THE New Zealand Herald AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1891.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8540, 14 April 1891, Page 4

THE New Zealand Herald AND DAILY SOUTHERN CROSS. TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1891.

If any industrious person were to set to work to compile an account of tbe casualties which have occurred in these colonies at merely holiday practice with explosives, he could, we believe, produce a list which would rival, if not quite outstrip, any list which could, be produced by Great Britain, ov France, or Germany, or Russia. And yet the number o£ men dealing with these explosives in the colonies is absolutely insignificant compared with the millions who in the old countries of Europe are daily engaged in military exercises. In Australia it seems to be almost the rule that there shall be casualties at the Easter manoeuvres. A man was killed at Flemingtou by the explosion of a shell, and at another time a boat's crew from the Cerberus was blown up. Then at Queenscliff a fatal accident occurred from the premature bursting of a

shell. The latest accidents have occurred within the last week or two, and have been distributed over three colonies. At Sydney on April 3, there was to be a grand show of torpedo explosion. A boat containing a number of volunteer went out to explode two mines. One mine was laid, but through some mistake the loose end of the wirei'j belonging to the mine still on board the boat was connected with the electric machine, the result being that the mine on board of the boat was exploded. Four men were blown to atoms, and % number of others were seriously wounded. At the Easter manseuvres at QueenscliffJ Victoria, a detachment of volunteers were working a breech-loading gun, when on the breech block being slammed on the charge an explosion took place, by which two men were mangled in a most frightful manner, and several others were very seriously injured. Our own case is somewhat different, as the accident at Wellington, by which two- , men lost their lives, occurred to men of the Permanent Force, and not to volunteers. But, indeed, our own case is, in some respects, the worst of the lot. Captain Castle, of H.M.s. Rapid, and Lieutenant White, of H.M.s. Orlando, have been making an investigation as Commissioners, under the authority of His Excellency. Their report will, no doubt, be made public in a few days ; but, in the meantime, the proceedings at the inquest show some facts distinctly enough. It appears that tlje unfortunate men were engaged in filling primers in a manner that all the skilled witnesses examined consider most dangerous. Gunnery-Lieutenant Treherne, of H.M.s. CuraQoa, gave evidence as to the manner of filling primers in the Imperial service, and said that the manner in which the work was being done when the accident occurred was very unsafe, and that he had never heard of such a practice being followed. It has now come to light, also, that in 1,886 the War Office issued a circular prohibiting the use of soldering-irons with gun-cotton. And yet our Government has sanctioned this practice ever since. This may lay the Government open to actions for damages on the part of the relatives of the men killed, and also on the part \ of those injured, because these men ' ought not to have been instructed to pursue a practice which was notoriously dangerous, and which has long ago been prohibited in the Imperial service. The cause of the accident at Queenscliff* is not ascertained, besides that the closing of the breech-block caused the charge to explode. The technical skill on the spot is fairly nonplussed, which is a further discouraging fact, as showing that all parties concerned are handling materials which they do not quite understand. As for the accident at Sydney, the cause seems clear enough, namely, that in the hurry and flurry, the wrong wire was attached to the electric battery. But then look at the risk of men not thoroughly familiar with the work, operating with a boat half filled with wires. There ought not. to have been two mines placed on board the one boat. We have already in these colonies lost more men by accidents of this kind than we might reasonably expect to lose in the event of a descent upon our coaste. In Victo: ia and New South Wales the Government have to give pensions to the widows and orphans of men killed, and they have to compensate those injured. In New Zealand the same thing will have to be done The colonial pension list will soon be as large as if we had had a war on our hands. There is no doubt that the inventions of late years are much more dangerous to handle, and more deadly in effect, than the warlike implements and material formerly in use. In the old days, when a man had to apply a lighted port-fire to the touch-hole of a gun, there was much less danger than at present. Then, in those days there were no torpedoes or guncotton, or electric wires, which, without any change to the eye, simply by being connected with an electric current, may cause an explosion. Anyone who has an opportunity of inspecting such a vessel as the Orlando will see that she is fitted with delicate scientific apparatus, requiring to be handled with great care and complete knowledge. But all this apparatus is in charge of thoroughly skilled officers, carefully trained, and working according to strict rules and regulations. It is obvious that something must be done. Our Minister of Defence may knew nothing at all about such matters, and he may allow a dangerous practice to go on for years simply from ignorance. He has really no means of knowing whether the officers he appoints are thoroughly competent, and are up to the latest date. Perhaps it will be found necessary to put our defences under the care of the Imperial Government, who shall have the sole power of appointing officers. All the torpedoes and mine explosions should be done by men of the permanent force and not by volunteers.

