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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6966, 15 March 1884, Page 4

: Bacninh has been captured, by the French. The,position was defended by Chinese,troo[»i : but : they .do 1106 appear. 1 to, have;offereJ tii.v seriouß resistance to. the French; Thia.iuiportant victory will brine the. strained, rea- : tions between France and China to a cua.s. Unless tbe Chinese Governmental prepare. : to eat their word 3, they must declare it ty i-j a cauae of. war. Mouths ago the Marque. Tseng informed the French .Government .ium theoccupationofßacninh by. the French troopj. would be regarnedby China :.s zcasusbflkFerry replied tli£.t:the: oceupatfou or HacDian was: included .in the plan cr .campaign,,sml thatifa cbniiict took, place between-tue t« i powers the responsibility for it would-Wt-fall on the French 'Government, . lie n«* .remain# to ,b« Been .whether Chiiu «i*l cross the .Rubicon. .At present.the feelipg in .that country is intensely warlike; .Large■bodies of troops have bean taasseil in prepare- . tion for the outoicak of hostilities; ,au-i Ueiu'Dive measures nave been lal.en at a;,.l other port 3. iverything .points to war. .The ; temper ,of the . people Las been roused, and the idea of fighting France is., immensely popular.; Hut, probably, , at: the. el.e»en:a. hour prndent, counsels .will prevail, .aud.-ihs-.impending war thus be averted. The eitu.l- - however, is extremely grave;

The opening chapters of ilra. Sheldon's powerful work, of rictiou, '^ ;I thy Arnold's Kacape;" appear in to.-uays. 11ekam>. .

T.'m° ordinary meeting .or .Ui» -»t: Hoard of ; liducation was' held y«afer.d*>\ Jhe voting papers received from tr.e com--nuttees for the election of ihree nieB»« ! ut the Board were opeued. .1-U-. votings tiijW™ were received .; 14 were -imormal o-i:: 3 ' being received late. The lollowm,; result ofthe voting :—Looper, l'Jp ; 100.;: Moat; :So ;' ']iucklaiidi 7.0;. J-a«ry, ' } ' Porrer, -15; Mes«rs; C>oper, Hobbs, _aua. Moat, were ideelared elected; Mr- .A ? takes Mr. Buckland's seat, on tne lijac .• ,Mr. Moat must be very popular in -h a ° ttJ district, -for the Wart worth in place or votiug ; for three meinoers, vot ® only tor Mr. Moat, thereuy. increasing tnit gentleman's chance of success. Tne weinbe^ of the Board expressed regret at losing A lr> Auckland's services. ;-i: : ■ A meeting of the City Schools Coriinutte-.. was held last evening. Present —Messrs. ,° Carr (Chairman),: Crowther, Offer, .hit 'Dfe* tonj bhalders; and Hannon; In.reg»ril ■ Mr. Worthmgton'a recommendation »s . extension, of;, the kinaergarcea. system, committee deemed it; not advisabje that suggestion be adopted.until the Cerniot.ri ■has expired and. a reporti has.' been receiv ■ adoption .of the system. An adjourned sitting of the Kesidsnt Magistrate's Court was held yesterday- a cases were heard—the first Peach v. brl " n fl * arose out of-tae. recenc . meeting vl e . Association .at; Ellerahe. .The, action >V" t trespass on plaintiff's land. 'I lie deta . j. the case appear in our report of the P J" iugs.. The plaintiff wss nonsuited,-a"' a .<• allowed to tho defendant, £4 3s. Ihe sec ease, Abdul v. Ox, was a claim for \ g ■ The defendant admitted £1 os to be HJ plaintiff, and the judgment was gnc that amount. , , The speech of Mr. J. M. Darg»v,U. M.H.R., delivered at a public m - held in the Choral Hall, on Anniversary W under the auspices of the AucklandJ."^ and Labour Council, nas been publishe ; circulated by the above jJ 01 !),;,;.

