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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 56, 8 March 1899, Page 1

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Governor gone .North. Graphic published to-day. • Criminal sessions proceeding. City Council meets to-morrow evea'\mg. 7 One of Kudyard Kipling's daugh- • tors is dead. ■ Ladies' Benevolent Society's carni- ; val opened to-day. Steamer Ovalau arrived from the South Sea Islands. The Queen is to leave England for France to-morrow. . ■ Italian marines hare been landed at Sayun Bay Ciiina. Annual meeting of Hie Auckland Acclimatisation Society to-day. Mr H. W. Xorthcroft, S.M.. is likely to be re-appointed to Auckland. : The wine and spirit dealers, of Auckland held their annual picnic to-day. Lord Ranfurly and suite and the Premier left on their .Northern; tout" to-day. . : The Premier in all probability will address a public meeting- in Auckland about 20th March. The Auckland portion, of the Vancouver mail arrived at Onehunga to-, day from Wellington. The Woodstock gold mine, Karangahake, bas yielded bullion valued at £1,883 during- the past month. Police Commissioner Tunbridge and Inspector Cullen are, inspecting, police stations in the country districts. The French credit Lord Salisbury with having apologised for an official blunder in connection with the Muscat; incident. The Exhibition Treasurer has £1,650 in hand, and a. similar sum is expected from the sale of the Exhibition buildings. The Marine Department has been advised that a kauri screen, used for' holding a vessel's side-light, has been picked up off Cape Egmont. Considerable discussion. on MrJ. M. Brigham's mission to Englandtook place at the Harbour Board meeting- yesterday afternoon. A cargo of pearl-shell, copra, vanilla, fruit, and other Island produce was landed here, from the Eastern; . Pacific by the s.s. Ovalau to-day. ', "Have you "A Heart to Love Me?"' she inquired of the, pale assistant in., the music shop. 'JSot on a salary ,of • £ 1 a- week, miss,'. he responded,. sadly. The Hon. John McKenzie, Ministerfor Lands, is to leave Auckland for. Europe via America by the San Francisco mail- steamer leaving here onthe 20th inst. ', Young Ilkenstein: 'Yen I esked old Swindlebanm for his daugter he, ordered me to leave der house.''Rozenheimer: Tsh dot so? How did' he get on to der fact dot you intend-: ed to take der house as veil as tier. girl'?' ..-'."-."; It is expected that a deputation of; , citizens will wait on the City Council, [ at the next meeting. to make some; representations in regard to the case, ;of Superintendent Hughes, of the; : Auckland Fire Brigade, who is -under, - notice of retirement. .. ■ • - -__-*-* "_ 'jSTot in?' repeated Mr Borum, i blankly, when the maid informed him' ' that Miss Frocks was 'out.' 'Why, ' my dear girl, I saw her at the window as I came up the steps, and I, am sure that she. saw .me.' - 'Yes, sir,*' the maid explained, 'that is the, reason she isn't in now.' Pictures of the Yacht Club's picnic,; of the Ohinemuri Kifles in camp, and' of the N.Z. Rifle .Association meeting, are among the willustratidns"of. this' week's 'Graphip,'. which contains .. in' addition a large and interesting col-^ lection of photogravures of current" events, cartoons, and cartoonlets.