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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 205, 2 September 1897, Page 9

Mr Howard 11. Seceombe, Fort-streeb announces thab he is. a certificated teacher of Pitman's shorthand, also agent and teacher of Smith's Promier typewriter. General copying and law-writing done, Machines bought, sold or exchanged.

Rev. G. Brewster., M.A., who has resided many years in Ceyl.m, will lecture on bis observations and experiences in that interesting island to-morrow evening at eight in Sb. Andrew's Church, Alten Road. Limelight views of the recently discovered buried cities and tho interior will be shown, and also illustrations of tha toa-planting industry.

The Rev. Geor.ge Soltau will nexb Sunday commetico a series of twolvo days' services in coci-iection with tha Helping Hand Mission. On Sunday evening both tho Mission balls will be closed, and the servico will be held in the Opera House. Full particulars will appear on Saturday.

A football match will bo played at Potter's Paddock on Saturday afternoon between beams representing the Auckland and Ponsonby Lodges of Druids. Both teams have been in active training for tho contest, and as many of tbo senior and sevoral of the representative players are included, the match should bo well worth witnessing*. The full teams will appear in to-morrow evening's paper.

Tho Spriug Flower Exhibition of tha Auckland Horticultural Society now promises bo ba very successful. A number of intending exhibitors have availed bheinselves of bhe extension of bitne for making entries, and tho nnmbers entered may be regarded as very satisfactory, Mrs C. H. Haines and Mias Street have kindly consented to act as judges in tablo decorations, bridal bouquets," hand baskets, and Messrs Bennett (of Bennebb and Green) and Allen (of Arch Hill) have been appointed judges of cub flowers and pob plants. Given fine weather there should be large attendances.