LATEST TELEGRAMS. [Per Press Association.] Auckland, Last Night.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 24, 17 November 1883, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS. [Per Press Association.] Auckland, Last Night.

The French warships Leclairene, left for New Caledonia this afternoon. Mr Griffin, the American Consul, before her leaving', paid official visit and received consular salute. The first spring show of the Gardinera* Horticultural Society was held to-day, and was successful in exhibits. A lively meeting of creditors of Robert Fitzroy Bolton, Insurance agent, was held. The bankrupt, while under examination > exhibited singular uncertainty of memory as to the number of times he had been through the Court. He had been through once before in Dunedin. He would not say he had not gone through twice. Ho did not know whether he was granifd his discharge or not the lastjtime. He had left for Wellington in such a hurry. The bankrupt said he had claims against Government on account of insurance commissions still unsettled. At the meeting of the Auckland Native Lands Colonization Company held to-day the winding up resolution was confirmed . Thirty domestics general servants selected for Auckland by the Hon, Mrs Joyce, are expected by the steamer Triumph. The directors of the Mauku and Pukekohe Cheese and Bacon Factory are arrangeing for the opening celebration about the 12th of December. At the meeting of the Taupiri Coal Company held to-day, it was resolved to amalgamate with the Taupiri extended Company. Superintendant Thomson has received a telegram stating that two men named Morgan, and Webb left Aratapu on Tuesday last for Tikinui in a sailing boat. TIIC3* have not siuce been heard of, and it is foared that the boat capsized, as the wind has been blowing a gale. Sharemarket. — Sales to-day ; Waiorongomai, Is 6d ; to IsBd ; Colonist, 7s 9d ; Darwin, 6s 3d : — Buyers : Werafiiko, 5s ; New Find, 13s ; Imperials, 235. The manager of the Union Beach telegraphs ho has discovered good specimens in the Venus reef, wriich is three feet thick. Shares jumped to-day from Is 9d to 3s 9d. Wellington, Last Night. Dr. Hector's report on the Makara gold goes distinctly in. favour of Walker's contention that the cake of gold exhibited as the result of recent crushings at the Thames, did not come from Makara, The value *£ the gold obtained from the recent testing being £3 Us lid per oz., while that wliich was obtained from the Thames crushing was only worth £2 13s lid. From analysis Dr. Hector mado from samples recently obtained at Makara, the clips contain 9 per cent, of silver, but the samples clipped from the bar which wus obtained from the Thames crushing contained 52 per cent, which is in proportion to that which usually characterises gold obtained from the Thames. Tb Awamutu, Last Night. The Hon. John Bryce, Native Minister,, came hero last night, and remained up till noon at Lewis' Hotel. He talks of going 1 to Kihikihi, but is waiting probably for an invitation. No natives have visited him since his arrival. Tawhiao is away at Kawhia, and Walianui is at Mokau. Manga is at the Government House at Kihikihi. It is thought possible that nothing will be d©ne until next March meeting:. Trouble at Waotu is becoming more menacing, and a rupture is expected.