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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 214, 15 June 1872, Page 2

Mr James Craig has received instructions to sell, to-day. under warr&tft of distress, all the right, title, and interest of the Coronet G.M.C ' ; f .: ■■ I i Tenders are called for the supply of necessaries for the Thames Gold Fields Hospital for the ensuing six months. Tenders are to be sent to the Secretary on or before noon on Wednesday, the 26th inst.

Oar advertising columns announce that Mr and Mrs Byan and Company will make their last appearance this evening at the Theatre Royal.. v . The annual meeting of the ratepayers ©f the Waiotahi Highway District to levy rates and elect members for the ensuing year is advertised to take place at the Governor Bowen Hotel, Grahamstown, on Friday, the 2nd July, at 2 p.tn. Mr Sub-Inspector Sullen and Mr J, C. Young, returned from, Hikntaia yesterday with live native witnesses for.the prosecution in McCaskill’is case. Witnesses for the defence are also in process of being brought up, and the qwe'Will; be proceeded with on Monday as before-announced. For two days in succession—yesterday and the day before—there has been no business whatever at the Police Court, a rather unusual state; whether owing to the weather* the tightness of the money market, the vigilance of the police, or the virtue of the people it is hard to say. One or two summons cases are set down for hearing to day. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, yesday, there were 21 cases set down for hearing ; out of these several were settled out of

court. The only case possesing any features of interest was that of Macdonald v Honiss and Young, an action to recover £2O damages for alleged misrepresentation of authority as agent in reference to the sale and transfer of certain scrip in the Emily G.M.C. A report will be found in another place. Owing to the accumulation of messages for the North in the office at Wellington, caused by the breakage of the line, the Telegraph office was not closed uni.il after midnight. Our Southern telegrams did not come to hand until 12.15 a.m., and even then the whole of-the messages on hand were not through. A lad named James Gentle, aged 16, who was working at Mr "VVoolgar’s, blacksmith, at the foot,of Williamson-s‘reet, while engaged in wheeling a barrow, slipped oil a plank and broke his thigh. We was taken to the Hospital at ten o’clock yesterday morning, and was attended to by Dr Lethbridge. On inquiries being made last night, he was.reported as progressing favourably. Miss Aitken will appear for the last time amongst us to-night, when she will read some of the choicest selections from her very interesting collection. Besides Miss Aitken, who is a host in herself, several of our local performers will appear in conjunction with her, and the readings will be interspersed with songs, music, &c. We feel confident that the Academy of Music will be largely patronised to-night. The chair will be taken by the Rev. James Hill, and the entertainment, of course, will commence at eight o’clock.

Greville’s agents are certain!}, as far as our expeiience is concerned, about the most careless lot that can be imagined, as can be seen by glancing at our telegrams, which, although they bring two days’ later news from Melbourne than the City of Melbourne, contain a recapitulation of many things of which we have already received not only telegraphic news, but full particulars, as for instance the murder of the Rev. Mr Gordon at Erromanga. Had the agent atjHokitika any powers of thought he might have known that the City of Melbourne had arrived, even if he had not been informed of the fact, as he most decidedly should have been by the Northern agents, as soon as ever the telegraph line was open. It is rather too much of a good thing to have to pay money for news we have already published, more especially when we have to do so through the want of forethought on the part of weP-paid agents. Tne s.s. Wellington, Captain Kennedy, took liev departure from the Manukau ou Thursday, for Southern ports, with the following passengers : —Sa'oon : Messrs Scotland, Greig, Hey wood, Eodman, Hub, Bayley, Har'ey, Pennington, Master Pennington, Miss Stewart, Miss G'lmo v e. Steerage: Miss Jaekrm, Mrs Clarke and child, Mis Pratt, Mess-s Jones and Johnson.

