AUCKLAND.
This day. Archdeacon Govett, of New Plymouth, is in town en route for England.
A local solicitor sent a cablegram to Edinburgh at 1.30 p.m. on Saturday week and received a reply next day, Sunday, at 5 p.m.
The Baptists have modified their plans of the new Tabernacle, so as to open the building free of debt.
Monnock won the Demonstration Handicap—which, it will be remembered, had to be run off owing to the first race on Anniversary Day resulting in a tiebeating Whiteside by a yard.
Weiss defeated Lyons by several hundred points in the billiard match. His highest break was 101.
The Tobacco Growing Company has decided to commence the manufacture of cigars at once.
Most satisfactory tests of the new Paruell water supply were made on Saturday afternoon. The water is now laid on to a considerable portion of the suburbs.
Farquhar's Dream defeated Bailey's Gertie rather easily in the Open Sailing Boat race on Saturday.
Eight or nine of the Victorian Bowlers come to Auckland and play a match; they then proceed to the Mot Lakes.
The Auckland Rifle team of eight men, firing against Fiji,. Sydney, and Ballarat Bangers, made 640. Parslow, formerly Thames, being the highest scorer with 86 points. -■■
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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4704, 4 February 1884, Page 2
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207AUCKLAND. Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4704, 4 February 1884, Page 2
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