LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1848, 10 May 1884, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. BY TELEGRAPH. — OWN CORRESPONDENT.

Board of Education. Arcivi. \\d, Fiiday Night. \.r tli>' Roaid ot Education to-day, the > nniitkc appointed to consider applica- 4 . >ns t«n the anpointmeiit of headmaster™ • , ii .i-.'ji-l.iDt to fcliu Cambridge District •li^h School ippoited that they had ex■iminod 22 .ip;illcalions for the former position, and li id marked the. names of • Mndid it("» vi then opinion. Of nine applications foi asbisunt mastership, only mo appealed to be qualified for the lutu-s. It. was agreed, on the recommentacton of the committee, that the applio ition-s be referred to the District School

Committee. Dastardly Outrage. Some pei&on or persons unknown last ii'ght, between 10 and half-past 11, commenced ;i fnsilade fiom the beacli near the foot of College Hill against the houses in course ot construction above. flu 1 windows were riddled with bullets, s nne striking the adjoining occupied houses. The inmates were greatly alarmed. The police are investigating the affair.

The Racehorse Normanby. The racehorse Normanby was offered for sale al Huuter and Nolans to-day, hut failed to find a purchaser. The reserve was £3.10.

Gun Accident. Asa Mr Lock wood, of Hunua, was otifc shooting with a friend, his gun was-acci-dentally discharged. The bullet ploughed up both legs, inflicting serious wounds. Medical attendance was procured, ana he is progiessing favourably.

Agricultural Association. ™ At the meeting of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association the balance- sheet " showed poorer financial results than the previous year. Several speakers complained of the lack of interest taken in it by country settlers. Mr A. Y. Macdonald, late traffic mana- " ger of the Auckland Railways, left by the Wairarapa for the South to-day. He goes to Christchurch for a holiday prior to entering upon his new duties at Napier.

Markets. Wholesale : Butter fresh, Is 6(1 j ' butter salt, Bil to KM ; cheese, good local and Canterbury, od ; eggs per dozen, 23 ; laid per bladder, 7d to 7^d ; bacon and haras, provincial, Gd to Sd.

A medical advertisement says red noses nre often caused by dyspepsia. By the immortal Jove, there's the excuse this country has been prospecting for ever since the dawn of creation. What a nation of dyspeptics we are t She was a sweetly inexperienced yonjng housekeeper, as one may gather from her remark when sarno* one suggested that she should purohase spring mattresses. " Yes," abe said, " if they are in season, we'd better have some." , . Mr J. R. Smith, Wairangi, wants a strongfl team with double-furrow plough to hire at per day. Yes ! It ia certainly trne. Ask any of your friends who have purchased there. Garlick: and Cranwell have numerous unasked for and very favourably commendations from country customers o,n their excellent packing of Furniture, Crockery, and Glass, &c. Ladies and * gentlemen about to furnish should re-} member that, Garlick and C ran wall's isi thk Cheap Furnishing Warehouse of Auckland. Furniture to suit all classes ; also Carpets, Floor Cloths and all House. Necessaries. If your new bou.Fe fa nearly finished, or, you are going to est warned, visit , Garlick and Cranwell, QueW-street and LorneistreeV Au'ck- - tend, purcbasers can hf to i catilotuc