SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1907, 1 December 1874, Page 3

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

(Per Anglo-Australian Telegraph Press Agency.)

Auckland, Monday, 6 p.m.

Cecilia Allen, a young girl in the ser. vice of Mr Howard, of the North Shore, whose house was burned on Friday, has been arrested on a charge of arson. The circumstances seem to show that the girl was afflicted with a perfect mania for incendiarism. The house had caught fire several times. On the last occasion a man passing went in and found the girl removing the furniture out of the way of the flames. The fire had then got such a hold that it was impossible to extinguish it.—The Star draws attention to the fact that the Assembly was prorogued until to-morrow, and has not been further prorogued, and there is no Governor here now to prorogue it.—Messrs Henderson and Macfarlane hare purchased the brigantine 'Byno,' to be employed as a South Sea trader. Mr Sterndale, who wrote to the papers on the Polynesian trade in connection with Mr Yogel's scheme, accompanies the vessel on her trip.—The 'Hydaspes' single men immigrants are to be released to-morrow from quarantine.- Mr Edson, chemist, has purchased Mr Short's shop in Queenstreet for £3,500.—The day is observed as a semi-holiday in the publiG offices.— No sign of the s.s.' Hero' with the new Governor.

(pBOM AN OCCASIONAL COEEESPONDKNT.) ~ The Bay of Islands Coal Company will, reduce the price of coai to 12s per ton on the Ist of January.—lt. is rumoured that there is a probability of Mr R. .T. Creighton shortly returning to Auckland, to edit the Cross. Mr Luckie will probably go to Wellington. —The New Zealand Insurance Company starts with a million capital to-morrow.—lt is stated on good authority that the P. and 0. Company made several offers to take up the Californian mail service, but all were declined on account of the dread of a monopoly. The four boats. built to the order of Forbes and Hall, in England, are likely to be procured for a permanent service, as i the makers find a difficulty in disposing of them, through being specially designed for trade in the tropics. The builders telegraphed to Sydney, making several offers. Mr. Russell has gone empowered to treat with them.—lt is generally be. lieved here that the Government will back Mr Mackay in attempts to open Ohinemuri.—There is a great noise about the discharge of railway officials and reduction of salaries. Mr Lloyd, son of Mr Wm. Lloyd, late of the Thames, has been promoted, having full charge, of the traffic, but has had his salary reduced from £175 to £150. The real cause of the reduction is said to be through a loss of £200 a month on the railway. If the Onehunga line cannot pay working penses what is to become of the public works policy?—Dr Lethbridge and Mr Mooney have left for Port Charles and Tauranga on life insurance business.