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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 273, 17 November 1899, Page 4

Captain Edwin predicts a south to cast, iincl nowfeh-east gale, glass fall and heavy rain, tides high and seas heavy.' ' \The City Council lost evening' authorised the Mayor and Ci-s. Kidd and Stichbiiry to sign the memorial to the Colonial Secretary asking for the execution of the Order-in-Council to authorise the construction of the tramways by the Auckland Electric Tramways Company, the .signatures to be appended to the document when t: he committee are satisfied that the rights lof the Council will not be prejudiced.

During' the four weeks ended October 14, the Government railways of New Zealand yielded a total revenue Of £ 110.318 14/0. fhe' expenditure during that period being' £83,970 8/7. The Auckland section yielded £12.279 5/5 in revenue, against an expenditure of £8,359 5/7.■..

About, six o'clock last evening an accident, occurred on the Lake EoacY to Mr Win: Verran, butcher, of Devon port. It appears that he was drivinga horse and butcher's cart towards Devonport, when the hor.se stumbled and Verran was shot out of the cart. He i-eeeived a nasty gash on the back of the head and a severe shaking-. Mr E. Abbott happened to be on the; road home, and he stopped and conveyed the sufferer in his trap to his home at Devonport, where he was attended by Dr. Laing.

At the City Council last evening some discussion took place on the following motion, which was proposed by Cr. llannan: —"The Legal Committee take steps to see what can be done to suppress brothels and houses of. assignation, and to ' prohibit prostitutes from parading- the streets ot- the city." Cr. Hannan said he had been appalled at the number of women parading the streets at night, and the police were unable to grapple with the evil. The Mayor seconded the motion as a matter of form, but said the Council had no power to regulate that sort of thing-. It was-for the police to deal with. Mr Parr strongly opposed the motion, and said the Police Inspector was doing1-ids duty. The motion was lost.

Mr •Justice Conblly held a sitting in Chambers at the Supreme Court this morning. Letters of administration were grunted in the estates of Daniel McNeil (Mr Napier), and Jessie Wood Guthrie (.Mr Stewart). Probate was granted in the estates; of William Diprose (Mr Burton), .Tames Stephensoh Clencion (Mr Williams), John Pursley (Mr Cooper), Thomas Dalzell (Mr Hesketh). Suzannah Styak (Mr Coleman), and John McCutclien (Mr Tiuiks). In re Conboy v. Coromandel County Council and others, an order was made on the motion of Mr Bur ion for the issue of a summons for directions as to arguments, of points of law. ..' Mr Frank Andrew, of. Otahuhu, head of the linn of F. Andrew, Sons and Co.,,'bus proprietors, passed away shortly before two o'clock this morn- j ing' at his residence tit Orahuhu at the ] age of 58 years. The complaint which led to his death was diabetes. Deceased was a native of St. Austel,. Cornwall, and be arrived here in the ; fifties; / and settled iriMlie Ofahuhu district He sewed in- the Royal Cavalry .Volunteers during- the Waikato war in Major Harris' troop. Subr seqiiently ho estiiblished a successful grain and. produce business in Ota-1 hu-hii. Deceased leaves a widow/and six grown up sons and three daughters to mourn their loan. The Wellington City Council has instructed the Finance Committee to! take siicl) steps as may be necessary ! to acquire the city tramways when the-.; lease to the present proprietors ex- j pi res in 100:2. ; Nearly, the whole day yesterday at-1 the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court was occupied by ihfi (Te'fetided ease J Dunning'hain v. F. A. White and Bros.: It was a claim for wages. £22 15s. in ' which, various leg-al issues were in-' volved. Dr. Lai.sh.ley (instructed by J Messrs Dig-nan rind Armstrong) rippe.ared for plaintiff, nnd Mr M. (.1. Mcdregor for defendants. The claim arose under an indenture'of apprenticeship .entered into between ■ the parties, but although it was not dis-■ puted that t.ho wages had been earned

it was contended on behalf of the defence parties other than the defendants shoiild pay. The Stipendiary Magistrate reserved judgment. j

Considerable indignation is expressed by-residents in the One. Tree. Hill and 'Epsom districts with' regard to the extraordinary way in which the row of Oriental plane trees extending- from Green Lane to 'the Pah Road have been hacked and mutilated. It is stated that this was the work of the Electric Telegraph Department, It certainly seems regrettable whilst the Government are making every effort to interest local bodies in the work of beautifying the streets of our towns by the planting of suitable, trees, that it should be in the power of- a department of the same, Government to frustrate the efforts which have "been made in this direction. Where trees by a roadside interfere with the telegraph wires, notice should surely have been sent to the local body interested askingythem to do what was necessary. The onus of. doing the work with the least injiiry ;to the trees •wonlo ) <• rested with the Board which was responsible for their due maintenance. In this instance however, we believe that no one was more surprised to see. ithe destruction which has taken place than were the members of the One Tree Hill Road Board. In mattrs of this kind it is due to the public that a certain amount of conciliation should be shown on both sjdes, and that the easiest permanent way out of the difficulty would be the removal of the wires to,the other side of the road as the posts required replacement. The following1 orders in judgment summons cases were made at the Magistrate's Court this morning by Mitt W. Brabant, 5.M.,: J. D. KeHey and Co. v.Thos. Crosby, jun., debtor ordered to pa.y balance of debt, 12s, within 14 days; Thomas Smith v. John Williams, debtor ordered to pay £2 8s lOd within one month.. In the defended case, Albert. E. Best v. S. J. Best and Co., claim £IS. a non-suit was granted, each party to pay his own costs.

