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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2132, 3 November 1875, Page 2

It was reported in town to-day that a boat was missing, but after making enquiries we could not ascertain that the report was correct. It was stated that two men went out fishing last night from Shortlandand had not returned, and it was feared that they had met with some accident during the night. Up to the time of going to press we were unable to verify the truthfulness of the report.

The mail via San Francisco is due in Auckland on Sunday next, but as of late the steamers have been rather before than behind time, we may look for the mail on Saturday. .

We are informed that, owing to circumstances over which they have no control, Mr J. M. Dargaville and Mr J. S. Macfarlane will not be candidates for seats at the forthcoming elections.

We learn that arrangements are all but perfected for the erection of a twenty stamper battery at Karangahake, in connection with the Prospectors' Claim. An agreement has been prepared and signed by the parties who are to supply the machinery, and Mr Wallnutt is now at Ohinemuri for the purpose of getting the signatures of the mine shareholders. The protection of the claim expires on the 9th of this month, we believe, but it is probable the time will be extended in view of the immediate carrying out of the project for erecting a battery.

The following letter has been handed to us for insertion, and we believe that Friday, the 19th inst., has been the day fixed for the performance at the Theatre Royal:—" Thames, 3rd November, 1875. —The Secretary Thames Dramatic Club. —Dear Sir, —I am instructed by the Hospital Demonstration Committee to thank the Thames Dramatic, Club for the offer of a Benefit in aid of the object of the Demonstration on the 27th December, and to inform you that prior arrangements prevent their making any engagements for that night, and at the game time to intimate that should it be convenient to the Club to give a performance for the same object prior to the day of demonstration, they may depend upon" the hearty co-operation of the Committee in endeavouring to bring it to' a successful issue.—Yours'truly, E. Honiss, Secretary Hospital Demonstration Committee."

Mr E. Honiss, Secretary to the Thames Hospital, begs to acknowledge the.receipt of the following donations and subscriptions :— Operative Bakers' Association, £2 ; J. Morton, per F. Frater, £1; Barnett and Levy, £1; Eev. V.Lush, £1; workmen Moanatairi G.M.Co., £7 9s 6d; H. H. Wright, 10s; J. McNaughton, £1; workmen' Bright Smile mine, £7 ; J.Eenshaw, £1; G. Blott, £1 Is ; J. arid J. Frater (witness'expenses), £1; workmen of United Pumping Association, £4 10s; workmen Tramway battery, £114s 6d; Mrs E. Eichards, £1; G. Craighead, £1 Is ; workmen of Queen of Beauty mine, £5 ; workmen ' .Bright Smile battery, £3 2s 6d ; workmen City of London mine, £3 17s ,10d ; H.A.C.8.5., per E. Twohill, treasurer, £5; Eev. J. Crump, £1; Nemo, £1; P. Hwanstown, £1; T. Dunlop, £1; Eev. J. McKee, £3 ; Mrs Moore, £1 5s ; workmen Alburnia mine, £4; J. Butt, £1 Is ; E. Kennan, W. Eobinson, and J. Benny, witness fees in E.M. Court, 15s ; E. Darrah, £1 Is; J. Stephens, £1 Is; Captain Goldsmith, £1 Is; J. Gillespie, £1 Is ; W. Howe, £2 2s ; J. McLaren, £4; Allen Leonard, 2s 6d; T. Spencer, Parawai gardens, 14s; C. Cox, £1 Is ; workmen, at Bull's battery, £2 5s ; G. Eobson, £1 Is; a Friend; 2s 6d; workmen Queen of Beauty battery, £1 Is; Thomas Manning,

Tlie largest daily paper ever issued in the world- is the Chicago Inter-Ocean, of Friday, June 11th, which consisted of one hundred' and fifty-four pages, arid contained 825 columns of advertisements. In explanation of the unusual accumulation it is but fair to state that the city tax Kst fills one hundred.and thirty-six pages of the paper. The manuscript copy of the list weighed 274 pound, and occu-; pied 13,370 pages. Thirty compositors were employed thirty-six days in putting it in type, working 104- hours per day.