• * The verv successful subscription season o! , 55 rs WilliamsOD, Garner, and Mnsgrove's 'Comic 'Opera C>mic Comprny at Abbott's Opera House was brought to a 1 e I® s '' evening with the repetition o£ Cloches de Corneville," which passed ~ wit h the iame eclat as previous perfornces, before a very large :rtid enthusiastic "udieiice. The principal performers were 4 , ca tedly encored and brought before tbe 'urtain at tl:e enfi enc ' l act - To-night a farther season of four nights will be comenced, opening with the opera that at "l-esent'holds the boards. The ever-popular P ratic satire, " Patience," by Gilbert and qalli\-an, is promised for Tuesday and Wedjjsday next.

£ special meeting of the Board of Governors of the Grammar School was beld _„,terday for the purpose of appointing a Junior master. Mr. J. K. Wright, LL.B., was appointed out of 10 candidates. It was ceo lved to in>pect the »ite of four acres near the Hospital which had been proposed for a boarding-house. It was agreed that a holiday should be given to the boys attending (i ie Grammar School on St. Patrick's Day. His Honor Mr. Justice Gillies sat in Chambers yesterday, and disposed of a good (Jfjl o? formal business. The details will be found in another column.

jbe annual banquet of the committee charged with tho details of the railway ' nioyos' picnic w »s held last evening at the Commercial Dining-rooms. Mr. liobson prepared for the guests a spread which was i credit to the establishment of which he is the head. Mr. Elliott occupied the chair, did Mr. J. Tavlor the vice-chair. The toast list comprised the "Queen and Royal Family" jai "His Excellency the Governor," pronosed by the Chairman, and loyally responded to. The Vice-Chairman proposed "The Manager and Officers of the Railway," s nd referred to the great credit duo to them for the manner in which the last railway picnic was carried out without a hitch. Mr. Elliott responded. The toast of "The Mayor and Corporation" was proposed by tho"Chairman. The toasts of " The Press," "The Prosperity of the City of Auckland," "Ihe Chairman," "The Vice-Chairman," "The Ladies," and "The Host" followed A number of songs were snng. Mr. fUcd phyed the piano accompaniments, and a very enjoyable evening was passed. We 03V add that apologies for unavoidable absence were received from Mr. Macdonald, general Manager, Mr. Harrison, and Mr. Freney.

A moeting of the members of the New Zealand Educational Institute was held yesterday evening in the City East School Building (Wellesley-street), Mr. H. WorthiDgton in the chair. The Chairman gave an account of the meeting of the general conference of teachers held in Wellington in Janaary last, to which he was sent as delegate. Mr. Worthington was there appointed President of the Institute for this year, ffo announced that the general conference would be held in Auckland in January next.

In compliance with tho Companies Act, a meeting of shareholders in the Auckland Tobacco Company (Limited) was held yesterday in the manufactory, Fort-street, when a report and statement of accounts were laid before the shareholders, and adopted. It appears from the report that the company's affairs are in a most satisfactory condition, very few shares now remaining in the directors' hands for disposal. New and commodious premises have been secured, and are now being fitted up with the latest improvements, under the supervision of a competent manager, whose services the company has been fortunate enough to secure. All reports from the plantation speak most favourably of the crop, which is now ripening, and the directors are confident that when they next meet the shareholders they will be able to give them substantia! proofs that- their expectations have been realised. Messrs. J. Howard, R. C. Barstow. D. B. Cruickshauk, D. J. Mcl-eod, W. H. Met calfe, G. P. Pierce, and G. Haines were elected directors for the current year.—Mr. T. A. Menzies was re-elected auditor.

The following telegram was received yesterday from the manager of the London mine 200z3. lOdwts. melted, 21 loads, a«say to-morrow.

The next excursion af the Auckland Katnralists' Field Club will take place on Monday, when the party will proceed to the South Head, Manukau Harbour, if necessary calling at Huia. A special train will leave Auckland at eight o'clock on Monday icoming, stopping at all stations. The steamer Hannah Mokau will leave Onehnnga Wharf at a quarter to nine, returning in time to cat:h the evening train to Auckland. Members' t ckets for the excursion sie 3s, and non-members -is.

