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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 204, 28 August 1902, Page 4

The sitting of the Police Court this morning was a brief one. One first-offending "drunk" was convicted and discharged, and another was fined 5/. Jeremiah O'Sullivan was remanded' until Monday on a charge of stealing two buckets, value 3/6, the property of Emma Gelkbrand, of Eden Terrace, and on a charge of assaulting Constable Hinton. Mr. Martin appeared for the accused. Walter McCabe was fined 10/ and Costs for driving a vehicle at other than a walking pace round the corjier of Symonds-street and Khyber i^ass.- Messrs. TV H. White and J. R. Walters were the presiding Justices.

The Union Company's steamer Ta* lune, sailing- *for Sydney to-morrow, will have a very large cargo of live stock. The number of sheep fo be sent by the steamer for sale on the Sydney markets so far is 1200j ai*d there will be somtething like 100 head of cattle. The steamer will take no passengers, 'and the statement that the Australian troopers ex th-e s.s. Wakauui are leaving by her is incorrect.

The following subscriptions to the Veterans' Home fund are • announced :—Mangere war fund, £10; H. M. Smeeton. Ltd., £11/; E. Darby, .£1; Capt, J. Mitchell, 10/r W. F. Tucker, 10/; Wi Neott, 10/; twelve amounts,: per Captain: Mitchell, £2;C. Hesketh, £1 1/; Commander Archer, £11/; E. Porter and Co., £5 5/; A. S. Paterson, £1 1/; Chris. Nbtt (late I E.N.), a/; J. Gillander (second sub.), 2/6; H. I). J.s Brick, .£1; C. J. Hutchison, £1; Tlios. Eyton, 10/; A Col' onial Fellovv, 1/; J. K. Smith (Lucknovy veteran'.32nd Foot), £1 1/; .M. Pogson, £1 1/; total to date, £59S 13/9. The committee will meet again; on Thursday next at 9.30 a.m., and] they request that the subscription: lists now in bands of members be .returned by that date. Colonial Davis has been appointed as the Aucklancj representative'on the central committee. ' '■* . / .... -'. ilessrs C. H. Barber and ,T. E, iliwdey, who gained first-class. certificates in. electricity and magnetism from the Board' of Education, SJouth Kensington, London," studied under Mr W. Blanch Brain, 6T the - Ele-etri-! : cal and Mining Engineering Woi-ks.

Messrs Samuel Vaile and Sons will submit a. number, of properties for sale by auction at two o'clock tomorrow. . They will include a house at Peurose, an allotment just off Symonds-street, - two sections in Mason's Gardens, Ponsonby, two cot» tages in the city a suburban farm a^ Tamaki, and without reserve an unimproved section at Waiuku.

To-morrow at noon Mr .T. Thornes will sell by auction two houses and allotment. 56 feet frontage, two blocks of Tand at Epsom, two acres :*nd 11- acres, fenced, and block of three houses in llailway-street, New.market.

A meeting- of the Women's Democratic Union was held on Tuesday evening. It was resolved, "That the Government be urged to fulfil its pledge re the completion of the North Island Main Trunk Railway in two years' time." also, "That in the opinion of this meeting the Committee of Inquiry into the troopship scani'.ols should be open to the press, as the public have a right to know everything in connection with the affair."

Captain Edwin's weather forecast for the 24 hours from nine a.m. this day is as follows: —"Moderate southerly -winds, glass rise, tides decreasing, very cold night."

Th» Foresters' Hall was again filled last night on the occasion of the closing service of Rev. James Lyall's united ten days' mission. The Rev. Mr Lyall has agreed to give one more address in Devonport before he leaves for the South. He speaks in the Devonport Presbyterian Church next Sunday forenoon at the morning service.

The Kingsland "Band of Hope was favoured last night with a visit from the Christian Standard Society. Mr i?*orton presided. An excellent programme was rendered by the following-:—Misses Hall, Marsen, Carnahan, Morton.Rosser.Evans, and Messrs Marsen, Polsen, and .Leslie. A very interesting1 addre&f.- was listened uu from Mrs Hall, sen.. w!rii!3 Mrs Evans played the accompin'moTs

The Temperance League will commence a. series t)f popular SUh.!;la^. ?\fte I riwtJ.n meetings oil' Sunday n&it in'the Federal Hall. Arrangement!! have been made for a number of prominent ministers to speak.

The Burn's Club of Birkenhead and Northcote held their usual fortnightly social last evening in the Gladstone Hall, a good number being present. Songs and recitations were given by friends during the dancing intervals.

Wanted, £10.000; dissolution of partnership. Sale now on; all three shops. Court Bros., Queen-street and Newton.—Ad.

Wanted, £10,000. Great realisation sale now on. Court Bros.' three shops, Queen-street and Newton. —Ad. For fourteen days only: Court Bros.' great realisation sale. Bargains everywhere.—Ad. Dissolution of partnership: Stock must be realised. Sale now on., All three shops. Court Bros., Queenstreet and Newton. —Ad.