fitted an injunction SWISSES manufactured by Mi X. * rework, trading under the iZetr, °{ *$ • nnd Co. Action wa_ SS^utSierof Q«ecn-strcct, mtWtwov of attorney rum MI- So llold3 ThePdefe"danb assented to the finery lflt/

o!' lIcr• , n Mioir of school children is The J»b,le" s , ppHeants for ine.nbei- BBgmenK" ,l;i r / Saturday. The cou fcsspw* *? fTs ,s ,i,ictor. -Ul ™" tnnovile violin classes JBS STSS^W largely {orS"tiie fees are to be very small artlliw been issued to the pr.nci- Plreta £ i'hamber of Commerce, it w*^flS- that the Secretary convene ff a. resold differenfc wholesale houses *^__ !l 4m! the purpose of arranging a inAnckl Vi_m 6f discount and terms ot uniform *ya* iia „ 0 f warehousemen was «S£ iSSd, which resulted in a HfISSSSfe terms• For Ca^ h tftoph^/o,^ cent discount on goods j^ntfis, 4 I f date 0 f i nVo i C e , at dSiuit on monthly sales .fn. on 19th of each month), &$& o. before the tenth day .rtolowin- m onth : 2J per cent. °{thC ISs paid within one calender di3C°fV m The 3i I'ei* cent, terms; ulcent, discount on goods paid within I}P-S„ month from 2.V per cent. one nn further discounts or allowances JS de^on to be given Credit Ims* Promissory notes not to ex ,. our months from first month fS iS that in which the goods are foll°S xVodatin? forward. Monthly pur°nf terminate o_ the 19th of each aCC°ti th •" floods purchased _ay be n Si J>no and 19th July shall be SS £tfour months from Ist August. SiD" terms for-Gisbome-and Southern KB: Five months from average date . _l,mment Tin's arrangement to come |^n^ekhiugust,lßß7. The presentation of a silver tea and m ffee service to Mrs Bulford, wife of Sei m Bulford, by the members ot the Sice force in' Auckland took place last eye-in?- Sergeant Clarke made the pre sentation which was suitably acknowledged by Serjeant Bulford. The presentation bore the following inscription :- " Pre sented to Mrs Bulford as a slight token of esteem and regard in which her husband, Scpreant John F. Bulford, is held by the members of the police force in the Auck land district, upon his transfer to Wellington-" The testimonial was sub scribed for by 62 members of tho force Etationed in this provincial district.

The Presbyterian Choral Association will give a sacred iestivalon Thursday evening- j a St. .lames- Hall. The programme will consist principally of choral music rendered by alarge choir; the selos will be by popular amateurs.

Captain Edwin reports : Every indication ofabard gale between South and East and Xorth East, and glass rise soon with ex ceptionally cold weather.

William Patterson, of Auckland, a patentee, was adjudged a bankrupt to day.

"-.would remind ratepayer., that Tuesday next at noon, is the latest time for nom inations to be lodged for the various ward vacancies in tue City Council.

MrS. Mcßurney delivered last night, in the V.M.C.A. Rooms, an interesting lecture entitled "Humour in Dialect." It treated of the peculiarities. of the Irish, Scotch, kerican, and other dialects of the English tooe. Capita! imitations were given of j_i_), and in the course of illustration come $sd stories were told. The lecture was fi-'interspersed with illustrative songs and recitations. The attendance was not ttrffc '

THE ROWING ASSOCIATION

(bytelegraph—press association.) _

Wellington, this day.

At a meeting of the Amateur Rowing As sedation the following clubs were repre sented: Union, Christchurch ; Union, Wanganui;. Tirnaru Rowing Club ; Napier Bowing Club; and both Wellington clubs. It was decided that clubs with membership under 50 aro entitled to send one delegate ; 50 toJOO members 2; and one. for every additional 100 members. Annual meet ings will be held at Chistchurch on the day preceding the Canterbury re gatta. The places at which the row- M» | Championship in the following races will take place were fixed. Four at Christchurch, double sculls at Kaiapoi, and pairs and skulls at Wellington. A provision was made that ill the event of Wanganui Regatta being held under the Association rules, champion pairs will be to-ed there. •

Fred Fuller of Christchurch, and C. A. Mapn of Wellington, were elected Vice- Preadents, arid E. C. Bat-in Secretary and

MAORI WHALERS.

A Kich .Capture.

(W TEUOKArH-VKKSS ASSOCIATION.)

Maori whalers at The Brothers on Monday caught a wh(llo 92 feefc The ■ value is £-100.

TELEGRAMS.

• .' " Thames, this day. Accent Insurance for Miners. of fclie- Boxaa c™v™y are AccidenfS msurc in the New Zealand SW.!3. - is tlie case with the Mock on n, a(k,1' esscß «ie electors'of the of Waii ™ .i! y' and Mr Cadman those thef ame evening, this riding ,« Coromandel electorate]

Kiaing Occident.

