THE LATE FEDERAL CON FERENCE.

Public Addross by tho Hon. F. W-itafcor.

In compliance with an influential roquisi i-'on, the lion. F. Whitaker (ono of tho two New Zealand delegates at tho recent Inter col.mini Conference on Federation and An nexation) delivered a public address on the evening of Sth January in tho Theatro Royal, with respect to its deliberations anil tho questions it was called to considor. Amongst those who occupied seats upon the platform, there woro the Hon, E. Mit elielson, Mr Justice Gillies, tho Hons. James Williamson and P. Dignan, M.L.C, Bishop and Mrs Cowio, Moksi-s J. C. Firth, 1). L. Mur doch, Halcombo, J. Lamb, Suporinton dant Thompson, F. Larkins, Councillors Field, Holland, Phillipps, Marshall, La Roche, and Garratt, Rev. S. Goldstein, Major Harris, M.H.R., Soymour Georgo, iM.il. 11., Dr. Purchas, Messrs VV. Gorrio, P. A. Philips (Town Clerk), J. M. Brig ham (Secretary Harbour Board), J. JI. Clark, Thomas Peacock, M.H.R , \V. F. Buckland, 11. (!. Soth Smith, R.M., 0. Mays, .1. M. Shorn, C. F. Bourne, R. Hobbs, M.H.R., Theo. Cooper, G. W. Grillin (U.S. Consul), G. Holdship, J. New man, .1. A. Tolc, M.H.R., A. E. Isaacs, C. E. Button, M. A. Clark, A. Boardman, C. B. Stone (Chairman of Harbour Board), J. V. Maxwell (General Manager of Railways), P. Comiskoy, G. VV. Owen, F. Lawry, F. 1). Rich, S. Jackson, jun., and W. Mc- Cullougli. Messrs Hurst and Moss, M.H.R.'s, wore nlso present. The Hon Mr Wihtakkk said that it had not been matter of surprise to him to find on his return from the Convention a general desire on tho part of his fellow citizens to hear an account of the proceedings thereat, which, no doubt, had proved interesting to them. Having assured himsolf first that such n deliverance would not in any way complicate tho projected action of the Government, ho had very willingly acceded to tho re quest that had beon mado to him. In tho first place ho had to say that the proceedings at the Convention were of a most friendly character, every delegate seeming earnestly impressed with a con sciousness of his duty to tho colony ho represented. Ho only hoped that if he were ever sent to such a Convention again ho should meet with similar gontlemen. Mr Whitaker went on to recite tho causes which led up to and formed tho raison d'etre of tho Convention, viz., the action of Queensland in April last in authorising tho formal hoisting of tho British flag in New Guinea, and thus provoking a despatch from from Earl Derby, which suggested united action on tho part of tho colonies. After stating who woro tho dele gates present at tho Conference, and de scribing how it had been agreed to admit Fiji to representation, the speaker asked if tho colonies woro not fully represented by tho men who held office, and consequently who wero in tho confidence of the people. [A voice: " Everyone was except New Zea land."] The colonies wero not bound by their representatives, for the proceedings of tho Conference had yet to be ratified by their various Parliaments. A peculiar feature in connection with the proceedings was the lodging of a solemn protest on the part of tho Sandwich Islands, or what was called the Hawaiian Monarchy, as repre sented by its Tasmanian consul, Mr Audloy Coote, against any projects of annexation as "unjust to a simple and ignorant people," and as " subversive of those conditions of lavourablo national development so happily accorded the Hawaiian nation." The "sim plicity " of the South Pacific islanders per haps consisted in their murdering and eat ing white people; and as for the national development of tho Hawaiian Monarchy, the influence upon its own subjects of those conditions which it feared should be sub verted was such that, while the population sixty years ago was 250,000, ten years ago it had declined to 40,000, and at the pre sent time was not more than 25,000, so that in another generation or two, at the present rate of decadence, it would bo extinct. Its '' develop ment," therefore, was towards annihilation. The three subjects for the consideration of which the Convention was called were tho proposed annexation of New Guinea, the toleration of the colonies and tho South Pacific islands, and the action of France in proposing to establish convict stations in tho South Pacific. Other questions were suggested through the press and in other ways, and, had they taken them up, they might have been sitting still. For instance, ono gentleman was nu*Wc=. that means should be.i->-"" I«r7 a, noth, er tho id«J#W"_:f °\- should ke ,j_^_--t--ror tho extermination of rabbits. —■ The speaker went on to notice in detail tho resolutions of the Conference. Refering to New Guinea, ho said that it was ono of the great highways of this part of the world.. It was divided by the 104 th degree of longitude, the Dutch owning half, and the other half commanding the Torres Straits. We had already possession of one end of Torres Straits, and in order to avert th. possibility of a hostile power gaining tho other end and molesting the commerce of Australasia, it was very desirable that wo should establish ourselves thero also. It was likewise important that some means should be taken to ensure good order, and to put down outrages in New Guinea, for trado was rapidly springing up there, and it was a trite proverb that trade followed the flag. According to a statement m ido by the Agents General in thoir letter to Earl Derby, the trade with tho New Guinea islandshad, duringthelast ten years, amounted to LG,486,936, and that trade was constantly increasing. Of that trade, New South Wales got the greater portion. It oxtployed 1,305 vessels of a total tonnage of 335,391 tons, and had, in the time stated, imported from those islands L 2,147,858, and exported L 2,726,227; Victoria had imported L 162,095, and exported L 110.647 ; Queensland had imported L 2.899, and ox ported L 83.800; and New Zealand had imported L 705.223, and exported L 548,187. Tho trade, therofore, was of very great importance, and, if wisely fostered, it would largoly and rapidly increase. At present New Zealand had a good share of it, and that sharo was capablo of very great exten sion. Those islands of New Guinea, how evor, wero not fit for ordinary colonisation, inasmuch as the climate was not suitable for European constitutions. We should establish stations there for the purpose of guaranteeing security to life and property, missionary enterprise should be promoted, and the natives encouraged in the cultiva tion of sugar and other products. No greater mistake could be made than the enter tainment of the. idea that the colonies were tempted by the desire for the acquisition oi land, and the resolution passed by the Con vention on the subject not only afforded a full answer to this misapprehension, but adequately expressed the mind of the Con ference upon it. It was as follows: — "That, in the opinion of the Convention, no purchases or intended purchasers of land, before the establishment of British juris diction in New Guinea or the other islands, not liaving a recognised Government, should be acknowledged, except land to be occu pied for missionary or trade purposts;" and oven then that no purchase of Imd should be admitted, oxocj t by tho Crown for like purposes. (A Voice ; • But you haven't got Now Guinoi.") He was not by any means suro of this, and in his opinion the gentleman who ventured that assertion would ere long see the announcement in print that we had New Guinea. (Applause.) H there was no such intention, why should the colonies havo been asked to confer on the sub ject! It was his belief that within six months this part of Now Guinea, outside the Dutch territory, would be added to the British dominions. Tho colonies had "oeen1 asked for a joint recommendation, and they had jointly recommended that means should bo taken to placo it beyond the ability of any foreign Power to establish Itself in theso seas. That end could be gained only by cession or annexation, and one or the other result would inevitably come. What he felt assured New Zealand desired to see was that all these Pacific Islands should be n'aced iinder_ British jurisdiction, leaving time to determine when they should seek ti carry out British law in them. This had been the case with New Zealand itself, ix it was within recent times only that British law could be administered throughout its length and breadth. Ono of the difficulties in the way of this project was the French activity in the Pacific. They had taken possession of New Cale donia, Tahiti, the Isle of Pines, the Loyalty Isles, the Marquesas, and various other islands. The French had also done what Great Britain had neglected to do — that if, they had obtained a harbour on the direct line between Panama and Now Zealand and Australia, for the Panama Canal was a thing of tho near future, and it should not be in the power of any foreign nation to interrupt the com merce of Great Britain with her colonies. There were several groups of islands which we could not annex, as their independence had been acknowledged by the Imperial Parliament. Such islands were the Navi gators, Samoa, and Tonga, but the alterna tive of cession would solve the difficulty,; and the bill introduced by Sir George Grey j

last session and passed through our Par liament, furnished tho means for applying this alternative. Ono subject on which the Conferenco displayed very strong feeling was that of Fronch convict establishments in

the Pacific. There were already 8,400 criminals in New Caledonia, who, at tho expiration of their terms, could go whither they pleased, except to Franco. Some liad already come to New Zealand and tho other colonios. This evil, however, paled into insignificance beside a recent proposal on the part of the French Government, of the real position of whicli nt presont he was not aware. The proposal was that a body of criminals, de scribed by the French Minister himself as " dangerous, steeped in vice, debauchery, and crime," should be despatched to Now Caledonia and the Loyalty islands, not for tho purpose of completing thoir servitude, but of being liberated to go whither they liked. It was actually proposed to send out 60,000 to Now Caledonia and 23,000 to the Loyalty Islands, and it was considered that tho whole number would amount to 100,000. New Zealand was comparatively eafo from tho threatened danger, for she could put in operation a law now in abey ance requiring a certificate of character from any such people arriving from foreign ports. Tho question of Federation, which was the third*matter considered by the Con vention, received exceptional importance,