i A man named William Pooley met with a severe accident yesteriiay morniog, whilst •working alongside the ship Breahilda, at the Queen-street Wharf. A sling of railwayrails were being hoisted out of the ship, aud ■whilst; being suspended over the wharf, immediately before lowering away, the sling broke, and the rails fell with a crash on to the wharf. One of tue rails, after striking the wharf, fell over, and caught Pooley .1 violent blow on the side of the head, and then struck him on the arm, breaking it just below the elbow. On examination, it wai found that the poor fellow was badly cut on the head, and, seeing that be was so seriously hurt, Captain Near:ng promptly sent for a cab, in which to have the sufferer conveyed to the Hospital. Meanwhile everything possible was dor.e by the officers aud steward .of the Brenhilda to stop the flow of blood, and to make him as comfortable as possible for his journey. His injuries were promptly attended to at the Hospital.

The Wailvora, belonging to the well-known flag of the Union Steamship Company. tO"k her departure for Southern ports and Melbourne yesterday shortly after one o'clock. Her departure was witnessed by a large crowd on the Queen-street Wharf, amongst whom were a number of those who had friends on board. Amongst the passengers by the Waihora were Sir James and Lady McCulloc'n, bound home 10 Melbourne. Mr. W. L. Kees and Mr. E. K. Tyler for Gisborne. Mr. John Murray (Inspector of the Bank of New Zealand), with Mrs. Murray and family, and Mr. Stevens- (Secretary to the <ew Zealand Rifle Association), were also aßjengers by the same vessel.

Apropon of the controvery on the necessity for a Cathedral in Auckland, a correspondent writes :—" No words of mine could better suit this question than some quoted from the Times on another subject iu your leader of this morning: 'It is wholly contrary to the geniu3 of the race to construct machinery in anticipation of wants which Te not yet felt.' "

Gavin Weir, of Ponsonby, tobacconist, was yesterday, by the Registrar of the Supreme Jourfc, adjudicated a bankrupt on his own t>e'.ition.

The new hall of the Ancient Order of Foresters, Helensville, was formally opened one evening this week. The reunion was a great success—about seventy couples sitting flown to a banquet — the caterer being Brother T. McEwin, of the City Buffet, Auckland. D.C.fi. Baddley occupied the chair, supported on the right by Mr. Curtis Moore, of the Oddfellows, and on tne left by V.C. Power. The vice-chair was occupied by P.D.C'.R. Keesing. A very pleasant evening waa spent, and dancing wa* kept up till au early hour. Messrs. Griffiths and Howiitt officiated as M.C.'s, the music being supplied by Mr. Morris. The hall was tastefully decorated with evergreeos. It is a handsome structure, seventy-five feet by thirty-five feet, and reflects great credit on Stanaway, the contractor, the price being about £400.

The Lady Superintendent of the Hospital desires to acknowledge, through our columns, of apples aud a sack of vegetables from the Harvest Festival, St. John's Church, «orthcote ; also, two cases of apples from the Har vest Festival, St, Stephen's Church, Tatnahere.

On Thursday evening the Lady Superintendent of the Hospital (Miss Crisp) and her staff or* nurses, gave a service of sung in No. 1 ward, which the patients enjoyed very m Uch, and only regret that such entertainments are not more frequent. George Powell, six, and Alice Powell, a ged eight, were brought up yesterday as fleeted children. The. bov was sent to £ohimarama Training School till the age of and the girl to the Howe-street Home i? r a P r l "iod, both to be brought: up in the faith ot the Church of England.

t Our Hamilton correspondent writes:— Tawhiao will spend a few days with Sir George Grey at the Kawau before making ® start for Kngland, and leaving Whatihoekoe about Monday week wiU. witb his P*rty, spend the last few da;> s in New Zenvisiting the Waikato settlements, to ***« a farewell look of the old homes of his xace, 1 '

Yeßterday the question of fixing a date for enquiring into the petition of the election of Auckland Licensing C >nmiHees was considered, and the hearing fixed for Tuesday, the 25th instant, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, beginning at half-past ten o'clock.

