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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 20 January 1902, Page 4

The championship cricket matches in the various grades were continued on Saturday, when the second round of the senior competition was commenced. Lovely weather prevailed, and the wickets were greatly in the batsmen's favour. Auckland scored 210 against United by consistent batting, and Gordon scored 244 against Ponsonby. Of this latter total Kallender made 112 by very attractive cricket. At Devonport North Shore made 138 against Parnell, who replied with 102 for '4 wickets.

The steamer Zealandia berthed at the Queen-street Wharf shortly after S p.m. yesterday, having- made a quick passage across from Sydney. She had no fewer than 210 passen-g-ers, and the greater number of these are for Auckland. In addition to an exceptionally large cargo, the Zealandia brought transhipments ex steamers from the Continent, China, Japan, Calcutta, and Australian ports. The passage across was most delightful, and the weather conditions perfect. In the Social Hall on Friday evening last a very successful concert, at which Capt. Hipgrave presided, was held. The entertainment was brought to a close with the singing of "He's a Jolly Good Fellow" and the "National Anthem." The ladies collected a sum of £4 4/2 in aid of the Shipwreck Relief Society.

Mr. Parr is to move at the next meeting1 of the City Council, "That, in view of the accidents that are daily happening, the Tramway Company's contractors be ordered forthwith to stack at suitable places all steel rails at present lying on the streets, and at night to light each stack with adequate lamps." . Mr Frank Lupton, of the Ship Hotel, TimaTu, ha-s received news by the mail that Captain Fischer, the master oi the barque Peri, died with tragic suddenness on board his vessel while in Algoa Bay. After spending the day on shore he returned to his ship in the afternoon in his usual state of health. A few hours later he was dead. Captain Fischer was well known in the colonies. He was between fifty and sixty years of age, and was exceptionally well liked. The annual meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board was to have been held to-day to consider the accounts of the Board for the past year, but stands adjourned until the Government auditor's certificate as to the accounts has been received from Wellington. Cherries have been very plentiful this summer. About two tons of cherries re re sent from Mokoia Island to Rotorua township by the natives during the season by boat and canoe, and at Kaanurana, Lake Rotoiti, and elsewhere the fruit has been equally abundant. This morning Mr E. Ford received a telegram from Russell announcing the death last night of Mr James llamlyn Green way, an old identity of the Bay of Islands district. Mr Green way, who was well known throughout the North, was a very old resident of the colony, and was form- i erly clerk of the Magistrate's Court at Tauranga and at Russell. He was a brother-in-law of Captain Stephenson, of the s.s. Wellington. He had been in town until recently and only went back to Russell last Monday. The deceased gentleman, who was a native of Australia, was a member of the New Zealand and Australian Natives' Association, and that organisation is sending a wreath up to Russell for the funeral.

We are informed by Mr 11. Ferguson, Factory Inspector, that the new Factories Act states that registration of factories is not required until about April 1. Notice will be sent to each employer previous to that time, and until then it is unnecessary for employers to trouble themselves about registering their factories.

His Lordship Bishop Lenihan preached last evening in St. Patrick's Cathedral on the subject of mixed marriages, and enjoined upon his people the rigid necessity of conforming to the Roman Catholic Church's stern command in this respect. He gave instances where several generations in family circles had absolutely lost the faith through mixed marriages. Referring to the cablegram in Saturday night's "Star" in reference to the decree about to be read in the Catholic Churches throughout the Commonwealth, the Bishop stated that this decree had been formulated sixteen years ago in Sydney at a conference at which the Bishops of Australasia had assisted, and in every church and chapel in Australia and New Zealand it had been read every year since that time. The Bishop read copioiis extracts from the decree.

In conversation with a Wellington "Post" reporter Dr. Mclnnes, of British Coumbia, said that during- his stay in the colony he had endeavoured to put himself into contact with all grades and conditions of people. He was forming impressions and ideas, but it would be premature for him to express them at this stage. He would say, however, that he had not. yet seen a beggar, or a man or woman or child who was not decently clothed, and apparently well housed and well fed. The war in South Africa had done more towards bringing New Zealand and Australia under the favourable consideration of the people of Canada —and he believed of the Empire—than anything that had ever occurred.

