BURGLARY & MURDER LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2589, 14 February 1889, Page 2

BURGLARY & MURDER

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(by electric tklegkaph—copyright.) London, February 12. Last night a negro was surprised by the landlord entering a hotel at Swansea, the object evidently being robbery. The landlord closed with the burglar, and a desperate struggle ensued, which terminate:! in the negro cutting the landlord's throat with a razor. In the meantime the disturbance; had awakened the landlady, who appeared on the scene \Mth a revolver. She fired at the negro wounding him. The latter, however, managed to escape, from the hotel, but by this time the whole street was aroused, and thousands joined in the hunt, aiul (he murderer was eventually captured.

(BY Tia.UGBAl'H— OWN COItRE.SL'ONUENT.) Av c k J-a Si). AVvllnes ci ii y. IjOTH tilt? Temperance people Ml "' publican intere.-ts are working vigorously in connection with the tight on the pi-.jhibition cpie<tion. At Vonsonby, to-morrow, the prnliibitionisls are not likely to be successful. The Star, to-night, urges that steps be taken in the direction of a regular export of fresh fruit from Auckland, the prices ruling here being very low. A boy of nine years, named Clnis. Clarke, was convicted to-day of tin? larceny of money from the house of a Chinaman, and was flogged. One of the sons of Mr Bridgman, draper, received a charge of shot in the leg from a gun which his brother was handling, when it went off accidentally. Thomas ]!'ole.v, liotolkeeper at Otahuhu, was adjudicated a bankrupt to-day. At the Presbyterian Assembly's sitting to-day tiie principal business was the reception of reports ami a debate 011 the overlapping of districts. The lie v. John llendri o of Hamilton was assochted with the Assembly.