LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2630, 21 May 1889, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

BV THXEiSIUrH.—OWN CORHKSPONDKNT.) Auckland, Monday. Mil K Withy, M.H.R. for Xewton, has arrived at Albany. He is r.cconipaniod by his wife, and is on his w.iy back from Ins European tour. Tho (tus Company shareholders to-day pissed a resolution in favour of tlio new Bill, giving power to enter upon the electric light business. On 'Change today, there were sales of Sixon at 10--, and buyers at 10-s (id. Also sales of Alburnia at 2s (id, and Crown at 7s ; and buyers of Woodstock at 2s 7d, and Cambria, at 3=. , , . Edward Haulan left for Canada this afternoon by the mail steamer Zealandia. There was a large number of local sporting men down to see him off. He announced his intention of returning inside of two year=, when he would have another sculler with him, and hoped to bo able to spend some time in New Zealand. J)r. King, the new superintendent of the Vvondale Asylum, who came from the South the week before last, entered on his duties to-day. '_ . The boxing contest between W. Murphy and J. Simon resulted in Murphy's favour at the second blow. The two boxer?, left for San Krancisco this afternoon by the Zealandia. . . Theie was quito a stir in bankruptcy this morning, no less than thre.e. schedules being Hlert, being those of Thomas Boucher Hill, chemist, Q.ieon-street, Joseph l-iluiore, settler, Mount Albert, and George Wrigley, brewer, Auckland. . Two men were sent to gaol for stowing away on the Zsahindia. When asked for their tickets yesterday, they said they had none, and that they left Sydney from starA farewell presentation was made at tho Chamber of Commerce to Mr Iv.:y, tho retiring manager of the Bank of New South Wales.