The effect of the judgment in the Te Aroha case, as given by the Judges, was that Mr. Allen was not capable of being elected to, or of sitting in the House, during the Parliament for which the election was held—that is, for three years. This is by virtue of subsection (I) of section IS of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1886. If nothing beyond the judgment had been said by the Judges in their report, this consequence would have followed ; but by section 4 of the Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1881, Amendment Act, 1882, power is given to the Judges to state in their report the incapacities the unseated candidate shall be subject to, and the duration of such incapacities. In exercise of this power the Judges have reported that, in their opinion, this incapacity of not being capable of being elected, or o£ sitting in the House for the Te Aroha district, shall exist for the term of twelve calendar months. Considering the law, and that the Judges had found that Mr. Allen, through his agent, had been guilty of illegal practices, the Judges could scarcely have advised that Mr. Allen should not be subject to any incapacity. The result is to be regretted. The polling showed that Mr. Allen was the chosen of the electors by a large majority, and we are quite sure that he would have been a useful member of the House. The case of payment for services, upon which the judgment was based, occurs, under perhaps'somewhat different circumstances, in every election. During the whole of the searching

I ■ I examination, nothing was shown of» ■J desire on the part of Mr. Allen or r agents to bribe or corrupt the co stituency. " n ' j Later intelligence from Manipur &r, ' revolting details of the fate of the Biifl Sj officers taken prisoners -by the nativ They were hacked to pieces by their ' captors, and their bodies lefbto be devour 1 by dogs. Russia is said to be troops on the Austrian frontier, w j,ji h France is executing a similar movement o the German frontier. Whatever may b the object of these military mana>uvrf s i they are calculated to give rise to very disquieting rumours. A meetii,, of strikers at Bradford was diepersH [ by the police, who ussd their batojj and the excitement in the town ia g! great that the military are held in reyjj. nes? to quell any disturbance. Tho inlu enza luis made its appearance in and is spreading throughout Yorkshra" It is reported that Baring's estate is lik.l. to result in a loss of 5s in the £. His Excellency the Governor yesterday, with Captain Guthrie and ft]; Walrond, from their trip to the Kaipara The party left the train at the Mount Edei station, and drove 4 to Government House It is probable that Lord Onslow will vLsi the north of Auckland, travelling overland and going as far as practicable, in the tinii at his disposal. Lady Charles Scott will be a passenge to Sydney by the Tarawera, which is t< leave Auckland at five p.m. to-day. To-day Sir George Grey attains his 79th birthday, and in honour of the event the Auckland Liberal Association have sent tbc following cable to the veteran state«tnat, who is at present in Australia:—"Q behalf of the Auckland Liberal Assoeiatioi wish you many happy returns of the daj and safe return to New Zealand in improve' health." Amongst the passengers who arrived fron the South by the s.s. Tarawera yesterda were Captain W. F. Castle, of H.Al.g Rapid, and Lieutenant White, of H.M.s Orlando, who returned from Wellington where they had gone to conduct a technics inquiry into the causes of the recent disas trous explosion at Shelly Bay. The officer: will draw up their report here, and forwarc it to the Government. It is probable that the warships Orlandt and Cordelia will leavo for Sydney to-mor-row. This, however, depends on the arri val of the Manapouri from Sydney, as tha vessel has on board stores for the squadron The Goldfinch ■will likely leave on the sarni day for the Hervey Group, and the Lizan will probably depart for Australia abou Saturday. There was considerable activity in tb sharemarket yesterday, and lively interes was manifested regarding many share. . Besides others, HazelbanTcs were done a 2s 6d, while in investment stocks Lan< Mortgage shares changed hands at 12s 8c while South British Insurance (ex div. were sold at 29s 9d. Last evening the Sha%v-Savill and Albioi Company's cargo steamer Maori, Captair Moffatt, left for London via the South. Sh« took a valuable part freight from here, cytnprising 4000 carcases mutton, 110 tons fax, 160 bales wool, 1200 cases gum, 20 tons cheese and sundries. She is to comrietf her loading at Napier, Wellington bic Waitara. There is a likelihood of a keen contest foi the Te Aroha seat. Sir Walter Buller, at present in Auckland, Messrs. J. M. D.varaville, Bagnall, and Adam Porter are iitn tioned as probable candidates. A runout comes from