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Auckland Star, Issue 311, 31 December 1900, Page 4

The "Star" will not be published to-morrow (New Year's Day), but will appear as usual on Wednesday.

Captain Edwin sends the following for 24 hours friom 9 a.m. fo-day:— Strong southerly winds; glass rise; weather colder.

The penny post comes into operation to-morrow, and the post offices throughout the colony are to be kept open from nine till ten.o'clock on New Year's morning, for the sale of the new penny stamp, so that people may post letters and have them stamp dated January 1, 1901. Sales will be restricted to prevent collectors swamping the supply.

Yesterday being the last Sunday of the Nineteenth Century special reference was made in many, of the local churches to the fact and the progress which had been made in the cause of civilisation and religion during the last hundred years. In the Pitt-street Wesleyari Church last evening the Rev. W. J. Williams preached on "A Centufy of Christian Triumphs," in, the course of which he reviewed the advance made in the past century. He referred particularly to the' fact that ilie Nineteenth Century saw the birth of Christian missions and of the great Bible societies. At St. David's Presbyterian Church the Rev. W. Gray Dixon preached to a.large congregation on "The Last Hour" of the Wonderful Century," and said that the Nineteenth Century had been an era of absolutely unprecedented opportunities. The Rev. A. H. Collins, of the Ponsonby Baptist Church, preached a seasonable sermon yesterday morning on "Looking Backward, or the Wonderful Century," and made special reference to 'the rise and progress of mission work since 1800, and to the Christianising of the. Maori people. The. Rev. Hugh Kelly, preaching at the 'Krioix Church, Pa'rnell, yesterday, said that the closing century was the most successful one in missionary enterprise they knew in history. There were now 500 millions of Christians in •the world as against scarcely 200 millions a hundred years ago. "Watchnight services will be held in a number of the city and suburban cnurcnes tonight* in celebration of the birth of the new. 3'ear and the new centruy.

Mr.VH; C. Russell, Government Astronomer for1 New South Wales, has published the following; information concerning- the appearance of a new comet:-*"A comet was discovered by Giacobini, of Nice, on December 20, at 7h. 30m-. 435.,. Greenwich-meantime approximate j position right ascension 22h. 32m.; North Polar distance, 112., daily increasing six minutes of time in JRvA'i, '■•*";* eight minutes of arc iia N.P:D."- -:

The Hon. James MeGowan, Ministf . for Mines and^Justice, arrived her from- the South on Saturday, and le for the Thames last night. To-inorro Mr McGowan intends going up to tl Waikato "for a few; days' holiday. Ne: - week he will return to Auckland i I order to )receive deputations ant transact other public lousiness. He h[ tends, if possible, to visit the whole ( the goldtields districts, and later che will go to Rotorua to see the all j cation of the lmts for the .prisoners 1 be sent to engage in tree planting i the Thermal Springs district. Over one hundred New Zealand res dents in Sydney have signed the a dress to the New Zealand Premie j which it has been arranged will 1 ! presented at a levee at Petty's Hot to-day. The Grosser Kurfurst, of the Nort German Lloyd line, .and the large steamer by 1,000 tons that has cvi visited Australia, arrived in Sydney c Thursday evening. She is a new ye sel, an improved Barbarossa, and is i scribed in the Melbourne reports hand as the. most magnificent specitni of a merchant steamer ever seen j Port Melbourne. A statutory meeting of the On hunga Borough Council was held o Saturday night. His Worship tl Mayor, Dr. W. R. Close Erson, pr sided. The only business was the i vising and signing of the burgess ro prior to an extraordinary electioi which takes place on the 15th prox. On Friday evening Father Pattersoi of Panmure, gave an entertainment '1 the children of St. Mary's Orphanag A number of limelight views w« shown, and explained by His Lordslii Dr. Lenihan. Piano and oi'gan solo were contributed throughout tli evening-, as well as a number of songs .some of which were illustfatedi b views. There was a very large attend ance, and Father Patterson's kindnes was greatly appreciated. ,At the Onehunga Police Court thi mornig before W> R. Close Erson an H. Wilding, .T.'sP., -James.-Marr'-wa charged on the information of Con stable McCarthy with wilfully and ol scenely exposing himself on the Mai gere Bridge, within the view of pas sers-by. Evidence was given by -.j Shaldrick, Frank Backhurst, and Coi stable McCarthy. The Bench said th case had been proved against the ac cused, but they would take a lenien view of it, owing- to defendant beifi! under the influence of liquor. B would be sentenced to one month'

hard labour. A " second charge o drunkenness was withdrawn.

