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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1966, 23 April 1875, Page 2

To-day being S(. George's Day the Banks were closed, and some of the schools, public and private, were also closed. With these exceptions, St. George's Day was allowed to pass unobserved. " '

An accident happened to Mr W. 0. Wright, " mining surveyor, yesterday, which resulted in a nasty bruise to his hand and damage to his theodolite. He was surveying at the City of London claim,-when a piece of quartz rolled out of the hopper* striking Mr Wright on the hand and breaking his instrument.

A post-office has been established at Mackay#own, and Mr McKay, wholesale and retail storekeeper in that township, has -been appointed post-master. The want of a post-office at Mackaytown has been long felt to be an exceedingly pressing one, the delivery of letters from the Paeroa being so extremely uncertain as frequently to cause no. little inconvenience to business people and others ; and McKay, we apprehend, will be found both obliging and reliable. His place of business, in a central position, is also rcry well known.

A meeting of ladies interested in the formation of a female Rechabite Tent at the Thames is convened by Mrs filkirigton to he held at fche Masonic Hall, Queen street, this evening;

I A meeting of the Mechanics' Institute Committee was held last evening. Amongst other business it was decided to make an effort to resuscitate the museum and increase the collection of curios and objects of interest. It is believed that public interest may be reawakened in this I matter to assist the Committee in thoir I efforts.

There were no police cases for hearing at the Resident Magistrate's Court, this morning. Next Friday will be, the day for hearing civil eases. ;

1. of the Thames- Naval Brigade was held last night in the drill sued for monthly inspection, and subsequently the company, were marched ouand paraded the town, headed by their band. On Saturday the prize firing will take place at the Parawai Butts ; and next Sunday the company will meet for church parade.

The paddle steamer Hauraki has been laid up for eleaningj and and, yesterday the Manaia took the place of the Hauraki for the daily trip to the Thames..

The Echo of Wednesday sajs :—" We learn that the miners' rights which are supposed to have, been issued by some surreptitious means?befoire the: proclamation opening thb Ghiriei^uri" goldfield have, been sent to an experienced photographer in Auckland with the view; of detecting the printing imd handwriting. It is supposed that they were printed without authority, and the entries in the body of the rights forgeclvr. i J; ":" | A young' man named Joseph liynch met with an accident at the Herald battery yesterday. He was engaged with t another man hanging up a stamper Thinking it was secured, Lynch putl his foot in the stamper box, when down came the stamper, cutting a p'ece of his boot and his big toe clean off. He was taken to the Hospital, and is now progressing favorably. Lynch says he felt no pain immediately after the accident.

Another instance of canine sagacity has just come under our notice. Mr A. Griffiths lost a bundle of notes to-day, which were recovered almost as soon as missed by M aster P ancho, a dog who has on^ many occasions proved > himself ; to be gifted with, an intelligence which - co«ld almost be said to have been attained only by the possession of reasoning powers.

The Maories of Ohinerauri doubtless expected to roll in beds of gold as soon as the field was opened, and perhaps they were encouraged in this opinion by noting the pertinacity of the Pakehas in endeavouring to open it. Some of them complain now. One old Maori Chieftainness was pouring out her grief at the Puke on Thursday (writes a correspondent) with an air of great dejection. 6he said : "In my hand I have no money ; in my pockets I have no money; and all my land is gone from me.?' OThere; can be little doubt but that the-Maories anticipated a golden harvest, forttheir" sacrifice m handing; brer Ohinemuri. -1 :

Oxte Auckland contemporaries hare lately been vicing with each other in producing dog stories, illustrative of the sagacity displayed by canine pets in regard to newspaper literature. We don't want to lay ourselves open to a charge of blowing, and it is only at the urgent request of an esteemed subscriber that we consent to give publicity to the following, which, as a story, is not one jot behind those recently told by the Cross, Star, and Echo:—" Sir—l wish to bring under your notice a most remarkable instance .of canine sagacity* exhibited by my dog 'Sorer,' an Irish winter, on Saturday, kit. I had been in the habit of taking the Thames Advertiser and the Star mntil very recently, when times got too bad for me to afford a twopenny paper, ■o I dropped the morning and kept on the evening paper. ' Rover' had been accustomed to pick up the papers from the verandah, where they were thrown by the rmnboys, and bring them to me. On Saturday evening last, seeing the Star boy pass the gate, I sent 'Rover' to bring the paper, -but he came back in a few seconds without it. I sent him back, not being able to account for his not bringing the Star as usual. A second time he returned without it. I felt inclined to give the dog a kick, but on second thoughts determined to go and see if I had been mistaken or the boy had forgotten to leaVe the - paper. But no, there it was, and I ordered • Eover' tc fetch it. He went and took it in his mouth, but dropped it like a Lot potato, and I had to take it myself. On opening the evening sheet I discovered the cause. The enlargement of the Star had led the dog to imagine it was the Advertiser, and he declined to bring a morning paper at five o'clock in the evening.—-Tours, &c, Constant Header." -