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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 148, 25 June 1898, Page 4

Mr I. Dignan (the Mayor) is inking d preliminary steps for the city morn- i bers of the House of Representatives v lo have certain clauses in the Loans Acts rejected. These clauses 'prohibit ? any higher rales being levied on city t ratepayers than Ms in the £ (excepting Charitable Aid and Library bale), j This renders it impossible for the city . to enter into any undertaking in- ~ volving an outlay, such as an auxiliary t water supply for the city and drainage works." The Mayor, therefore, \ intends al the meeting of the City U Council on Thursday next to move in j ( the (lirectioii 'That the city members j t of Parliament be asked to have the;, clauses of tlie Loans Act repealed, U subject to the provisions that no ( scheme shall be offered or rate levied I ( for the purpose oT paying interest on j t any such undertaking without distinct j and separate polls of the ratepayers), being first taken on such matters, j 11. is tn be hoped that the city mem-j . bers will take an active interest in this j " matter, so that Auckland may have aj • water supply commensurate with its.; size and importance. '• Mr Epstein informs us that the reference] . made in Mr I-irij>iiam*s letter last ni<;hl to j ; his acquisition of the tramways from the j Bank of New Zealand as an "option" is j ' entirely incorrect and misleading. He has ! subniitled io us the deed einhodyin" the , agreement entered into between himself] and the Bank, and it is undoubtedly an j absolute wile of tho property, tVie Bank , guaranteeing to give him a clear title. J London <-i_t>lcs of the i-.-.rd inst. to the | ' New Zealand Shipping Company report j [hat the following vessels arrived in lime i for June sah-s: -Agnes Lilian. Cornubia, j Noma, Andes, Waitangi, Karl Derby. The " Fiji Times" to hand to-day by the i s.s. Ovalau from Suva Kiys :—" From alii | round the islands wc glean that the crops ; i never looked more promisitigllian they do lat this season. Cane, fruit, eoeoiunits. . j and all native crojw are reported to he very I • promising, not to say luxuriant/ i* - ! j The ordinary Band or Hop" meeting. I held under the auspices of the Church of I Chi _< last evening in the Foresters' Hall, Uvas well attended. During the evening j lan address wn» given by Mr John Vale, the j I prohibition lecturer.' Song, were contri- | I hutcd by Mi--es Grindrod, Layer, and Mr j ! Mitchell ; recitations by Mis.-. Grindrod and | iMr E Slyfield ; a pianoforte solo was con- i tributcd'hy Miss L. Brame, and inslru- | ! mental ouartettcs by Mrs Mitchell, Messrs ] j Hood, Farken aud Smithhurst. ! I The U.S.S. Co.'s s.s. l.otokino. which i arrived at Suva, dune -2nd, from Sydney, i | met on her way down with a little bad! [weather during which a seaman was j | severely injured through a heavy sea' ; washing him against the rails of the ship, j j The man was in agony for five days, and j I was not able to sleep and arrived at Suva I in a critical condition. As soon as the j ! ship berthed at the. Queen's Wharf he was j removed to tho Suva Hospital, where ho] will receive every attention. The monthly meeting of the New '/amiland Natives' Association takes place on . Monday evening next. Mr F. A. Philips, a colonist of over forty years' standing, will read an interesting paper on " Kecol- j lections of Early Auckland." Members of kindred associations are invited. i

In connection with the forthcoming Auckland Exhibition, Messrs W. Crusher and Sons advertise that they will lie prepared to supply electric li<{ht or electromotive power to any exhibitors who may require the same.

Our Thames correspondent wires that the weather is miserable. The representative football match will be played this afternoon. The Coromandel team arrived at noon. The Association game Auckland v. Thames will be played at Tararu.