A new racing wager sculling boat built iby Norten, boatbuilder, of Wellington, to the order of J. McGrath.the Otago Rowing Club sculler, has 1 een shipped to Dunedin. The boat, which is constructed entirely r.m a new principle, is 26ft 2Ain in length, llin in breadth, 4§in depth of bow, 4in depth of stern, and sin depth amidships. She weighs only 291b, and is something of the shape of a fish. Mr Norton has orders for three similar boats in different parts of the colony.

A large crowd assembled at the doors of the D.S.C. when their sale began to-day, and the warehouse has been closely thronged the whole day.

During the high mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Ponsonby, yester, Miss Julia Moran, violiniste, of Wellington, played as an offertory solo Mascagni's "Intermezzo." , The ■choir gave an excellent rendering of Haydn's 'First Mass," and at the conclusion presented the Very Rev. Dr. Egan with a beautif uly framed photograph of the choir and orchestra as a token of their respect and appreciation of the interest he takes in their performances.

A family of Greek gypsies have been wandering through the Hot Lakes district lately, and last week had got as far as Tokaanu, Lake Taupo. The gipsies consisted of _ a man, two women and several children. The women were practising the gipsies traditional occupation of for-tune-telling-, but otherwise their means of support were not very tangible. The strangers excited great interest among the Maoris, who made all sorts of speculations concerning the origin of these people, who were so much like themselves in colour. Some of the natives have considerable faith in the gipsies as witchdoctors, prophets - and so forth, and when at Taupo the other day the two women were sent for to go down to Waipahihi, on the lake shore, a few miles oft", to cure a Maori who was ill and supposed to have been "makutu'd," or bewitched. Whether a cure was effected or not has not been heard.

On Saturday last ; £he Rear-Commo-dore and the secretary of the Ponsonby Cruising Club visited Ma'hurangi Heads for the purpose of presenting Mr and Mrs Scott and family with a very handsome marble clock, suitably inscribed, from members of the Club for their great kindness to a fellow member. Mr Scott, in a brief speech, returned thanks, and said he would be always pleased to *see any of the members when cruising round Mahurangi.

A special carriage has been provided by the Railway Department for the conveyance of invalids between Auckland and Rotorua. Some such accommodation has long been required, as the fatiguing character of the journey in the not too commodious or comfortable carriages of the oi'dinary service frequently reduced ailing travellers to a state of utter prostration by the time they had arrived at the end of their journey.

The following1 is the state of the Auckland prison for the week ending Saturday, January IS, 1902:— On remand, 2 males; awaiting trial, 5 :ii'.l<_s,, 2 females; penal Sirrviinde f >r life, 2 males; hard labour, I;>7 males, 15 females; imprisonment, 1 male; received during the week, 9 males, 4 females; discharged, 13 males, 8 females; total in prison, 167 males,. 17 females. i

A gentleman who has just concluded a tour of practically every part of Southland, from Waiau to Mokoreta, informs the "Wyndham Farmer" that there is every prospect of a glorious harvest. The ripening will be on the late side, but both grain and straw promise over average returns. In the Western district, he says, he saw as fine fields of grain as he ever saw anywhere in a lengthy expei-ience.

At a meeting of the Rotorua Sporting Association last week the secretary stated that that season some 16,000 trout had been transferred from the Rotorua Hatchery to the neighbouring streams. The licenses foi game and fish from the district amounted to £07. The fishing this season has been excellent, many visitors testifying to the large catches. Attempts are being made to get the' Auckland Acclimatisation Society to introduce the red deer into the district, also a better strain of game.

At the annual meeting of the ISTew Plymouth Harbour Board, the Chairman stated that the overdraft now stands at £4,340 13/1, as against £3,418 16/11 on January 1, 1901. A large expenditure of over : £ 2000 on wharf extension, with unusually heavy cost of maintenance, accounts for the increase. The total revenue from wharfage and dues was £6,938, against £6,530 in 1900. During the year 455 vessels entered and left the port, aggregating 193,020 tons, against 415, aggregating 177,321 tons in 1900. The imports were 33,011 tons, against 28,726 in the previous year. The total exports were 10,971, against 11,682 in 1900. Butter and cheese exports made up 8,153 tons, against 7,733 in. 1900, so that for 1901 there was a considerable fall in other exports.

