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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 6, 15 January 1884, Page 3

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Special to "Star." 0 FIEE AT AUCKLAND. * " . GREAT NATIVE MEETING, o r reutek's telkorams. Received January 15. 12 50 p.m. London, January 14. '. Tenders are invited for the loan of foui * millions for the Colony of Victoria, bear- , ing interest at 4 percent. The minimum > is fixed at par. Rival gatherings of Parnellites and ' Orangemen having been announced foi c to be held at Black Lion, County Cavan, p Ireland, a proclamation has been issued t by the Executive prohibiting the meete ings, and a force of a thousand troops if held in readiness to prevent any disturbance.

' (PEE UNITED PEEBS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, This Day. * J. B. Russell's residence, recently pur--5 by McLeod, Manager of the Ausi tralian Mutual Provident Society, for . £3000, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning, all the furniture and everything in the house being destroyed. The occupants had a narrc w escape. A great Native feast will be held at Takepuku Hill to-merrow, when Wahanui, Rewi, and other friendly Ngatimaniapotos and Hau Hans will meet the Kingites and end all differences. When in friendly relation, they will unite in re-erecting trig stations. Cusser.'s party are now encamped near Te Kuiti, and the survey proceeds peacefully. Wan&anot, This Day.. 25 men from the local companies, ; engaged in the match against a similar number from volunteers in Nelson, Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin, fired this morning, the aggregate senre being 1,75 *. Fearful, wind hlowing, and clouds of sand blowing right asross the ranee. Wellington, This Day. A furious N.W. gale set in last nieht, and is still hlowing with hurricane force, suspending all shipping business. No serious da.nage is reported. The yacht Thetis, and cutter Days Bays, were driven ashore. The former is bumping rather heavily against some trestle work. Numerous chimney pots, fences, and sheets of galvanized iron h«ve been lowered, also tws or three sheds an<l t'<e roof of the Naval Bricade boatshed was taken off. One verandah is completely wrecked. Forfunntely no one was passing at the time. There is no sign of abatement, and the glass is still low. The Secretary of the Marine Department have received a telegram from Captain Creig of the schooner Kekeno at t ie Bluff, in which he reports that he has searched every harbor in the Auckland Island without finding any trace of the crew of the missing boat of the Sarah W. Hunt. Dunedtn. 'his Day. Affairs in the City Council reached a climax this morning, the Gas Committee were defeated in their recommendation respecting the new works, and one of their number then proposed they should be requested to resign in a body. After an extremely violent personal discussion the motion was carried by seven to tour, the Gas Committee voting for their own extinction. On the Court re-assembling in the Pearce murder case, the foreman announced the jury was unable to agree. The ju^y were discharged, and a fresh trial is fixed for Monday. Ten of the jury were for murder, and two for manslaughter. It came down at eleven to one at one time. Ohbistchcbch, January 15. Mr John UcLuchlan addressed the electors of Selwyn district last night and received a vote of thanks. A numerously signed requisition has been presented to the ilon E. Richardson, requesting him to contest the seat