Auckland News.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10500, 16 December 1903, Page 4

Auckland News.

(Per United Prera Aswdatian.)

AUCKLAND', Deae-mber 15. G. Massey Wateoni, whose failure im 1898 will b« reuiemibeared chiefly an aooouolfc of the part two fierce bull dtogjs played in it received ihi» dis>chasrge frorrii bankruptay at the SuipIreme: Ooiuttt' tot-day. He is _at present iguim digging and mafcintgi £30 per year,, and also waeivingj £50 petr^ yea* from the family- . One of the best business sites _in the city kmowtn db the Brunswick Mart, Queen street, was-.sold at auction to-day, for -£14,500, equivatoit , to £337 9s pen foot frontage, riie J bidding Was spirited, and! the purchaser, Wtat Ja* Hardw, of Auckland. . Another! Queen street property was soldi privately a,t £400 per footThe American Tobacco Company of New Zealand! ihave commenced an action 'to restrain Austin Walsh and Co from making' and selling cigarettes, and claiming £200 damages for alleged breach of contract. On Mionday night the «i.e. Sterling collided! near DargaviHe with an oil lalunohi, which, sank. The owner, 9 aman n&ired Hunter, and his son were waived, tati a Maori was drowned- ", The Veterans' Home foaaaar, in the* organisation of which the Governor and Lord Northland 1 have takem a pronninent part, was opened! this afternoon in fine weather. TheUe was a magnificent 'display and a large and fashionable attendance, andi the . (tozaair piwwniiaesi to be one of the most successful' ever held in AluokIfiind- - , Speechets were made '«y the Governor, Sir WC -Russell, and Sir J. GWard. The depuitationis to Sir J. G-. Wai"d 1 to-day included! one froim the Aiuc.k----1 lanid Aciolimiatisation Society. Among " other matters the deputation urged ' the Minister to increase the fees for ; trout fishing licenses fixed l>y recently issued! regulations, and to fix the ! opening of the fishing season, 1 for Ist November instead of October 1- lst_ as at present, the latter date being generally regairdied Iby sportismen as • too earlyBit Joseph promised to consider > these and otihen suggestion® made by 1 the deputation. ; Sir- J. G. Ward leaves for the South ! to>miflrrow. ■ L _____ _____