LATEST TELEGRAMS. LATEST FROM AUCKLAND. (By Electric Telegraph). (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 280, 11 July 1888, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS. LATEST FROM AUCKLAND. (By Electric Telegraph). (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

SALE OF COLONIAL SHARES. Colomstr G. M. Co.'s shares were sold to-day at 3s Id.

FOOTBALL. McCausland will not piny for the native team against Wellington. Elliott and M-Klignn will however piny, and the team will also have tlie assistance of the renowned Jack Taiaroa.

GOLD FIELDS DISCOVERY REWARD Simon Piaser of Auckland is now in correspondence with Sontliein solicitors with a view to raising an action n#ainst the Government in the Supreme Court for refusing to pay him the reward offered, for discovery of n. goldfield in Otago.

MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. The Government and Union s.s. Co. have subsidised Messrs 11. H. Hayr and Co., to assist these agents to open a branch of their business in Melbourne, and Mr II 11. Iluy leaves for the Victorian Metropolis at the end of this month to open the agency.

MORE SHIPWRECKS. WESTPORT, Last Nighf. The steamer Sura when going out this morning by some mc.ms got into broken water when crossing the bar a-id was unable to extt'icii'! herself. She iook ground and diifled in shore to the son t.h, n. distance of over a mile from the river; she then struck haul ana fast. The steamer lies on soft beach and has apparently received no damage. At low tide she will be high and dry and may be launched seaward in fine weather or taken across neck of land to the lagoon. Ifc is expected that communication with the stranded boat will be made this afternoon.

FOUND J)E AD. BLENHEIM, this clay. Andrew Crondes, «i man itr destitute circumstances, nged 80 ycirs, was found dead yesterday morning on the outsorts of (ho town. Deceased used to be a survey hand nnd was the only survivor of Jhe famous Wairau massacre in 18J3.

GREYMOUTIT, Last Night. Thomas Gilbert, miner, who was working 1 near Kohiii has boon found Jead in the (nil race, with a stone of over a lon weigh (. on his oliest Avliich was c.ushcd in. lie was quite dead. Another man is reported to have been killed in Sullivan's gully.

PRIZE FIGHTERS. MELBOURNE, July 10. The fi^iifc bolwocn Bnrko nnd Sliivin was fnnrr])t nmlor ihe Marquis of Qnoenslmry's rule?, anil was drawn in favour of Slavin.

KIMBERLEY. PERTH, This "Day. Fiflj'-six pounds of st »ne From the Jubilee reeF, Kimberley, yielded eight pounds of sold. The stone is stated to fairly equal estimated yield of 10 to T4,000 ounces per ton.