A very interesting ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at the ",'ewton East School. It was the presentation ot two massive silver medals, with suitable engravings, to two of the scholars, "who were considered to be the best entitled on the score of good conduct. The prizes were tho gift of Mr. Bindon, the late heid-master of school. The prizes were awarded to Miss Alary Anne Berry and Master John Edward Walker. There was a full attendance of the school children and teachers, as well as a considerable number of parents and friends. Mr. J. C. Wilkes, one of the members of the school committee, made the presentation. Mr. Wilkes, in making the presentation, addretsed to the recipients some words of wholesome advice, congratulating them on this handsome recognition of their good conduct, and wished them all prosperity.

The s.s. Rotomahana affords a splendid opportunity to those who desire to be p r e»ent at the rt gatta to he held at the Thames on Monday next. She is appointed to leave Auckland this afternoon at half-past four p.m., returning from the Thames at niue p. m. on Monday. Asa further inducement to passengers, tickets will be issued for the double journey at 7s 6d each.

The s.a. Waitaki left last night on an excursion trip to the Great Barrier. A large number of gentlemen proceeded with htr. Fishing and viewing the island, etc., will he indulged in. The return to town is to be made to-morrow evening.

We have received from Messrs. Upton and Co. Mr. Bracken's new work, the "Lays of the Land of toe Ma"ri and Moa," which we shall take the opportunity of reviewing at an early date.

We have received several complaints respecting overcharges made by the bailiff's of the Resident Magistrate's Court in executing distress warrants for rent. In one case, where the bailiff was only entitled to chargo Ss, he charged £1 14s. A complaint was made to the Minister of Justice and also to the P.esident Magistrate. From tbe former an answer was received, stating that the matter had been remitted to the Resident Magistrate for inquiry. From the latter no answer was received. A summons Tas taken out, but it was kept off the uuuso list for two weeks. It seems to us that there should be some check over the bailiffs in such cases, so that overcharges may not be made, if indeed the bailiffs of the Kesident Magistrate's Court are the proper parties to execute such warrants.

The Band of Hope Union announces the repetition of the temperance cantata " The Rescue of Harry Gray," in aid of the recently formed drum and fife band. The performance is to take place in the Choral Hall, on the 27th instant, when Mr. T. Spurgeon will read the connecting portions.

A meeting of the Ep?om Road Board was held in Mr. W. S. office yesterday afternoon. The business was to strike a® special rate under the Roads and Bridges Construction Act, for making Quarry-road ; also to determine by " lot" what members ot the Board should retire in accordance with the Act. The names of the five members of the Board were put into a box, and it was decided that the two whose names were fir-t drawn out by the Secretary should retire. The namea so drawn were Messrs. A. Heather and F. Lswry, who, by a strange coincidence, are the two oldest members, and who volunteered to retire in consequence. It is, however, likely that both of these retiring members will offer themselves for re-election. It was decided to advertise for tenders for carciug scoria ash for the district, and also to sue for rates not paid before the end of the current month. I

The regatta under the anspices of the Auckland Rowing Association is to take place to-day. The first race will start at two p.m. sharp, and the s.s. Wellington, containing passengers to view the different events, will leave the Queen street Wharf at half-past one p.m. Tickets of admission can be obtained at the ve9Sel. A band will be in attendance on board.

It is underetood that the magisterial enquiry into the petition agaiost the late city licensing elections will not be gone into on Monday next, which is a holiday, but will be formally adjourned. Mr. Smith, R.M., will have during the week to go to one of the out stations, and the matter will come on. it is probable, on Tuesday week.

Mi". Seaman, as Returning Officer, attended yesterday to receive nominations for the Road Board for the nowly-constitutcd Mairetahi road district, bnt only three gentlemen being duly nominated, two " extraordinary vacancies" were left to be filled up on a future day, which will be advertised in due course.

In our report of the case McLennan v. Garrick, it was incorrectly stated thufc the goods of the defendant had been sold, anu by inadvertence the word " prisoner" was used instead of "defendant." Mrs. Garrick wishes us to state that the goods were not bought with borrowed money.

The Immigration Officer, Mr. Oliver Mays, notifies elsewhere that there are about 14 single women on board the Northumberland, and 64 on the Rangitikei, due in ten day*, who will be open to take situations on arrival. They all come to the colony highly recommended as domestic servants, cooks, laundreases, dairy-maids, etc. Their testimonials may be seen at the Howe-street Home; and the matroo, Miss Jackson, is open to receive applications for their engagement. They are all from England, Scotland, and Wales.

