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Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 183, 2 August 1913, Page 1

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A4l -nigh-t altting. Honse adjourned at 8 ajn. Stonewall blocks Income *Eax Bill. The American Senate is favourable to the granting of votes to wauien. Representative League, football match* Kelson v. Auckland, in progKSS this afternoon. •Bayonets were used hy the police in suppressing strike riots ia Calumet, U.S.A., yesterday. A in Cajiada was derailed by a herd of caitle yesterday, five men being ** killed and many injured. French gas companies are- painting directions on the roofs of their gasometers as a guide to the air traffic. Constant, the French -wrestler, has challenged Jack Johnson to a "fight to a finish, eatrft-as-cateb-can against boxrhg. The Public Works Department has accepted a tender for the erection' of station buildings on the Tanxanga-Te Puke railway line. An area of 2500 acres of mountain land near Nelson, nas been presented to £he town by ■Mγ Thomas Ca-wttatm, for. the purposes of a park. The Niagara, sailing at noott torday. for Vancouver, took about 100 passengers from Auckland, and the 'whole of her cargo space -was full. As the result of an agitatiratrßie Kailway Department has decided to make the Kirikiriroa siding (near Hanriltonjj a flag station- with a man in charge. Supp : l ies of milk have been, growing more plentiful of late, and! the local dairymen have decided- to return to the practice of making two -deliveries daily. At the Auckland Liedertaiel's twentyfirst anniversary concert bast night, Dr. W. E. Thomas (conductor of the society) was made an honorary life member and presented, with a" gold badge. Tlie body of a Crimean veteran , named/ James Old-ing was found at White Cliffs, Canterbury, with the left hand severed and 1 a tomahawk lying by. Tb© inquest resulted in a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind. There was a long debate in- this House yesterday on the suggestion that the Government should borrow ■ farther ,to meet the needs of the settlers,, but the proposal was not entertained by tfie Fro-' mieT and Hon. Jas. Allen. A new epidemic case (a male European) was discovered at Arch Hul yesterday afternoon, and a report has also been received that a native woman who was in contact with other cases at Waiheke has developed the complaint. The charge of murder - preferred' against Joseph M. Chapman, a warder at the SunnyEide Mental Hospital, was reduced to one of manslaughter during the preliminary hearing yesterday, and the accused was conrmitte'di for trial. Excellent progress is being made by, the Taranaki oil boring compajiies. The Blenheim Company is.down to I,oßoft. , The water was- ahut off at 970 ft. The Phoenix Company, which started on July 22, is down 160 ft The Bomtaon Company, -nsihg a iroSiy plakt,,iha3-3bored.2iO ■feet in seven days. ' ■ For three more days: 3/, in the £l.Te-. iurit on all pnrchaees of. .aCndL, o;vef. CfEEY & FOKD,- Karangalia-pe Eoai-