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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2040, 19 July 1875, Page 2

..The,. Exchange.,,. Company's. jnine. ..was., sold by auction to-day by Mr James Craig, under warrant of distress from the District Court. Mr Ruddock was the purchaser at £1200.

It is notified that Messrs Geo. S. O'Halloran & Co. have removed from Pollen street, Shortland, to the centrally situated premises in Brown street, formerly known as the Greatest "Wonder of the World, where the business of auctioneer and commission agency will in future be carried on.

Weather indications are unfavorable | —not alone locally, but in other places, 'and if we should have westerly wind tooday and to-morrow, it is possible^ that a of the flood will be experienced. People along the beach might as well secure their fences against the possibility of another such occurrence. .

\ Thebe was an alarm of fire last night iabout half-past 11 o'clock, the_Earaka ; Bridge bell being rang out lustily. The ; cause of alarm was the City of London ! chimney at the engine house, which I caught fire and roared away lustily. : Several persons proceeded to the spot, (thinking it was a shaft on fire, but all idanger was removed by the employees of the mine in a few minutes. The ringing 'of the bell seemed to set all the dogs in jShortland barking, who kept up their ihideous chorus for, an hour= afterwards. .

; The schooner built by Mr Robert :Stone to the order. of Captain < Souter will be launched to-morrow morning at a quarter past eight o'clock. With the high tide expected to-morrow morning, and the preparations made, the launch should be as successful as former ones from Mr Stone's yard. ; ■,■>-,.' J. 'S

■ A qeand and interesting marriage took place at the Marriage Registration. Office this morning, when' Rbpata; te Pbkiha ■(Robert Pox), the much respected loyal Chief of Ohinemuri, was, united ; in marriage to Raima Pohe pohe, a most respectable, interesting Chieftess of Waikato. The ceremony and coccasionvras very imposing, and was attended by several of Bopata's intimate friends, Messrs. Guilding, W.arbrick and Dr Bullock. Mr Godkin -drove:the party in his usual style on this occasion.

The Duvalli Troupe on Saturday evening brought to a close a season which cannot be regarded, we should think, as very profitable either to themselves or those who went to see them, and to the style and character of which we from the first took exception. .There can be no question that the sisters could dance in a manner considerably above the average of those who go in for that sort of thing, but the dialogues used to introduce the dances were, besides being devoid of any wit whatever, pervaded with allusions of so double, entendre a nature as to be most objectionable, to say nothing of the bye-play which, in some instances, was disgusting in the extreme. The entertainment on Saturday night was commenced by the play "Magic Toys," which was not, in the opinion of the actors, sufficiently applauded. Then followed what was called the Can-Can, which must have conveyed a somewhat vague notion of that dance to those who saw it for the first time ; next followed the " J3?igand Chief." Miss Heloise Duvalli deservedly obtaining an encore for her song " It's funny when you feel that way," and some nursery. rhymes sung by her and Mr Coutts were also sppreciated. After the ilapse of a ;few- minutes the conundrums Isejat in for competition" were read by Mr Ooutts, the audience being appointed ijudges, and the method of judging being the amount of applause bestowed. Nearly all were of a personal nature, and we a-efrain from giving them in consideration of the "celings of those who were made the subjects of them. - The prizes -were-^ butter cooler and a pipe.

Thbbb is some dissatisfaction expressed at the delay which has been caused in bringing into force the agricultural leasing regulations for Ohinemuri. These regulations were prepared in a short space of time by Warden Fraser and forwarded to His Honor the Superintendent for approval, which was at once accorded, yet from some cause or other ! the regulations cannot be gazetted until j to-morrow fortnight, the third day of August. All those persons who are anxious to take up areas under the regulations have therefore to wait in ig- | norance and idleness ; and, as one of them i-remarked to us, the best-fortnight of the ' year is lost, during which many acres of land/might have /been' turned up,'andprepared for crops. The delay certainly \ seems unaccountable/ unless alt has been conceded for the convenience of the

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