The Henderson's Mill Turf Club hold their meeting on Monday next. St. Patrick's Bay. A train for the conveyance of visitors from Auckland leaves the railway station on Monday, at half-past eleven a.m., returning to town at three minutes to seven. Saturday return tickets will be issued by the Railway Department, any station to any station, available for the day only.

Whatever mystery there was about the suit of youth's clothing found at Shelly Beach, Ponsonby, on Thursday evening, leading to a supposition that some youth had been drowned while bathing, has beeu sneedily di»pelled. It appears that Mr. W. Kean, of Aibert-street, hail his boat stolen by a gang of larrikins—Driscoll. Moberly, Calvert, and Kuox—with the view, it is stated, of robbing an orchard on the Ponsonby Beach line. On Thursday evening, Mr. Kean, in the course of his search, came across the boy« with the boat at Shelly Bsach. He succeeded in catching hold of Calvert, who called out that he did not take the boat, but that Driscoll did so. Driscoll stripped and got into the dingy of a lad named Knox, alongside, defying Kean to catch him. The lads pulled away up the river to Knox's house, whero Drisccll got fresh clothing. Mr. Kean, finding that his threat of retaining the clotning did not bring Driscoll to terms, left the clothes on the beach and went away with his boat. Somebody's orchard must have sullercd duriogthe two days the gang had the boat away, as she was half-lull of apple skins, Ac , when he got her again. Most of the members of this gang have been arrested u the police, but thanks to the leniency of Bench, they have generally been disch;r)i jd with a caution, and gone out of Court with their tongues in their cheeks. They are known as the terror of Ponsonby, and unless they mend their ways will make a bad end.

There is reason to believe that a young maD named Huxtabl«, who wjs engaged in looking after the business of Mr. j'roebsting, commission agent, Fort-street, during the absence of that gentleman in Germany, has levanted by the last outward mail steamer. Huxtablo had, it appears, a power of attorney to collect certain bills as they came due, aud these he has, it seems, collected to the extent of £500, but his whole defalcations it is anticipated, will exceed that amount. Mr. Proehsting was expected back in Auckland in May, but it is not known whether he has left Germany or not. A cable has been sent to Germany to his address, acquainting him with the affair, but no reply has yet been received, so if; is presumed he is on the road out. Huxtable, it is said, has taken a through ticket to Liverpool. Messrs. Stevens and Brooktield, who are now agents for Mr., Proebsting, have declined to furnish information to anyone respecting the affair.

The following is the weekly return of the District Hospital for the week ending March 14:—.Remained last week, 95; admitted since, 12 ; discharged since, 13 ; died since, 1 ; remaining at present, 74 ; females, 19 : total, 93. R. P- died on the Sth inst. The Hospital authorities desire to acknowledge the gift of an ice chest of large capacity from Mr. J. C. Firth, and thus a long-felt want has been supplied.

A presentation is being got up for Mr. Daviu Hean. Jate manager of th-i Auckland branch of the National Bank, but now Inspector of th« bank in New Zealand. Already about £200 has been collected.

The third of Mr. Pooley's series of popular marine concerts will take place to-day. The steamer Takapuna has been engaged for the occasion, anil will leave the Qie*n-street Wharf at half-past two, returning in time for the six o'clock train and omnibuses. Mr. McComish will play a selection from "The Huguenots " en the cornet, accompanied by Mr. Pooley on the pianoforte. A young lady amateur will play two pianofore solos, and vocal contribution* will be given by Madame Pooler, Me-srs. Skeats, VVorrall, and .Simpson. Mendelssohn's open-air music will be sung by a well-trained choir, id which some of our best local amateurs will appear. Tho sea?on is rapidly drawing to a close, and those who have not patronised these concerts wonld do well to put in an appearance this afternoon.

The voting yesterday for the Ararimn Licensing Committee resulted as follows :— R. Sinciuir. 77 ; Is*ac McLeod, 64; Andrew Mcleod, 62 ; John Foster. GO ; John Slatter, jun., 5S ; Curtis Mooiv. 55 ; Hemy Ballam, 39 ; William Dawson, 36 ; Thomas Pennal, 34. The lirst five were declared duly elected. Th« temperance party nominated the last five candidates, but it is understood chat Mr. Sinclair received, the support of both partios.