from tho fact that it would afford the colonies the necessary means of self preservation against the convict cs tablislnnents. Mr Whitaker rapidly

sketched the salient provisions of the bill, and pointed out its special efficacy in en suring colonial action for the purpose of keeping out French convicts. It also con ferred the power of jurisdiction over fisheries in Australasian waters beyond territorial limits. The bill also extended the forco of legal procjsses throughout every part of Australasia, so that absconders from the payment of their just debts and from other civil processes, as well ns wife deserters and deserters from the Imperial or colonial naval and military services, might readily bo recovered. Tlic extra dition of criminals and other powers whicli

tho Imperial Parliament was asked to ap prove under the bill could not bo objected to, for each colony had afterwards the right of sanctioning or rejecting them. Thoy had, therefore, been most care ful to conserve the liberties of the pooplo of tho various colonies. In concluding nn eloquent peroration, he hoped that, throwing asido all party con siderations, all feeling of every description, New Zealand would step forward and placo horsolf in the position sho ought to occupy as one of thoso countries whicli should be bound up in a grand federation for tho present, and a grand empire for the future. (Loud applause). Mr J. C. Fiuth, in a spirited speech, praised tho lecturer for his lucid, able and comprehensive address, paid a eulogistic tribute to tho Convention for the course they had taken, and pointed out that the stop which must follow colonial federation was federation of the Empire, to bo crowned by the grander eventual confederation of the English-speaking raco all over the world. He thon moved, " That tho thanks of this meeting be presented to tho Hon. Mr Whitaker For his able address on tho subject of the federation of tho Australasian colonies."

Mr J. M. Siiera seconded tho motion, which was then passed with acclamation. On tho proposition of Mr Fntrii, cheers were givon His Worship the Mayor for pre siding.

ANNUAL MEETING OF HOUSE HOLDERS

AUCKLAND CITY,

The annual me«ting of the householders in tbe City of Auckland Educational District was held on Jan. 2S, in the Wellcsley-street School-room. Between 50 and 60 gentle men were present. Mr P. A. Philips having been callecTto the chair, opened tho proceedings in the usual manner. Mr J. G. Carr (Chairman of the retiring School Committee) read the annual report, «hich was very satisfactory.

Election* or Committee.—The following gentlemen were nominated for election to the School Committee: —Crowther, Sfi ; Bil lington, 53; Shakier-, 51 : flffoi-. 47 ; Edwin Carr, 41 ; Aley, 30 ; Hannan, _S ; *.*>«-ohas, 21 ; Ussher, 18. Messrs Crowther, Billn. K . ton, Shalders, Offer, E. Carr, Aley and Hannan were declared duly elected. On the motion of Mr Knight, seconded by Mr Lepine, a hearty vote of thanks was passed to the retiring Committee, and a similar vote was passed to the^Chrunjiftijjj^A,""was ing of tho_, yS^JF?* *_______• Crowther was __u_UU«r-ona"rman pro tern. NEWTON. The householders of this district have always displayed a great deal of interest in the annual educational meetings, and that last night was no exception to the rule. Thero were more than one hundred persons present.—Mr Francis Cherry presided.— The ballot for Committeeforthe ensuing year resulted a3follows :—J. Morrison, 99;°Mac dermott, 89; Wilkes, 83 ; Hodgson, 74 ; Sargeson, 70 ; Jamieson, 55 ; Warren, 54 ; Mell, 40 ; Sexton, 39 ; Smith, 9 ; informal, 4. Messrs Morrison, Macdermott, Wilkes, Hodgson, Sargeson, Jamieson, and Warren were declared elected. Messrs Carratt, 8011, and Jenkin were tho scrutineers. On the motion of the Rev. Mr Mason, tho best thanks of the householders were ordered to bo conveyed to Mr Bindon for his services during the four and a half years he has been in charge of the school.—A voto of thanks was passed to the outgoing Committee on tho motion of Mr French. PONSONBY. The meeting of Ponsonby householders was largely attended. Mr Devore presided. The Secretary, Mr D. F. Evans, read the report, which showed that the school had carried off the highest honours at the late scholarships examination for the whole pro vincial district. The roport was adopted. —Mr Bailey, in returning thanks^ said he had received nothing but courtesy and assistance from nine successive school com mittees with which he had been associated. —The Chairman announced that Mr W. Swanson, M.H.R., had given a donation of £6 worth of books to each of the three boys who had won scholarships, and also presented six valuablo maps to the school. The following committee was elected :—Messrs Devoro, Masefield, J. Gittos, Allen, Dutton, E. Cooper, and Field. DEVONPORT. At the Devonport meeting, Mr O. Mays presided. The rep3_ was very satisfactory, and the statement of accounts showed a credit balance of £1 Os Cd. The following gentlemen wer elected on the committee :— Messrs Mays, White, Qerrard, Burnett, Lankham, Hooker, and the llov.-Mr Bates. Mr T. L. White was elected Chairman. MOUNT ALBERT. *,*_. " The annual meeting of householders was held in the school-house at S p.m., and was better attended than usual, but still many residents who might have been expected to be present were absent. The following gentlomen were then duly elected to serve as tho Committoo for tho current year.— Mossrs Stuart, Miller, Martin, N. Wood, A, K. Taylor, E. Allen, and the Rev. J. Hasclden. A voto of thanks was passed to Mr Fry, who is about to loavo tho district, for his valuable services in connection with the school. MOUNT EDEN. The meeting, numbering between 50 and CO, was under the chairmanship .of Mr Thompson. After the reading of a satis factory report by Mr Cole, Chairman of the outgoing Committee, the election was pro ceeded with. Nino persons were nominated, and the following seven elected :—Messrs Cladding sen., Donaldson, W. Colo, Hootan, J. Buttle, Smith, and Roberts! A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed a harmqnious meeting. . PARNELL. The annual meeting of the householders for the above school district was held in the School-room last evening, when tho largest attendance ever seen at a Parnell school meeting took place. Twenty gentle men were nominated as members; the voting resulting as follows:—Thoburn, 63 ; Winks, 58 ; Ireland, 57 ; Crozier, 56 ; Robinson, 44 ; Hamilton, 44; Taylor, 41; Nixon, 40 ; Waymouth, 39 ; Barber, 31 • R. Walker, 29; C. Wood, 26 ; Gilbert, 22 : Clark, 21; Pollard, 21; Fitts, 20; Furber, 20; Smith, 18 ; Shrewsbury, 6 ; Slater, 5. Messrs Fowler, Reynolds, Cottingbam, and Warner acted as scrutiners.—A meeting of the newly-appointed committee was then held, and Mr W. Hamilton was elected Chairman.

ANNIVERSARY DAY.

AUCKLAND ANNUAL REGATTA

Flagship: Turakina, 1,250 Ton*, N.Z.S,

Co., Captain Powor.

Patron: His Worship tho Mayor of Auckland. Vice-Patron: The Chairman of the Auckland Harbour Hoard. President: Hon. T. Hender son, 11.1.C. Vice-President: Captain 11. F. Anderson. Committeo: Hon. E. Mitelielson, JI.II It., Captains A. Karquhnr, D. 11. MoKon ;;ie, .1. McKenzie, J. Nearing, Messrs.!. Butler, ,1. Dacre, It. K. Isaacs, 11. VV. Henderson, 11. Parker, Id. Niccol, 1). Oxley, O. H. Stone. Stewards: Captain W. Farquhar, Mr C. 13. I (onghton, Mr C. Howe, Mr 1). (Souk, Mr C. F. Kissling, Mr K. Waymouth. Umpire: Captain 1). 11. McKenzie. Jiulgo for Sailing Knees: Mr M Niiecnl. Judge for Ilowing Races: Mi ll. W. Henderson. Starter: Captain J. Mc- Kenzie. Handicappers; Captain 11. 11. Mc- Kenzie. Mr 1). Couk, Mr T. Henderson, jun., Mr 11. Parker, Mr K. Wnyniouth. Measurer: MrD. Gunk. Auditors: Messrs J. 11. Graham and L. Coupland. Treasurer: Mr T. Hender son, jun. Hon. Secretary: Mr Charles C. Dacre.

