AUCKLAND. September 18.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8080, 19 September 1894, Page 3

AUCKLAND. September 18.

A firo broko our in tho stables of tho Criterion Hotel, Otahuhu, which wnro burned down. Tho damages uro L2OO. Tho oiigin ia unknown. At tho inquest on tho body of Dobowoa, a Bunmtn of tho Glonolg, tho verdict; was accidonUl death. Tho TCinr/ito nativos have ngroed that Tawhaio'a soji Mahuta shall bo King to succeed tho Into chief, A great conoourao of natives has assembled nt Taupiri in orrinr to^ Uko part in the final obsequies of Tawhnio. Siilod— Stenmor Upolu, for Sydney Sho is to run botwoen that port and Samoa and Tonga, tho Union Ooinp-iny having Jotermined to inaugurtto with hoc a monthly service botwoen those places. Tho Board of Education has decided that ito-iijtiot agree to the requeue of tho Women « Temporauco Association to onforco tho oompulaoty teaching of ton:peranco in echools. Tho Auckland Hospital and Charitablo Aid Board have gob to loggerheads with iho hon. modic-il stafl' for insisting on retaining a nutso whom tho staft hold was not in sufficiently good health to perform hor duties. Tawhaio's body left llukunui to-day, and arrives at Taupiri on Wednesday, escorted by 100 rifk-H and 200 Maori police. Tho natives aO forbidden to enter tho encloauro to-morrow. The nativos are going to fjot apart a day for tho reception of Europeans. Tho natives aro watching for reporters and photographora. Arrived— Waimato, Oap'ain Worator, 87 d.iys out from Glusgow. Tho eocond annual convonMon of the Auckland Provinciil C. E. Union was largely attendod, 132 Auckland and seven country Hociotios being roprosonted, with about 2000 members. At a mooting thin ovening in the Tabernacle, President Blaikio presiding, 1500 were present. A resolution was passod without a discontent voice protesting against the proposed Sunday tram service Greetings wore received from New Plymouth, [lawkos Bay, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago, and Now South Wales. Tho Ilotomahana, T ismania and Mara* roa took nonly 900 paKsengors for Sydney. Tbo Mararoa took to-day 424, many for Coolgardio. It in ostimiled they havo alroady drawn from Auckhnd L 32,000.