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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8949, 13 January 1888, Page 4

It is reported that another plot to murder the Czar has besa discovered. Several officers believed to be implicated in the oon■piracy have been irreslied. The Bulgarian question is again coming to the front. Ko#sir is renewing her miohiaations in the Balkan Peninsula, and Turkey is endeavouring » indue* th« Powtti to insist npon Pnao*

fVr'cnnincl'a withdrawal from the country. The crofters' agitation in the Western Isles is assuming serious proportions. A report is current that Stanley haa reached Ernin Bey.

J lie visit of the Son. Mr. Garrett, M.L.A. of 'fydney, to Auckland, at present, is purely one of pleasure and for health. His period d! stay is uncertain, although it is possible he may visit the Lake country before returning to his duties as Minister of Lands. Yesterday he drove out into the suburbs in order to get a totter idea of the surroundings of Auckland.

It is pleasant to record that the roll of recipients of charitable aid is diminishing. This arises, in a great measure, from the increasing atrif.qoncy in administering aid, and the preliminary investigations of the visiting office '. A good deal of imposition is thus got rid of, and the charitable aid fund prevented from being abused. It appears th|j* class of applicants have a great ol jectio.'i to appearing before the Board. Hopes are entertained that, through a thorough sifting of the various chronic cases, a still further reduction in the roll of " sturdy beggars" may be effected.

The Licensed Victuallers are indisposed this year' to spend the large amount which was devoten last year to contest the licensing elections, and overtures have been made to the T«m' trance organisations with & view of jffeotiiy a friendly compromise as to the " tick ' * "to bo elected. It is said a meeting will! *ke place next week in oonneotion with thl. matter.

Complaints are made as to the Domain being haunted by men of questionable habits, rendering it almost impossible for ladies and shildren to use this " lung " of the city, unless under the protection of some male friends. The other day a lady, accompanied by two children, went into the Domain for an airing. The lady whiled away tho time reading a book, while the two little girls played about in the adjoining shrubbery. Suddenly one of the children was laid hold of by a man who came out of the under* growth, and commenced to pull her about, he struggled and screamed, while the other child ran and raised an alarm, which brought the lady to the rescue, and the fellow made off. It is suggested that the occasional patrol of a constable, even in the day time, would do much to protect ladies and children from annoyance in using a publio pleasure grounds which should be accessible to all,

A meeting, convened at the request of the Government, was held at the Chamber of Commerce Buildings, yesterday afternoon, to make preliminary arrangements for the representation of the Auckland Provincial District at the forthcoming Melbourne Ex* hibition. Messrs. A, H. Nathan (Chairman of the Charabor of Commerce), A. E. Devore (Mayor), and G. Fraser (Chairman of the Industrial Association) were present, and it was resolved to hold a publio meeting of citizens and country settlers at the Council Chambers, at 8 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday, February 1, to consider the question. It was resol' ed to advertise the meeting in the columns of the New Zealand Herald, Apcklmd Weekly News, and in the country newspapers, as it is desirable that comVry settlers shall be made aware of the pre/orations for the fitting representation of Auckland's resources.

Yesterday Br. Purchas and Messrs. Aickin and J. M. Clark, directors of the Auckland Tramway Company, accompanied by the general manager (Mr Malcolm) went in a special car over the newly-completed extension of the line from Newmarket to Potter's paddock, Epsom. This was the first trial of the line, and the road was found to be in good order, the car running smoothly. The whole of the work has been carried out under the supervision of the clerk of works, Mr. Langford, and the line was constructed by the company's staff, without any engineering assistance, The whole ran from Loner Queen-street to Potter's paddock was accomplished in thirty minutes, and from the latter point to the Three Lamps in the same time. The eastern circuit time table (which provides for stoppages) contemplates the trips between the above points being done in fortytwo minutes. The holiday traffic has been wonderfully-well sustained, considering the dull times, the difference in the number of passengers carried at the New Year and the cumber curried at the holidays of the year preceding,, being only 400 less.

Yesterday Messrs P. A. Philips and F. G. E#ington purchased some suitable books for the inmates of the Lnnatio Asylum with the £4 allotted for that purpose by His Worship the Mayor out of the £30 left by Mr Pain, who recently gave the fireworks exhibition here. This grant to the Asylum was most opportune, as new books were much required, a history of England being in special demand. Light literature will enable many of the patients to while an hour away, and the four linen picture books will, it is said, immeoiely delight the children in the Asylum.

A meeting of the Judge'* Bay Regatta Club was held last evening at the Native School, St. Stephen's Avenue. The ohief business was the election of officers for the ensuing year. The following elections were made President, Mr. G. 8. Kissling; oommltt?®, Messrs. Porter, Sanford, McCauslaud, Anderson, Sanderson, and Bloomfield ; Mr, J. H. McCausland was elected secretary. It was decided that the regatta should be held on Saturday, 25th, for pulling races, and for sailing races on the following Saturday. The meeting adjourned nntil Thursday, the 19th, at eight p.m., on whioh date the committee will meet half an hour before, and subscriptions will be received by the secretary, or any member of the committee in the meantime.

