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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 197, 18 August 1906, Page 4

The shorts-g. of butter throughout New Zealand at the present time is shown by the fact that there has been a good deal of enquiry in Auckland from the South, both Dunedin and Christchurch wanting supplies, and local firms have had to decline ordersSpeaking of the recent breaks in the Eastern Extension Co.'s cables one of the C-fieers of the repairing steamer Eeeordfr said that ibev were chiefly the result of chaJlng _.g?ins. rocks aud corrosion. Faults were produced by a variety of agencies snch as the ravages of insect. and bites oi fish. The teeth of a marine monster were respoii-.ihle for a flaw in '.__ Ze.tia.rifl cable in 1101. A coiiision occurred between '.wo traps in Queen-street yesterday afternoon, one being upset and the driver, Thomas j Goodwin, -was thrown on to the roadway, being .lightly injured. The vehicles were both proceeding down Queenstreet, and Goodwin's was stopped in front of His Majesty's Arcade, and the second trap ran into aid capsized itXeither vehicle was damaged. Mr. William. White, a very old resident of Howick. met with an accident when walkiEg the high road yesterday. ■ .Mr. White -.-is- coming behind him a boy- riding one horse snd leading another and coi_ing up at a good pace. He was g\--ing his attention to a h:ld on the road, getting it out of danger, when the horses knocked him down. K2 was badly cut and bruised about the head face. A doctor, who was called, found that a rib had also been broken and Mr. White is still suffering from the effect of the shock. _ During the evidence given at the Supreme Court yesterday a witness, state., that the custom amongst the gumdiggers when the character of one of the residents was questioned, was to call a meeting of the residents to discuss and thoroughly investigate matters. If the charges were sustained it was inadvisable for the man to remain in thg district, the other residents combining to make the place too '"hot"' for him. Mr Rcmincton. M-R-R. for Rangitikei. ' who has just returned to Wellington : from the railhead at Turangarere, ex- ! pressed hiinsell much plea_ed at the way things are nov going on. The work. he says, is being carried out in a systematic manner, and he is satisfied that if Mr Furkett, th* 1 new engineer in charge, is given a free band, and is promptly supplied with the material which be applies for, the line -will be opened to Waiouru, 12 roiles beyond Turangarere, in May or June of next year. The large locomotive built by Messrs Price Brothers, of the Thames, for baUasting purposes, has arrieTd at Napier, and will shortly be sent to Turangarere. It. is capable of hauling 30 b«-3.-iiv-laden truck*, and will be a decided rmprore-nent on the small engine which has been in use there for some time. While some cattle were being put on board the steamer Gael at the QuayPtreet jetty No. •> last night a bull g_t loose and bolted up the wharf and along Quay-street. The anixoa! was caught before it reached Queen-street. It was then placed on board the steamer. After being restless for some ti*ne it again became unmanageable, and jiirrrped into the harbour. Other cattle followed it, and the bunch swam out towards open water. Several boat 3 gave chaw, and. afteT a lot of trouble, the cattle were headed towards the shore and landed. During the -past week the examinations of the Nortbcote, Mayfield, and Birkdale Public Schools took "place, tie pupils being thoroughly examined by Inspectors Purdy and Crowe successively. The percentage of failures at Northccte was very low, at Mayfield there had not been a failure fcr the past eight years, and at Birkdal? only one failed to psss. The inspectors consider the standard of efficiency at these schools the highest in the Auckland Province.

