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Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 228, 1 October 1897, Page 4

To-day being " Natation Day"' the occa- • "'■• n was somewhat of a red-letter day ai:;>n<4st smirnming enthusiasts in the community. The Northern S.s. Company's steamers in port mo.de a display of flags today, and this evening the Auckland Swimming Club hold a social reunion. Natation was being similarly observed in the South and in Australia to-day. A sale of Crown village find rural land?? was held to-day at the Auckland Crown Lands Office. Two small sections in the village of Albortown (Port Albert) were j sold to E. G. Piper, at tiie upset prices of i i'l 10s and £1 12s, and four other allotment? j in the same village were passed in. Two; sections of II acres and 8 acres in the I suburbs of Weymouth, on the Manukau, j were purchased by N. Gibbons at the upset i price of £22 10s and £16 los respectively, j i anil two other sections of 3 acres and 4A j i acres in the same locality were sold to D. | ! Williams at the upset prices of £6 and £9. j Nine sections of bush land in the parish of j Pupuke, Hokianga county, totalling 451 acres, with upwards of two million feet of | kauri timber thereon, were disposed of to John Straka for a total sum of £554. The earthquake experienced in Wellington on Tuesday was, says the " New Zealand Times," productive of numerous incidents of a semi-serious and humorous character. The unexpected disturbance did | not improve the condition of people who are lying ill. One lady at Te Aro who has been laid up for some time rushed into the ] street from her bed, and some difficulty was experienced in persuading her to return. She was so bad subsequently that a doctor had to be sent for. An English ■ family, not long out from the Old Country, who had never felt anything of the kind previously, were terror - stricken when some of the roof plaster fell on to the tea table, and despite the assurances of other occupants that it was "all right,'1 they rushed out, saying that they would send for their things in the morning. The family then sought a boarding-house which did not boast of j plaster. In a certain hotel not one hundred miles from Cuba-street there was consternation and shrieking in the diningroom, everyone manifesting a sudden desire to leave the table. Then did a valiant hero, who sought to emulate the cool deed of the passenger on the ill-fated Tasmania, sit down at the piano and rattle off a lively tune, with the idea, probably, of allaying the prevailing feeling of j alarm. 'In front of another hotel ' was observed a son of the soil who had a mug containing something I which looked suspiciously like beer. He | had rushed out with the rest, Irat had taken his refreshment with him in ease "something might happen." A Newtown resident tells of a cyclist who was riding slowly along when his machine suddenly bucked him off. He was about the onlyman in the city who met the earthquake face to face. One individual who called at this office last night, and who has a reputation for veracity, says he was leaning over his fence smoking when it swayed to and fro. He was about to make an investigai tion, thinking it was getting rotten at the base, when his wife's cry of " Earthquake " inside caused him to realise what was happening.

Referring to the late Mr H. S. Fish in its editorial columns the Otago " Daily Times" says: —"Shrewd and practical, when he joined the Good Templars, and thus severed connection with the associates and habits of half a lifetime, he was prompt to see that the demands of the ultra prohibitionists were impracticable, and from his dying bed he pathetically bade farewell to his lodge and reiterated his belief that in reasonableness and not in coercion lay the hope of the temperance movement. For many months he has been laid aside from public affairs with a painful and distressingaffliction that surgical art may have alleviated but could not cure. Those who knew his active and energetic temperament must have realised how painful it was to him to be oognisant of affairs in which his illness forbade that he should take a part. The memory of the sufferings of the last year should soften the most inveterate antipathy, and the community as a whole will regret that in Mr Fish:s death it has prematurely lost one of its foremost members.

The R.M.s. Alameda passed Russell at 1 15 o'clock this afternoon, and should arrive here at about 9 o'clock this evening. She has on board £400,000 in specie, which is being shipped to Europe by several Australian Banks. The Alameda leaves for San Francisco at 2 p.m. to-morrow with the mails for America and Europe.

A youth named Heald, who resides at Parnell, met with an accident at Mr Bagley's residence, Epsom, last night. He was playing with another youth when he fell and fractured his thigh. Dr. Erson, ot Onehunga. was willed in, and attended to the sufferer.

The idea of serving a writ on the Public Trustee has been abandoned, and he has been summoned to show cause why he should not appear before the Judge and be examined on oath as to whether or not be has no funds against which an order can be obtained by Sir Walter Bnller for the payment of the costs of the Horowhemia case.

