of the timber cutting riff hta. In mt■ iisue of Thursday we published an attract from the article, forwarded by our Wellington correspondent. The " Post " 9irg f,o believe the destruction of this forest to be a wrong to the country, and (11(068 thab the disposal of the timber ia merely designed to assist the Government in financing their present requirements. Uole3B the "Po3t" had been wholly unacquainted with the facts, it could not have made such an unjustifiable statement. Ibefacb is fcbab there ia nob the slightest posjibiliiy of the forest beingpreserved. Mr Albert Elliott, a very old resident of Kamo, yVh.inffarei, informs us he has known the (oreatfor tbe past 20 years, and it is only a question of time when the whole of jt will bo destroyed by fire. Ab present there is a man in charge of jt ( doing what he can to prevent the tr,ees from being destroyed, but he can't do impossibilities. If there were forty men in charge, it would be impossible to prevent the fires caused by gumdig-gora, a very Isrgenumber of whom are almost continually on the land. Within Mr Elliott's knowledge, fire 3 have already caused a jrest deal of damage to the foresb, and eren ad tbe present time extensive bush to are raging at Puhipuhi and Hukerenui, which threaten to demolish, if not the whole, at least a good portion of the timber. Mr Elliotb believes the besb thing that can be done with the timber ie, gi the Minister of Lands suggests, to sell ib, [of no matter what measures are taken the foreit cannot be preserved for long. This is the opinion of one who ought to know a little more about the matter than the "Post" About 12 years ago, when Mr Elliott was a Government Sheep Inspector, he went through the forest with Professor Kirk, acd spent several days in and around about it, and ia therefore in a position to speak ortfthe subject with authority.

A young man named Albert Hill, living iuFanmnre, broke his leg by slipping from imi yesterday. He was taken to the iEoipiibal, and is now progressing safetsfac- ' torily.

Ab the Police Court to-day before Mr H* W.Northcroft, S.M., CarlSchnachstchabel, a seaman, about 30 years of age, was charged with having yesterday wilfully committed a grossly indecent acb ab the Northcote ferry tee. His Worship characterised the offence as unmanly and donating, and sentenced accused to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. Henry Davey, who was brought up in custody charged with having allowed his payments under a maintenance order to get £11 4s in arrear, was remanded to Wanganui. Henry Stallibrass was ordered to pay 10a per week towards the support of an illegitimate child, and find two sureties of £25 each. Three other cases were adjonrned.

Thedeath of MrR. L. Garland, of Mauku, under peculiar circumstances, is reported by Constable McGovens, of Pukekohe. About three months auo Mr Garland was, it ia said, suspected of having designs on Ma own life, and was accordingly examined by tho doctors with a view to his being committed to the asylum, but fche doctors did not consider themselves justified in ordering liia to be committed. (Since then, he had keen attended by Dr. Cloußbon, of Waiuku, •i'd a man was employed to keep a Katch over him. To ia said that on the SOch ult., he gob a sleeping draught, and that yesterday he took an overdose, which causod bia death about 2 p.m. The deceased is stated to have been tho owner of considerable property in the Mauku district, and is supposed to have had an income of close on £30,000 a year. He had 6c relatives in the colony, but leaves a wife »nd daughter living in England. Mr W. Tnoroe, of Auckland,, hus beon acting as M" solicitor. The inquest wag to have Wen place this afternoon.

•Jr H. Parker, jun., writes contending wat the Devonporb Naval Volunteer crew *°n tfas naval cutter race on Regatta Day, Wd stating that, this opinion w«? supported <>yothers who saw the fini.»h. He says the cw are prepared to row H.M.s. Goldfinch's wsw in the same boats over the same course, 'Ml that they have accepted the Auckland ft3Tal Artillery's chsdlongo for a race for a jteKs in the two companies' boats. On Waif of the Goldfinch crew wo are related to state that ab the conclusion of h* event every man in the Goldfinch boat '™ confident that they had won, ■« that had the judge's decision ?saa npainst them they would never P"e dreamt of contesting it, as o ttihueh contents it is iecoj»nised that ™ judges' verdict is final, and thoy pard it U3 very much to be regretted "at an attempt should be made to detract "owthe victory gained. On Saturday last, 2oth inst., a moat buc•tß'ni picnic wa? given to tho children of "«M6iengville Public School by the Com- ]>'" e° Tt»o picnic was held at Shelly t »en. fho children and parents, of which thn fe u aß a larße number". were conveyed -re by the p. g . Osprey, and passed a most 'joyabloduy. Thanks, are due to Mr W. I" 00"1?8' manager of tho N.U.S. ComjW.ond to Mr Q. H. Spinley, Secretary vne, beliool Committee, for their untiring jntion to the comforts of all those pre-

ay s- h, brook'B sale. Please chop early and m the crush, secure the bargains. -(Ad.) Jfiautifu) flannelette at 2d per yard at ""•onnal sale of the D.S.C.-(Advt.) »illrSatUrday nexfe tho railway authorities Head, Ifp£cial1 fp£cial excursion t0 the Kaipara W 'm aflordin R P'eniea by land and inters, i turn tare including rail and «? w l t J D t l, y6 *6d- n A 'PMi"l^»fc°eo n . itod^r *c p<s- °3pre y'wiU leave Auckitß „, ° am- reaching Helensville afc 9 •Wl'hmi returnin Safe & P.m. The Osproy Ai aPaHen-er9 ab Buckland'a Wharf, °Cear\ boacb- The triP i 8 an p*'SV ne an wUI n 0 doubb bo largely

Euth Vft nre {rmHfied see Miss Agnes B'uhS c i,T D IG-voar?- PUP of Sb. Mary's CB'»tioii 1 • ondoriby. h»8 paaeed matri-