Wellington that Sir G. Maurice O'Rorke may be a candidate. The well-known turncock at thePonsonby reservoir, Mr. James Carlaw, died yesterday morning, from cancer in the stomach, after a long and painful illness, ab the age of 67. He was a native of Newcastle onTyntj, and had been a resident of Auckland for nearly a quarter of a century. He was an engineer, and at one time in charge of tht Harbour Board dredge. For 16 years he had been in the employ of the City Council, and for 12 years turncock ab the Ponsonb? reservoir, and engineer of the pumpiry station, a position which be efficiently filled till his death. Latterly he tooi charge of the works at tho pumping station at the Western Springs, owing to thillness of Mr. Gibson. Previous to entering the employ of the City Council he wa> engineer in several stations. He visited thk old country a year ago, to see the friends anj scenes of his youth. In his last illnesi be was assiduously attended byDrs. Haina and C'oom, but medical skill proved uijavailinp,. Deceased was much esteemeS for his integrity of character and geniality of disposition. He was a prominent Mason and was Past Master of Lodge Eden, i member of the Royal Arch Chapter, alst member of the Mark Lodge, and had been swordbearer in the Gfond Lodge of En« land. Deceased was a Congregationalism and a regular attendant at the Beresforristreet Congregational Church. The funeral which, as will be seen by advertisemeni elsewhere is to be a Masonic one, will tak« place at three p.m. to-morrow afternoon, and he will be interred in the Sytnond* street Cemetery. Among the passengers by the Uniot Steamship Company's s.s. Tarawera, which arrived from the South yesterday afternoon, we note the names of Eev. J. Berry and family. Auckland residents of twenty years and over will remember Mr. Berry ts a young Wesleyan minister just arrived from England. His first circuit was the Waikato, then Auckland city. Since that time he lias laboured in all the principal circuits in the colony with invariable suo cess, his last circuit being Wellington, where he has resided the usual term of three years. Mr. Berry has now come to take charge of the Pitt-street circuit as the Superintendent Minister, and it will be safe to predict for him a successful ministry ia Auckland. The quarterly meeting of the members of the Auckland 'Chamber of Commerce will be held in the rooms of the Chamber on Thursday, 16tb April, at three p.m. The following subjects, having been considered by the Council, will be submitted for approval:—Suggested alterations in laws dealing with purchase of native lands, amendments to mining laws, federation, technical education, and bills of lading (English). The pjty authorities, or the City Fire Inspector, should see to it that the regulation? respecting the passages and exits of public buildings being kept clear when filled with an audience are duly enforced. On Sunriny evening, the Choral Hall was inconveniently crowded, and in tha face of that fact the one exit from tho gallery whs blocked up by chairs on which visitors were seated. In the event of an alarm of fire, or panic from any cause, the occupants of the gallery would have been unable to get out, save by struggling over the seats, and there would probably have been loss of life. The exit from that gallery is sufficiently difficult already without being made increasingly dangerous. The Trust Commissioners Court sat al two o'clock yesterday afternoon, at the Resident Magistrate's Court, for the purpose of making the necessary statutory inquiries regarding the alienation of allotment 29, and part of allotment 30, section 1, parish of Tnkapuna. Mr. F. W. Hammond appeared in support of the alienation, and Dr. Giles granted certificates in respect of two deeds, the evidence having proved satisfactory. A meeting of the Boot Manufacturers 1 Association took place last evening, at Robson's Rooms. Mr. Jones, president, presided. There was a full attendance. Mr. Shera's letter to the manufacturers was read and considered, and ife was decided M send a reply through the Employers' Association. The gist of the letter is that thej reiterate their refusal to accept his sugges , tions or proposals. It was stated that encll memberof the Association was now furnished with a copy of the new wages statement! and on which they were prepared to engaj,'* hands. A .deputation from the Knights o! Labour waited upon the Association to herti their side of the trade dispute, as they tow* already heard that of the operatives. Th< manufacturers put their state of the case before the deputation. It is the intention of the deputation to report both statement at a meeting of. the order. A number of the Auckland members of Parliament have signified their intention or being present at the opening of the Prp 3 ' peotors' battery, Puhipuhi, on tho 27th m* stant.