Tin-: Forty-fourth Anniversary of tho colony was celebrated on January 29th last, when one of tho best aquatic festivals over held in the colony took place. The woather was beautifully fine, and all tho races favoured by a fresh south-westerly breeze, finishing in very quick timo. The following were the results in the various events :—■ First Race. Scows. — Working canvas only. No time allowance. First prize, £.'ifl, and picture (pre sented by Messrs Snrgood, Kwen, and Lo.), valued at £5: second prize, t_lo. Course; From Flagship through Hangitoto Channel, round Tiritiii, outside Shag Rock, hack through Rangitoto Channel, coming in on south side of Flagship. Entries:—HuakaknlJ.King),4l tons; Progress (J. Johnston). I!) tons: Vixen (J. Bid dick), 25 tons; Result (IC. McDonald), 50 tons; Pukapuka (J. Silver), 37 tons. 'ixen ... 3hrs. 20m. ISsecs. 1 '-Vikapukn 2 Second Race. OtiAMPiON Tiiadixo Rack (Handicap), for Tends 5) tons register and upwards (any rig i .opting cutters). First prize, £150, Champion VI ig (presented by Captain 11. F. Anderson), vi 1 Cup (presented by Mcsßra P. Dayman and *..-) 1, valued at til), ond Miniaturo Sextant to tb. i registered master of winning vessel, vuluod ■it £15; second prize, £50; third prize, £25. C!oirsc: Samo as tlrst race. Entries: Cygnet ('.l.Arthur and Co.), 5_ tonB; Fanny Thornton (S. Keano). S2 ton 3; Sybil (J. Sinclair), 150 tons; 1.0 lie (E. Plllingor). 99 tons. Cygnet, 2hrs. 58m. 32secs. 1 Fanny Thornton, 3hrs. 27m. 30secs, ... 2 Louie 3 Third Race. Tkadino Cuttkks, 25 tons rcgistor and up wards. First prize, £10 and "Hsrald" Cup (presented by Messrs Wilsonß and Horton), valued at £10, and Clock presented by Mr A. ..ley to master of the winning vessel: second prize, Mb ; third prlzo, £5. Courso: Same as tlrst race. Entries: Mercury (W. Yates), 29J tons; Leo (J. Dowd).32 tons; Roea (F. Morgan), ?5 tons; Coralio (P. Stranberg). 2SJ tons; Toke rau (VV. Cinnamon), 35 tons; Sovereign of the Seas (J. Cole), 29 tons; Lnucushlro Lass (J. Bruce), 31 tons.

Sovereign of tho Seas, 3h. 28m. 20s,

, Mercury , ; . 3 j Fourtli Race. Coasting Vessels (bona fldti, any rig; 13 , tons and under 25 tons, which havo not been built for yachts. First Prizo, £25. and Cup (pre -1 seated by Messrs J. and D. Oxloy), valued at £5, and Clock presentod by Mr Goodßon to mas ter of winning vessel; Second Prize, £10 ; Third ' Prize, £i. Course: From south side of flagship round chequered buoy in Rangitoto Channel, 5 thence round hulk Clara Hnrgravcß.off Judge's . Hay. thence round mark boat Off Kauri Point- Twice round. Entrios: Gannet (\V. Spencer), 17 tons; Mahurangi (J. H. Subritzky), 21 tons; Euphemia (E. Hodgson), 12 tons; llonry (J. - Hodgson), 11 tons. Euphemia, lhr. 52m. Osec? 1 Mahurangi, lhr. 52m. lsec 2 Fifth Race. LARGE Yacht Rack, over 7 tons. First prizo, _ £50, and Cun (presented by Mr F. H. LewisßOn), i. valued ut t7. and Champion Flag (presented by , the Miss 8 Isaacs): second prize, «20: third c prize, £'. Course: From south Bido of Flagship - round Mark lloat olf Rangitoto Reef, thenco 3 round hulk " _ura Horgravcs," off Judge s Day, thence round Mark Doat olTKauri Point. Twice 3 round. Entries: Arawa (J. L. R. Bloomtleld), • 15 tons; ltita IT. Henderson), 12 tons; Muriatai 1 (C. H. Street), 12 tons. i Mauritai ... 2hrs. 12m. 4sec. 1 Bita 2hrs 21m. 19sec. 2 1 Arawa ... 2hrs. 22m. Bsec. 3 0 Sixth Race. Yachts and Fishing Boats, 4 to 7 tons — n First prize tlO, and Star Cup (presented by H. lirctt, Esq.), valued at £10, and Flag (presonted by Captain J. MoKenzic); second prize, £5; j-. Miird prizo. £3. Course: Same as fourth race. JessiS 3- Magic Ib'ishor and Sinclair), Ij tons; -:_ s_rtV?»iiyisenian and Wilson), 5J tons-1 -r Stone 61 tons: Tor-fK,- r -w«^_r,- tons; d Tamurc . . Mltth-"-* • tOMfc xx I T^ivera 2h. 17m. 3s. 1 '_ Jessie Logan ... 2h. 33m. 355. 2 1 Toy 2h. 43m. 455. 3 Seagull 2h. 43m. 4!)s. 4 ' Magic 2h. 44m. 2s. 5 Seventh Race. „ Yachts under 1 tons. First prizo. £5, and Cup (presented by Mr H. Kohn). valued at «5: 1 second nrlze. £3: third prizo, £1. Course: From t south side of Flagship, round Sandspit Buoy off North Head, thence round hulk Clara Har ' graves off Judge's Bay, thonco round mark 3 boat off Kauri Point. Twice round. Entries : - Tui (H. Saunders), 23 tons ; Sybil (Crammond r and Fairs), 'i_ tons ; Cotnot'W. J. Phlllpsonl, 2_ tons ; Truant (Sanderson and Moore), 3} tons. ; Truant ... 2hrs. 24m. 25soca. 1 ; Sybil ... 2hrs. 27m. Osccs. 2 , Eighth Race. • Fishing Boats under 4 tons.—First prize, £8 ; i second prize, £1; third prizo, £2. Course: Same as seventh race. Entries: Ethel (S. Holland), 3 tons; Bell (J. Gallagher), 3J tons; Swallow (J. • Lomey) 4 tons; Penguin (J. Angolo), SJ tons. I 8011, 2hrs. 33m. 35s ;c 1 r Ethel, 2hrs. 51m. 15scc 2 j Penguin, 2hrs. 52mins 3 _ Ninth Race. _ Seconu Class Open Sailino Boats.—First r prize, £'5, and Picture (presented by Messrs Sargood, Ewcn, and Co.), valued at £3; second prize, £10; third prize, £4. Course: Same as sevonthraoo. Entries:—Transit, J. Bovoridgo; Obsorvcr, W. Marshall; Imp, M. McLood; Dream, A. W. Farquhar; Quecnie, J. Grey; 3 Fay, R. "Woodhead. j Transit ... 2hr. 59m. 35sec. 1 ( Dream ... 3hr. lm. ssec. 2 . Imp 3hr. Bm. Osec. 3 Tenth Race. Tiiikd Class Open Sailing RACB.-Fir_t , prize, £8, and Picturo (presented by Messrs bargood, Ewcn and Co.), valued at £3; second prize, £4; third prizo, £2. Course: From Flag ■ ship round tho Mark Boat off Kauri Point, , thence round Sandspit Buoy off North Head, thenco round hulk Clara Hargravcs, and thenca to Flagship. Entries: Tip, W. Holmes; Homo ■ Rule, J. P. Posthlowaight; Vie, C. Bailey; ■ Demon, J. Beltchor; Devonport, J. Klnsoy: [ Spray, E. Mills; Eli, G. Warman. Ely 2hrs. 13m. 41sec. : Vie 2hrs. 17m. 50sec. Spray 2hrs. 22m. lOsec. Eleventh Race. Merchant Sailing Vessels' Gigs, 4 oars and coxswain.—First prize, £10, and Time Piece (presented by Mr A. Aloy); second prizo, £5; SWJF. °'A . Course: From Flagship, round H.M.S. Lark, thence round hulk Cantcro, flniah ing between mark boat off Qucen-streot Wharf and Flagship. Entries: Turakina (Captain Power), Stanley (Captain Gould). Antarcs (Cap tain Lewis), Opawa (Captain Mathers). Stanley \ Opawa 2 Turakina 3 Antares 4 Twelfth Raco. Fivn-OAiiKn Wiialehoats, to be steered with steer oar.—First prize, £10; second prize, £15: third prize, £0. Course: From flagship, rount. hulk Clara Hargravcs, thence round hulk Caniero. Twice round. Entries: Waitomata Rowing Club, No. 2; 1 'onsonhy Rowing Club, A. *. \ arbrivk, !• loroi.ee; WulicmaU Rowing Club, No. 1. ■ I Florence (Warbrick's crew) 1 , Waitomata, No. 1 (Findlay's crow) ~. 2' ■ Ponsonby (Smiths Crew)... ... 31 Thirteenth Raco. Koiiimarama Training School Boys' Special Race.—First prize, £2 10s and Badges: . second prizo. t2 10s. Course: From Flagship ' round H.M.S. Lark, thence round Red Buoy off ' West side Queen-street Wharf, finishing be l tweon Flag Boat off Queen-street Wharf and > Flagship. Entries: Kohitnaramara (No. 1), Kohimaramara (No. 2). Koiiimarama, No. 1 1 , Kohimarama, No. 2 , 2 Fourteenth Race. . Ron Roy Canoes.—First prize. Trophy valued ■ at £5; second prizo, Trophy valued at £2. t Course: Same as thirteenth race. Entries: ; Daisy (H. Blomfleld), Olive (A. J. Blomfleld). \ This event fell through. Fifteenth Race. r Man-o'-war Boats.—First prizo, £10. Course: t Irom south side Flagship round hulk f. Cantcro, thonco round H.M.S. Lark teWte™?. flagboat. off Queen-street f H.M.S._S_p ag P' Entrieß: H- M-S- Bark, fl Lark, No. 1 , y Lark, No. 2 ... "_'_ '" n c

He had owned a set er dog, and this was the story he told : "Yes, sir, the way that dog was devoted to me was just amazing. \\ hy, he heard me say to my wife that I was pressed for money, and he went and died the day before the dog tax was assessed."

