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Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 214, 10 September 1896, Page 1

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Municipal elections. 'Frisco mail to-morrow. S.a. Te Anaa weub South .today. Governor Hobaon died this day, 1842. Steamer Maori left for Fiji last night. A Warden's Court is wanted afa Tauransra. The rebellion ia spreading in the Phillipine Islands. " Paul Jones " again ia the Opera House this evening. Gold was firsb discovered in Australia yesterday, 1846. The British have ohot a Matabele chief whom they captured. Wellington beat Wanganai footballers yesterday by 20 points to 9. Ib is said that the Matabele natives hanged many native women. Auckland defeated Obago Association footballers at Dunedin yesterday. A stowaway was drowned off the barque Dilpussund, New York to Dunedin, lately. In the Houne last night the vote of £59,750 for defence purposes passed nnaltered. The annual moating of the Belmonb C.C. will be held in the Captain Cook Hotel tomotrow evening. „ . i. ■?% The new bath for women ab the Rotorua Sanatorium was opened yeat«r-. day. It is called the ■' Hinemoa "bath. ■■. : Laso Monday the Rev. E. O. Perry, of • Avondale, was elected bo the pastorate of St. Peter's Presbytoriaa Church, Tauranga. A new selection committee baa been appointed by Sb. Andrews Presbyteriaa. congregation bo look out for a new minister. It is estimated that £30,000 will be epenb at WaioroDgomai by the New. Zealand Exploration Company during the next three, years. Today Messrs Logan, Bros., Railway' Reclamation, launched a new 2J - rater yacht, yawl-rigged, for Mr J. Kennedy, of Putikißay, Waiheke Island. Mrs Broden&a, whose house in Wellington was destroyed by fire, is on a visit to Nelson, and on hearing the news reported' herself to the police there, stating she is returning to Wellington. Large trout are aow increasing ao much in Lake Rotorua that they are devouring the koura (cray fish), inanga, and carp ia the Lake. The Ko torua people wank to get leave to net. and soil the fish under certain limitations. > Road-making in the Urewera country, or. Tv hoe Land as it is officially called, is almost at a standstill at present, the Maori contracts being finished, while the European labourers are widening and repairing what has already been done. Considerable alterations are being made in the bath houses ah the Roborna Sanatorium in anticipation of the coming season. The Priest's Bath house is being roofed with a mineral resisting pelt, to withstand the action of the sulphur. The new road between Rotorua and Te Teko, en route to Whakabane, has now been advanced a considerable distance in tha vicinity of the far end of Lake Rotoiti, and the Waiotapu — Walrakei Road is also being pushed on, there being about 20 men ad work on ib. The usual monthly inspection of the Devonporb Naval Volunteers was held lasb evening in the Drill-shed, the Company being 'under the charge of .LieutenantCommander Parker. After inspection.by Lieu t. -Colonel Goring, Acting-Lieutenant Ware was examined in the practical part of his work for his commission as lieutenant, Lieut.-Colonel Goring and Adjutant Grant) being the examing officers. A. Maybee, merchant, Warkworh, writes:—" I have sold some hundreds of bottles of Canadian Healing Oil, and it i* pronounced by the public 'one of the besi medicines they have ever need ;' tthas done wonders in healing and relieving pain, sore throab, etc., and is worthy of the greatesb confidence."—(Advt.) 45 Lace, cloth and eilk capes, the latest pro* duction of art, very stylish, ab the D.S.C.— (Advb.) , ?.. '■