A meeting of persona favourable to establishing a new cause in Auckland, with Mr. Birch as minister, was hold last evening in the Lorne-street Hail, there were from ICO to 200 persons present, a large proportion being of the fair sex. Mr. R. Fry presided, and apologised for the absence of lastor IBirch, who was suffering from a sore throat and a cold, and unable to be present. He stated that he was prepared to receive any proposals they had to make. Apparently the way was opening up for the Pastor to go to Sydney, but they would all like him to remain. Tho decision inu?t, however, remain with himself, ma they could only pray that he might be guided aright. Mr. Fry then read a letter which ho "had received from Mr. Birch, in which he stated that some time ago, when it was known that he intended to leave the Taber tmele at tho end of his two year* engagement, certain arrangements hart been made by tho officer?. ' He now learned that private arrangements were agreed on that when Mr. TtTomne Spurgoon had fulfilled bis present engagements ho should take Ins (Mr! Birch , *) piece. He should not like to seem to oppose tho eon of his old friend, Mr. C. H. Spurgeon. The establishment of a large new Church might mean further injury °to the unfortunate Tabernacle Church. Under these circumstances, he asked if it would not be tho better course for him to leave Auckland. Mr. S. Bright said that Mr. Birch was greatly depressed fchab dav by the tidings which he had received that Mr. Spurgeon was likely to return to the Tabernacle, because he felt that if he remnined in Auckland, he would be blamed with any want of success in that church which might arise under Mr. Spurgeon's pn.-toiato, and charged with splitting it up. Besides, Mrs. Birch suffered from rheumatism, and was not disposed to spend another winter in Auckland, but desired a change. All these reasons caused Mr. Birch to hesitate as to binding himself to anything. A desultory discussion then took place. Some thought thut as they had come out from the Tabernacle for his sake, Mr. Birch •would be like a captain deserting his crew if he went; away and left them. Others thought there was room for another Baptist cause, or for Mr. Birch, as " a free lance," and it would do all the churches good to bo stirred up. One suggested that they should telegraph to Mr. Spurgeon to ascertain the truth of the report as to his coming. Ultimately Mr. Clemens moved, and Mr. Coad seconded, the following motion, which was carried almost unanimously:—"That this meeting requests Air. Birch to remain, to work with and for them, and they pledge themselves to cb operate with him in the work which he desires to accomplish." The meeting then broke up. The ordinary meeting of tho Newton Borough Council was held last night. Present: Messrs. S. C. Brown (Mayor), Tibbs, Webley, Donald, Porter, R. Warnock, English, Holden, Shackelford, and Cox. The Town Clerk reported that the consumption of water for the past fortnight had been 180,000 gallons. Tho Mayor gave notice of motion to the effect, "That this Council, in pursuance of the Municipal Corporations Act, ISS6, and Rating Act, ]S"o', and amendments thereto, will, on the 27th day of April, make and levy a general rate of Is in the £1 on all assessable properties within the Borough of Newton, payable in one sum at tho office of the said Council, on Monday, tho Ist day of Junej 1591." This was all the business.

