LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1806, 2 February 1884, Page 3

LATEST AUCKLAND NEWS.

[m TKLKGItAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Assault. Auckland, Friday Night. Coxsidkkablk excitement has been caused at the North Shore by the arrest of a, youth named William Alison, well known in the district, on a charge of unlawfully and indecently assaulting a gill of eleven years, named Amelia Giles. Hie circumstances of the alleged assault \\ ere as follows : — The girl was sent out in search of cows, when she met accused, who is a youth of 18 or 19 years. She asserts that he took her into the bush, and them attempted a criminal offence. Her screams brought her young biothcr on to the scene, and she says Alison then decamped. Alison's relatives aie well kuoun to lesulouts in the district, and aie held in esteem.

Mr Whitaker Knighted. The Star to-night says :— " The cable this afternoon conveys the intelligence that the name of Mr Whitaker has been added to the roll of the Knights of St. Michael and St. George. Few persons will deny that the honour of Colonial Knighthood has been well bestowed on the ex-Premier. His iormer colleague in the leadeibhip df the old piovincial pai ty, Sir W. Fox, long ago received thib distinction, and their opponent, Sir E. W. Stafford, lias for many years reclined on his honour. Mr WhitaUer his had a longei tei m in the public service in a di&tinguibhed position under a responsible Government than any other colonial statesman, and the bestowal of thib honour, which has been confened on men \\ hose claims to itate not very clear, is only a tardy lecognition of his eminent services."

Sharemarket. Sales, to day : Impciials, 24s ; buyers : W.uuiotiLjonui, 10il ; Hcio, Is Id ; Kuicka, "is lOd ; Diamond Gully, 2b 3d.

Weekly Market Price List. Gutter i drains at last quotation, viz: Sd per pound, wholesale, and 10(1 per pound, utail I^gg^ «u'e not quite ao plentiful, and lia\c advanced to Is 3d per do/on, \\ holesalc, and Is fid retail. The gum market continues fiim. Fungus is coming in lieely, and large quantities are stoied in anticipation, the value at ptescnt being fiom 2\i\ to 3d per pound. Sydney boucdust i» now worth fiom £7 10s to iS 10s ; inai/.e, 3s to 3s 3d per bushel ; oats, 2s Gd ; potatoes, £-i per ton.