Messrs S. Cochrane and Sous, instructed by the Public Trustee, will sell by auction on August, 20, a Bimb.-r of leases of a sub-crivisic= of certain hospital reserves laud at Epsom. This estate, which is known as A'burnia Estate, consists, as a whole, of a valuable Mock of 40 a__-es, bounded V Owen'sroad. Manukaa-road. Epsom-avenue, arid Gillies-avenue. Tbe block will be sub-divided gradually, the allotments to be offered on the 20th Aua-ast comprising the first instalment. The new road which has been formed through the b-kek (named Kipling-avenue) has been laid off under the direction of Mr J. W. Harrison, road surveyor, and Js one of the best in the Epsom rosri district. Thirty-two alotments, varvino- i_ size, none being less than a qnarter acre, are offered on a 63 years' lease at one rental with a right of renewal every twenrvone years thereafter, subject" to a revaluation of fee ground rent, the improvements remaining the property of the tenant throughout, and there" are no compulsory building clauses. fJV° n TS >n t ,th the formation of the Mount Eden Boromrh. a number of residents are taking steps to present a reqiiisrhon to Mr 0. Nicholson to ask him to be nominated as a candidate for the first Mayor, be having so long filled the position of chairman of the road custnet. The d-ati occurred at Petone. Wellington, yesterday, of Mrs. Emma Kirk, wife of the Rev. Wm. Kirk, a retired Wesleyac minister. Mrs. Kirk was a daughter of the Rev. John H-obbs, one of the first Wesleyan missionsries. a.rd was born at Bay of Islands ia IS2S. The deceased lady's surviving brothers and sisters are: Mrs. Gittos, wife of Rev. W Gittos; Mts. Elcomfield, Mount Eden; Mr. R. Hobbs. Auckland; and Mr. E. g'. Hobbs. Xirikiroa. The Rev. W. Kirk! who survives his wife, is now SO years of age. On Thursday night tbe Oswald I>ramatic Company made a favourable impression by their artistic performance! to a large audience in the Howick Public Hall, the building being much improved by the company's stage fittings and good scenery representing parts of the Crimea.

Amongst the business to be transacted jat the meeting of the Harbour Board next | Tuesday is the consideration of tenders I for -the eastern wail. Freeman's Bay reclamation.

An entertainment given by -the Mercer Band of Hope last Friday -was a great success, there being a crowded houseMr C. Gibb presided, and songs were giv•en by Misses Mabel Beamish, Mibi Pong* (a Maori maiden of seven years), and Mts J. Harrison, ■while Masters Fred- ; Harrison, Bob Simpson and Claud Cole- j man recited. A number of excellent , gramaphone selections -were given by Mr , Robinson's machine, and a humorous • dialogue "How Tom Peters Cbose His Wife.*' brought an enjoyable programme to a close. The Auckland Garrison -\on.-com. Officers' Club ball takes place on Friday next in the Royal Albert HalL Special provision has been made for spectators. Tbe Central Motor Car Garage just opened by Messrs Dexter and Oozier, corner of Yir'.r..'?. and High-streets, is a new undertaking by that progressive firm. The new premises are large and roomy, having 3000 square feet of floor space. The firm intend to cater to ths private owner who has no place to keep his motor car, or does not like to take care of it hunself. They also intend to provide a motor car exchange, where new and second-hand cars can always be seen. Mr J. Henry Mackie announces himself as a candidate for a seat on the Borough Council of Mount Eden. A five days' exhibition in connection with St. Mary's Church, Parnell, opens on Tuesday next. Entertainments will be held each afternoon and ev_ning. Mr. Horace H. Hunt, the popular reciter, gives "An Evening with Dickers" on Tuesday next, in St. John's Ponsonby Schoolroom.

This is shower time, and the -weather makes umbrellas a necessity. This ; demand Geo. Fowlds supplies to a tee. —(Ad.) Listen to roe. A need exists for tweed serge trousers. 5/11; also Crimean shirts, 13/11. Then try Geo. Fowlds. —Ad. Tararraki Oil and Freehold Company share list closes Saturday. 25th. Apply for shares to Y. J. Lamer and Co., Stock Exchange, Auckland.—(Ad.) ;

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Remember Tonson Garlick Coy, Ltd., when you n??d a new table cover. We make s speciality of these goods and can supply the laxes makes and styles, keeping the largest assortment in the city. A varied and choice shipment just opened.—(Ad.) There is now to be seen a special display of braces in one of the windows at Geo. Fowlds, Queen-street. See it.—< Ad.)