"It is a very sad state of affairs that a respectably bronght-up girl should have nowhere to lay her head" was the Magistrate's comment on a case at (he Police Court to-day, when Eliza Grace Coomb pleaded guilty to being an idle and disorderly person. She had had a good home, said Sergt. Kelly, but for the last year or so she had got quite beyond control, and was keeping very bad company. The girl had really no place of abode, and no lawful visible means of support. Mr Brabant remanded her till Monday, for inquiries to be made as to whether she could bo taken into the Magdalen Home at Christchurch. Another unfortunate girl, Rose Harrington by name, appeared in Court to - day, and pleaded not guilty to stealing from the Salvation Army Home a jacket belonging to Edith George. "She lent it to me," said the girl. Tins, however, the owner of the jacket denied. Rose was arrested on Mount Eden last evening by Constable Hinton, and was wearing tho jacket at the time. It seems she had absconded four times from the Home within three months. The manager of the Parnell Industrial School said she thought the girl was mentally deficient, and not morally responsible for her actions. As in the case of the other girl, Mr Brabant remanded her for enquiries to be made about the Magdalen Home.

At the Avondale Hotel yesterday afternoon an inquest was held by Mr J. Bollard, district coroner, on the body of Mr Win.' Mitchell, formerly a journalist and "Hansard" reporter, who was found drowned the previous day at Avondale. The jury returned an open verdict of "Pound Drowned." The deceased was 65 years of age at the time of his death. The'funeral took place to-day at the Ptirewa Cemetery. Mr Mitchell was last seen in Wellingtonstreet on Wednesday afternoon, by Mr Thos. Mahonoy, walking in the direction of Ponsonby. The funeral took place this morning from Mr Little's, and was attended by friends from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Key. James Milne officiating.

We are informed that Messrs Shortland ,nd Co. are acting in the matter of the state and title of Sir Francis Drake, now n Chancery, in conjunction with counsel ,t Home, aiming to gain the rights of heir client, as tenant, in tail, male and iirect descendant of the famous English ea-captain avlio made England's name o illustrious on the sea, arid to whose dorious memory a statue has been lately .rectal in Plymouth Hoe.. The firm lave certain interesting documents which u-e surplusage, and they have exiressed willingness to deposit these vith the Pulbic Library. One docunent was executed in the reign of Queen ilizaheth, and confers a crest on an honest, awver, as the Virgin Queen wittily terms ' Rara avis in terris." The documents are nost curious and valuable from their cvilent genuineness and rarity, and would be j, great acquisition to the collection of M.S. n the Library. The Rev. Frederick Spencer, who lived it Rotorua between 1888 and 1890, stated jefore the Police Commission at Wan,'iinui yesterday that there was a great leal of'drunkenness amongst the natives. When stationed there he frequently complained to tlie local police and to the Department, but nothing was done beyond the removal of a constable. The licensing laws were carried out there much more ellicicntly now. The Rev. Mr Hammond, of Patca', spoke with reference to excessive drinking by natives in his district. He had repeatedly complained, but no notice was taken. Mr W. J. Ralph (Ralph's Taupiri Coal Company) has presented tlie Wesieyan Church authorities with a building site at Huntly, and a new church is to bo immediately erected. Operations at Mr Coates' Hamilton (laxmill were to have commenced on Wednesday morning, but owing to delay in obtaining some necessary machinery items, work was not started till Thursday. The "Waikato Times " says, "We hear tha, Mr Coates has been offered £18 per ton for the output for some time to come." Tlie Te Awainutu School Committee have decided to add the glorious 4th of .July to the midmintor holidays, which would otherwise terminate on Saturday the 2nd proximo. Cr. Courtney lias given notice to move at the meeting of the City Council on Thursday next, " That tlie question of electric tramways and electric lighting for the city, etc., Le reconsidered, with the view to the oiler of Messrs Chambers and Son being received and dealt with." Messrs Chambers and Son have also written to the Council asking that their oiler be reconsidered. All fears of a local water famine this season have now (lis.ipj_e._ret-. During the last lew days the I'onsonl.y and Kyber reservoirs have greatly increased, and ii is thoughl the city is in a safe position from scarcity of water for the remainder of the year. I'.usincss people have been once more gran led permission to use their lifts, and all extra pumping ceased to-day. The master of the ketch Fannje reports that yesterday, about four miles oil' Tiriiiri be passed ihe must of a vessel sticking out of (be water near the spot where the Waileinata was sunk', lie passed close, to the mast, which was sticking up about: fifteen feet above the surface of the water. He considers that it is one of the mast.-; of tho barfpientinc Wuiteinata. and that it was uprooted in th°, gale, being held in (dace by the rigging. As the mast is in the fairway. ami is a danger to passing vessels, the matter was reported to the Collector of Customs. Yesterday evening, in spite of ihe inch incut \vi?:ilber, \)v. Walker, the organist of Si. Thomas' Church, with thirty of his choristers, visited Sr. Join, the l'.aptist's Church al Northcote, aii-l rendered a musical ami hearty evening service. The congregation would have been a large one had the wee ihe." been line. The Coastguard Artillery Volunteers manned both Forts Takapuna and Cautley on Thursday evening and were put through big gun drill. Captain Napier and Lieutenants Kussell and Gardner were present. A movement is on foot among tlis volunteer officers of the city lo celebrate the Declaration of American Independence on .luly -lib next by a grand Garrison Rail in the Drill Hall. Captain Napier hits convened a meeting of officers for this evening at S o'clock in his offices, Victoria Arcade. The matter is being taken up very enthusiastically and there i.s no doubt that the function will be a great success.

