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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 271, 15 November 1910, Page 6

His Excellency the Governor is entertaining a thousand guests at "Elmwood," ait a garden party this afternoon. The iweather is dull and threatening. His Excellency will leave for Wellington tonight.—(Press Ae6ociation.)

Isaac Harrison, bottle merchant, of Hobson-street, Auckland, has filed a petition in bankruptcy. The first meeting of creditors will be held at the Official Assignee's office on the 21st inst. at 11 a.m.

Mr. W. J. italph received intimation to-day that his station cottage at Parkville (Huntly West) was burned to the ground this morning; . destroying some valuable sporting guns, station too-te, furniture, and many articles that will be difficult to replace. Only a fortnight ago Mr. D. Capper (who is in the employ of Mr. Ralph) was burned out and had a narrow escape with his wife and family, and on Thursday last some mischievous individual passing by Mr. Ralph's property set' fire to a valuable flax swamp, destroying at least .£SO worth of green flax, besides rendering the swamp useless for sowing this season. A reward of £10 is offered for the conviction of the offending party. Settlers are seriously threatened by irresponsible individuals passing by on country roads setting fire to the dry scrub, which soon conveys the, flame to the boundary fences, swamps, -paddocks, etc.,,besides the danger to stock from the same source

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