when in^ffii' Bill in the Victorian legislative A««J/statistics to show the quoted some ounu fi . Mion to gave the wgfcfcJCTg aIK f juvenile offends neglected Jffi&ition of the criminal from ■ the,iSeten"blc associations of prison classes and thoteii descendants We- J» Am!: Si sly 70!) in number, have <*one Cr"TiSo,,cr other result, of the bee;, trac« ,«J l * of Cl . sniinal life existence of tteo'^ d to losseß Kybc rg«' 3c^ S f "?l^R,ta-streot, and was that as soon !f 1 nine- are nowhere, the ratepayers, M% •£ the present supply inadequate, COlla ;Sallv in case of lire, arc agitating fS Skion of this work. A petition for. ,~, o f caro of Mr Jones, fa iacourse o^sigß ' d fco the Cit S nCSea acS faring in this natter. ~ i • i The London " Times paid a very high Aliment to the Australian ladies and to SSSn racecourse in its introduc 'nnSe'of the last Ascot Cup day on Tune S After remarking that the num ? nf rWtors who saw the gold cup won £• Bird of Freedom this year was estimated * li the largest which ever assembled t0 n fhe heatit declares that " there can g°no tS 'that, as regards the beauty 1X women, the lawns at Ascot present l o Briflbtacle as can be seen at no other SSn^intheu-orld unless it be at ffinrfon when the Me bourne Cup in IS to be run for." The Prince and L'rin • "of Wales and numerous oilier princes 3 princesses and A large nuuiber of the nobility attended. On Sunday, August 7tli, the lightning or *imething else struck a very big nmu tree on Mr Lindsays farm at Waimngi, split- Hncr it into thousands of pieces, and throw tajLmebig-lutiiFJs, as mndtrtm two men ' 7,1(1 carryi over 100 yams. The stump of thctreoisMiH standing about s;x feet high, and completely in ribbons. The tree was p'aiidin"- alone in a patch of cleared bush, and v/ap'ft very big one, much twisted. Mr ThiiKiy states that at first sight it. was like a'ire ami then a cloud of smoke. This was I tree which Mr Lindsay very often took Liter finder, and he had just passed by about half au hour before the occurrence. One of onr runners complains that he was assaulted last night in Customs-street W a immhei- of larrikin?. The annoyance ffltiS«i by the young roughs who hang about tic vrbirf is a public nuisance, and ifc is time the police gave them a little more of their attention. One runner, a very old and defenceless man, appears to be a favourite mark for the "sport" of these cowardly yoiing bliw-kguards. The first one who is c.m"iit will be made a severe example of. The s-katinp: rink in the Olympia Rink at the foot of (Jroy-street is prospering under the now management. There was a very l.'irapc attendance last night, among those present being several of the Canter bury footballer.--., who express*! themselves highly please.'! wii.ii the exce'Jlenoe of the Btn'rigKnentF.

Last nijrht Pastor A. G. Daniells gave the first ot another series of lectures on "Eonlt.il nnfl Hygiene to a full house. Maiiy new features were brought out during the evbmnif not generally vi derstopd ;or practised by the people'.1 The harmful feliids of diet wore classified on the black baml, a* follows :—Tobacco, tea, coffee, cocoa, fiivk, salt meat, old cheese and rich patfry.' There was-much in relation to ,{lik (hiving the lecture, laughable and iMfing, yet'ildeply instinctive and worthy the Adoption of nil truly temperate men an'l \vamra.,,Thi:i evening the same stib jert will be ilemfi wt: h, upon a more exten sive scata, typing a paep into the parlour, be(J!()fiin, kitchen and backyard, also the proper mode of ventilation for bedrooms, in order to secure health in the home. Scipntilii* rmerimenta will be employed in tiklition to the. physiological charts.

An English paper has the following :— Tiio .Voy.=r.iui;i,' the first steamer run between Vancouver's Island and Yokohama, his made the return voyage in 13 days 14 hoars, reaching Vancouver, on Juno I.4th. The wvather was foggy, and tiie captain believe.* that the time occupied need not. estejil lflda}'-". That means it wonltl be pwsiW'c, wirh quick trains and careful ar lMgeme;it, to soul letters from England r.o Japflii in !2I days, via Canada, and troops mijlit. ho sent over the distance within a month. Vie record the fact with a certain pisMire, because a now and quick route to wie Far Ea?t, which crosses no foreign wyitnvy, may bo of benefit to Great Britain; but otherwise we see no reason for rejoicingl. What does the human race pin hy its habitat growing every year waller and smallsr ? A single new and tamvatb conviction, say, on any sanitary robjret, would yield ten times as much tappiness, and probably at least as much potential forced Wo doubt if Japan will ho the totter fora rash of European tout ktz, tod we know that we should not be the "tfter for a sWavm of Japanese.