People who have occasion to cross the Tamal.i Bridge at Panmure are notified that they must go at a walking pace only.

In another column the full programme for the first quarterly concert for season JB9B-1899 to be given by the Auckland Banjo, Cuitar and Mandolin Club is announced for Monday next. The Club items will be conducted by Mr Arthur Towsey. The programme is well varied and contains instrumental quintettes, vocal quartettes, vocal duets, mandolin solos, and recitations, and should prove the best the Club will have rendered. .Judging by the heavy booking a bumper house, is expected. The box plan is open at Messrs Wildrnan and Lyell's. The stage decorations are under the supervision of Miss McII hone.

Messrs Gabriel Lewis and Co. beg to remind house furnishers of the sale of furniture at Mrs Norman's, Williamson's Avenue, oil Ponsonby Road, on Monday at 11 o'clock. Messrs G. Lewis and Co. remind house furnishers of the sale of Mr Isaac Phillip's furniture at Pine Villa, Eden Crescent, on Wednesday next. Sale at 11 o'clock. Mr A. 11. Elkin has removed to more central dental rooms, 20(3, Queen-street. A people's popular concert will be given in the Devonport Hall on Monday night under the direction of Mrs Gerald Shaw. Rev. J. Farquaharson Jones speaks at the Opera House to-morrow evening. AYoodstock North shareholders in arrear with calls are notilied by advertisement that they must pay up or they will be sued. The Rev. John Walter will speak on " What must I do to be saved." at the Central Mission to-morrow night. Master Muldoon will sing a solo.

To-morrow morning at nine o'clock the favourite paddle steamer Osprey will leave the Ferry Tee for Motutapu, and after landing passengers will proceed to the fishing grounds, returning from Motutapu at 4.30.

The Christchurch Kinematograph Company give their linal entertainment at the Opera House this evening, when some new and special features will be introduced, including the first appearance of Mr C. Rolleston.costcrand humorous vocalist. Lasbnmht at Otahuhu despite the wet weather the Public Hall was well filled when the Company gave an entertainment, the splendid pictures being received with warm applause, as also were the humorous songs of Mr Leslie Dix, who was loudly recalled on each appearance. The Irish centenary of 170S was celebrated at the Wellington Opera House last night by an entertainment, at which an address was delivered by Dr. Cahill on the history of the causes which led to the rebellion, and by Sir Robert Stout on the rebellion and the lesson it teaches. There was a large audience despite the unfavourable weather.

The Suburban Poultry Fanciers' Club Show opens in the Drill Hall on Thursday next. Record entries have been received and everything points to the show being the most successful ever held, in Auckland.

