Auckland News

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8617, 22 December 1896, Page 2

Auckland News

(By Telegraph-Own Comespondent.) - Auckland) December 21. > The Auckland Exhibition is to be opened on Thursday afternoon. Already there are a large number of " visitors in town, and before the end of the week it is expected the accommodation capabilities of every hotel and ■: boarding house will be very muchtaxed. A couple of small boats capsized in the harbour on Saturday afternoon, one off the Railway Wharf and the other off Wynyard Pier. The crows of both boats were taken off by some of the others cruising about, and all landed safely,

A man named Francis Albert W arner, aged 47, died suddenly yes* terday, jn the residence of a man, Richard Ghadd, a labourer, residing in Vincent, It appears the two men occupied the same room, and went out down the town, where tliey. separated about 12,30 p.m. Oliadd went home, & and subsequently went to bed. A musician named James Jones came to visit Chadd, and on entering the house found Warner lying on the floor ' on his face dead. He h?d been, apparently seized- with a fit while undressing, Deceased was a remittance man, and is well connected in Nottingham, ' An old man named Andrew Buch* anan was found lying on an allotment yesterday afterneon near the Railway Wharf,: evidently sufjeringfrora general debility, He was found to be wet through,: having been exposed to the rain. Constable McCarthy got a . cab and .took him ■ to the Hospital, )vhere he remains in a critical condi« tion,