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Evening Star, Issue 3911, 6 September 1875, Page 2

The lambing season has commenced iu the Arrow district, and so far indications are favorable to a large percentage. Upwards of jfifty persons attended the Young Men’s Breakfast Meeting at Murray’s Hotel yesterday morning. §Mr F, Graham presided and conducted the discussion. The Arrow ‘ Observer ’ learns that there is a likelihood of trouble between a Wakatip runholder and settlers in the neighborhood of Deep Creek who have squatted on the run. The Maori members of the Church of England in the Auckland diocese contributed in money, says the ‘ Waka Maori,’ during the present year, no less than L 1.409 3s Sd for church purposes. During a recent alarm of fire at Auckland, Inspector Hughes and a score of his Brigade turned out with engine, hose, reel, hook, and ladder in less time than had ever yet been known in that town.

Mr Bastings presided at the Saturday night concert, when a large audience assembled, and a capital programme was provided. Madame Jeannette in particular was loudly applauded for some of her songs. This morning information was given to the police at Port Chalmers that the skeleton of a man had been discovered by some children named Sutcliffe in a deep gully near Mount Pleasant. The police shorly after proceeded to the spot and brought in the remains to the Port.

When Rewi passed through Cambridge recently he interviewed Mr Low, the photographer, for the purpose of obtaining some photos of several chiefs. On being asked if he would like his own likeness taken, he refused, saying it was not prop er for a great chief’s likeness to be sold for Is.

The following obituary notice appears in ‘Te Wananga ’of the 21st nil. “ Mukeke, son of Oteue Takabi, at Pak.oruhai, on tho 12th August, aged four years, A short time

father and mother, and expired, deeply la- I mented by his uncles. Though young, his amiable temper and knowledge had endeared him to all. ” Mr Davies was exceedingly well patronised on Saturday afternoon and evening, the Temperance Hall being filled on both occasions. During the present week there will be an entire change of programme, novelties being promised iu every part of the i erformaucc. A letter from a person who has been watching the death list for the past few weeks, as recorded in the ‘ Cross,’ writes to that paner of the 28th inst. to the effect that he thinks attention should be called vo the fact how few have been the deaths of children smoo the milk-vendors were prosecuted for adulteration. ‘ Te Wanaga ’ is opposed to the Government measures, and in a recent issue complains that “the fault of the Abolition Pill is its crude end tentative character. It lacks breadth and boldness of conception, and while it is well known that we arena ovorgoverned people, it provides only for a change in the responsibility of our governo s. n The surveyors appointed by tbo Governmeat to inspect and report upon the ship Hon Juan, arrived on Saturday by the s.s. Hawva. Mr Vv.ard, the Registrar, was in waiting to receive them, and shortly after they went on board the Don Juan to commence their survey. The result is not to be made public until the case comes on again for hearing. Two such pieces as “Eob Boy” and “The Mexican Tigress” were sure to draw a large house at the Queen’s on Saturday evening, and too performances went olf spiritedly till the ringing of the fire-bcli emptied the theatre, about haif-an-hour before the conclusion of the last piece. This evening the drama “Janet Pride” will bo produced. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before T. A, Mansford, Bsq., R.M.,Geo. Winton, Robert Mills, and William Bowen, seamen belonging to the ship Aldergrove, and charged with ness, were all ordered to pay a fiue of ss, or in default twenty-four hours’ imprisonment, Richard Turner and Francis O’Brien, for a similar offence, were discharged with a caution. The Wellington correspondent of the ‘Cross’ telegraphed his impression of Mr Stout’s calibre, on the occasion of his first speech in the House, as follows “ Mr Stout, the new member, is up. He is speaking with a fine, clear voice, and he looks clever and possessed of capacity, although he has just made a very young member’s point by offeringas proof of division among Ministers that three voted one way and three the other on the Deceased Wife’s Sister Bill.” The ‘Southland News’ says:—“lt is currently reported that the pastoral and land-shark interests iu this part of the Colony have started a ‘parliamentary fund ’ of LIO,OOO, to be applied towards defraying the expenses of ‘ suitable ’ members at the next general election. It is said farther, that for every district offering the faintest chance of success a candidate is to be put forward—the wool-lords, rightly or wrongly, believing that the money will be well invested.” A strange accident occurred this morning at the railway crossing at the foot of Joity street. As a horse and dray—belonging, we understand, to Mr Peter Cairns—was proceeding to the jetty, the driver was unable to get his vehicle out of the way of the Clutha train, which was rapidly approaching. Fortunately, however, the driver and horse succeeded in clearing the line of rails, but the dray was completely splintered by the collision with the locomotive. There is no blame whatever to be attached to the on-gine-drivor, who sounded the whistle repeatedly as a -warning. The ‘Herald’ reports that on Sundry, the 29sh lust., some very heavy showers of hail fell in Auckland, but from account--) to hand it seems the showers there were very mild as compared with those that fell in Cm district beyond Ho wick. There ihe wind was very strong, and the hailstorm came with great violence. The hailstones were of largo size, some of them measuring threequarters of an inch in diameter. Driven by a strong wind, the hailstones fell upon the cattle in the paddocks with great force, and made them fearfully wild, and run for any shelter that was available. A meeting of the football players choien to represent Otago in the Interprovinoial Match with Auckland was held at the pavilion on the Oval on Saturday afternoon. Mr A. K. Smith, captain of tho Dunedin Football Club, was in the chair, Mr nose, hou. sec., said they would be unable to use the ground at Caversham recommended for practice by tho sub-committee, and the Oval was the only suitable place on which to play the interprovincial Match. After discussion it was resolved—“ That the \Auckland Match be played on the Southern Oval, and that the representatives meet for practice on the Town Belt.” The seven-mile walking match against time comes off to-morrow evening, at half-past 7, at the Octagon Drill-shed, Edwards starting first, and Scott following soon after his opponent has completed the distance. Messrs S. Clayton, G. Dowse, and H. Kirkcaldy were chosen umpires when the match was made, and Mr R. H. Bailey wall officiate as timekeeper. There is a good deal of interest felt in the event, and a considerable amount of money will change hands, in addition to the LSO a-side staked by the competitors. Austin has, of course, had Scott iu hand, while Edwards has for the past three weeks been training at Mosgiel under the care of E. Reece, who informs us that his man is in first-rate condition and confident of winning. The careless manner in which Government returns are sometimes made up is disgraceful, says the Wellington ‘Post.’ The report of the Marine Department affords a flagrant instance, especially the interesting tabulated statements in relation to the Naval Training School aud its thirty-nine pupils. These occupy several pages, and the most important and interesting item is given with a neglect of detail which deserves the severest censure. The item we allude to is in Table M—List of Donations to the tacaaoi —R°. n - W- H. Reynolds, buns and apples! This is all the information vouchsafed In th .s State paper on this important matter. We are not told whether they were Bath buns or currant buns, whether the apples were pippins or codling, whether they agreed or disagreed with the boys, or whether they did or did not get gingerbeer or tea to wash them down. We trust some member oi Parliament will immediately move for a return giving full supplementary details as to this most interesting matter. Shortly after eleven o’clock on Saturday night, the premises known as the i'humix Bond, -Stafford street-, were discovered t.» he on fire. The fire-bell rung a few miuuies afterwards, and within ten minutes of ilualarm being given the Fire Hri- ado had their hose at work. The bond is occupied bv Messrs Andrew and Father, and Morsrs Henderson, Law, aud Co. ; and a careful examination of the premises shows that the fire must have originated iu that part of the building occupied by the former firm, at the rear of their office, and adjoining the partition separating their portion of the building from Henderson, Law, and Co.’s. It appears that Mr Law snjelt fire during the day (Saturday), but

