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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3001, 27 September 1878, Page 2

In connection with the Colombo Accident Eelief Fund, an advertisement in another column requests that all subscription lists may be sent in at once, so that the same may be advertised aad the account closed. We may mention that we have still in hand the sum of £4 7s, left at our office as the proceeds' of an enteitainment held at Addey's Hall for the benefit of the two European women widowed by the Colombo disaster. We suggested some time ago that the amount should be "p.,id into the general fund, but as none of the committee have taken any trouble to come lo some definite arrangement as to the disposal of the money, we shall conclude that they fall in with our suggestion. Should they not communicate with us at once we shall hand the money to the Treasurer of the general relief fund.

Yestebday afternoon an agreeable and pleasant surprise was given to Miss Mary Hamilton, an assistant in the Thames School, by the teachers and pupils of the school presenting her with a handsomely bound copy of " The History of the Sea " on her leaving the Thames School, after a service of four years. The presentation was made by W. Davies, Esq., Chairman of Waiotahi School Committee, who regretted the loss of such a good teacher as Miss Hamilton had proved herself to be. Three cheers for Miss Hamilton and three for the worthy chairman terminated the proceedings. •

The waist belt- and other accoutrements for the No. 2 Scottish have arrived, and will bo cerrpd out at the.drill tomorrow evening. The belts are similar to those worn by the No. 1 Company.

A meeting of creditors of the Golden Arrow Goldriiiuint: Company was held at the Court House this morning, for the purpose of appointing a liquidator in place of Mr Morton, deceased. Mr Alox. •Hogg we* appointed. At the meeting there were present—Mr A. J. Allom, Beceiver of Gold .Revenue (in the chair), Messrs R. M. Milchell, J. A. Miller, D. Barty, F. Daykin, John Nicholls, Robert Burra, George McCaul, Murdo McKerzie, W. McCullough. Mr P. W. Paul appeared for the Bank of New South Wales, but was objected to by Mr Miller on .the ground that he held no proxy, aud the objection was sustained by the Chairman. Mr . Wickham objected to Mr Daykin and Mr McXenzie appearing, as they proved, and the Chairman ruled that the objection was good. Mr R. McDonald Scott was proposed for liquidator as against Mr Hogg, but the latter secured four votes and Mr Scott three. It was resolved that no security be given by the liquidator, aud that Irs remuneration be -five pounds per centum. '

A meeting of the joint committee of Harbor Board and Borough Council wai held this morning at the Borough Council Chambers in pursuance of resolution agreed to last* night re employment of men on Harbor Board works by means of an advance from the Borough. An agree* ment was come to that the Borough should advance the sum. of £80 a week until the Borough give the Harbor Board a week's notice to discontinue the same. No interest to be charged for the first ycr, but after that bank interest. Foreman of Works may superintend work. Borough to Jend tools, barrows, &c, required. The men to be taken over by the «Harbor Board on Monday' next. These airan^ements to be embodied in an agreement to be drawn by Mr Miller. A meeting of the Borough .Council and Harbor Board will be held to-morrow to ratify this agreement. '

The congratulatory telegram of the Thames people to Jiarl Beaconsfield on the successful termination of the Berlin Congress appears in The Standard of August 9,' alon-r with similar messages fjom Sydney, Melbourne, Bullarat, Newcastle and Brisbane. We believe Thames set the example in New Zealand.