The p.s. Nebraska, Captain Harding, left Auckland early yesterday rooming, with nearly 200 passengers, amongst whom were the following from New Zealand :—From Auckland : Mr and Mrs McGinlay and infant, Rev. D. Galosi, P. Donald, R. Fisher, Captain Mellon, Mrs Mellon' and daughter, Mr and Madame Simonson and two children, L. A. Nathan, H. Van der Brock, A. Neil, W. L. Campbell, Mrs Hawell, Barry O’Neil, B. Clark, H. Kelly, N. Lloyd, J. Lewis, Mrs Milner and son, J. Harcfield, Mr and Mrs Phillips, T Ingham, D. Lewis, J. Foster, J. McGoidey Mr and Mrs R. Jones and three children, Mr and Mrs James, Dr. Payne, J. Wallace, and R. Simpson. From Dunedin : Mr and Mrs Blacklock and four children, R. Turnell, F. F. Begg, R. Ewing, A. Cameron, S. Millar, Mr and Mrs Flynn, John Mallon, Miss O’Loughlen, Donald McPhee, J. Stiles, Mr and Mrs Sise, H. Brown, J. McKenzie, and W. Gilkinson. From Lyttelton :J, Stuckey, T. Phillips, J. W. Miles, R. W. Black, Mrs Krye and two children, Mrs McGaven, Messrs A. Moris, W. Beckett, W. Neighbors, R. Davidson. From Nelson —Mr Buxton. From Wellington—Mr and Mrs Holder and three children, Mr and Mrs Fawcett, Mrs A. W. Hrisi. Messrs R. Suther. land. J. Wood, J. 11. Evans M. Flynn, A.

Whyte. From Napier—Mr F. Brown, Mrs Russell, Messrs Atward, Helyar. Fiom Invercargill—Mr J. Ellis. As we stated yesterday, the match between'Drake and P. Twohill for £IOO a-side.

was not decided on Satu'day, only one of the three events, the race for 150 yards, being then detei mined, and that in the manner stated. Drake, having won the toss, had chosen the 150 yards race as the first event, and the two men' toed the scratch. When the pistol was fired, from some misunderstanding Twohill did not start, and his opponent was decla red the winner. In the second'race, after a number of unsuccessful attempts, the starter pulled the trigger of the pistol, but although the cap snapped, the powder d'd not explode. Twohill started, and ran the required distance, but as Drake remained at seiatch, it was declared no race. There was some doubt whether the remaining races would be run off at all, but eventually it was agreed that they should proceed, and accordingly, at two o’clock, the competitors met again on the racecourse. The distance of the second race was 200 yards, and the men in this instance decided on dispensing with the services of a starter, and staiting themselves. This aparently answered far better, for after a few feints they got off welftogeather, Drake, if anything, having the best of it. A capital race ensued, but Drake improved his advantage, and eventually won by about a foot. The time was taken, and said to be 21 sec., but we certainly doubt it being correct. If it was, it was an excellent performance. As is generally the case, the result of the match has by no means pleased everybody, and the stakeholders have received a written notice from Mr P. Twohill not to pay the money over till the opinion of Bell's Life is taken, but whether of London or elsewhere he does not specify. O l the other haDd, Mr John Walton, who officiated as judge, has sent a certificate to the effect that Drake has won the match, and is entitled to the stakes. Under these circumstances the opinion of a legal gentleman will be taken, and the stakeholder will hand over the money to-day in accordance with his advice. We hear that soother match is on the tapis, but whether this be correct or not, we cannot say. After the great race had been concluded, a mile handicap race was got up, with L 8 as first and Li as second prize. There were three entries, viz., Vaughan at scratch, Lewin eight yards, and Cranshaw 50 yaids. After a good race, Vaughan won with tole r able ease, Lewin second. Th.s concluded the day’s amusement, and so ended this chapter of pedestrianism on the West Coast. A Sauc(e)y Appaib.— The fact of the entire faculty aud press having so highly recommended, for its purity and wholesomeness, the produce of a new local industry, the patronage of the ladies of the Thames is respectfully invited. Ask your grocers for Austin's Parawai Genuine Tomato Sauce Price: Half-pints, Is ; Pints, Is 6d ; Quarts 2s—Adyt.