Auckland Items.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3432, 11 February 1890, Page 2

Auckland Items.

Auckland, February 10. The Auckland Ministers' Association has appointed a sub-committee lo draw up a petition asking Parliament to emphasise the celebration ol the Jubilee of the Colony by granting pardon to those deserving it anions thoßO prisoners at present in the gaolt in New Zealand.

The Eev J, B, Davis, who has been appointed assistant master of the Auckland College and Grammar SSohool, has also charge of the Anglican Parish of the Epiphany, Newton, but arrangements bays been made with the sanction of the Ckuroh authorities that Mr Davis shall carry on the work of his churoli while holding the Grammar School appointment.

The Auckland Amateur AthleticClub have presented a gold chain and looket to Mr H. b. Davy, who has taken a prominent part in the Club's affairs, and who is to leave for Wellington. The evaugelist, Mi 1 , Henry Varloy, at present in Australia, has accepted an invitation to hold a series at meetings in Auckland daring March. The member for Waipu, Rlrßryce, is to leave for Hamilton to-morrow. He will address his constituents, if they express a wish to hear him. Newi from Samoa states that Mr 11. L. Stevenson, the author of" Dr Jokyll and Mr Hyde," "Treasure Trovo," &0., has been there for some months, and iindiug the climate agreeing wonderfully well with his health, has bought 400 acres of land, and intends building a house. A oaido message from Mr W. R. Wilson announces that the stallions and brood mare 3 purchased by him in England have arrived safely at Adelaide by the steamer Cnlf of Mexico. The stallions aro Bindspond, by Jso'noiuy—Bonsie Queen, and Castor, by Zealot-Lady Yarcily.

A rifle match between a team from H.M.S. Opal and the Ponsonby Naval Artillery was won by tho former by 81 points. The Pulte of Westminister, the first of tho New Zealand Shipping Company's now line of chartered cargo steamers for the New ZealandHomo trade, arrived to-day iu ballast from London, via Capetown aud Hobart. Before proceeding south the vessel will load with frozen meat.