AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3489, 1 March 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

Last night.

The work of converting the old Wes* leyan Church into a District and Resident Magistrate's Court is about to be com. menced. -■-■■■

An Auckland Punch by Mr Wallis, of the .Wellington Punch, comes out next week. '

.A packet was found in the harbor to day, .and comprised a strip of bamboo about a foot long with corks attacked to each end, wrapped around it was a slip of paper, upon which was written the following in a school boy's style of writing. "The ship Earl Granville was wrecked on-the Crbzet Islands on December 22nd 1879, all saved. The survivors of the ship Knowsley H^ll are also here. Three have died since we were wrecked. Capt. ■ Anderson and part of the crew of the Knowsley Hall were drowned. Be quick and send a vessel with provisions as we are nearly out. Crozet Islands, February 2nd, 1880;— To Capt. Burgess, Auckland Harbor Board. On the strip of bamboo was written the following :—" The Earl Granville has been wrecked at the Crozet Islands. The survivors of the Knowsley Hall are also ,at the Crozet Islands/ December 220 d, 1879, February 2nd, 1880," It is evidently a stupid .hoax..-. - -'•■ ; . .'' " \. V/: ■! \ -.... At the annual meeting of the Scripture Gift Association in connection with the Public Schools report showed the number o,f schools visited to be 85, prizes awarded ;3559, of which 1000 were New Testaments. Number of Scripture exercises by scholars is over 6000, and the "yearly receipts of the Society are £267.

Mrs Glening. delivered an interesting lecture to a large audience in the school room, Upper Waiwera, on, the "Lost Tribes of Israel." She was listened to attentively throughout," and several questions were afterwards asked and replied to. ■' :■ . ;■■.' ■..■..•'■■'"■.■ ..

Mr Nadeu, Veterinary Surgeon, has been appointed Cattle Inspector, and all imported cattle will be quarantined.

A young man named Michael McNimee was kicked by his horse oh the skull, and was taken: to the hospital, but he is not expected to recore r. . . ' This day.= The barque Stracathrd has arrived today from London with a passage of 92 days. Mrs Masou died from diarrhcea, and one seaman fell from the mizzen

masthead and broke his leg and wrist. The vessel brings 100 passengers. Arrival of the Hero. Arrived: This afternoon, the Hero, from Sydney. She left on the 24th, had moderate winds and fine weather; she has a large number of passengers, and a full cargo. :