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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8986, 25 February 1888, Page 4

Our cable messages this morning show the disturbed, state of Europe. While official utterances of confidence in the preservation of peace are being made, preparations of a distinctly warlike character continue to bo carried on. The situation is engrossing public attention. Mr. Gladstone in the House of Commons expressed the hope that England .would not, unless her interests and honour were assailed, take part in the coming fray, while Lord Churchill at, Oxford also made reference to the cri-

tical state of affairs at nresMvTl said he feared we were on the*^^' an 4 great rupture of the peace of E„r* » Russian Noteregarding Bufe Th, been favourably received, a f it? has unsettles everything and genii pr °J**al It is hinted in the official R , ® : not nin?> that unless the demands 0 f p' an acquiesced in she may be ar « resort to force. Spelled to

The Herald Monthly Sum™, transmission per R.M. g s Arf, y ' 'or San Francisco, will be publi^lS^ s3 ' v ii day next. It will consist of '££ 00 -Mem. and will contain, with all the rZ" P , month, a full description of th^rl, the Dock (with illustrations), the ory-L I* monies, and speeches at the banc Cerethus forming a complete historical? 6t ' 4:c - of this important enterprise now soT atlVa completed. A full account of tbt p ' n! ? of the Art Gallery by His Excelta!*" 1 Governor, with the addresses deli* the occasion and a critical notice?,? works of art displayed, will also h •* a in the Herald Summary, • Tha' no 6 ° Ir - 1 mail will close on Monday half.Jft* p.m. laa '* h - rr^

The police authorities have been nrf ■ by cablegram from Sydney that T„ 1 Seriac, the Auckland burglar has L committed for trial at Sydney on the'cfe of housebreaking. A warrant will b • warded to Sydney in respect to the i,iT land charges, so that in the improbl, event of Seriac getting off by a flut l' 3 could Be held in custody, and remanded . Auckland. If convicted, he will in n probability serve his term, and then be*- aJ to Auckland to stand his trial on the T charges. A man named George Robfc served three years in Wellington for*''" offence, and then was gent to Sydney got five years for some crimes which he u committed previously. Detective Herbl is engaged in securing the identification the property found on Seriac. The nr perty missing in Auckland during Yj,°' burglar epidemic, is as follows: fa^lv keyless gold hunting watch, lady's sill! fuard (small links and ball), key, whist! utton-hook and coins attached, (r'old braf' let (chased), gold brooch (stone in cent?and shamrock on each corner), lady" 8 hunting watch (keyless, chased c&J Albert guard of black beads attached and enamelled bracelet (small buckle pat tern, set with pearls), lady's gold hunting watch (chased cases), gold Albert of short links, silver horseshoe pin, ring, small gold bracelet, lady's gold guarcl pattern, gent's S.H. watch (lever), Amen* can International gold Albert chain and gold locket, silver locket, open faced gent's gold watch, gold snake chain, key, and seal with dark-coloured stone attached, lady's S.H.L. watch, silver chain, 2 small uncut diamonds and 1 large one, 12 large pearls" 3 rubies, 1 large oval Arabic silver seal' gold oval locket, I piece silver, » 0 ! ; H.L. watch, " Michael Corcoran, Syanev Exhibition," on inside case; 1 gold t-uari (curb pattern) and coin, oval gold locket, 2 silver bracelets, 1 oval silver locket, 1 pajj silver earrings, lady's gold guard (snake pattern), 1 old silver watch case, open* faced silver lever watch, with'silver curb chain and compass attached, Geneva silver watch, 1 gent's gold ring set with oval cornelian stone, lady's gold O.F. Genera watch, gold ring set with emerald, gold ring set with garnets, gold mourning ring, heart-shaped.

A general quietness prevailed in the sharemarket yesterday, and little business was done. Moanataiaris and Woodstock; were enquired for, and were quoted at 12; and 2s 6d respectively.

