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Western Star, Issue 810, 19 January 1884, Page 2

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[Press Association.) Auckland, Friday. From the report on scholarships examinations read at a meeting of the Board of Education, it appears that there were 147 candidates against 136 last year. There were 12 district scholarships offered for competition ;; 33 candidates qualified for scholarships’ certificates. There has hem quite an epidemic of indecent assault cases. Another man has been arrested to-day at Onehunga, Thomas Henshaw. He was admitted to bail, £l< 0. At a meeting of the Free Methodist Church Assembly, an amendment by the Her. Mr Baxter that the Assembly could not recommend to their colonial churches, the adoption of the basis of union, as it was not to the approbation of the home authorities, was rejected by 15 to 4. Wellington, Friday. The whole of the freehold lano, plant, etc., belonging to the Wellington City Tramways was sold to-day by auction, and realised £15,675, Hr Grace and Mr Greenfield being the purchasers. The Hon. Mr Eolleston leaves for Lyttelton this evening. ‘The barque Fusilier, which went ashore on Turakena beach, is being driven higher up on thebeach each tide. Capt. Behdall, of the Underwriters’ Association, has left for the wreck to ascertain if she can be floated off. He will also superintend the floating off of the stranded steamer Napier atßangatiki Fiver, Shaw Savill’s Albion Co.’s chartered steamer Florida sailed from Plymouth on 16th inst. for Port Chalmers, Lyttelton and Wellington with 322 passengers. The eleventh conference of the Wesleyan Church of New Zealand will commence this evening. The Loch Leven trout ova received by the Aorangi for Otago Acclimatisation Society is a present from Sir James Maitland, Bart., of St’rliug. Christchurch:, Friday.

A small comet was seen here on Wednesday evening, due west, about half-past eight. It is not visible to the naked eye, and the tail is scarcely perceptible. The Moorhouse Memorial Committee still want £2OO before an order for the statue can be sent home.

The Salvation army will make Christchurch their head quarters. Dunedin, Friday.

The Tarawera returned from her excursion to the West Coast sounds this morning. The weather was not al! that cauld he wished for, the of the mountains sometimes being enveloped in clouds; still the trip was very enjoyable and not marred by any accident. The weather here to-day has been quite wintry. A very heavy sea is running outside from the south-wards.