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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIII, Issue 7567, 20 February 1886, Page 4

It will be seen from our cable mesgao. dpy that Mr. Gladstone has made a decl tion of the policy of the Government, ah' the Budget is disposed of the Irish Otitis to be taken in hand, and measure, ' 0U be introduced dealing with the mainLlf® « of social order, the land difficulty ami 4 administration of the affairs of the 00 f 4 A revolution has broken out in Servia tI 7, stated that the Greek fleet it to be block Ji i 1 A proposal is mooted in San Francisco M di a cable from there to the Sandwich T.i The Waihora's passengers hare arrive *• Melbourne, " all well." ® We understand that Sir George Grcv »-t. arrive in town next week, and that h *•!' probably deliver a public address at anl*! 1 date. u 4t,

At the meeting of the Board of Educ&f yesterday, an application was receiver! f!'° a Mangonui asking that the boys attending ti? 1 school there may be taught swimming i n L 5 of drill during ; the summer month? tH request was approved. The Secretary tntu Board, Mr. V. E. Rice, said he had viS the Freshwater Baths in the city and I thought it would be a good thing if BQ „ arrangement could be made for teaching o^ 6 boys attending the Auckland city school Mr. Upton said that was a matter for th City Schools Committee to take up. A deputation of the members of the fin a Boards of Archill and Eden Terrace wait! on th« Hon. the Minister of Justice vest day, re connecting the Great North and North Roads, so that the inhabitants ofPn W sonby Surrey Hills, .Newton, and Archill" might have easy access to Mount Eden ' Kingsland railway stations. The deputatio' pointed cut that the proposed work touW be rather costly to be undertaken by th local bodies, and that if the Government gave one-third of the cost, that *,A would soon be recouped to the Governtne by reason of the increase in railway traiti" Mr. Tole in reply said that he had soin' correspondence re the road, and that ha would visit the place to-day at eleven o'clock with the members of the local bodies Mr. F. Lawry has issued an address to the electors of Manukau. He refers to the generous kindness with which he was treated when he last contested the district, and sa\i that he became aware that it would hare been regarded as a national loss had the House of Representatives been deprived of the valuable services of Sir G. M. O'Rorke as Speaker. The address then proceeds •- "Recent events have shown the troubles which have arisen in one of our colonial legislatures, through the alleged incompetency or lack of judgment on the part of its Speaker, and this has increased the gratification that our Speaker is distinguished by such remarkable aptitude and proficiency for the discharge of his important duties. Indeed, I am convinced that were it pratic* able to obtain a vote of the New Zealand people upon the question, the result would , be overwhelmingly in favour of returning Sir G. M. O'Rorke to Parliament unopposed on account of bis possessing these qualifies, ; tions to such an eminent degree. In defer- | ence, therefore, to this national feeling, I have resolved not to oppose SirG. M. O'Rorke should he offer his services to you at the next election as a candidate for yoor suffrages ; and I venture to express the hope that you will endorse my determination, and that my supporters will not resent my having taken this step without advice or consultation in any sense whatever."

The special meeting of the Onehunga Perpetual Land, Building, and Investment Society, called for the purpose of accepting the resignation of the Secretary and appointing a successor, was held in the society's office on Thursday night, but owing to the numerous attendance an adjournment was made to the Town Hall. The Secretary's resignation was read, and was witb great reluctance accepted by the shareholders, only after a positive statement by the secretary that it was his final decision. A considerable number of applications for the appointment were in the hands of the directory, and a ballot was taken, which resulted as follows Mr. Sydneyßrookfieln, 102; Mr. Angus Gordon, 79; Mr. George Turnbull, 34; Mr. J. G. Hutchison, 13. Mr. Brookfield was therefore appointed. By the s.s. Maitai, which leaves fot Southern ports to-day, Mr. D. Dougherty is to be a passenger. Mr. Dougherty has for some years past been associated with the Auckland office of the Union Steamship Company, and proceeds to Gisborne to take over the business there as manager of the company, in the room of Mr. Gambit, resigned. Mr, Dougherty has been known at this port for some time as a moat painstaking officer, and his promotion to the office named will, we feel sure, meet with the good wishes of all with whom he has been associated here.

