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Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 249, 18 October 1904, Page 4

The following is Captain Edwin's weather forecast for 24 hours from nine a.m. this day: "Strong winds to gale from between north-east and north and we=t, •jlass fall again soon, rain probably heavy after 12 hours from now." The mail steamer Sonoma, which arrived yesterday, made a ircod vovstge of 17 days from Triseo to this port: and the actual steaming time was 16 d-"r<s 1 hour 45 minutes. The steamer's mails were of the following dates: London September 17: New York. September 24; San Francisco. September 29; H~noluln. October 5; Samoa, October 12. The Southern portion of the mails was transferred to the Takapuna. which sailed Mom Cnehunga for New Plymouth at 0 40, and crossed the Manukau Bar at •ye minutes to eight o'clock last ni<dit Uie Sonoma resumed her \-ovaze "for Sydney at seven o'clock this *rnomin°and will arrive at the New South \\ ales port early on Saturday next. Our Christehurch correspondent teleraphs that the Christehurch solicitors ngaged in the case know nothing c ,f a sported settlement of the Seddon-Tav-or libel action. /^! A ',-t- Th , oms on, electrical engineer. >f Ounedm, who joined the mail steamer vmoma at 'Frisco, intending to disem«rk at Auckland, died on board ves-' terday morning when the vessel wa« only a few hours' steam from port". YVben the port health officer boanled he vessel he decided, after examination to consult with the district health offiC * r " p Dr ', ™ not available, so Dr Gordon assisted in the diagnosis and eventually the cause of death was certified to be heart failure. The body was taken charge of by the Health De partment, who removed it from the Vessel last night. The relatives of the deceased have been communicated with At the Waihi Police Court this morning a charge and counter charge of assault between Samuel Tanner and J E Manset were heard. The Bench dismi'seiboth charges, stating that the y found the evidence too conflicting to" convict either party. Each side wa°s ordered £ pay own costs. The fourth old bird race of the sea' son under the auspices of the Auckland Racing Pigeon dub was flown on Saturday last. October 15, from Marton, an airline distance of 225 miles. Th e win ners were:—Messrs Acton and Smith's A.R.P.C. 918, velocity 875 yarj per minute, first; Messrs Wilson Bros - Wait-a-Bit. velocity 861 yards per minute, second; and Messrs Probert Bros' A.F.C. 192, velocity 84S yards per minute, third. A new pigeon homing club has been formed at Mr H. Partridge's, Graftonro.id, and it was decided to call it the Auckland Homing Society, its obiecJs being the breeding, training, and' improvement of the homing pigeon. The following were elected officers:—Jlr H. Partridge (president), Mr R. Ponsford (hen. secretary and treasurer), Messrs Oemckie, Thornton, Ihinn and Ino-'is. committee. A resolution was passed by the club thanking these who had so liberally donated prizes to the club for j this season. The ciub has decided that Christehurch shall be the limit of flights for the season. The trustees of the Rawlings Scholarship fund have decided to oiler another scholarship for competition this year. The conditions are published in extenso in our advertising columns, and should be cut out by ail who have any interest in the scholarships, since the full conditions are included there. Some buildings at the corner of Mainroad and Clarence-street, Devonport, I now occupied by Messrs. Johnson and ! Nc>ble, were sold by auction yesterday by Messfs. S. Cochrane and Son, for removal, for £19- The purchasers were ! Messrs- Wells Bros. I A two club matc-h will be played on Thursday, the 20th, by the Ladies' Golf Club for" a prize presented by Mrs E. D. O'Rorke. Entries dose on Wednesday evening. An interim dividend of one shilling | per share has been deelnred by ths* direc- ' tors of the Taupiri Ccal Comnar.y,

In order to cope with the plethora of events of the last lew days this week's ■'•'Graphic." which will be published tomorrow, had to be specially enlarged, [and the issue will be found ta be even i more varied than usual. Labour j)ay : has nearly fifty photographs devoted to i it. and it may be safely said that the 1 striking procession which marks "his ! annual carnival has never been so iuily I dealt with before. The garden paity •at Bishopscourt. opening of the PonsonIby bowling green, the West End Uowi ing Club's trial fours, reunion of old i colonists at St. Andrew's, the land sup at Wellirgton, wreck of La Bella at Island Bay, portraits of the Hospital Commissioners, are a few of the ieatures of the number. Bishop Grimes, of Christehurch, has left for Melbourne to attend the Catholic Congress in that city. Bishop Lenihan, of Auckland, will "also be pre-ent. Bishop Verdon. of Dunedin, is unable to go: and Archbishop Redwood cannot be present, as he is in Europe. The Rev. Father Cleary, of Dunedin (editor of the "New Zealand Tablet"), accompanies Bishop Grimes. The two representatives of the Federated Catholic Young Men's Societies, Messrs. H. McKeowen and J. McCoy, have left Wellington for Melbourne. Mr. H. A. Parker, captain of the New Zealand representative lawn tennis team, who extended his stay in Australia, returned to Wellington on Wednesday. Owing to ill-health, Mr. Ernest Moore, Queen-street, clothier and mercer, announces his retirement from business. \!r. Moore begins his retiring from business sale on Friday morning. The unexpired por:ion of the least of the Queen-street premises is offered for sale by tender. Mr H. Mai-gules, eyesight specialist, after nine months' absence, has returned to Auckland, and has opened in No. 7 (ground floor) of the Strand Arcade. He has had many years of special professional training as an optician. Just published: New and only series pictorial post cards, Auccland by moonlight, produced from anginal photograph by perni.ssion of Sir John Logan Campbell. To be obtained of all stationers. — Ad. Promenade siiow on Wednesday and Thursday next; Tuesday night gasl'ght musical promenade, seven till nine (no goods sold), when all the latest fashions for present sea=on will be on view, and no one pressed to purchase. We stand unrivalled for best possible value, and our goods wiil be found on , comparison to stand the test of criticism. McOullagh and Gower, direct mporters.—Ad. Drapery and music, charming to eye and ear. '"Nc-money" promenade at MeCullagh and Gower's this evening, seven to nine o'clock. —Ad. Promenade concert and drapery exhibition at Auckland's popular drapers to-night, seven to nine- No charge to sea splendid show; no charge to hear splendid bind; at MeCul'.agh and Gower's. —Ad. A Garden in Queen-street. —Ease and ?lpganee tastefully displayed in McCullag'u and Gower's spring window-scene. Also most stylish spring millinery, costumes, ribbons, laces, fruit and flowers. —Ad. New dresses for the new season— Plnin, flecked, and spot voiles, crepo'ines eolWnnes, de!:iinee. box robes, embro'dered voiles, and linen era-hes and canvases to be seen, to be admired. See MeCullagh and Gower's window tonight.—Ad.