?W«3SJW Wavd' employed in the 6ei"ious inini'v it a ,mn' ow escape from 'X which v.,',. i a? d llis mate i:recl a -he st"«An . - y the eirecfc'of loosening Tt^WoEw Ußm-- few crevices in it wllich m 8 T 9.T Lln fillefl witl* p°w^r, bllrnecl Wai>d about the °a'fu rt h e > A; ovt"»atdy he escaped with-

Wellixoton, this day.

he lee-ftemingtoa lti flcs . 1° coii-i'deAi,V Shootm?-men wiU be called fH^^^'^tniectingofthe hat «iev Yea „c» .« i WPular opinion is >fo»U*T«,-n ••T<! bythe(J °vennnent ?***?.„ ff *fc eonti»"ed; Strong s** pi'opoS ftaTH*^"" comPetitors - ey ..I,ollld S«arantee fft4|S mectl»gifthey accept one s«,inio Se d7 l:CAliGll' l';tl,isday '^ime attending the school.'

RETRENCHMENT THAT MINIS TERS ARE DOING.

('By Il'LKClltAl'lt. —OWN (JOUiiIiSI'OXDI.NT.)

\V_'-_ini_ton', this day.

CiiA-GES have been going on for some time

in the Native Department, with the object of greatly simplifying its work and reducing its expenditure; Large reductions have already been made in comparison with the expenditure of previous year..-, and other reductions which have been provided for will come into force on the Ist October next. A comparison of the two periods will show the result, in " pounds, shillings and pence " of some of these changes. For instance, the expenditure, as iurnished by the Treasury Department for the [quarter ended June last, was £5,309 against the expenditure for the corresponding quarter of last year of £7,022, To show the changes that have taken place in recent years in this depart ment it is only necessary to compare the expenditure'for tho year ISBG-S7 with the expenditure for the year 187-1-7") under the head "Appropriations by Parliament." Salaries and contingencies, 1886-87, £3,101 ; 1574-75, £30,1-10. These aro the official figures, which represent the actual pay ments made. The Native Land Court. Tho Native Land Court expenditure, wliich was not included in the hi3b com parison noted, has greatly increased since 1874, but shows an amount of work per formed equal to the increased expenditure. For instance, in 187-1, the expenditure was £8,69;"). and in 1886-7 £19,977. With the object of reducing the cost of this De partment, and at the same time carrying on this most important work with energy, a clause was inserted in the Native Land Court Act, IS8(., giving the Coventor power to appoint Resident Magistrates as recorders, who would exercise the functions of ordinary judges of the Court. Tlirough this change the ooyernment has been able to dispense with the services of three judges. Reductions have also been matte in tho expenses of interpreters, clerks, and travelling. In consequence of this important provision the amount taken in the appropriations this year for the Land Court was reduced to L 12,68;!. It is not anticipated that any further consider able reduction can be made on this amount, as tho work of continuing the native l-iids table of " individualising " is

so important from every point of view that the operations of the Court must not be limited or' crippled from want of funds. It must be remembered also that, it is a revenue-producing department, and the necessary forerunner of ail settlement of native lands.

It has been suggested to transfers the Land Court to tlio.Department of Justice. This change was actually made in 1881, but only for if short time, as it was not found to work satisfactorily, and the administra tion of the Land Court was brought back to the .Native Department by tho same Government who had el.ccted the change. There is no principle involved in"the matter, which is ono purely of departmental administration. There are countless questions in connection with the Court which require to bq dealt with by an olhcer conversant with the natives and in communication with them. From an economical point of view nothing would be gained by the change, but increased ex penditure would probably result it the transfers were made.

Returning to the Native Department proper, apart from the Land Court it is pro posed to cil'ect still further changes which will greatly reduce tho cost. For instance, the annual rate of salaries and pensions of natives charged to the Civil List on Ist April, IS'.G, was .£4,0(3.5. The rato on Ist October next for the corresponding items will be £3,858. The sum of .1*2,000 charged last year to the Civil List had usually been borne on the ordinary appropriations. The policy of the present Government is to make the £7,000 voted on the civil list for native purposes bear all the charges connected with tho .natives. This, if effect _d, will result in a further largo saving to the colony. A Bis land JPur cliasc. Formerly the Land Purchase branch of the Department existed as a distinct office with, an Under-Secretary at £00!) a year. Five hundred pounds of this amount lias been saved by the amalga mation of the branch with the head ollice, and the Land Purchase operations of the Department have been most successfully conducted under this arrangement.

The Wf-Uiarino purchase, the largest ever undertaken by any Government since the comiiig into operation of the Native Land Court and the ascertainment of the native title, has secured to the colony a magnificent estate, the importance and value of which has not been realised. This Irarcliase was attended with great difficulty, and involved obtaining . the signatures of over 1)00 natives scattered throughout all parts of the North Island, many of whom, under the inlluence of prophets and other advisers, wore at first strongly opposed to the purchase.

