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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 29, 3 February 1900, Page 4

prosperity,

The whole of the public schools will •re-assemble oh Monday next. With regard to the Epsom school, the old structure is being removed to the splendid new site secured by the Board of Education, therefore Mr Geo.. Thwaites, the head master, will conduct the school temporarily in the grandstand, Potter's Paddock, entrance from Green Lane. The school opens on Monday. The scholarships won by Kate Edgerley (Girls' Hig-h School scholarship), Charles Rogers (Board of Education scholarship), and Edna Lynch (John Williamson scholarship) will be presented by Mr ,T. S. Ividd, Chairman of Committee, at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday next. Parents of the scholars are invited to be present. •

" A dividend of 15/ per share for the half-year, equal to 6 per cent., is now payable to the colonial shareholders of the Union -Bank of Australia. The sum of £30,000 has been carried forward.

The final performance of "The Wajj of Wealth" by Mr Bland Holt's clever company will be given in the Opera House this evening. This will close the Auckland season. Mr Bland Hoi* •has staged some fine plays during his season here, and, as usual, has done excellent business, and has given great pleasure to thousands of play, goers during the holiday season. "The War of Wealth" is one of the best of the series of melo-dramas produced here by Mr Holt's company, and lastf evening it was witnessed by a large; and delighted audience. Mr .Mestayer, who is to report oqf the Auckland water supply, willar* rive here from Wellington on Wed< nesray next. The Police Court did not sit tilt half-past twelve this morning, Mr Bra< bant, S.M., being occupied with an inquest all the morning. The business of the Court was, however, soon dispised of. One first offending "drunk" was convicted and discharged, an<i another lined 10/, to be deducted from the bail. Margaret Wilkie was; con. victed of drunkenness and Sent to gaol for 14 days, it being her fourth offence in six months.

At the eveningl service of St< Andrew's Church to-morrow evening Miss Maud Howard will singl a sacred solo entitled "Vespers H.ymn." The following eight pupils of the! Prince Albert College passed the recent matriculation examination: Miss Shirley Bag-nail, Miss E. M. Gilmour, E. Bedford, F. Hcl worth, S. Hutchison; R. Jenkins, H. P. La wry and H. C. Kishv/orth.

In response to a request by letter from Mr H. Campbell (Mayor of Parnell) and a number of other wellknown citizens. Mr Williams, the Shaksperian reciter, will give another delineation of Shaksperian drama. He will give Part 1 of "Henry IV" oa Thursday evening- next at the Y.M. C.A. Booms.

The Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society intend holding a "floral fete1 and pageant of the nineteen cen-, turies" on the Ellerslie racecourse oa Saturday, March 3. Half of the net proceeds will be devoted to the patriotic fund for the New Zealand Contingent. The committee intimate that owing to the scarcity of flowera artificial flowers may be used for decorations.

A telegram from Dunedin states that it is feared a young man named William Eattray, " aged 22, whose

parents reside at Lawrence, Otago,

was drowned while bathing in Oriental Bay yesterday. He was seen to enter the water, and later on his

