PER SPECIAL WIRE TO STAR."

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3481, 20 February 1880, Page 2

PER SPECIAL WIRE TO STAR."

(Pbesß Association;)

AUCKLAND.

Last night.

Mr Goodhue, of Taumarere, charged at the B.M. Court, Kawakawa, with assaulting Mr F. Mackenzie, proprietor of the Northern Luminary, was fined with costs £5 15s, and ordered to keep the peace for six months in his own rec.ognizances of £25 or one month's imprison/ ment. ■'■ ' • " At the Port, Albert E.M. Court, George Eyre, settler at Tauhoa, was charged with stealing a steer, and was committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Another shipment of about eighty passengers by the British Empire was brought up from the quarantine station. There are about 109 adults and children still on the Island. Two of the cattle recently imported from Australia (a cow and calf), hare died, Mr Kinlock, veterinary surgeon, after a postmortem examination gives the cause of the death as pleuropuemonia. '

Intelligence : received from Norfolk Island is to the effect that the island is at present passing through a phrase of religious mania, unparalleled in the history* of the community. It was beguu by a man who was discharged sick from the whaler Canton, aud who has been awaiting a chance to get away since, Crowded meetings, are nightly held, and an extraordinary change is working amongst the people. This day. The City Council has claims to tke extent of £4000 against it for compensa-.-U°»f■■■■'". ;. . /■■' ' ; ...' ■ :;. ' "■;■■:■ '..

The Artillery presented' a te»tiinpni^l to Sergeant-Major Dill, removed to Weilington, •■;■•... „;■ :. • ■/■■.■•' 7 —7' '"■

Plans for the new Bank of New South Wales are completed, and a large-and substantial building will be created in Queen street.

The prejudice against the French Communists is so great that the householders. refuse to let houses to them. Employers of labor also look with suspicion on them, and refuse to employ even the political exiles.