The dairy companies are complaining that while they use refrigerating machinery extensively it is subject to a high duty unless employed for meat freezing. On the other hand freezing companies pay a low duty, and yet use their machinery for freezing butter.

Colonel Webb has received instructions that a combined camp of mounted corps will be held at Tahtina Park, under command of Captain Coleman. The corps will he :—Canterbury Yeomanry, Canterbury Mounted Rifles,' North Gtago and Southland Mounted Rifles and Qtago Hussars. The men will receive 2s (3d per day for the first four days, and Is Gd for the remaining two days.

We are pleased to learn that Mr Tlieo. Cooper, the-wellknown solicitor, lias made a good recovery, and that he will probably leave next week to fulfil engagements at New Plymouth and Wellington.

On Friday, 24th September, a^ most impressive ceremony took place at St. Mary's Convent, Ponsonby, when two yov.ng ladies—Ellen Leahy (Blenheim), called in religion Sinter M. Gouzaga Joseph, and Agnes Parsons (Greymnuth), whose religious narne_ is Sister M. Chanel Joseph—were admitted to profession in the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. Mass was celebrated at 8 a.m. by theß'iii'ht Rev. Dr. Lenihan, assisted by the Rev. Father Croke and the Rev. Father Brodie, after which the less solemn but very interesting ceremony of reception took place. Three young ladies, Mary Bnnne (Eraidwood, Australia), Geraldine Bourke (Hamilton, New Soutii Wales), and Mary A very (Hamilton, New South Wales), attired in white satin, tulle veils, etc., were received into the order, and exchanged their bridal attire for Jjhe serge habit and veil of a novice. The Convent choir, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Egan, 0.5.8., and the Rev. Father Kehoe, rendered the Mass of Assumption and the music incidental to the ceremony with the true religious spirit. The ceremonj'being ended the visitors adjourned to the Convent reception room, where a sumptuous dejeuner was partaken of. Among the clergy present were the Rev. Father Gallagher, Newton, and the Rev. Father Buckley, Auckland.

The "Hawke's Bay Herald" records that a settler in the Wangamomor.a improved farm settlement, some fifty-one miles from Stratford, while out bush-fell-in.", was knocked down by falling timber, arid .sustained a compound fracture of the i: it leg. He crawled to the top of a ridge, 'obtained help, and after the wounded leg had been bandaged up some of the settlers made a litter, and the injured man was carried a distance of twenty-one miles along muddy roads to Pohokura. The mud was kneedeep in places, and the settlers, sixty of whom took it in turns to carry the injured man, had a rough time plodding along the road in the dark and in pouring rain.

Mrßobt. Possmore, manager of Donaghy's Rope and Twine Works, was the reeipientof a handsome marbleclock from the employees of that establishment last Wednesday. Mr Kay in making the presentation referred to Mr Passmores approaching marriage and wished him all happiness and prosperity in his married life. Mr Passmore suitably replied, thanking the donors for their kindly gift and good feelings exnressed.

Last night Mr G. Knight gave a lecture in the Pitt-street Wesleyan Schoolroom on " Phrenology." The lecture was delivered in connection with the fortnightly meeting of the Pitt-street Literary Society, and there was a fair attendance. The lecture was illustrated with diagrams, and was very instructive.

At the City Hall on Saturday night the Royal Burlesque and Comedy Company will produce a comedy entitled " Army Versus Navy," also an Irish comedy, " Slattery's "Home." Professor Klear will introduce a number of performing dogs. The performance on Saturday evening last was a very successful one.

The object of the fancy dress ball to be held in the Remuera Hall on Thursday, October 7th, is to raise a fund to be called the Auckland Benevolent Society Convalescent Fund. It is proposed that patients leaving the Hospital who have no money and no home to go to shall be sent to some comfortable home in the country for a week or ten days, as the case may demand, to enable them to get up their strength a little before going to work again. From inquiries made it is found that there are many people living in the country who would be glad to take in such cases for a reasonable price, until a convalescent home is established. Subscriptions for this desirable object will be gladly received by any of the ladies on the committee of the Benevolent Society from sympathisers with the object who may not care to help with the ball.

