AUCKLAND ‘NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXXI, Issue 10315, 6 April 1894, Page 6

AUCKLAND ‘NEWS.

[Per Press Association.] AUCKLAND, April 5. The Upolu brings two days* later news from Samoa. The fighting is practically over, pending the arrival of the warships now cn route for Samoa. Captain Crawshaw saya that there is talk of another fight having taken place, but the report ia doubted in Apia. The funeral of Mr Garrett, a gum merchant, who committed suicide, took place to-day. It was the largest funeral that ever took place at Otahuhu, A lively meeting took place at Henderson in connection with "the ’vVaifcomata election, Mr Frank Lawry, addressed the electors on behalf of the Government can didate, Mr Jackson Palmer, and Mr Richard Monk, ax-member for Waitemata. on behalf of Mr Massey. Mr Monk took exception to Mr Lawry’s statement that the co-operative workers earned on an average 5s 4d, and said their daily earnings were 8s 4d. Mr Lawry quoted the case of one contractor, who, ho taid, had made moro oat of one contract than all the'co-operative workers had done yet. Constable Jones last night rescued a sailor of the Cuysqos, named Hiscock, from drowning, at the Queen Street Wharf. The it is understood, sails on Monday for Samoa. The Railway Commissioners have been desired by the Heleasville and Kankapakapa settlers to reduce the tariff rates for kauri timber and firewood. They visit Waikato, and their investigations are likely to result in a reduction of freights on steam coal to Auckland. The old and infirm chief, Rewi Ngatimaniopoto, after an abcenee of about two years, has returned to hia Kihikihi residence again. He has decided this time not to leave it until the memorial atone, a large one tea feet high, which is being prepared and inscribed in Auckland, is set up in a corner of his allotment. The raising or putting up of tho stone will take place in about ten days, aud will be attended with much ceremony, prayer, feasting and volley firing oii the part of the Natives, who will be present ia large numbers, and to give further iclat to the event the Awamutu Mounted Infantry will, it is expected, be present to fire a feu da joie, and cheer ia honour of the occasion. Professor Brown has been ,elected to,the Board of Governors of Auckland College and Grammar School. At the inquest on the bodies of William O’Beirne, of-Wellington, and Mrs Sarah Eowd,'of- Novyton," who: 'died at the hospital, of phoaphoru'B poisoning, the jury returned verdicts of "Suicide while in a state of temporary insanity.”.. . . ;