A very pleasani; social gathering of the fflembciw (if the ifoung Women's Christian AsMcuatioti took place last night in the »••«.(.:.A. Bnildings, about 120 fitting ten to tea, which was provided and pre- M«lover by the V,:orkinrr Committee. At fenfter-meetincrMrs ].)acre and Mrs Tait pwßome voonl selections- and the Rev. J. »•• mil followed with an address upon the <nj?in, history and aims of the Association, ]« he stated was doing good work, the flies' Committ'io being; in attendance ™'y, and an average of' over 100 young jwnen availed themsflves of the accommo wi«i placed attleir disposal during their no^jn honre. The weekly social gathcr yan. B,b| e class had ; >l,o v good number IBfafc Snbsoquently, at the J J nmtation of the Committee of St. An- Z'? ' Church, the ladies and

k!'M / rle' Kl ' the American "Cheap 111 Wbeen the light of his aJST 0 * "I>on the i)e°Ple of Ota^° gJ'S o a Northern paper, this in- HSS artlst ately fini^cl a vWhicra fc SSS f, M«*gieL Then he departed «M,t £. C ? IOS"lel money- On his first «&!iW f?tf'"" mimber of watches at thirty *tts ti.ni a lloSMne tone assuring his andi ttaaa tt, \ y- oulfl never *cc l»»n sell lot on I . P"ce aßain- He ke Pfc hi* word, rT' ni^t he sold them at nlht I ,F, ulKl a Pound- O» 1™ L-WtS-f f tIMV--T watehos- with Tfc '•"- for twelve and sixpence. l'? us" on tho™ who paid »b4ai" "■■andtho »^tthey],ad secured necessary to remind the feSS6^ ofthe lneeting of the fcfeU TtU lm\ I>olitic«l A^ociation, «1 be sS£ ? e rei)Ort °* the Council l>is willingness to S*t JMj s 'nteresterlin tonic sol-fa Wstrec-t Alldrew^ schoolroom, !^S&f Of fch *-*«trial Am* fttthe rooms/ ~*) interest i n V^Reo,-m n.dinstnictive essay on vfeatt!'ewT was «ad by Mr E bnienri^-'goftl^Baptfe 5l WX°^r cnt. Society llasfc fc^d?S P^ted oufc the lftt»«»«iaJ; r Sf I ?ddlltea various

There is a fair demand for insurance stocks. New Zealand Insurance, Nationa , Union. South British; and Standard are all inquired for at quoted rates. There, are also buyers of Loan and Mercantile at 64s Bank of New Zealand at Lls 18s, National at 32.s Gd. Mining stocks are dml. There has, however, been a demand for Moanatairi shares for some days and sales were effected some days ago at 3s 3d Yesterday afternoon a brisk demand set iii, and sales were made from 4s to bs Gd. We understand that a cable was received yesterday from London, offering L 20.000 cash for the Moanataiari property, and that the directors of this Company are standing out for better terms. We hear that some of the parties who sold these shares yesterday are1 disposed to refuse delivery on the ground that information of so much importance to the shareholders ought to have been at once posted on the exchange before it could leak out and be taken advantage ot by a privileged few. There is no doubt that public opinion will support the brokers who take up this attitude unless the purchasers can show that when buying they had no knowledge of the oiler which it is reported has been made, and which should place the shares at a much higher rate than the quoted values.

H.M.S. Opal was still at Wellington yes terday, but was expected to leave for Auck land to-day. Major-General Whitmore, commandant of the New Zealand forces, ac companied by Colonel Bailey, president of the Military Council of Education^ and Captain Coleman, of the Permanent Militia, paid a visit to the Opal yesterday morning. A Major-General's salute of eight guns was fired:

It is reported that the directors of the Moanataiari Gold-mining Company have re ceived an offer of L 20.000 cash for the mine by ft London syndicate. The directors place a higher value upon their property, and therefore they have not accepted the offer, bub have authorised their agent in England to submit the property at a higher figure.

No. 3 Battalion turned out in good num bers last night at the Drill-shed to attend the usual inspection parade. Fully 140 men were present, Lieut.-Col. Malion being in command. Captain Hume, Inspector of Prisons, was also in attendance. At the conclusion of the inspection the Battalion was formed into column, and, headed by the Garrison Band, marched through the city.

To the Editor: Sir,—Mr Gamble was quite wrong in stating that I tried to hide the scales. It would have been a great piece of folly on my part to have done so. There was a lady in the shop at the time, and she can prove to the contrary.—l am, etc., Samuel Lambert.

Mr and Mrs S. Mcßurney gave last night, in the V.M.C.A. Rooms, for the benefit of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Building Fund, an entertainment entitled "Hound the World in oODays." Mr A. Bell presided, and there was a moderate attendance. The entertainment derives its name from Jules Verne's well known novel, the salient incidents of which Mr Mcßurney rehearsed to the audience, mimicking very effectively the Englishman of leisure and means, the Scotch servant, and the German detective who figme therein. The following musical pieces were also given by way of illustra tion : —(Scottish airs, Mr and Mrs Mcßurney (violin and piano); songs. " Hame cam oor Gnideman at :ee," "A Hundred Pipers,"'

•'Private Still'"',; Tyrolerlied with jodel, and "The Skippers of St. Iva«," Mr Mc- Burney ; song, " The Sailor Si^hs," and a very nice fantasia on the zither, Mrs Mcßurney; duet, "No, Sir," and an Indian march (piano, zither and voice), Mr and Mrs Mcßurney. The members of the Young Women'? Christian Association were present, by invitation, during the latter portion of the entertainment. . In the Choral Hall to-morrow evening Mr Mc- Burney gives his musical and literary entertainment entitled " Polyglottiana, or Songs of all Nations. 11 It will also be in aid of St. Andrew's Church and School.