Besides this large purchase, other blocks of some value in this district have been ac quired. It will'thus be seen that valuable work is being done by the Native Depart ment, while large savings have been and are to be effected.

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

(Before Messrs C. C. McMillan and S. V

Collins, J.P.s)

Drunkenness. — Six persons admitted this offence,. and wore mulcted in the usual penalty; and Fanny .Julio, 'for habitual drunkenness, was ordered to prison for three months. —William Adams, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s and costs.

. Fnt'-.T 0-.--DE-.— Arthur John Flatt, who pleaded guilty on Monday to a charge of stealing four packages of cigarettes, the property of Frederick Coster, was again brought before the Court.—Mr Reston, Probation Officer, was present, and reported to the l.cnch on the case, and the accused was brought under the provisions of the First Offenders Probation Act, for a period of six months.

Larceny.—Rosina Jackson was charged with steeling a number of articles of cloth ing and household use, value '245, the pro perty of Rachel Baster.—Mr Napier ap peared for the • accused.V—Sergeant Pratt, under a statement respecting the previovs appearance of the accused before the Court, and Mrs Bastcr stated in evidence that she was acting as stewardess on a steamer at'the time the goods were stolen. It was also stated that the accused, who was a young girl, had been pre viously convicted in December of 1884.— The Bench found the prisoner guilty, and having warned her of the certain conse quences if she persisted in such practices, (hilt leniently with her by ordering hei* father to enter into a bond of £10 to bring her up for sentence when called upon.

TAURANGA NEWS.

Tauranga, this day. Mr D. Asher ,is pushing on the purchase of the Papaurda Estate, oh behalf of the Government, for settlement purposes. He left for Auckland to-day. to interview, the Registrar of. the Lands, Courts relative to the granting of succession orders, appoint ing trustees for minors, etc. Mr Asher is proving himself the right ir.an ; for this work. The settlement of this block, which contains first-class land only, would be a great boon to tho district.

RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT.

What the Col _ni.-I Treasurer aud

.Premier Say.

(-V TELEGRAPH.—OWN OOUItESI'OXDENT.)

Dunedin, this day,

Railway administration unexpectedly canst* on the carpet at the inauguration of Smellie Bros.' Steel Works, Green Island. Every thing was going merrily as a marriage bell, and Sir Julius Vogel's dig into soiueof his op poncntshad been good humoiuedlyieceived. He said : *' A reflection perhaps of a comical kind came. into my mind as I sat here, but when one is sitting in a chair unable

to get about, comical ideas arc apt to come to one's mind. I could not help thinking as those long iron rails were draggcu from the rolls before me that we hear a good deal now of person., sitting upon rails, and it seemed to nic that it might be benelicial if these figura tive rails were as hot as those real ones, so that persons might havo the courage to declare on which side they range them selves."

Mr A. J. Burns set the ball rolling by declaring the Railway Department was doing all it knew to crush struggling in dustries. This industry deserved encour agement ab the hand., of the Government, lie was sure there would scarcely be a dis sentient voicei. the Government reduced the cost of railway carriage on scrap iron to almost nothing—to what would barely cover working expenses. At the present time they were sending stutF to Dunedin from the works by road at a cheaper rate than thoy could .to by rail, and he would say most solemnly that whoever had initiated the existing system of railway rate., had done a great wrong to the country. The material for tho mill, he thought, .should be carried at the lowest possiule rates that would cover working expenses. (Ap plause.)

This dt once brought Sir Robert Stout, to his foot. He said : "The ('overn nient have been pressed continuously by industries all round to givo them assistance. Of course you will understand that reducing railway rates is simply a lorm ol giving assistance. Assistance has been given to the agricultural industry to a large extent in that way, and costs about ft*7p,ooo ;i year. Tlutt minces* tbe returns of tiie railways, and we have to make it up in some other way, so it really amounts to giving assistance to the industry. As to what has been stated, it -cenis very peculiar that railways cannot compete with carts. The matter will require consideration. It will be submitted to tbe Minister of Public Works, who is exceedingly desirous to assist every local industry in our midst." Mr Smellie, sour., said that there was a dillerencc of Is (id per ton between sending iron to ihinodin by rail or by dray. The charge by rail was4s, and delivery tram the Station cost another Is 2(1, making .Is 2d, and it could be sent iv by dray from the works and delivered in Dunedin for 83 Od. for every *2() tons of iron manufactured at least 22 tons of scraps and.2o tons of coal had been taken to the works, and then the 20 tons of iron taken away again. All he wanted was that the material should be eanied at a reasonable rate, so that they might be able to make both ends meet.

