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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 304, 22 December 1903, Page 4

The keen rivalry existing between Auckland and Wellington in "the matter of athletic sports will again find expression on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and Monday next, when the representatives of the two cities will meet one another on the cricket field. The meetings between the cricket representatives of Auckland and Wellington have not been as frequent as cricket enthusiasts have wished, and the match is being looked forward to with great interest. On the last occasion on which Wellington played in Auckland they suffered defeat, but Wellington had their revenge a year later at the Easin Reserve, when Auckland were beaten by an innings. The match will be commenced on Christmas afternoon.

The telegraph office will observe the following hours during the Christmas and New Year holidays*. On Christmas Day Sunday hours will be. observed by all offices, but Onehunga, Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, and Bluff will be open also from half-past nine a.m. to ten a.m. On Saturday (Boxing Day) and Friday (New Year's Day) all the chief offices will be open betweau nine ajn. and four p.m., and seven p.m. and midnight. On Boxing Day all other offices will be open between nine ajn. and ten a.m. only. On New Year's Day all principal country offices will "be open morning and evening.The telephone exchange will be open as usual on all holidays.

The Premier has received the following communication from Professor Otto Klotz, the Canadian Government astronomer, in charge of the trans-Pacific longitudes in connection with the Paeafic cable, dated December 21, from Doubtless Bay.--—"I take pleasure in informing you that the Wellington Observatory, and thereby New Zealand, has been connected successfully through the assistance of your Government to the chain of longitude. The work has been carried by way of Canada,, from Greenwich to Australia, via the Pacific cable. The colonies have now been bound together with the Mother Country astronomically, and may that tie be" ever closer commercially and socially as the years roll by."

As Christmas and New Year's greetings form a very heavy feature of the work of the Telegraph, Department, on the 24th and 31st insts, we have been requested to draw the attention of the public to the desirability of presenting such telegrams as early in the day as possible on these dates. Timely forethought on the part of the public in this reepect will not only be much, appreciated but will tend to prevent undue pressure on the telegraph staff on Christinas and New Year's Eves. It will also facilitate the transmission and delivery of these festive greetings.

The fine diary, on excellent paper extending over 100 pages, is a leadingVature of Brett's Almanac for 1904 The convenience of keeping memoranda along with a volume which contains such a vast amount of local, provincial, colonial, and general information carefully selected for its usefulness, is acknowledged. Everj- business man and every housekeeper, oaee acquainted with the diary, buys it regularly every year. Within a compass of something over three hundred pages a vast amount of valuable statistical information will be found carefully digested. It is this portion of the work* which makes it such an excellent book to send Home to anyone who takes a serious interest in the colony, and is desiroua ot ascertaining its position and Dro,' gress. F

The upshot of the trouble in eonneeI- 10 " th the wood-paving operations m Wellington City is that Mr Rounthwaite has resigned his position of city engineer, and lias been granted leave of absence on full pay until July 31, 1994, The Parnell Council is beginning to fear that settlement in some parts of the borough is becoming too crowded, ine matter was referred to at the Council meeting last night by Air J A Beale, who said things were" getting as bad in Parnell as they were said to be at Ponsonby and Devonport. Mr Beale thought the present statutory mmimum space for dwellings (150 square feet) was inadequate, and believed that if the present state of circumstances continued, Parnell in some parts would not be fit to live in. Mr Thomas expressed the opinion that the Council should have its own building by-laws, and he hoped a committee would be set up to look into the matter. Mr Poster feared that any increase in the compulsory area about houses would increase the ren-t char»ed. Mr Basley thought stringent bylaws should be made to compel people to build houses in a thoroughly sanitary manner. The Mayor expressed Ins sympathy with the principle involved, and Mr Beale promised to bring up the matter at a future meeting. At a meeting of the Auckland Anniversary Regatta Committee yesterday afternoon a deal of discussion took place on the question of gig races being included in the regatta programme. The secretary was instructed to write to the Auckland Rowing Association with a request to appoint a committee to confer with the Regatta Committee on Tuesday next. A committee was appointed to meet the lion. J. McGowan in connection With the sale of liquor on board the fla"ship and the blowing up of the steame? lona. —

The Mayor of Parnell seems to think' that there is little likelihood that the City Council will doj:«ything: in the way of employing the Auckland Tramway!? Company's cars in watering the streets, for he said something to.that effect toi the Parnell Council last night. No reply has been received from the Tramway Company or the City Council to this borough council's request for an abatement of the nuisance. The City Council seemed disposed to do its own watering with carts. In those circumstances, he though the Parnell Council would find itself compelled to take action by it« self. . .

