LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 3010, 29 October 1891, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

(LIV TKLEOUAI'ir.— OWN' COIUIKSPON'HENT.) Auckland, List Night. Constable Cauu, of Heleusvillo, has bean inquiring into the death of a -Maori girl at Dargaville under what appeared to bo suspicious circumstances. Ho telegraphs Inspector Broham that the girl died from fever with which she had been laid up for eight days, tliero wore 110 marks of violence on tho body.

Public offices were closed to-day in Auckland as well as other parts of the colony in observance of "Libour Day," but the trade unions hiving resolved to hold an eight hours' demonstration on the !)th November, uone of the business places closed.

Mr Rudyard Kipling arrived here by train from Waikato to-day, having come overland from Wellington. Ho had splondid weather for his trip and enjoyed it thoroughly, he only remains ono day in Auckland returning by steamer to-morrow to Wellington and proceeding thence back to Australia.

Advices from Sydney state that New Zealand potatoes last week were telling as high as £2 to £'A os per ton, also that there can now bo little doubt that there is a sufficient supply of wheat to last until the now crop is available.

At the Thames the question of prospecting the deep levels of the Thames goldfields is attracting considerable inteiest. Tliero can be no doubt that were any definite and legitimate scheme submitted to the public it would meet with immense support, particularly from business people and those having a stake in the place. The "Star' 1 heartily commends 'he driinige Board for the active *tO|js u i\v h.Mo'-f tik-'ii in the matter, and that the Council and tho U ivernmiot should uo asked to contribute towards flie cost of reducing the water to the li!S0 feet level of the big pump, containing the main Southern Crosscut. The writer is aver-e to the big pump shaft, but considers that the erection of now machinery and sinkin; a shaft on the Waiokaraka flat would open up a fresh era in mining on the Thames and prove a most profitable invi>stment.