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Evening Star, Issue 3333, 25 October 1873, Page 2

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Auckland, October 24. A Maori address was presented to the Governor by Paul of Orakei and other chiefs. A levds was held to-day, and a ball will be given on Tuesday. The Governor goes .South on Wednesday, in the Luna. October 25. An engine, first class carriage, and a van went from Auckland to Onehunga and back yesterday’. The Kangatira has arrived. She left Sydney on the 18th. Wellington, October 24. The new newspaper company will endeavor to purchase the Independent. Four thousand shares are taken up. October 25. The Superintendent opens the Ruamahunga Bridge, Wairarapa, on Thursday. The Bridge is to be formally opened by a procession ; a luncheon afterwards; dancing on the green; and a ball in the evening. There will be a general holiday at Grcytown. The Christchurch New Zealand Shipping have chartered the Hope to load at Wellington, and the Columbia at Port Chalmers—their first wool ships of the season. Christchurch, October 24. The bakers, having failed to obtain an increase of wages, discontinue work to-mor-row. The first portion of the Punjaub’s immigrants—l 3 families and 33 single men—were offered for engagement to-day, and all of them procured situations, Alexandra (Waikato), October 24. The meeting at Te Kuiti is over. The only discussion was with reference to Tawhiao’s visit here. Tawhiao declared that it meant peace. He has called a meeting for next month for all the Waikatos to attend. It is thought that he then intends to coma down to Waikato. The deputation frqrq the Taranaki meeting have arrived, bringing twenty guns, which they took to Mauuhiri, who refused them, say ing that he wanted no guua, and that there would be no more lighting. He was-too old to shoot birds, Bluff, October 25. The Albion left Melbourne at 5 30 p.m, on the 20th, and arrived at the Bluff at 11 a. m. to-day. She brings fifty-one saloon and thirty steerage passengers, and 522 tons of cargo for all ports, including 360 tons for Dunedin, hhe leaves for Dunedin to-night. Passenger List.—Saloon : Messrs A. Dickson, Oram, Crawther, Best, Ritchie, Stein - hoff, Marshall, A. Phol, Ehrmann, Hagan, Humphries, Julian, J. Julian, Shepp, E. Julian, H. T. Clark, Ott, Moss, Miss Oram, vlesdames Oram, M'Farlane, Humphries, Mears, Priestly, Clarke, Ktlgour, ToJd, Moss, Master M'Farlane, and twenty in the steerage.

AUSTRALIAN SUMMARY,

Melbourne, October 18. The tailors’ strike is ended by the masters agreeing to tive IGd, lid, and a shilling per hour for third, second, and first class work. The bakers threaten to strike on Saturday next for eight hours and higher wages. A man hid himself in a hollow tree at Sandhurst and committed suicide. The Post-office Savings Banks in future will give four per cent interest. The Government are collecting evidence to prove that the Buckley will, leaving L 30,000 to old Maher, is a forgery. Parliament have authorised the Govern* meut to buy the Hobson's Bay line at a fair price. The company ask 1.1,326,000. Mrs Shannon’s trial, for a third time, for poisoning 1} r child, takes place iq November. Mr Thomas M'Cracken, manager of tha Belfast Lank, died yesterday through falling down steps. He was seventeen years in the i oretimreut Printing Office. Ada Dickson, charged with child murder, was acquitted. The sole issue at the next general election will be reform of the Constitution, with the object of bringing the two Chambers into Harmony. Sydney. The flourishing state of the finances, and the estimated surplus on the year of half-a> million, have increase! the popularity of the Government. The Mail Contract Bill will pass. The Bill to elect the Mayor by the citizens, introduced into the Legis'ative Assembly, passed by a majority of 39 to S.