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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 88, 15 April 1899, Page 4

The Hon. J .MeKenzie, Minister for Lands, has suspended public business for the time. To-day he was waited on at the Star Hotel by a number of old Auckland friends, who wished him and family a" pleasant trip. At eig-ht o'clock; this evening, at the Metropolitan Hotel, -Mr -^eKe^Wie r is to be presented by Scottish residents with $n address. ,

The export of potatoes from Auckland to Manila, via Australia, fbr'ihe use of the American troops in the Philippines still continues. About three thousand cases, of potatoes are to be shipped fr'pni Auckland to Sydney by the s.s Elingamite, for transshipment to Manila; for the U.S. Army Commissary Department. : . ■. . ''■',. „■.

Dr. McGregor, Chief Inspector of Hospitals and Lunatic •Asylums, came up from Wellington yesterday. He is making an annual inspection of the various institutions under hiseharge. Dr.. McGregor is stopping at the Star Hotel. .■'."- • • -

The -'Tarahaki Xews' of April 13 says: —On Wednesday.' there passed away at her residence, Courtenay-st., a lady noted for numerous virtues which did not fail to endear her to a large circle of friends. We refer to Mrs Seffern, wife of Mr W. H. J. Seffern, the well-known veteran journalist. For some years the deceased lady was an invalid. She was a- resident of longstanding, and had attained to the ripe age of 77 years. There are many who will regret the loss of her kindly presence, and in his affliction Mr Seffern will, we feel sure, have the genuine smypathy of a large number ..of personal friends. The Hon. W. T. Jennings, M.L.C, of Auckland, and nephew of deceased, arrived by the Glenelg on Wednesday, in time to bid a last farewell to his '.aunt. ; Mrs Seffern was an old resident of Auckland, having arrived here 50 years ago. . .

The Hawaiian Princess Kailanf died at Hawaii on March 10 of inflammatory rheumatism, from ■which, she had been suffering for several weeks, and Avhich reached the: heart; She \v&i attacked with ' the ailment wliile on a visit to the island of Hawaii as the guest of Sam Parker's family.. The symptoms became so alarming that her father, A. S. Gleghorn, was sent for and ■'hastened to Hawaii by a steamer; especially chartered for, the purpose. But her condition improved, arid on the advice of physicians she was ; brought home a few days later under the. belief that the warmer' climate of Honolulu would benefit her; She seemed to improve for a time, fhert began to get worse, and continued to decline steadily as the disease approached her heart/ The princess' suffering was excruciating, necessitating the use of opiates.. \.. : . . ';'■

The coldest inhabited place on the earth is called Werchojansk, and is in Siberia. But in Siberia, although it is so frightfully cold, yet there is no wind. If such cofd were accompanied by wind no living creature could exist. The winters in that land have very little snow, and are extraordinarily dry. If the temperature falls very low in ,■ Werchojansk, then,, with every breath, drawn, there is a painful feeling in the throat and lungs.

News from Levuka, Fiji, states that a native owned cutter on her way, from Ba to Suva with five Fijians (three men and two boys) and three Indian men and two women, was capsized near Verata recently. A- sudden squall caught the boat causing her to gybe and over* she went, assisted by the rush of passengers. The Indians all sank and were drowned, but the Fijians after swimming all night and nearly exhausted managed to reach the Island of Gata after a swim of over ten miles.

Rev. G. H. Cowles farewells at St. Andrew's Presbyterian ,Church, Allen road, to-morrow,' preaching forenoon and evening.

The Rev. G. Halford Cowles, of Sydney,, a preacher of exceptional ability, is announced to preach tomorrow morning and evening a*. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Syrnonds street. The name of Mrs E. J. Harvey was omitted from our list of prize winners at the Auckland Chrysanthemum Show. Mrs Harvey received a special i certificate for a dinner table decorated with chrysanthemums. It has been decided, to place the memorial stained-glass window procured in memory of the late Canon, Bates in. the eastern end of the Holy Trinity Church, Devonpbrt. The Vfindow is to consist of three lights and two side-lights fay Clayton ! and Bell, the London artists, in stained-glass; and the cost is £141. -The cost of. Customs duty arid fixing the windows in the church will be some £ 40f extra, and this is to be raised as soon as required amongst th^ friends of the late Canon. ; .. The departure of the outward mail steamer Moaha" for Apia, Honolulu, | and San Francisco has been postponed | from noon to 2 p.m. on Monday. The hours for the closing of the mails will therefore be: Money orders, registered | letters . and .newspapers, 11.30 a.m.; ordinary letters, 1 p.m. • ..• The services at the Bayfield Mission : Hall to-morrow will be conducted in. i the morning by the Rev. W^ J. Williams, and-in the evening by Mr J; H. Buddie. A peculiar death from drowning- is reported from Nairai, Fiji. The Proi vincial cutter, the Arethus'a, foiiled her anchor as she lay at her mooring^, and the best diver of the district was sent for- to go down and clear,it, and went off to the cutter alona for that purpose. Subsequently he wa| f&Und lat the bottom in four-fathom wtfter dead. • - , ' ~. The Union Company have already secured a considerable number of passengers for the South Sea Islands trip, to be made by the s.s. Waikara !in July-August next. This year It has ! been arranged to vary the exeursipii ■so as.to include a.visit to Fiji, and to r some of the South Sea Islands which lie somewhat outside the beaten trqck of travel. In addition to calling ait Samoa and .Tonga, the Waikare will spend some time in Fiji, in the New.. Hebrides, and in New Caledonia; finj ishing up her trip with a visit to Nor« i folk Island. ' During fLe six days, tg |be spent in Fiji a visit is to be-made ■to the island of Bequa to witnfls a ! fire-walking- exhibition by the' natives [ there, who possess the singular power ;of walking with impunity, barefoot over red-hot stones. The Walkfire ' leaves Sydney on July Ist, arid Auckland on July sth, and is.expected to j arrive back at Sydney about Augnst !Bth. " '■ ■; " .-.■;■ ■; •;■ •.. -';