It lias been arranged by special permission of Colonel Banks to hold a Garrison ball on the 12th August in the Choral Hall. A strong committee is being formed _to make all necessary arrangements. Taking into consideration the present enthusiasm prevailing on all matters relating to volunteering there is no doubt that this undertaking will be a great success. The funeral of the late Mrs Sarah Newman takes place to-morrow (Sunday), leaving her late residence at 2.30 p.m. for Purewa. By an error in our last evening's issue the advertisement read Saturday, instead of Sunday.

Mr J. A. Montgomery has arrived to make arrangements for a short season at the Opera House of Madame Burfoot, soprano. The lady is a native of Wellington, and has appeared with success in -liferent parts of the colony.

The Parnell Social Club hold their next social and musical evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, Manukau Road, next Monday evening.

A contemporary in enlarging on the misery of riches, mentions that two prominent millionares died from the effects of indigestion caused by rich living. Nurse Woodward's Health' Syrup would have saved their lives.—(Advt.)

Gents' all wool tweed suits made to measure 49s Gd, trousers 12s lid. Fit guaranteed at Smith and Caughey's Fair.—(Advt.)

Economists should secure some of the bona lido bargains advertised by Tonson Garlick Co.—(Advt.)

Ladies' kid gloves Is pair, at Smith and Caughey's fair. —(Advt.)

At Court Bros.' ..inter sale, ladies' wool vests 3(1, night dresses Is lid.—Queenstreet and Karangahape Road.—(Advt.)

Ladies' and children's black Cashmere hose Gd per pair, at Smith and Caughey's Fair.—Ad.

11. W. Batkin, draper, of Karangahape Road, begins his annual big clearing sale on Monday next. Bead the price list in to-day's Star.—(Advt,)

Youths' .'. garment tweed suits 8s fid, youths' strong tweed trousers is, at Smith and Caughe.V-'s Fair. —(Advt.)

At Court Bros.' winter sale, fancy vel%"eteen, 7d ; double-width dress material sfd, Queen-street and Karangahape Road.—Ad.

Youths' heavy tweed overcoats with capes 4s lid ; boys' sailor suits 2s lid; at Smith and Caughey's Fair.—(Advt.)

Mr 11. Gilmore's great drapery clearingsale at Newmarket opens on Monday next.—(Advt.)

Men's all wool tweed suits 14s lid, men's strong tweed trousers 2s lid, at Smith and Caughey's Fair.—(Advt.)

At Court Bros.' winter sale, ladies' ribbed cashmere hose .Ud, umbrellas Is lid.— Queen-street and karangahape Road.—Ad.

A special line of hard felt hats, Is lid, at Smith and Caughey's great semi-annual clearance fair. —Advt.

Towels Is doz, cretonne 23 Cd doz, sheeting. 2yds wide, sscl. —Court Bros.' Winter Sale, Queen-street and Karangahape Road. -(Advt.)

Colonial blankets lis 9d pr, large size, flannel Sid.—Court Bros.' Winter Sale, Queen-street and Karangahape Koad.—Ad.

Special line men's knitted wool pants and shirts reduced to Is, at Smith and Caughey's great semi-annual clearance fair. —Ad.

Youths' serge 3 garment suits reduced from 21s to tis lid at Court Bros." gigantic winter sale, Queen-street and Karangahape Koad.—(Advt.)

Working shirts Is, regatta shirts 2s 6d, white shirts .'is Od, at Smith and Caughey's great semi-annual clearance fair.—Ad.

Special line of travellers' samples in ladies' white and flannelette underclothing during Smith and Caughey's Fair. —(Advt.)

Ladies' dressing gowns' all reduced, special line in flannelette at 5s Ud, during Smith and Caughey's Fair.—(Advt.)

Just look at Court Bros.' doors, in Queen Street and Karangahape Road, for bar gains. —(Advt.)

At Smith and Caughey's Clearance Fair, ladies' coloured Suede kid gloves 2s 6d pair, special value.—Advt.