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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2569, 2 April 1877, Page 2

hri> i- , ,r Ii t<>i h ltinjr line to come, tmUd t tit'r-ict a goiul hii l iner V t a )it ewh If pie- o>i4ly t 1 >• n«enOu»ra C miijm \ ti d to ci •mi niglii a te: night i > uiiHi ratily linn ■ n« »"s. Jvi uce, Nil »pa . Mv i< hate alike tajl.d to dra<<£ 14 it tv i ilte tii«.inolfihe people a c m> ho , ( elj tliHi tln-y aunot tear them is Jv s troin trie d unes ie hearth? I'erhap- »o, iind y. t he fact that the attend* auce is alwa » uo<Hi.«h''ii plenty ol /leg' im lik.-ly io be exhibited on the triage, would se.»-m to a'Ufue the contrary. A s (VMidjr^jt*? '^r.JiB tiijp will g-herally draw a numerous crow I, ai.d a well dei eloped bicyclist i"* irrests ible. >t is a niatier of H<» bt wh th'-r the peO|le renard them. B"iven as superior to :.l.h» entertaiiiiiient* they di> no) pa'ronie<<, or the enit-rtain «ti*-ntx hs ->v -er or to them They would jprol abl vim stl»e termer.: {Bu tho wJsta'uda th.- tTUtIiP **

I Hi. i "In-isii-iiti' rh S'ar h rather "•rough ' ii t>e petjpl.- of; hit city f»r liiefi'waut vo» -ppre^'Mti/.n' of HrsfclaH<; entertaiiiuieiitfl. li-avs:—' vr "efi-ni's I. c til re las tiight ti Ii t lonlUi-r waut ot al l ger Nn i nee th ii tivi- p' c* n* A sliorl line go \l r ilaiupier, au actor who* <q>ial ts Hoi iikel to be seen in

IHE Hanyirik'!! dyocaie t< Us the fol ]omiu^ iiiterottiiuf Htory abu an aucieut -honK';'--^A''-;ivHißi«t.bio^i)titVij<!iS'ti^quii)e: lou^ovity Jtas recently c?>nne r under, our notit'-ei' 't An old pouy, 43 y^ar* i o(. ; a>tej..jc[gu_t i :j| Ud: .aSjd : .^!ii[«4t ;r kjno.i!Mi. % >n.thin fiistVict. had^Ta'ely to b«?".shot at Mr <iO^er'i« tarui, lnviii^ 4»riken hi* ley while UHi'iliollinn witli.oJLiier liorses in a paddock there. '• he pony was a rent old ebionut. hayint; arrived in, '41 «>r' 42 in a vessei froiu Valparaiso, wliicn also broiii;'.t oV-r a uuiuber of uiules. At that due ' I'll iNed was aged, lia> ing p t»»ed th t period when the ajje eait be told by ezainuiiti)i the mouth .lu-'. Wellington he became the property, of. #t V'r. iiiand v .n v solicitor. tie wai< atiurvuinf* purch-iSfd by Union Aiz iorf, who wh-* "iitt-il m the eariliquake o Jatniarv 1845 He »h« purcha«ed by the Ute Mr G<»«.-r in 1851, and brought to'thib strict, where he lias remained ever -ini'e I'hi re whs no telling >•• what ajje he might hay»- lived but f>r the acci d< ut. He Btenied go< d tor at otlx r2O team at lea-t, bi int> a m<>st as phytttland fruity as a lour-year-old "

• A COKitfcHVONbKKT «il|»plifi< tlfr. <C<oni-wt-ll Ar^iin) «i-»i an iii-»ih cc of re ui'irltablf faiiifji' s-»gH.ii|' wlnVh is nmth leeurdi' t». Itt-ci-ii'ly whilf a ulu-phenl in Hie etii|) ny o Mr Al.ismis >«vi« was 4-una.f.l niT>ti m>K ih the hack raugeh, a bioue started from tUc wwuutaiu side cod