Two men disputed about their powers of endurance, and one said testily to the other, "I bet you that I can hold my legs in boil ing water longer than you can." "Done," said the other, and the steaming water was brought. In went the legs; No. 1 with an air of defiance, No. 2 with an edifying serenity. No. 1 began to wince, No. 2 calmly called for a newspaper. No. 1 began to find it intolerable. No. 2 smiled at tho humour of the paper. "In heaven's name !" at last exclaimed No. 1, exasperated by tie neat of the water and the coolness of his antagonist, " What is your leg made of?" Y\ ood,' sententious ly replied the other, '

A WOMAN'S FAITH: OF THE Mystery of a Bunch of Pansies.

By CHARLES T, MANNERS, AUTIIOU (>!■ Tho Lord of Lylo," "Oetavia's Pride," "Tho Blonkarno Emeralds," "Tho Flaw in tho Diamond," "Dragging Him Down," "A Silver Brand," &c, &c.

CHAPTER VII,

A KAI.NT Til AII.

Tut: clue obtained by Si Groon threatened to run out quickly. The gardener who had sent the pansics was easily found, but ho knew nothing beyond having received an order through a Baltimore boarding-houso. The letter was placed in Si Green's hands. It simply directed that a bunch of pansics should be sent to Miss Helena Yerriugton, and enclosed a handsome fee ; thoro was no signature. The next stop was to visit the Baltimore boarding-houso ; but hero again Si found himself littlo nearer his reward. The proprietor had forwarded the order in obedionco to a request from a lighthouse away down oil' the coast of Florida. While staying in the boarding-houso, however, Si settled upon another trail, which led him only deeper in the mazo. In tho course of his inquiries ho made the acquaintance of a

youngsailor who answered to tho sobriquet ot " Limber Tom," and having mado known tho object of his pursuit, this youth intro duced him to Sally Chisloy, who had re-

mained in Baltimore, whither she lied after

that fateful night, and who had conlided to the sympathetic ear of Tom tho story of hor dreadful experiences. In tho portrait of ConwaySoarle, Sal recognised unmistakably tho featuros of the hnnusomo younggontlo man whose horrible fate she had witnessed through the keyhole of the closet. Si Green meanwhilo was keeping what ho and Limber Tun called a "still uppor lip " under the series of .allied futilo elicits which resulted in nothing but increased perplexity and disappointment. Ho found Sally Chisloy's late mistress, cautiously sifted over the meagre information sho was able to give, hung about that vicinity day and night for several weeks, but found no thing further to communicate tho slightest addition to his previous knowledge, or to direct his suspicions to another trail. Perhaps ho might have been more success ful had he applied to tho regular police authorities, armed with Sally's story. But this ho would not venturo to do lest ho might ho slipping into other hands the golden reward for which ho longed. Tom, who had entered enthusiastically with his fortunes, and was smitten with ad miration of their causo, socrotly marvelled at the patience and coolness with which Si bore tho disappointment of such keon hopes ob had urged them North. Ho himself was quite disgusted, and long before Si's impel turbablo faco showed a single cloud ho had become tho prey of black despair. " 'Taint no sort o' uso, Mr Green," ho said, one day, in a deprecating tono, and half expecting to receive a hasty knock for his boldness. " Wo'vo run tho thing clear into the ground. It never'll bo did! Never I Vor might as woll give it up." Si's florid fuco took on a deeper flush ; a steely glitter flashed across tho light, watery bluo eyes ; the words came through close-shut teeth, as he answered : "No, I wont givo it up, 1 ewow to man I won't, while my name is Silas Green. That isn't tho natur' of this chap, Limber Tom. If you're sick of it, you're freo to leavo it, you know." "I ain't sick o' you, Si, and I'd liko to see it out as well as the next one," answered Tom with a shrug of his square shoulders. "More'n that, I'm dying to go out with you and seethe little shaver, you know. Guess I'll stick a spoil longer." " Poor little Franky !" muttered Si, under his breath, and a quiver ran over his rugged features. But the next minute he gaveTiim solf such a shake as the great Newfoundland does when ho comes leaping out of the watery frolic. " 1 tell ye what, Terr make take a run out uiiil-^fttnl^" he said brighten us pep-.U-cnVVery thought. " So it happened that Limber Tom, after a long tramp which followed a short journey by rail, was introduced by Si Green to n peaceful, sylvan scene, which was like tho glimpse of another world to tho ready witted, audacious frequenter of city wharves and street rows. In a cool-looking farm-house, sot on tho breezy height of a gently rising hill, to which they had access by a winding lano bordered on either side with tho wild and graceful shrubbery of grape-vines that ran lightly along tho fonces, loaping from bar berry-bush to wild chorry tree, and flowing out hero and thcro in lovoly cascades of verdure, thoy found tho pale, dolicnte lad about whom Tom had dreamed so vaguely. He was sitting in a door-way overhung with tho seorlot trumpets of tlio woodbine honeysuckle, tho fairhaired, graceful head bowed low over a book in his lap. Silas was tho first to sco him as thoy wcro plod dine across the narrow stubbly field which lay botweon them and tho houso after thoy loft the lano. Ho stopped short, gripping his companion's arms so fiercely that even Limber Tom's stalwart framo wavered. " Stop a minute, Tom. Lot mo havo a minute to look at him afore he sees us," ho whispered. And turning his beaming eyes fondly up on tho unconscious boy, Si stood, drinking in the sight with ft look tho flowers might wear undor the sunshino at tho dow that comes just at the opportuno momont that saves from blight and death. Tom stared at tho transfigured face in amazement, and was inclined to vent his surpriso in a long whistle, but forbore. How the plain, homely face was glorified under that magical flood of love ! Howsweot, how noble, even how grand it looked, with its glad, happy smile, ite tender, yearning eyes! Aftor that sight Tom understood bottor what Franky was to Si Green. But a momont's dumb ecstasy was vouch safed to Si. The lad was sketching and raising his eyes for another glanco at the ob ject, he saw tho two motionless figureshalted in tho field.

He rose up slowly and shaded his eyes from tho sunshine. Then there camo a sweet glad shout, and ho was scrambling swiftly, though with halting steps, towards them. "Si I Si I It is brother Si !" Silas gave ono deep sigh of transport, and bounded forward with open arms. "My littlo Franky! my own little darling I"

Then the bewildered Tom saw the rough head and the graceful ono bent closo to gether, lips meeting in eager fondness, eyes beaming glad though misty with toars, arms clasped aroun I either neck. "Whew!" soliloquised the hardened Tom; "that goes clean ahead o' grand inarm and me, even when I was a littlo shaver. And two men-folks, two I" But ho brushed hid horny hand across his oivn eyes, for all tho slightly contemptuous reflection.

" You've come to toll mo you've won the monoy forme, dear, doar Si!" exclaimed -ranky, rapturously, whon something liko calmness was restored. "Oh, I'm going to learn tJ beapiintor I I know I am." "Yes, you are, Franky; you are." answered Si, almost solemnly. " But you mustn't bo in too much hurry about the monoy, 'cause there's a good many things to see to and there's two months more." The boy raised a pair of long-fringed deep blue eyes in wistful trustfulness to his brother's faco.

"Oh, I'm sure you'll do it, Si. If I wasn't, I think I should die grieving. There's no use of my living at all, if it isn't to be.for Ishouldn'tbegoodfor anythingclso in the world ; but, weak as I am, I know I'd be of some account as an artist." The truthfulness of his prophecy needed no other voucher than his kindling eye, and the brave, determined smile of the poor pale face.

" You're going to be one, Franky, never fear o' that. Brother Si is going to see the time he'll be proud to say he helped you on your way. But Tom will think us two goslings, I reckon. Sco here, Franky, this is Tom that I wrote you about. He's been a hankering to see you this long time. I hope Miss Smith hain't let my bedroom, for he'll want it to-night. I shouldn't wonder if you two could talk from now till bedtime, and be telling one another something new all tho time, for he knows as littb about country sights as you about the wharves of the city."

Franky, with intuitive grace that was an evident inheritance from other veins than bi Green s father, turned promptly and laid his thin, delicate fingers confidingly on Tom's horny palm. J .i' 1!™ ™al ? lf£ t0 see >'ou if'y°n are Limber Tom.' Si wrote me lots about you. Don t it look lonesome out here to you after those noisy, crowded streets ?"

