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Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 80, 2 April 1908, Page 1

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Mr. Massey spoke at Wliangarei last night. There is no advance in the price of flour in Auckland. Sad tragedy at Eemuera—boy shot dead by a falling gun. Austria has accepted Sir Edward Grey's scheme for the reform of Macedonia. German papers caustically criticise the Kaiser's interference in delicate foreign affairs. City Council election to return a Councillor in place of Dr. Stopford is proceeding to-day. "Air. A. Bruce was returned Mayor of Northeote by a majority of 39 over Mr. H. Cadness. America is talking of prompt and vigorous action if Venezuela does not meet her demands. American battleships, without cruisers, are to visit Australia (and presumably New Zealand). An English mail, via Suez, is due to arrive here per Wimmera from Sydney on Sunday next. One of the New Zealand Defence Officers is to visit the Commonwealth during the Easter Manoeuvres. House of Commons by 280 votes to 91 v condemned the. imposition of import duties as a means of broadening the basis of taxation. American- colliery owners are throwing a quarter of a million workers out cf employment by closing down pending an agreement as to the scale of wages. Thomas Humphries, aged 15, was fatally shot by a gun, which fell in a stable at Remuera yesterday afternoon. He was a popular inmate of the Children's Home. Mormon agents have purchased 100 acres near Hastings for the purpose of establishing a farm for training young Maoris in the arts of agriculture and fruit-growing. Lady Pluriket made a strong appeal at the Choral Hall last night for opportunities for increased knowledge on the part of mothers with regard to the feeding of their infants. British Volunteers and Yeomanry signalised their disbandment by playing "The Last Post" and going through other ceremonies. The men are mostly joining the new territorial army. After nearly a score of years' experience, we are apt to treat the influenza germ with less respect than is his due, and he takes a heavy toll in revenge for his outraged dignity.—London "Evening News." Of sparrows as well as blackbirds, a good cook can make a dainty dish to set before a king or a commoner. A Dunedin caterer wants (says the "Star")----1000 of these mischievous, yet likeable,' little birds, with which to make a pie ' for a banquet to be held shortly. The fame of Taranaki ironsand has evidently been noised very far abroad. From Peterborough (England) a correspondent has ■written to the New Plymouth Harbour Board asking for information with regard to proximity of, '.. deposits of coal, water carriage, and railage, and proposing to visit the Dominion personally. ... ... "Two people* in every thousand are buried alive." This startling estimate, furnished to the Legislature of Massachusetts, has inspired a Bill providing that local boards of health shall in future apply ten tests to the bodies of all persons reported to be deceased, for the purpose of ascertaining if death ha 3 actually taken place. The "Otago Daily Times" quotes the following advt.: "£SOO reward. The above reward will be paid to any persoa giving information that will lead to the conviction of any person or persons tampering- with my food with the object , of injuring my health ; and also poisoning the water on my property, at Pohonui, in order to kill my stock."