Touching- the smtall-pox scare in London, the "Sun" remarks: "When it comes to be alleged that the elite of society are sending- out invitation cards requesting- the pleasure of So-and-so's company to meet Dr. Blank to take tea and cake, and to get vaccinated, we pause to reflect, and the result of our reflection is to wonder whether there can be on this terrestial ball any pei-son or persons so superabundantly inflicted with insanity as to send out cards of invitation of that kind. Tea and inoculation—no. That would be no sort of joke." i.

Habitual smokers, who are frequently told that they are slowly poisoning themselves by tine habit, will be comforted by the knowledge that Abraham Elmer, who has died in the United States at the age of 119, smoked for upwards of 100 years. This is by no means a solitary case of centenarian smokers. An instance is recorded in the "Darlington and Stockton Times" of December, 1856, which records the death of Jane Garbutt in her 110 th yeai-, and to the last she enjoyed her pipe. When asked some time before her death how long she had been a smoker, she replied, "Very nigh a hundred years." So that, like Elmer, she must have commenced smoking young. Another centenarian smoker is mentioned by Charles Lejoncourt in his "Galerie de Centenaires," where it is stated that Abraham Favrot, who lived to 104, always had a pipe in his mouth.

The extent to -which the cost of living has increased in Dunedin during the past twelve montihs was brought out at the annual meeting- of the Benevolent Trustees. Questioned as to the reason of the year's maintenance expenses showing an increase of over £500 on the previous twelve months, the secretary (Mr A. Clulee) said that this was due to the advance in the cost of provisions, fuel, and other commodities. The average maintenance per week per head was now 6/, as against 5/G in 1900. Mr Robin remarked that the hospital maintenance expenses showed a similar increase, due to 'the same cause.

The "N.Z. Times" says:—.The visitpj. to the Maori settlement at Jerusaleaj on the Wanganui River soon realises the necessity for bringing- about a mose sanitary condition of things here. Many of the Maoris are living in huts of a" horribly insanitary des^ cription,.the place infected with many dogs, and, in a small gully within the native village, the writer saw a number of these animals teasing tie foetid remains of a sheep, while near by the carcase of a pig was awaiting their pleasure. An epidemic amon^t the Maoris a'fc Jerusalem would be* a very serious thing, because the natives make free use of the steamers which carry travellers to Pipiriki and to the upper reaches of the Wanganui River. The condition of filth and laziness amongst the Maoris at Jeru* salem is deplorable.

The Wellington, correspondent of tlie Dunedin "Star" wires: "Mystery attaches to the deposition or resiov nation of Mr J. R. Blair from the ciiairmanship and a seat on the Board of Directors of the Bank of New Zealand. It is surmised 4hat the divorce has been occasioned by the incompatibility of temperament between some of the members of the Board, which, rumour says, has not been a happy party of late."

The old age pension does not al« ways work out according to the wishes of the recipients, as a Christchurch case shows. A man has £250 in the savings bank at 3 per cent., for which he receives as interest £7 10/ < a year, but in coaiseqxxence of havin<* so mnc'1 property, his pension is reduced by £ 13, leaving- his total income at £is 10/, whereas if he had no property he would receive his full* pension of £18; and yet he cannot give his £250 away, to entitle him, to the increased income.

The salary which is to be paid to Mr S. Richardson, late manager of the New Zealand Ele-J^rical Syndicate as assistant to Mr Wright, the Wel-ling-ton City Electrical Tramway Bagineer, will be £450 per annum. The : engagement is to be terminable by one month's notice on either side.

