LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1085, 5 September 1904, Page 2

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS

(Spatial to the Daily TELEonirH.) Adokland this day. WAIUI COMPANY'S CAKE; VRIU DICT Ml CUSTOMS The Supromo Court gavo judgiuont in favour of tho Collector of Customs on all points in tho disputo about tho duty on tho Waihi Company's machinery. Tho Judgo, in giving hia decision, said that tho ovidonco was evorwholming that tho machinery in quostion was a most complcto stoam ongino in tho ordinary meaning of tho word, and would bo so called by a compotont onginoor, Tho machinery had been proporly assessed for duty, Tho Judgo decided againsi tho plaintiffs' contention that sundry othor machinory horns wcro nxompt, such as tools. Judgment was given for defendant in <woh notion, with costs.

THE COLLISION CASE In tho c«9O boating on tho collision betwenn tho stcatnor Wellington and bavqno Mamuwa in tho harbour fairway, tho Supromo Court gavojudgtuout against tho Miinurowii, At'ARIMA BREAKS PROPELLER SHAFT.

Tho Aparima has arrived from Calcutta and Singapore On August 22nd she broke one of her propollor shafta oloso to tho ougine, and repaint had to bo effeotod by luonns of a coupling chain, occupying 40 hours. Meanwhile tho steamer mitdo oiglu knots with tlio other propellor. Tho uvorago speed to Auoklaml with tho two ouginos was ten knots. FIRE IN SYMOMES STREEV A confectionery simp in Symonds-stroot owned by Mm. Williams wns gutted by liro to-day, The shop belonged to a block of old buildings adjoining tho Caledonian Hotel. The ll'imes. working nlon« tho roof, tbrcaioni'd tho hotel, but tlio lite brigado provented tho liro from spreading Fiiur whops were damaged by the water, and Mm Willfouia 1 ahop \w buruod out, The damage is betwoon two aud three hundred pounds'