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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 210, 5 September 1899, Page 4

The colonial mails of August 2, per India from Melbourne, were dehvered to London on September 3, a daj early. \ telegram was forwarded to the Harbour Board this afternoon by the Secretary to the Marine Department Sying tit Mr A. R. Harris of Eas Tamaki ,had been appointed Govern ment nominee on the Board in the pice of Mr W. Leys, who resigned recently. \t the Supreme Court to-day the woman Catherine Ridling stood her trial for vitriol-throwing at her sister Ellen Hanna, in Paget-street, on the evening of the 3rd June last. Accused was defended by Mr W. J. Napier. She admitted committing the act when brought before the Court last week, but she denied that she had any intention to injure the complainant. This was taken as a plea of not guilty. Accused trembled when brought in the dock from the cells below the 'Court, and when the jury were being enpannelled she fainted. At a later stage accused swo.aned and was carried out of the Court to a room by four stalwartpolicemen attended by a matron from the gaol. The hearing of further evidence then proceeded with accused absent from the Court. The Minister for Marine has notified the Auckland Harbour Board that a conical shaped buoy had been placed about one cable's lenugth from the break of the surf outside W rairau bar bearing in a N.E. direction. Masters of vessels are requested to make fast to the chain and not to the buoy. IA second notification states that arrangements would be made by the Department to erect the signal staff at Tiri Tiri next time the Hinemoa visits that station, which will be in aibout eight weeks time. The Auckland Harbour Board was asked to have the staff and gear ready by the time the Hinemoa arrives. Yesterday afternoon Louis Rosina, a witness who was bound over to give evidence on behalf of the prosecution in the case the Queen against Johnson and Hanton, tried at the Supreme Court in March last, and whose recognizance was esctreated for failing to appear when his name was called, was arrested by the Sheriff under a Writ of Fieri Capias issued out of the Supreme Court at Wellington on behalf of the Crown, and brought before Mr Justice Conolly by the Sheriff to show cause why he should not be committed to prison for failing to pay the amount entered into, under the said recognizance, and the Sheriff's costs and expenses, amounting to £G2 0/9. The defendant failing to show cause was committed to prison for three calendar months unless the amount was sooner paid. Shortly after the arrival of the defendant at the gaol the amount was paid and he was discharged. At the Police Court to-day, before Mr H. W. Brabant, S.M., a woman named Mary Hamilton was convicted of being an. habitual drunkard and sentenced to two months' hard labour. William Betts and Ann Tilsley were each fined 20s or seven days' hard ■labouT for drunkenness; and a first offender 5s or. 24 hours'. A boy named Thomas Solomon pleaded guilty to stealing some bacon valued at Is 3d, belonging to his employer, John Love, of Ellerslie. Mr Love said he was willing to take the boy back, and did not want to press the charge, and the accused,, on promisingl not to offend again, was convicted and discharged. The case o.fUnh Gin Lum, charged .with entering the colony without paying the £100 poll tax required of each Chinese immigrant, "was further adjourned for a week, bail as before.

A narrow escape from fire was discovered in time to avert very serious consequences last evening at the residence of Mr John Soar, Clarencestreet, Tonsonby. Just about 5 o'clock Mrs Soar lit the gas-stove and went out of the room. Upon returning shortly afterwards she found the wall-paper on fire. Subsequent examination showed the flame had by some means melted the leaden pipe. Mrs Soar promptly put an end to all danger by the application of a few buckets of water. Various road works are now being proceeded with in the neighbourhood of Mamaku, near Eotorua, so as to afford settlers access to their holdings and intercommunication generally to and from the railway station and the Oxford-Kotorua Eoad. A road into Umuroa-Okoheriki block has been formed from the station, a distance of two and a half miles, and another in the direction of the Oxford Eoad, three and a half miles distant, has been formed for one mile, and is still in progress. The Arahiwi-Mamaku Eoad is also being proceeded with. Some of the residents of Birkenhead have decided to do all they can to push the interests of that district by attending to the preservation of the scenery of that popular marine suburb. For this purpose a Scenery Preservation Society has been formed, and in another column an invitation appears to the whole of the residents to attend a meeting to be held in Zion Schoolroom to-morrow evening to elect officers and draw up the Constitution of the Society. Mr