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Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 244, 20 October 1870, Page 2

: We would call the attention of the members of the Auckland Naval Volunteers to an advertisement in another column, from which it will be seen,that the. shot .and...sb,ell practice ■will take place at Fort Britomart to-morrow morning at 5 o'clock. ! We are glad to hear that some very valuable prizes are to be competed for by the members of the'-Artillery;Volunteers. As suclrgenerous rivalry as this has a tendency to maintain the Volunteer movement in vigour Mr. Henrich Kohn, of Queen-street, has added to the prizes of Lieutenants Isaacs and Featon, a very elegant gold medal, to be fired;for .with carbines, at one, two, and three hundred yards. This is not the first time we have had tp notice this gentleman's liberality in things of this kind, and we trust that others will tike a hint, and at some future time help the various Volunteer corps in a similar way. • • .«

We learn that arrangements are about completion, according to which the " celestial" ■giant " Chang" will exhibit his colossal proportions on the boards of the Prince of Wales Theatre. . r ... . > ,

We are glad to see that the Customs authorities have placed at the disposal of the Auckland Rowing Club the large shed in Official Bay, and that steps have been taken by the members for lengthening and generally adapting the building fox* the protection pt tlie bpats.' There is a spirit about this club, that augurs well for its success, and as no species of athletic exercise so thoroughly invigorates the muscles, the infusion of the same spirit into scores of our young men would be a public good. No harbour in theworld is more attractive for aquatics, dud We w|>uld like, during the summer, to see a boating mania, i

There was a good attendance at the Prince of Wales Theatre last night. ;The "Daughter of the Regiment" and "Nan the Good-for-Nothing" being produce^' To-night the plays will be " Romeo and Juliet" abd "Turn Him Out."

la the Provincial-Government Gazette published to-day,: there are notified, ■ the intention of granting mining leases, at the Thames, to William Rowe, for the Caledonia Gold Mining Company, and to H. C. Lawlor and R. Kelly ; the.withdrawal of one, the cancellation of two, and the-surrender of three gold mining leases. The names of the newly-elected trustees for twenty-nine highway districts ; the reception of the certified copies of the assessment lists of eight districts ; the names of the collectors for Whaingaroa, Raglan, and Karioi, Dedwood, Paparoa, and Maketu ; the election of Mr. H. Hutchinson, as .trustee for the Waikiekie, and of Mr. James Smith, for the Matakohe district; -the appointment of Mr. Asher Asher as Fire Inspector-for Auckland; uncjer the.,. Fire. ..Inspectors' Act of. 1870 ; and a list of Crown Grants awaiting delivery at the office of the Registrar of Deeds.

The Essay und Discussion Class Y.M.C.A. meet this evening, at the rooms, Wellesleystreet, at 7.30, when a Paper will be read by Mr. F. G. Ewington, on "Demonology."

Dividends in the estates of the undermentioned bankrupts will be payable on the 31st instant:— William Miller, James IT. Grattan, David Grant, James P. King, James McKenzie, and Louis Gr. Goffe.—John Williamson, Esq., has been appointed administrator of the estate of James Fraser,,deceased. —Frederick Adolphus Lee gives notice of his intention to apply to pass his lust examination on the 20th instant

The green of the Auckland Bowling Club wtll be opened forJthe season at 3 o'clock on Saturday afternoon next.