PER SPECIAL WISE TO "STAR."

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3477, 16 February 1880, Page 2

PER SPECIAL WISE TO "STAR."

(Fbesb Association.)

AUCKLAND.

' Last night. The editor and proprietor of the Northern Luminary was knocked down and a rope placed round bis neck, and otherwise i!l-Uea!ed by a man named Goccllme on Saturday evening,

Henvy Gordon Gooch, R.A.M., late of the Carsndini Troupe has accepted the post of Music master to the Auckland Grammar SchooU

The schooner Energy, from Fiji today, brings Lavuka papers to the 4th inst. "

A gentleman resident on the Raratonga coast knows personally no less than foi'Ly-three deaths of; natites in his district attributed to the effect of the late hurricane at Bau.

The steamer Pretty Jane, which has been running for the last few months on inter-island route, has been found too small for the requirements of the increasing trade, and has left for Brisbane under the> command of Captain Fison, who brought down the Steamer Tinonce. The Pretty Jcne wiH ran between the Qneens* land coast ports.

By the Avmal of the mission schooner from Windwf rd informal'ion bri come to hand that dipther.'a. has broken out amongst the native population at Bau, and four serious cases are reported. Dr Farquharson left for Lomaloma to render his professional assistance. This day. On Saturday last a brutal rape was committed by a Fijian on a little girl five years old, the daughter of George Smith, in Bishop's paddock, Ppmeil. The police gave chaie and the perpetrator ria into a swamp near Kobimarama. The police got bogged, but the mm escaped to the bush. A file of police surrounded the swamp all night, but the Fijipn is supposed lo have escaped. It is the same bush that Winiata got into. To-day the police are scouting the country, and the telegraph has- been put into motion warning the police in the out districts. J

The teachers are moving to obtain a room for a library in the Training College.

It is said the Mormon Elders here hare contorted two or three. They held a Movmon service again yesterday.

Archbishop Steins performed pontifical high mass yesterday, and confirmed a large number of children.

An attempt was made to set fire to the Rev. 'Allan Webb's house, but the fire was discovered on the verandah after the family had retired. Th»y were aroased by a neighbor, who put the fire out.