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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 180, 29 July 1912, Page 1

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Sixth test to-day. Arnst v. Barry on the Thames to-day. ■England and Australia meet at Manchester to-day. A volunteer uirmene corps is being formed in Germany. The improvement in Consols continues, and they arc now quoted at 744. Australia drew with Susses, jllacartney scored a. century in cash, innings. Admiral King-Hall subscribes Uirmepi: a "champion for V.-MX.A. -work in tha navy. The Mikado's strength is ebbing fast, and his breathing has now become very: irregular. - ' The British Admiralty has ordered sis fast armoured cruisers, to be ready iir two years. R.M.5. Zealandia is due to arrive tomorrow night from Vancouver, via Island ports. The taxes on food in Britain have been reduced by five millions by the present Government. Harry Thaw, to secure whose release £200,000 has been spent, has been formally declared insane. The body of a man -was found yesterday on the beach at Motatspu just above high water mark. Bonar Law, in a speech at Blenheim, promised to go to any length, to encourage Ulster in its resitance. Several thousand people took advantage yesterday ci the opportunity given the pu'blie to inspect ELMjs. Drake. There were 295 males and 26 female* in Auckland gaol at the end of last week, including 16 persons awaiting trial. During a night attack off Spithead a; shell whizzed past Dazlar hospital anil embedded itself in the lawn without exploding. A scheme for providing homes on small agricultural lots for farm -workers has been presented to the 'Prime Minister for consideration. Mary Jane WMtitiffghain, of Wellington Street, died suddenly yesterday after a fit of coughing. She was 49 years of age and married. The annual bonspiel at CMaseby (Central Otago) is being prepared for, seven, acres of natural ice being ready for the curling matches. The 'New Zealand Dairy Association: reports that during the past year the output of butter has been 1,509,609U> more than last year. The New Zealand iFTaxworkers Union will consider the proposal to cancel registration under .the Act at a special meeting next month. Vera Grinrwald, wife of a farmer at Glcnorcma (near Feilding), suicided on Friday by -taking lysoL 'She was suffering from an "incurable illness. Hundreds of acres of dead crabs, with the claws torn off, have been found floating in the sea off the American coast. The phenomenon has been explained. A maTried woman named -Lottie Oliveson, who lived with her father at Suseer Street, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday evening suffering from carbolic acid poisoning. The body of Lionel Dorney, fireman oft the β-ft. Tavinni, who was drowned in the BuTler River about three weeks ago, was found near the cattle wharf as "Westport yesterday. Bishop Croesley yesterday congratulated the parishioners of St. Alban's Church ■that they had followed the policy of making their seats free to allcomers, without distinction. Thomas Dines, a blacksmith, who resides at Russell Street, Arch HIU, accidentally received a gun-ehot wound in the right arm on Saturday when rabbitshooting at Point Chevalier. A barmaid came before a magistrate at Christchurch on Saturday for stealing £20, given her by a customer to change, and setting off for Sydney with a young man. She was only 18 years of age. North Canterbury officers strenuously protest against the junior cadets being , taken beyond the control of the Education Department, and against the terms in which General GodJey referred to junior cadet officers before the Education: Commission. . , *—jgt. impressed the onto *" t CODS i<3ered it by «lbs with impart?- ' _ —^~Z?~~^£