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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2817, 23 February 1878, Page 2

A notice re tributes in the Inverness G.M.Co.'s ground appears in another column. „

In the fourth page of the present issue appears an article entitled " Cogilations on'Beccbt War Telegrams," and other interesting matter. We would draw the attention of our readers to the notice appearing in another column, relating to the meetings of householders for the election of School Committees in the School Districls of Kauaeranga, Waiotahi, Parawai, Tararu, Tapti and Ohincmuri. Notices re tenders for cleaning out the Moanatairi reservoir, and driving 140 feet for the Queen of Beauty Extended, appear in another column.

A PEBBON was on the Goods Wharf the other day watching the piscatorial pas; times of a number of " Cornish-Yankee " anglers. One rentable now chum and his son wore fishing along with the rest, when suddenly younger new chum hauled up a denizen of the deep, about six inches long, and exclaimed " Hay, feyther, IVe caught a saumon.'' New chum, senior, looked at the fish and replied "Naw, loddy.it's a ki-yi." . The Waiotahi and Kauaeranga district School Committees met on Wednesday last to Tote for members of the Education Board. The former recorded their Totes in favor of Messrs D. M. Luckie, B; F. Luks, H. H; Liiski W. P. Moat, K. G. McMinn, T. Seaman, Hi B.Stoneyand ,H. Vernon. The Kauaeranga Committee voted for Beys; ;D. Bruce, W. Taylor, and Allan Webb, and Messrs W. Dafies. H. D. M. Lnckie, G. My O'Borke, T. Peacock,, and James Wrigley. The Parawai and Tarara Commit* tees meet on Monday to name.their members. . ; ,". ' . ■" „ " ' ' i Mn William Cabpenteb will, offer, for sale by auction on Wednesday the Manukau battery, and on Tuesday Mr James Craig announces that he will sell the Golden Arrow GiM.Co's right, title, and interest in and to the machine site of that company. :

The No. 2 Hauraki Bifle Volunteer Corps was last night inspected by Major I. B. Cooper, Commanding Thames District. There • were present—Captain Small, Lieuts. Barlow and Denby, five sergeants, 65 rank and file, and 14 bandsmen. After the examination of the arms, &c, the prizes won at the last company competition were presented by the Major to the winners, viz., Volunteer W. Armstrong, T. Cook (two prizes), W. Frearson and J. Patterson, the corps, headed by its band were then ordered out for a short march through the streets of Grahamstown and Shortland. After its return to headquarters, and dismissal, a meeting of the shooting committee was held with Captain Small in the chair, when the following arrangements - were made for this day's competition: — Morning squad, under Sergeant Kelsall, at the usual time; afternoon squid, under Sergeant Morrison, at usual time ; ranges —400 yds and 600 yds; five shots at each

range, any position; first prize-taker's aggregate to count for the En field rifle presented by Vol. Armstrong, and in addition, a mina'turo photographic shield of the corps from Messrs Foy Bros.; second prize, an oleograph from Messrs Foy .Bros.; third prize, an oil painting from Mr Barlow; fourth prize, another oil painting from an anonymous donor; fifth prize, six . photographic views of local scenery from the Messrs Foy; and the sixth prize, for non-prizotakers, a ; brush and comb from Vol.. Johns. A- meeting of the; company will *> be held on the Ist proximo for the election of an honorary chaplain and other important business. Wo hare been informed that the Rev. JR. Laishley has signified his willingness to be nominated for the office. •

. " Obsebter " in the Poverty Bay Standard writes:—" I notice the valentine season is at hand, and that they, run greatly on ugly women with some spiteful poetry belotfJ I have asked sellers of valentines .who are the principal buyers, and they tell me that women arc. They say it is seldom a man buys an offensive valentine to address to a female. Females, they think on the whole, have a good deal of hatred in their; hearts towards their own sex. The valentine-seller sayi he does not know why it should he so, but he rather thinks women can't help it. There is nothing pleases them so much as to see one who has been up in the world have a tumble down."

We (Herald) understand thafc MrE. J. O'Sullivan has declined to accept the appointment of Chief Inspector f»r the Colony under the new Education Act. " Many people thought that the successful tenderer for laying the vino-inch main along Albert ami Brown streets had made a mistake in tendering so low, and according to the reckoning of some no doubt he had. For instance, one authority said it was worth two shillings a yard to open the ground. Now, is* the track to be opened is something like a third of a mile, it appeared that that alone would absorb a good part of the contract price. One of the tenderers has dispelled this illusion, however. On being asked how much of the track he could open with a pick and shovel in a day, he said " Well, if I got a good start J think I. could manage a chain." So that according to one calculation he could earn £2 4s a day !

The New Zealand Trades Journal learns from correspondents that hundreds of young girls are engaged in sundry factories in Duncdin, who arc employed at nominal wages for twelve or eighteen months, and then discharged, and fresh hands taken on in their places. By this mcaus the girls are unsettled for other means of obtaining their livelihood, while they hare failed to learn enough of a business to enable them to gain a living at it. The probable consequences of such a system need no expounding. As a means of checking the growing evil the journal quoted suggests that a Female Trade Society should be established to take cognisance of this and other matters. ,

Describing some of the experiments with-tho telephone in Dunediu, the Daily Times says:—" What seems strange about, the telephone, is, that when attached to the ordinary line wire (he ticking of the " keys ' while sending messages from the central station along the other wires was all distinctly heard through the telephone at North Duncdin. Some fire wires were working at once, and tho messages being transmitted were ail heard through the telephone—not in a jumble of sound, but cuuh message on the several Hues, altogether disconnected, with the telephone, was audible. Mr Muir was surprised, on first making the connection with one of the wires, to hear a message being transmitted to Victoria."

"What's jografy, Bill?" "It's a tellin' forriu lands that wo know nothin' about, by cute chaps that's never seen 'em."