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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 35, 10 February 1905, Page 1

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Australians. Cricket match to-day. Fine. ■with, passing clouds. Japanese active on Russian right flank. Big- blaze in Mechanics' Bay last night. Siberian railway cut by strikers for 1000 yards. Australian Eleven saw all the sights at Kotorua. Hospitals at Warsaw are overcrowded ■with victims. Mr Valentine Vousden gave a successful entertainment last evening. Council Finance and Legal Committee dealt with abattoirs question last night. Stated that costumes of spectators at Mechanics' Bay fire were decidedly neglige. In order to ruin Father Gapon, the St. Petersburg police are blackening hi» character. By joining the strikers Russian soldiers have left the railway unprotected for sixty miles. A horse - was killed in a collision, between an empty trap and the Onehunga tram, last night. Insurances on Sargent and Littleproud 's factory (£1000) are much exceeded by darac! rr. . St. Petersbi: . worts state that the Japs, have cut •.«.-« railway between M-iikden and Harbin. English mails via 'Frisco which left here on January 6th arrived in London on the 9th. inst. A somewhat heated argument took place between counsel and judge in Tβ Awaite murder' case. "Le Temps" says that the flun Hirer battle was started as a diversion from. the events in St. Petersburg. . The 'Tall Mall" Gazette" reports that M. Paderew3ki made over £20,000 during , his recent Australasian tour. ". - : Russian cavalry officers acknowledge tile superiority of the Australian horses of the Japanese over their mounts. Buildings for hundred's of yards round the burning coach factory were shown up in a brilliant ruddy glow. Masterton is suffering from- a housebreaking scare, three residences having been forcibly entered within a day or SO. Madame Maxkne Gorky complains that her husband, without having been tried, is treated as a sentenced prisoner. British imports into Auckland increased by £6000, and Australian imports declined by £ 64,000 during the year. The "Dairyman" says: "Nearly eight tons of gold will be required to pay for Taranaki's export butter and cheese this season!" Judge Edwards ordered the income from the fund for rescue established by Lady Martin to be paid to the Door Hope so long as it remained unseeiarian. Auckland exports to the United Kingdom increased by £162,000, while those to the United States decreased 'by £75,000. and to the Qominonweakih by £50,000. A -witness, during tfce hearing of a rase in the Taranaki Court last Monday, -stated he did a cash business.. When. his wife gave credit to his customers;he made it a practice that his wife should make pood the amount in the tHI,' and. when the amount was paid he repaid the money to his wife. Unofficial figures show that 662,133 sheep were killed . In the South Island m 1904, as against Tii7.6,151 in 1903. The figures for lambs were 1,498,593 and 1,664.535 respectively. In the North island in 1904 there were 1,474,263 sheep killed, a decrease of 320,852, and 629,304 lambs, a decrease of 84,676. Don't forget the Avondale Show tomorrow.—Ad. Special: Good quality black costume cords 53d at the fair. Smith and Canghey's.— (Ad.) Novelty costume voiles, spots and florals, special 2/11 the doz. Smith and Caughey's fair.— (Ad.) At Bradsireet's Sale: 6000 yards coloured voilea and fancy dress materials. 10 jd, 1/Oid, l/3Jd per yard, all half 1? gular prices. J. A. Bradstreet, Draper, Karangahape-road.— ( Ad.) At Bradstreet's Sale; A large lot of ladies' summer blouses greatly reduced in price; see window. J. A. Bradstreet, Draper, Karangahape-road.—(Ad.)