There was a good attendance at the meeting held in the Ponsonby Baptist Church last evening in connection with the Zenana mission. Key. J. J). Gjlmore, the pastor of the congregation, presided, and thei-e were also on the' platform Pastor Thomas Spurgeon, Miss Nev.combe (the newly-appointed missionary); and Miss Malcolm. Addresses of an interesting character, bearing upon mission work, were delivered by each of these, and the pro ceedings also partook of a devotional char acter. A collection was taken up for mission purposes. Miss Newcombe, ac companied by the Rev. Thomas Spurgeon, left last, night for the Thames, where Aliss Newcombe will deliver an address in the Baptist Church On Friday evening she Rpenks in the Otahuhu Baptist Church, and on Sunday evening takes part in the service at Mount Eden Baptist Church.

A very heavy hailstorm passed over Ara tapu on Wednesday morning, and some real Old Country hail-balls were put to gether.

Hugo's Minstrels performed at the Opera Hpuso last night with their accustomed success. To-night's perpormance will be under tie patronage of the Canterbury Football Team.

Mr W. R. Waddel, ex-Mayor, is to be presented to-morrow afternoon by a number of his friends and well-wishers with a large portrait of himself, in a hand.some frame. The presentation will bo made at half-past thr<;t; o'clock, in the rooms of the Auckland Industrial Association by Mr George -Fraser.

At the Supreme Court to-day, Harrison (appellant) v. Bank of New Zealand (res pondent), an appeal involving questions of wide importance to the commercial com munity was argued before His Honor, Mr Justice Ward, by Mr Theo. Cooper for the appellant and Mr E. C. Button for the respondents. The main question was whether a promissory note endorsed by the appellant, and upon which the Bank of New Zealand had obtained judgment, was duly stamped, The stamp had been cancelled by the bank, but the bank had not endorsed the note. His Honor held that the bank had no power to cancel a stamp unless they also endorsed the note, and he allowed the appeal with costs. The effect of His Honor's ruling- is that no person can cancel a stamp on a promissory note made within the colony unless he is either maker or endorser.

Mr H. B. Morton, of Auckland, is advised by cable that the China Navigation Com pany's steamship Whampoa left Foochow on the IGth instant, for Auckland, direct, with the following cargo : For Auckland, 225 tons ; Wellington, 900 tons ; Dunedin, 750 tons ; Lyttleton, 550 tons.

Mr and Mrs Mcßurney give another con cert to-morrow evening at the Choral Hall. The charge for admission is reduced to popular prices.

A considerable number of personal friends went to Onehunga yesterday to bid farewell to Superintendent Thomson on the occasion of his sailing for Wellington, where he takes over the charge of the police district. Among those present was Monsignore Mac donald, who had ridden over from Pan mure.

Eastern Maori Election.

Napier, this day,

The Eastern Maori district nominations were Wi Pere, James Carroll, Joseph War brick and Sydney Taiwhanga. The'show of hands was Wi Pere 4 ; Taiwhanga 3; Warbrick 75 ; Carroll, 90. The result was received with immense cheers. A poll was demanded.

ELECTION NOTES.

The Waipa roll has 1,662 names upon it, and the Waikato roll has 1,4G6.

Mr James Macfarlane, of Achray, Canter bury, is out for the Cheviot district against Mr Lance.

Mr Colbeck addressed a meeting of Rod ney electors in the Aratupu Hall on Wed nesday last, Mr T. Nield in the chair. There were between 40 and 50 persons pre sent. A vote of thanks was accorded the candidate.

Mr Moss s committee meb last evening at the Presbyterian School. The reports brought in were very satisfactory and after going through the roll the Committee ad journed at 10 o clock till the next Tuesday evening at same place.

Vftw«?*"

Auckland West.

The adjourned committee meeting of Mr Shera's supporters will take place at the back of St. James's Hall, Wellington-street, to-morrow (Thursday) evening, afc half-pa.sb seven o'clock, at which time and place friends and supporters of the candidates are wanted to be present.

Ponsonby.

A large and enthusiastic meeting of Mr Peacock's Committee took place last night in the Baptist Schoolroom. This Com mittee have been steadily at work for the past three weeks, with the result that the roll has been exhaustively examined and most satisfactory conclusions arrived at.

Bay of Islands.

Mr Hobbs held a meeting at Whangaroa last night, Mr Christie in the chair. Mr Stewart proposed, and Mr Harvey seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Hobbs for past services, and one of confidence in him for the future, which was carried almost unanimously—only one hand being held up against it.

Thames, this day.

