LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1734, 16 August 1883, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

The Auckland Footballers. Arciu. \mj, Last Night. Till', football team leave to-monou, compiising Mcbsis Hendoison, Cioxton, Mciirn^, O'Connor, Bigg I*, Spencer, Arnii'l, Sim&. JMognuc, Uaitcr, Wlntoside, King, Warbiick, Ryan, Webster, Clayton and Lcckic. Umpire, Mr Cotter.

The Runaway Boys. Fears aic entettaincd for the safety of the boys Thompson, l\iik>*r and O'Leary, who ab&condcd from the tiainiiig-school on the night of July 25, and have not fcinco been heard of. During the night on which the boys ran away, a boat with bails, oai&, &c, belonging to Mr Connolly, waterman, amis stolen fiom the Wynyard Tier, and as Thompson and Paikcr once before attempted to leave the harbour in Sir Mitchcloon's yacht and failed in the attempt, it is surmised they made .1 similar venture in a smaller boat. None of the boys are over fourteen years, and so far as is known neither is capable of handling a small boat under sail, and it is now feared that in attempting to reach some other coast or port dining very unfavourable weather, both boat and occupants hare been lost.

Another Levanter. Greballe James Lewis, formerly a clerk afc" Thome's, has levanted to Sydney, leaving lamenting creditors to the amount - of about £600.

b A Curious Charge. ', Ss><ie sensation has been caused in the usually quiet district of Newmarket, by 't, the arrest of a well-known butcher of that place named Edward Dewar Richards, on a charge of unlawfully and maliciously committing damage to a certain house tho property of Benjamin Tanner, Richards is well known in connection with the recent bigamy case, and his domestic troubles are closely connected with the present charge. Richards was married some years ago to a woman named Kelly, by whom he had several children. In a moment of fondness for his offspring he made over to them his chop and dwell-ing-house at Newmarket, and some time afterwards he went through the court. It would appear thaj: he repented of his generosity and decided to have the deed destroyed. Last week Richards, it is alleged, moved a portion of the house off the w ground and yesterday sold the remainder. Whether this is so or not remains to bs proved, but the house was found this morning razed to the ground. Mr Theo. Cooper, on behalf of Mr Tanner, jhad a warrant put into execution, Constable Ryan making the arrest., - On 'Change. Sales, to-day: Imperial, 51a; London, 2i 6d; Premier, 16s. Buyers; Beach., 2s <041 Colonist, 6b ; New Find, Si, ' ,