THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1878.

Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2864, 20 April 1878, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1878.

DußiNa the Easter holidays several alterations and improvements will be made in the Kauaeranga Boys' School. Two new entrances will be pierced in the wings. The whole of the desks are to be fixed to the floor, and forty new ones supplied for the accommodation of the increased number of scholars ; new tables and chairs for the use of the teachers, witb additional maps have also been supplied by the Board of Education. The daily attendance is now fully up to the number the school was built to hold, while the number on the roll (400) exceeds it.

The Botomahana left the Thames at 7 o'clock yesterday morning with a load of from 50 to 60 excursionists for Waiwera, at which place she arrived after a quick passage down. After wailing several hoars at the springs, the steamer took up her return trip to the Thames Tia Auckland, but leaving the bulk of her passengers at Waiwera, from which they will return on Monday. Some of those who hare returned speak highlyof the enjoyable nature of the trip. We may hare occasion to refer to this trip in a future issue.

The s.s. Durham arrived here from Ooromandel last night, having on board the members of the Belltopper Cricket Team. She made a rapid passage of a little orer 2|* hours.

We have been requested to state that in the advertisement re the excursion of tbe Te Aroha to Ohinemuri, appearing in the Advertiser this morning, the announcemerit that refreshments might be had on board was omitted, although attention was particularly requested to be drawn to it. " \ ........

The annual festival of the Sunday School connected with the PresbyterianChurch, Tararu, was held yesterday in the gardens, kindly lent by Mr Bennett. About 60 children assembled in the church at 2 o'clock, and after singing an appropriate'hymn, repaired to the scene of their innocent enjoyments. They were amply supplied with good things by the friends of the school, and Mesdames Full* james, Darrow, Steedman and Joy were expeditiously employed in contributing to the comfort of the children and visitors.

The proprietors of steamers running to the Thames are certainly going to make a grand effort to depopulate the place on Easter Monday, as there are no fewer than four or five monster excursions advertised, all of which,, and especially those to Auckland, may be expected lobe liberally patronised. First and fore* moat the Hotomahatia leaves here for Auckland in the morning at 7.30, and ait the will arrive at Auckland at 1 o'clock, her passengers will hare a good opportunity of ! visiting Cooper and Bailey's mammoth show, and perhaps have a run out to the races at Ellerslie. She wiil return to the Thames at midnight, return tickets at the reduced rate of ss, being issued for the day only. The Tongariro also leaves here for Auckland on Monday at 6 a.m., and those desirous to returning the same day may do so either by the Tongariro or Enterprise, which both leave Auckland at 12 o'clock midnight. Those desirous of visiting

Coromandel and Ohinemuri will hare an opportunity of doing so, as tho Durham and To Aroha respectively will make trips to tho abore places at cheap rates.

The schooner Lapwing came dowa from Bagnall's mill to day with 230.0C0 feet of timber. She will leave for Lyttelton by the first slant.

The fine weather yesterday attracted a large number of both equestrian and pedestrian visitors to Kerikeri and other places on the line of road, and the various cabs and other conveyances were running all day. Many of the little bosky dells along the road were peopled with gay pic* nicer*.

The two little boys aged respectively 9 and 7 years old, who were brought up at the li.M. Court to-day, gave the police a considerable amount of trouble. When Detective Brennan was bringing them down the Waiotahi to tho station, the smallest one bolted, and led the guardian of the law a pretty chase through the bush, down gullies, and up hill before he was captured. When the youngsters were brought to the Grahamstown station a constable was detailed to take the youth* ful delinquents to Shortland, and hearing of their run-away propensities, he led them down, holding each by the hand. With ail his caution the little fellow effected his escape again, and " skedaddled " with all his might, doubling on and dodging the pursuing constable in a highly professional manner, and was only captured after an exciting chase, which greatly amused the bystanders.

We are not at all surprised to find that the associate editors of the Auckland Star have heaped upon us fresh abuse, or that the brainless witling who edits the Advertiser has copied it. The former patronise the latter to the extent of winking at his wholesale lifting of matter, and there is that kind of reciprocity between them which is exhibited by the mangy quadrupeds to be seen in the streets: they hunt in couples, and double-bank an opponent. The proprieties of journalism they cannot be expected to appreciate, having been intended by nature for pursuit! requiring more muscle than sense. We cannot compete with these literary fish-fags in abuse, bo we give them up, trusting that the Darwin doctrine of survival of the fittest will one day see them wiped out, or relegated to their proper sphere.

4s9* Visitobs to the Eaces and Circus are reminded that the fast and powerful steamer Botomahana will leare the Goods Wharf on Monday, morning at 7.30 o'clock sharp. Return Ticket, for the day only, 5s. ~ Eeturn tickets at single fares will be issued, available from the 22nd to the 27th April inclusive.—[Adtt.]