The ex-postmaster of Whangarei, D. B. G'Halloran, was brought up before the Whangnrei Police CourD (Volunteer Hall) yesterday in respect to the defalcations with which he is charged. Messrs. Bell and Reyburn were the presiding Justices. Mr. H. Williamson, Crown Prosecutor, is conducting the case for the Crown, and Mr. Carruth is watching the case for the accused. Mr. Biss (Chief Postmaster), Mr. O'Hara Smith (Government Auditor), and other officials will be witnesses. The case is expected to lust at least over two days, as a large number of informations aro to be heard, and the whole of the evidence ou every charge must be taken at this Court. Yesterday evening the members of the Pitt-streeu Wesleyan Church gave an " At Home" at; the schoolroom near the church to the seamen of the warships now in harbour. About 100 sailors, petty officer?, and marines were present. After tea and refreshmeats had been served a programme of songs, recitations, etc., was gone through, Mr. Douglas presiding , , Mias Caley sang two solos, and two violin and pianoforte duets were given by Miss and Master Peak. Miss Mitcham was encored for an excellent rtcition, " The Fireman's Wedding." A flute bolo was contributed by Mr. Watts, and a temperance recitation by Master Souster. The sailors also gave a number of items. The Rev. A. Reid delivered an address, whilst Mr. Christian, of the Orlando, spoke about Miss Weston's work in the Navy. The Rev. J. Berry, who was to have given an address, was indisposed, and could not be present. The proceedings closed with a coffee supper. Dating the evjening an organ recital was given by Mr. Lambert, the church organist, who played selections from " Tho Messiah," and also several other well-chosen pieces. The annual meeting of the Invercargili Acclimatisation Society last night disclosed a very satisfactory. state of affairs, the credit on last year's work being £04 4s Bd, Subscriptions amounted to £29 7s; fishing and coursing licenses to £190 10s ; sales of opossums to £26 10s 6d. The company assets are valued at £2194 43 Sd. Debts due amount to £14 Is 10d. During the year 129,500 trout were liberated, and 223 opossums sold at 5s each. The report expressed satisfaction at the increase. No Australian anglers had visited the district for sporb this season, and regret was expressed that the destruction of fish by dynamite and lime continued unchecked, the Society having been unable to get evidence to warrant prosecution. Steps are to be taken shortly to ascertain whether there are any salmon in the Aquarium, in which river a large supply was liberated two years ago, and which have frequently been reported to have been seen in shoals. Constable Lamb, who went to the Hospital, his shoulder having been dislocated in making an arrest, is progressing favourably. The Melbourne Argus, in a eading article on the Queensland disorders, says : —" In proceeding against the leaders of the conspiracy which is attempting to suppress liberty and destroy enterprise in Queensland, the Government has only oaken a step that was urgently needed. We fail to understand why it should not go further and break up the camps altogether. For what reason is it that men are allowed to assemble in large numbers near small country townships, and that they are allowed to form camps which attract not genuine labourers alone, but also the scum of Brisbane and the loafers of the Western districts ? The men are assembled for no lawful purpose. They may profess that they are simply combining on behalf of trade-unionism ; they are really leagued together to introduce a government of intimidation. Living in idleness they encourage each other in violent ideas ; harangued by their lenders, they are made ripe for any mischief, and whenever they obtain drink, there is always the danger of an outbreak which would be a disgrace to Australian civilisation. They are plainly met for illegal objects, to overawe the country, to u>rrify the free labourers, to put an end to all work as far as they can, and to impose their crude notions alike upon employers and employed. No genuine motive of trade unionism requires that the men should be formed into semi-military organisation, ostentatiously carrying arms, and openly boasting that they will try to obtain by force what is denied to them by common sense and public opinion. The camp is a standing menace to the peace of the community, to the Government, and to the administration of justice." The police have received information that a gumdigger named Joseph Gilbert died suddenly on Saturday night at the Tairua landing. Constable Joyce has notified the district coroner, and an inquest will be held. Yesterday Mr. J. B. Russell showed us a sprig of the codlin moth plant, on which almost every flower held a moth of some kind a prisoner. Io was a curious eight to see a number of moths held fast by the proboscis and struggling in vain to get free. A correspondent, " Amateur," complains that two magnificent enlargements, entitled "Youth" and "Old Age," by Mr. W. R. Robinson, of Auckland, were not noticed in the critiques of the late Photographic Exhibition, It may have arisen from the exhibits coming in late. Some work only arrived on the last day of the exhibition.

