PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAB."

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3457, 23 January 1880, Page 2

PER SPECIAL WIRE TO "STAB."

(Press Association.) AUCKLAND. This day. At the Police Court this morning, in a charge of assault against a constable, the complainant admitted he had been drinking with the prisoner prior to his arrest, and the Magistrate thereupon dismissed the information and discharged the prisoner. Four boys brought up to day, charged with absconding from the industral home, were remanded. Yesterday. Sailed : The schooner Saxon for Thames where sho loads timber for Lyttelton.--The Union Co.'s s.s. Albion. Passengers : For Gisborne — Pulleine, H. McLeod, Mis* Burke, Father Cliastßgnon, ArchbUhop Stein, and Father McDonald. For Napier-Mr Holdsliip, Cooper, Gribber, 14. Daley, K. Bjuzllezky. H. Sinclair, and M*j >r Jackson. For Wellington—Mr and Mrs Grundy, Mrs ICnewstux and three children, Mrs Quick, J. Freedman, J. Ftegelaux, 'ihos. Walker, Mr and Mrs W. Tewson, H. Evans, J. McDonald, H. S. Closs. C. Keise, J. Ihomson, F. Herkt, and Miss Kinder. For Lyttelton—J. Brown, W. Spragg, U. Bartledge, G. Stormetta, J. McKay, It. King, W. Lahiff, and W. Deverett. For Dunedin—Stephen Marshall, C. Crutchtield, G. Evans, W. Koberts, E. Edwards, W. Bruce, J. Jones, C. Cresswell, seven Chinamen, Wilkinson, Johnston, Low man, Doodeward. Colenian. ~ Eor Melbourne—Mr and Mrs Freerer, J. Nott, A. F. Lewis, E. T. Corbett and W. B. Warner. Mr John Lundon addressed the Bay of Islands electors at . Kawakawa, and in reply to a question as to the reason why he proposed that £10,000 should be expended upon public works iv the Hokianga County, and only £6000 in the Bay of Islands, Mr Lundon said that the Bay of Islands had already got some money from previous Governments for the Kawakawa line of railway; but perhaps there was another reason, viz., that in Hokianga he had received 100 votes, where at Kawakawa he had only received 22. It was by dogged hard work that he had succeeded iv getting £6500 placed upon the Estimates for roads and bridges north ot Auckland. He had not the same influence with Hall's Government as he would have had had the late Government remained in office. Mr Swanson, member for Newton, has presented Fred Battany with five guineas' worth of books iv recognition of his success in heading the list at the scholarship examination. A fire occurred in East Hamilton this morning at two o'clock, destroying a blacksmith's shop occupied by Mr Swarm, and a dwelling house occupied by Mr White. The Whi<es escaped in their night-dresses, saving nothing but a chest of drawers and the bed clothes. It is rumored that Mr Hamlin, M.11.1t. for Franklyn, intends resigning, and proceediug to Napier to settle. Mr liobbs will probably come forward for the vacant seat. The Orakei Native Parliament is about to meet to discuss native affairs of interest to the Northern iribes. At the quarterly meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, Mr J. M. Clark, the Chairman, announced that the lion. Saul Samuel was expected from New South Wales shortly in order to confer with the New Zealand authorities upon the best means of shortening the time of communication with Great Britain by the San Francisco mail route, and that the committee would be called upon to consider the matter.