" Katopayer " writes :—"ln a recent issne a local states that five gentlemen, whose names were appended, are nominees of the temperance party for the Licensing Committee of Takapuna. This statement is not quite coirect, as the majority of tho temperance people werft not in any way taken into the confidence of the nominators, neither are they of opinion that the candidates are the moßt suitable persons that might have been selected, u»r can they he expected to act with vigour, for upon looking down the list we we find the first gentleman nominated has been largely employed in arranging and fitting the sntigitrifia of tho public houses he is now cxpected to destroy ; the second is a gontlemau connected with the Press, but whoso mighty aim has not yet been raised to crush the demon of intemperance ; the third a man unknown to almost all eleotors ; a fourth the rev. gentleman who is celebrated as a local Road Board agitator; and lastly we have a gentleman sworn to put down Sundsy trading, yc; is making his fortune as director of the company who lurries over in hundreds tbe thirsty souls who on Sabbath afternoons travel over to North Shore for ' refreshments ' Had the Toolev-streefc tailors taken,the residents into their confidence, the result would be consistent candidates, no opposition, no misunderstandings, but uenerjtl support and sympathy for the temperance cause."

While engaged yesterday in assisting to discharge the ship Brenhilda, a man 'named William Pooley met witn a serious accident. Three bars of railway iron wore in the slings, when they gave way and one of the bars falling out struck Pooley on the head and arm. Captain Scaring, seeing that the injuries were serious, got a cab and hart Pooley removed to the Hospital, where he is doing as well as could l je expected. His left arm is broken and he has got a deep cut on the head.

A correspondent writes to us to the effect that a great number of the patrons of the opera would like to see *' La Maacofcte" reproduced for at least one night of the supplementary season (i.e.. if the report be true that the scenery aud costumed were not soot away H3 announced). The writer says that "if put on the hoards once more it would be a most unqualified success."

A correspondent writes that the monthly sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court at Pukekobe wa» held on th» 20th Februnry, before Messrs. T. Jackson, K.M.. aud H. Criipe, W. R. Wright, and J. H. Wright, Justices of the Peace. In the case of Adolph v. Bumervill tiie defendant was fined £1 and costs. The case of a breach of the Licensing Act against E. Johnston, of the Settlers' Hotel, brought by Constable McNight, for supplying beer to an intoxicated person, was dismissed for want of evidence. The case of insulting and abusive lauguage preferred by Jamet Latimer against Jacob Henry Wright created a great deal of interest. Both plaintiff and defendant are farmers residing at Pukeko'ne. • Th-t investigation was made at considerablfe length, and several witnesses were examined. The charge was proved, and the defendant bound over to keep the peace, himself in £50 and two sureties in £25 each.

Mr. Jobn Murray, Inspentor of the B-.nk of New Zealand, with Mrs. Murray ami family, were passengers yesterday by tlie s.s. Waihora for Duuedin, from whence Mrs. Murray and children proceed home. Mr. Murray returns to Auckland shortly. Mr. D. Manson, representative in Australasia of the far-famed American Waltham Watch Company, was also a passenger for the South by the same vessel, after a brief stay of a fortnight here. He is at present on a tour of inspection through the colony to-detect trade frauds upon the good name of the Walt-ham Watch Company.

A correspondent at Te Puke, East Coast, writes as follows regarding a local grievance :

—"The Atuaroa Bridge is nearly washed away. The last two days have been very wet, and proved too much for the bridgn. The County Council are goiug to build a new bridge over the Atuaroa Swamp to make it run up to the dry part of Snodgrass and Wrigley's land, completely isolating Corbett'a hotel, and bringing it out close to the back of Peter Grant's. Of course it is buspected to be a job to benefit two members of the County Council, and the Te Puke ratepayers have to pay the piper. There is no guarantee that the new road will be one whit better than the present one, and very likuly it will be worse, or as bad, and certainly half a mile further in going to Xauranga."