"I feel kinder lost," quoth Limbor Tom, looking offdown the hill to the outspreading wooden village and emerald-green meadows" and the vast blue dome of sky boyotid and above, and then casting furtive glances down the daisy-gemmed sod, " that's a fact, but,"

and here, unthinking of tbe act, feeling yot tlio homage in his heart after a vague fash ion, he pulled oli' his hat as he linished. "But I shouldn't wonder if I folt the same way if ever 1 got to Heaven." Franky smiled, and kept hold of his hand while they walked toward the farm-house, And the two lads, one so frail, and small, and artless, and tho other so strong, and big, and audacious before tho world's oye, wero close frionds after that. '1 hey sat together all the evening, and Si said once half disconsolately : " Why, little Franky, I wouldn't ha' thought you'd taken so to Tom, or any stranger. You've talked to him all the evening, and haven't givon mo two words." Whicli was no sooner said than Franky was nt his side, and on his knee, with his arms around his neck, mid his soft cheek laid lovingly against his. "Oh, I liko Tom very much, first because he's your friend, Si, and afterwards for him self. But you—you .are my own brother, Si."

"And that menus a great ltihbcring, nwkard feller, homely as n hedge fence, with no bringing up, nor learning of any kind. A great red-faced lubber. Ain't ycr kind o' shamed of him, Franky !" said Si, half in earnest, though there was a broad sniilo of humour on his lips. " It means the best brother ever ft boy had," cried Franky, valiantly. "Brother and sister and father and mother nil in one. You good Si ! I don't care what other folks think, he's a big beauty for us, with his heart of gold, ain't ho, Tom !" Si laughed out merrily, but gave the lad a closer hug, and ho did not let go his hand till they retired lo their chamber after seeing Tom comfortable on the shake down tho farmer's wife had spread for him in an unoccupied room. "I never forget to pray that you may suc ceed, Si," said Franky, just before they went oil' to sleep. " Don't you now, Franky. Not a single once. It helps me a sight lo know it." But the iciiiark wus enough to set him in a train of anxious thought which kept faithful Si nwuke the night long, I hough ho would not betray his restlessness to disturb the other's placid slumber, only lay stirless, with wide, staring eyes, and quiot hand thut held a soft clasp of the unconscious Frank's. But in tho morning ho said to Tom, v cloar, steady determination ringing in hi* voico, "Tom, I'm going back to the old trail. 1 sha'n't waste the time here. I'm going to follow that letter back to Florida. And I'll sot out to-morrow." "All right," returned Tom cheerily. "I'm your muu anyhow. I've got mure heart for it since I've eeon Franky. Only jest 1 want ycr promise to let mo comti with yer when you toll him tho thing's did." "Of course you shall, Tom. And the timo will como. Don't tho Lord hear tho prayers of the innocents? Oli I know it will come!" And tho last he repeated over and over after they had turned their bucks upon the cozy farm-house, and tho green, embower.d lane, and waved the last adieu to tho slender figure that stood, with wind-tossed hair, watching thorn off.

Three weeks from that day Si Groon was walking slowly along a dreary beach on tho Florida shore, and looking oil eagerly toward tho massive lighthouse that seemed to rise out of the tossing billows like the uplifted linger of some buried sea-king.

"I'm almost afenrod," ho muttered. "I swow I'm almost nfourd to niukc tho venturo, for if this fails, 1 must givo it up. And then what would poor franky any'A

And even at tho thought Si's bund wus dashed across his eyes to clear away their mist.

" A feller always trembles when the moment comes to tell him yes or no in anything he's set bin heart on," he muttered,

as if apologising to himself for the weakness. " It's likely it's that makes me so squeamish over this job. A lonesome enough place, I know. And there's no sailor in mc, but that don't scaro me. I'd go through a good deal worse places for littlo Franky. And this has come liko a special provi dence—my getting tlio chance to go to the light-house in that fellow's place. Pho, plio, Si Green, you ain't agoing to show the white feather now. You ai»" **

to do it.". _„ _t,'-called out a shrill, though o„l"pYc"Bsed voice, from some invisible hiding place among the rocks bohind him.

"There's a boat coming round tlio point, It's for you, 1 guess." .

Si Green gave a little shiver.

"Of course it is. Tom, Tom, you'll re member all my charges. Now don't go to talking to anybody. Mind yer business faithfully, and please everybody if you can. I'll bo back in a week's time if nothing happens."

Horo thcro was a cautious lifting of Limber Tom's shaggy head and faded cap from over tho rocks.

" Anything happens ! What in thunder's likely to happen to you, old follor ? I say you ain't going oil homesick, are ye I Jost lot mo go in your placo. Como now, Si, I wouldn t like anything jollier."

*- If I don't como back at tho sot timo you know what to do. I can't lot anybody olso do my work, Tom ; but I ain't ashamed to own thero's an awful dread on mo of a whole week out thoro in that dreary light-house," returned Si, gravoly.

" You only want a littlo sailor spunk, Si, that's all. It's a deal safer than the land. Good-by, then, for here comes the boat."

Tom pulled in his bond, and Si walkod

slowly down to tho water's edge, whero lis had a hotter viow of the small boat which was shooting swiftly around tho point of rocky land that jutted far out into tho water. Two men wero in the boat, and ono was standing up in tho bow eagerly scanning tho shore, while the other plied tho oars. Si took oil'his hat and waved it twico, tho signal ho had been instructed to givo, which was answered by tho shrill halloo of tlio

steersman. A short timo afterward tho tall, com manding figuro which had kopt its oven poise, notwithstanding tho oagor leaping of tlio boat, sprang out to moot him. A shndo of disappointment crossed what could bo soon of n grove, bronzed faco. " Jack isn't woll onough t-hon ?" ho said, in a short, docisivo way that rather awe*. Si. '' You are tho man bo has sont to tako his place"" " Yes, sir, and I shall do my best to ploaso. I ain't unhandy either about such things. I've beon used to potter about a kitchen at homo." Tlio man was searching over his face, and Si know it, and kopt it steady and placid. "i\Vell, Jack ought to know by this timo what will do, and what won't," miittorod tho other. "I suppose ho has instructed you in your duties, ho added, raising his voice again, and looking straight into Si's unblencning eyes. " Yes, sir; I guCss it's all right. I've got some wit of my own, anyhow, in caso any thing's forgotten," returned Silas, picking up a littlo bundlo ho had tossed on the sand when ho came down to tho water. " Contido your wits to your own business, and no doubt you will suit us. I'm very sorry about Jack's sickness. Wo get used to tho light-house ways, you see, and are shy of changes. Howcvor, there's no timo for delay and no use in talking. Tho tide will bo scon turning. Jump into the boat,

man I By tho way, what is your name 1"

" Silas, sir ; and I'll warrant myself a better cook than sailor," replied Si Green, as ho mado several awkward attempts to got into tho boat, whichh is now omployer ac complished by one agile loap. The man at the oars laughed, and so did Si, but their leader was looking off absently, as if his thoughts had already travelled far way.

Si took the cue, and sinking back in his seat, forbore to ask tho numberless ques tions that roso to his lips.

Not another word was spoken during tho hour that ensued, and but for tho regular thud of tho oars in tho rowlock, ana the steady swash of tho waves against the boat, their journey would havo been performed in utter silence. Tho weird, uncanny feel ing grow upon Si Green, A chill foreboding kept his heart heavy, and the hands that clenched their tremulous hold upon the boat were cold and clammy. Tlio grim reticence of the man whom ho had heard described in tho town back as something between a hermit and an ogre, helped to deepen tho impression.

"Oh, Lord, help me, for Franky's sake !" was poor Si's inward prayer the whilo they neared the isolated structure, and, with every onward leap of tho boat, his heart sank heavier and heavier, as he ruefully thought: "If this be the ' Light-house Dick' they told me about, I'm sure there's no playing fast and loose with him, and he'll find out what I've come for before I learn a single secret o' his."

| And he could not help the shudder that shook him from head to foot when the boat paused at the base of the massive shaft that rose out of the boiling foam, a sheer dizzy height that turned tho landsman sick to think of climbing. " You don't look over pleased with your new home," said Light-house Dick, turning upon him suddenly with a slightly con temptuous smile curling his grim lips. "No—no," stammered Si, clutching with both hands upon the gunwale of tho boat. '• I reckon I'm a little seasick. I'm a poor sailor, as I told yo, sir. I'm freo to own I don't see how I'm ever to get up that tar nal height."

Light house "Dick made a signal to the man above who was leaning out of the great window, and in a few moments after a chair was gliding down the shaft. " You'll shut your eyes if you are still dizzy," commanded l.ight-houso Dick; "ami thero isn't the least danger—tho -hairs aro strong, everything perfectly sociire. lam going up tho ladder myself. Tim, send up the goods by tho chair." Poor Si thought of Franky onco more to givo him courage, und kept repeating the name to himself all tho whilo he was swing ing between sky and sea. He gave one tremendous sigh of thanksgiving when a pair of strong hands seized upon the chair and pulled him into a low, dim room, where at least he folt a firm floor beneath his feet.