-Mr John Smellie, manager of the works, said that every 100 tons of scrap iron that went out of the colony bo looked upon as fully 1.1,000 leaving the country, and the Chinamen wdio sent it got little or nothing for it, and what they did get, in a short lime they took away with them. He was not a Protectionist, but ho thought there should be a prohibitive duty put on tbe exportation ot scrap iron. They were quite willing to stand or fall on the quality of tho iron they produced. It was as good as the imported when they got it, and they made it still better because tbo more iron was worked, if properly worked, the better it must Decome. ...

Mr McDonald, of cement works, fol lowed up the theme, and complained bitterly of the difficulties bo had to contend with in railway rates.

Sir Julius \ ogel replied in these terms : " It comes to be a question of a nominal rate. I ask you if the Uovcrimient were t3 pro pose an extra rate upon something, and say it was to enable us to carry Ah* -inellio's scrap iron for nothing, would you acquiesce". I hardly think you would. My friend, Mr Barron, declares that all Mr Smellie wanted was a* fair field and no favour. Now, if I understand Mr Smellie rightly, he docs want some favour (dissent) and, what is more, I think ho is entitled to it, and I think that those who do for manutactures what farmers do for agriculture in making two blades of grass grow where only one grew before, are entitled to consideration, and I, for one,'go all tho way with .Mr Mc- Donald, Mr Smellie, ami Mr Burns in say ing that it is the duty of the i.ovennnent to give concessions to manufacturer... as far as they can—to relluee the rates to the greatest extent that will not lca\ea loss that we can alibi .I—to carry Ehern at rates which will give a minimum j.rolit. I also agree With wdiat has been stated by Mr Smellie that you should take into, considera tion uot only the question of the prolit made by taking over tho manufactured article, but the fact that in order to manu facture tho article so much coal and other things must be carried by the railways. I admit that that is a fair consideration. I believe that nothing would be of more good to this country than low rates on the railways, but I must say on this subject that you should recol lect that as carrying goods for long distances or for short distances, there is the same charge for loading and for unloading, and, therefore, it makes the expense of carriage for a short distance appear rela tively greater than for a greater distance. You must also recollect that it costs money to move goods by rail so mueli for every mile, and", the Government have to fyxko that into consideration. Igo further, and say that when the Government propos s taxation for tho purpose of adjusting the finances, if I were one of those who believe as I do thoroughly, in tho importance of encouraging local manufactures, and should say, supposing there is a high tariff of Customs duties and supposing tho time arrives when it should be reduced, I should say sooner than tho Customs tariff should be reduced it would be far better for the encourage ment of local industry to reduce the rates of the railway tariff. I say that reducing the railway tariff was the very best way of en couraging local ■ manufacture. "

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

A serious accident, which narrowly escaped a fatality, happened at the new Ponsonby reservoir one day last week. - Three work men named McClay, Murphy, and Chas. Sims were employed on nne of the beams supporting the i*oof, when, quite unex pectedly, an iron casting broke. This precipitated tho beam and the workmen to tho bottom, of the reservoir, and it is stated that all three of them fell a distance of 50 feet, and then rolled down an incline of about _f0 feet. The men wero all very much hurt, and Drs, Walker and Purchas were called in to attend to their injuries. This having been done, the sufferers were taken to their homes. McClay has one arm so badly injured that doubts are entertained whether it is not broken. Sims is also injured on one arm, which is very much cut up, and Murphy oho is injured,' tint less seriously,

ELECTION NOTES.

Fon theNorthorn Maorielection, which takes place on 7th of September, Mr H. Mc Ilhone has been appointed Deputy registra tion odicer in Auckland.

. Hon. J. A. Tole addresses the electors of >;«w_on to-night at the meeting house, New North Road.

Mr John Reid, of Elderslie, is a candidate for Waitaki, in the interests of the Opposi tion.

Mr -loss's Committee met last evening at the Prcvbyteri-in school-house, Parnell, and did good work breaking up at 10.30, when they adjourned till next Tuesday, at usual time and place.

A meeting of _.!_• C. S. Wright's com mittee was held last night, upwards of forty being present. Very good reports were brought in by the various canvassers from all parts of the district. It was decided that ill* Wrightj should address the electors en Wednesday next in tho Ponsonby Hall, and that the committee meetings be held every Tuesday and Friday evening.

