The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1695, 9 June 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1874.

■Oh dit that tMr.i-tioi'thwick is about t©; .relinquish-the managemenfc^of the Old Wh^uj ;«nfie,' and^that bo vriil'be- succeeded -by '"Mr.j James Kneebone,. ?1; ,,,-.. r , c -. '■ . '\ We lemk^M^iM-br6wk'Ptince manage-i ment are trying to procure material for mak-l „fin£;a c patent.i^^ iii the' locality likely to be effected by the The viiit of Mr. Stewart, who was coming! to JfcW Thames iri an'dfficial^iiit in cbnnec-j tion with steam boilers and machinery,, has! been delayed.for * /few day i, v; intimation to j that effect having been received by rt»lfigram; this "wp^ijjr^iOH- 65'M.AV ■! Wb learn that men have been set to woFki to, repaJR T damagts at Tararu wharfs- /The. l<wdrlr is undertaken' by the"Government.; Twenty men are, employed. ■ The, new piles! are to be iron-shod. It is expected that the, roadway for passengers will be complete in aweek's time. 'yi -Y ■":;:" '■'' "Mv" ■" °. ] :'-IB■-}Q^^mßtown/^Fire^,Bl?gad^''had^a! practice last'night, at which there was a good I attendance. The water tables in Owen.and; rßrawrirstreets were ' fleshed* from thi'Moata-j ctwi.CreeTt-iupply, and found to he'efficiemti The ■water was thrown-to a considerable dii-j taoc^o,, wjiich showed .that, in., case,-ef; need—; thci supply. b«nng equal to last night, Ihe; water could be rendered of good.seduce in' ,']|, ''ATll.^iSpjOKß his• ship^uildiEg j dpWati^n^.'"^ rM^'SfJpne' has, yeceiTed ■ orders; fr^m IWe'*B^t^l'Tßlß^ldJVO.pal^^Pqlppan3; toi •b{fild/W!iarge.'b rar'ke.dr piint iforthiir trade. The bi^ >ivW.%?iiafi^B >iij >1b^ l£^ tic{ngi with a 21ft.,beam,and 150 tocslburden, and , to_be.an *xact Jkc-fiimile of the^barge built by I Mr Stone for the same company ati the. Short- i lanjpya^s^.vvA?wtheirorder is on hand for a: stesm:launch 50ft long and 9ft. 6in. beam., '■r Thij|.^reßß*l; will be dingonaUy cbuilt,! afidiwill; Jje constructed «o as to suit the Tipper Thames j trade, and is to order of a on the| Thames, who it atrpresent engaged intrati .trade; both reiiels will bo commenced at once : ifindthat^hisiwprkis bo ;well> apnwoia'tedi by ) the firmsbflie:ihaß'lb3ailt;:veiselß!. fipr atthei iThamfß.y«ivds:as to induce a renewal of itheir :orden,tf-;, Theobrder.' < f6r w<ibW s'teanr --launch; pretty plainly indicates the growing::importance of the Upper Thames trade with this borough. : ,J^ X- Z.,'! VV;, '■■.'■%;''.-, -j- '• A,. coßßistoiri)ENi! writing fron^-j^wnj,bp Ihe CQrpsaandehNQws say s: —A rather good "l*tel>r: Armitage M-j^mj knovt. _wjMjß*nt-for^by_the Star people up _to i «r.me Jhree (weekrvago to. file affidayi t» against Capfaln Fraser, who ho Wai prepared i to swear fjrequeri^runk {n^ii , company aiicl had gone on the spree with! vhim #mppgsMhe Maori j out by McCormickj ready Armitage" to •ign, ■ when walk'mg 3o4ra' Q^ieen-strcet with Brett, who »ho«ld-b&-Been coming along the •treet 4>u^,43»ptftin Eraser- himeerfi^who had just arriretf lfronThuf late vSit Tauranga. Talk of tbo d-— i-r"BaTS Brett, here comes tnat he ? -That s not my old chum " Bully Fraser.";,^ Jtpis need^ss to depict the disap - pointed^teoE of 'I the bellows blpwer of the §Uf*!Mft%>tnis announcement. Armitige had confounded Captain Frasor with another party iftPtheriame fiaine. The affidarits we n^n^yfays-lfere never read. ■•-■ .-. J/I;*''' J''<s ■ .■. ■-■.'._:.■ ■ ...:•■;•■-. ■■■■-;'.. -.' ■ ' -ii-Vi'4o

At the Grahamstown police ran| dog depot there were c^nfined^tl^;.4faorn!ing|j a yellow Bkye terrier andj^w^it^plrodle^boife b£ which,*we iipftgine, r .a^|w^rth^th»,^;Bh|M liogl-reqivredibr th>ir ~'&i<jaoe and.;tt;-^re]^yie|;tp from the ipst drendtsentfi|6o of fehp '}*ti*o® i wilMetcteieifoutMn the dogi.Jfe othekißQf dil|dsed^f ..^lfl