clothes and his bicycle were found on

the beach

There is no sign of the

body, and it is thought he must have :• been seized with cramps, or attacked v-V; by a shark. Eattray was employed;; * in the Scottish Metropolitan Life Asurance Company's office. ■ y A meeting of the Auckland Coursing . ;' Club was held last evening at the •" Occidental Hotel. Mr M. Foley pre- ;. ; sided. A committee was appointed to arrange for a programme for the: -S. season. It was resolved to have a re- ;> !; union of members to take the shape ■■ of a smoke concert when coursing -v matters could be talked over; and ar-;-^ rangements made for putting the .;{ sport on a good local footing. The Patriotic Committee have ac- '; cepted the offer of the Premier PienicD/;: Committee re disposal of profits and ■; ; have promised to assist the M.U. y.:' ; ;| Oddfellows in making the affair a sue- "Q----cess. Steamers are advertised to run to the picnic at Motutapu, on Feb. ;: 17 from Auckland, Thames^ Coro- ''- mandel, Paeroa, Warkworth, Puhoi, Turanga Creek, Howick Wharf, Pan->;)£ mure Bridge, Waipu, and Wade. To-day at the Crown Lands Office a one-acre section in the newly laic? '' out township of Eaupo, at Tokatoka, \j Northern Wairoa, was disposed of to Oharles Moore for £5. -Twenty-niiKr other sections were put tip but were, not sold. A meeting of the Finance and Lega£>^; Committee of the Harbour Board waif ■*,;"• held yesterday afternoon, when ther£ were present, Messrs W. J. TTapier f ; M.H.R. (Chairman), J. Thornes, and A. Kidd. The JST.Z, Shipping Con>; pany's application as to reduction olrental wras deferred. 'Messrs Eussell; :> and Campbell's letter re bye-laws f of ;"•% storage of explosives was referred to a sub-committee to consider and re< port.: Regarding Mr W. S. CochraHeV application re boundaries of land at Birkenhead, the Chairman reported he had visited fhe ground with Mr Cocii« ■■ rane at Shoal Bay. The land asked/, for did not encroach upon the Board's property. It was decided to recommend that the application be grantecl.v The Committee recommended that tie). Harbour-master be instructed to "carry out the general harbour" regulations by-law 201, that gangway stanchions be 3ft 3in high. It was also decided fc • recommend that Messrs Eussell and Campbell be instructed to prepare '» ;; 7 new bill, "The Auckland Harbour 0" Board Empowering Bill for 1900." v:'v Pavilion services, ivarangahape Road", ■ are still being conducted with a.g00d:.:.: interest. - ,

The Committee of St. George's Row- v ing- Club have selected the following . crews to row on the 10th inst. for : the] ■ gold medals presented by, Mr A. Eohii, , ; one of the popular -vice-Comma* • ■ dore's of the Club:—(1) H. Littlejobi* (stroke), E. Irmes, M..Hogan,R. CoW V lins. (2) S. Atkinson (stroke), A. Edgecumbe, E. Cuthbertson, A. GiP mour. (3) P. Richards (stroke), W;. Potton, R. L. Monteath, A. W. Innes, (4) C. W. Pirie (stroke), V. C. Cooper, ' .. H..S. Culpan, W. Evans. (5) G. & Waddy (stroke), O. Steele,: W. F. Buch* i, anan, A. J. Mueller. (6) A. G. Busby; I (stroke), A. W. Blair, J. Hope, A/ Black. (7) J. Thomson (stroke), C. E, Stone, H. Saunders, J. O'Sullivan. The s.s. Vivid runs an'excursion t<3 Riverhead at 11 a.m. to-morrow. • The first meeting after the vacation! of the Auckland Law Institute Avas ' held on Friday night at the Supreme.,:.,! Court. Mr J. R. Reed was in the chair. Mr Biss read a paper on "The Legist -j lation of 1899,' v and discussion followed. It was decided to hold tlie next, meeting of the Institute on Frl- :: day, the 9th of March. The Devonport Coastguard Artillery: { ; volunteers to the number of seventy- :? ' inarched into camp at Devonport las* evening at 8 o'clock. The Garrison" Band played the Company from the terry steamer into their quarters. The :* ] camp is situated in Dueler's paddock, . | near Cheltenham Beach, aod presents ; a picturesque appearance. The men's . mess is in two large marquees, while '-:l the sergeants have a small mess in a .separate marquee.' T,he officers mess is at the further end of the paddock. ' lhere are sixteen bell tents, and an hospital tent. Captain Napier is jni ~ command, assisted by Lieutenants Gardner and Tarrant, Sergeant-Ma.jcrt ; , Tester, Quarter-Master Sergeant Me- I Leod, and the Staff of N.C.O's. The I j Company will remain in camp for six* I teen clays and will be drilled daily at , j the forts. . , > '* \