Mr 11. T- Garratt at Richmond Road-

Mr Garratt addressed the electors o Newton at the Richmond Road schoolroom last evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr A. Donald being voted to the chair. Mr Garratt, in his opening remarks, stated that he was not brought out lor the purpose of splitting votes either by Mr Tole or .Mr- Withy. He was not a wealthy man, but he claimed, as a working man, that he was all that was necessary for a representative of tho Newton electorate. Ho was in favour of local option on tho basis of the electoral roll, :_iid he would advocate an accumulative income tax. The village settlement scheme was referred to at some length. Bo thought iMr Ballaneo's scheme a good one in some points, but he was in favour of giving settlers land at the outset and have done with it. (Applause.) Speaking on retrenchment, Mr Garratt de nounced the expenditure of the Govern ment in strong terms. lie believed that several ollices might be .-.wept away altogether, and that there might, be a great saving in tho education vote and in the Defence Department. The salary of future Governors should be re duced, and the government of the colony should bo,managed by fewer Minister.-. Their salaries could also be safely reduced. Tho speaker then discussed protection at great length; and was frequentlyapplaudeci. At the close a number of questions were put to him, and tho answers seemed to meet with general approval. Mi- Bnddcley pro posed a vole of thanks and coniidenco in Mr Garratt as the representative of Newton. Mr Lamp seconded the motion amidst npplau.se;. Mr Hol land mowd, and Mr Young seconded, as an amendment, that a vote of thanks be given to Mr Garratt for his ablo address. On the question being put to the meeting, the motion was carried by a large majority. The meeting terminated with a \otc of thanks to the Chairman.

(BY TEL-CHA. It.— -.KKSS ASSOCIATION.)

Sir Geo rye -l.vcj's Tour.

CuuiSTCtli-RCir, this day,

Last-night Sir George Grey addressed the Christchurch electors iv tho Theatre Royal, which was densely crowded His speech lasted nearly two hours. The sub jects which he dealt with were village settlements, which ho condemned ; educa tion, in which departmental retrenchment could be effected ; and retrenchment generally. Ho advocated a reduction in the salaries of Ministers, and was in favour of an elective Governor, He got v fair hearing, and a vote of thanks was carried nhii. di-:, the proposer of an amendment being refused a hearing after an hour's at tempt.

VOLUNTEER NOTES.

Newmarket Kiflc Company.

Tin. first meeting of the Newmarket Rifle Company took place at the Newmarket Fire Brigade Station last evening, and a number of men were sworn in. Colonel Mahon was in attendance, and explained the pre liminaries necessary to bo taken in the formation oi a now com],-any. A meeting of tbe company is called by advertisement in another column at the .Newmarket Fire Brigade Station on Thursday evening next, when any intending members can be sworn in and preliminary business transacted. Uevonport A'avals. The meeting convened by Mr J. C. Spiulcy for the purpose of taking steps to resuscitate the lately-disbanded Devonport Naval Artillery corps took place last night. It was unanimously resolved to re-form the Co., and 28 former members gave in tlielV mimes as willing to join. Arrangements wero also made to recruit up to the full strength.

SUPREME COURT.

Su ig.mco.

THIS DAY.

(Beforo Mr Justice Ward.)

Lk.!.\- Fi_-i><i_iX(.s.—On the application of Mr W. Coleman, Richard James Dunne was admitted and enrolled as a solicitor and barrister, and on Mr E. Mahony's applica tion Malcolm Godfrey Mcvlregor was simi larly admitted and enrolled.— His Honor remarked that it was rather anomalous and absurd that any legal clerk serving five years and passing the solicitors' ex amination could also be admitted a barrister as it were by a side wind, wbereas some gentlemen who had been admitted under an older statute as solicitors only could not rank as barristers as well.

Emery (Now York) v. Scheri-f and Others. —Motion for injunction to restrain defendants (otherwise the Auckland To bacco Company) from issuing their " Old General" cigarettes in labelled packets closely resembling plaintiff's (trading as Godwin and Co.) "Old Judge " cigarettes.— Mr Hudson Williamson, who appeared in support* of the motion, stated that Mr But ton (who appeared for the defendants) was prepared to consent to the ot*der,so that the time of the Court would be saved. —Mr But ton explained that he had examined the authorities, and found that in his clients' case there was a colourable imitation of plaintiffs " Old Judge" cigarettes. He had therefore advised his clients to consent to the order.- Order made accordingly, with £15 15s costs. The Whangakki Aitkal Cas_—Harri son (appellant) v. Bank of New Zealand (respondents). —Motion by respondents for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal—lt will be remembered that tho appeal from the Whangarei Court was decided last week by Mr Justice Ward in the appellant's favour, and the Bank now desires to carry the Supremo Court decision to the BtiU hio-her tribunal of the Appeal Court.—Air Button appeared for the respondents, and in support of the motion,which was made under tho 10th seotion of the Court of Appeal Act, and Mr Theo. Cooper for the original appellant (Harrison). —His Honor presumed that there was no objection to the motion.—Mr Cooper said k. had somo conditions to propose, -For instance, the Bank should first pay the costs of the ap peal to the Supreme Court.—Eventually His Honor intimated that he would deal with the matter on Friday in Chauibgv.*,

This was all tho business**,

THIRD EDITION.

INTER-PROVINCIAL FOOTBALL MATCH.

