AUCKLAND.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3435, 15 April 1879, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

(.SPECIAL.] Apeil 14. To-day was observed as a general holiday. In the Domain, the second aeries of athletic sports were conducted. The attendance was moderately good, but the gloomy, thickening weather prevented many from attending. A good deal of rain fell from 2 to 4 o'clock, which threatened to put a Btop to all amusement, but it cleared ofl! and kept fair until 7 p.m., when it again rained. The third day's sports, which were to have been held tomorrow, have been postponed until Saturday. At Ponsonby, the Regatta was fairly attended. 'Jhe sailing and pulling races elicited great praise. The races had little else save local interest, except that the Alert beat the Toy, who came in third. The members of the Bifle Association fired at Mount Edcu range to-day for* Mr Book's cup. Wright won the trophy, with the good ecore of 52 points. At Cambridge sporfcs were conducted, and were fairly attended. The Thames Volunteers, numbering about 500, came up for the purpose of joining in a general field day at Hamilton with the Wiuku Volunteers. Tne number who took part iu the review was between 600 and 700. The review wag a success. Colonel Lyon addreajed

the men in complimentary terms at the close of the field movements.

On Thursday night a house belonging to Mr Manning was burned. Incendiarism is suspected. [fIPBOIAX TO IKB BIAS.] April 15.

The Government have called for 100,000 sleepers for the Thames and Waikato Railway, so that it may be pushed on. An entertainment got up in aid of the Newton Fire Brigade la9t night passed off successfully. A social gathering of the Amalgamated Engineers took place last night at Yelvorton. O'Oonnell, a carpenter at East Hamilton, who two years since elopod with Martha Millions and was tried in Auckland and acquitted for giving a false declaration to the Eegistrar, has met with a violent death at Hamilton. He was the contractor for building a store, and fell off tho roof, striking his ohest and belly on a transverse beam. He did not feel seriously ill, and continued working, but mortification, the result of internal injuries, set in, and he died. He leaves a widow and child at Euglan.