The Auckland Cycling Club announce a cycling carnival on the Domain cricket ground on Friday, January 29th. The preliminary programme comprises fifteen cycling and pedestrian events, and is an Vindication that the meeting will be a large and important one. The club are hopeful of inducing Southern riders to compete. In connection with the carnival a grand art union will be held, for which. several valuable prizes are offered. ■

Next Monday morning's train will take away a large number of the members of the Auckland Ldedertaiel on a concert tour to Cambridge and Rotorua. This will be the first' time the society has performed out of Auckland since its formation eleven years ago, and there should be a great treat in store for the' places they visit. Madame Chambers as* sists the society in these concerts.

Mr J. Chinnery, of Sydney, has sold his well-known yacht Bona. She was built in Auckland by Mr Chss. Bailey, junr... a few years ago, and has been a very successful competitor in yacht races in Australian waters.

Messrs Postles and Palmer, tailors and outfitters, have completed extensive alterations to their Queen-street premises. A new putting and fitting department has been added.

One of the Elingamite survivors, S. B. Neale, who left for Sydney yesterday, evening, spent his last afternoon in Auckland in the S.M. Court, where te was sued by J. M. Wait for £15 12/8, money alleged to have been lent to 'lim during his troubled experiences in the colony. The plaintiff, a young man, who said he helped to keep his mother and an invalid brother, told Mr. Brabant, S.M., that Neale borrowed the money upon various occasions during his wife's and his own illness, and liacl told him that he had been kinder than Neale's own relatives. Neale, in th# witness box, said he would not admit receiving all the money, but what wag taken was a gift. When questioned Djr the magistrate he showed a dionclination to admit receiving any epeciao amount, causing His Worship to remark that the defend-ant appeared to be most ungrateful to a man whom he admitted had been exceedingly kind to him. Hβ gave judgment for £14 with £2 7/ costs. Mr. McGregor, for the plaintiff, asked for immediate execution of the order, but Mr. Elliott, for the defendant, called Mrs. Neale, who gave evidence that she owned the furniture, and her husband was penniless.

I A new elastic pulp plaster is to ka placed on th« local market in quantity; shortly. It is being used extensively; in the South, and is highly recommended. It comes from America, under the patent rights of the Adams' Bros. Plaster Company, whose head office in tfcis colony is at Wellington. Mr. D. Adams was in Auckland yesterday, and gave a practical demonstration of the advaa* tages claimed for this composition over ordinary mortar, in a room behind one of the Queen-street premises. The principal advantages claimed for the plaster are that it is one-third the weight and twice the strength of the material ordinarily in use; that it does not'crack or crumble; that nails can be driven into and withdrawn from it without in» jury to the surface, beyond the holt made by the nail; that it makes a fireproof wall at low cost; that it is more durable than mortar, and that it can be kalsomined, painted, or papered. In Wellington alone the material has bee* specified for buildings costing in the shipments arrived in Auckland by the Everton Grange, and 500 tons of th§ material are now on the water. The local representatives are Messrs. Cook and Buddie. , L»_. - j;jtt*iJ^

The Empire Veterans'- Association hold their first picnic to-morrow. The littlo steamer Lr.dy Roberts will convey Uis Excellency the Governor in company with the steamer carrying the picnic party. The- inmates of the Veterans' Hume will be the guests.