" Good gracious ! I don't know's I'd over come in tho world if I'd have known !" ejaculated Silas, shaking himself, und venturing to look around him. 'J'he pleasant-faced man beside him laughed lightly. "So Juck is .till sick. Ho ought to have sent a web-foot instead of a chicken, though. I'm afraid you won't enjoy yourself here, my man. Go up the stairs there and you'll find tho kitchen ; maybe that will look more home-like."

Still half sick and dizzy-headed, Si obeyed the careless gesture and passed through the designated door, and, finding himself tit a narrow land ing with a stair leading up and down, he stood hesitating a momont beside a door, which was bolted on the outside, as ho could sec.

Behind the oaken panel against whicli ho unconsciously leaned, Si heard a long-drawn heavy sigh, and lim low-breathed words : "Oh, dear!"

The next moment firm, light stcpH passed across and suddenly ceased : There was nothing so strange in this, oxcept that when ho went upstairs, happen ing Ui look down, ho saw Lighl-houHu Dick just entering from the ladder dour-way. And that ovening, when ho was clearing oil' the table iv the kitchen, and receiving his instructions from the pleasunt-facod man who gave Ills name as Duke, lie was told that tho light-house held but three souls - l.ight-houso Dick, Duke, and himself. Who, then, hud been behind that bulled doorway! Si Green spent, half tho night planning how ho might obtain an answer to the question, insteud of turning his thoughts towards the solution of tho problem that hud brought him thither.

With the earliest morning beam, Si Green was out of his narrow cot, und finding all things quiot, he went softly upward to have a look at the soeno without, fioin the care fully protected balcony outsido the luntor;, whose sickly glnro was still disputing the dimness with tho gathering sunlight. lie stepped out cautiously, and, timid landsman thut he wus, ho could nut be in sensible to the fuaeinutioii of thy swaying billows, surging, hurrying, leuping against the mighty structure, lie was standing thero gazing dreamily out toward tho blending line of sea and sky, when ho heard a step behind him, and turning round found Light-liouso Dick standing there.

Thu man's fuce hud not changed in the least. Thero was tho samo grave, repressed sternness of lips, und tho dreary, absent melancholy of the eye.

He nodded civilly, and said

" I hope you find yourself more at ease in our rocking home this morning. You cun no' uony that this scenu is beautiful."

No, Si could not, as he gazed upon tho lovely, shifting shades that like fairy visions swept over sea and sky in brilliant proces sion.

"But I would rather watch the smoke curling out of chimneys peeping out of green trees, and the light gilding hill and valley," said Si, s|x.-ukiiig with a lluoncy that astonished himself. " 1 can't love tho seu like the land, sir."

A blacker cloud than over dropped over the fuce of Light-house Dick. Ho turned his eyes out to sea wistfully, imploringly. "God help un all!" muttered ho, and whirling ou his heel, went down stairs swiftly. Si followed at a moro cautious gate,jaud was relieved to bo mot by m-'--

luuK''- nn «,y aaughty landbubberl Tho ucn-ilgs are in bettor order this morning I see."

" I'm glad to hear somebody lnugh," do clared Si, " Good land, sir, how long have you stood it horo!"

"Five years, coineNew Year. What do you think of that?"

" What has kept you alive, I wondor? It must be nuiighty love for such a life," quoth Si.

"Or a mightier hato, who knows!" re turned Duke. "But I must hurry up to the lantern undcloan the tubes. That's my business principally."

" And mine's to mind tho kitchen, oh ! What does ho do!"

" Supposing he to mean— !" questioned Duke.

Si .forked his head upward. " Thoy called him Light-house Dick ashore. It's all tho nanio I heard."

"It will answer in placo of a hotter, And it tells tho story. He. the contractor with the Government; he's tho light-house keopor, and lias held the placo ten years. That's his part."

" You don't mean that ho has staid hero all the timo!" questioned Si, taking advant ago of the other, goodnature, and pursuing his inquiries whilo he bustled around tho stovo.

"Ho hasn't spent a night away during tho Inst fivo to my knowledge."

'■ Then ho can't bo poor Sally's myste rious lodger," thought Si, ruefully. But just horo thoy hoard his step, and a moment after Light-house Dick entered tho littlo room.

" You'vo given Silas his instructions, 1 suppose," snoko ho, in a tone of authority, addressing himself to Duke.

" Yo«, sir," returned tho latter, respect fully ; "but Jack gave him the cue beforo ho sent him, and it looks ns if wo wasn't to sudor by tho exchange Is thero any signalling to bo done this morning!" "No, Took after tho lantern—that's all. The bnromoter is falling a little and the lino wcathor will broak up. Bing your bell, Silas, when tho breakfast is ready."

And after speaking this in his calm, slow accents, Light-house Dick turned and wont up again into his own quarters,

Duko laughed at Si's puzzled face. "It is moro liko the lord of the manor than a lighthouso-kcoper, eh!"

" Ten years I" ejaculated Si, in renewed wonder; "and I am wondorful how I'm over to bo able to stand it here for ten days. Land's sake, what is the man mado of ?" "Cast iron," returned Duke, quickly, and somothing in his tono mado Si look around, only, however, to find tho same placid, cheerful faco on his companion. And tho next minute Duko was mounting tho stairs, whistling all tho way as gayly as a schoolboy,

Breakfast over, Si found a new cause of wonderment. A slice of meat ho had care fully laid asido under a cover had myste riously vanished while ho was pumping oil up into tho lantern according to Duke's directions.

" I'll hold my tonguo and keop my cyet open," he said to himself.

And straightway ho fixed a private mark upon tho remaining provisions, and was soon satisfactorily convinced that somo one meddled with them beyond tablo roquiro monts.

"Ho, ho! only threo souls in tho light house," quoth Si triumphantly. " I can fake my oath I am cooking the rations of four."

HUMOROUS.

Can a now natch with a second-hand bo called a second-hand watch ?

Th© man who minds his own business was in tho city on Saturday, but loft im mediately, he folt so lonesome.

A short timo ago a man became so com pletely "wrapt in thought" that he was tied up, labelled, and sent off to the first "train of ideas."

"Pay mo that six-and-eightpence you owo me, Mr Mulrooney," said a village attorney, "For what?" "For tho opinion you had of me." " Faith, I never had any opinion of you in my life." Whon a friend asked a reformed inobri ato tho cause of his reformation he said, " As you are married, you will quite under stand it when I say getting tipsy mado me see my mother-in-law doublo."

The late Thomas Hood, driving into the country one day, observed a notice beside a fence, "Beware of the dog." There not being any signs of a dog, Hood wrote on the board, "Ware bo the dog ?" The meanest man on record sent through a post-office, presided over by a woman, a post card on which was written—" Dear Jack, hero's the details of that precious scandal." And then the rost was in Greek. Maud—" What very large teeth Scotch men have, mamma; haven't thoy ?" Mamma—" Not any larger than wo English people havo, Maudio." Maud—"Oh, yes, they have; for, when papa asked the new Scotch gardener to-day if he would take any whisky, be replied that he would take just a toothful; and I'm sure papa made the butlor give him moro than half a tumbler- ] ful; and his tooth held it all, for he didn't j spill a drop 1" I

THE GARDEN.

(liv IIoilTUS).

Calendar of Operations, February 2,

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TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Cauliklowkh (W.tU.—At this season It is belter to transplant the above when l.iicy have attained some considerable, size in lhe seed bed. They are then hardy, and will not sull'cr so much after moving as very young and tender-grown plants would. Ileforo nulling lliein from the seed lied give the bed a thorough drenching with water. This will cause more soil lo Blink to the roots, Then dibble them In the ground already prepared. Afterwards Ih-roughly saturate the soil round each plant with water. The evening is the best, lime lo transplant, (live occasional waterings till the plants have attained a good size.

Kitchen Garden.

Col.l.K<'T all tho haulm or debris of vege tables as it ripens, or the vegetables arc cut. Put it in a heap lo rot. Sprinkle it well with lime and salt so as to kill all insect life. All weeds, grass, and other garden refuse easily rotted should be mixed with flic above and covered up with soil. Ju a few months this sttifl' will make aval liable com] lost for manuring the ground. Con lii i no thodigging and manuring of grtund ,-is it becomes vacant. Tomatoes : I'inch, thin out and lie up to their supports. Do not allow too much growth on tho plants ; water occasionally. Make small sowings of cabbage and cauliflower and turnips, also the usual fortnightly sowings of mustard, cross, und radishes for saladings. Continue the sowings of peas and French beans. Plant out, another small break of cabbage and cauliflower. Water and earth up those that arc advancing. Continue tho pinching and thinning out ofsuporfluousgrowthin the cucumbers, pumpkins, marrows, and meluiiK ; give frequent waterings to celery and leeks ; plant a few more ; earth up thoso which were planted early,

Flowor Garden,

A great number of flowers should now be at their best; give, therefore, particular attention to the stakingand tieingof thoso that requiro it, picking off all the blooms as they get past their best. Givo free-growing plants plenty of water mixed with liquid manure. By this means you cvii consider ably improve the quantity and quality of the llowors, and ulso prolong the blooming period of the different plants. Carnations, pinks, and picotocs should now be propagated or increased by layering tho old plants, using some good light sandy soil for the purpose. Dahlias-carefully tic up to their stakes. Thin out and water copiously with liquid manure. Pansics, pelargoniums, and aiitcrhinums, propagate from cuttings, using a cool shady place for tho purpose j keep them moderately moist. All bulbs which woro planted for early flowering, as they ripen, lift, dry in tho sun, und store past. Bedding plants, walk and lawn, treat as formerly directed.

