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Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 17, 21 January 1901, Page 2

Captain McQueen, a ■ welMmo^n daffodil grower, of Whangarev ha 9 bought a property at Mount Albert, to which he mil shortly remove his. choice collection of daffodils, hyacinths, tulips, etc. After a residence of SI years near Kamo, writes our . Whangarei correspondent, Captain McQueen will be greatly missed, by our local lovers of flowers, and we. shall now miss seeing the choice^ blooms of rare flowers which it Has - always been his hobby to grow. His Mount Albert garden will soon be a centre of attraction to kindred spirits . in Auckland. -=...' From information at his disposal Mr Ward has no reason to believe the Indian traops will not accompany the others to New Zealand. . . At a special meeting of the Auckland Builders' and Contractors' Union of Employers, held this morning, it was unanimously resolved to - send their president, Mr. J. J. Hoi* land, to represent them at ,the forthcoming meeting of Builders' Unions; to be held in Christchurch at the end of this month. Mr. Holland leaves for Christchurch on Thursday. Wonderful value in gentlemen^ boots at Smith and Caughey's great summer fair. —(Ad.) ■ ; A splendid line of men's crush hats in Cuba and browns, to be sold at 2/11 during Smith & Caughey's clearance fair.—(Ad.) To-night, to-nfght.—The very latest designs in ties, bows, collars, brace*, mufflers, etc.—At Geo. Fowlds'.—Ad, .