layoral installations. The Governor has gone. Country people in town. Mr Crowther installed to-day. S.B. Miowera from Sydney to-day. Vice-regal party went South to-day. John King inquiry at R.M. Court to-day- The kauri timber export trade is reviv ag. Panama Canal inquiry continues id R.M.a. Arawa has left Capetown for mckland. New Zealand Shipping Company lias lade a £2 call. S.s. Rotomahana has arrived at Welhng on from Sydney. The past season has been an excellent ona or country settlers. About 4,500 species of wild bees are mown, ol wasps 1,100. Hon. Mr Mitchelsou, M.H.R., addresses he Eden electors shortly. "The Messiah" in Grafton Road Wea 3yan Church this evening. Locally-owned barque Kathleen Hilda oads here for New York. Auckland Freezing Company's Works, ire in full swing just now. Holiday-mukeru are arriving from the loast and country districts. The Governor and party will visib the >Vest Coast sounds in the Hinemoa shortly., New Zealand and River Plate Land Mort gage Company will declare a dividend of 2 per cent. Nearly 200 passengers arrived ab Wol ington from Sydney last evening by the i.s. Rotomahana. The new s.s. Warrimoo ia to make a ipecial excursion to the West Coast Sounds nexb month. Sir George Grey has greatly benefited by ciis visit to Rotorua and a course of tha. baths. The Thames ratepayers decided ab the. poll yesterday, nob to pnrchase the Taram Gardens for a recreation ground. The poorest man is nob the one who haa the least, but the one who haa the moab wants. There ia nothing for which a man has to pay so dear aa he does for the privilege of being stingy. By advertisement it will be seen that the Karangahapa Road grocers are closing each of the two days in the holiday weeks. An interesting service entitled "Tha Nativity of Christ—a Christmas Story" will be given ab the Foresters' Hall, Newton, to-night with limelight illustra tions. The Kauri Timber Company are about to despatch two vessels from the Auckland district to. England with cargoes of kauri timber. The Hon. Mr W. Jennings, M.L.C., was presented with a very handsome illuminated address by his friends and admirers lasb evening. A combined anniversary celebration of the Ancient Order of Druids in Auckland ia to' take place in the Cook-street Hall o:i Thurs day evening next. 