Yesterday Mr. A. Reischek, naturalist, had his collection of birds arranged in Messrs. Fisher and Co.'3 old shop in Queenstreet. The collection, as a whole, ii certainly the finest of New Zealand birds that has been on public exhibition here. It i' Mr. Reischek's intention to dispose of the whole by art union at the close of a couple of weeks, and during that time the birds will be on view where they now are. The prizes are 40 in number, and range in price from £45 downwards. Mr. .Reischek is a most enjoyable companion for a visit round the collection. He can tell where each bird was secured, ana the circumstance under which it was obtained. The well-known " mutton bird'_ be looks upon as one of the most determine! fighters amongst all the birds in tbe colony. Some of the birds are rare, the stitch bird, in the first prize, having never been shown in Auckland in a preserved form previouslyMr. Rsisohek regrets that the Maori cats and dogs are doing much to diminish the number of native birds. In some places they ire decreasing from these causes very fas'! while the stoats and weaslea, now being introduced in the South Island under the sanction of the Government, Mr. Keischek thinks will prove the worst colonists that ever came to New Zealand. Not only is the collection of birds exceedingly valuable, an" many of them exceedingly rare, but the cases in which they are housed are admiral pieces of the cabinetmaker's work. exhibition is well worthy of inspection, an it is one that will likely grow in popular favour - day by day until the art nnio drawing takes place. All the birds are « np in natural positions—positions which i Reischek has observed during his rambles. There was no opposition at the election o> a licensing committee for the borough Parnell, and the candidates nominal. Messrs. R. Frater, C. Wood, M. M ftrrl ° ' N. W. Pollard, and J. F. Clarke, « returned unopposed. There was very u interest manifested in the election, *> sides being apparently satisfied with candidates nominated.

A correspondent of the Southland T»® states that strong representations were . m ? )r some time ago for the appointment ot ■ Hodgkinson (who has more than once rep . sonted Riverton in the Lower House) seat in the Legislative Council. An effort is about being made in CbrW church to get employers of labour to 8 of their employe who are volunteer! » a few hours of Friday afternoons tor purpose of daylight parades. The Wellington Press has had goroe , d ' cussion on the proposed borrowing p® and concludes its last article thu3 Premier has had (?fche courage, for whw give him full credit, to warn the people henceforward the raising of each new m ' will involve an addition of £40,000 a y { the taxation— to the taxation n»n » merely to the expenditure out . of « statealready existing. In the face of tna ■, ment, made under a full sense of re 1 bility by the highest authority, we J hesitation in declaring that the on y. . policy is to abstain altogether ' rom fi to borrowing, and at all apparent gacrl a allow public affairs to be restore healthy state by the natural increase production and trade of the country. Captain Paynter, of the Stoke Ri^^ well known throughout the colony winner of the New Zealand P ?^resnaon several occasions, has sent in his ooe pted tion, and the same has been duly »- and gazetted. „ vj The many friends of the Artillery will be pleased to learn that w 7 , received third prize in the late ban jfe a at Wellington, the secretary having re a cheque for the amount this wee*. . • Mr. Harding was very ftr Stend* nc * Duuedin, and there was a large » on the occasion of his benefit.

At the time oar representatives visited Cape Maria Van Diemen Lighthouse to ascertain from the lighthouse-keeper if anything had been seen of the yessel reported by Captain Savory, we learned that those at the lighthouse had observed some object, in appearance a vessel on her beam ends, but not being in communication by telegraph with any centres of population, they were unable to report the matter. As is now known the object turned out to be a whale, as found, by our representatives on board our chartered steamer Glenelg, but the object might have been a vessel in distress, with possibly a part or all of her crew still clinging to it, and if the lighthouse had been in connection with Auckland by telegraph, the information could have been sent here two days before Captain Savory reported it, and succour could have been immediately sent. We certainly think the Government should take some steps to have the matter at once attended to, and this important part of our coast placed in immediate communication with this port. Again, vessels coming froin home, and the colonies, and elsewhere almost invariably make Capo Maria Van Diemen, and they could be reported from there, and if it were generally known to masters that messages could be sent from the lighthouse, there is hardly a ship but would endeavour to get reported, just as they do when entering or leaving the English Channel. To merchants and others this would prove an inestimable boon.