Mr. Clement L. Wfagge, the G( vernment Meteorologist of Queenslaii

has started for Styria and Norths

Italy for the purpose of examining th methods in use there for controlling the rainfall in order to minimise the effects of heavy rains and hail on tlii vineyards and orchards.

The arrival'in'Sydney of the Germaj steamer Oceana from Hamburg i noteworthy as indicating the eiite? prise of German business men in tti Pacific Islands trade. For severa years Mr. Justus ScharfE, represent ing in Sydney one of the largest firm doing business with the Marshall ant Caroline groups of islands, has, wit! the aid of sailing vessels, carried 01 the commerce between those less fre quented places and Sydney, ant through his interest several vessel have been built " for the inter island trade, including one or mof< steamers. But the Oceana is to -brini Sydney in closer touch',-with thj islands by making time-table sailings

Norfolk Island news, to Decembei 14th, received via Sydney, states that the Melanesian Mission vess2l Southeri Cross (Captain Huggett) arrreed fi-on the islands on the sth instant;, bring mo- as passengers Archdeacon Comms Revs."Dr. Welchnian, O'Ferrall, Ivens Adams, Mr. Nind, and 76 natives. Th< vessel experienced favourable weafnei on the return trip, arriving at Norfolk Island some day; in advance of her expected time The Southern Cross sailed on the bti for Auckland, where she will be lai( up during the hurricane . month] Thanksgiving Day after whaling wf celebrated on the 2Sth tiltimo. lhi town church was decorated for thi occasion, and there was a large attend ance. The island Is experiencing art crudescence of the influenza epidemic which was supposed to have died out

Under the new dairy regulations which come into operation to-morrow selling or buying at xmregistered pre mises will be liable to a penalty, tlu highest penalty not to exceed £50 The grotind space of any buildmj where cattle are stalled must be no less than 500 ft. of cubic air measuri for each animal. There are regula tions for cleansing, ventilation, i-e moval of impurities or offensive 'mat ter. All milk taken away must bf strained and cooled to a temperaturf of 65 degrees Fahr. Improvements foi various purposes must be made upoi the order of the inspector. Furthei regulations make it unlawful -for anj person suffering from infectious dis ease, or being in contact with anj such person to milk cows or to cop duct, assist, or take part in any. wa] in dairying work. Powers are givei to inspectors to prohibit-the remova of any produce from the dairies wher( the owner, occupier, or employee: thereabout might be suffering froc ■certain diseases. Dairymen must-no use the milk from any unhealthy covr or of any cow which has calved les than four days. Swine must not ti permitted to remain in any cowshee or milk-house. It is not lawful fo! any dairyman or purveyor of milk « use any milk store as a sleeping apart tnent, or for any purpose incompatiblf :with the conservation of the cleanli ness of the milk store and of mill vessels. No fowlhouse. manure heaps or sewage drains will be permitted " close proximity to cowsheds or milk houses. Provision is" made to ensuri that only clean vehicles will be em ployed for the conveyance ah rd transport of milk arid dairy produce.

There are :many attractive picnic! arrans-ed for the first day of the Mi

century, but the biggest picnic to th< best place will be that arranged by th( Helping Hand Mission. They are goin° to Motutapu. The Central Mission, tent service! came to a close at the end of th< week, the tent' being required for < two days' convention at Papnrata Bombay, conducted by Eev* H. !J Walker and local ministers. 'At the Central Mission.in the motrf ing the Eev. Johnstone-spoke of th< signification of Heaven to the Chris' tian. Iri' the evening 'several brieJ and earnest addresses v^erd' given' tc a ' crdwded audience.- Vocal .. iteln^ were rendered by Misses' Wheeler and White, and a Mission" quartette. •/ D.Si-C—Good news for the smM y fplk.. The whole of our, toys and dj^;^ left over will be cleared out. atfi^.t than half prices. D.S.C.^(A.aVigtj^p