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Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1669, 6 May 1874, Page 2

W* hare to apologize to our reader* for the abience, from our columns of the uiual " Home Growip." Ho letter came to hund bj the last mail. ' , - W> notice bj telegram• that Ciiptatq Fraier it in Tsuranga and that preparu'ion^ • •re betnf moJirby iho tettlan to entertainu ' him at a public dinner. ; ' A mxtltta fll the Shortland Volunteer , Fir* Brigade Commute* will he held itt the Xuhange Hotel, Sbqrland, th» erening, at W*ftJl#nWl£«fcfr|i«NW^bu»inf|fc,

Tub preliminary announcement of the Clain*Bekol Company appears in our advertising columns. If we may place any reliance on the notices of such papers as the Melbourne Argus and Sydney Morning Herald, the performance of'this, troupe^ will -afford a treat never afforded on the Thames. Mddle. Jenny Claus' violin playing is said to be equal to that of the famous Pagannini.

Thi chimney of a boarding house in Queen-street took place last night, and for » very short space of time blazed up to a great hight. Mr Sam Young, and several members of the Grrahamsfcown Brigrade were soon on the spot, and the firo was got under without doing more harm, -than abruptly interfering with the cookiiig arrangements in progress in the kitchen. < . •

Thb Auckland Evening Slar told the *' whole Thames community " the other day they could go to blazes, which, in the vernacular, means they could go to hell. 'Twas very polite, no doubt, and characteristic of the writer. A correspondent suggests that although the Auckland people may not wish to go to Haides hurriedly, it seems evident that they are not disinclined their city should go to blazes. - ■"■■•■ J

A meeting was convened to be held at the Pacific Hotel last night of the friends of the late Mr. Kynnorsley, for some time Warden of the N.=lfon South-west jGrolfields, to consider a communication from Dr. Giles, Warden, Westport. Mr. Tyler called the .meeting, but there' Was no one • present but himself. We learn that the communication from Dr. Giles was to the effect that it was proposed to erect a monument to Mr. Kynnersley, and suggesting that possibly friends of the deceased gentleinun resident on the Thames would assist the movement. The meeting having been allowed to lapse cannot be taken as an index to public feeling on this matter. We believe that if a start is made many of those who knew Mr. Kynnersley will come forward with subscriptions to aid in raising a monument to his memory.

A case presenting some features of serious hardship hai come to our knowledge. A man who has lived eight months in this Province, and has borne a good reputation, was charged at Waipukurau with assault with intent upon a young woman, and committed for trial at the Supreme Court. Thecase rested solely on tbe evidence of one witness, who, according to her own statement allowed a eoneiderable time to elapse before making'her complaint; aud the accused solemnly protested bis innocence. A strong feeling prevailed that tbe charge was unfounded, and two prominent settlers, unwilling that the man should suffer the indignity of confinement in prison while awaiting trial, offered bail for his appearance to the extent of £1000 each, which, however, the Justices saw fit to reject; and the man is now in the Napier jail. We have no with to express an opinion on the fact* of a cas« which has yet to come before a jury ; but when it is considered ■at what a disadvantage the accused is placed as regards his defence by being deprived of liberty, and tbe substantial bail which had been offered, we think great severity has been shown. He is presumably innocent until found guilty ; a court and jury may—probably will—acquit him; and ia that case what will recompense, him for the misery of'the two months'sojoum with lunatics and felons in a common jail ?—Hawke's Bay Times.

At a reunion of the employees of 'Mtssra Wtlliam Collins, Sons and Company, of the Heriot Hilt Works, held on -the 7fch Murcu, Bailie C>llins presiding, the following returns of the operations of the company for the past yea>* were given by the chairman in the courV»oifhit. address :^-'^l find that dur ing the lust year we hare published SO new work?, and printed and bound in all 2,200,000 books, from the Small Primer to tho largest Family Bible—a number equal to 7000 duily. (ApplaußO.) , Of maps we have p:inted 8,770,000, or eqnul to 12,000 p<r day. Of engraved head line copy books, upwards of 3,(.00,00p, or 10,000 daily, which, I presume, Would be more than could :be filled byfIOO.OOO scholars all theyeur round—(applause)—and of drawing books 360,000, or fully 1000 daily —the whole requiring tho consumption of between 600 and 700 tons of paper, (Applause.) So much for the publishing departwent. Mr firoodall informs me that in the stationery department we have received, during the laifc year, upwards of 2000 tons of writing and printing. papers—(applause)— out of whick have'been manufactured I cannot tell you how many millions of memorandum and smaller account books—nearly 100,000 half, and full bound'larger account books, the whole requiring the ruling of about 40,000 reams of paper; while in the usoful item of envelopes wo- manufactured on the premises rather over 50 millions last year; —while Mr. Donald tells mo the wages paid amounted to upwards of £25,000, being an ! iucreose of between £3000 and £4000-over the preceding year."