took no notice of it beyond speaking to a lad in Esther’s employ, believing that the smell was occasioned by the coffee roasting in the mill adjoining. There, is no accounting for the origin of the lire. Mr Esther states that he left the premises with the office boy, named John Dunn, at 9.30 p.m., and everything was then apparently all right. Had it not. been for the promptitude and alacrity of the Brigade the ■whole of the goods in the bond must have been destroyed. Ac it is, however, the salvage is considerable, everything in the cellar being saved. A great deal of ale in case was damaged by the heat, and a large, qnanti'.y of thint’s destroyed by water. Messrs -mire.: and hs.hcr estimate their loss at L‘2,000, of which ■ .1,500 is covered by insurance — l,7so m die Aoval. and a policy for a like amount in the Liverpool, London, and ' d.'be Co, Messrs Henderson. Law, and Co., whose stock was valued, at.: 7.O;V\ wore insured in the Victoria tor Id., OU ur the stock ; in the .NTuoaal for .1,030 on the r.luc'c, ;ml Ll.OOd on the building ; and in th" Royal for LGSO on the stock. This wPI probably cove.- lh. I;losses, which carnet be -••.sccrtahied at pro. scut. In addition to the firms occupying the following persons who lia . goods stored in the bond av■;•. losers to a small amount :• - Messrs Kudgpty, Nichols, end fir Dick, and Mr uenry Houghton. Air Dick was insured in the Royal for ’.300. and Mr Toughlou for L‘2sd in the same company. Au inquiry into the cause of the lire will be held.

The monthly meeting of the Third New Zealand Building Society will be held at the offices, Princes street, on Tuesday, at 7 p.m. A social gathering of the Perth, Angus, ami Mearns Association will be held at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Friday evening, at seven o’clock.

A meeting will bo held in the Forbury Schoolroom this evening, at 7.30 p.m., for consideration of the municipality question. Residents of Musselburgh and St. Kikla only are invited to attend.

Messrs S. Kohn and 00., watchmakers and jewellers, of Christchurch and Auckland, have opened a branch establishment in Princes street. The shop is very tastefully arranged, and contains many beautiful and costly novelties. In the windows are a large assortment of silver goods of elegant design, which were manufactured on the premises of the firm in Christchurch.