Miss McKenzie and Mr Jcjrgusoa will speak at the Helping iland Mission to-morrow eVehir^, and Mias Nellie Hiitler and M' J. Tyler Will render sacred solos. 1

The Dickens' Fay in honour of tte^ opening of the re w parochial hail,; i\lo.unt Eden, .wus cammed lastniglit, the special attraction being tableaux, under the able management of :Miss Rice, which were exceedingly, well got up and faithfully., canned. <sut by. her pretty: assistants.1; the.second.part p£ the, evening*- was filled by ; a. very am# ing" dramatical piece, put op the etago audience in-fits, of Jaiigliter at the awkward clilemina of tji§ newly fflj^l ried Husba'hd of the 'pfay. The 4^19" tors of the fair' are tb;be .complinient^i at securing' the services btTtfta-Daw> soh'^ -and Miss 'Rice'§ .frienda'. fop thef-_evening, '".iiot'.' to '; njeiitioil. m.c nufaierons' jmiM'cai;\'.p^^CiCft; '.''rc:ndere"d dunng1 tlie intervals by;/seye;raX.taienf- < ed ladies and gentfeihehl.' "."ifie, fair. 13 tb be "re-6pened !this. ev^njiig at to*. duced prib.es; to enable those d^sap^ pointed- by .tlie rain on Thursday t<> have a chance oirseeffig! it. We. undjetr stand this' will be aß^olutely the :last' niffhtl "'"' ;' ■' "r ~t'~*?'. v; _'ri~"

Mr G. M. Schilling, who is travelling around the. world, working h}s passage without'help, is to speak at the'Qperi House to-morrow evening, whea a sacred concert will-be give**, hv irenlbers of the Maggie jMoQre-Robejta Conxpahy. . ' -~. .• :. •

At the Central Mission Hall : last evening the Rev. G. H. Cowles delivered his lecture, 'Eighteen Years in Netv South" Wales,' to an appreciative audience.' The lecture was illustrated by a large number, of beautiful limelight views. The lantern was manipulated by Mr. MeDermott." cfv • .

•' t —■. —~." • ■ ..„•.■ . ■ >j To-morro\V steamers -vV'ill run' from the* Ferry Tee for the Fishi&ij Grounds^ Mbttitapu Island, St^Helier'a j?ay, and Lake. Taka'nuiia,' leaving a? notified in our advertisement, col'timnsi. ,;.i: At the Police. Court; this mornvnff, Francis Donnelly AvaSv remanded till Wednesday on a. charge of breaiyug and entering the dwelling-houfc v»l! ThomasOakes, and .'stealing tker^inna various articles of clothing, v^i'ii'il »t 33/. Ambrose Bearpark was fined 20/, or sevens days' hard labour far druiikenness, and another 20/, or seven,.lavs; for refusing to quit the Alexandra Hotel when asked to do sa- by t)» licensee/ One first- offending 'drunk^ was discharged on payment, of S.-caij hire.:Mr^|ardell,S.Mi, presided.; ' .'■

A j»ourig lady of-seventeen or eight-* e'en' years has been reported to the police as missing. She arid her broth«HT had been stopping at the Royal Hotel, Victoria street, before gJm* home tp Hokianga,-but on Thursday: morning she went out and has mtX been''traced since,..although.-the police were.making inquiries all'yesteiday. The girl appears .to: haves, been '.s^Jf/r- .. ih^ from melancholia; she Said before . going out that she; would never s?»«i her. mother ( again, and\fhis,\ co\ipied with the fact of her disappearaiice, has caused apprehension;

: Mr-J.-Farrel.l has been nominated by Messrs J. Stuart-and Jl Wilson , for the - vacancy in -th c Newton Borough Council, .caused; by the resignation of Or. Davenport. - In our advertising columns will be found particulars in connection with Mrs Bagot Birch's: grand Easter gilt egg concert,- to "be. given in the City Hall next Tuesday evening; " ; ,• TOrmprrow Jpss Mag-gie Moore and' others will a'asist in the musical pot* tio'n of the services at St. Benedict's Roman Catholic Church, as. per an« nouncement in another column. \ The s.s. Vivid runs an excursion to Riverhea.d to-morrow.