The carpenters and joiners of Auckland held a meeting in the Working Men's Club laat night to discuss trade matters. The meeting was adjourned till next Friday, evening, in order to give the employes from factories an opportunity to attend.
Mr Bart-ley has had a sketch made of the insect which is found in such large numbers in the city water supply. He has identified it as " Daphnia Pulex," and a drawing of the insect, magnified fifty diameters, was exhibited in the window of Messrs Upton and Co.'s shop to-day.
Mr J. A. Tole, the member for Eden, being unable, through unforeseen circum stancea, to address his constituents per sonally before leaving for Wellington, pub lishes in our advertising columns an address embodying hia opinions on various questions engrossing public attention.
Very satisfactory results have attended the operation performed at the hospital last week on Mr H. Matthews, of Mongonui, for the removal of cancer from the tongue, The affected part has been completely cut out, and the tongue is now quite clear, and has almost healed. Mr Matthews intends to leave the hospital noxt week.