Orkenhouse."— All hardy plants past flowering plungo out of doors in v cool,shady ])lace, thus making more room for some of the foliage plants, which should now bo making rapid growth. Begonias, coleus, otc, ro-pot into larger pots, giving them more room for root action, (live liberal supplies of liquid manure. Now sow v small pinch of seed of cinerarias, calceola rias, and primula. Sinensiassow in shallow seed-pans, (live plenty of air; shade when necessary. Salt sprinkled on a manure heap is tin excellent application both for summer and winter. In warm weather it attracts moisture and keeps tho manure from tiro-fanging or burning from oxcessivo fermentation ; in winter, or in any season, it makes tho manure moru soluble. A good way to hurry . p all sorts of garden produce is to lill a barrel or hogshead with tine sifted manure, then lill with water, and let it soak for a week or so, and when a <]•?• time comes tiso the spmd'''"f '""' v. lv,, ■li *i „ ~"«■{_ to grow wonderfully, wi I cause the ■__•'■ .° %_._-_ J Tho Codling Moth. This week I again paid a visit to Mr Lawry's orchard, and gave a little more time to examining the apple trees, and found that nearly every tree was more or less infected with the codling grub. On ono or two of the trees nearly every apple had been pierced by ono of tho grubs. A considerable number of the apples had already fallen (o tho ground ; a large number moro aro sure to fall within the next few days. Mr Lawry, since my last vi.it, had adopted ono of the best plans to catch the grub when it leaves the fruit that is, placing bands of straw rope round tho butt or stem of each tree. The fruit falls to tho ground, and then tho insect leaves it, looking out for a place to build its winter quarter in, which is usually in tho crevices of tho rough bark of the tree, where it spins a cocoon, emerging in tho spring in the shape of a moth. This kikes placo as tho fruit is sotting. When such is set tho moth deposits an egg near tho eyo of tho fruit, and so on continuing tho mischief. Now, by placing a band of rope straw or old bugging round tho trunks of tho trees, tho grub is induced to crawl into those, and thero weaves its cocoon. After tho fruit has fallen and the grubs havo mado thoir winter quarters, these bands are carofully removed and burned. It is stated that as many as ono thousand have been taken from ono treo in tho chrysalis stato in a season by the above means. I intend, by Mr Lawry's permission, to still furthor watch the development of tho experiment, and will try and desoribo tho results as thoy progress.

Vino Cultivation. (Continued from last week.)

Sometimes a leaf, closo beneath tho cloth and in part projecting beyond it, will ho found preen and hoalthy so far as protected, while the oxposed portion is shrivelled with mil dew. Tho lino of demarcation botween health and disease will appear distinct, as if tho leaf wero painted. To account for 6uch phenomena is beyond tho scope of my philosophy. Wo may, howover, be content with tlio satisfactory experimental fact that vortical shelter secures from depreda tions of theso fungoid parasites. Boneath this simplo dofenco oven somo of the moro delicate foreign grapes can bo success fully grown outdoors. Ihavotho " Mission" of California, vigorous, and fruiting boauti fully in my vineyard. All that is necessary to its nrospority is to bury its canes undor a few inches of earth in winter, and shollor them by tho cotton awning during summer. Doubtless the black hamburg will thus succeed also as well as in a cold grapery. This species of loaf mildew, when the atmosphoro favours its development, is oven moro to be dreaded than tho rot. Tho ruin wrought by it is rapid and thorough. I havo alluded to my experience of this season. Numerous concords wero by Sopt. 1 denuded of foii ago, whilo thoir load of fruit ceased ripening and bocamo worthloss. Of course, this year's growth of cano also failed to ripen ; there aro no fruit buds left for next year, and in many instances possibly the vino itself will perish.

Tho opinion provnils that greedy pruning —overloading tho vines with fruit—is pro vocative of mildew. Doubtless whatever depresses or overtaxes the normal vigour of tho plant renders it moro vulnerable to fun goid assaults, but it is nono the less certain that the specific germ of the fungus must bo prcsont under atmospheric conditions favouring its vital action to generate mil dew. And it must also bo remembered that tho germs of these specific fungi aro not yet omnipresent; they do not belong to the "floating matter of the air," like Pentcil- Hum, for instance, but spread from placo to place by transport and contagion. Plenty of vineyards on the outskirts of our infected district aro yot free fromjthe Phoma and the Prronospora.

Superficial observers have remarked to mc this autumn : "No wonder your vines aro mildewed ! Thoy are overloaded." In response I could point to my covered trellis whore the rich clusters hung oven more densely packed, safe from the rot, and where the sheltered foliage showed no sin- n of mildew. Or I could advert to grafted vines, where the young canes, carrying no fruit, wero making exuberant growth, yet wore mildewed liko tho rest.

Tho Pcronospora. Viticola attacks the under side of the leaf, where it can be seen with a common magnifier, or by the unas sisted eye when familiar with its appearance On tho upper side of tho leaf it causes an irregular yellowish-green blotch, gradually changing to brown.

There is a densely complicated growth of mycelium, crowded with the seed-capsules of the fungus. I have not yet dissected these microscopically, to determine the ultimate germs, as in case of the Phoma, but doubt not thoy aro practically infinite! It is vain to rely upon sulphur as an anti! dote to the activity of this fungus when it has a^ fair start. I have exhausted the whole'pharmacopeia of external antiseptics upon it without success, and have yielded to the conviction that if wo would avoid this post, as it exists here, we must propa gate those varieties of grape which resist it, or devise a fertilisation which may fortify against- its assaults, or adopt the covered trellis. This, at least, is a sure defence.

In discussing the Phoma I omitted to mention an instructive experiment made this summer. Having learned by previous observation that the lirst crop of germs is ripe and disseminated in about 20 days from

the attack, thus renewing nnd augmenting infection through tho season, and noticing that this first crop, by reason of excessive drought, was scanty I hired extra help and removed from a patch of 8,000 concords all infected leaves and berries as fast as they appcarod, continuing this until the fruit bogan to colour. Conversely, I selected an isolated vine, nnd under it spread a quantity of infected fruit. Both experiments wcro satisfactory. Where I removed the fungus the remaining fruit kept more healthy ; the vine under which I scattered the rotten grapes showed more disease than usual. Naturally, where the fungus has becomo domesticated, it is only in such exceptional seasons as this has been that tho stamping out process may fail. Under average con ditions of warmth and moisture, one might ns well attempt extermination of mosquitoes in South Jersey swamps.—A-KX. W. Pkau son, Vinolniid, N. 1., Amorica.- I will return to tho cultivation of the grapevine in the open at some future time.

SPORTING.

PRINCIPAL RACING FIXTURES,

Now Zealand,

Marlborough Races .February 3 and II Dunedin J.C. Autumn...February 21, 22, and 23 Wanganui J.C. Autumn March 0 and 7 Henderson's Mill Turf Club March 5 Takapuna J.C Autumn -March 7 Hawke's Day J.C. Autumn March 17and18 Tnrniiuki J'C- Autumn .April 1 and 2 Auckland K.C. Autumn April 11 and 0 Canterbury J.C. Autumn April 11 and Ij Australia. V.R.C. Autumn March 1,6, and 8 Hawkcsbitry R.C. Autumn ....... April 3 and 5 A.J.C Autumn Aprilll, 18, 8, and 9 S A J.C. Autumn May 10,10, and 17

Dates of Nominations, Entries and Accep tances.

Nominations A.U.C. Easier Handicap, Autumn Handicap,and Htcoplccluiso..Fcb. 28 Nominations Takapuna Autumn Meet ing Feb. 22

To Correspondents.

lI.U. (Mechanics' Bay).—Ho Is not liablo to cither line or disqualification, and there is no rule, we believe, to forbid It. F.L. (Whangarei).—Johnny Faulkner is by St. Albans —Impudence, und Toßinun by fct. Albuus-Zilluh. Both are in D. O'Brlona stable.

