AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3064, 10 December 1878, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

A nine-roomed house, occupied by Frederick Ring, Symonds .street, was totally destroyed by fire ; very little furniture saved. The furniture was insured for two hundred pounds. The house was owned by Mr Guthrie. ,-

At a meeting of grocers' assistants in favor of early closing, the report showed that sixty-nine masters bad signed in favor of Saturday half-holiday from two o'clock.

Father Henneberry's mission collected eleven hundred pounds for church pur-

poses.

The mail steamer Australia has arrived with the outward mails for San Francisco, after a passage of four days eight hours.

Rendells, charged with the murder of Captain Moller, was brought up at the Police Court to-day. Counsel raised the question of jurisdiction. The magistrates remanded the case to consider the question^'' '. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ „..,,/

The Meg Merrilea brought from the South Sea Islands five of the crew of the Norwegian brigantine Jasin, from Melbourne, on a trading cruise in the Gilbert Group, wrecked at Boutaritari Reef. All hands were saved. Beaver, son of the agent, was aboard. The wreck was sold for ten pounds to Captain Thomas, formerly supercargo, ; Arrived : Rotorua.

Sailed: Malay for Sydney, with part of original cargo for Sydney.