•tiuck him on the head, knocking him ! HeiiHrleMi. Th<* nheplierd fortunately hap* p.ned to liave with liiiu his faithlul c >llu% who fiiiiliiif; hi» uiHHter heljjle-8 at once uiartyd oil* for ttuHisiame Goiuu to a party of uitherx fc ' ho vi ighbourliood. the doK< alter one oHtwo invtleciual attempta, at length succeeded iaj{etttnK two of the part l6>ltiK©wv**i%|n to the spojt where bif .'lU^Ht^rfta^lHlUlSllii^le^a^'';-. I'tie rnfcu iiu media^Wy^j|)rocj| l|d m(tre c :iielp, aif'l the: Uiitor^iuatelabt^jllerd wh* i;*>itv.eyed to the: houe^««ttJtu>h 'ditjk Btri'"ieli« fr, wlienceiie, :*»• drought to th Cromwell Ho^p ial. "

In our monthly gold returns published on Sal<ir lay we •• d »o put homi th>MoanNtK'ri'p'toriiiK 'or hit" day m " piobulrltv S<XX) uiiSH'e*." tin* >c nrtuti! ii<>t beio*;'finished 'ill late in the etri-ninn. It turu>d out''to be nrnrt? than w»s experteii. itatiiefy 5177 ounce-. There was aiMO~a'd>Ki*rei>i!iiry in tdo return from Mclnn^s' tribute cru^hittg ut Bull's l»att> ry of 17 ounces. our niininu reporter having undergo 'd th return to be 13-»2-i 7dwts- i-s cad of 30'izs 7dw?s. T<ie«e t.«» amoun's bpinft' added to the total givex on J*a(urday will mine the ajigref4«t» return of yolii for (he month from the Haurahi <iol fii'id to 2t>,214 ounces 3 dwr« 13 grains. With Corouiaiidc). the t<>tal return tor tiie montlt a'mountt to 28,994 ouiict-6 13 dvits 13 urainn

■*Wb .have're-fiTi'il''JNew Z alnuil Gi::«i?tles N> s. 25 ami 2(i. i^ot fiiaiioiis under tl*e bauds of Alexnuder -Brodie,

County Chaii man, nnd Thomas Spencer, Councillor, appea , declar nit. uud<-r and in • xerci«e o- the authority given by the BSih section of " The P.bhc Works Act, 1876 " that the Hupe, Waiotahi, Aloanatairi aiiti Kamka roads be roads of the ihoni'M County.iT 1- j . Fhom (Joldsbrongh's Monthly Circular of March 21 vie I am that the export of w oi frmn Vciona for the presem season. - f'om Ist •'ctoter 1876, to iVJa cli 21st. • 18°/ w»,» 294 53 baieit. or an iueienaao» • , 6 437 bili-x ox the cor esi>on<tiug term, of i hiii e»«ou. Durum the month, from | ■Feb 25 io vlarcu 20. 10352 ca«enof ( re | served meals were exported .o Lciiuou.

"ir Ifj r^cording jW" par'icufarsi of "the crushing for Urquhart and party, Waiter mata tributers, at Bull's battery, our re. jirtiT was led into an error ut.regard to the amount oFainalgam, in .s'ai'ii<g that 62 ounces were ri'tfhted: ; I'his wjih abo'tr the weight.:ot silver^and amaliiJtTu* taken from the plate.*, but when^queezed t-ere ;wer* >>n\y- about 17 ounces so that ttie ire' urn .ot 7 ounces l7d wts of gold ah.owed the silver had beeu carefully treated.

. RtFKBRI.\o to the hl'oldi' nt of shares "in the KurMhui Hill Coiu^a y. by' tender, Auckland Star Kay--:— render* weft* receited;t.o.day at Mr" I'othi IV'i*mce> tor /680 unallotted «li<res'in the Kimii.ui -il.ili - Uuited':Goldinitiitig-t.'omp*ny The wuolejo.t were dispos d 01. at.a minimum pric* 6' 20s per alias c. VV h were success, iul, tenderert*; was a piece- of inf <i m »t.ion not vouchsafed atnihe «' 'oinpuny's oiHee, but it transpired during thc-aiflcrnoun that •,tt»e whole?lot/wiih i tht i.t >xi;e.pti<»|i^i<' ; .4jl9;S W'-re 'lakenby iVlr l"ijfia. i, iissel). % \y:reui;nndcr *»"«•■•• aijiv trd ainqnu i« ur oth./r apjl'cnts. 'I'h •'- ff et of-- tiie allotment hati been the rew"ps»* of .wusit. was'iinuci paled Instead of dcaning. ,\he tirii'e.o Shate* went' P*ip d'y up mM t'roiii 18 • or 16 - they oiiciied 27 .tit . "Mrjiu Nrjl's u«,1•,. devijadvent ; oil !he litfceuij Us- eviiieh'U^ fwv.urably regarded.,. '

