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Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 310, 29 December 1900, Page 1

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'Frisco mail on Monday. ''Peg WofOngton" to-night. | Trotting races at Potter's Paddock to-day. A young woman has been arrested at Waihi ova charge of murdering her illegitimate child. The new SO-footcr yacht built by Logan Bros, for -Mr A. T. Pittar has been named the Sunbeam. The new American mail steamer Sierra is due here from San Francisco on Monday, but may arrive to-morrow. At St. fienedicfs Church to-morrow special services will be held. Particulars are annouueed elsewhere in this issi!C The Waihekc annual regatta is to take place at Cowes Bay, Waiheke Island, on Tuesday next.. New Years Day. Professor Clarke, professor of modern languages, died at Wellington, at the residence of his father-in-law, Dr. Grace, aged 38. During- the Christmas holidays the yacht Heartsease, owned by Mr Donald, cruised out as far as the Little Barrier Island. She also visited Kawau Island and Matakana. The Lyttelton Jubilee regatta takes place next Tuesday (New Year's Day). The chief contest will be the race between the Auckland yacht Rainbow, and the Wellington-owned WaitangiElectors who have recently removed from one electoral district to another should communicate with the Registrar of Electors at Auckland, and get the altered qualifications Inserted in the rolls. The yacht Aorere has been up North on a. cruise during the holidays and has visited the Bay of Islands and Whangarei. She was to leave Wha-ng-arel Heads to-day for the Great 'Harrier Island. Next Wednesday a. staff of officers belonging to the Postal Department will be in attendance at the Harbour Board offices, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., to pay the January instalments to old acre pensioners. The Rev. Henry, B. Gray, from Lockwinnock, near Glasgow, who comes to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church for a year, with a view to a call, arrives on Monday next by the s.s Mararoa, and will assume his duties on Sunday,

week. It is reported that the fishing at Okoroire is extremely good this season, some excellent catches beingmade. The attractions oi! this pleasant holiday resort are receiving- due attention from holiday seekers during the present season. An English mail v/hieh left London on November 23rd will arrive here ■from Sydney by tl<« s.s. Mararoa on Monday morning-. The R.M.s. Sierra, which is expected here from San Francisco to-morrow or Monday, will bring mails from London up to. November-30. A cablegram from Sydney states that Mr J. H. Witheford nas requested the secretary and acting-chairman of the Harbour Beard .to invite the Mayor and heads of public bodies to meet the new mail steamer Sierra upon her arrival, and to give Her an official welcome. The fifth annual convention of the New Zealand section of the Theosophlcal Society is to be held in Auckland on December 30 and 31, and January 1 in the rooms of the local branch of ■the Society, Mutual Life Buildings. Delegates from the South have arrived herc°and will address a public meeting on Sunday evening. A man named John Freeman, employed to light the lamps on the hulks in Wellington harbour, has been miss^ iB"- since the night of Boxing Day. Ho piit off to. one of the hulks, but has not since been seen. The/ooat lie used was found on the beach at Petone yesterday and later on one of the oars was washed up. The water in the harbour was very rough on Boxing night. Last Saturday, at Hillside, Papatoetoe the marriage of Miss Fanny Maria Wallace (third daughter of Mr James Wallace) and Mr George Kimpton was celebrated. The Rev. D. J. Steele, assisted by the Rev. Canon Gould performed the -marriage ceremony. Congratulatory telegrams were received from many friends and relatives in both the North and South Is-

lauds. ,-..-'■ , McCullagh and Gower have secured another job line of 50 washing" costumes in drill,' duck, khaki, etc., warehouse price, 10/6, 12/6, 13/6, 17/6 up; our price 7/11, 3/il. 9/11, 13/9 up.—(Ad.) For New Year.—Special offer on Monday, December 31, of 1078 yards 45-inch all-wool covert cloths, French, newest costume shades, regular value 2/6 and 2/11, all at 1/lli yd. Smith and Caughey.—Ad. McCullagh and Gower have secured another job line of washing costumes in drill, duck, khaki, piques, etc. Warehouse prices 10/6,12/6, 13/6, 17/6, up, our prices 7/11, 8/11, 9/11, 13/9, up. —Ad. Smith and Caughey have just received a large quantity of ladies' collarettes in white lawn and lace, bought at a large discount, and will.be sold at 1/3 and 1/6 each, well worth 2/11 each. Also a quantity of bebe ribbon velvets.—(Ad. Silk flowered merlawns for blouses and dresses, in pretty colourings, 9ld, worth 1/, at McCullagh and Gower's. —Ad.