The local bodies interested have been circularised by the Society of Aris upon ihe subject of the proposed MeKechnie Art O-.iilery. for which the lat.; M-s. McKechnie left si-V)'s on condition that a freehold site was provided by the Society. A suitable site is now available, and t!io h-oeielv is endeavouring to raise the necessary funds for die purchase of Uiu and she erection of the building. For that reason Hip leal bodies in ami about the City <''/ .\,tr■ !•;- ]r.Bd are beiug aski'.l to eoniribut" towards the object. 'J'ne Parnell Cwuncil received thn lctn-r li , ; ni-!:i. -url the Newmarket Council .Inferred con-iidor:;-tion till after Lin- holidays. Miss Maud Fit;: Suibbs, Hie talented Australian pianisti- and (.•ompum.-i o i Australia, v. ho appears under Mr. at thij Oper.i House on Xir.as Ni..;!-r. claims 1o be ihe only Australian e<jjnpeisfr whose music has been performed by all the leading bands of lluglanil ihuludim,' tin , band of the Grenadier Guards), also by the celebrated SI mil as Ovdirstra. who performed her niusi:; l>\ cuniniand of 'the late. Queen Victoii-.i at Buckinal.am Palace, to whom Ali--; J-'itz Stublw h:J a personal introduction by Lord C:\rrhv'ton (then the Lord Chamberlain;. Of Miss l'ilz SUilibs the London "Times" says: "This clever artist■■: camp to u>! with a "rood reputation from the antipodes n« a eo:wpo-*er and executant of high merit, nml it. i- pleasant to be able to record that she lius sustained it thoroughly in Iho more critical aimos-

pherc of London. . . . The playing of Miss l'"itz Stuiilw wits much enjoyed, her practised "kill being graced by that fine recognition of light and shade phrasing without whii-li any such performance would he in vain. Her compositions served to illustrate not only the breadth of her musical education, but the talent which nowadays alone ran lift a composer out of the struggling mass of aspirants to musical fame."

The Pamell Couiu-il ha s " determined upon a course of action that will cause ladies much pleasure and householders no loss. 11 has always breu c nuisance that when tar and asphalt are being hud down on streets the workmen put but little sand uptn the paths, the vesr.lt being that t lie tar clings to the boots, skirts, and other apparel, and besides mining the apparel is deposited on carpets, linoleums, and other parts of household furniture. Mr. Benle mentioned the matter at the council last night, and that body decided to order that a thick coaling of sand should be applied in nil cases.

Bertie and Albert Street, the little victims of their parents' inhumanity at Ngaraawuhia, seem lo be dere'icts at present. When they were discharged from tlio hospital, the Auckland police charged them with king children of indigent parents, Iho latter being in pmon. Sill) Inspector Black wished to send \hc hoys i<> an industrial school if the Waikato Charitable Aid Bo.ivd would pay for tlu-ir maintenance. Ho withdrew the application before Ml 11. W. Brabant. S.AI., this morning, stating thai the board would not assume responsibility, so the children woulil t>. sent back Lo their own district, where they would be similarly charged.

There appears to be some danger from the Mechanics' Bay sewer in Parnell, foi two rases nf typhoid fever have already occurred in the vicinity, and the residents have made loud comp'aj'vt'S to the Parnell Council. That borough's inepector of nuisances hist night reported to the council that the outlet of the jewer was no better than a fever bod. being a nuisance even more than iifty yank away, while the inlet at Alpha road was riear!y as bad. lie urged that the council should do something in the matter, because there was a danger Hut vrhen the weather got hotter an apidemic of {'.plmid would br?ak out. !.le said thai there wore men working within 10 yards of the foul sewer. The council decided to acquaint the City Council, the Honlih < Mice, and the Harbour Board of Ih> , nuisance, with the object oi joint action in having it abated at once.

Mr. D. O. McClay, who has recently arrived from Ceyloa, has commenced business in the .Strand Arcade under the Btylc of McClay and Co.. wholesale and retail tea importers, ami as agents lor lladileina brand Ceylon tea.

Tim mail stoanie: Sierra arrived at She Francisco at 4 a.m. on Monday last, twelve hours ahead of contract time. The It'tv. Sydney yesterday, and will arrive Li Auckland on Friday., leaving again the same d.\v for 'Fri-co. The Ventura, wuh El) 'iisli and American mails-, should arrive at this port, on i'oTidiiy morning next.