• Thk wiiler of •• ■-Sport*.iiij., ,«N ,-Vrß, I'ri-m H"mtr"tin c -' -h-- AuntSttlasiari '^y 'y: --' I*» tlu-Sf^ays t)(i o; g » -lk»-i. it: t« :... iiiV;i: fu". >iin;'" n-r»>.ing io I <-k up IVack ;;.'coiii -ml *-• if our fo' fatiurt - ot' ;< "liu'cdrt'd y- rs -i:o '■*erelJ-qitai; t '■ liie/l'iatis oi: s^irhi^-a h>t« • Xhibi ed l f he;>po«-t,niij ;Vrr^aZ"n«? f i Shu Year 1795. tells ii>» that in.} 787.>irl''' stir Poweil *»a' ked from O'i t»-rhury (v -i Ne« Zealand) to London and back. a di-tno-•»f 112 miles, in 24 h,u»B.- In -1788 tl.<«»iue gentleman walked from If i de-park" corner to the 50 h mil stone on th Hath road and ha<-k to HyoV pak in., under 2hours, a d. in 'tl'ie > e«r 17'o'h«« w:»!k d irojtu,! O'tdoii aiid ; :{i>tckv39l,ra'.le;s.! •n five dayx and 15 h urs. in 17t>5"

'■obeii Batelv, ;wh» in anrold tiian, ntteii. *t Hiked to London from .Norwich, a'(stance of 81 mil «; in one day a dreiunrd hack (lie next. _ In t.be year" 179'J..>iivag.-r. ; h ; iabourpr in Herefordsiiire." Walked 4 4 miles* in fix d=iys over v»-ry roui.'h and in 1791 a gentleman aged 77 walked from London to Liverpool, 205"'miles, in four* ttayx. When we remeiuh r that al the»e f.at« wre periorm.d oa» oi do«ir» on tht!:turn|rtke rcwilii. iipihnl iairlf-'iljbvn dale, and with the roads th in»eli;ea in some p p.rt-* in a very r-nnh state we can but admit (hat th'-y^ compared *avourat> y viith anyihi g done; I itely «iu«l ;p cov«-r and on_: a Jey.el.aiid beautjlully prepared track. " "•'""'" ' ."."' *' . " .'"'."■

iA^ WoRLtiNCM'o ¥ teli-fcrafn"of Thu-sJa^^ !date says : - -iti'-'s GtiternUieiit Gazette" ixsued to-day there art* prncl.am ti>ni« reHpfictiH^ the killing iif gfine in the Pr ,iv intf* aI; Uif tr i ct*of. A; ueif la iid : 'Ha w k e'^* 1 Bay. an i ' 't«fjo. Thi*' fee for he»*nse s to. kill game is 6xed at 4<>-* for the f'rovineiaj I f}\ strier_of I >ta.;O,. ,1 >i Haw, ♦*'><,B«y ;K»flje WhalHi^ :-'M&'< vieV'n the Ist <if May, 1877fiiiui tUe Jl lM' '£W?r* yseHr/ltui "only" between «iiitri c and «Vni •et; hiul .iiafive ■• jr«tue may- be^fci led. t .-fcuring the months of April, .May, June st'ii-l July. lit tbV Prorincial D-strict of Aiiekiand uatne tn»y be kill d between the 2l't of May and ihe3lstibf,lnly (both iays,ii>el >i>ive),, between .sun Vise and sun- j ■set \; "uud riative gauine diiring" rhe. morithrof April, May. Jiiiie. and July! In Otauo may bf killed b t«e«ii the Ist of •lune aisti the .3l«t of Ju'y ; and, native tfiiiue.froui the Ist ot April to the riui of July, (bojh da>,.s inelu „i»c),.: . HyOrie .in

