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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 75, 30 March 1899, Page 1

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War in Samoa. t ~ Bloodshed in Apia. * The Governor's tour ended to-day. jj Volunteers go into camp to-night, i Three British sailors killed at Apia^* Easter holidays commence,, to-mor-row. Serious floods have occurred at Tairua. . . Steamer Hauroto arrived from South Sea Islands. Mataafa's men fighting the AngloAmerican forces. Racing at Ellerslie on Easter Monday and Tuesday. ; , Very strong feeling against the Germans in Samoa. British and American consulates, at Samoa attacked. i The, Governor will remain in Auck* land/fdr'a fewMa^s. . • . . Aucltlimd Trotting Meeting at Epsom on ''Saturday next: Samoan villages shelled by American and English warships. 'The Silence of Dean ■ MaitlancT at the Opera House to-night. The Kaiser* is expelling .DanisWbj^fe., 'slavics' from North Sehleswig. Several persons; hare .had narrow # escapes from drowning in the floods at Tairua. Over a thousand Auckland district volunteers are expected to be in camp "■' - to-morrow. The Government steamer TutanekaL returned here from the Thames-with' the Governor. The Premier-has decided not to visit Hastings to make a speech until Captain Russell has had an opportunity of doing so. •■■■-. '•'- ' . The body of > Emma Wright, who mysteriously disappeared seven weeks ago, was" discovered in the Wairoa Falls yesterday. . t , Oxine isthe name of a new and valuable combination of animal arid vegetable food, for which Mr A. L. Edwards, of Fort street, is agent. The Auckland City Council, in view; of the proposed reforms in the City; Market, is inviting a conference oil country settlers at the Council Chambers on Friday of next week, at one o'clock. ..... • ■' . , * The polo match between the team about to visit Australia and N". Wilson, F. P. Snow, W. Strang, and W. Lloyd, played at Palmerston North yesterday, resulted in the defeat of the rep. team by seven goals to three. Air "Hie owners of flaxinills in the Foxton district have been notified byi the Labour Department that they, must make ample provision to prevent their employees meeting with accidents from machinery,' as is done in:-" other factories throughout the colony. At the 'local liarids and - Survey, Office yesterday, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr G. Mueller, on'behalf of the office staff, presented "Mr J. . Thomson, a popular officer of the department, with a- valuable dinner ser- ; vice and tea set, on the occasion of his approaching marriage. • ■ The hours of attendance to be observed at the principal telegraph - offices' tTirOug-hont^ln^co'lony 'oi^o'od | Friday and Easter-Monday will be 9 to'io a.m., and from 7to 8 p.m. On Easter Monday all offices will be open, from 9 to 10 a.m.. The Telephone Ex* change will remain open as usual. At Christchurch yesterday, a young man calling himself the Hon. Percy Whittal was .sentenced to three -months' imprisonment on each of three charges, of passing valueless cheques. ' He was'also committed for trial on a charge'-of obtaining a- bicycle by means of a valueless cheque. The Wellington, Rugby Union decided to support-the proposal to remove Calnan's disqualification, but declined to :interfer€17in Roberts' case. The delegates; to the New Zealand" ? Union were, given a free, hand with respect'to tlie suggested alterations in the rulers of the game. The opening match of the season will probably be played under the code as amended by ; way j pf experiment. . Smith and Caughey have opened a . grand assortment of velveteens, all the newest shades, special value -1/4J;: twill \trpxc- I/ill; Splendid range of corduroy, good value, 1/4J; and the. new silk spot velveteen 2/il.—(Ad.)