Z^^\^n« is now being laid rs^n^the CAuS e d SStbti-^'SK-ld Fovea^eafc SwayS^ coming from the Pamell booa to F ra * • • TT.nri rifle presented by Mr TheM artl", nnebunga Naval Artillery ,^^« fctarday last, when icomf ted| 3 on secured the prize with fi o pointl The next was hea a score of 60 p ints . £ an HaDsell, JBI gchools Commit . Sffton East andl* Pre *i "Inlins^Chairman!, S. Brooking 5W J? French, Wilcock, Boyd, and (S« retal|L Truant Officer's report was U", Tw parents were served with received; « I"'" The result was that 3iceotsSoisnowover-crowded ; and S^^SSon is urgently required. ' reaccomm^", fc for Newton fhaH^TthfnunbL-onthe roll 837, &* lhSi&e64a Newton West »Rrtge t roll 503, average attendance Buoba; on "J rt o f Newton West 424. Mr Fl^. 3 fav^r able, and. reflected school the Head-master. credit on M"^ the City Schools Afett -to rS^tin. that the district Committee, of hea d masters giving conformw^j fft w - hen children leave ••TJlSfflttance. The Committee to acquiesce as there is nothing in ftftoSanbsuclxa course and they 4 idered that the system might be open to a use. Bright in Tj, action^ Mr anti . c " Ofcrcion Dubfin tKe other day is ?®2m Smst to that of Mr in ™¥rL w ho is continually abus- WS'stone for espousing the cause "V A Yet it reminds people that oflre!% JS a^ Mr John Bright some lan( f giving fiery speeches ''^Ttte EnStreatment of that against tbei* „ h delivered in 00 u-17' «,(■ a larce meeting presided * V'the oSSnoghoe. Air John 0u «.id- - " Gentlemen, when ? 0 devout Mohammedan seeks a boon £ Sin prayer he turns his face flffloS, «>dNrhen the Irish peasant towards 0^ for tlie almost in- TuM* wrongs which centuries of mia tia° Bye heaped upon him his eye fSSe setting pud, his hopes take wing «SS the heavin- Atlantic, and in spirit he S5 hands with the great Republic of PSa And I believe if your wishes fil'be2ratifiedto-morrow(andl am not SoSewish is an unnatural one) that r*ouldunmcor this island from its fasten £totheocean, and tnove it at least 2,000 mite to the West." (Tumultuous applause.) While Mr Gladstone has become move more Liberal in his ideas with the ad vsnee of years, it is plain that his great m m has been more rapidly moving in the opposite direction.

A glove contest between Donovan and Canblewfll shortly come off, for £20 a side. Tie principals are to meet and "put up" the money to-night, and the match will probably take place to-morrow week. In the present trade depression we shall take care that capital shall have no undue advantage over labour, for to whatever mi wages are brought down we shall .see ttotprovfsionsarereducedto a point equally low. We have a splendid show this week sad if the working-men want their cup boards filled at little cost, let them call to mhtw at the Auckland Provision Com -01/9 Cheap Bacon Shop?, Right side farangahape Road. This week we have rawed the first shipment of the celebrated Wit RoseVerfectionßutter. A. Bettany— Hanger.—(Advt.)

?«CE.-Lasfc Saturday, people in the flir-Slarket seeing the crowds gathered toeAtt in the centre of the market, thoughi it was a fire, or else G. W. G.s "forgs" had got loose; but when they came over to see they found to their , delight, that cheap bacon to the attraction. We intend sell ing prime Canterbury bacon from 3d per 18; Canterbury hams, 7d ; corned butter, 6d; prime factory cheese from 2d; splendid Congou tea, Is 4d ; a really good blend of Indian and China, Is 6d per lb ; prime dairies of fresh butter at 9d. at the Co operative Store 9, City Market. — Johx ta,Manager. (Advt.)

The Tidy Housewife.—The careful, tidy taewife, when giving her house its spring cleaning, should bear in mind that the dear in mates are more precious thau bouses, their sys teai, need cleansing by purifying the blood, re gWinß the stomach and bowels, and she mould know that there i 3 nothing that will do it» surely as American Co.'a Hop Bitters, tiio purest and bsst of all medicines.

THE EDEN TERRACE FIRE.

Thkbe is little further to add with regard to Eden Terrace fire. It is understood to several letters were destroyed in the Post Office letter box in Mr Hill's shop, al tioiigh the police succeeded in saving seven wtas and a newspaper, which were yester day forwarded to the General Post Office. w £1,800 insurance on Mr Hill's block J™ re-insured by the Union as follows :— Wwich Union, £250; Equitable ' and tachester,£2o0 each; United, New Zea ™> Standard, and North German, £225 ™a- fhe Union only retained £250 on 'block. Mr J. W. Heath, Randolph Mi *??. vmted for £150 > and Mr San ** wdfing, offEdfm Terrac , 3jWas iu6ured lZv m-w Zealand oSice for £250. ?«I.ending sc hool had been leased to Mr bW? Who had also purchased Mr guffs cabinet making plant on de &»'• Mr Flewellyniosesheavily, Rm, S, avEd wa3 a box of clothing, hisfnrnif prance was only £C oon KSr^ ndhe ? timates thafc he has oXt? 00. W, orth of stock and effects w« the amount of insurance. Wprk3>m,the fae floated as far as Ste e RS' f nd the Shed 0{ Mr BeWs tanS?v M twice &ed by *em. For fi ™thelook-°ut 'andsoon Afc d does not intend to mo, rnl n"j while th* kat h?r' D?' he had carpenters work- intendfoi 1,!? °l a tem P°rary shop, "• **S2« callmsrtenders in the course !**Plac 3 *s^ stantial brick build fire. P Ceof the edifice destroyed by the

R.M. COURT.

