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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2818, 25 February 1878, Page 2

Wk notice by advertisement that there will bo a military funeral to-morrow over tho remains of the unfortunate young man Warrant-Officer Iteddish, who yesterday lost his life in the Thames Hirer. We understand that the remains will be carried on a gun carriage which, through the courtesy of the Captain and Officers of the Naval Brigade, has been placed at the disposal of the officers of the Naral Cadets.

Wk were shown to-day a certificate signed by Mr Martin H. Payne, to the effect that the children of Mr Saunders, storekeeper, Aichmond street (who were some time ago isolated because of having had scarlatina), can now be allowed to go to school without risk to themselves or others. As the presence of scarlatina in Mr Sannders' family has been the means of considerably injuring his business, it is hoped that his old customers and friends will again rally round him now that he has received a olean bill of health from the Health Officer.

Somb definite arrangement appears to hare been come to at last regarding a site for the-Thames School. From the Herald's report of the meeting of the Education Board held on Friday last wo take the following :—Waiotahi.-—The Board had offered Mr Robert Graham £550 for a school site. It was found that part of the ground was occupied by a road which belonged to Maoris, who alone could give title. In consideration of Mr Graham's title being defective as regards this road, the Board declined to giro more than £500. Mr Graham now notified that he accepted this amount, at the same time asking that in the event of his getting the signature of two-thirds of the Maori owners, so as to give title to the whole, he should be paid tho other £50.—The Chairman said it was not necessary to go into the second question.-—lt was reiolred that the purchase from Mr Graham should be completed.

The Wellington Post gays:—"Mr Charles W. Purnell, of Dunedin, has been admitted and enrolled as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand by his Honour Mr Justice .Williams. We congratulate Mr Furnell on baring become fairly launched on his new career, and desiro that all success may attend his efforts. Mr Furnell is an able writer and is well known as a journalist. He was at one time on the staff of the Wellington Independent, and has been connected with this journal, and the Canterbury Press."

Mb Honey informs the Inangahua Herald (West Coast) that he is at present engaged in organising a prospecting expedition to proceed to New Guinea. The proposal is to charter a small Teasel as soon as the members of the party are got together. It was Mr Honey who, in 1349, organised the first expedition from New South Wales to California, and which resulted rery successfully to all concerned.

At the usual monthly meeting of the Council of the Otago University held on the 13th instant the following letter was read :—" Education Office, Wellington, January 20th. Sir—Referring to your communications of late relative to the establishment of a School of Mines, I have the honor to inform you that the Government is now prepared to pay towards the salary of a competent Professor the sum of £500 a year, subject to the terms and conditions embodied in your letter; and further, that the sum of £500 will be paid towards obtaining the necessary appliances for the equipment of the School. I may add that the Government hopes there will be no delay in instituting the School, as it is desirous, if possible, to obtain the services of this Professor before his class is in session, in connection with the geological enquiries on the West Coast of the Middle Island.—l have &c , J. Ballance."—After some further discussion, it was resolved that tho Chancellor should draft a letter offering to Mr Ulrich, of tue Technological Museum of Victoria, the position of Professor of Mineralogy and Metallurgy, and Director of the School of Mines.

Mb Gladstone has been challenged as a wood cutter, a tradesman at Claycross, near Sheffield, having written to him on behalf of a timber feller, who is prepared to stake a sovereign that his tree would be down before Mr Gladstone's. The right hoD. gentleman regards the challenge as a compliment, but says at once he must give in, whatever pretensions to excellence he had having been lost by age and other causes. The latest thing in dolls is a yonng lady of tinted wax, who, when wound up and given a high chair at the table, reaches out her arms, Beizes a piece of bread, and slowly puts it in her mouth ; when she has done this a number of limes, it is necessary to open her back, remove the food, and wind her up aijaiu.