AUCKLAND NEWS,

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue XXXIX, 1 November 1892, Page 2

AUCKLAND NEWS,

(iSV TELEQIUrH.— OWN CORRKSPOXDSMT). Auckland, Lust Night. Tiik annual Communion service preparatory to the opening of the Auckland Diocesan Synod session was celebrated this morning at St. Matthew'? Church, Bishop Cowie acting as celeuraut, assisted by Archdeacons i hidley, C-'arke and Willis and the Rev. Nelson. A number of clergy f>nd synodsn,en were seated in the body of the Church. A lai'Kß surplioed choir was present, under the Rev. Cutra-u (incmnbent of St. Matthew's Chinch) and the Res'. W. Calder, the service being a full choral one. Mr Tows-j- acted us organist, and the music used was (Gregorian. At a of shopkeepers to-day re the half Ii mjay il was resolved "That under the uivseuc circumstances employers give any .lay th.it suits them, and that tills meeting b: 1 adjourned for a month for further consideration of the matter." Subsequently a deputation watt'd on Mr Reeves and asked him to introduce a clause in "The Shop Honrs Bill " making it compulsory to clo-e either 011 Wednesday or Thursday afternoon. Mr Reeves said if the shopkeepers and assist mts did not alter their opinion before next session he would reintroduce the Bill in much the same sha.pe as last year. Tomorrow afternoon the world-famed handicap, viz., the Melbourne Cup, will be run at Fleinington. The running of (,'ainoo'a and The Admiral on Saturday last must make their chances of winning an excellent one. Malvolio is also a likely winner, while ITopet nil and Attains are excellent out-id- r-. A settler at Waikomiti named Thompson died souiesvliat suddenly last night. He was ail Ivigii-h ba-rister, and came to the c.il-iny with the idea of taking up fruitgrosvinir. lie hal been unwell, and L)r. Robert m wa-i sent f >r, but when he arrived Thompson was di'ad. The doctor discovered a sin-ill bottle alongside the deceased which had some cryst dised powder in it. Under the circumstances the coroner decided to hold an inquest to-morrow.