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(by telegraph—own oohrf.spondknt.) Auckland, Friday. AT the Police Court, to-day, FrederickTaylor, alias Ciiuley, alias Clark, was committed for trial, on the charge of attempting a rape on Charlotte Smith, This was a case in which the girl was decoyed by an advertisement for a lady help to a settler at Lucas Creek. The Autumn Horticultural Slviw was opened today. The total number of exhibits was not equal to last year's, there being a manifest falling off in cut flowers and fruit. The exhibits, however, were of very tine quality. During vestcrday and tn-dny, there was on view at Mr McDonald Scott's office a splendid lot of extremely rich auriferous ore from the Lone Hand mine, Thames, •vhich has just buen amalgamated with the City of Manchester mine. Sμecillieus arc of gofid size, and each have a rich belt of gold from 1 to lit inches in width running through it, estimated to be worth five ounces to the pound. Lone Hand shares are much in demand, buyers freely offering 7s (id. The manager of tin; Cambria mine telegraphed, "cut leader in,'crosscut No. -1 level, dabs and colours gold visible through stone." lu consequence shares rose yesterday, buyers at 3s 3d. Saxons rose from 7s to 10s, At a meeting of D. H. McKenzie's creditors in bankruptcy it was resolved to give the bankrupt his furniture, and that the trustees should be allowed £430 instead of tho tSliO they claimed. At the native settlement of Ngatiwhatiia, at Orakei, extensive preparation is being made, for the large native meeting which opens there on Monday next. number of prominent natives are already in town, and more will arrive In inonow and Sunday. The meeting is expected to last upwards of a fortnight. It has been found that the snnll-poN hospital and fumigating house attached to the' District Hospital is built on part of the public domain and Mr Alitcholson has promised to bring the matter under the attention of Government with a view to an alteration of the boundaries.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2605, 23 March 1889, Page 2
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339LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS. Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2605, 23 March 1889, Page 2
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