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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1740, 31 July 1874, Page 2

In the House of Representatives Mr. W. Kelly asked on the 21it inst., if there was any portion of the road between Tauranga and the Thames G-oldfields under contract at present; and whether it was intended to complete the work during the present year. Mr. Richardson replied that works were going on _at present on the road alluded to. Instructions had been given that a detailed survey should be made, and it would be done shortly.

It wowld appear that the Hon. D. MoLean, Native and Defence Minister, has returned from his Australian tour and taken hia seat in the House, although no intimation of his return was notified as might ha7e been expected. Now that Mr. McLean has come back, it is possible that something new may be heard of native affairs. Member* will be able to obtain information from ths fountain head of what has been done daring the recess, and what is proposed to be done in the future with regard to native and defence matters.

We are «orry to notice, that Mr. Foley's troupe now performing at th« Theatre Royal are not drawing to the extent they deserve. The youthful artists who sustain the burden of the performance ara deserving of more liberal' patronage. They are clever in their petite comedies, and they undoubtedly possess abilities of a versatile order, being extremely good in ringing, dancing and other accomplishments. Mr. Foley is also very good in a particular line, and there are others of deserving notice. A morning performance will be given to morrow, and we should be glad to see the troupe doing a batter business than they have done eomo evening* thh ireek.

SATS the Grey River Argus :—Highlanders have the habit, -when talking their English, auch aa it is, of interjecting the personal pronoun " he •' where not required, such as " The "king Tie hag come," instead of " The king has come." Often, in consequence, a sontence or an expression is rendered sufficientlj lv-; dicrous, as the siquel will show. A gentle-: man says he has had the pleasure of listening to a clever man, the Bey Mr (let hia locality be a secret), and he rocently began his discourse thus: " My t friends, you will find the subject c;f discourse this afternoon ia the First Epistle Gene, al of the Apostlo Peter, fifth chapter and eighth verse, in the words, ' The devil he gooth about like a roaring lion, seek:ng whom he v.ay devour.' Now my friends, with your leave, we will divide the subject of our texfc to day into four heads. Firstly, wo shall endeavour to ascertain ' Who the devil'Ae was.' S-.condly, we shall inquire into his geographical position, namely: ' Where the devil 7ie w&a,' 'Where the davil he was going.' Thirdly—and this of a personal character—' Who the devil 1m was seeking.' And fourthly and lastly, we shall endeavour to solve a question which ha 3 never been solved yet, 'What the devil 7ie was roaring about.''' :

The monthly inspection of the Thame Scottish and Cadets took place last night after which the company marched out. Pressure of advertisements prevents us from giving a dotai led notice of the business.

The rapid extension of Mr. Samuel Coombes'business in Auckland necessitating his continual supervision, ho has sold his Thames business, possession to be given on Friday the 14th August. He takes this opportunity of intimating that the stock will be sold regardless of cost, in order to reduce it as much as possible during the twelve dsys sale. To-day the establishment is closed for marking down, and on opening to morrow the prices will astonish-the natives.-—Adat.

In noticing the announcement that the Royal English Opera Company were about to giro a short season of five nights at the Thames, in yesterday's issue, it was stated that the company would appear at tho Theatre .Royal. We are informed that it is not yet decided where the company will perform, and we notice that the prohminary announcement docg not mention the place of amusement in which the troupe will locate themselves, although it is stated that the box office will be at Mr. Burra's, where the p'au can bo seen. It would be wall for the management to intimate which house they will occupy at once in order to prevent disappointment.