PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAR."

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3362, 1 October 1879, Page 3

PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAR."

(P.EJI PUESS -ASS >CI.l!"iON\)

AUCKLAND

Last jiiyht. Arrived: Eotorua. from Sydney, in Kussell. She loft Sydney on the 25th and experienced strong winds w:tfi tremendous seas running till sighting hind. Passengers—For Auckland : Captain Carey, Messrs Willinmson. Tarleton, Varr, Mr and Mrs Darke. Mm Broke, and twelve steerage; 160 tons cargo. For Gisborue: 0 tons. For Napier: 1 steerage .passenger, and SO tons cargo. For Wellington : Passengers—Messrs Owen, Miles, and 3 steerage, and 27 lons cargo. For Ly Melton : Mrs Friedlander, and 3 steerage, and 10 tons cargo. For Duncdin : 4 steerage, and ICO tons cargo. For Bluff": 5 lons cargo.

Sailed: Ironside, ship, for Fanning Islands. The bri:jantitic Lapwing sails shortly for Kaipara and loads timber for Dunedin.

Arrived t schooner Atotehau from Rarotonga. She reports the wreck of the German barque Klienno at Rarotonjja on \\vi- 4. She hailed from Hamburg and belonged to Godeffroi and was bound from Samoa to liarotonga and Tahiti with coals.

Customs duties for September, £23,000; for September quarter. £55,900. A miners' whare at Huntley has been burnt. A man who was asleep at the time hnd a narrow escape. Yesterday afternoon, Mr and Miss Biddick from their dwelling at Orakei Bay, saw through a «py-glass, a boat with four men capsize in a squall off the North Head. A hat was picked up this morning on Orakei Beach. It is supposed to belong to one of the men. The schooner Ryno reports passing a- blue boat bottom upwards, with sails hanging in Eangitoto Channel. A son of Captain Kenneth McKenzie and others went on a fishing excursion yesterday, and have not since been heard of. Captnin McKenzie and the police boat are searching, but owing to heavy gales with little success. Hauraki Mauing, has been discovered at Whirinaki where he had taken refuge with native relatives. They declined to surrender him. and assert they will not allow him to be taken. It is not known what steps the authorities will adopt. A telegraph station has been opened at Port Albt-rt, Cottnty of Rodney.