LATEST TELEGRAMS

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 440, 25 January 1890, Page 2

LATEST TELEGRAMS

(By Ei.kctkic Telegraph). (KROM ODK OWN CORRESPONDENT). LATEST FROM AUCKLAND. FIRTH’S OLD MILL OFFERED FOR SALE. AUCKLAND, Last Night. •I. C. Firth’s old mill (the land and bnihiinus, with mill, machinery, engine, boiler, and all fixtures), was offered at auction to-day. The bidding reached £6OOO ; the property being bought by the mortgagee’s VISIT BY AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM. Mr F. C. Cheesemon received a cable gram from Sydney to-day, stating that a team of cricketers from that place had left by the Arawata yesterday afternoon; they should then fore reach Auckland on Tuesday next. The team is not a professional one, and is bent more upon pleasure than profit, gate money being a secondary consideration. PUHIPUHI FOREST REPORTED ON FIRE, It is stated by a gentleman who arrived from Whangarei last night, that when he left that place the evening previous, Inspector Gordon had just been informed that the Puhipuhi forest was on fire in the centre, and he was about to leave for the scene of the outbreak; the news has not, however, been confirmed to-day from Whangarei. THE IRISH DELEGATE. Mr John Dillon arrived in town from Ilokianga this morning ; and states he considers Hokianga district one of the finest he has visited in the Colony. SHAREMARKET. Bank New Zealand, busine s done £5 10s (old ) ; sellers, £5 10s (old) ; South British Insurance buyers, 34s ; National Insurance buyers, 17s ; Union Insurance buyers, 25s 3 I ; Auckland Gas buyers, £lO ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile sellers, Gss; National Mortgage buyers, 11s ; Noitliern Steam Company buyers, 4s 6d ; Taupifi Coal Extended buyers, 21s 6d • Accident Insurance buyers, 7s 6d.

MINING SHAREMARKET. Cambria sellers, 3s ; Saxon sellers, 5s 31 ; New Prince lmpeiiahhusiness done, 3s 2d.; buyers 3s 2d-, sellers 3s Gd ; Caledonian sellers, Is Gd; Trenton sellers, 3s 6d Mariukau sellers, Is 7d ; New Alhtirhid' 2s ; Royal Oak business done, 6s ; May Queen business done, Is 6J, buyers. Is 4d ; Lone Hand sellers, Bs.