LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2922, 7 April 1891, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(HV IKLKUHAI'I!.— OWN COItIIKSPON'nK;?!). Auckland, Last Niplit. William ICkniiv Johns, a menilxT of th« Pukekdhn Mounted Infantry, h.'ia died from injuries sustained lliroujjh fallinu' nil hi., hurso returning from tho Militny Sports. The uflicial report t>l Te Kouti« interview with Urn Native Minister status that Te Kooti said ho had up his arms to Mr Milchelsim and Mr Lewi«, and in future all he would carry for his protection would bo the authority of the Queen. Hun. Ciidman told him ho could not allow his visit to tiisbiirno because. of_ the trouble wind) might arise from tho Knrnpeans, who were hostile to him. Te Kooti said, in deference to the (-overnmanf, lie would abandon his visit to (iisboriio.

Von Densen, whose article in tho New York "Twentieth Century'" Arthur Des inond was accu.-ed of pirating in a painphlet " Cluist- as !i. S.iciiil Reformer, writes f> tIK Stir confirming Desm •>».)'* literary plagiarism. Ho says : "I notice that in many instance ho has quoted thu original almost veilintim, using his tine literary touch afterwards to dress thu idea up. lu a Few instances, however, 1 fear he niiiy not be iindniistoii'l by plain coinmoi) people, but then it must bo remembered that he reconstructed the article for the learned and .vise only." The entire plant and leases of tho lo Aroha Silver ami ("inMmiiiins? Company weie sold to-day for the sum <>f .£2jriO, Mill. C. Wick b«ing tlia purchaser. 15y aucliou to-day the north cast portion of Lot 17 MaiiKiitiitc, containing .'til acres of land was sold for Is lid per acre; 80 acres anil 30 acres at Ahipara were .sold f-if ;U !),] per acre; 1 acre '■'> roods IS perches at in the township of Kaitah, was Hold for f> ; and 1 aero at Kihikihi township realised .£lO lO*.