Mr James McGowan addressed the Kaueranga portion of the electors in St. George's School-room last night. The build ing was crowded, not even standing room being available. Mr Walton occupied the chair. The meeting1 was most orderly and enthusiastic, and at the conclusion of his address Mr McGowan received a hearty vote of thanks and confidence.

SUPREME COURT.

THIS DAY.

In Banco

(Before Mr Justice Ward.)

Caledonian Low Level G.M. Company.— On the motion of Mr Button the list of con tributories herein was settled, and an order made for a call of Id per share.

TIUTSTEES Act.—Mr George applied for an order under Sees. 13 and 18 of the Trustees Act, 1383, vesting lands com prised in a certain deed made by Michael Henry, late of Thames (and believed to have since died in British .Columbia), in Guoro-e Ashburne Brassoy as trustee. An affidavit in support was filed by Mary Henry (widow), .sister-in-law of the alleged deceased. - There was no opposition, and the order was accordingly made. Mk.vkv. Bishop AND .Another.— Motion for writ of prohibition ogainab enforcing a judgment in the K.M. Court. —Mr E. Cooper appeared for plaintiff, and in sup port of the motion.—His Honor: You surely do not seriously wish me to grant you the writ simply on the strength of a statement of claim certified by affidavit ?— Mr Cooper: That seems to be all that is required by the rules.—His Honor : Then I simply refuse it at once. The other side must be called on to show cause.—Mr Cooper:"l'want merely to ask for direc tions.—His Honor: Then you shouldstate so. —3SIr Cooper : The code supports the man ner in which the matteris brought before the Court, viz., Rule 457.— His Honor : Then I refuse the writ.—Mr Cooper : The reason for bringing the matter in this form is the extreme" difficulty of serving the parties with notice. I Avonld ask yoiir Honor to direct that it should be served by regis tered letter. I had no intention to obtain the writ to-day, but merely to secure direc tions as to service.—His Honor, upon this representation, directed that notice of the motion should be served, the matter being meanwhile adjournei to the third Wednes day in September. Emery v. Scherffaxd Others.—Motion for writ of injunction.- On the application of Mr H. Williamson the matter was ad journed till tliis day week. Harrison* v. Bank of New Zealand. — Case on appeal from Whangarei R.M. Court.—Mr Theo. Cooper appeared for the appellant, and Mr C. E. Button for the re t spondents.—Thecase upon which the appeal was based was brought by the respondents as holders against the appellant (asendorser) of a p.n. to recover L 55 19s sd, principal and interest due upon a p.n. dated 17th August, 1880, for L 53 0s 9d, made by Messrs Bust and Harrison in favour of Pritchard and Company, payable at the Bank of New Zealand, Whangarei. It came out in evi dence in the Lower Court that the p.n. upon which the action was brought bore an unpressed stamp of Gd when the appellant endorsed it; that Pritchard and Company after receipt of the p.n. endorsed it, and at the same time affixed thereto (but did not cancel) two adhesive stamps to the value of Is and 6d respectively! Subse quently Pritchard and Co. endorsed the note to the respondents for value and upon the respondents obtaining it their manager impressed on the said adhesive stamps a seal with the words " Bank of New Zealand, Whangarei," and wrote across such stamps " 17t.1i August 1886," that such p.n!, was presented for payment and dishonoured, notico of which was given by respondents to appellant; that no other endorsements appeared on the note, and that no pay ment had been made on account of same. Mr Clendon upon these facts gave judgment for respondents, and the questions now raised for decision on appeal were : —(1) Was the said p.n. duly stamped within the meaning of the Stamp Act ? (2) Was the said judgment erroneous in point of law?—Mr Theo. Cooper affirmed both these propositions, and Mr Button denied them. —Mr Cooper argued (1) that section Gl of the Stamp Act, 18S2, relative to stamping andcancellation,docs not apply to p.n.'sand bills of exchange which are specially dealt with by section 73 ; and (2) that if section 61 did apply, it meant at the time the instrument was made, and not at the time it was subsequently endorsed. He maintained, therefore, that it was the endorser, and hot the holders of the note who should have cancelled the stamp. It was clear that the bank of New Zea land were not the endorsers of the bill, and that they cancelled the stamp. That fact alone should be fatal to their case.—Mr Button intimated that he did not intend to argue that the holders had the right to cancel. The learned gentleman argued that clause 75 of the Act of 1882 placed p.n.'s and bills of exchange on the same footing; that the stamp could be affixed to a p.n. either by the drawer, payee, or endorser ; that there fore in this case it was properly affixed by the endorser, and at the proper time ; and finally, with regard to cancellation, that although the word " holder " was not men tioned in the Act so as to allow him to cancel, yet nevertheless, if it were proved that the proper stamp had been affixed at the proper time, its cancellation became a secondary matter.—Mr Cooper replied, and His Honor, having consulted the Act, said that it appeared that wheu the bill in QUe3

tion reached the hands of the Bank of New Zealand, it had affixed to it a stamp which was not cancelled. Thereupon the bank cancelled that stamp without having endorsed the note as required by Clause 73 of the Act of ISS2. The first point was whether the p.n. could be called duly stamped, and as the various clauses of the Act clearly showed thab stamping meant not merely the affixing of the stamp but its proper cancellation, he must hold thab this note was not duly stamped. It did not appear that under Clause 73 the Bank had power to cancel. The next point was whether the bank did not come under sub-section 2 of Clause 78. It appeared to him thab they did como under thab clause, and that conse quently they were nob entitled to recover.— His Honor therefore upheld the appeal, and allowed the appellant LIO 10s costs.—The R.M. at Whangarei will be directed now to nonsuit the Bank.

