LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2967, 21 July 1891, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(BY TKLKUII.UMI —OWN' CORUKSI'ONDKNT.) Auckland, List Night. Tub ship Helen Denny arrived [mm London to-day after a tedious voyage of l.'i/i days, owing to contrary winds and ballling cdms.

Sir William Fox occupied the l.n.ncb today, and mulcted drunkards in lines of twenty shillings and cn-ts apiec.

Walter llmnly, a youth, wlio was described by Constable Konnian as " leader of a gang of small boys in Ponsnnbv," was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, Sir William Fox remarking that this was one of a class of individuals they were sorry to see so many of in this town—a class which must have, a prejudicial influence in the future. He had himself, when out at iiiijht. .seen 50 or (10 bovs and girls, apparently without any parental c mtrol whatever, curving on as thev pleased and smoking their pipes. It was a scandal and a disgrace to the community, and he was glad they had got, the leader of such a ring of them—one who hms responsible, anil who would now bo imprisoned for one month, with hard labour. A y.auif, man named Frederick Pollen was fined i'lo for attempting to drive a vehicle over a crossing at Moiuingsido on the 2nd of June, when an engine and carriages were within a qu irter of a mile. The s.s. Ovalau, the Union Company's new steamer for the Auckland-Fiji trade, arrived at I'ort Ch diners on Saturday nicrlit from Glasgow, after a voyage of 57 days. Sho is a line steel steamer of 1200 tons gross register, with engines 1000 hrrsepower. TheOvalan will cotne to Auckland shortly and supersede the Taupo in the Fiji trade.