TAWHIAO'S SUCCESSOR.

Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 56, 4 September 1894, Page 3

TAWHIAO'S SUCCESSOR.

A private telegram received to-day states that Te Toaku, otherwise known as Mahuta Tawhiao, second son of Tawhiao by his first wife, will be bin successor in the Kingship.

The Benevolent Home iB anite full, and an application from Feilding for the admission of an old man was declined this afternoon by tho Trustees of the Institution. There are now 78 inmates-58 males and 20 females. Tho tLVPTa.se cost of maintenance is B£d per head a day. Richard L' Estrange Harding, railway employ^, was adjudged bankrupt to-day. Mr. Hogan, U P., who writes noto3 in the London Kcho, deals trenchantly in the column,'! of that journal with the action of the Nosy Zealand Premier in boycotting the Opposition press in the matter of Government advertising. It will be interesting to noto what Mr. Hogan will B:;y of Mr. M'Kenzio's Press Gag Bill. The tree-planting at the Island Bay end of the Queen's Drive, which was postponed from lost Wednesday on account of the wet, will take place to-morrow, weather permittine, commencing at 3 o'clock. The Mayors of Wellington and Melrose will assist. The Grey River Argns says that several sapphires of good size and colour havn recently been found in the alluvial wasH at Woods' Creek, near Dunganville, and that a pure diamond was found some time ago at Maori Creek. Tho Calcutta-New Zealand trado only warrants tho steamer run under tho auspices of the Union Steam Company making two trip 3 a year on account of cargo traffic— viz., between the months of Juno and December. To obviate the necessity of laying tho vessel up in the interim, it has been arranged that the s.s. Port Melbourne shall load at New Zealand ports with wool for Home, as in the case of the Maori last year. The Port Melbourne is expected back from Calontta about December, and will leave the colony for London in January. At the annnal mooting of Tnstin and Godber's Cricket Club, the Secretary reported that last season wa3 a very successful one, tho clnb's record bein^ — Matches played, 12 ; won, 9 ; lo3t, 3. Tho election of officers resulted as follows ■.— President, Mr. W G. Tustin ; Vice-Presiilent, Mr. P. Craig j Captain, Mr. G. Godber ; DeputyCaptain, Mr W. 'Ihomson; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. W. Quee ; Committee, Messrs. Oodbcr, Quee, and M'Culloch. Messrs. Tnstin and Godber promised trophies for competition during the ensuing season. A correspondent who was present at Saturday night's benefit for the Home for the Aged and Ncdy writes suggesting that the very plea»<int entertainroent provided should be repeated for the same object, as the unpropitious state of. the weather prevented many people from attendin? on Saturday night who would gladly assist such a good purpose. The rohe-.rsals of tho ohorus and orchestra of the VI usical Festival are fully advertised for this week. Members are enjoined to attend scrupulously to all future rehearsals as tho time is so limited. Lattey, Livermoro and Co. (Limited) hare a new advertisement as to pure Ceylon tens just loaded ex n.s. Fort Melbourne. This is the first shipment of tea sent direct from Ceylon to New Zealand without transhipment. Before stocktaking I shall dear out the following lines entirely regardless o*' cost — they mnafc go :— 2oa ladies' nl-iters for 5b ; 17s Cd blaok j-jackets (last season's), 2s lid ; 25 fashionablo winter bonnets, 5a lid, worth 20a ; lot of ladies' skirts, 2s Hi, worth 4a to ga each ; balance of blaok felt bats, 6d and Is. worth 3s 6d to 5s Cd ; 200 dress pieces, Is lid, 3s ltd, 4s lid, much less than halfprice, at C. Smith's, The Cash Draper, Cubastreet. — Advt.