The Court then rose.

FIRE IN HIGH-STREET.

About 7 o'clock this morning a fire occurred in High-street in the buildings adjoining the Police Court which were used for the manufacture of saddlery and harness. The fire was first discovered by a boy who was passing, and who ran to the police station and gave the alarm. Sergeant Kiely at once telephoned the news to the central fir e brigade station. Superintendant Hughes and" the Brigade were soon in atten dance ; also the members of the Salvage Corps. Sergeant Kiely, after having given the alarm, burst in the door of the premises in order to see if any person was living or. the premises. As he could not etfecfc an entry he closed the door and waited a few minutes until the Brigade arrived. By means of a few buckets of water the fire was extinguished without the building being destroyed. Some time ago these premises were tired about the same spot where the present (ire evidently originated. That was, however, before the occupancy ot the present tenant, Mr James Unify. The tenement is an old wooden Structure owned by Mr E. Bell, architect. It is two stories in height, and in the cable above is a loft which was used by Mr Haig for the purpose of teasing hair to stuff the saddles. The ground floor of the building is occupied by Mr Isaac Hill, collar and harness maker. His stock is slightly damaged by water, but his loss is covered by a policy in the Standard Insurance Company for LSO. In the second story Mr Haig carries on his business, ami it is here that there is ample evidence that the fire began. At the rear of the bench where Mr Haig'.s foreman worked there is a large hole burned through the floor. It is directly below this spot that the fire was discovered about four years ago. On that occasion the gaspipe was cut through and the gas ignited, but fortunately the fire was perceived in time to prevent it doing much damage. This time, how ever, the fire had got a stronger hold, and as a consequence much greater damage re sulted. Mr Haig lias been from town during tho past week visiting his sister at Mangarewarewa. The business has been meanwhile attended to by Mr Knight, his foreman. He states that he locked up the premises all safe last night afc o.SO, and took tho keys away with him, leaving it, us was his custom, at Mr Haig's house. The keys remained there until the boy called for them as usual this morning. Ho was in the lmbib of doing so in order to sweep out the shop by the time that the men arrived. Mr Haig returned to town last night by the 10.30 train, and did not reach the building until after the fire had been extinguished this morning. He states that he will bo a loser by the fire, although he insured in the Standard Office for L'2oo. Ho estimates his extra loss to be about LIOO. The origin of the fire remains a mystery. Where it started Mr Knight says that there was nothing inflammable stored. Mr Bell hnd the build ing insured in the New Zealand Office for L2OO.

SOUTHERN CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

(BY TELEtittAl'H.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Timatmt, this day. Eversleigii got two years' imprisonment. He made a very stubborn defence, gener ally denying everything. Mr Swaiin, gaoler, swore to his identity witli a man formerly in Wellington Gaol under the name of Kearny. The pri soner absolutely denied that state ment. The Judge characterised his tactics as audacious, and sentenced him to two years' imprisonment. The case against Terry for sheep-stealing at Carrington station is proceeding. Mr Hay appears in defence.

Invercaroill, this day.

H. Wilson, now undergoing two years in Dunedin Gaol for forgery,pleaded guilty to two more charges of the same nature, but urged that the crime was the result of drunkenness. .He was sentenced to two years, to bo concurrent with present sen tence, so that practically he only gets an additional month's imprisonment.

Nelson, this day.

The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court were opened this morning by Judge Richmond. There are only two oases, both of forgery, the accused being John Hose and David McLeod. True bills were found in both cases. '

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS.

A meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Mrs Elizabeth Robley, baker, Princes-street, was held at 11 o'clock this morning at the Official Assig nee's office. The sworn statement of tho debtor showed that on the 14th August, 1884, her husband died. He was in partnership with C. F. and E. R. Parfc ington in a baker business Princes-street, under the style of J. Robley. About a week after her husband's death Mr C. Partington arranged with her that she should manage the business and receive 80s per week. This was continued until Messrs Partington got into difficulties some weeks ago. Until that time she paid wages, rent (excepting arrears), rates, and all out goings but flour, horsefeed; and coal. She also paid over the balance in hand from time to time to Mr C. Partington on demand. Her husband held half share in the business with Messrs Partington. She continued the business in the°hope that it would pay. She was compelled to file in consequence of a writ received from the National Bank on a P.N. made in favour of Partington Bros. About 18 months ago she first signed (by the hand of her daughter) a P.N. in favour of Partington Bros, and since then she had signed several bills when asked to do so without taking note of dates or amounts, it being understood that Partington Bros, would retire then.