The last acb in what is known as the Greenstone tragedy is recorded by the Otago Daily Times. It. will be remembered that a Survey party M-as engaged in laying off a road from Greenstone Valley, Lake Wakatipu, to tho Cleddau Valley, Milford &ound. One of the men, named William Quill, was despatched to Homor's Saddle, overlooking the Cleddau, to plant a flag there. He duly carried out the task entrusted to him, but be never returned to the camp. On a search being made he was tracked to the brink" of ft tremendous precipice overlooking the Gertrude Valley, and the inference was only too plain fchat he had fallen over and been dashed to pieces. Finding it impossible to explore the precoipice from above by means of a rope. Quill's two brothers went round by sea to AJilford Sound, with the view to examining it from tho foot. The story of their adventures, as told by our contemporary, is a touching record of brothorly devotion. For forty-two days, through danger and difficulty, in frequent want of food and in peril of their lives, they continued their labour of love. It took them two days to get up the valley to the foot of Gertrude Saddle. They attempted to scale tho precipices to reach a ledge about half-way up, where they thought their brother's body might be lying, but they found it impossible to get up. They searched about the bush at the foot of the precipice till their food gave out, when they returned to Milford Sound for supplies. Once during their wanderings an avalanche swept the track they had just crossed, and had it caught them in its descent they would have been hurled into Lake Gertrude, where no trace of them would ever have been found. On February 23rd they again reached the saddle, and in a little watercourse about 700 feet up from the level of the valley they came upon the melancholy object of their quest. All they could find was a few fragments of their brother's shattered body. These consisted, we are told, of tho lower jaw broken in two, and the pieces lying some distance apart, the frontal portion of the skull, and a portion of tho scalp with tho hair attached, by which alone they were enabled to identify the remains as those of their brother. The precipice over winch he fell is stated to be fully 2000 feet high. The most diligent search failed to reveal any further trace of the missing man, and the brothers then returned home to acquaint their parents with their melancholy tidings. For themselves, they have had enough of adventure, and intend to settle down to a quieter life in future. Of their unfortunate brother everyone speaks most highly. He was a young man of considerable intelligence, self-taught, but very well read, and bold to a fault. If to his other good qualities he could have added a little more caution, he would have made an ideal exploier for those mountain fastnesses among which he met bis death. An important notification is made in outadvertising columns with referenco to the medical curriculum. Students attending University College can register as medical students, and can complete the course for the intermediate examination of the New Zealand University. Also students who have kept two yeats , terms can complete their medical course at Cambridge or Ediu- ! burgh. Tho annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Provident Society will be held in the hall of the Young Men's Christian Association, Pitt-street, Sydney, at two o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, loth May, to receive the report of the directors for the year 1890, etc. The candidates for the vacant seats on the directorate and for the auditorship will be found in the advertisement elsewhere. A well-known American writer on economic questions (Mr. Bookwalter, of Ohio) has stated that the next boom in the United States will be a boom in farm lands. He remarks that America is now exporting only enough wheat to feed 5,000,000 foreigners, and tho steady increase of her population will in a few years cause all her agricultural produce to be needed for her home requirements. As to the possibility of increasing her production, he holds that there is no fresh land in the West to break up except by the slow and expensive processes of draining swamps and irrigating arid tracts, and that, of course, involves a large increase of the rural population and consequent consuming powers of these new districts. He is, therefore, forced to the conclusion that prices of farm products in America will rise before long, and that land values will consequently rise in proportion. It appears that Mr. Dodge, the statistician of the Agricultural Department, is of the same opinion as Mr. Bookwalter in the points in question. Commenting upon these opinions of experts, a British journal writes:—"These facts are full of hope for British agriculturalist.,-, for it is clear that if prices rise in America they will also rise in this country. The heavy supplies from America have been the main cause of the serious depression in prices from which our farmers have had to suffer of recent years, and if these supplies are to be withdrawn prices are certain to rise in consequence." If it be true that the end of American supplies of wheat is more than a bare probability, this fact becoming a source of hope for British farmers, then New Zealand wheat-growers may also expect some advantage from the stoppage of these supplies, if such event should occur within a reasonable time. The following is the state of Her Majesty's Prison, Auckland, for the week ending April 11, 1891:—Awaiting trial, 2 males ; penal servitude, 50 males, 1 female; hard labour, 55 males, 15 females ; default of bail, 5 males; received during the week, 6 males, 2 females; discharged, 5 males, 3 females. Total in prison, 112 males, 16 females.

The secretary of the Huntly fund desires to acknowledge with thanks tho receipt of £2 lls, collected by Mr. Thomas Allen, of Messrs. T. and S. Morrin and Co., on behalf of the sufferers by the accident. Attention is called to the sale of household furniture and effects, piano, &c, to be held by Messrs, Digby Tonks and Co., at the residence, Tyron Villa, St. Stephen's Avenue, Parnell, on Thursday next at eleven o'clock. The sale is entirely without reserve, and the furniture is on view during the whole of tomorrow (Wednesday). The chairman of the Ponsonby School Committee, Mr. A. Devorc, notifies elsewhere that householders must on or before Monday next eend in to him the names of persons, being householders, nominated to serve upon the Ponsouby School Committee for the year ensuing. Nominations to be addressed to him, care Mr. Blomfield, chemist, Ponsonby Road, from whom nomination forms may be obtained.