LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1149, 19 November 1904, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Atjokiand, this day. THE DEATH O#MACE At the inquest on the body of Mace the jury intimated that it was satisfied that t'here was no premeditation or malioo on the part of Oliver, BOY KILLED B? THE TRAIN Frederick Henry Leatham, a newsboy 13 jears of age, was killed this morning by the train while attempting topasstrom oarriage to carriago to soil papers. SUPPOSED DROWNING CASE It is feared that a man named Ben Johnson, who left Houhora last Saturday in a small boat, has boen blown out to sea and drowned. THE POTATO DISEASE

With reference to the potato diseaso in Auckland district, Mr Kirk, Government biologist, statos from Wellington that none of tho specimens received by the Department from Auckland show any trace of potato rot, Thoy showed tinces of another disease, known as" Early blight," which is prevalent in America and Australia, The disease is not so dangerous to oropsas tho "rot," though it is vory serious. Mr Kirk is unable to say whether " rot" may pot bo prevalent in Auckland, but he leaves for there on Monday next to investigate, WAIHI THEFT CASE:.TWELVE MONTH'S PROBATION Sentence was pronounced by Judge Edwards in the Supreme Court on Caroline Collins (Waihi) for theft from a dwelling, twelvo months' probation; Jessie Walters for theft from the person, twolve months' hard labour; Sydney Gardner, for escaping from tho tVaiotapu prison camp, six months, and tor theft from a dwelling, twelve months extra.