The creditors expressed sympathy with the bankrupt and it was resolved on the motion of Mr Faulder that Mrs Robley be allowed to carry on the baker's business at present conducted by her, pending settle ment of Partington Bros, affairs. In the mean time the Official Assignee take an in ventory on the goods and assets belonging to the estate. Tho meeting to stand ad journal tiU-the 25th in^.

THIRD EDITION.

INTER-PROVINCIAL

«fc. FOOTBALL HATCH. „,

Canterbury v. Auckland

The football match between the chosen champions of Auckland and Canterbury took place at the Auckland Rugby Union Association's ground, Epsom, this after noon, play commencing at three o'clock. The weather was all that could be desired —typical early spring weather, so delight ful in these latitudes—bright, cool and not a single cloud-fleece on the .sky. The ground was in tip-top playing condition— dry but springy. All day long the flags of the rival teams had been flaunted de fiantly from their respective head-quarters — the red and black Canterbury banner from the Albert Hotel, and the blue and white flag of Auckland from the Imperial, its silken folds being proudly inscribed with the record of two previous victories over Canterbury, two over New South Wales, and the triumph gained over Wellington last year. At 2.30 these flags disappeared from their positions, only to reappear in a few moments floating over the brakes in which the contestants were conveyed to the scene of the tourney. The vehicles formed a procession, that containing the Can terbury men leading, then the Auckland players, and finally a conveyance with the magnates of the Football Association. At the hour appointed for the " kick off" there were nearly 10,000 spectators on the ground, which was excellently kept by a substantial fence of posts and wires. The Auckland men first stepped into the arena, which was the signal for a burst of applause. Before the last echoes of this shout of wel come had died away on the preen slopes? of One Tree Hill a more deafening shout arose, and the champions of Canterbury were hurrying across the green, sward to the Held. Mr Thomas Henderson acted as referee, Mr W. M. Chapman a;-* umpire for Canterbury, and Mr T. Macky as umpire for Auckland. The following was the dis position of the respective teams:— _1 .._;. CANTERBURY. ~_• ■ Full Back, g Richards, list 121b. TuriEE-QuAUTER Backs. Allardyce, list 41b ; Francis, list 51b (captain); Wilson, lOst 101b. Half-Backs. Donnelly, lOst 21b ; Roberts, lOst 41b. Forwards. Sutherland, 12st; Moir, list 71b ; Bes wick, J4st 21b ; Harris, 12st; Homer, 12st; Torlesse, l'2sb 41b ; Bean, list 91b ; Blan chard, 12st; Dow, list 81b.

AUCKLAND.

Full Back,

Lusk, list 121b. Three-Quarter Backs. Whiteside, 12st21b j Madigan, 12st 21b. Half-Backs.

Conway, list 51b • Elliott, list 101b ; A Braund, 9st Sib.

Forwards.

Arneil (captain), list; Wooller, KM 71b —these- men win# fonvards— ; O'Connor, 14sfc j Lindsay, 13st Blb ; Lecky, list 111b ; Twiname, 12st lib ; Kecfe, 12st 41b ; Mar shall, 12st 41b ; Poland, list 101b.

THE FIRST SPELL.

There aro 10,000 persons present. In the first spell Canterbury scored 3 points and Auckland 2 points.

Francis kicked a goal from the field for Canterbury. Whiteside and Elliott each got a try for Auckland.

Arneil kicked off for Auckland, and Canterbury back returning badly, Wal ler got a mark within goal shot, but the kick proved ineffectual. In the succeeding play Auckland had the advantage, and Elliott very nearly got in. The ball, however, had to be called back for offside play. Shortly after this, Whiteside. after a mag nificent run, got in at the corner flag. Arneil took the kick, but the ball fell short. Score : Auckland, 1 ; Canterbury, nill.

After the kick-off, the Canterbury for wards pulled themselves together, and car ried the ball into the Auckland 25. Madigan released Auckland trom a dangerous pre dicament by the capital run into mid-field. Canterbury forwards, however, worked the ball towards Auckland's goal, and Francis, getting it from a loose "scrum," potted a pretty goal. Score : Canterbury, 3 ; Auckland, 1.

After the kick-off Elliot again distin guished himself. He made a splendid run from the centre flag to Canterbury's twenty-five. Being collared and brought down he passed to Madigan, and on the latter being stopped Elliot again got the ball, and ran in. Lecky took the kick, and narrowly missed scoring a goal. Score : Canterbury ', 3 ; Auckland, 2.

Some undecided play took place, and the half-time was called.

SECOND SPELL.

The only score in this spell was a try by Conway. The game thus resulted in a draw, each side scoring 3 points.

During the second spell the play was very even, though Auckland had a ■good deal ofhard luck. On one occa sion the ball was kicked across the Canterbury goal line. The Auckland for wards followed up rapidly, and Marshall reached the ball first. Through the en croachment of the spectators on the ground the ball had touched them, and was con sequently '' dead." Towards the end of the s pell, Conway secured a try for Auckland Irom which no goal resulted, the game, therefore, terminated in a draw. Canterbury scoring 3 points through Francis's goal from the field, and Auck land 3 points for trys. Canterbury in the last spell was considerably handicapped thorough an accident that occurred to Roberts, and interfered with the play for a time.