©tajro v. Auckland

AUCKLAND WINS

The football match between the representa tives of Otago and Auckland, which tool place at Potters paddock, Epsom, this afternoon, attracted thither a very large number of visitor?, but the crowd was not so great as that which witnessed the Canterbury v. Auckland contest of tho previous Wednesday. This was partly due to the fact that no general half holiday was proclaimed on the occasion, and partly berauso of the uncertainty of the weather, which during the earlier part of the day bore a somewhat threatening as pect. From noon up till the hour an nounced for the commencement of play a constantstream of intendingspectators lined the footpaths leading from the town to the football iield, and the trains and other vehicles bound in that direction .vere crowded. During the forenoon the Im perial Hotel in Fort-street, at which the visiting team are staying, presented quite a gay appearance, the banners of the opposing teams, and also the banners of tho Waitemata, Nelson, Ponsonby and Grafton Clubs being hung from the upper storey windows. At '2 p.m. threo brakes lined up alongside of the Hotel. Two of these conveyances were immediately taken possession of by the representative teams, each witli its banner floating overhead, and the third vehicle was placed at the disposal of Hunter's band, which headed tho procession and a course was steered for the football ground. On the way out tho representa tive teams were repeatedly cheered by their respective admirers, and it was also notice able that the colours, blue and black for Auckland and navy blue for Otago, were conspicuously worn by both ladies and

gentlemen

_lie -JJtnjro Team

The team chosen to represent Otago were definitely announced only tin's morning, when the choice of men was made known as follows :

Fi;„i, Back D. Fraser, JOst'ub.

T.iii-i„i:-qi'a'i;tf.t. Backs. Downs, lOst 101b; Bee, 12st: Keogh, list 91b.

HAI'F Backs. Thompson, lOstOlb; Simpson, lOst 61b,

WLNTiS,

C. Beck, list 01b; Morris, _2at,

FoKWAKDS,

Marl-in, 1-stllb; Tressider, list 101b; McFarlane, list, i'lb ; Isaacs, list :11b; Drabble, list 21b; Diamond, l'2st Lllb; Cibson, Kisti-'lb.

Drabble was elected captain by the Otago team, and Hunter, tho captain elected at Dunedin, was loft out of this match.

The Auckland Team. Fri.r. Back.

Lusk, list 121b,

TiiiiKK-QrAUTKR Hacks.

Whiteside, 12sfc 21b; Madigan, 12st21b,

HaLl'-BacKS.

Conway, list 51b; Elliott, list 101b ; A Brauud, 0..t Sib.

FoiIWAUDS.

Arneil (captain), list; Wooller, lOst 71!) —these men wing forwards; O'Connor, I4st; Mills, Lecky, list .Jib,-; Twiname. I2st lib. Kcefe, 12dt 4lb ; Stone, 12st 4lb; Poland, list Jolb.

Tho Auckland team wero consequently the same which played against Canterbury, with tho difference that Mills and Stone tilled the places of Lindsay and Marshall, for reasons previously explained. The local team averaged about 11 stone tilb, and the visiting team about 12 stone, so that the latter was considerably the heavier of the two. Method of Scoring. Notwithstanding the dissatisfaction ex pressed publicly over the method of scoring adopted in tho Canterbury v. Auckland match, it was again agreed, at the request of the visiting team, to adopt simiJar rules for tho guidance of to-day a play. This system is that adopted by the Knylish Rugby Unions, under which a try counts 1 point, a goal from a try 2 points, and a goal from the field *. points.

Mr Thos. Macky was chosen umpire for Auckland, and Ml' Hunter umpire for the visitors.

THE FIRST SPELL.

Otaco kicked.off At 3.5 p.m., and almost immediately the play was carried into tho Auckland 2.1. Tho Auckland was forced down within the first ten minutes. When the ball was brought out a scrum mage took place, from which Arntil passod to Whitesidej who made a fine run to. tho Otago 2,3 flag, where he was run out of bounds. The play after this became more open, and for some time was carried on in the centro of the field. By combined play on tho part of Otaga, again carried tho leather into Auckland's terri tory. Auckland speedily rallied and brought tho ball to neutral territory, where O'Connor obtained the leather, and made a fine run. lie got clear of all his opponents, but was called back, the ball having been thrown forward. Shortly after this, Tressider made a fine run, and got through the Aucklanders until he was stopped hy Lusk close to the Auckland goal line. Some brilliant play on the part of the local team again carried the ball into Otago terri tory, where Conway obtaining the latter crossed the Otago line aud touched down amid cheering. The attempt at goal was taken by Lusk, and proved successful, the score being— Auckland ... 3 Otago ».. Ril This concluded the first spell.

THE SECOND SPELL.

Auckland, Five Points; Wtsgo,

Nil

In the second spell, Elliott, by one of the grandest runs of the day, got behind the Otago goal, but being too anxious to make an easy place kick, he touched.down be tween tho posts, consequently only a try was allowed. Score:

Auckland ...

... 4

Otago ... ... ...pil Shortly after, Arneil secured a try, from which Lusk failed to kick a goal.