Encii.ishman.—l. Eclipse produced SSI winners, and died in 1780, aged 35. 2. Fisherman Blurted In 120 races, and won 78, including J& Queen's Plates. Inquibbh.—Tho Champaeno Stakes ls run on Uie Urßl day of the Dunedin Autumn Meeting. Both Liverpool, Trenton, and Fusilier are engaged in the event. H..1.M. (Grafton Itoad).—Whon First King won the -iiumpion Stakes ln 1878. thoothor starters were Chester, Robinson Crnsoc, Pride ot tlio 11 ills. Waterford, Glcnormiston, and Pluto. T.P.—The highest prico that has been paid for a yearling in Australia is 2,000 guinoas, which amount Warwick brought The highest price given In Kngland was for Maximilian, 4,100 guineas. Richard D__ii-i_—Your question ls rather obscure, ns you do not stato the name ot the race. If you mean the Liverpool Grand Nation Htoeplechaso, Liberator carried list 41b whon ho won in 1874.

NOTES BY HIPPONA.

The Takapuna Jeckey Club Summer Meet ing on Tuesday was very successful as ro

gards weather and attendance, but the

sport provided was by no means of an in teresting character. In the minds of somo

of the public, too, it could be seen that they were a bit chary about certain owners work ing-.n together—but those who mado ill natured remarks concerning Woodpecker baulking at tho last hurdle when he had the race well in hand were very far out in their reckoning. To my own knowledge, I know the horse had beer heavily backed by his owners up t< the last minute, and so «<»* no un pleasant osM"*1 -'*— could be made ll „„-._j.mg liappened in tho race, the) refrained from laying him, and let him rui for their books. No one lias a greate aversion to crooked turf practices thai mysolf, but I think that when the ptblfc get an honest run for their money, it is only fair to those maligned that the iiue facts of the case should tie known. I am glad to he able to state thatche late Auckland Racing Club Summer fet ing was tho most successful froi a financial point of view that has yet iken place. A profit of between £l,7ooand '. £I,__) was mado during the three ays, but the Club have to thank the totalator for i'l ,400 of the amount, and it woulnavo been much larger had not two orthree mistakes been made in the registcrtg 01 the numbers on Boxing Day. The result of tho sale of the New Zdand I

Stud Company yearlings that were int to Sydney for disposal must be very grafying to the directors, and should be suriient inducement for them to now make h an nual shipment. Reutcr's informatiol con cerning tho salo and Captain Walnfey _ cablegram to the Company do not agje as to thp prices obtained, for according j tho latter tho Ouyi colt brought 1,250 giieas, and the average obtained for those sol was 29G guineas. The colts out of Berg6r,and Pungawerewere were tho two passed ii A race meeting is to be held at Papiura this year. Nigger's party won fully £400 by hitwin in tho Stewards' Plate at the Takduna Meeting. Mr J. Bennett has purchased Mr Walrs's yearling colt by Musket from Yatrina that was passed in at the recent salo. j Tho nominations for tho Auckland Rfeing Club Derby and Great Foal Stakes, i bo run at tho Summer Mooting of 18J--86, show that thero aro 43 in the formeiand 62 in tho latter, whilo 25 are nominntj for tho Marcs' Produce Stakes of ISSS.fThe sires represented aro Muskot, Aires, Leolinus, Grand Flaneur, Maribylong, Cadogan, King of Clubß, Feve, Lriel, Hippocampus, Foul Play, Aprlient, Albany, Hornby, Cap-a-pie, St. Cbrge, Hailstorm, Patriarch, Talisman, Stiling worth, Woolbroker, Randwick, Lef/oup, Piscatorious, Fit_horcules, and Premjr. Rumours were current in ChrietOurch lately that Mr D. O'Brien's Dunedi Cup candidate Johnny Faulkner had foken down, but they wero not entirely eSrect. It scorns that one morning when pulßg up after doing a gallop he Knocked hi near fore fetlock joint, which was the mins of his becoming slightly lame, but hilwner hopes soon te have him in work (gain. The accident has been tho meansj!? his receding ih the betting for tho big Dnedin ovcnt, and 100's to 7 can now be otained about him. In noticing the Auckland SummoMeet ing, " Spectator " refers with some (nth to tho bad training ground we have, lid at tributes much of our non-successfo this cause. He says :—Until some £2001 £300 is expended (which certainly ougli'to be dono without delay), none but really thoroughly grand legged ones canftand a preparation. One week the groun is as hard as flint, and the next so wet ok hold ing as to mako the task of a traier em-

barrassing. Lot the Club mako I good gallop or two, and ere long son* more trainers will think it worth their Ihile to east in their lot in the North, and thro will bo somo chance of Aucklanders gottagback somo of the capital which has be£ taken South

Tho weights for tho Newmarket Hndicap and Australian Cup, to be run attheV.R.C. Autumn Meeting in March, wero feclared this week. For tho Handicap, Fringpan is top weight with lOst 81bs. for the Cup, Commotion heads the list vth lOst olbs; Martini - Henry's weight bine Bst 121bs. ; B

During the progress of the Victoftn Club Meeting a scene took place in thoraddling paddock which "Warrior" is git to say very rarely happens on the Saltwatr River. A well-known plunger happened^ have

" gono up a tree " over Archie andshe Vic torian Derby to the extent of somoSing ap proaching £900. Victorian TatersalPs gave the plunger from Cup timet. New Year's Day to pay up, but thaplunger couldn't see it, and he was suAosed to have made tracks to New Zealafl, but te the astonishment of tho ring theplunger turned up right under their nosef on Sat urday. The metallicians of thoiity sur rounded the plunger in such nuiiers that he was glad to make his retreat; and the man who used to bet his hundfcds was publicly expelled from the leadjg race course of Australia, which no dtubt will prove a warning to all mushuom de faulters.

"Spectator," of the Wanganui " Yeo man," is responsible for the foDjwing:— "A jockey was recently convertejiin Auck land,and has given up the pigskirilor alieu tenancy in a detachment of thqgalvation Army. By his own confession he must have been a real 'bad'un,' andiis many ' crooked' acts should have djiqualified him. My informant, who is a ton-racing man, and was present at th-Salvation meeting when the jockey annoudfed that he had, after a hard struggle, inched the winning post, says that great inferest was .taken in the convert, and whaj he com menced to tell how bad he had bjijn, how he had pulled horses, Sec, ho wit not per mitted to tell his history, as tho!_ u llelujah Lasses commenced singing, oi some in teresting turf secrets would, it i Ba id, have been revealed. A magisterial decision is Italy to be called into request to decide Somewhat knotty question (says a Christchpfoh writer),

but ono that might happen to crop up at any moment. An up-country Jockey Club in Canterbury is in the habit of advertising " threo horses to start or no raco." In the case in point only ono horse accepted, and the Club neither awarded tho stakes nor re turned tho nomination and acceptance fees Tho suit is of course for a refund of the fees' The result is looked forward to in sportin_ circles with interest. °

Tho Jockey Club of England evidently believes m encouraging the importation of Arabs into England, and with this object in view has introduced a race for Arabs to bo run at tho Newmarket July Meeting The conditions aro that it shall be a sweep stakes of lo soys. each with 1100 soys. added threo years old 7st. 101b.; four 9st., five and upwards 9st. 3lbs. ; two miles. The race will be restricted to Arabs already recris tercd in the Stud Book, their produeo or imported horses having such guaranteo of their authentic breeding as shall be deemed suliicient by the stewards.

The first caso under the Anti-Betting. Act camo before tho Police Court at Adelaido lately. _ Joseph Solomon, a brewer, and Isaac Lipman, a bookmaker, wero fined £2 each for makinp a wager at the Adelaide E C. Meeting on New Year's Day. The advo" catcs for the prevention of betting are in ecstacies over the conviction of tho^defend ants as a proof that the Act can and" will be put in force.

CONDENSED ITEMS.

In Mauritius horses take their age from the Ist of September.

£2,974 went through the totalieator at the Takapuna Meeting on Tuesday. Bob Derritt denies that he has been en gaged to ride for Mr Pilbrow this season. Improvements to the V.R.C. racecourse station, to cost about £8,000, are in contem plation. An old Auckland sportsman, in the shape of Mr E. Perkins, arrived from Sydney this week.

" Warrior " says Archie was nover sent a yard for the Victorian Club Cup, in which ho finished last.

Weights for the Napior Handicap, Rail way Stakes and Hurdle Race will be doolired on Friday next. Mr Montague Smith has assumed posses sion of the breeding establishment at Kaia poi, Canterbury, owned by Oram Bros. Nominations for the Christchurch Great Acfumn Handicap, and acceptances for tho Wanganui Cup, aro due on Saturday next. Mr P. Butler has got Tho Agent in work aram, and Mr Dunn's Canard is also being teatcd te gentle breathers on tho Christ clurch course.

It is expected that all Count Lagrange's torses will bo sold, as his affairs are blieved te have been left in a very un atisfactory condition.

Martin, the champion light weight jockey i England, closed the past season with tie sum of £5,000 as his earnings. Martin it between 15 and 16 years of age, and goes to school regularly. Tho New Zealand Grand National Steeple jhase Club havo written te the Dunedin lockey Club, asking what inducement they will hold out for the holding of their meet ings permanently in Dunedin. The two-year-old filly Gretna Green that was purchased in Auckland a few weeks ago and taken to Napier, has gone into Messrs. Martin and Gooseman's stable to be trained for the Autumn Meeting there.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1884.

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