This Day.

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OUR GOLDFIELDS

(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT. )

Coromaxdel, this day.

Royal Oak.- Mr P. Reid, the mine manager, reports: —Since I last wrote to you the rise has been completed, nrd is in good working' order. The whole current of air can be sent right through to any height of rise, and cause little delay from smoke while shooting, the rock being very hard to work. There nas been a breaking of the reef, which looks well; about 701b of specimens has been obtained. Some of the stone carries very coarse gold. At present the reef is about six inches solid stone, still showing gold along the cross head. For the past week there has been nothing got in the tribute. Mayn is cross-cutting and taking out an underhand stope, where they got the last gold. Tiki District. —Vaughan's claim have just finished crushing 50 tons for 51oz. 17dwt.

Crown Mine (Karangahake).—The mine manager reports as follows :—" Since my last report, the work in this mine has been confined to the driving a head of the inter mediate or No. 1 level on No. 2 reef, the winze being discontinued for the present. My reason for driving on the level is not be cause the ore is poor in the winze, for, if anything, it is richer now than when started, because I caa get out much more payable ore, having struck what appears to me to be a shot of gold and silver bearing stone as rich as anything yet obtained in the mine. For the last eighteen feet of driving we have obtained nearly as much payable ore as any one hundred feet of driv ing in this level produced before. The face of this level is now 33 feet south of the slide, the reef being a, well-defined, compact body of stone, averaging about two feet six inches in width, the half of which is being saved as payable. The hanging and foot wall is well defined, and consists of good solid sandstone of the best description. The back, over the face of this level to the surface, is about 100 feet."

WATER SUPPLY FOR EDEN TERRACE.

A meeting of the ratepayers of Eden Terrace was held last night to con sider the question of procuring an adequate water supply for the district. There was a moderate attendance.

Mr Adam Porter presided, and in opening the proceedings rem.nded the ratepayers that that was the fourth meeting held to discuss the water bupply question, and the position was now the same as at the begin ning. At the third poll they had been suc cessful, but, osving to an oversight, the gazetting of the notice of special order was neglected until about five weeks ago, when they found that in consequence of this all that they k'ad done was informal. They had now to start again and have a new poll. The present position was that they had the promise of the Government that the money would be given, and they had £1,000 de posited in the bank. An impression had got abroad that this money would be used to bring the water down the main street, whether the rest of tho scheme was carried out or not; but this was incorrect, and un less the water supply was adopted as a whole the money would be sent back to the Government.

Tenders which had been called for the work were then opened, and proved to be as follows :—Larkins and C^Brien, £2,058 2s Cd ; Cheyne and Co., £1,847 18s; Coulson and Graliain, .£lj;3 9s; Walter Hogg; £1,799; engineer's estimate, £1,719. No tenders will, however, be accepted till the result of the poll is known. In reply to a question, the Chairman said that £2,000 would cover everything, and he explained that the poll must be held not less than ten or more than twenty-one days from that evening. It was then unanimously resolved, "That the day of poll be fixed for September 9th," and ib was also.decided that £2,000 should be the sum borrowed.

The Chairman took the opportunity to make some remarks upon the recent fire. He said that a little help would have saved a great deal of property, but by some means or other that help was withheld, and somebody was responsible for it. Some time ago, the Brigade turned out for afire in the Eden Terrace district, and they were paid for the work. It had naturally been supposed that the same thing would be done again, but they all knew what had hap pened. As it was, if it had not been for the assistance of the sailoi^s much more damage would have been done. It was a great pity that the spirit shown the previous night had not been avoided, and it seemed strange that, because they were on the wrong side of the street, their houses should be allowed to be burnt down without any assistance being reudered. ("Shame.") He suggested that the meeting should authorise the Road Board to treat with the City Council for the services of the Brigade. It was then resolved that the Road Board should be empowered to negotiate with the City Council to obtain the services of the Auckland Fire Brigade pending the com pletion of the Eden Terrace waterworks. A vote of thanks was proposed to the Chairman for his conduct in thanking the officers and men of the Opal for their services at the fire. (Applause.)

The vote was passed, and the Chairman in acknowledging said he had done what ho thought was right and just; if it had not been for the assistance rendered many more of them would have been homeless.

This concluded the proceedings.

ABBOTT'S OPERA HOUSE "Jealousy."

Another appreciative audience attended at the Opera House last evening, when the emotional drama "Jealousy" was re peated. As usual, Signor Majeroni and his wife were several times called before the curtain by the audience. As this piece was noticed at some length in yesterday's issue, it will be needless to recapitulate.

