Auckland News.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 276, 3 November 1884, Page 2

Auckland News.

[Own Correspondent,] Auckland, November 4. AU the newspapers complain bitterly of the direct steamers not calling at Auckland, as they have done for the past year. The Auckland Telephone hopes the Auckland members will interview the PostmasterGeneral to have a stipulation inserted in the proposed contract requiring their calling at stated and regular dates. The action of the Hon. Mr. Ballance in withdrawing his Native Land Bill, after Wahanui’s speech is generally considered a wise determination, and gives satisfaction to the Maoris.

The dinner to be given to Mr. Bracken by the members of the Auckland Press has been postponed till this day, as he is at present at the Thames. The Customs returns for the month ending 31st October, amount to £35,620 10s 6d. Thomas Johnston and W. Rees, convicted at the late sessions of the Supreme Court at Wanganui for forging telegrams, are to be brought to Auckland to answer three charges of a similar character.

Numerous complains have been made here at the dilatoriness of Government in supply, ng telephone instruments to those requiring them. There are at present over forty applicants. It is stated that the instruments are lying idle at Wellington. Woodward’s Japanese Troupe closed their season at the Theatre Royal on Saturday night.

Miss Crawford’s Dramatic Company is still performing to crowded houses. The Northern Steamship Co.’s new steamer Clansman, starts on her maiden trip this evening for Tauranga. The case of Professor Martin Swallow is being heard at the Police Court this day with closed doors. A great deal of interest is taken in the proceedings. His Worship the Mayor, presented the silver medals awarded to the Auckland contingent of the New Zealand Football Team, which visited New South Wales in June lust, in the Domain on Saturday afternoon.

The boating season was opened on Saturday afternoon by a large procession of boats.

A young woman named Beatrice, daughter of Colonel Carnaegae, of Onehunga, died suddenly yesterday. She was apparently in excellent health on Saturday.

Later.—Professor Swallow was committed for trial on a charge of inciting Samuel Cann

tn commit an indecent assault. The latter declined to have anything to do with him. Swallow was afterwards discovered with a man named McLean. The whole proceedings formed the subject of charges before the Police Court to-day, and were heard with closed doors. Three other charges against Swallow are to be heard in eight days time.