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

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2227, 16 October 1886, Page 2

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

The Frisco Mail. AucxrANi), Fiiday Night. AIUUVKI) : Mai at <u from Frisco at 5 p.m. She left Frisco on tin* 25th September, at 3.5 p.m. AuiuvJ at Honolulu, October 2nd, at 6.43 p.m., and left same evening ; arrived at Tutuila <it 7.30 p in. on the Dth, and left at 8.0 p.m ; priced t!ie Maripo*a at 5.30 a.m. on the 14th, in latitude 12-30 South, longitude 179.45 West, 478 miles from Auckland. Armed a*> above. The steaming time was 18 days 10 hours and 45 minutes, the fastest time on record. Passengers for Auckland : — Hon. S. Lyttelton, Madame Ryan and two sisters. For Titnaru :— Jas. Ashbury, (yachtsman), Sir Robert Fowler and son, Major and Mrs George, Mrs McKenzie, Messrs S. Waterhonse, A. Mclnto^h, Sherwood, and 1G steerage. In transit for Sydney, 35 saloon and 32 steerage. The Mararoa leaves to-morrow ac 2 a.m. The The Hawea leaves at 10 a.m. to-morrow morning with the South 'Frisco Mails, and the Arawata on Sunday with the Fiji portion.

The Unemployed. The Government have stopped the is^ue of free railway passes to con\oy the unemployed to the country distiicts. Complaints were made that some tramps weie availing thenibelves of the permit-).

Forgery. John Livesey, a young man who was recently carrying on business as commission agent in Auckland, was charged at the Police Court to-day, before the Resident Magistrate, with foigery of cheques on the Bank of New Zealand, amounting in the aggregate to about £(>">o, with intent to defraud one Frank William Foley. The charge of toigmg a cheque for £200 on July 13 was taken ft r^t. After hearing the e\idence, the prisoner was committed for trial

Stark Enquiry. To-day Mr A*hton produced Mr Stark\ instructions to soil the property, house, improvements, an i twenty acres foi £f>ooo. Mr K. J. Roberts also deposed that :n March, 1884, the house and ten acres had been offered through Mr Allison for £3300.

The Training College. At tho Board of Education the Rev. Mr Gulliver was elected puncipal of tho Training College.

A girl told her lover tnat she cctuld never think of marrying a, man with less than All, ooo, and as he was only woith a hint of clothe*,, ho wont sadly away. That night his uncle died and left him £.jOO. Tlio no\t day the dejected lover got it letter. It read, " .Dearest Goorge I'm willing to make it «6QQ."