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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 156, 4 July 1896, Page 1

TABLE TALK.

Thb " Glorious Fourth." Foobball this afternoon. S.b. Flora went South to -day. ' ' S.B. Gorinna arrived from the South. Outward 'Frisco mail on Saturday next* Te Anau is due from Sydney on Monday next. 120 th anniversary of American indepep? deneo. • An anfei-Jewish outrage ia reported fro Eft Russia. . . Fatal collision between Japanese steamers. " . S.s. Taupo arrived from Tahiti and Rarotonga. Newton Pigeon and Canary Club's Show open to-day. The Opposition walked out of the House last evening. Another debate on the Banking Commit tee in the House. Steamer Ovalan left for tho South Sec Islands Jaet evening. ; St. Mary's Convent High School resume* duties on Monday noxb. ■ ' Waibi gold mine yield for the month ia the fine one of £11,221 sterling. Argus Goldmine directors have accepted offer for option bo floab the Company. Tui Goldmine, Te Aroha, has beenfloated is London with a capital of £150,000, A night home for women was opened thia afternoon in Cook-ebreot, Freeman* Bay. The steamer Corinna will replace the Taupo in the trade between Auckland and the Eastern Pacific. 1 The body of the lafeo Mr Jules Wilson ir being brought up from Tauranga to Auckland! for interment. * - The Rating on Unimproved Values Bill has passed its second reading in the Houh of Representatives. In future the House of Representatives} will meet at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The Now Zealand Insurance Company have declared tha usual interim dividend for" the half-year at tha rata of 12£ per cent, per ansum. -The VYaitemata County Council has voted £12 towards the cost of a bridge over a branch of the Okura River, the Babblers to find the balance. _ The Waitemata County Council considers the bill proposing to confer thycounty franchise on gamdiggers is " nnjutf and unnecessary." „ , '. Racruib drill in conaeetion with variouf volunteer corps was conducted at the Brillshed last evening by Sergeant •Majo/, Carpenter and instructors of the Permanentl Force. : ; A requisition asking Mr Gaorge Fowldc to become a candidate for Auckland City seat at the forthcoming- general election ' will be presented at St. James' Hall o»' Monday evening. A meeting of the Auckland Institute will be held in the Museum Buildings oar' Monday evening, when three papers will be read, including ono by Mr J. C. Firth ob "Fires on Coal Ships, their Causes and Prevention." ' A singular discovery has been made by Mr F. King, of the Exchange Hotel, West* port. A day er two ago it was noticed that the small quantity of sand at the befctom or he bucket used in scrubbing out the bat contained gold. Since then ho has panned ; off fcho sweepings of the bar, and can always geb a nice proypoeli of iina gold. Ib is relate|T bj'fchlj labe Aporo Tarafcutii, who died"ab 'OtoTohanga this week, thaft when he led bhe raid on Mr ©orsb's afcatiois at Te Awamutijjta "The, jttStives had prayers, after which Apord preached a forcible sermon with the iniquities of The Lonely Sparrow (" Te Pifaoihoi Mokemoke") for a texb, embellished after th«; manner of the old Scottish Covenanters with numerous texts. Immediately afterwards the parby proceeded bo burst) ope* ■ the printing office." . Bargains in all departments ab Smith and' Caugbey's stock-taking fair.—(Ad vk.) Courb Bros.' sale, on all day aad unbi? 10 o'clock to-night. Immense reductions is every department. We do nob even askr: you to believe wbab overyona is saying! aboub bhe wonderful bargains at Court'e'j bub come and see for yourself.—(Adyt.) Smith and Caughoy invite all economist! to visib their greab-eemi-annual fair, which .• is now proceeding. Every attention will be given to cusbomers: an extra staff of assistants engaged. No one pressed to - buy. Everything marked in plain figures. —(Advr.)