Yesterday at the Police Court, Otto Hendreks was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with hard labour, for assaulting a bailiff. Later in the day, a Mrs. Sarah Turner Hinton, residing in WellingtonStreet, was arrested on a oharge of being Implicated in the assault. She denied the Charge, and stated that she did not take any part in the assault,, but endeavoured to make peace between the prisoner and the bailiff. Constable Bernard, however, took her to the police station, and she will bo brought up before the Bench this morning on the charge.

There is likely to be lively competition in Wellington between the Wellington tramway and the 'buses. Mr. Young, of Wellington, is at present on a visit to Auckland in connection with the matter. He has bought three of Patterson's 'buses, one from Cousins and Atkin (garden-seated), and one from Mr. Martin. Also pnrohased over a dozen horses and is in nsgooiation for as many more to be shipped to Wellington. It is believed' this competition will wake up the Wellington tramway management, lead to a quicker and better service, and the placing of improved carriages on the line.

The annual picnic of the members of the Guard of Honour Society attached to St. Patrick'* Cathedral, was held at Mrs. Lind's gardens, Northoots, yesterday, and proved most enjoyable. The usual (ports were entered into with zest daring the day, and in the evening dancing and tinging engaged the young people in the hall. Amongst those t resent were the Rev. Fathers Thomas, eniban, and Hackett. It- only remains to bo said that Miss Kats Shoehan and her assistants were most aauiduoui, in their endeavours to entertain both the members and guests.

The E*rl of Carnarvon has written tho following letter to the Sydney Morning Herald " My attention has been called to i telegram from England to the effect that Mr Justia McCarthy ha» stated that ' I have socepted Mr C. S. Parnell's Home Rule for Ireland proposals as a plank in my political faith,' and that Lord Salisbury has replied that ' he is convinced that suoh a statement is without foundation.' I do not particularly admire the political fairness of making allegations as to a person who la known to be many thousand miles distant, and therefore wholly inoapable of making an immediate reply. That reply, however, has been made for me by Lqrd Salisbury ; bat In order that there may be no ground for misapprehension here or elsewhere, I think it well to ■&7 that the statement attributed to Mr McCarthy is, if correctly reported, absolutely without warrant. My opinions on Irish affairs, and particularly on Mr Gladstone's Home Rule Bill, have been so often and bo clearly stated that it la quite nnnecensary •or me to repeat them." J 1 is anticipated that Mr. Firth's" new joller flour mill will be ready for commences operations in a few weeks. The maohinery now being put in position, and is capable turning out 60 tons of flour every 24 hours* nl t m 1" k® the most extensive and com* y e « of the kind in the Australasian colonies. /*? rteen tenters were received yesterday t«rw » lterat ' onß to the Catholic Presby6ona architects, Messrs. Mahoney and

A suggestion has been thrown out that the Board of Education might avail itself of the presence in Auckland of Mrs.' Fawoett Storey, lecturer on " Domestlo Economy" to the Technical College, Sydney, to give one or two leotures on cookery to the teachers of the publio schools, on "the lines of those delivered by her in Sydney. Very little, if anything, in this way has been taught in our educational system, owing to the want of applianoes. A number of the teachers are scattered about enjoying their New Year's vacation, and perhaps the suggestion might not be practicable, but the necessity of some such instruction should not be lost sight of. Mrs. Storey's course of lectures in Sydney, we notioe, comprises the following subjects:—The k.ouae and its furniture, food, clothing, health and sickness ; nurture and care of infant life ; housekeeping and thrift; plain cooking and highclass cooking ; physical and moral management of children; management of work, management of income, helps to saving.

Palmerston was fortunate enough to obtain a loan for £30,000. Of this £20,000 was to be devoted to a water supply, but the Manawatu Times says that there is now available only £19.000, and says that " unless some definite line of action is speedily adopted, it will not be long before the burgesses have little to show as the results of the loan scheme, except the array of debentures which have to be paid." A very narrow esoape from a serious car. riage accident took place last evening in Pitt-street. Mr Dawson (brother of Dr. Dawson) was driving down the street about seven o'clock, being accompanied by three ladies who were in the carriage, when thehorso, through some unexplained cause bolted. Mr. Dawson, with considerable judgment and coolness, kept the animal from heading down Grey-street, and at last succeeded in pulling it up as it ran across tho asphalt pavement near the premises of Mr. Palmer, butcher. During, the escapade, the horse kicked and plunged, damaging the splashboard and front part of the carriage. Some bystanders promptly came to Mr. Dawson's assistance, and the ladies were got out of their unpleasant position. It was found necessary to release the horse, and it was taken back to the stable, the carriage being subsequently removed from the street otherwise.

