Auckland Latter

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42783, 26 September 1905, Page 2

Auckland Latter

tor ; v (QwniOogri spondent.) . In connection with the partial destruction by fire of the Parnell orphan" age. on the brigale arriving they could do little until an official was found to turn in th> requisi'e pressure for the sprays. Indignation has been expressed by ni i y residents in the borough, and jus ly s>, that such a state of things should'exist, as, incase of ano her outbreak of fire they are liable to snffer severe losses, unless some better method is introduced ot coping with the fire-fiend. After all the sad lessons have been taught through fires in the past few years, no district should rest content unt X . its electors are perfectly satisfied tna they have the best menus of fighting the .flumes at their disposal. As mentioned in last week s letter, hurry and bustle is the order of th® lay on the wharves. The arrival otho “Burgermeisrer Hachman her--; aided quite a procession of deep sea boats up the harbour. - ' - The erstwhile troopship " Drayton Grange ” arrived at daj’break on Monday morning from the West coast of England and ihe Cape. She had a large cargo of iron, wire and general hardware with a few liues of giocery.

Her arrival was quickly followed by /■ the “ Havershatn Orange,” one of tbe s ~ * finest boats, I have seen in Auckland, The next to put in appearance-Was the “Kent,” the “ Indradevi,” and. lastly, 25 hours late, the long expect* ed ’Frico mail, the “ Ventura. A-ccounts from all go to show that pad weather has been met with on tae crips, the “ Drayton Grange ” partied larly having suffered, as part other cop deck was damaged and a lifeboat smashed by the beg seas. The state of the potato crop in New Zealand may be nearly gauged by a glance at the Ventura’s mauifest m which appears the oiniuous entry, tor . Auckland.—3Bßo bags of potatoes. It might possibly interest readers to learn that this is the first occasion on which tlie succulent tubers hove bad to be imported from Frisco. Although we are obliged to .purchase, numerous commodities from oui‘ i enterprising Yankee Cousins, let us hope that the state of the potatoes output will p ro ' vent a similar entry appearing on any boat’b papers in the future. Before concluding \ would hko to draw attention to the results to haud ; - from the Egglaying-I Competition| npw.; | going on in Blenheim, The figures belon are compiled up to the 20th week of vthe competition and as many of my friends have fancies foi different breeds, they s figures) will convey some idea; of tne egg producing 'capabilities - of; tne* various pens,of fowls. —r ■ » White Leghorns lead with a stay lol • _ 565, next comes an Australian White s jy Leghorn I with ,'522. . and thirdly ytbOjf Blach Orpingtons with 445, of course there are plenty of other pens compet- ; ing but I have just picked out the three leaders, for the sake of,cjuiptir^ f % | son. •••**•' Y * ’. . , Although the weather for tue eventful Avondale Meeting was rather unsettled, some fairly decent racing was seen. Bit? dividends were conspicuous by their absence. , " : That gamb little mare, Avalanche, fully repaid the confidenco of her supporters by capturing a ciuple of races. < - , Up to the time of waiting, the Auckland light had 7 wins a dozen mounts, not centage at all. , The Pony Race on the second day Ml to the “ evergreen, Orange find Blue, who showed some of, his oiu > line form, winning in go >d style by a two lengths margin. * j