Amusements in Auckland are con spicuous only by tbeir absence. The Opera House is again closed. The Juvenile Opera Company played " Mascotte," " Pirates " and " Mikado" to fairly good busi ness, which would doubtless have been better but for the amateur performance of " Princess Ida" having immediately preceded it. Bland Hoit is expected to arrive here shortly with the Adelphi suc cesses, " The Bells of Haslemere" and " London Day by Day." Grattan Riggs follows with " The Shadows of a Great City/ " The Sleeping Beauty " is in active rehearsal by the .Choral Society. An adult opera company is expected over at an early date, playing "The Gondoliers," "Old' Guard," " Paul Jones " and some older favourites.