- lojji.i..ii, llie. -uitroiliirtiori into ; Ne* Z^.ilninl of CfitVli-,. Htui hlum?|>. Mr^H^'r,!,'. Iroui any piac«?:bcj\p.initin; ii. it* '•*. ilm Ansiraia>iau colonies i>. absnluu-j-y prolitbitt^d.;, an<) tJie,Or.ii«?rin ,oou(^,| ,|8 ;lo re-ti^ in it>r> ijn'il theexpir>«'rionc»r:t^o^ v«tafV. iroai the 15; Ii nf Vp'^'nexfj, tt-ilesS* iW'-ifci'ii. ;-. ...^ .-.■.:.'"■-■• :t^:-. ;:. ": ' ■■■.I-

Tire:HAliVilMirah Sc^Biiian; opf!°«'■'* any >.to } .« uy , n the partof Kn^land that may lead trie eon nry i*.tt»war. L-okinj» at: lu> bread q !esti..n it remarks :-* T c ;:■ v•e^•a^e j^ritv;.»ir wheat 'f.'ir the wh'".le <">! 1«75 was 45* 3d,... 8 ;, that .the total vu\u,oiiui- quitityy h-quireit for the tTi.ii"ed X h>jd..«» in that year was a little orer £s^<».Jot«)o.. Ttii« year,c>win« *hu fly i.nrt«ar> of! war.nhe price of whWt4an ijotie UIS uuul it-is now 48\id per q tarter, if th tt ha«l been the •ase]J>t»i vtar. the countiy^ wodid ha.ye had to pay ab«>u< t n.ree millitum «nd three.rgu?jrt( rß.nM.ir*> ih.tiiiir: did- for bread CSopposing the Uiissiiu» su, ply to be lost becMii c ot war aiid tht? demand to co tinuc the si me.' ih'j '])>!«"»> mua rise at leak fiveor..wix-.vlillli|r'|i»"' » quarter, and i-iiII likeh%mHl would ' r ,si. i übl?' th<L »tn unt. ; JifeiMg -'if-heM'',^,.^; yuinan a basits, it would ♦olio*^ tharf a \-ymr <»f wat a ■ ilh' X ugHih would *dd eig' o rei -ti q^ ■•■■*■': "ty 'if\\\u,mUi the cost' lit \&jl 'hiva T in 1875. , Tiiis iiunQ! ■* matter to hii overlooked m couiWuler &/%, a* >. Lord B ac ti>-fit?d staid he UnA loconiiider, * me iiitr ests' of the coautry."

- UK S}> et itor «ays that a curious Ufunr i« a3 at. for vrlncli we do notvniicli thai tiie l*ori<*»iii it* eigerncSN for iiu>ue\. ha* nff-M-fd tv jifll the Hereditary Pi lialu* of the H«>ly Land to any candidate «c<-i-pled by the Jew.- in ivturn fora lv n. The tran-itctiutj vr«uld;J>e one of ■the most singular in history, but., it is not i>ry<>i,d liie range ol possibility Patentine needs imtiiinj but, -irrigation' and me*, and though .the Jens di*lik«- agriI'ulmrr-, fellaheen Miiiicieni nujjlit t»t> ittiraclftf (nui) I'g.Ypt. The n-sioriiuon ottheJuMs. with Lord Ut-acou*Held tor Kit Kittt;- n'oiiid he n jncideiit rouiai.iie enon^ii I* sati.<>fy i-wii t>>e MtiH^inanun of thcHiitnor ot "iilroy " If tlic Jews re Ml c, the i urks should <sk Biigham You g >< mak« a (>id. His atjeins «er>- sai>(, twelve months ago to be soimriniij the Fort.-, and studynm the t-apabihtifh of the ui>m)t>.\, and tiie Mormon 1 nd. r would easily iuto the posvuon of a Poll*