Mr. Edwin Hornsby will leave Auckland for Australia on Tuesday next, and many Auckland residents will regret that one of its most genial and enterprising citizen- is about to sever a connection of 25 years' standing with his New Zealand friend-. Mr. Hornsby was for many years manager of Messrs. T. and S. Morrin's business at the Thames, when the business there was much more extensive than it is at present, and he made for himself hosts of friends by his perfect business habits and genial disposition. Subsequently he was removed to the firm's head office in Auckland as general manager, and while in this capacity he was entrusted with the very responsible duty of proceeding to England to order the plant for the Auckland Waterworks, for which Messrs., Morrin and Co. •were the successful- • tenderers, and tie manner in which he-executed this order, and subsequently supervised the laying oi the pipes, &c., on behalf of .his firm, is beyond all praise. On the completion of the contract he resumed duty as general manager for Messrs. Morrin, but he subsequently entered into partnership with Mr. W. S. Laurie, as ironmongers and general importers. The speculation wis not a success, and the partnership was subsequently dissolved. Mr. Hornsby then purchased the Auckland Marble W oris, established in Stanley-street, and opened an office in Customs-street, but owing to faulty machinery and a lack of trade his speculation was not tho success which it as first promised to be. Since then Mr. Hornsoy has been engaged in various capacities. Throughout his whole career he has retained the respect and friendship of every person with whom he has been brought into contact, and they mil all join in wishing to him and_ Mrs. Hornsby the greatest success in their future career in Australia.

Yesterday the Inspector of Nuisances was employed in rather a peculiar way. He had procured a number of bags which were laid over the gratings of the sewers. On these water was poured, and then a quantity of carbolic acid. Great complain'.! have been made recently of the sme--coming up these gratings, and, in several cases, it is alleged that illness has been caused by the strong escape of sewer gas. Two gratings at the corner of Vulcan Law and High-street were very bad, and it is said that Mr. Robert Browning, whose office is there, owes his serious attack o typhoid to the effluvium from the grating in front of his office door. Mr. Goldifis remedy of yesterday is, however, only » very make-shift and delusive one. « * are to prevent poisonous gases from comMp up the drains, they must be kept in repa and properly trapped.

The annual regatta at Mercer ffill held to-day. These regattas are in the way of racing, and possess feat which, although common enough in early days of the colony, when the * ' element and Maori customs were common than at present, are now con to districts miles away from Aucl* • The sports are multifarious, and in Maori canoe races for men and ff ' canoe hurdle races for both sexes, » D . races on shore. There will be tM >• concomitants of walking the greasy g ' catching a greasy pig, and other ' The Railway Department • issue exc . tickets by the train which leaves A llo ou bt at eight o'clock this morning, and no n a large, number of city and su residents will avail themselves ol . . £ opportunity of having a pleasanl& • outing on one of the most picturesque -r on the Waikato River.

The committee of the Auckland _ trial Association met in their rp o ® s . ia j evening, and decided to open the in Exhibition on Saturday next, tn March, at three p.m. Exhibits are " in freely, and there is no doubt, tna ' = number will be ready for date'. As the time is short, exhibi urged to send in their exhibits n than Wednesday, so as to enable mittee to arrange the goods in an. . manner. The committee are dete make the undertaking a sUCC <f'frh the final arrangements oonnectca opening ceremony will be maao early next week. .. Mr. and Mrs. Mountain's meeting, Congregational Church, Beresfo last night, was the largesb meeu Sunday last, thus proving that we The in the mission continues to incre „ * There subject was, How to be happy- rpo.rnorwill be no meeting this enl "^ nta in *>? row evening Mr. and Mrs. M allconduct an evangelistic servi , , past six, and the . mission will conci Monday evening. .. . Among those who have obtained of photographs of the °^ nl 5 S g m ith. He Calliope Dock, is Mr. H. H. , points has obtained views 'fa® which have been overlooked s»ys»y interes (j----photographers. One is w^""/ oc k after ing, taken in the bottom of the a i men the water was pumped out a* piaftr« standing at the rnof n he "J*} mond, and the contrast be f fl Jf sll6pe nded and the size of thq vessel and the su j screw, gives a forciblo idea of the« th© vessel.

A number of the residents of Avondale tmve signed a document with a view of its being forwarded to His Worship the Mayor relative to the disposition of the city nightsoil. They suggest that "if it were convoyed to the district in watertight boxes, either by rail or barges, at a moderate cost, it would be a great boon to the farmers living in the district, and they would be glad to avail themselves of it. There is a largo extent of country in this direction, which will ba immensely benefitted by what in the thickly-settled suburbs is the causo of nuisance." The first signature to tho paper is that of the Hon. Dr. Pollen.