A meeting in connection with the N.Z. Rifle Association meeting was held last night, to make arrangements about sending competitors from Auckland. It appears that in two companies the competitive tiring is not yet finished, so that the competitors cannot yet be named, but it is certain that, including the Thames representatives, there will be at least 50 to do battle for Auckland. The "A" Battery of Artillery has the following team : —Sergeant Henderson, Corporal Parslow (carbine champion), Corporal Doughty, Gunners Payne, A. Wooller, and J. Webster. Sergeant Mettam, of of the Garrison Band, also proceeds with this contingent. The Gordon Rifles have a strong team, including as they do Lieutenants Leigh and Fairs, ColourSergeant Buchanan, Volunteers C. P. Taylor, H. J. Buckley, J. Leigh, S. Taylor, W. E. Mears. and Buchanan. Numerically, and in shooting strength, this company is well equipped, and they obtain a tower of strength in Volunteer C. P. Taylor, late Sergeant Taylor of the Victoria Rifles, and the present holder of the district champion belt. The City Guards will be represented by Lieutenant Dormer, Colour Sergeant Hay, Sergeant Boyd, Volunteers Sterling and Spragg. It is a fair representative team, and should do something towards bringing the Auckland City Guards into prominence. We have not yet been furnished with the lists of the other teams, and, as already stated, some of them are still undecided. Mr. Arthur Yates returns to the contest on the subject of the Saltwater Baths, in answer to "F. S. P." He makes the following suggestions —"That the staging should be doubled in width, and kept regularly washed down if there were holes made for the water to drain away so much the better. There ought to be three times as many dressing-boxes as there are ; the two ends might be used for these, as they are utterly useless at present, while it is almost impossible to get a box on a tine morning unless one goes very early. They should be kept scrupulously clean, and on the floor of each one there should be a piece of latticework, so that people could dress without having to stand in a pool of water. The mud should also be cleaned out of the bottom, and the steps and ropes repaired. If the Council have not funds for these slight alterations, I would suggest a plentiful application of soap and water and a coat of paint, which would do much to remove the cause of complaint at very little cost."

We learn, in reference to the resolution passed by the Harbour Board, at the meeting held on Thursday, to enter upon Mr. Jenkinson's contract for the No. 1 buttress off the quay wall, that Mr. Jenkinson has had served on the Engineer of the Board, Mr. McGregor, and the Secretary, Mr. Brieham, a notice that he has not abandoned his contract, and that if the Board entered on or interfered with the works, he should take proceedings against them. Mr. Jenkinson is acting under the advice of his solicitor, Mr. E. A. Mackechnie, and Messrs. Devore and Cooper hare been retained to act as counsel, in the event of any action arising out of the existing dispute.' Word was received yesterday by the Auckland Timber Company that the heavy rains on Thursday night and Friday morning brought down a very large quantity of logs to the mills at Whangaroa, and 3500 to the mills at Mangonni. This supply should keep the saws going for some time to come. The shares in the newly-projected Auckland and North Shore Ferry Company are, we are informed, going off very rapidly. On Thursday Mr. C. G. Quick placed upwards of 500 shares, and now upwards of 7000 shares have been disposed of. There are 20,000 shares in the capital stock of the company, but it is estimated that the cost of the two steamers ordered and the inauguration of the service will not be more than £8000. On the evening of Thursday, 18th instant, at St. Peter's Church, Lake Takapuna, the annual harvest festival for the district was held, and despite the inclemency of the weather there was a fair attendance. The service was conducted by the Revs. F. H. Long, J. Bates, JW. J. Phillips, Dr. O'Callaghan, and P. S. Smallfield, the two latter gentlemen delivering very appropriate addresses. The choir, ably assisted by several members of Trinity Church choir, Devonport, rendered the choral service very effectively. Notwithstanding the general scarcity of fruit this season the inhabitants of the district sent in a bountiful supply, which, with abundant floral contributions and several suitable mottoes, were most tastefully arranged by willing hands, and gave to this pretty little church a charming appearance. As the heavy downpour of rain at early evening prevented many from attending, the decorations remain, and the thanksgiving service will be continued on Sunday evening next, when addresses suited to the occosion will be delivered and seasonable hyms sung, The Waltemata Bicycle Club have opened a competition for a 20-mile road race, to be ran on the 6th March, the starting point being Papakura,* and the winning post in Auckland. The entries for the event close to-night. Mr. James Cowley, Secretary of the Auckland Branch, 372, Amalgamated Society ot Engineers, .sends us the following in reference to the case of - William Lewis, engineer, who was said to have been succoured by the Orange Society "He did not arrive in Auckland from home he landed in Danedin by the barque Lutterworth, and was advised to come on to Auckland by the Secretary of our Danedin branch. 2. He was not altogether destitute, as he was in receipt of 5s per week as sick benefit from our society in Auckland. He received in all under that head £11 17s 6(1, and benevolent grants amounting to £4 10s. ■besides, he received several mjnis subscribed ny the members of our branch meetings. One of our members paid his passage to Katikati, Tauranga, and back again, and wanted to keep him six months, free of cost, but he would not stop after he had been 'here a month. The attention of the Orangemen of Auckland was called to him by a letter I sent to J. Carnahan. The answer 1 received to it was that they were subscribing to send him home. How he was to live on 53 per week until then the letter did rot state. As to Lewis working his passage, lie was willing to try his best at that; and 1 '*w Mr. Barber, chief engineer o.s. Doric, and he agreed to give him a trial, as Lewis was a practical mechanic and a good workwan when in good health. On the day the boric left this port I was from three o'clock "i the afternoon until ten at night in Lewis' tympany, and to my certain knowledge there was not a single Orangeman spoke a word to him. A meeting of the members of the Good Templar's election committee for City South held yesterday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of having the recent election in that ward declared void, on the ground of the irregularity described in yesterday's Herald. After considerable discussion the matter was Postponed, no definite decision having been come to. A committee was appointed to examine the new rolls, to see that the names of supporters of the temperance cause are ( u'y recorded, in prepatation for next year's contest. I he manager of the Dunedin Savings Bank ates that money ie being freely ofiered on epoait at sent, and this is regarded as a .V 00 ' Dunedin is emerging from under 8 dark cloud which has environed it for "even year«.