"Queea Elizabeth." Signor Giacometfci's great historical drama, "Queen Elizabeth," will be pre sented for the first time to-night to an Auckland audience by this talented Com pany. A real treat may be anticipated, as this drama is always associated with the great Ristori, it being considered one of her finest performances. Signor Majeroni took the part of " Essex " with Ristori for many years, which in itself should be a guai-antee, if such were necessary, that the piece will be satisfactorily performed. Signor Majeroni is the niece of Ristori, and her delineation of the character of England's other great Queen is stated to be all that could be wished for. The play will be well mounted, and the dresses and jewels worn by the Queen are estimated to be worth a considerable sum. As the times of Eliza beth have always a great attraction for Englishmen, it is safe to assure a large and fashionable assemblage this evening at the Opera House.

Food for Consumptives. Scott's Emulsion or Puke Cod Liver Oil with Hypoi'hosphitbs or Lime and Soda, is a most wonderful food for tha Consumptive. It not Only gives strength and increases the flesh, but heals the irritation of the throat and longs. It is very palatable: children take it like milk, and in all wasting. diseases both for adults and children it is a marvellous food and medicine. Largo •ndsmallbgtilcj stall Q>«nisn> «i«du4w<d.

ELECTION NOTES.

The Sleeting of Parliament.

PARLIAMENT MEETS ON OCTOBER 6th.

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION. )

Wellington, this day. The writs are returnable on October sth, and Parliament has been summoned for des patch of business on October 6th.

Another influential committee meeting of the Hon. Mr Tole's supporters was held at the Hall, Eden Terrace, last night, when most gratifying reports were received from all parts of the electorate. The meeting adjourned until half-pant seven o'clock this evening to St. George's Hall.

The adjourned committee meeting of Mr Shera's supporters and friends takes place this evening at 7.30 o'clock, at the usual place, Wellington-street. The friends of the candidate are every day increasing his voting power.

A large and influential meeting of Mr Goldie's supporters was held in The Foresters' Hall on Tuesday evening last. Satisfactory reports were submitted by the various canvassers, after which consider able time was devoted to going over the roll. The Committee meets again this evening, in the same place, at 7.30.

Mr Frater, a candidate for Thames seat< addressed a large meeting of Block 27 electors last night, and received a vote of thanks and confidence, an amendment pro posing thanks only being lost.

At Parawai, which is in Coromandel electorate, Mr Cadman was last night accorded a vote of confidence.

Mr H. B. Johnstone, of Otomoetai, is mentioned as a probable candidate for the Tauranga seat. Mr Johnstone was well known in Canterbury as one of their best and most enterprising settlers, and he has a thorough knowledge of New Zealand politics. Were he to stand he would be well supported, especially as there appears to be no hope of Mr G. Vesey Stewart arriving in time to be nominated.

A meeting of Mr J. Aitken Connell's supporters Was held last evening in the Public Hall, Avondale. Over IOJ electors of the district were present. Mr Connell delivered a short address and an swered a large number of questions to the satisfaction of the electors. At the close of the meeting a large number of gentlemen handed in their names as mem bers of Mr Connell's Avondale Committee, and a considerable amount of routine busi ness was transacted. The Committee ar ranged to meet again at an early date.

Tacrakga, this day.

There is now very little probability of Mr Vesey Stewart reaching here in time for the election next month. Mr William Kelly will get a big support here, and, as far a* I can learn, throughout the electorate. In fact, his chance of being returned is de cidedly good.

(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN' CORRESrON'DENT.)

Wellxxctox, this day. A Disclaimer from Mr Ballance

Mr Ballance writes as follows to the " Evening Tost" :—" Sir,—A great deal of freedom of language may be very fairly used by political opponents during election times-harsh words, harsh criticism, and stinging ridicule ; but even election times cannot be pleaded as any excuse for falsification of facts. There is at present going the round of the colonial press a statement which is worse than a direct falsehood, because it hath a suppreivio veri and myijestio fal-ij. I hope you will do me the justice to enable me to contradict this statement. It is to the effect that I am supporting a gentleman' 6 candidature, who at an election speech declared that my colleague Sir Julius Vogcl was a ' political gambler who played with loaded dice.' Now, sir, thi3 is the true fact of the case : Air Hutchinson me for the town of Wanganui in. .1884, and it was in an elec tion speech at that thtio that he used the above expression. Three'years laterhe is now standing for Waitotara as a Government supporter, and in all his speeches he has spoken highly of Sir Julius Vogel. Being asked after his speech at Patea, whether he had, three years before, used the above ex pression, he replied that he had used those words. His reply has been tortured into a statement that he had repeated them. Mr Hutchison has further-, in a letter a few days since to a Wanganui paper, denied that he has repeated or applied the offensive term during the present election. He has revised and republished two of his speeches, and in both he speaks in appreciative terms of Sir Julius Vogel—in itself a sutlicient denial to the falsehood."

ADDRESS BY SIR JULIUS VOGEL.

(BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Wellington, Thursday. Sir J. Vogel addressed the people of Ash. burton at the Oddfellows' Hall last night. There were 700 persons present. Mayor Sealey presided. After a reference to his speech in Ashburton in 1884, when he re turned to the colony, Sir J. Vogel went on to speak of the land question. In any question relating to the land, the encour agement of local industries must enter. He attached no importance to perpetual leasing, feeling perfectly sure the leasehold must become a freehold whenever the Colonial Treasurer was pfi'ered a good enough price. The landlord and tenant prin ciple was not desirable here, and Lord Beaconsfield had declared it to be vicious, because it cast on the land the burden of yielding prolits to the landlords, tenants, and labourers. Only two profits were re quited in this colony, those to the working owners and those to the labourers. But as the present measure of leasing did more good than harm, keeping the Government from competing with private owners willing to sell land for settlement, especially land owners who had no capital, the sale of which would benefit the colony. The Can terbury land system was good till the intro duction of speculative purchases; when that happened it became a very bad one. Much of the present depression was caused by the fall in the value of land, and persons who speculated and lost blamed the public works policy. A man cutting his finger might as well blame the knife instead of his own stupidity. When the price of land rose tha feeling was peculiar, and Sir Julius Vogel quoted a letter from Messrs Royse, Stead and Co. to show that those persons complained that the price of land was not nearly as high' as ib should bo be cause men could go on the land and acquire a freehold in three or five years. The same letter declared the railway policy to be a success. Ho did not blame the writers of the letter. They probably stated their opinion at the time they wrote (1878), and probably were les3 sanguine now than then; and those people could strictly, with consistency, blame the village settlements. Sir John Hall recently said that large landowners liked Email holders hear them. This was not in ac cordance with received opinions, unless on the principle that a cat liked to live near mice. There were 14,792 holdings in the colony of over 1,000 acres, embracing 16,400,000 acres, of an average of 1,110 acres; but of these holders 1,924 had each

an average of 6,564 acres, so that whi 9 1*2,868 holders had 3,974,000 acres, 1,9:-t holders had 12,630,000 acres. Another ' 12,521 holders, of from 10 to 50 acres, had only 610,161 acres, with an average of 38 acres each. Some holders had more than one holding, and the holdings included freeholds and freehold rented by the workers. Those figures suggested the ne cessity of increasing the number of settlers. The mortgage system in connection with land depreciated the value of produce, and had operated to the prejudice of the workers; bufc lenders were agreeing now to take less interest. Of the total gross yield, ten million pounds worth of agricultural produce, about six millions were wanted for local consumption, or more than half ; yet prices were regulated by those ruling 13,000 miles away; and prima facie the farmers had a right to make a fair profit on the necessaries of life, as no imports could compete with them ; but the control of the markets was too much in the hands of people who profited most by exports. The farmers wanted more" population, more of the co-operative system, and less of the credit system. He contended that local consumers oucjht not to ask farmers to supply at a loss. But so called free-traders said cheapness was the first object to be aimed at. High prices and wages, howevcr,meant prosperity, and countries were most prosperous when wages were highest. Sugar and cotton were now produced cheaper with paid labour than when raised with slave labour. If the country could consume all its experts, the volumo of trade would be so much in creased that more capital would hive to be introduced by the financial institutions. After showingthat the proposed tariff would benefit the farmers, Sir J. Vogel dwelt upon the importance of fruit culture to both the community and the agriculturists. He hoped the Government would be able next session to deal satisfactorily with the matter of cheap money. The Government could not artificially raise the price of labour, nor pay moro than the current rate of wages, which wos regulated by supply and demand. As to retrenchment, if the Government were supported, they would effect it; but he feared members would not be sincere when it affected their own district. He explained the effect of the property tax proposals, and after a reference to the grain rates, and a defence of the Government on the subject, he answered some objections to the Midland Railway scheme, and deplored the conduct of some legislators who had supported the Government until they thought the line was safe, and then de serted it. He auked for fair consideration for his Government.: They were not infal lible, and had no supernatural powers, but under them local industries bad been encouraged, coal harbours provided for, also fisheries and land settlement, and the North andMidlandTruuk Railways, while mining had been stimulated, and the natives pacified, and native land-sharking stopped. The Statute Book had been re modelled, Roads and Bridges Construction Act repealed, and practical retrenchment carried out. Sir Julius closed with a bril liant peroration, and after hid speech had to answer a large number of written ques tions, which he did with apparent satisfac tion to the audience.

SATURDAYS FOOTBALL.

Apparently the senior football clubs are

going to rest to-morrow after the excite ment of the past two weeks. In the Rugby Association only junior matches are notified for Saturday afternoon. The senior ones will be resumed next week. la the Association matches a good game may be anticipated between the Devon port and Links, as both teams are in good form. Husky. North Shore 11. y.Ponsonbyll.—North Shore : Penalligan, Simpson, Harper, Porter, Farquhar, Ingles, Breen, Trayea, McDonald, Tanfield, Spraggon, Otway, Sullivan, Brown, Edson. i'onsonby: Dignan, McConnell, Harris, Cleaver, Mc- Hale, Whiteside, Bruce, Beamish, Fagan, Samways, Hetl'ernan, Healey, Poulseu, Austin, Chaplin, Maine, Moore. Rovebs v. Gordon 111. (Domain). — Hovers : Bushill, Bradburu, Cronio, Corles-1, Duthic, Errington, Edgar, Flynn, Kilgour, Lawrence, Ramsbottom, Wheeler, Mell, Wukerley, Kelly. Emergencies: Barues, Watson. Gordon: Blomfield, Buchanan, Cooper, Cruicksbank, Goldwater, Leighton, Hammond (2), Ifi'werson, Kenderdine, Mc- Callum, McCausland, Stewart, Purchas and Cooke. Emergencies: Gledhill and Cooper. Black Rose v. Wuitk Rosk (Domain).— Black Rose: Meek, Coleman, Wintour, Hayes, Postlewaight, Weymouth, Hicks (2), Garry, Ferguson, Neal, Preston, Max well, Reardon, Clark. Emergencies : , Clarkson, Woods and Pooley. White Rose: Beamish, R. Walker, Davidson, Turner, Rogers, Broughton, C. Walker, Lomey, Colville, Cheshire, Blewdon, Gold ing, Little, Jackson, Coleman, Western, Holt and Cockfield.