Op the three Good Templar Lodges at the Thames tbe officers of two (Northern Pioneer Lodge No. 6, and Hope of Tararu) having been -previously elected were duly installed on Monday and Tuesday nights. They are elected for the quarter ending January 31st 187<t Northern Pioneer: —Bro B. M. Mitchell, P.W.C.T.j, Bro J. Nodder, W.C.T;; Bco Wells, E.H.S.; Sister Nicholls, L.H.S.; Sister Kichards, sen, W.C."; Sister A. Wells, W.V.T.; Bro E. Sbept herd, W.S.; Bro Hewson, W.A.S ; Bro !G. French. W.T.; Sister S. Wells, ! W.F.S. ; Bro Douglas, W.M.; Sister j Bridges, W.D.M.; Bro Webster, W.1.G.: i Bro Muir, W.O.Gr. Hope of Tararu :— •W.C.T, Bro Nicholls; W.V.T., Bro I Tyacke ; W.F.S., Bro Leslie ; W.T., Bro Harris; W.C., Bro Gillan; W.M., Bro Brown ; W.1.G., Bro Herivel; W.0.G., Bro Hy man; W.D.M, Sister McCevill; W.R.H.5.,8r0 Davies; W.L.H.S., Bro Finlay; Bro E. Jenkins W.S.

The following is from the Age :—" Mr Greathead has again been successful in dealing with that terrible disease, diphtheria, at Ooburg, where several children have recently been attacked. Our correspondent states that a child of Mr Hampton, which was treated by a medical praclitioner, succumbed to the disease; but others who were attended by Mr Greathead have quite recovered, and the locality, so far as is known, is now free from diphtheria. Mr Greathead states that out of 400 cases attended by him not one has proved fatal. One family at Ooburg lost five of their number, and having two more affected, Mr Greathead was called in, and in a few days they were cured."

The Intelligent Vagrant tells a couple of anecdotes of members of the Assembly, oner of which having interest for people in this district we reproduce, as follows:—Mr Swanson having occasion to speak in committee after the doors had been locked and a division was impending; found himself unable to comply with the rule compelling members to speak sitting and covered. He had no hat handy, so Sir Cracroft Wilson lent one, and thus helped him through. /He restored the batf subsequently to Sir Craqroft," who asked Mr Swanson what he was going to pay for the loan of it. Mr Swanson, whose candour is not his least prominent characteristic, said, " Pay ye for it, indeed ! what are ye going to pay me for having made.your hat and common sense neighbors for once ? "

" Atticus," in the Melbourne Leader, says :—" I wish Mr Plimsoll would pay a short visit to Australia, or else that some Victorian would assume the role of the member for Derby. It is not very long since the treatment which sailors receive from owners and captains was brought prominently before the public, and I can speak feelingly about the manner in. which boats plying inside the Heads are overloaded. A party of ex* cursionists very narrowly escaped drowning on Saturday' last, owing to their steamer being laden until she had lost all buoyancy. Indeed, had it not been for the seamanship displayed by the captain there would have been a sad catastrophe. As it was, the loss fell, as it ought to have done, upon the owners, who had to sacrifice their boat." The same writer says:

—" The newspapers seem to think it a portion of their duty to give lengthy details of the last moments of every criminal who is condemned to death, but there is a decided sameness about all these morbid descriptions. We are invariably told that the spiritual adviser was unremitting in his endeavours to awaken the convict .to a sense of his guilfc, that the criminal responded by professing penitence for his crime, and that with a dull thud he was launched into eternity. I can't help telling an anecdote about Howard, who was recently executed for the double murder at Frankston. After sentence of death had been passed upon him, and all hope of a reprieve had died away, if ever it existed, Howard wrote to the present lessee of the inn of which he was formerly part proprietor, telling him that there were so many dozen empty sodawater bottles in the yard, and that they must be either paid for or returned to the cordial-maker. I trust that the exertions of the priest were amply rewarded, and that the anxiety about empty bottles was not incompatible with a very proper and decent frame of mind."