The Auckland TV ceklv Nrw.*, the ariest. best, anil most readable Uinily journal in the colony, will consist this week of forty pages It is admirably illustrated, and will contain this week a nurabar of special features, including an • xcelleat ; ortralt of Edward Hanlan, the champion oarsman of the world, anil tho opening chapters of a new and power-fullj-written novel—" Dorothy - Kacape,"—by Mrs. Sheldon. Tie Nr.ws ii characterised by the fulness of its intelligence, and the variety of its content*. Its agricultural articles are carefully written, its country and cc lonial news full and well selected, and its literary matter both interesting and edifying. It publishes each week sermons hy the most prominent r-rrach*r» of the age, serial tales by the ablest MUlior.i of the day, special articles on irenera tonic* by well informed writers, entertaining letters from its correspondents in America and £n?land, and a large variety of instrnc-i'e niittor. As a weekly an 1 famil- journal, the News is with -ut an equal. \ fall dis'st of mail news will -be found in this week's i«3ao ■'"id a pnit.-iit and sketch of Mr. J. 11. Whjte, M.H.R.

It was a most unfortunate thing that His Worship tho Mayor and City Councillor! did not advise us of their Intention to visit this Wairoa district, as we should have invited them to visit our Central Station, where they would have been able to impact and to report upon our new model Pineries. In fa.ct we should huve givon them letters of Introduction to Major Margin*, mir principal swineherd. And he would have shown them all the various processes that a Hog has to be put throu- h befoie he in fit to appear 'able in civilised society, or dcemod worthy tobecallod Bacon. Th«»y would also hvre aeon that there la no cause to fear & short supply for manv years 't<* come, as Hoas are plontiful, though a high cl**B Baco* does not appear in cvory family. However, it is no use crying over spilt milk, they hare mis-ted a rare opuoriiinity, and at the samo time a great treat, and the only way in which they can remedy such an oversight is to come in a body To*day and intf to the K<mer*l public to come with them, to our placo, the Kkjht Corner Stall, City Market, and we will try our h*si to give them a practical explanation of some of tho processes that good Hacon eoes through. Please come esriy. a* we are sure to be very busy, having just ror.e ved a new shipment of the very best <'ant erbury IJacon, and < heAie, which we rhall sell 20 per cent, less thaa Quemj. street prices.—Aucklaml Provision Company, Kight Corner Stall, City Market.—A Beitany, Manager.— [Abvt.J

Mr. W. S. Palford, manager of the New Zealand and Intercolonial News and Advertising Agency, bus j'jst fitted up his rooms. Short-land-street. On tho ground floor is the manager's office, with a notice board giving a list of the various intccMcnlal papers for advertising purposes. This office is u sjrt of "Enquire Within Uijon Everything"—even references as to Professor Payne's skill as & marAsman buing freely given*. On the fl »t floor is the reading room, whoro tile* of New Zealand, Australian, Knilish, and American journals are kept in their respsctive «Hvislons. It will be supplied with the various magazines, &c ; also pons, ink, and paper for us > of visitors, who will hare access to the reading-room gratuitously. This should prove a great boon to the commercial conimunitv, and to touii.«ts passirg through the colony. Mr. P.Jtford, we understand, has purchaftd'l the sole richt from the trustee in the estate of the deceased Mr. Langbridge to take over his late business.

Mr. H. G. Wade, architect, received the following tenders yesterday for the erection of 'Mr. Brlitur's Temperance Boarding-House, Albert-street, but no tle-dslou has >et been arrived ai as to the acceptance of the lowest or any tender: W. Blevrdon, £1850; W. Hosfw'i £1960 : Attewell, £1995 ;W. Vhilcox, £'>"15 :A. Pollard. £-2085 ; H. r. Joues. £2<>9o : Kn, c and Clark, £2014 ; and Handenck. £2137 ; t!. S. Wright, £2iC7 ; J. W. Jones, £2227 ; K. Kay. £2267: Melius £2270 ; McCnnuoet.ie, £2273; J. J Holland, £2*.55 ; ttlllngham, £2297 ; Jenkin-o», £2300; E. Mills, £2*45; Julian, £2450; Shatter, £2617.