LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10908, 12 November 1898, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Great Britain, America, and Japan, are, it is anticipated in London, to co-operate ia Asia. This is, of course, in opposition to the * Franco-Russian policy, and is not the leasto! the many existing elements of danger. Lucheni the miscreant who murdered the Em-, press of Austria, has been sentenced to imprisonment for life. The death punishment has been abolished in the canton of Genera,' but this exhibition is likely to lead to its readoption. The fleet in the South Pacific ii to be placed in a thoroughly effective position, as 13,000 tons of Westport- coal are to " be stored at Sydney. . The annual show of the Auckland Provincial Agricultural Association opened at Potter's Paddock, Epsom, yesterday, and will be continued to-day. The various classes of stock were well filled, and although, taken - [ all over, the entries were about 100 short of ; last year's, the sho vindicated a distinct aft}' vance in the quality of the stock shown, there being clear evidence that the breeders and feeders of the Auckland province aw ■ keeping well up to the times, and producing ' f stock that can safely be sent outside NeTy Zealand, and be a credit to the Northern ; part of the colony. The judging was, M; fortunately, hindered, and the pleasure of the opening day practically ruined, by ;■ heavy rain, which commenced to fall in tU afternoon, and one or two of the spectacular. attractions had to be abandoned, and kept over for today's programme. The judging j., will be continued today.

This week's issue of the AccEii* 11 Weekly News is a decidedly attractive num- . ber, the illustrations comprising a variety interesting subjects. There are several■ life-like pictures of the Auckland Racing-. Club's Spring Meeting at Ellerslie. such f 'he scene on the lawn, Miss Delaval winllinS. ; 'he Welcome Stakes, and the start for ■ ! Auckland Guineas. The recent fire in Dty'. ; street is the subject of another excellent pi c ' ■ ure, and the illustrations of sheep fed®? in gorge at the Bay of Islands will prove pecially interesting to farmers. The numb# ilso contains pictures of some of the CD ® ; prize-winners at the Waikato show. Alto" v.! 'ether the Supplement is fully up-to-dat?' Hie News is now on sale. The approaching opening of the EdPj'. \ 'ion is attracting a number of undesira ® t ..- | characters from the South and Australia,.. i daring robbery has been reported to ' f police, namely, that of Mrs, Hay, a f lent of Grafton Road. She was p^" 1 ® 'cross the Cemetery Bridge towards tofffy ./ v 'th her little daughter, when two young men met her, and their was nothing in appearance to excite suspicion. Howev > ivhile in the act of passing her, they Si, lenly pushed her in the breast, and spate aer pmrse from her hand. The whole®' adent was so sudden and unexpected, ' % got clear off without being identity Urs. Hay informed the police, but 50 ,. M* 10 arrests have been effected. Ano • obbery of a dwelling is reported fro® W*, on Road, namely, that of the residence ,•<,/ [Jr. John Banbury, near the Grafton R° /J •vesleyan Church. The family, it #PP M *'.. ivere out from eleven a.m. to four P' i S-fj? "siting, and on returning home they 1° , - 'he house thoroughly ransacked and tur ipside down. Entrance had been effects >y smashing the back window of the kite j ®d turning back the hasp. Appa ren /' ,v;> 'he principal object was money, and » Ci'M-' jeneral and thorough search made evejT ''here a few shillings were found and aPP,; i.. mated. The silverware had been coll*. rod placed upon a table for removal, out . , v Sieves had evidently been disturbed. is the constable had been round at the > , " three o'clock, on his duty, taking lames for the militia roll, it is possible >hat they were scared at that time. •

The HERALD supplement of to-day consists Jeight pages, in order with the usual teaof the Saturday's impression, to make tUr66 for a full renort of the show of tho room |,nH Agricultural Association yesterday. rfett 8 notes, will be found on the 2nd page ° tho supplement. Jt the Auckland Police Court, yesterday w hefore His Worship Mr. T. Hutchi®otll 6 the assault case, Edward Shillingion' Francis Thomas Mason, was withLnbv the consent of parties. One first offending inebriate was discharged with a "Tthe Opera House, last evening, the Heller Company gave their last entertainSent but one, in the presence of a large tnlndefended case at the Magistrate's „ ♦ readine in yesterday's issue W, H. Court, r . „ j j) Roberts," should have ttjTn Roberts v. W. H. Thompson, f fia 3s 9.1, costs Bs. The plaintiff's names were inadvertently reversed. . The Choral Hall will be occupied next r JL evening bv the Auckland LiederHff who give the second concert of their Season, under the conductorahip of Mr whiff Towsev. The society have selected for,nance some verv pretty part-songs J choruses, one of which was composed by ?f r Maughan Burnett, of Wellington. An .L,mental item played upon the corf lllis bv Mr. F. 0. Radcliffe, is certainly musical' novelty, this instrument never w!ng been played in Auckland before. ?(r Ridcliffa was recently a member of Chas. J ile'< orchestra, and holds the highest credentials as a musician, his first appearance at £ concert, should prove an additional atLotion The soloists assisting include the * 1 of Miss May Uudding, Miss May White Mr G. M. Reid, and several others, " addition to which there will be two ® lets arranged for two mandolins, two •niton. one guitarra, and one banjo. The excellence of the programme, which is published in extenso among our amusement "ices will, without doubt, ensure the Lie(jerkranz a crowded house on Monday even-

ing. The Fruitgrowers' Union Conference, to u held at the Technical School next week, mil be aken up with papers and discussions on the following subjeots. in addition to the U!U9 routine business:—" Co-operation, as an Ultimate Aim for Fruitgrowers, _ lhe Present System of Sale and Distribution of Fruit, With Suggestions for its Improvement," "Sew Zealand Markets for Fruit," "New Varieties of Fruit That Have Come to Sky," "Fruit Legislation: Its Usefulness or Otherwise," "The Citrus Fruit Industry," "The Out-door Vina Industry," and "Friendly Insects."

A meeting of the supporters of Mi. David Goldio's candidature for the Mayoralty, was held last evening in the schoolroom of the Grafton Road Woslevan Church. There was an excellent attendance, considering the inclemency of the weather. The roll of the weather. The roll of the Grafton Ward was gone through with satisfactory results. It is stated that Captain H. McLean, of the Union Company's steamer Mapourika, which was recently stranded at Groymouth, hose resigned from tho Union Company's service. No. 2 Company of the Red Cross Brigade is undergoing its course of ambulance work at- the hands of Dr. Grant. Mrs. Murray, wife of Major Murray, has accepted the nrosidency of the company. Tho ladies of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Natives' Association have decided to invite a detachment of the men-of-warsmon to their approaching social, next month, in compliment to Captain Torlesse, of H.M.s. Royalist, who is native born, being a native of Christehurch, Canterbury.