The match closod soon, afterwards

Auckland. FhclVints. Otnjft., Nil

CABLEGRAMS.

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION.

AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT.

(special).

London, August 28. It has been arranged that a deputation of members of the House of Commons shall visit America in October next with a viow to presenting to the Con gress of the United States a memorial in favour of a treaty being concluded between that country and England for the settlement of all international dis putes by arbitration.

THE IRISH DEBATE.

EXCITEMENT IN ENGLAND,

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London, August 23. The debate in tiie House of Commons on the Government motion that Par liament ( should approve of the pro clamation of the Irish National League is exciting a large amount of interest throughout the country. Mr Glad stone has given notice that he will on Thursday move that an address be pre sented to the Queen, praying that the National League be not proclaimed under the Crimes Act. The Glad stonian Liberals are determined to use to the utmost their powers of opposi tion to the Government proposal. In addition to the large number of Mr- Gladstone's supporters who have be come members pf the National League, it is reported that there aro about 50 in a state of indecision as to whether they should join the League or not.

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THE ENGLISH HARVEST.

London, August 23,

Messrs Rains, Jackson and Co. esti mate that the wheat crop this season will yield .'il bushels to the acre, while other experts place the average still higher. The barley crop will be slightly under the average, while the oat crop is expected to be considerably lower than the average.

STRIKE OF MINERS.

TWO HUNDRED MEN IDLE,

(_-.ei.teu.)

Sydney, this day. A STRIKE of miners employed in Bur wood colliery lias taken place, and 200 men have gone out.

SPECIAL.

BEET SUGAR.

London, AugU3t 23. Beet sugar is quoted at 12s.

PAUPERS AND CRIMINALS.

EMIGRANTS SENT BACK TO

ENGLAND.

(SPECIAL.)

London, August 22. A NUMBER of pauper emigrants, who lately arrived in the United States, from England,were not allowed to laud, and have been returned to this country. The Government of the Dominion of Canada have refused to receive, as im migrants, London boys who had been

convicted of crimes.

RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.

ANOTHER NOTE TO TURKEY.

(SPECIAL.)

Loxdox, August 23.

The Russian Government have ad dressed another official note to the Sublime Porte on the Bulgarian ques tion, in the course of which they de clare that those powers that may re cognise the election of Duke Ferdinand as Prince of Bulgaria will he guilty of a flagrant infraction of the Treaty of Berlin.

(special to tress association.)

London, August 23. COMMAND OF THE

THE

PACIFIC SQUADRON.

Rear-Admiral Algernon C. F. Henc* age has been appointed to succeed Hear - Admiral Sir Michael Culme- Seymour in the command of the Eng lish Pacific squadron.

THE NEW HEBRIDES QUESTION.

A FRENCH VIEW.

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Paris, August 23,

The 1 'Republique Francaise," in an article on the New Hebrides question, says an agreement can be easily arrived at if Eng land will put a stop to the absurd Australian calumnies and rodomantades. England and Germany had divided New Guinea, and therefore the former could nob oppose the annexation of the New Hebrides by France, although sho would be entitled to guarantees against) the txaneporteCion' ol

COav-cla.

SPORTING NEWS

Hawkeslmry Handicap _.« ceutai-ces. [reuter's.] Sydney, this day. Thirty-two acceptances have been re ceived for the Hawkesbury Grand Handicap. Spade Guinea is an aoceptor.

MINING NEWS.

TIIiE NEW Flfl© AT SJMUTAIA.

Visit of oar Special Correspon-

dent

(by telegraph.—owx correspondent.) 7 1

Paekoa, this day. V I have just returned from a visit to the new find, which is located at Maritoto,: about 12 miles due east from Corbett'3 Hotel, Hikutaia, and upon the northern continuation fche/Waitikauri auriferous belt.: The discovery was made by Mr R. Me-! Brinn, who has been prospecting in that locality for the past two months,: and judging from what I saw he is likely to be well repaid for his perseverance. There are quite a num ber of reefs outcropping, but only ono has been fossicked on up to the present. This one averages 8 feet thick from wall to Avail, and has been traced through the: Prospector's claim,which embraces an area* of 30 acres, for a distance of 10 chains. Ib: has been tapped at several points along the line of its outcrop, and proved to be gold-; bearing at every point of intersection.; It rises with the spur, which is an. offshoot of the main range, and if is on this spur where the principal workings are located. These consist of a series of surface trenches, in all of which' the lodo is exposed to view. In theprin- cipal trench the lode has been driven upon i for a distance of about 0 feet, and has been broken down to a width of 4 feet on the, hanging wall side, gold permeating the whole mass. On the extreme hanging wall there is a width about IS inches of decomposed quartz, which is interspersed by : three distinct blue veins varying: from one to three inches in thickness, and these show more or less gold through- • out. _ A dish of rubble broken out from tins portion of the reef, and panned off in my presence, gave a handsome prospect of gold—pale in colour, indicating the pre- • sence of silver—in appreciable quantities, and some pieces of the precious metal were so large as to bo easily picked out of the dish with one's lingers. The country through which this lode has its course is all that can be desired for the presence of the precious metal, and though the developments are still in embryo, I feel confident that this discovery will lead up to important results.

