AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 31 May 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day. Arrival of the Danae Corvette.

Her crew burn the town of Lufi Lufi.

The Danae corvette has arrived from Samoa. She will probably remain till the end of Jane, when she proceeds to Wellington to meet the Commodore, and receive a fresh crew from the Raleigh. During her stay at the Solomon Islands, the Danae visited most islands of the group, and discovered five unknown harbors. During the last four months the ship has been employed in the Samoan Islands in upholding the claims of King Malietoa. Conataut quarrels

amongst tho rival parties have frequently called for interference, and only a few days before she left, an outrage by the people of Lufi Lufi on the royal party necessitated the destruction of that town. Seamen and marines in the face of an army of 3000 men, who were assembled in the neighborhood, landed and destroyed the whole settlement. Big Fire. Four houses with a bakehouses and stables in Kyber Pass Boad were entirely ; destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, j The damage is estimated at £450. j A little game of Chicken j Hazards | Two men named Kingsley and Lonnand, who hare been under the surviellance of the police, induced Major Westropp to play chicken hazard at the Cosmopolitan Hotel on Saturday night. They won £68, and Westropp gave a cheque but afterwards stopped the same and communicated with the police. Gallagher, the landlord of the hotel is summoned for permitting gambling. Lateb. Gallagher, landlord of the Cosmopolitan hotel, was charged at the Police Court this morning with permitting gambling on his premises. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £10. A requisition has been sent to the Mayor asking him to call a meeting to protest against the Property Tax. Runaways from the Training School. Six more boys "absconded from the Naval Training School. Three have been caught'and two are missing. Departure of the Auckland Members. The Hinemoa arrived last night. She sails at noon with the Auckland members and Judge Fenton.