CABLEGRAMS.

THE WAR CLOUD

RUSSIAN WARNING TO TURKEY.

BELLICOSE TONE OF THE RUSSIAN

PRESS.

[special.] %~*t*

". ***£ London, August IG.

The recognition of Prince Ferdin and's election to the Bulgarian throne is exciting an intense interest, and there is much speculation as to the results throughout Europe.

It is generally feared that serious complications will result.

It is officially announced that Russia has warned the Porte that it will con sider the Berlin Treaty abrogated if the Powers recognise Prince Ferdi nand's occupancy of the Bulgarian throne. The Russian.organ, Nouve Vrennga, writing of Lord Salisbury's speech, takes a pessimistic view of the situa tion. It ridicules the opinion ex pressed by the British Prime Minister that the danger of war has passed. It declares that Kaiser William's repug nance to war alone preserves the peace of Europe. - .. • • :ste —: \

A SENSATIONAL CASE.

SUICIDE OP A VOCALIST. / '1 < -:'"' A \ [special.] " 'V

London, Aug. 16

Mdme. Elmblad (Miss Menzies, o£ Melbourne,) was found dead at Silva plana, in Switzerland, on the Bth inst. Her husband telegraphed to London that she must have shot herself. An inquest on the body of the deceased has since been held, when the jury re turned a verdict of "Suicide." No cause is assigned for the commission of the rash act.

The deceased lady was the daughter of Mr Menzies, proprietor of the leading family hotel in Melbourne. She was married to Herr Emblad about six or seven years ago, and subsequently proceeded on a conti nental tour. On her return to the colonies, she came out as a concert singer, lien Emblad is a musician of fame

THE CHOLERA IN INDIA.

SEVENTY THOUSAND DEATHS.

[SPECIAL.] W'lifl

London, Aug. 15

The cholera outbreak in India is assuming alarming proportions. The death roll already numbers 70,000' The authorities ai*e adopting energetic measures to stay the plague.

SCULLING MATCH.

BUBEAR BEATS ROSS, f

(SPECIAL.)

London, August 16. A SCULLING match took place on Sara toga Lake, between Bubear and Wal lace Ross. Bubear won easily. >%

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC.

APPEAL BY THE ARCHBISHOP

OF CANTERBURY. $&&

[special.] '■**"r

London, Ausust 16

The Archbishop of Canterbury has xssued an encyclical letter in which he implores colonial Bishops to use their utmost exertions to decrease the liquor traffic among the natives of the Pacific.

THE SUN'S DISTANCE.

TRANSIT OF VENUS OBSERVA-

TIONS.

(SPECIAL.)

London, August 16,

,'Professor Edward James Stone, F.R.S., Radcliff observer at Oxford, who organised the English transit of Venus expeditions in 18S2, has now completed the compilation of the re sults. He announces that the com bined observations give the sun's dis tance as ninety-two million five hundred and sixty thousand miles (92,560,000), with an uncertainty of a quarter of a million miles. _^_ ,

THE SUGAR REFINERS.

[special.]

London, August 16.

A meeting of unemployed sugar refiners has decided to request the Gov ernment to facilitate the discussion of the Bounties question in Parliament,

The success of the proposed Euro pean Conference to be held in London is considered hopeless, unless England is prepared to show an unmistakeable determination to tax imports, in the event of an amicable arrangement not

being come to.

DROWNING IN THE HARBOUR.

A young man named Morgan Daly, a mem ber of the Permanent Force, stationed at) Fort Cautley, North Head, met his death by drowning shortly before two o'clock this morning. It would appear that a man nawed Andrew Space, in the employ of Mr Williams, fish dealer, while standing on the Queen-strcefc Wharf at 1.40 a.m. heard a splash as if somebody had fallen into the water, and he subsequently heard two moans. Hastening to the Ferry Tee, he arrived just in time bo see a man sinking in the water close to the wharf. The splash was also heard by W. J. Watts, nightwatchman on the wharf, who, at the time, was near the Watermen's Steps. Constables Hansen and Abrams soon arrived on the scene, and the former, while hunting about, discovered a man's black felt hat, also a walking-stick, lying on the Ferry Tee. He subsequently, in company with Watts, procured a boat and dragged the spot where the man was last seen, but without success. At 9 o'clock Sergeant Clarke, of the water police, suc ceeded in recovering the body, and had it conveyed to the morgue, where it now lies awaiting the inquest. The body was identified as that of Morgan Daly. It is believed that the unfortunate ma* had gone to sleep on a form of tii* <(c*, and rolled off into the water. He was a single man, and was on late leave from hia barracks. His leave expired at midnight.

The deceased is to be accorded a military funeraljgpand a wish is expressed by the member? rf the Permanent Force that one of the Garrison Bands will attend.

CURIOUS ACCIDENTS.

