THE HERO.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 460, 1 July 1871, Page 2

THE HERO.

i A steamer supposed to be the 'Hero' from Sydney arid Melbourne is signalled as we go to ; pre&si Should she bring news cf ifnportaoeoj- we will itjjstie.aii Extra. ' \ , . wiiitmwwui'aSi'iiUiiniw iii ■ win ■ . The iisunl moi.tbly 'wtctiug of,li"od|[^ Ara I will b^hild on Monday evening. . ;• TeMSra are required tiptill noon oil tlte 4M>,, Jj instunt, for the* formatfoa alid mefcitlliug of I ho. ft fool^ntli on the aqutli side of KavangaWpf i roadi 'from its juiiotipn with Syinondß-sfa.-eet.to i JTieptOJi; JRoad; ■^eoifleafcions to Ibe Bei|o aS, *j J/fV, StepheasV SFs^toii^^Koad. . ,'|

At the Thames police court, orfednesday, Thomas Keane was charged with Baking into the house of Q-eorge Boyd, Auland, and stealing therefrom one lady's C-fishioned gold ring, one lady's gold ring, onantleman's gold x'ing, two rich specimens, on«aok frock, trousers and vest, one pair pepf\ and salbcolonred trousers, and 20s in sffh —Mr. Bullen said thht in this case he wo} have to ask for a remand. A portion of thfcroperty liad been found on the prisoner. IlUd been ■frequently convicted in Auckland fjlarcony, and several times for vagrancy. We have to record. another fatapase of drowning off Grahamstown, by wlii John Ghanler, an articled seaman on boardie Clio schooner, Captain Chambers, met li death. It appears that Chanler and two ops left the schooner in a boat to under-runio lino by which the vesssl was attachecto the mooring-chaiu. The boat was jerkeby the ropo when tho yessel swung rouncko the return tide, which was running very song at tlio time, arid upset. The three nit were precipitated into the water—two c them . wero saved, but all efforts to find .linnlor were unavailing. Tho body was disco jvd on tho beach a few hours after the aceitlsf, by ' two boys named Ghjorja Howard anttp>vnicl DonoVan. Informsfcion waa given i (he police, and the body conveyed to the iuegal Arms hotel fo await ■■ eoi'oner'a irn^tst. —■ Mail, J.ane 60. . "< vjV "'- " - A":' i ;V>i.| ■*■■ • vj ; .;■.;:.::.,. ; ;.-" i; - - make application to transfer his iicpn-ifor tho Prince of Wales Hotel, ilobion-strea to Grace Chapmun. Mcetinga are advertised to bo held ilibo Crown PrijicOj and Ballarat ond Kising Jin Gold Mining Compauics on the 19Lh |id 20th insfc. respectively. — A call of 3d ir share has been made iv the first-named company. An extraoi-dinary meeting of tho shaiholders of tho Quebec Gold Mining Compari will be held on the 3rd instant. 1 1 """ i