LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2228, 19 October 1886, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

I BY TKLEGRAFH— OWN COHRESPONDKNI.] New Zealand Finance. Auckland, Monday Night. The Auckland Star has an alarmist loader on the fall of New Zealand securities. It says; "The only means of testing the question whether this depreciation lias arisen from the effects common to all colonial loans, or arises exclusively from the bad repute into which New Zealand loans have fallen, is by comparing our stock with that of other Australian colonies ami such test leaves very little doubt about the matter. On September 9th, when the San Francisco mail left London, the quota tions for four per cent debentures weie as follows :— New South Wales, 104 to 100 ; Victoiia, 10!) to 10!)',; Tasmania, 100 to 101 ; Queensland, 100 to 10,' U ; New Zoa1 md, 5)8 to 91). Now there" has been a further fall to 97, while no corie.spouding decline is reported in other colonial stocks. It is idle for New Zealanders to close their eyes to the significance of these startling facts."

Disgraceful Conduct. An inebriated woman nampd Mrj McAniny, occasioned a disturbance in the Roman Catholic cemetery at llowick while an interment wan in progress. She was brought up at the Police Court to day, when the Special Constable of the distiict 1 described the offence, and said that the woman was at the wake on the pievi.m-. night-. Mis McAniny admitted the charge,. The Bench w.is of opinion that the parties concerned were not free from blame in respect of the condition into which women ; wore allowed to get, and only inflicted a, nominal penalty.

Samoan Affairs. News from Samoa shows that the Germans are making .strenuous efforts to get the upper hand in all matters, ii'iich to the annoyance of the British residents. It is reported that the Municipal Magihtiateof Apia has been compelled to make room for a German magistrate. The s.<i. Lubeck, the tiist of the new German lino of steamers, instead of delivering her mails to the Municipal Postmaster handed them to the manager of a German firm, and the latter required that all letters nhould be .stamped with the German stamp and pass through their hando. The writer states that the man-o-war Mohican left Tonga for Samoa on October Ist. The barque Okonui, under the charter of Mes»r«i McArthur and Co., left Tonga for Europe with a full cargo of copra on October 2nd.

In Great Britian thoie wcic, in 1836, about 143,000 Roman Catholics. The number is now computed at 2,000,000. In Ireland there were, in 1837, about 6 000,000, now there are about .V>oo,ooo. in the colonies everywhere Roman Catholics ba^e increased. Statistics, how* erer, are not obtainable for a comparison. Yes ! It is certainly true. Ask any of your friends who have purchase! there. G.irlick and Cranwell have numerous im.iskt.il fur and very favourable commendations from country customers on their excellent packing of Furniture, Crockery, and Glass, &c. Ladies and gentlemen about t~> furnish should remember th it G.irlick and Cranwcll's is inn Cheap Furnishing Wharehouse of Auckland. Furniture to suit .ill classes ; also Carpets, Floor Cloths and all House Necessaries. If your new house is nearly finished, or, you are going, to get m.irr cd. visit Garlick and Cranwell, Qu< t n-strcet and Lorne-stroet Auckland. Intending pur chasers, can have a catalogue sent free.