A typhoid fever patient was admitted yesterday into the Hospital. The oity has been remarkably free from this scourge, so far, this summer. Yesterday the following couple of telegrams were received from the mine manager of the Paroquet claim:—"Reef in winze showing gold freely from wall to wall; low level looking well." " Broken down reef again last night 10 feot over low level, good show gold ; reef 10 foot." In the stock and share market a fair amount of business wai transacted : New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.'a shares were disposed of at 655; Bank of New Zsaiand's were wanted at £11 16s; Now Zealand Insurance Co.'a shares were in demand at 66a ex div, bat holders were wanting 68s ; Auckland Gas Co.'s shares were inquired for at £10 10s, but there were no sellers at that figure to be found. In gold mining shares: Cambrias changed hands at 7s 3d ; Saxons at 6« 6d and 6s 7d ; Prince Imperials at 6s 3d early in the day, but they advanced during the afternoon to 6s 10d ; Paroquets were sold at 6s and 6s 3d, Referring to the Panama Canal the Melbourne Argus says : —Whether, when the work is accomplished, it will be of very much service to the world is another matter. So far as Australia is concerned, the new route is not likely to be very largely used so long as the. old routes by the Suez Canal and the Cape of Good Hope remain available. New Zealand, it Is true, will be brought a little nearer to the old world, and in any case the possession of an alternative route cannot fail to be of considerable advantage to commerce. In the meantime, however, the fate of the canal has been left by its promoter in the hands of the French Government. It will be

for them to decide whether, in the em* barrassed state of the Republic's finances, anything further can be done ; or whether, in the language of the petitioner, they are prepared to incur the responsibility of a moral, material, and national disaster.

The recovery of municipal rates seems to be as difficult a matter as the collection of

the property tax. It is stated that fully one half the ratepayers of the oity are owing for the current rates. The intention of the authorities is to take fifty cases a week into Court, taking the list as it stands, without respect of persons, and so going through with it. There is a tradition of one recusant ratepayer, who, year in and year out, declines to pay any rates until he is summoned, and then cheerfully pays the amount into Court. The additional cost to him now must be something considerable.

To-night the Regatta Committee hold another meeting, at whioh they propose to arrange almost all the preliminaries in connection with the Regatta on the 30th inst. There are not a few who hold to the opinion that, if possible, the Regatta should be postponed until the return of the squadron in February next. They believe that the presenoe of the Nelson and Calliope would add additional eclat to the proceedings, and no donbt the vessels would add to the events to be decided by giving an exhibition of the rowing powers of their men. As to the matter of there being no holiday upon whioh the Regatta could by this postponement be fixed, that could easily be got over by arranging for the Regatta to be held on a Saturday, as half of that day is always held as a close holiday in the city and suburbs. The idea is one well worthy of the consideration of the Regatta Committee.

Yesterday's Walkato Times has the following "Duke»street, Cambridge, was enlivened on Monday morning by a number of waggonettes and other vehicles loaded with ladies and children, and passers-by first imagined that a Sunday Sohool picnic was in progress. On inquiry, however, it was found that the assemblage was merely the annual gathering of one family, that of Mr. Jonathan Kingdon, of Cambridge West. Mr. Kingdon and his good wife number between them one hundred and forty-one years, the lady being one year older than her spouse, and their golden wedding was oelebrated last April. They have for years been in the habit of gathering their descendants round them at Christmas, but last Christmas Day falling on Sunday the festival was adjourned until

Monday last. About sixty descendants and relatives took part in it, forty-seven immediate descendants of the couple being present, comprising nine dhildren (eight daughters and one son), thirty-seven grandehildren, and one great grandchild. Mr. Kingdon has also two married daughters residing in England, and as the old couple are hale and hearty, and likely to see many more family gatherings, the number present on future occasions promises to be very large. It is somewhat unusual in the colonies to see

so large a family settling round the eame neighbourhood, and Mr. and Mrs. Kingdon must have looked with considerable pride on their offspring."

The Wsitotara County Council resolved a few days ago, owing to the great number of sporting dogs in the district, to impose the maximum penalty of 10« per head on greyhounds, spaniels, pointers, setters, retrievers, and crosses from these breeds, the sum of 5s being payable for all other olasses of doge. They also resolved to request the Borough Council to operate with them in imposing the maximum penalty of 10s on aU sporting dogs. It is said that the dog* in question are becoming a nuisance to farmers owing to their sheep-worrying proclivities.

Last night Abbott's Opera House was again crowded by a most enthusiastic audi' ence to witness the sporting drama of "A Run of Luck." It is to be repeated again to-night and to morrow, when it is to be withdrawn to make room on Monday evenlog for the sensational drama of " The World."

The Church of England Sunday«aohool treat (says our correspondent at Tauhoa) was held at Mr. Boler's place on January 3, and was a most successful gathering. Upwards of thirty children and the same number ofQ adult friends were splendidly entertained. During the day the children were taken for a sail in boats kindly lent by the Messrs. Boler, who also gave np their establishment for the use of the children and the numerous adult friends who contributed greatly to the success of the day's amusement. The scholars were each presented with prizes for regular attendance, &o. Several pieces*of music were sung in a oredi table manner, and three cheers for their muoh respected teacher (Mrs. Green) terminated the proceedings. The newjCarletoa Club at Newmarket was opened yesterday afternoon.

Members are notified that the second tripTof the Auckland Fishing Club will »tart frsm the Queen-street Wharf at a. 10 p.m. to-morrow sharp,