The Now Zealand Tourist Departme.it haa issued ai edition of 10.0UO booklets on the "Juni rary of Travel in New Zealand.' 1 i-; an'interesting booklet, full of information that : s -aluabie to all who travel —iud who in this country does not—in a concise tabulated form, 'i'he information i* not wrapped up _ in more ov ipsa turui' 1 . descriptive writing, find is clearly eonipi ehousible a * a glane?. There arc numerous pictures of our chiot .p;>,~ c>. interest. The booklet is distributed free of co>t, being obtainablfi r.t til the Government tourist office? ia the coionv. It i* a bright example of the encrgj of the department ami its usefulness.

Hamiltmi West defeated Hamilton East by 4:! •;(. -_'i; vii the first innings in 1 cripk'et match ph-yed last Saturday. Matthews was the highest scorn- with -1. Wallace had an average of eight Wickets Uv seven runs. .Juhn*on did t,l e bal tvick. 1" tl"' junior match Hamilton Mt«i bent Frunkton by ~j- to 4 - on the first inuiußS.

The Christinas nuiiibt'i , oi the "War fry" is a liiahly interesting one. profusely illustr.itr<l and enclosing a very We picliuv entith'.l "Christ Healing a h >& Child."

A merry Xm.v--! : :—FTnve you seen "* pretty ties at Ueo. Fowlds'? ft not, % not?— Ad. Christinas Day.—Tn tin? garden see we DiagniUcenl assortment nf practical piristmas presents, valued by every %, now showing ; n window.—MeCul*s and Gower.-Ad. Remember: Wiidman's Xmas card eraPoiuni inside il.f Victoria Arcade, i,. opc-n all day and evei 7 evpinnj. till !0 o'clock.—-Ad. A merry Xmas! ! !—Come one, come ' ; Working suits and trousers. shirts and undernannels. Ceo. "*lda keeps the host stock.—Ad. IM T ma,v ( ' c P Pm ' on seeing someBo '''tract ive in Ince neckwear nn-.l tbL.! y coll e«ttea at Rendell's, Queenllr «t aed Kewton.-Ad.

The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. this day:—".Moderate to strong winds from the eastward, glass fall."

Manchester CJooa*—The distinctive feature of this section is the exceptional value we give in calicoes, shirtings, linen goods, fancy napery, curtains, elc. Just opened 50 pieces Japanese tinsel art draping, (ii;d yard-. At McCullagh and Cowers, the popular drapers.—A-dvt.

The hat raffle at the Veterans' Home •Razaui- provided an amusing incident as a sequel. One pessimistic competitor, who knew how highly improbable was a win, bet with a friend that he would wp.iv hi.s prize in Government House ground and on the way home—if he got it. lie proved to be a winner, and, having plenty of capacity for a joke, carried out all tiie conditions of his bet, the journey home being performed on a double-deck tramear. where his admiring friends surrounded him • and helped to "liquidate"' the proceeds of the bet.

?.!r. .:-rs. McFadyen and Cave, of Wair ;t..\ ami a commercial traveller named i'ro'.vr.hig, were thrown from a sulky a lev: tiay-ii ago through the horse shying. The occupants were only slightly injured. A shaft of the suiky broke anl penetrated the horse.

The Education Department lias an advertisement in this issue with respect to the granting by the Grammar School of free places under the Secondary Schools Act. The Department notilie.3 that further applications to be examined for such free places will be received up to December ,"?1 by the secretary of the Auckland Education Hoard. attending other than Hoard schools are not excluded from the special examination for free places, which will be held with the examinations for national scholarships.

The Rawlings scholarship examinations were begun at the Wellesley-street school yesterday. Thirty-one candidates entered, coining from the following schools: Wellesley-strec't. Mount Eden, Epsom, Xewton West, and Ponsonby. three each; Beresford-street, Newton East, nnd Nelson-street, two each; and Richmond-road, Point Chevalier, Tuakau, Lake Takapuna, Newmarket and Lucas Creek, one each. The Rev. J. H. Simmonds is the examiner, and he is assisted by Messrs. G. A. Buttle and F. O. Ewingto:; (trustees), and Mr. Chas. C. Bake; - ( secretary).

