AUCKLAND ACCEPTANCES.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9480, 7 December 1907, Page 5

AUCKLAND ACCEPTANCES.

AUCKLAND, December 6. I'lie following acceptance^ for the chief events at the Auckland Summer Meeting were declared to-night : —

Cvp — Master Delaval, Zimmerman 9.4, Paritutu, Uranium 7.13, Matutu 7.12, Apa, Uhlander 7.10, Bonny Glen 7.9, Downfall 7.6, Waipuna, Star Rose 7.5, Carl Rosa, Akamna 7.4, Shrapnel, Pohutu 7.0, Noteorini 6.10, Fashionable, Bully b.9.

.Railway Handicap — Cambrian 8.11, King Billy 8.9, Te Aroha 8.6, Miss Winnie, Muskerry 7.11, Dawn 7.10, Bobrik.oE 7.4, Celerity 7.1, Devonport 6.13, Guidwife, Duart .6.12, Haldene 6.10, Veronica 6.9.

Great Northern Derby— After payment of the second forfeit the' following remain in: J. Carroll's Wharekura, Sir George Clifford's Red Rain, Mrs White's Pohu^u, T. H. Lowry's Downfall, G. G. Stead'B BoneJorm, J. Buckley's All Red, nett's DimJjorve, G. M. Ourrie's Caimenia, W. 'J. Greenwood's Lady Furis, W. Fobs' First Gun, ' '

We are informed that', representatives of all the factories interested in the agreement, which was arranged to prevent suppliers moving from/ one concern to another without legitimate reason, have signed the document. Writing to Mr W. Rowe under date Cardiff, October 24th, Mr Livingston said the weather already was beginning' to be cold, and the cold fogs were trying. He had contracted! a cold and cough in the north of Scotland, and it had stuck to him for over a month. He would be pleased when he made a start for New Zealand,, but, at the time of .writing no arrangements had been made for leaving. Referring to agricultural matters, Mt Livingston said grain crops were still out i>n Scotland and North England. As far south as Cardiff there were .still stooks in the field and any quantity of beans still out. It was not possible, in his opinion, for the stuff to dry up, as the days axe so short and besides rainfall was frequent. Some tins seized by the Customs at Tcwnsville (Q.) because they were alleged to contain opium were' found to bs filled with nothing more harmful than treacle. The Customs Department .'makes a seizure of opium about one 2 a week. The great extent of tbe coastline makes it extremely difficult to cope with smuggling. The methods reported to by smugglers are likewise calculated to baffle thejmost watchful. About a week ago a case of opium addressed to New Zealand was lying on beard a steamer in Sydney harbor. A Chinese came on board and offered to reward an officer of the ship if he would get is ashore for him. The consignment was seized. In the waters of tht- Northern Territory cases of opium ara thrown overboard some distance from the land —in dangerous spots at times —and are picked up by smugglers in open boats and landed at remote poitions of the coast. Liberal rewards have been offered by the Customs— eveti tbe police were moved to greater energy by the promise of reward —but opium is still smuggled in large quantities. Thousands of pounds a year are seized, and the Customs officials have •am uncomfortable^ feeling that this represents only a small portion of the total sent to Australia.