Waitemata v. Selwyn. — Waitemata : Jackson, Nesbit, Newton, Preston (2), Me- Kenzie (2), McLeod, Spinley, Smith, Moore, McCuett, Philcox, Parker, Service, Burnett. Emergencies : Armiger and Runciman. Selwyn: Bennett, Cooke, Diaz, Geard, Hammond, Hill, Keetley,McDonald,Morris, N. Murray, Pierce, Ross, Smart (2) and Tizard. Emergencies: E. Clark and F. Murray. Home Bay v. Jervois 11. (Surrey Hills). —Green (Capt.), McCarthy (2), Buchanan, Wardell, Conway (2), Jackson, Scott, Far quhar, Maude, Glover, Masefield, Nichol son, Becroft. Emergencies : Schmidt, Chapman and Gittos. Jervois 11. : Roberts (capt.), Belsham, Faithful, Rule, Kirk, Blomtield, Rogers, Connor, Ramsay, San derson, Kelly, Flyn, Hill, Millar, Katterns. Emergencies!: Kelly, Tattersall, Crawford,

Airey. Clarence 11. v. Beresfokd. —Clarence II.: Lysaght (Capb.), Tarbutt, Linabury, Murray, Riley, Gray, Evans, Kelly, Gunn, Wright, Davinson, Graham, Wilson, Butler, Glover. Emergencies : Young, Adams and Rainey. Association Matches. Saracens v. Hornets.—Hornets: Creeth, Chamberlain, Spencer, Parkinson, Salmon, Hay, Baker, Meldrum, Renshaw, Lecky, Kilpatrick. Emergencies : Orama and Matthews. Devonport v. LlNKS.—Devonport: Whit taker, Chamberlain, Glendinning, Mason, Logan, Dacre, Goudie, Sibbin, H. Wynn- W'filiams, Hodges, Williams. Emergen cies : McKenzie and Roberts. Links: Heather, Mercer, Newcomb, Matthie, Mcllwrath, Pheney, McDonald, Whitehead, Naylor, McDonald, Douglas. Links pro ceed by 2.15 boat. Carlton v. Ellerslie (at Ellerslie). — Carlton: Barton, Carmichael, Charter, Edwards, Hudson, Hill, Perring, Ryburn, Sanderson, Shannon, Wright. Drag will leave Imperial Hotel corner at two p.m. sharp, via Parnell. Ellerslie: S. Ferguson, Peek (2), C. Somerfield, Kenward (2), D. Harford, Brunner, Keilis, Lockley, W. Hill. Emergencies : Lang, S. Soriierfield s Good liff. Saracens v. Hornets (Dilworth's pad dock). — Saracens: Hull, Shakespeare, Greenway, Hodgkinson, Owen, Howard, Gould, Harington, Shepherd (2), Anscnne. Hornets: Creeth, Chamberlain, Kilpatrick, Matthew, Renshaw. Hay, Salmon, Brown, Parkinson, Orams, MeDermott. Play to commenced at 3 o'clocck. Rangers v. Beresford (at Remuera).— Beresford: Gash, Baker Haslam, Ewen, Skinner, Cousins (2), Elkin, Duthie, Head and Legge. Emergency: F. Blott. Ran gers : Rowe (captain), Forsyth, McMurtrie, Mercer, Dewer, F. Rotherham, Sp'ecr, Bell, White, Miller, Stewart,

Wanderers v. RAXGEr.s ll.—Wanderers: M. Chappell (captain), E. Flicker, J. Whelaii, K. Bleakley, P. White, S. Shel don, J. Mills, J. Carr, J. Clarke, G. Cour fcenay, and W. Whelan. Emergencies :C. Clarke, C. Collings and J. Allen. Ran gers 11. : W. Thomas (captain), Heron, McCormish, Crawford, Thomas, Wheatley, Wiseman, Bloomfield, Little, Carter, Lewis, McCormish, Hutchinson, and Ewingtori, Beresfoud 11. v. Hornets 11. — Beres ford: Head, Tring, Bowring, Ellyett, Baker, Jones, Beale, Cousins, Baird, San derson, Canliam. Emergencies: Donovan, Ball. Hornets 11. : Crawford, Campbell, Johnston, Gash, Hatswell, McNaughton, Smith, Howden, Wrigley, Blakie, Palmer. Selwyx 11. v. White Star (at One hunga).—Selwyn : Geo. Croker, Speight, Hudson, Cook, Pollard, Guird, Gibbs, Gar lick, Carmichael, B. Croker, Johnson, Kinsey, Busby, Kissling, Fowler. Emer gencies : R. Croker, H. Speight, W. Hodgson, Crozier. Players are requested to meet the drag at Tomlinson's Barrel Hotel at 2 p.m. sharp. Waverley v. Three Kings.—Waverley : Barnes, Otway, Harris, Jeffery (2), Watkis, Francis, Suttie, Payne, Robb, Tidmarsh, Stevenson, Wynyard, London, Mays. Links 11. v. Ellerslie 11. — Links : Hunt, Lawford, Davis, Goldie, Howard, Wilson, Baker, Adams, Somerville, Mune, Wilkie, Cooper. 'Bus to leave Union Bank at 2 o'clock. Ellerslie : Kean, McFarlane, Duration, Charles, Hatfield, Reynell, Lawrence (2), Thorpe, Loomb, Jackson. Emergencies : Somerrield and Wood.

