LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 2018, 13 June 1885, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

[l)T Tl I K.nAIMI —OWN COKUI-M'ONPENT.]

Clearances of Sugar. AIKktAM), Friday Nighl. Somi-. heavy cluaiaucis of suq.ii fiom bond wore made to day in anticipation of a poi'hible increase in duty.

Mr Sheehan's Illness. Tlio following urgent tclr^tann vere received to day te Mi Sheenan's illncs.s : — I'h-wk., 11.5 a m.— Come at once all llopt 1 IS l(>«t, I'itam, 11.23 a in. —King hail better come. He is an executor. Tlip Mr King leforuil to is Mr .John Kin^, but as lio is at picscnt confined to bed through illness, ho could not obey the summon*. Mr and Mr J. li. Ur.iham, and Mi'-s Sheuh.in, however, left for Napiei by the Waihoia at one o'clock this aftu-iioou. [Mi !>lipeh.urs death i-> announced in anothei columu ]

The Golden Crown. Impoitant news n to hand from the (Joldin Crown mine. In sinking n wui/e on a rt'cf, winch i>> supposed to be tln» Cambria reef, l.'ilbs of specimens were obtained. Sliau-i iiro enquired for at "n to 5s Gd. AH c.ills arc p.ud.

The Cambria. Time i*.i stctdy detnind for Cambria's, c\ <li\., at Ss !Mto!>s ; and sollcis, \U lid. There i-> no news ftom the mine to day. The ie(f at the low level is ho laige that nuciss.uily progicss is slow, as hy last ■ii counts the manager \v is taking out 10 feet of crushing 'Int.

Strange Conduct. On Monday last cunsiduable commotion w.is caused at the KcnUi'ii Saw Mill-, no.ir Mnni'.kau Heads, by the cvtiaoidinnry conduct of a man named .1 turns Mum.' Ho accosted a man lie had found ly been acquainted with, named John Ikthtll, ami drawing two loaded revohcis fiom liis hix-ast, tin ca toned to shoot him, pointing the weapons at him. Egan accu'.id Mi Hetliollof having called hiiiv some bad name 12 months ago, «vnd he intended to have re\enge. With some nsMHtnnce the levohers were taken from I'^an before any injury was inflicted. There aie doubts At to the man's sanity.

Wednesday's Fire. Tin 1 fire on Wednesday was at East Tam.iki, <md destroyed the residence of Mr K. 1). Yon«e. The hie occurred (luting the ah-ioueo of the family

The Pakuranga Hounds. At the meeting of the Pakurnnga Hunting Club to day, it was agioud that tlie hounds go to WiiUato oil Monday, the fith .July, ami letuni oil Tlnusil.iy, the Kith.

More Licenses Cancelled. The Lici nMHg Committee to day concelled the licenses for the Ciiteiion, Hobson, and Wellington Hotels.

Produce Market. Wholesale, buttci ficsli, Is 'M ; salt, Bil to !)\d ; ehceso good, f.u-toiy, ftd to 6Jd ;~ Canterbury, i^l to oStl ; e<.'gs per dozen, Is !M ; laid, bare, B}d ; baoon and liamw provincial, Ud to Sd ; haini, till to !)d ; Cantcrbuiy bacon in cloth, !)jd ; bacon and h mis in equal numbers scarce, !),'d to lOd.

A reward is oftuod for the roco\crj of a gray gelding lost from Cambridge AYest.