Mr R. T. Warnock has been nominated, by Mr" J. W. Shaekelford and Mr T. McMaster for the Mayoralty of Grey Lynn.' Mr R. T. Warnock was the first Mayor of the Boroughs of Newton in 1885.

At the N.Z. Natives' Association All Nations' Fair last evening Miss Carrie Knight and Miss Mcllhone, who are in charge of the children's dances at the Fair, were presented with pretty bouquets of flowers by Miss Hewin, one of the young lady stall-holders, as a little token of appreciation of the; labour and trouble bestowed on the juvenile ballets by those ladies. The dances performed by/the children are the., most attractive items- on the^ nightly programmes at the Fair, and a great" deal of ; credit is due to Miss Knight and Miss Mcllhone for the excellent manner in which they have coached their young pupils. A meeting of the Management Committeeof the Auckland Cycle Club was held on Wednesday night at the club, rooms, Upper Pitt-st. Mr G. Fell presided. The balance-sheet for the Club's sports meeting was submitted and showed a gmall profit. The protest in the Maiden Bicycle Race was considered and action'was postponed pending the receipt of further particulars. It was decided to effect ■ some structural alterations to the club rooms, in order to provide members with social entertainments during the season. It was decided to hold the summer carnival ort Saturday, February 10th, 1900, and a sub committee was. appointed to draft a programme. It was decided to i hold a moonlight run to Onehunga on Tuesday evening next, leaving Moore's hatter shop, Pitt-street, at 7 p.m. sharp, the occasion being a concert under the. auspices of the Onehunga Cycling Club, the proceeds from which are to form the nucleus of a fund to lay down a track on the local recreation ground.At the conclusion of the Rev. Dr. Hoskfrig?s -address at Ohaupo on Monday night, when the candidate was ; walking towards the hotel a number ;of young . lads rode up, and calling |out, "Good- night, Doctor," struck him in the face and on the shoujders with bags of flour. Some of the flour, entered the Doctor's eyes and caused him considerable pain and inconvenience. The perpetrators are supposed to belong to Paterangi, and as the police have the matter in hand it Is probable that more will soon be heard [of.it.: ' ; \.,V ■.. . .-'■' ■ ■■'■

: The usual weekly no license meeting was -held last evening- in the Wesley Hall. The Rev. W. J. ' Williams presided, and he also addressed the meeting, advocating prohibition. Mr W. J. Macdermott also gave an address. Items were, given by the Muhika. Club, as follows: Pianoforte solo, Mrs Mitchell; solo, "A City by the Sea," Miss Bowring; quai'tette, "Hail, Smiling Morn'," club; violin, solo, Miss

Peak; solo, "Off to Fig-lit the Boers," Mr Mitchell; quartette, "Sweet and Low." club; duet, "When the Wind Blows in from the Sea," Miss Tudehope and Mr Mitchell. ' The Parnell Musical Society hold their third and final concert to-night in the Oddfellows' Hall, Parnell.

Ex s.s. Wakanui, special job line of cretonne 1/11 per doz. yards. Double WnHh art muslin 3d per yard, at Smith and Cnughey. —(Ad.) Ernest Moore, Qiieen-street, just received special line gents' knock-about suirs. Xorfolk t'oaiSi anc^ cycling knickers.—(Ad.) Geo. Fowlds can guarantee a good fit in suits to measure from the latest patterns in summer tweeds.—(Ad.) Smith and Caughey are showing special value in 3vftn. stripe flannelettes. 2/11- 4/(5, 5/9. 0/0 per doz. varcls. ! -(Ad.) I Ernest Moore, Queen-sk-pet, jxis)t I opened several huri'dred dozen men's ! anil boys' straw hate, fancy bands \ from 1/:—(Ad.) Geo. Fowlds invites inspection of.his new' stock of neckties, collars, braces and srlk handkerchiefs. —(Ad.) A job. line of cotton shirting. 3|d,' i tennis shirting 4Jd, glass'towelling' 3Ad ! per yard at Smith and Caugfaey.—(Ad.) Geo. Fowlds has a large stock of brief bags, Gladstone bags and travelling trunks, splendid value.—(Ad.) ! Mon.s' all-wool tweed sr.its 21/. ' strong rweed trousers 4/11, working. - shirts 1/6, ICrnest Moore's, Queeni street .-—(Ad.) (Jeo. Fowlds is selling men's merino i sox at 6d: singlets I/; cotton under--1 pants 1/; all tip-top value.---(Ad.) | The cheapest and best house for : men's and- boys' clothing', hats, shirts, ■ lies, Ernes; ■Moqre'js, Queen-strcer. — | (Ad.) ! Geo. Fowlds has a lovely stock of straw hats, nil prices from 1/; men's terjuis hats from 1/11; Dr. Jim hats from S/H.—fAd.) For cricket and lawn tennis shirts . and all kinds of summer clothing, try Court Bros.—(Ad.) Geo. Fowlds has now a full range of boys' washing blouses from 1/11, aiicl suits from 3/11; K.B. serge pants, 1/11. | ~(Ad.) . |