DR. GIRDLER ON LOCAL BOARDS AND PUBLIC HEALTH.

Dr. Girdler delivered last night, at the meeting of the Athenaeum, in the Social Hall of the Y.M.C.A.'s building, a lecture on "Local Boards, and Their Action Re garding Public Health." At the outset he

stated that he would show that the local authorities were doing their best by cul pable negligence to spread epidemics, and were converting one of the best and healthest citius in the colony into a den of infamy, vice and dis ease. They had undertaken a series of experiments of which the first he should notice was the repeal of the CD. Act. This Act was repealed (1) on the ground of economy ; (2) because it demoralised the women; and (3) because it encouraged vice. Passing by the moral question, the doctor proceeded to treat of the points re lating to the health of the city. When the Act was first enforced in November, 1883, there were 11-J7 women of the street, of whom 50 were young girls between the ages of 12 and 1;"), and 5 being being 12 years of age; and there were 3U houses of ill-fume. Since the Act lapsed in September, 1880, the number of women had increased to 248, the children between the ages of 11 and 15 to 70, a large proportion being about 11 years of age, aud the number of houses had risen to 61. There were many women here who were famed for their ability and success in enticing young girls to enter their dens. The cost of treatment, too, in the Lock Hospital was about 12s tid per week, but at the District Hospital now was about 2.3s per week. Landlords of houses of ill-fame should be lined for every young child found in those houses, and every young girl who would not reform should be committed to a Reformatory until she was 21. There these girls could be taught such trades as the making of lucifer matches, paper-boxes and paper. Dr. Gird let- then proceeded to deal with the "steady and alarming spread of the various epidemic fevers." During the last 12 months we had had 145 cases of scarlet fever, 111 of typhoid,,.. 13. of diphtheria, and U of measles. The value of the new fever wards was proved by the fact thut out of 91 cases of typhoid this year only 17 had died. The lecturer then referred to the excessive mortality of the district, and charged the city authorities with being responsible for it by their negligence in the matter of drain age. From this point the doctor went on to trenchantly condemn ttio Hospital Board for acting in defiance of the skilled advice of the visiting staff. He said that the eil'ect of the appointment of a house surgeon and the abolition of the visiting stall'would be to convert the Hospital into a Poor Law In firmary, throwing the management of the whole of the sick into the hands of two medical residents alone. The staff had applied vainly again and again for instruments, and ho declared that that there was not another in hospital New Zealand where the staff had to work with such make-shift instruments. We had no proper forceps for amputation, no water beds, not a galvanic battery that would work, not a knife that would cut. There was also a want of accommodation for patients. The cancer hospital was absurdly small, and now the Board had given £150 for a building quite useless for the treatment of fevers, and contemplated moving it close to the Hospital. Could folly do more ? The Board also had neglected to build a proper mortuary, and had closed the maternity ward in the Refuge. They were constantly trying to reduce the number of nurses, and the Dispensary was to be done away with. The doctor devoted the balance of his paper to an explanation of the various systems of hospital management in England. Mr P. A. Philips defended the City Council and Hospital and Charitable Aid Board from many of the doctor' 3 charges, aud challenged some of his statements. Dr. Purchas referred in strong terms to the low code of morality existing in this city. Rev. J. S. Hill, Messrs Upton, E. Bell, Drs. Lawry and Moore, and Rev. D. Bruce took part in the discussion which followed. On Dr. Leger Erson's motion the debate was adjourned till Friday next, the members of the City Council and Hos pital Board to be invited to attend.

THE GOLD FIND AT HIRU TAIA.

(by telegkavh—own correspondent.)

Wellington, this clay. Information has been received by the Mines Department that the assay at Thames School *of Mines of stone from the New Find at Hikutaia gave 1360z gold and 2,5000z of silver to the ton.

Rather a novelty in auction sales took place at Arthur's mart to-day. Beef, mutton, pork, etc., forwarded from Waikato in small parcels of 121bs and upwards, were offered for sale at per lbs, and quite a large quantity was disposed of. Bidding was spirited, aud the prices were slightly under ordinary retail values.

A collection of the new coins—those is sued by the British Mint in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee—will be exhibited this evening at the anniversary meeting of the Ladies' Sewing Union, in the Pitt-street Wesleyan lecture hall, at 7.30. These coins will no doubt be a source of consider able attraction to visitors.

Attention is drawn to the advertisement in last nights issue of this paper of a meeting this evening, at 7.30, at Drill-shed, oi the W.N.A.V.. Every member must be pre sent.

