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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 155, 4 July 1898, Page 4

The football match jlayed on the North Shore ground bii SaiMMay between Newton and North Shore, had adeal of the rough element introduced; into it, and towards the close of the second spell, two. rival players exchanged Wows under the. eyes of the referee and spectators. This match was played under the auspices of the Auckland Rugby Union, and if such practices are again indulged in on the North Shore ground it certainly behoves the governing body to move in the matter. Another diversion was provided.during the progress of the game, by two rival barrackers engaging in fisticuffs at the side of the dressing room on the ground, in the midst of a large crowd. :

The fourth of July is identified to some extent, with the past history of this end of the colony, as to-day is the 35th anniversary of the arrival in Auckland of the 2nd battalion of the 18th Royal .Irish Regiment. Short rest had the men in those days, for they immediately marched to Otahuhu, and on the 17th were engaged with the enemy, an escort under Captain Ring being ambuscaded near Martin's farm. It was there Captain Ring was mortally wounded, ] 7 out of the 30 men in the escort being either killed or wounded. On the 18th the dead were buried at Otahuhu, services being read by Bishop Selwyn and Father O'Hara (now of Otahuhu). The 18th also saw service under General Sir Trevor Chute between W&nganui and New Plymouth. .Some of the old veterans ares still in the colony patiently waiting in the hope that their land grants will be given them before they have to attend the last muster.

It is expected that the Auckland Exhibition buildings will be completed within contract time, September 30th. The Musical and Entertainment Committee have decided to recommend that not less than £300 be set aside for prizes in connection with the brass bands competition, and that a special committee of management be appointed by the executive to look after this particular department of the Exhibition. The Musical Committee have decided that a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs A. Towsey, T. Wood, J. A. Beale, J. B. Macfarlane) be appointed to choose the orchestral music;, and manage the orchestral concerts, and Herr Schmitfand Messrs Leslie Hunt, J. Phillpot, and V. E. Rice are appointed a sub-committee to manage matters in connection with the Exhibition choir. Thursday has been fixed as the day on which the choir should practise, the practices taking place in the evening. The Test Committee will test the voice of applicants.

The annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute was held in the Wellesley-street School on Saturday. The annual report and balance-sheet were adopted. It was decided to request the management committee to consider the question .of lady teachers' salaries, special attention being given to those whose certificates are not high but whose work is valuable. A motion " That this branch deprecates the system.now in vogue of allowing children to pass the standards who have failed badly in arithmetic " was lost. It was decided in future to pay the secretary the amount of salary to be determined from time to time by the Management Committee. The consideration of seyeral matters was deferred till the^next quarterly meeting. A hearty vote of thanks wUs passed to the executive of the Institute for the work done during the past year.

On Saturday afternoon members of the Pakuranga Hunt Club met at the\ Three Kings. An enjoyable run took place in the direction of Mount Albert. Mr Selby has the hounds in capital condition.

The Central Hall was crowdedlast night. Addresses were {riven by Mr J. P. Bathgate and Mr Crouch, and Mr Quintal!, of Norfolk Island, Mr Benton, and Mrs Wood sang solos.

By the s!s. Waihora, which arrived from Sydney this morning, 56 Austrians arrived en route to the Northern gumfields. ■-~;.

. The Traffic Inspector writes:—" In your issueV of Friday, under the heading of • Auckland "City Council,' it states, 'the Traffic Inspector in his report stated that no license is required for an express cart.' Lest this should mislead some intending- expressman, would you kindly mention that no license is required for the driver of'an express cart, but that the car* itself must be licensed."

The natives at Manaia, near Coromandel, are in a state of extreme poverty, and are now almost without, food. The children are very poorly clad, and some of them receive but a single meal of potatoes during the day. The reason for the poverty of the Maoris is' the failure of the crops and the low price of kauri gum. Mr Walters, the local school teacher, wrote to the Government about the matter, and was asked how much money would be. required. He has replied that- £100 is absolutely necessary for relief in the purchase, of food and seed. He has recommended that Mr ". W. Rhodes, J.P., should act in conjunction with him as trustee. Mr Rhodes suggests that, a section, of the main road between the Thames and Manaia should be let to the Maoris for construction.

The anniversary services in connection with the Devonport Presbyterian Church ■were held yesterday and were well attended. At the morning service the Rev. C. E. Beecroft preached, the Rev. A. Milne conducted the afternoon service, and Pastor Clark occupied the pulpi,t in the evening. The Pitt and Edwin Streets Primitive Methodist Church anniversary services were held yesterday. In the morning the Rev. E. Best preached, in the afternoon Rev. J. Parker, and iri the evening Rev. W. S. Potter. Last evening Mrs Draffin delivered a lecture before the Theosophical Society on " Modern Thought Investigated." There was a good attendance and the lecture was attentively listened to, a discussion following.

The members of the Takapuna Gun Club met on the Takapuna' Racecourse on Saturday and fired three competitions. The results are as follows, the possible being ten birds: —First: Lieutenant Hume and A. E. Cunningham tied for first place, with seven, birds each. Second : Lieutenant Hume, 6; C. Bell, 4. Third : Lieutenant Hume, S; C."Bell, 7.

A parade of the " A " Battery, in command of Captain O'Brien, and the College Rifles, under Captain C. Major, took place yesterday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Khyber Pass. The volunteers marched to and from the church headed by the Garrison Band. The officiating clergymen were the Primate Right Dr. jCbwie, D.D., the Veil. Archdeacon Dudley, the Revs. Dr. Purchas, McNickle, and fl. D. A. Major (chaplain to the College Rifles). A special sermon, addressed to the volunteers, was preached by the Primate, who took as his text " Of a truth, I perceive God is no respector of persons." The sermon was attentively listened to by a ] arge congregation.

A conference between members of the "American Senate ana the House oi Representatives lias agreed to reinstate the vote for a commission to act with British delegaies in settlement of disputes between the United States and Canada.

Mrs Donald M'Lean, of Ashburton (nee Miss Alice Kowley, of Ghristchurch), has received news that her cantata for the degree of Bachelor of Music has been accepted by the examiners in England. About two years ago (says the " Press"), Mrs M'Lean passed the first section of the deglefc, being' the first student in New Zealand to do so. The cantata contains specimens of fugai v*and canonic writing, choruses in four and five vocal parts,'and soli for treble and alto voices, and .'the whole accompaniment is scored for strin^etl orchestra. All that now remains for Mrs M'Lean to do to- gain her1 degree is to pass the final examination "in November next, for which papers are set by English examiners.

During the voyage of the s.s. Aotea, which arrived at Wellington from' London, via way ports, yesterday afternoon, a fireman named James Saul, who had shown signs of insanity, jumped overboard, while the vessel was in the Bay of Biscay, and was not seen again. dn May 28th a second-class passenger named Charles Driver, booked for Capetown, disappeared. When last seen Driver was asleep on a grating, and it is surmised that he fell over the railing during the tossing of the ship..

Economists should secure some of the bona fide bargains advertised by Tohson GarlickCo.—(Adyt.)

Why, is Arthur .Nathan's tea like a well

constructed bridge? Because it is thoroughly 'Reliable.'

—(Atfvt.)