A somewhat remarkable accident happened > yesterday afternoon to a postman named Walter Cotbingham. He was mounted, and while placing a letter in a private box on the Remuera Road, the saddle, which had not been securely girthed, turned round, and he fell heavily on his head on the road. He sustained a nasty contused wound,, which was attended to at Mr Taite's pbar* I mac\

:;<>:>*?3va

POLICE COURT—THIS DAY.

(Before Messrs F. L. Prime and E. Isaacs). \

Drunkenness. — Three persons were punished for this offence.

Shop-Lifting.—John Cozens, a climinu- • tive man, was charged with stealing a pair of boots, valued at 17s, the property of William White, of the Paragon Bootshop, Victoria-street. Prisoner admitted the offence. —Sergeant Pratt stated that the rnforniant was in hi 3 shop yesterday after- ' ri oon when he heard a noise outside. He ran out, and observing Cozens making off with: a pair of 17a boots, he went in pursuit and succeeded in capturing the man in Elliott strest. He had the boots under his arm, and was at once conveyed back to the shop, while: a policeman was sent for. He hn mediately admitted the offence on the. arrival of the constable.—The Bench sent* Cozeus up for fourteen days. Savdflies. —George Smith and John White, sea-faring men, were charged with maliciously breaking the window of the cabin of ivhe schooner Sandfly, afc present in. Auckland. — Smith admitted the charge, whilst WJiite said he was asleep in the dingy and .knew nothing about the affair.— Captain Petsrsen, a watchman on one of tha Northern Steamship Company's vessels, saw two men on board the schooner, and after informing Captain Carmichael they imme diately put? off in a dingy. The men had taken to th»?ir boat, and they chased them in the direction of Birkenhead, finding them to be the j^soners .charged Hj^Courfa to-day.—Serjeant Clarke and Is«fctain Carmichael also gave evidence. — *ris* t oners were further charged with stealing from the schooner a binocular glass, oilskin 1 coat, and a number of other articles, of the! value of L 7 ss, the property of Captain Car .uiichael. —The evidence went to show that accused were passing the vessel in aboab when they observed the glass and other articles. The temptation (according to, a Htatement made by Smith to Ser-: geant. Clarke) was too great, and they) boarded the schoorfer and Jilted some of the ; valuables into their own Iboat. They then made off, but -were captured near Birken head. in the manner stated, with several of the gtrticles in their possession.—Larz Peter Petersen and Sergeant Clarke also gave evidence, and tlie depositions were read to the prisoners, who were then committed for trial at the next criminal sessions of the Supreme Court on the charge of robbery,; each prisoner consenting to pay 10s towards the cost o.E repairing the broken windows.— The prisoners were committed far trial. .-

Mount Roskill Road.

(To the Editor.) §f$

Sir,—Under this heading a " Resident" is continually pitching into the Mount Eden Road Board for not keeping the entrance to the road in order. If "Resident" would just take the trouble to look at his map of the district he would" find that the entrance of the Mount Roskill" Road for about 150 feet is included in the- Mount Albert dis trict, and I've no doubt .""'hat if he makes-his plaint to Mr J. R. Walters, the courteous chairman of the Mount .Albert Board, he ("Resident") will meet attention.— Ycurs faithfully, Wm. Bakk.u ; Rocky Nook,

Wellington", tins day. ",*

military Land Claims.

The Old Soldiers and Volunteers Land Claims Central Committee have decided to appoint sub-committees in the towns of the North Island with a view to pressing their claims on candidates for Parliament. •

Wellington, this day,

H.M.S. Opal sailed for Auckland at 11. o'clock this morning. The Governor enter tained the captain and officers of the Opal at a ball last night.

COMING EVENTS.

Meetings, &c, To-night. Robaon's Rooms—Members and others of Yonng ! New Zealand Political Association, 8. Abbott's Opera House—Hugo's Buffalo Min strels, 8. Bell's Buildings, Wyndham-street — Industrial Association's Exhibition, 7.3.i to 10 p.m. Olympia Hall, Grey-street—Skating Rink, 7.T-0 to 10 p.m. St. David's Church—Evangelistic Service, 7.30. Waite's Mount Eden Hall—Committee and sup porters of Mr E. Mitchelson, 7.30. Association's Rooms, Wyndham-street—Gen eral Meeting of Members of New Zealand. In dustrial Association, 7.30. Choral Hall—Skating Rink, 7.30 to 10. Newmarket Hall—Mr 3. S. Osborne and Electors of Manukau, 8. ; St. Andrew's Schoolroom—Persons interested in j Tonic Sol Fa System. 8. Seventh Day Adventist Church, Surrey Hills— , Lecture, "Ventilation of the Bedroom," by Pastor A. G. Uaniells, 7.30.

Rota of Justices at Police Court August 18-Messrs H. M. Jervia and T. By Kenderdine.

Auction Sales To-morrow, \ G. Sibbin—Fruit, Produce, &0..U, B. Tonks & Co. - Produce dfco., 11, D. F. Evans-Household Furniture and Eflfeei^,

v. Arthur and Buddie—Drapery, Clothing, Jew«J lery,«fr.H.

THE AUCKLAND EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAYrAtJGUST 17, 1887,



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