LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2672, 27 August 1889, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

(BY TKIjIOGUAI'LI,—OWN UOKKKSPOJtDKNT.) Auckland, Monday. The staamer Whampoa has arrived from Hong Kong and Eoo-chow, and reports encountering a typhoon, in which the wind blew with such violence as almost made it impossible for the crew to maintain their footing on deck. 3S r o serious damage was done. Tho Mayor has met with great success in . his canvas for subscriptions for the jubilee celebrations. The Auckland committee meet to-morrow to arrange a programme, which provides three or tour days' festivities. They intend to include in the regatta Maori sports, resampling those at Mercer. The Selection Committee of the Auckland Rugby Union to-day chose a team for the southern tour as follows:—Lusk, W. Warbrisk, Elliott, W. Wynward, Breen, Mnserield, Jervis, Herrold, liees, Braund, Mayuard, H. Poland, O'Connor, Wells, Reid, Walker, Baxter, Murray, Heffernan, Hobson, and McKenzie. Madigan will not bo taken South, and though Kissling could get away, he got leave too late and Walker is chosen in his place. The opinion is freely expressed that Auckland, with the inclusion of the four natives, ought to beat all the Southern teams. Mr Coad, temperance lecturer, writing to the secretary of the Home Rule Committee, says, " Vou may rest assured at our next election, that Mr Gladstone will have a large majority returned with him in favour of granting Home Rule to Ireland. There is amongst the masses of people in England, a profound sympathy growing for the Irish people, and a powerful hatred to the doings of the present Government : Home Rule, such as will satisfy the best people in Ireland will be granted much sooner than 'many in this colony think." About half-past three o'clock this morning a ten-roomed dwelling house, belonging to Mr Jonge, East Tamaki, was destroyed by lire.