AUCKLAND NEWS.

West Coast Times, Issue 3889, 24 September 1881, Page 2

AUCKLAND NEWS.

Auckland, September 22.

At the inquest on J >hn Jones who dropped dead in a boarding house, the verdict was died from natural causes. Maurice and Thomas Kelly, Ernest and James r rost, William and Robert Wilson William Morton, and Nicholas Casey wer charged with conspiracy in the Wade smuggling case, Morton and William Wilson with perjury, and Maurice Kelly with ar j on, burning down his hotel at Wade. They were remanded to the 30 'h ; bail was allowed but in an intolerably heavy amount, Thomas Pole for indecent y assaulting faae Hodson, 8 year* old, was acquitted on medical evidence. be amoi Times has ceased to exL-t, and the plant is removed to Fiji. September 23. The Albion's passengers and crew were vaccinated before leaving Sydney. Having three doctors on board, their services were brought into requisition, and the usual in yes isjation of arm* gone into here, the result being satisfactory, she landed passenders and cargo. The mails were sens to M'>tuiki and fumigated. The Auckland Municipal Council, on the motion of Mayor J. iM. Clarke, passed a motion of condolence to Mrs Garfield on the death of President Garfield. Mrs B. Moore, of St John of Jerusalem Ambul-ince Society, is delivering a course of lectures to ladies at the Young Woman's Institute on home nursing. Owing to the attendance at the city schools falling off, the defiult officers have been ordered to enforce the compulsory clauses of the act.