The meeting of ladies at St. Matthew's Parsonage, yesterday afternoon, resolved to organ iso an excursion to St. Helicr's Bay, on°St. Patrick's Day, Saturday, March 17. The fine steamer Britannia is to bo run at (on a.m. and a quarter-past two p.m., so as to five everyone a chance of availing themselves of one of the few opportunities afforded just now of visiting this popular nlaco of resort. The return trips will be at (six and eight p.m. Tho excursion is to bo open to the general public, and the return faro i* to bo ft shilling, children under twelve half-price. Water for drinking purposes will bo provided, as well as hob water at tea time, free of charge. As music will also bo provided, there will doubtless be a large cumber of passengers.

Tho offices of tho Mutual Life Association of Australasia have just been fitted up. The ground floor is occupied by the compiny as offices, and consists of public office, Accountant's office, travelling agent's office, and boardroom and secretary's room. The fittings are all of cedar, with panels of figured glass, of elaborate and yet chaste design. The various apartments are coloured in kalsomine, and tho ceilings picked out and stencilled. They have nwssivo skirtings, with painted dado, also stencilled. Tho fittings were executed by Messrs. Winks and Hall, cabinetmakers, and tho decorations by Mr. Still.

Enquiries are being made as to when the Union Company's annual excursion to the children of tho city orphanages and industrial school is coming off, as this is usually the period of the year when it is given.

We h.ire boon shown by Mr. Kelly, of the Register of Deeds Office, a new form of penholder which ho has designed. He thinks it an improvement on the ones in ordinary use. A loop is formed at the top of it, through which the forefinger is passed, and the holder being telescopic in character its length can be adjusted to suit the hand using it.

A largo attendance again witnessed the performance of "The Tomboy" at the Opera House yesterday evening, and the play was acted with the spirit which attended its previous representations. " The Tomboy " will bo performed for the last time this evening, and on Monday it will be succeeded by " The Miner's Daughter," when Miss Swain will appear as Mao, the central figure of the drama. The play is adapted from the works of the American cutnor BretHarte, and is replete with those sketches of mining life in which the American poet excelled.

II Worship tho Mayor, Mr. A. E. De-l-ore, has offered the services of the Artillery Band to play on the Asylum grounds any Sunday, for the benefit of the patient*, but. Dr. Cremonini cannot see his way to accept the offer. -

A general meeting of shareholders in the Agricultural and . Mercantile Company (in liquidation), which was to have been held yesterday, lapsed for want of attendance. The advertised business was to consider the liquidators' accounts, &c., rewinding up the company, and to appoint a liquidator in place of Mr. A. Dowar, who has resigned and left for Australia.

Tho adjourned meeting of the Ensom Hall Association was held in the Library on Thursday evening, at eight o'clock. There was a fair attendance ; Mr. William Gardner presided. The first business was the election of three members to fill the place of those who had retired. Messrs. F. Hull, J. Burns, and W. N. Mcintosh were unanimously elected. In accordance with the articles of association, two members of committee retire annually by effluxion of time, Messrs. F.. Hall and L. J. Trollope being the retiring members this year, but both these gentlemen were unanimously re-elected." Mr. W. Gardner (who has from the fast occupied the position of President), was proposed for re-election in terms expressive of the obligation the Association was under to that gentleman, but he expreyed a desire to withdraw for the present, *.•> he did not deem it judicious to monopolise the office. In deference, therefore, to his wishes, the nomination was withdrawn, and Mr. R. Hall was unanimously elected. Mr. J. P. Davies was re-elected treasurer, and Mr. L. J. Trollope re-elected secretary. After passing hearty votes of thank? to the retiring officers, the meeting Separated.

A meeting of the committee under whose direction the sports for the men of the Squadron are to be held, took place yesterday afternoon at Mr. Devore's office, Queenstreet, —the Mayor presiding. The secretary announced that a large number of entries had been received from the men of the Nelson, there 92 for the *21 events on the programme, and of these the majority w»re for the three-legged race, and the wheelbarrow, sack, obstacle and potato race.?. These events should prove most amusing, the conditions of the sack race being that the competitors will be sewn in sacks 5 feet long, and at starting they must lie on the ground, and rise, or endeavour to rise, at the report of the starter's pistol. Further entries for the various events will firohably be received this morning. For the three-legged race alone, '14 nominations have been received from the men of the Kelson.