Reaney, Government Engineer at Eotorua, says in this year's Crown lauds report: —"When funds can be spared the four miles of horse road from the base to the top of Mount Ngongotaha, at Eotorua, should be widened sufficiently to allow invalids and tourists to drive up to the top. The views obtained of the surrounding* district from points in the ascent, as well as from the top, are very fine." A boy named Hampton, son of Mr Hampton, of the Pah Farm, met with a painful accident this morning at Onehunga. While playing with some schoolmates outside the school he accidentally fell and struck his right knee on the edge of the kerbstone, cutting clean through the flesh and laying bare the tendons of the knee. Mr N. Mclntosh, the headmaster, who witnessed the accident, and Mr J. Robb, first assistant teacher, procured a trap and conveyed the sufferer to Dr. Erson's surgery for medical attendance. At Christchurch yesterday, J. D, Davis, an old age pensioner, examined as to his ability to comply with a judgment summons, said he had a mania for the arrest of. the horse fiend, and had signed a bill for £G7 14/, without security, for Hill, the constable, who, some months ago, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment for robbing a prisoner. Hill told him he possessed information by which he could easily, arrest the horse fiend and that he only needed money. Shepherd, who advanced the money, made Davis bankrupt. Mr Beetham, S.M., said the question was whethei when Davis signed the bill he intended to defraud, and reserved judgment tc consider the matter. Some time ago a business firm in Christchurch issued imitation £5 notes as an advertisement. Henrietta Smith was yesterday fined £1, and ordered to make restitution for obtaining goods and change by means of one of these. It has transpired that the Government offered £4 8/6 per acre for the Three Springs Estate at Fairlie. The owners decline the offer, asking £4 10/. The Mackenzie County Council have been consulted, and reply that the Government have offered sufficient for it. The Land Purchase Board are about to inspect three estates in the district. The committee appointed, by the Wellington City Council to go into the question of a greater Wellington recommended that provision be made in the Empowering Bill for the abolition of wards and the election of aldermen by the city as a whole. The City Council adopted the recommendation. The Native Land Court at Maketu, Bay of Plenty, Judge Johnson presiding, has been engaged lately in cutting out the Crown's interest in various blocks. The area awarded to the Crown totals 16,470 acres, the principal items being 3523 acres out of the Tumu-Kaituna blocks (close to Maketu); 12,647 acres out of the Ngatipahiko blocks, which are situated north of the Mangorewa-Kaharoa block. The Government now own a continuous block from Lake Rotorua (on the Hainurana side) to the Rangi' nru-Te Puke lands, which, if put in the market, should soon be settled. The first exhibition by the pupils of Grace Institute, New York, was held lately, and proved a complete success. The Institute was founded in February, 1898, by ex-Mayor of New York Mr William R. Grace, and has been liberally endowed by him and his brothers, viz., Mr Michael Patrick Grace, of London, England; Mr John William Grace, and the Hon. Dr. Grace, AI.L.C, of Wellington. About two years ago an Act of the State Legislature of New York I was passed incorporating the Grace | Institute, the four gentlemen above mentioned subscribing £20,000 to endow the Institute. Its object is to fu.rnish instruction in the domestic arts and sciences, to give technical training in the trades and professions in which women may be employed, and to afford protection, instruction, and assistance to young women. The work is carried on and all the classes are conducted by the Sisters of Charity, but the pupils are admitted without distinction as to religious belief, and without the religious tenets of Protestants and others being interfered with. A most attractive programme will be provided at the concert to be given by the Auckland Banjo, Guitar and Mandolin Club to-night at the Opera House. The Club items are Heath's "Novar Grand Karch," Selbini's "Spanish Serenade," and Ellis' "Rosette Entr'acte," and "Rialto Polka March. The Estudiantina Quintette will contribute two items, viz., "Midnight in a Graveyard" and the "Ziska' Ga.votte. The latter will be danced in costume by Misses Dulcie and May Dunningham and Messrs Cecil Hawkins and T. Dunningham, with limelight effects. Instrumental items wil. be given by Miss Rita Possennisk: (violin), Mr A. Wynyard-Joss (mando lin), Messrs J. Laurence, and H. Fountain (banjo). The vocalists are Mrs Geo. Read, Mr St. Laurence Tonar and Percy Blackman. The "Bible Standard" for Septembej now in circulation, contains a largt amount of instructive reading. Ar interesting article is "The Trend Oj Modern Thought upon the Question o; Life and Death."

