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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2006, 9 June 1875, Page 2

The Thames Dramatic Club Vill give a performance. jn aid of tlie '' MinersAccident Belief Fund to-morrow evening. There will doubtless be a good attendance of the public generally, the wants of the Fund having of late been brought so prominently forward. - -

The Thames Cricketers' Dramatic Clvb —an amateur body who will be remembered for their signal success in r the performance of " EumptifoozV—are now rehearsing for another ehtertainmerit, which they will present to the public shortly.

The practice of stone throwing is a dangerous kind of past time. muck, in rogue of late amongst the youth of the Thames. It is not so long since a smaU boy iras punished for' the offence at the Eesident Magistrate's Court,'and this morning another case came before, the .Court. Thomas Johnson threw a stone into the bar of the Post Office Hotel, fortunately without doing any damage, but the result might have besn very different. It was a most wanton piece of mischief, and in what respect it could amuse 'the small delinquent would be hard to gay. Eespectable in every things save his predilection for throwing stones, the lecture delivered by the Magistrate will no doubt have a salutary effect upon this boy, and be a lesson to boys generally. .

Feom the letter of a correspondent we learn that matters commercial are not looking very brisk just now at Ohinemuri. A few of the storekeepers have given up in_« disgust, and those that remain are far from making a fortune! Kaymanhas taken his billiard.table" up there, -and would no doubt do ,very well if there was anybody, to play billiards in the district, but, as it is, Mr Hayman will doubtless regret that billiard-tables are not easier to carry about.

Tee townskip recently" surveyed at Puriri on the Church Mission property will be put up to"auction to-morrow by Mr Edwin Bihnoy, at his mart, Albertstreet. The site of. the township is on the Puriri river, and souia of the* allotments already possess groat value. ;. The town has been, capitally laid off by-Mr It. J. M'Farland.

There is a great.demand for houses at the present time, and, rents have consequently risen. : Even with all the building ,'goicjj' on, there is enquiry for"' more cottages thaneaa ; bo got. ileuse r property is now better as an iavs.gfcjiient than some other speculations. ItisdifScul.fc£Q apcount for the unusual requirementg in ikj.9 direction, unless by assuming that the place is becoming more settled, and more people gojnto housekeeping, as cottages have increased, but population has not for some time.

CojsrsipEEAßLß improvement is being; effected in Pollen street by utilising the sandstone from the mine tips.' The sido of the road has been made up for some distance^ and the water table formed, and tho work when, vfully 'completed will greatly add to the appearance and the convenience of the roadway. The same material is now being largely used in filling up lowlying land in the township. It is easily obtained, and cheap, being deposited on the road free of cost to the Borough, we believe.