Special notice is called to the Auckland .Swimming Club's grand swimming carnival, to be held in the Calliope Dock to-morrow afternoon in aid of the Veterans' Home. His Excellency the Governor, Lord Ranfurly, will be in attendance. Good seating accommodation has been provided. The programme consists of twenty-live events, and it is anticipat _ that there will be a very large attendance at the carnival. During the afternoon an exhibition of trick and fancy swimming will be given by the Messrs. Cossar. Great interest is being taken in the rowing clubs', Northland, and royal mail races, togther with the ladies' bracelet and the Ranfarly handicap. Steamers will leave the Devonport ferry toe at intervals from 1.30 p.m. As the Auckland Swimming Club are devoting the proceeds to the Veterans' Home, it i.; hoped the public patronage will be liboral.

ilore than usual interest centres in the concert of the Auckland Choral Society 'this evening owing to the fact that sli- Walter Whyte is one of the soloists. As usual for the first concert of the season. Handel's "•Messiah" will be performed, Mr G. A. Paque. L.A.M., being conductor, and Mr K. Leslie Hunt. organist. The soloists ac Misses Alice Kimmer, Daisy Taylor, Messrs H. B. Coney and Walter Whvte.

Millinery.—Ladies requiring a smart, I stylish hat, toque or bonnet are invited to* inspect our fine assortment, many being copies of the higher priced creations, and have the typical note of Parisian goods. — McCullagh and Gower. —Ad. Opened to-day 40 dozen ladies' i blouses, silk, grasse lawn, delaine, and white muslin, selling at 2/11 to 5/11 each, about half regular price; the very latest styles. Open all day Wednesday.—J. A. Bradstreet, Draper, Karan-gahape-road. —Ad. All the latest styles and shapes in my new shipment of hats, wonderful value. Open all day Wednesday.— J. A. Brad.street, Draper, Kaprfflgahapoload. —Ad. Just received 40 only black tailormade ladies' skirts, voile, cloth, and serge, 10/G to 22/9 each, also ladies' lioliand and crash skirts. 10/0 each. Open all clay Wednesday.—). A. Bradstreet, Draper, Karangiihape-road.—Ad Ladies' collarettes, all new shapes, 2/11, 3/11, to 10/11 ouch. Open all day Wednesday.— J. A. lirndstreet, Draper, Karangahape-road.—Ad. Useful Xmas Present.— McCullagh and Gower have a grand assortment of well-known makes in gloves, 1/1 U, 2/I], 3/G, to 0/11; suede. 2/0. 2/11, 5/0; silk luce mitts, 1/, 1/0; .all sizes in the celebrated white washing kid.—Ad. Dolls, dolls, dolls. — The cheapestplace for dolls, dressed or undressed, is :.t Kendell's, Queen-street or Newton. —Ad. A merry Xmas! ! ! —Have you seen the gentlemen's underwear suitable to the season at Geo. Fowlds'? If nut, why not?— Ad. Fit, Style, and Finish.—Ladies should inspect McCullagh and Gower's charming assortment of latest importations and exclusive designs in print, silk, delaine, beautifully trimmed muslin ami tussore blouses, from 2/11, 3/11. 4/11, 5/11. to 59/C—HcCullagh and Gower. —Ad. Chatterbox. Chums, Boys' and Girls' Annuals, leather goods of even - description fur Xmas presents at Wildman's, Victoria Arcade.- —Ad. Xmas suits! ! Boxing Day suits! ! Very special lines in suits now sluwinsj at Ceo. Fowlds'.—Ad. Visitors should inspect the large and up-to-date assortment of silk, cotton, and woollen dress fabrics, also cream ground-bordered delaines, with dainty figures, dots, etc., nil marked at populur prices ivi McCullagh and Gower's, the popular drapers. — Ad. Milne and Choyce, Ltd., have a very special line of elaborately trimmed floral muslin costume*. Prices, £3 3/. These stylish garments are quite exclusive, and most suitable for race wear, etc.— Ad. A merry Xma.= ! ! ! —Come one, come all! ! Tennis shirts are very pretty and comfortable this scasou. Purchase at Geo. Fowlds'. —Ad. Cloves for Xmas presents. The best quality Suede or kid gloves, prettily boxed in threes or half-dozens, from 8/6 per box of three. Milne and Choyce, Ltd.— Ad.