An entertainment was given last evening- at the Salvation Army Barracks, Albert street, by the Maori songsters to a fair audience. Hymns and songs of lamentation, illustrative of the native way of mourning the dead, were sung. Entries for the Canterbury Kennel Club's show on Friday and Saturday number 255, comprising ll'J dogs. Almost all the prize winners from lHawke's Bay, Southland, and several from Auckland are entered. Mr Bainbridge, the Raconteur, will ' appear to-morrow evening1 in the Opera House, when he will relate his 1 many adventures. He will also give i some of his lightning caricatures. Mr 1 ! Bainbridge says he will reply to the ■ many and varied remarks and state- ■ ments that have been made concern- ■ ing him by some newspapers. He ' says: I have been taken for innumerable persons and have had the most cmel and malicious statements made ; concerning me. I have been born in a number of different places, and, as a matter of fact, "I'm anybody but myself." Mr Bainbridge's ability as a speaker is said to be of no mean order. The N.Z. "Times," Wellington, speaking- of his address in the presence of the Earl of Eanfurly, says: "He at once impressed the audience as an original and interesting personality. The lecture was descriptive, withpathetic patriotism and wit aptly intermingled." The box plan and day sales will be found in ttte advertisement. That the working man is alive to the value of co-operation is apparent from the fact that the Ancient Order of Foresters have just been called upon to open another branch of the Society at Te Aroha. On Friday evening last Court Aroha, 7599, was duly opened by the Executive of the Auckland district, Bro, S. G. Lee, P.D.C.R., i acting- as D.C.R., a.nd being1 assisted ; by Bro. E. Nordon, D.8., and Bro. D. J. I Wright, D.S. Visiting brethren were ; also present from the Thames, Timaru, and Westport. Ender the guidance of Bro. Chas. Green, as C.R., ' there is no doubt the new branch will be placed on a good footing, and with Bro. Win-.. Hill as secretary the mem- ; bera have a guarantee that the inter- ■ ests of the society will be well looked 1 after. There is a large number of ■ young men living in the adjacent districts, and no doubt a prosperous fu- • ture lies before Court Aroha, 7599, I A.0.F., A.D. ' St. James' Hall, Wellington-street, was well filled last evening, when the ' usual monthly entertainment in connection with the St. James' Band of ! Hope was held. The programme was • furnished entirely by the young men '• and was as fallows: —Song, "Good Company," Mr J. Mercer; recitation, ■ "'Recognising an Acquaintance," Mr ; Robt. Pollock; song, "The Sleeping Camp," Mr N. McLean; duet, "What ; are the Wild Waves Saying," Messrs '< Tudehope and Crawford; song, "MoriI 1 arty" (encored), Mr R. Tudehope; 1 song, "The Heavenly Song," Mr J. ' Crawford. An exhibition of single- - stick fencing was given by Messrs • Sims and Teixeira, and an address iby the Chairman, Mr E. Healey. Mr . Arthur Walton made a very efficient ' accompanist. ', At Messrs Warren Blyth and Co.'s ' auction mart yesterday afternoon a number of properties were sold. A 1 four-roomed cottage and allotment in • Inkerman street brought £130; 50 • acres unimproved land, nine miles from Tauranga, which was offered without reserve, was sold for 3/ per ! acre. Various allotments in the town-j ship of Queenstown, near Onehunga, I . brought from £5 to £5 10/ per sec- ; tion of about half an acre each. ! The fortnightly meeting- of the ! Mangere Mutual Improvement Society was held last night. Mr Townsend i gave a lecture on the "New Woman." i Mr Allen occupied the chair, and there i was a large attendance. | ; As many persons were unable to. gain admission to Professor Thomas' i lecture on "The Narcissus" last year, ■ he has consented to give another lee- • ture on this subject at the College i next Saturday evening. The lecture t will be open to the public, and will be i illustrated by a great display of Narcissi of the finest kinds. A dedication service in connection with Knox Church, Parnell, will be held on Thursday evening, when the Rev. W. J. Steele,*M.A., will preach. A collection will be made in aid of the building fund. The employees of the D.S.C. hold their annual re-union to-morrow night at St. Benedict's Hall. The catering is in the hands of Mr Buchanan, and Mr Burkes string band is engaged, so that a good evening's amusement is assured. The employees of Messrs A. Clark and Son (Limited), assembled last evening to bid farewell to their popular fellow employee, Mr John Oakes, who is leaving for Christehurch to- • day. Mr Broughton, Manager of the j Clothing Factory, on their behalf, pre- ! sented Sir Oakes with a very nice gold ! watch chain, as a small token of the high esteem in which he is held, at the same time in a very neat speech wishing him all the success possible in his new position. Mr Oakes suitably replied, ■ expressing regret at having to leave so many friends behind. Three ■ cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Oakes, and the meeting dispersed. Geo. Fowlds has confidence in reI commending purchasers of boys' ! clothing to respect his. high class : stock.—(Ad.) Geo.' Fowlds is offering some very choice neckties, and all the latest ', shapes in collars exceptional value.— i(Ad.) . Geo. Fowlds is showing1 splendid j lines of brief and Gladstone bags, trunks, and portmanteaux.—(Ad.) Geo. Fowlds is selling men's colonial tweed trousers from 4/11, good men's macintoshes from 16/6.—(Ad.) Geo..Fowlds invites inspection of his [ splendid stock of white and fancy i| dressed shirts, excellent value.—(Ad.) ' I] Geo. Fowlds has a1 splendid assort- ! 1; ment of worsted and tweed suitings, j •; Cut, fit, and "workmanship guaran- ' j teed.—(Ad.) j Ask for C.S. Corsets; clock spring , j sreel, practically unbreakable.—(Ad.) .1" Everyone smiling at Turner's Car'jriage Sale next Friday.—(Ad.)