STAR TELEGRAMS

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1834, 18 November 1874, Page 2

STAR TELEGRAMS

PER ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN PRESS TELEGRAPH

AGENCY.

Auckxakd, This day. ■Waiuku firing—Captain Hamlin, 91; Currie,9o; Kelly, 70; King, 71; Watts, 68 ; Campbell, 65 ; Ulowdon, 65; Cardon, 67.

The saloon passengers by the Hydaspes came up last night released.

At the Police Court to-day Kemsley's arson case was proceeded with. The morning was occupied by counsel's address. Not concluded.

Sharemarket—No sales to-day. Buyers: City gf London, 25s $ City of York, 7s. Nelson, Tuesday. Thirty families of immigrants will shortly be sent to Karamea as the nucleus of a special settlement. They will be ensured eight shillings a day for three days in the week for six months; fiftyfive acres of land to be leased to each family for two shillings per acre, and at the end of fourteen years to become their freehold.

£27,000 loan for harbor improvements (sic).

Dxtnedibt, This day. Mr. Hawthorne, rector of the High School, is dangerously ?U; slight hopes of recovery entertained. He has been suffering since the 9th instant of inflammation of the lungs. . Criminal proceedings have been commenced against Mcllroy, of Christchurch, re Comet case. R. B. Martin swore that he never authorised the accused to act as his agent. The Portobello Company have fired for choice of district representatives. An excellent score was made by Volunteer Hickson of 97; McCarthy, 84; three others over 80.