The locality is at present somewhat diffi cult of access, but there are no engineering difficulties in the way of making a splendid road right up to the mines, of wliich there are now about five marked off on the line of lode. There are now about 20 men in the neighbourhood, and those who intend going there had better prepare themselves for a short term of hard work in the shape of prospecting, for which purpose there is a large area of auriferous country available.

Coromandel, this day. Royal Oak. — Ihe tributers (Mayne and Co.) have another parcel of 201b specimens. The manager is still on dead work, bub some good stone is expected when breaking down shortly.

Tokatea.— Very little is doing in this mine ; the tributers have two or three small, parcels ready for crushing.

Kavanoa.—Tho result of the crushing from tbis mine is expected to be good to the last.

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OPERA HOUSE.-The Majeronis To-night.

Tin. Majeroni dramatic season will be in augurated at the Opera House to-night with the production of the four-act drama " Jealousy." We append a brief outline of tbe plot. Carlo, Marquis of St. Elia, is a : young Italian gentleman, of a studious and: somewhat dreamy habit of mind, • who,; having led a comparatively lonely life with: his widowed mother, is ignorant of social: usages and of the ways of the world. He becomes deeply enamoured of Diana, a: beautiful girl of his own rank, who is; greatly in society. Having married her, he finds tliat she prefers the gaiety of balls and: parties to a quiet country home, and he is: willing to indulge her. Availing herself to the full of the pleasant allurements of social flatteries, she seems to forgot her duty to her husband. She is negligent of him, and thoughtlessly imprudent in her friendships with gentlemen admirers, but she is nob guilty. Her husband's suspicions, however, are aroused, and, opening her private desk, ho finds letters from the Count de Rivera, containing expressions .which seem to be evidence of Diana's avowal of love for him. The madly jealous husband, to save his wife's name, contrives thattheCountshallchallenge him to a duel. They fight, and the Count is killed. The thoughtless' wife knows! nothing of the affair until Carlo bursts upon! her with the overwhelming announcement": that he has shot her admirer. Her terrible ■ punishment is that sho shall continue to live in the eyes of the world as if she were on affectionate terms with her husband, and that she shall continue to receive company ; as of old, with a face and manner devoid of I concern, while sbc knows that her husband's : polite words conceal the bitterest hatred j and contempt, and that she has in fact; suffered divorcement. This strange posi- ■ tion leads to a series of situations of great i dramatic intensity, and full of wild, fluctu-; ating passions. The mental strain on both; parties to this compact is rapidly under- ■ mining their health, when the husband's; love at length triumphs over his jealousy, ■, and there is a touching reconciliation.

Mr Liddy, the indefatigable business manager, leaves by the Manapouri to-mor row for Napier.

COMING EVENTS.

Mfcftfc-uga. &*» T«-r4«b%

Abbott's Opera House—Majcroni Company __ '•* Jealousy,"S. ■ - . Agricultural Hall—Entertainment by Waite mata Troubadors, ij. Bell's Buildings'. Wyndham-street — Id dn atrial Association's Exhibition, 7.30 to 11). Olympia Hall, Grcy-streot—Skating Rlnfe- £S8

to 10. St. Stephen's Church, Ponsonby—Evangelistic Service, 7 30. Ellci-siie Presbyterian Church — Evangelistic

Service, 7 30. All Saints' Church, Ponsonby — Anniversary Soiree and Concert, 0.30. School-house, Waikomiti Mr J. A. Connell and the Electors of __den, 7. Choral Hall-Skating Kink, 7.30 to 10. Devonport Council Chamber—Committee and Supporters of Mr R. Monk, 7.30. Epsom Public Hall —Address by Mr S. S. Osborne to Elecors of Manukau, 8. Christians' Meeting House, New North Road- Ron. J. A. Tole. and Electors of Newton, 8, ■ Nevada Hotel—Butchers' Football Club, S. ■$.'. Drill-shed—N.i_. ltilte Association, 7.30. >*?'

Auction Sales To-morrow.

T. M. Jackson, Newton—Household Furniture

and Effects, 11. D. F. Evans, Ponsonby—Household,Furniture 'and Effects. 11. ' ?IM 3. Cochrane & Son-I'roporty, etc,, 12, jg-gfgK O. L-vvlß-i'lAi.!* "Ju-.bs. .tn. W #- V %j%±_%, _•_ pftWJ»-fVn|flvm.»

Rota of Justices at Police Court. -

August 25.—Messrs R. W. Moody and L. C' Nathan. . * ~ _~

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1881.

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