It; is understood that Freke, who \ with Kerry, is charged with wrecking the yacht Ariadne, will retain Mr C. P. Skerrett or Mr E. J. Jellicoe, of Wellington, to defend him whenthe trial takes place at Christchurch. . A Welling-ton correspondent says:]' "Xreke came up from Christchurch! by the Eotomahana yesterday to , make the necessary arangements to this effect. If Mr Skerrett or Mr Jellicoe are not available, Mr Sim (Dunedin) will probably be requester! to act." , At a district picnic last year (says f; the "Wyndham Farmer")"the sports, officials got out of a dilemma nicely: regarding- the ages of various competitors who entered for events for "young ladies" by dividing them into '« two classes—those with "hair on top" ' and those with "hair hanging." Thisl ; t year a similar predicament assailed .' the officials of the same picnic, the ~\ difficulty being enhanced by all tha ' "young ladies" taking the precaution beforehand to hove their hair in the ;•? "hanging" fashion. But the resources of the sports officials again stood I them in good stead, and the fiat went ■ forth: "Race for young ladies with ■ short frocks," and ditto ditto 'Syitk J long frocks." That solved the difficulty satisfactorily.

The Auckland Flying Club's first r young bird race this season was flown on Saturday last from Frank- 3j ton, 73 miles airline. Ten lofts sent m 33 birds. The result was: Mr. E. Pounsford's A.F.C. 743 first, velocity; -i 666 yards per minute; Master C. I Tudehope's A.F.C. 703 second, velo« : j city 660 yards per minute; and Mr. ; W.Ellis' A.F.C. 651 third, velocity 65^ f yards per minute.

A visit of inspection was paid on M Friday by a number of Auckland fruitgrowers to the Bed Bluff H Orchards of Messrs E. Morrison and i Sons at Mahurangi. About sixty, members of the Auckland Fruitgrowers' Union accepted Mr Morrison's invitation to visit his orchard, the President (Mr J. G. Kay) accompanying the visitors. The visitors were welcomed by Mr Morrison and shown over his extensive orchard, |f which now covers 60 acres.

An extraordinary law suit w:i3 heard lately at Paulliac in France. A young woman supposed to be suffer- m ing from yellow fever died, or was § considered by. the doctors to have ffl died, and was buried. Her father's * suspicions were aroused, and he had the body exhumed and an autopsy. ; made. It was then discovered that ; tihe woman had died of asphyxiation in the coffin. The father imimediately ' began a, lawsuit against the health officers and the prefect, which resulted in a verdict for £8000 against ,i them. ' -.:,.;,#

St. John's moonlight -excursion, jv this evening around the harbour on \) beard the Eagle will, no doubt, be ' a very pleasant trip. There will be a fine concert programme prepared. The fine brass band of the Central Mission accompanies the steamer,,; which leaves Ponsionby Wharf at 7.30, and Queen-street Wharf at 3 o'clock.

Successful candidates at the R.A.M. and E.C.M. musical examinations held last year) are informed by advertisement that their certificates have arrived, and may be obtained on application to the hon. secretary.

Mr. G. B. Jacobson, architect, Palmerston buildings, received the following tenders for two-storey house' at Epsom: Mr. J. Hill, £637; Mr. H. Lolloway, £568; Messrs. Matheison & Baldash, £568; Mr. A. C. Small* £492; Mr. A. A. Polland, £469. Messrs. Mitchell & Watt have accepted the tender of Mr. J. A. Penman, £2079, for the erection of * residence at Cambridge, Waikato. Linoleum. —Remnants reduced to half-price during cashl furniture sale* —Tonson Garlick Co. —Ad. Now is the time to purchase cur* tains and table covers at Tonson Gar* lick Co.'s cash sale. —Ad. Special line in walnut and bamboo curtain poles, only 1/3 eadh. —Tonson Garlick Co.'s cash sale,—Ad. Job line in bedsteads, slightly daffl" aged, reduced 'to cost price to clear.—1 Tonson Garlick Co. —Ad. Fire screens lo* please every one be* ing sold at Tonson G-arlick Co.'s cadi furniture sale from, Od. each,—Ad. Carpets by the yard, Superi* Brussels, 2/11; Axminster 3/11 —Ton* son. Garlick Co.'s cash gale.—Ad, Marvel of cheapness,-—Combination ; chest, bevel glass, only 04/6.-^Pons olll ; Garlick Co.—Ad, 7 . j. «.*»—'