The Firemen's Carnival which takes place at the Opera House next Tuesday promises to be a great success. There will be a torchlight procession of the Fire Brigades and the Order of Druids headed by the Newmarket Brass Band, leaving the Ponsonby Reservoir at 7.15. The programme is a most diversified one, "and includes a realistic and dramatic scene of firemen at work, showing a house on fire, and rescuing of a man "from the burning building. This practical illustration will be staged under the supervision of Mr Nelson, assisted by a largeT>ody of firemen. The concert programme contains the wellknown names of Mr and Madame Cadzow, Mr George and Master Jack Garry, also Miss Hargrave, Miss Grindrod and MiFrank Stein. Mr C. Cooper's limelight panorama of " The Great Fire of London " will be a pleasing feature, also the exhibition of the Diamond Jubilee cinematographe. The entertainment should be a great success.

The last of the very successful series of Monday Popular Concerts which have been conducted by Mr P. R. DL\ for the last seven months will take place at the City Hall on Monday next. An exceptionally strong programme has been prepared for this occasion, and in addition a Roval Silberberg sewing machine is to be given away. The machine is now on view at Mr W. C. Dennes's, Queen-street. The full programme for the last " Pop 7> of the season will appear in to-morrow's papers.

The elaborate preparations for the complimentary benefit to Miss Gladys Leigh at the Opera House to-morrow night are now complete, and there is no doubt that the Auckland public, ever generous in cases of this kind, will honour Miss Leigh with a crowded house. The volunteers have promised every assistance, and will march from the Drill-shed, headed by Hunter's Band, to the Opera House. All holders of tickets should reserve their seats.

Straw hats will be wanted.—Court Bros, have just opened a grand lot at from Is, for men, youths, or boys. —Advt.

The annual meeting of the Eden and Epsom Lawn Tennis Club will be held on the lawn to-morrow (Saturday) at 3 p The lawns were closed early last season to allow of improvements. New lawns have been laid down, another croquet ground formed and new iron net posts have been erected and water pipes laid on to each lawn, and improvements to pavilion,are still going on. The Committee request a full attendance at the meeting, as matters of much importance will be discussed.

Another large and appreciative audience witnessed the performance of the FlvW Jordans last evening in their big tent on the Harbour Board reserve. The perform, ance will be repeated this evening, and to-morrow afternoon a matinee for children will be given. The season, which has been a remarkably successful one, closes to. morrow night.

At Timaru yesterday Judge Dennisto tt dealt with a criminal case from Waitald in which an old man of 66 years and an invalid was charged with stabbing with & pocket-knife a young man who was annoying him by horse play. The defence was that the blow was struck with the knife in self-defence, while the prosecutor was in the act of robbing accused after assaulting him. Accused was acquitted.

On Sunday next the Rev..Geo. $g|S: F.R.A.S., will close his ministry atleres. ford-street Congregational Church, after four years able and faithful service; 1 "*1^ cultured sermons and searching addresses on social subjects have been listened to and appreciated by many outside of his own church and denomination, and his denarture from our midst will be a distinct, toss to the community. He has been Chairman ox the Arbitration and Coneilliation Board from its establishment, and his able and impartial discharge of the duties of his oiiice, during the recent sittings of the Board, gained the approbation of all parties concerned.

To-day at Messrs Hunter and Nolan's auction' yarns a farm of 120 acres in Papakura Valley was passed in at £800, the reserve of £900 not having beea ottered.

By a fall of earth which took place last week, a grocery shop and dwelling of Wo stories, at the corner of Clifton terrace and Botanical Road, Wellington, was seriously damaged. The building was erected about a month ago by Mr Tolley, who had leased the section from Mr James Loekie; and before building opei-ations could begin a considerable amount of excavating had had to be done, as overlooking the site there towers a cliff about 50 feet in height. During the previous fortnight or three weeks .slight landslips had been frequent, and probabiy as the result of recent rains, earth came down in much larger quantities than before, until at night, & the occupants of the dwelling—Mr and Mrs Tolley and their son—were at their evening meal, they were considerably startled by a slip which forced in the wall of the kitchen where they were sitting. They concluded that it was time to leave, Mrs Tolley being naturally greatly unnerved by this time ; but about half-past eight, shortly after they had gone, a still more serious slip occurred, about 50 tons of earth falling against the irom wall of the house with a crash that brought all the neighbours to their doors, under the impression that an earthquaka was on hand. The shop windows were smashed, and the beams of the house bent and twisted, so that at the present time the upper storey is leaning perceptibly, while the earth has buried halt the lower storey, and spread itself across the roadway in Cliftoß terrace. The buildins is almost wrecked.

