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Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 303, 23 December 1898, Page 5

The quarterly meeting of the N.Z. Educational Institute takes place tomorrow at ihe Wellesley-street school. Sir Robert Stout arrived from "Wellington by the. s.s. Takapuna this afternoon. He goes on to Rotorua tor a holiday. - At the Police Court this morning, before Mr T. Hutchison, S.M., Hugh Storey and Thos. Kennedy were found o-uiltv of stealing £2 2s Od, the property of .lames Nicholls, and were sentenced to three months' and one month's bard labour respectively. William Norton was fined 5s or twentyfour hours, for drunkenness, aud five first offending- 'drunks' were cautioned and discharged. A man named George Cowan was found guilty of being nn idle and disorderly person on the evidence of Detectives Herbert, Maddern and McMahon, and was sent to o-aol for three months. Other vagrancy cases were being heard this afternoon. . , ■ Ladies' washing blouses, 1/11, 2/0, o/ii: white underskirts, lace trimmed 2/6. '2/11, at Court. Bros., Queen-street and Newton.—-(Ad.) Smith and Caughey are now showir.o- an immense variety ot tennis shirt from 2/11. See window. (Ad.) Ribbons.-Special purchase fancy ribbons, 3fd yard. 2-in wide, usual price l/.-Court Bros., Queen-street and Newton.—(Ad.) Maori entertainment by Wanganui ■ River natives. Foresters' Hall, Kara ngahape Rd., Boxing night. Gd and 1/. (Advt.) I Smith and Caughey's hat departi ment is thoroughly up-to-date, in- ; eluding all the latest shapes, and eelI ling at their well known low cash j prices.- (Ad.)