The Wealeyan Conference of New South Wales has lately been in session, and before that body the Rev. G. Lane read the report of the depufcetion which had gone to Tonga. He stated that the deputation ' went as peacemakers, determined to make any concessions that did not oppose the right. / The deputation found Mr. Baker supreme—in all but namo the King of Tonga. Persecution —fierce and cruel persecution been carried on against the Wesleyans. The report proceeds" Mr. Baker told the deputation many times that the people were not persecuted because they were Wesleyans, but because they were with Mr. Mculton, who was opposed to the Government. Whatever mistakes Mr. Moulton might have made, there could be nothing to justify the bringing of such grave and unfounded charges as the following :— Mr. Baker declared over and over again to the deputation that Mr. Moulton was working to secure the annexation of Tonga to Great Britain, and that he was in league with other _ foreign residents at Tonga to secure this. Mr, Moulton said thero was not the slightest foundation for saying this ; that he was not in favour of annexation, and had made no move in the world to secure it." The conclusion of the report states :— "The deputation could not but hope that in answer to the prayers of His Church, God would interpose on behalf of the unhappy people, and the rulers of Tonga be induced to cease their harsh and oppressive measures, when the services of their missionaries and the institutions of their church would again be sought after. The deputation do not recommend the withdrawal of Mr. Moulton, but that one experienced minister should be appointed by the next annual conference to the Church in Tonga." The report, as will be seen from the above quotations, is strongly hostile to Mr. Baker.

A new drug found by Dr. Buckland is creating much comment in the medical world. It is called aveness, and is produced from Scotch oats. For nearly half a ceutury chemists have been attempting to extract &nd isolate this peculiar alkaloid, but to Dr. Buckland, who has achieved quite a reputation as a neurologist and insanity expert in England, belongs the credit of success. It is claimed that its curative actions are remarkable in brain and nerve disorders, and its use is being generally adopted by the medical profession for nervousness, paralysis, sleeplessness, sciatica, neuralgia, and like disorders with great success. It is said to be perfectly harmless, yet a most powerful nerve tonic. On Tuesday evening Sir Julius Vogel, in compliance with a numerously-signed requisition, will address the citizens of Auckland in the Theatre Royal. His Worship tho Mayor will take the choir. Admission to the platform will be by ticket. On Monday week the Emerson Minstrels commence a short season at Abbott's Opera House. The company have been appearing in Australia and the South with very great success, and their performance is highly spoken of by the Press generally.

A recent number of the Volunteer Service Gazette contains the following in reference to a remarkable score made at a rifle match by F. L. Vogel, second Bon of the Colonial Treasurer of this colony "In view of his resignation of the post of Instructor of the Charterhouse Cadet Corps, after a service extending back to the formation of the corps, Sergeant-Major Ford presented a cup for competition on Wednesday, the 18th instant, for the best score at 500 yards, The match was confined to those who shot for, or were in training for the Ashburton Shield and Cadets' Trophy in July last. The number of men eligible was 18, of whom 14 went to the target; and, after a very close fight, Private F. L. Vogel (son of Sir J alius Vogel, K.C.M.G.) became the winner of the cup with 34 points out of a possible 35. His score was made up as follows *.—5455555-34. Following on for the take of practice, Vogel scored other five bulls, making up the magnificent total of 59 for his twelve consecutive shots, the highest possible being 60. A score such as this deserves to be put on record, and it must have been very gratifying to the donor of the prize to find that such excellent results had followed his efforts in the way of instruction. If this promising young shot keeps up to his present standard, he will be a formidable opponent next July for the Spencer cup, which, as our readers may remember, was last taken by his elder brother, of the same school. It should be mentioned that a steady east wind was blowing throughout the match; time, about halfpast eleven.