In the Wesleyan Church, Pitt-street, on Tuesday morning Miss Simmonds, eldest daughter of the Rev. J. H. Simmqnds, Principal of Wesley College, Three "Sings, was married to Mr C. F. Hollinshed, of Dunedin. The ceremony was performed by the father of the bride, assisted by the Rev. W. J. Williams. The bride was becomingly attired in a travelling dress, and had as bridesmaids her two sisters, the Misses Amy and Ella Simmonds. She was given away by her brother, Mr Harold Simmonds. Mr Collier, of Tiiakau, acted as best man. The service to choral, the "Wedding March" bein^ played by the church organist, Mr W. Forbes Forbes. The wedding breakfast was provided at the Grand Hotel. In the afternoon the newly-wedded pair left If the s. s. Waihora for "their home in Dunedin,

The circuit quarterly meeting wasbeidin the Pitt-street Wesleyan Church on Wednesday evening. Present: Four Ministerial and 43 lay officials. Rev. W. J. Williams presiding. " Membership Returns represented 495 full members. 12 on trial, 41 catechumens, 28 communicants, 2 death!?. Sun-day-school: 111 teachers, 1,237 scholars. Tlie balance-sheet showed income £225, expenditure, £230 6s 7d. Collections were duly authorised. Permission was given to the Mount Albert trustees to enlarge church and schoolroom and to secures suitable parsonage site. Invitations to labour in the circuit were unanimously tendered to Revs. W. J. Williams (superintendent), A. Peters and T. W. NewboliThe two former suitably acknowledged and accepted.

We are requested to remind readers or the Temperance limelight lecture to be delivered in St. James'" Hall to-ni»ht by Rev. W. C. Woodward. The subject b "Life in London and Startling Dnn* Facts."

Specially imported single dress lengths at Court liiros.', 4s lid to 50s.— (Adfc.) Just opened a remarkably fine shipment of Irish linen goods at Smith and Gaughen Serviettes, damasks, table covers m fancy napery, direct from the Belfast nulls. —Advt. The Phenomenal Salvage Sale is sP going on at Tonson Garliok Coy.--(A<i"-Pretty blouses at Court Bros.', marks! cheap.—(Adt.) , Silver mounted black and 1 colour^ needle point sunshades and summer m brellas from 7s 6d each at Wilson, JW Cuilagh and Co. :3. —(Advt,) „■ New goods in skirts, white orJ.#£Jt at Court Bros."—(Adt.) ' '•' l::$k The Phenomenal Salvage. Sale ip|| swing at Elliott-street.-Tonson wut Coy.—(Advt.) T ..,._,{ Highest evade boots and 'Shoes, -m» sizes and haTf sizes and in all fittings, n»» expressly for this luarket, just opened w —Smith and Caughey.— (Advfc.) Plain or fancy bows for gents or » from 6d. at Court Bros.'—(Adt.) , English Millinery.-A large stocK imported hats and bonnets. [H,--^ productions of English artistes at »» McCullagh and Co.'s.— (Advt.) Lace curtains, Is 6dto2ss, alll taP eg Special line of guipure from Us W ai Bros.—(Advt. T qj. Tonson Garlick Coy.'s iBBgJ^ vase Sale still going on at Biff 3' behind the Opera House.-(Advt.) , A large variety of ladies' and j,^ tennis shoes just opened up.~&IUU Caughey.—(Advt.) } Children's pelisses and f lfy§o, charming variety just unpacked at McCullagh and Co.'s.-(Advt.) Salvage Sale.-Never the &*JL# Auckland; thousands of peopleaPP,^) the bargains.—Tonson GarlicKtojCarpet squares from 5s 1W 1* fy. just opened at Court Bros/) to infect goods.-Advt. If ,ii o tt-stK ßt Salvage Bedsteads at both JbUW and Queen-street premises.— -i"1 lick Coy.—(Advt.) _ tttl j, Morley's best English fa*®**^* Lisle thread and summer cashmer^ sale from Is pair at Wilson, 4» and Co. :s.—(Advt.)