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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 133, 5 June 1907, Page 2

A meeting , of members of the Auckland Parliamentary Assembly is called for tomorrow ev-ening at S p.m. in the Leys Institute, Ponsonby.

At the Police Court a man named Arthur Fisher was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each of nine charges of theft of tableware; consisting of. knives, forks, and spoons, belonging to J. A. Manson. The terms were made to run concurrently. The value of the articles ranged from 3/ to 22/6.

Mr Arthur Ford, of Coroniandel, has just received from Wellington his patent rights for an improved device for raising beer or-other-liquids through glass tubes from the cellar to the bar without the usn of lead pipes and brass engines, thereby saving exertion and preventing all deleterious effects occasioned by corrosion, also saving the loss of liquid which has to be thrown away every morning. At the late trial the publicans aad others pronounced it an immense success.

Subscription lists are to be seen at the "Auckland Star ; office by those desiring to contribute towards the Chinese Famine Fund, and the Fresh Air Fund. The latter is for the purpose of giving the children in the slums of English manufacturing centres a trip to the country occasionally. Another list is in aid of Mr. Andrew dimming, the newspaper vendor who has had both legs amputated. Still another list has been left by ji committee of residents in Bayfield to raise funds to assist a widow, who used up all her resources in nursing a dying husband, .and when the end came was left in an impecunious position.

The New Zealand Shipping Co. received a telegram this morning stating that the Rimutaka passed Cape Farewell afr fl ajn., arid will be in Wellington some .tine to-night. — ~ ■

- Recent visitors at the Royal Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. Plumtree aud Miss Skipper (of Palmerstou) : Mr. F. Kuotc and Mr. and Mrs. Wilson (Whangarei): and Mr. and Mrs. McGuire (Hawera). Mr T. Mandeno Jackson effected two important private sales of city and subluxban property this morning. The f or~mer is. situated --at the corner.of- Vie -tona ana Hobsdn Streets'/with a front--'..'J3£ °U&*& lo Hohsou.street. and with the wooden erected -thereon, •was sold for £5000. The other property tas a good frontage to Rrth's-road, Epyras disposed of fcp; .£2600.