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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 80, 11 April 1870, Page 2

In her return trip southward the Phoebe I wfll take witji her, the-._suocessftil candi-' dates from., the, Volunteers (^ of this pro -1 Vihc'e,' w compete at the'prize firing at, Dunedin for the" championship^ on thej ffcth instant. * ;;;..';:' In- the, rPoKce. Gouifcthj _ mojmingj.there was an unusually small- muster of drunkards ; two forfeited ;bajl, and two women! —One a Maojsi,-.f.ncl the other a.l^akeha —I exemplified 'their equality in'the "eye of! the lay, by bearing the usual^pen^ty, forj undue" indulgence. The charge brought! by Mr. .Whitajter against. Mr, f) r c llirsch.j for alleged libel, as contained in(:certain letters published in ihtTThatnes Advertiser] re^ardihg the ■ Kaueftijigalands,1 'Was on1 the request of Mr. WyniUland by consent, adjourned fill Wednesday-week. ' rO A Would-be excHrsionists.wijl.be, gljad to see the facilities placed atf-tbeir-disposal by the fine'p'ad'dle.'' 'WJlliams. On''"Go >od!,FMay_.she'jgops to 'the.!,Hbt Springs at -.W^i^eria j.'and, on Easter !V_onday, ij6 'the island, of [Kawau.,, We hope tbe weather will ibe,suitable for the exgursion, as.'we have,ho doubt there will be" very many of our citizens only too glad to avail'themselves'of,[the.'O'ppor-' tunity. . -■ "' '~■,.'. .•.'/..'noT.-.IAIA A COMMiTTEE MEBTiNG^fr:th'e7A^cklahd GarricTk, Qljib will tafce.place thisevqning at.Siq'clockjAt the British Hotel,s.for the purpjose:-of;'passing the. accounts, of the .cliib, and transacting other inipo'rtant business. A full attendance*, is particularly requested.- '-'-^ .^lalT ni o ' ,*:« ••';« '» Services-in. poii^ect|oH with the Congregation^ I^o^ei-^^^^ were preached yester_ayi Vaff The .^various Congregational chapels, colllctibn. being afterwards made. The anntiaTmeefing in connection withjthe same will be <held at «the Albert-street Chapel on Wednesday evening next. •' '• ■ " -

We observe that the steamer Williams will make an * excursion to' the' Hot SpringsyWaiwera, on Good Friday, leaving the Queen-street wharf at 9 o'clock. The return fare is 7s. On Easter Monday the Williams will make an excursion to the Kawau.