With favourable weather this afternoon, the senior cup cricket match, Gordon v. Auckland, which has excited so much interest, should result in a close contest, although the Gordons have somewhat the best of it at present, by scoring 151 runs last Saturday on a dry wicket. The A.C.C. have no wickets down for 15 runs, and require 139 more to win. At the Opera House yesterday evening there was a large audience, by whom the amusing performance of the members of the Rickardß-Leete combination was received with the customary demonstration of approval. To-night " Bric-a-Brac" will give place to "Spoons," which is said to be an intensely comical absurdity, and full of mirth-provoking situations, episodes, and incidents, Mr. Matthew Burnett, temperance evangelist, is about to visit New Zealand. (.The post of District Agent at Dunedin for the Mutual Life Association of Australasia has been conferred on Mr. A. R. Kelsey. The scheme for the establishment of a Nurses' Home in Dunedin has been abandoned, owing to lack of sufficient support. The Southland Times quotes the statement of the Bishop of Auckland about the members of the Assembly suffering from colds and influenza when they were in Dunedin, and suggests that Invercargill should be tried. Cardinal Moran, while in Dunedin, had a large number of callers every day. A shark was lately harpooned in Danedin harbour (but not caught) which was said to be thirty feet long and three feet across the mouth. The Auckland Weekly News is the largest and most readable weekly newspaper published in New Zealand. It is admirably illustrated, and its selection of news is copious and interesting:. It contains, in addition, thrilling tales by favourite authors, brightly written articles on social and other topics, sermons by the leading preachers of the age, contributions from experienced authorities on agriculture, the cultivation of sub-tropical produce, and ether kindred subjects, and a mass of nseful and reliable information on all matters appertaining to the farm. The following headings indicate thd diversified character of its miscellaneous reading:— "Far the Ladies" "Useful Household Hints," "Fashion Notes," "Children's Column," "Wit and Humour," " Poetry," "Chess and Draughts," "Literature, Music, and the Drama," " Science and Art," &c. Amongst the illustrations this week is a portrait of the Right Rev. Bishop Harper, Primate of New Zealand.

The sale of various kinds of pot plants, orchids, palms, etc., by Messrs. Heaketh, Aitken, Maclean, and Co., has been postponed until two o'clock on Tuosday. The following licensing election notices have been publishod Mount Eden, nominations on the 25th February, an'l election on the Bth March ; Newton, nominations on the i6th February, and election on 9th March: Arclihill, nominations on 27th February, and election on 6th March; Mount Wellington, nominations on Ist March, and election on March 10 ; Monet Uoskill, nominations on 2nd March, and olection on 11th March. Mr. Thomas Seaman is Ketumlng Officer in each district. Those desiring to furnish should attend the sale in Somerset Place, Howe-street, on Monday. Everything will be sold without reserve. The goods are of the best, and almost new. Edward Ceydou will officiate as auctioneer. The Rev. C. Worboys will lecture on the subject of " Love, Courtship and Marriage," in the 'irafton Road Wesleyan Church, oo Tuesday next, at half-past seven p.m., in aid of tho Sunday-school funds. The following programme will be performed by the Ariillory Band, under Bandmaster Hunter, in the Western Par* this afternoon, weather permitting Overture, "Musicale" (J. Hemmerle): selection. ''Puritina" (Bellini); valse, '* brune'te" (Smith); selection. ''Maritana" (Dubois); fantasia, "Klmira" (K. Mill lot); selection. '• Weber's Mass in G" (K. Newton); conteit va'se, "Fairy Revels" (Round): ?alop, "'1 lie Scout" (W. H. Wei s) ; "God Save the Queen." The attention of tho Hebrew congregation is directed to an announcement in our advertising columns re the closing of the cemetery. Creditors of the Dart Gold Mining Co. are warned in another column to Drove their claims before the District Court on March 10. An extraordinary meeting of the Oriental Gold Mining Co. will be hold at Grahamstown oil March 10. The licensing election for the One-Tree Hill district will take place in the Epsom Hall on Marc'i 9. Nominations clo»e at noon on March 2, Mr. John Young has commenced to give lessons in music, etc., at his residence, Ponsonby Road, near the reservoir. Rockfield Road and Clark's Road, in the One-Tree Hill road district, ate closed during repairs, while Market itoad is closed from five p.m. to eight wra. ■ • ■