Wilson's Portland Cement and Hydraulic Lime are uniform and reliable. Every bagbears the trade mark and contains a ticket. Infor mation free on concrete.—J. Wilson & Co., Cus tOIU?BUCCIWO4t,-(ADYT.J

LAN ATROCIOUS CHARGE UN PROVED.

(BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Blenheim, this day. At the Criminal Sessions yesterday, Thos. Harb Warren, compositor, aged 41, was charged with assaulting his own daughter, ajjed 15 last birthday. The evidence was similar to what was given at the Resident Magistrate's Court, and the daughter's evi dence or thafc of her sister did nob waver in the least. The prisoner again asserted his innocence of the atrocious charge. The judge summed up in clear and lucid fashion, explaining the law upon the point. After deliberating for three-quarters of an hour the jury returned a verdict of " Not guilty."

SUDDEN DEATH AT TAU RANGA.

(BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Tauranga, this day. A settler of long standing named Wynd ham Phillips died very suddenly yesterday afternoon at his residence, Greerton (Gate Pah). Deceased was about as usual all morning, and sat down to dinner at 1 o'clock, and shortly afterwards expired. Deceased had heart disease.

THE WELLINGTON POST OFFICE.

(BY TELEGRAPH—OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

"Wellington, this day. Plans of the contract for rebuilding the General Post-office are now open to public inspection. The external appearance of the building will only differ from the original in so far that the clock tower will be absent. Three brick walls will run from the front of the building to the back and ex tend to the level of the parapet, and mate rial running at right angles. An arch will be made over to the corridor, and before the building is closed at night a large iron door will be drawn across the corridor, so that should a fire break out in one section of the premises, it will be presented spreading to theother portions. Thefloorsthroughoutthe building are to be made fire-proof, and the walls and ceilings will be covered with fireproof plaster. The erection of party walls will not materially alter the arrangements of the rooms on the several floors. Some of the offices will be reduced in size, but the decrease will be so small as to be hardly worth mentioning. The work is to be finished in 15 months from date of signing the contract.

TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Club was held last evening, Mr E. W. Alison presiding. The annual report and balance-sheet, sub mitted by Mr Wynyard (Secretai-y), showed the business done during the past year was represented by £2,863 16s 6d, against £2,7G2 Is lOd for the previous year ; but there were accounts to the sum of £4904s outstanding, which was most unsatisfactory. The totalisator revenue showed a falling off of £240. The necessity for retrench ment in the future was pointed out, and it" was evident that such large sums could not be advantageously paid in stakes during the coining season. During the past season the club paid away £1,465 10a in stakes, as against £1,351 as the previous season. The financial position of the club was quite satisfactory, notwith standing that the capital account showed a credit balance of £C 97 17s, of which £250 is on fixed deposit, while the whole liabilities of the club were only £134 8s 7d. During the year a totalisator house had been erected, at a cost of £38 13s, and improve ments had been made on the course, amounting to £37 10s. The Committee hoped tolae able to proceed with the ex tension of the course at an early period.— The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, spoke of the large amounts due for nominations and acceptances, and suggested that some new arrangement should be made for their recovery. The totalisator returns had fallen off owing to the bookmakers laying totalisator odds, and he thought the new committee should prevent that. He was sorry .that the Auckland Racing Club had adopted tho Metropolitan rules, ono provision of which was that each racing club must give away in stakes an amount equal to whab they had received from the totalisator during the previous season. He thought it unfortunate that such a rule should be carried during the present season of de pression. The position of the club was sound, and members might rest assured that it would continue to hold a good posi tion. The report and balance-sheefcwere adopted, and the following officers elected : —President, Mr E. Mitchelson ; Vice-Pre sidents, Messrs R. M. Stark and M. Niccol. Theout-going committee were re-elected,and Messrs Hedley and Fraser were re-elected auditors. Votes of thanks were given to Mr Fenton for his services as judge, to the press, and to the Chairman, which brought proceedings to a close.

COURSING.

To-morrow's Meeting at Plump

ton Park.

The Auckland Coursing Club hold a meet ing at Plumpton Park, Papatoitoi, to morrow, and with every promise of fine weather there should be a large attendance of spectators. Trains leave the Auckland station at 9.40 a.m. and 11.40 a.in., return, ing at 5.10 p.m. The draw took place last night at the Queen's Ferry Hotel in the presence of a large number of those in terested, and resulted as follows :— Champion All-aged Stake. Magpie meets Maraschino Lucifer „ Caradoc Black Rose „ Union Jack Meteor 11. „ King Quail Waxy „ Favo Blue Rock „ Sailor Boy- Smuggler „ Sylvia St. Leger All-Aged Stake. Lady Hinemoa meets Braw Lass Bluo Bell • „ Dora B. Frailty „ Yattcrina Linhurst „ Napi Napi Blue Hat „ Nelson Foul Shot „ Master Crichope Lady Linn runs a bye Sapling Stake. Rowena meets Blue Cap. Caractacus „ Fluke. Sea Witch „ Miss Crichope. Cerito „ Mystery. Fly „ Kangaroo Silvio „ Merchia Grand Flaneur „ Disowned. Guy Fawkes „ Perseverance. Master John runs a bye.