The charge of alleged robbery against Hugh H. Campbell, who was arrested at the Bay of Islands on warrant, for stealing £30, the property of Alice Buckingham, was adjourned to Monday next, neither the police nor Mr. O'Meagher, who is retained for the prisoner, being ready to proceed. Bail was granted, himself in £50, and in two sureties of £25 each.

The steamer Waitoa makes an excursion, to-day, to the Ostrich Farm, Turanga Creek, by the kind permission of Mr. L. D. Nathan. This affords those desirous of making a trip to this picturesque locality an opportunity of doing so, which is not often attainable. The steamer leaves the Queen-street Wharf at two o'clock in the afternoon, returning in the evening at a seasonable. hour.

The athletic sports, to be held in the Domain this afternoon, promise to be very interesting, and no doubt a large attendance will assemble on the Cricket Ground to witness them. Admiral Fairfax and his party have signified their intention of Oeing present, and a large number of the officers and men from the fleet will also attend. All the necessary arrangements have been made by the committee, and the Artillery Band, under Bandmaster Hunter, lias been engaged for tho afternoon, and will discourse the following selections whilo the races are being contested: Grand March, "Old England's Mine for Ever," E. Newton; valse, "The Emerald," CallCott; fantasia, "Emira," Escudie; solo polka, " Express," H. Round; selection, " Britannia, W. H. Weiss; valse, "Beautiful Loch Lomond," H. Round ; " Lea Cloches do Corneville," R. Planquetto; quadrille, "Echoes from the "est,"E. Newton ; " God Save the Queen." About midday yesterday the passengers by ono of the North Shore ferry boats were somewhat surprised to notice in tho middlo of the harbour a large tame goose swimniin<j about in a bewildored manner. >V hence or how tho bird got into such a position was a query which posed those on the ferry steamer, but had the unlucky j>i[)«d been espied by the Jack tars on board the warships near which it was disconsolately floating, there is little doubt that the question of Its future destination would have been in a very short time effectually settled.

There were from two to three hundred at fcho Arb Gallery yesterday. It Will bo opon this afternoon, spocial provision wrinff been made. The City Council 11 tend to have a descriptive catalogue for v le °oneflb of visitors. Sir George Grey -,?fi n( ?ly consented to furnish some notes h* tjhe pictures ho has presented, which will both interesting and valuable. ft** l ? Wero in fc he lockup, last evening, frr»,M^!! (Sr for drunkenness, a straggler Ipo u -i, -9 ' Nelson, and James Thomas bert ul^er . re-arroated by Detective Herbv f f n a "" r d charge of obtaining money frnm r-° ,lrotenCQS . namely, by obtaining ViUi.^ a P. tain Dald y £'250, tho proporty of Uuah Dalclv and W. S. Cochrane.

lb is with sincere regret that we announce to our readers the death of Mr. Conway Murphy, of East Tamaki, who died after a comparatively brief illness ab his residence early this morning. Of a kindly heart and genial disposition, ho won the respect and esteem of all with whom he camo in contact, and was one of the best stamp of our Auckland settler farmers.

The annual four-oared outrigger race between the Invercargill and Otago Rowing Clubs was won by Invercargill, after a good contest, by less than a length. The course was two miles distance.

Instructions have been received by Mr." J. H. Witheford from the proprietor of the Okoroije Hot Springs, Oxford, to negotiate for the immediate leasing of the same, or to arrange for capital to crcct first-class hotel, baths, etc. These springs are described as " having a natural fall from terrace to terrace, capable of supplying hundreds of baths with a continual supply of the purest waters, overcoming the great objection toother mineral (springs. Water, which has once come into contact with a human body, passes immediately away from these baths, never to be used a second time." The position of these springs is such as will enable visitors to tho Lake district to take their first " glorions dip " at the close of the railroad journey from Auckland.

Mr. John Hall, Otahuhu, advertises his new clover seoda, received per Rimutaka.

Mr. A. Holden, manager of Stewart Dawson _ and Co.'s Auckland Branch, desires us to intimate that he has no interest in, or connection with, any watchmaker's shop in Auckland ; nor is any person entitled to use the name of the firm in recommendation of their workmanship.

Mr. W. A. Fenton, having removed his salvage stock of drapery, clothing, &c., from Devonport to Auckland, will otter the same for sale to-day in the shop situate next to Tuttlo's Photographic Studio, Queen-street.