Sailor Boy was a pronounced favourite for the Champion Stake, being freely sup ported down to 4to 1. The other dogs were backed to win the stake at the follow ing prices:—s to I Maraschino, Sylvia, Blue Rock, and Lucifer | (col Meteor 11. and Smuggler | 10 to I Vxtafo $•**■ "d 'Fftvo.

CABLEGRAMS.

(BY EUSCTBIO TELEOBAPH-^COrnilGHTi)

GREAT FIRE IN SYDNEY

TEN THOUSAND POUNDS DAMAGE.

(reuter.)

Sydney, this day. A destructive fire took place last night in the premises of Messrs Wallace and Co., Clarence-street. The damage is estimated at

FISHERY RIOTS.

SEVERAL MEN KILLED AND

WOUNDED.

[reuter's telegram.]

London, Au^iist 23. *

Serious disturbances took place at Ostend on Tuesday and yesterday, a number of English fishing smacks being attacked by the local fishermen.' The gendarmes and civic artillery! were called out, and fired upon the, latter, several of whom were killed and! wounded. i

SAVED FROM THE SEA.

SURVIVORS FROM THE BURNED STEAMER.

[reuter's telegram.]

London, August 25. The seven passengers and six of the crew of the Inman steamship City of Montreal, who were supposed to have been drowned, have arrived at Fal mouth, having been picked up by a passing vessel.

COERCION IN IRELAND.

CHARGE AGAINST Wm. O'BRIEN,

[REUTERS TELEGRAM.]

London, August 25. ''■ Mr O'Brien has been summoned under the Crimes Act to appear at Mitchelstown, County Cork, on the 9th proximo, to answer a charge of inciting tenants on the Kingston,' Estate to resist the law.

ENGLISH CRICKET TEAM.

London, August 25,

The team of cricketers organised by Vernon, which is about to visit Aus-; tralia, will be composed as follows I—- Vernon, Hawke, Newton, O'Brien, Reid, am Stoddart; and Abel, Atte well, Bates, Beaumont, and Peel. '

VOLUNTEER MATTERS.

Dissatisfaction With ilic Ex aminations. '•''■<

(BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ?

Wamjanui, this day. Thebe is considerable disatisfaction among Volunteer officers at the result of the late examinations, and probably an inquiry will be called for by some of those interested, in order to have some knowledge as to how the* Board of Examiners do their work. It ia said that the local examiners were fully: satisfied, on looking over the papers, that; some of the men, if not all of them, would pass, and they cannot understand how points have been calculated. The Next Association Meeting. At a meeting of the Rifle Association on Wednesday night, Captain Somerville stated that it is probable the size of " centre " au] 200 yards will be reduced, and that the 600 yards range will take the place of the 500 to a considerable extent. For long ranges,' iron targets 8 x 6 or 12 x 6 will be used. / Captain Purnell and other leading shoot ists expressed surprise at the opinions uttered in Wellington and Otago in favour of going back to bniders and Kynock am munition, and said they would not think of attending another meeting like last year's , The meeting favoured the idea of aiaking the final twenty-five 15 s^hots at 900 yards, i in place of 10' shots, as hitherto.

The twenty men teanv match, idea was abandoned by Captain Somer.ville, as he thought country corps would take less in terest in it than in a five-men team match.

Regarding the Champion Belt, Captain Purnell's proposition, which was accepted, was this : That if a carbine man won the Belt, he would wear the Carbine Belt, and if a rifleman won it, he could take the Rifle Belt—the one not won to be in abeyance till won again, and so on till one was won. right out. There will thus be only one belt virtually.

As to the date, Captain Somerville stated that the Council would not consider the interests of any district to the exclusion of others, but will fix a date to suit, a majority. Probably the meeting will take place in February.

Mr Crowther has given the following notice of motion at the Corporation offices : " That the £500 waterworks conservation fund, and other monies that may be avail able, be at once expended in making the Western Springs reservoir larger in an easterly direction."

COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c, To-night.

Abbott's Opera House—Majeroni Company in " Elizabeth, Queen of England," 8 Bell's Buildings. Wyndham-street — Industrial

Association's Exhibition, 7.30 to 10. Olympia Hall, Grey-street—Skating Rink, 7.50 toll). ! St. Stephen's Church, Ponsonby—Evangelistic Service, 7SO. Ellerslie Presbyterian Church — Evangelistic Service, 7 30. Waite's Hall, Mount Eden— Conversazione, 7.30 V.M.C.A, Rooms—Lecture on "Daniel Defoe," 7.30

Ponsonby Baptist Church — Service of Song, "Roll Call," 7.30 Drill-shed—Waitemata Naval Artillery, 7.30 Newmarket Hall—Mr S. T. George and the Elec tors of Parnell, 8

Industrial Association's Rooms — Meeting of Members of Industrial Association, 7.30

Museum—Professor Thomas on "The natural History of Food Fishes," 8

Pitt-street Wesleyan Schoolroom — Entertain ment, 7.30 All Saints' Schoolroom — Annual Children's Soiree, 6

Mount Eden United Methodist Church—Service of Song, "Beautiful Snow," 7.30 Foresters' Hall — Committee of Mr D. Goldie, 7.30. Eden Hall—Mr H. T. Garratt's Committee, 7.30.

Kota of Justices at Police Court.

August 27—Messrs T. Peacock and P. A, PiuJina-

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PHE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, FRIDAY, AUGUST. 26, 1887,