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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3109, 4 February 1879, Page 2

BTfiAw No. 6 of the Borough of Thames ordains as follows, that is to say : —" (1.) No nightman or contractor for the removal of night soil, or other person shall deposit any night soil or other offensive matter at any place other than allotment Eat Parawai, &c.; and (2) that for every offence against this Bylaw the offender shall on conviction forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds (£5)." We would ask the Inspector of Nuisances to the Borough whether this By-law has not been contravened in the matter of offensive matter lately spread oyer the garden in Pollen street between the shoemaker's shop and St. George's Hall P To-day there was a most offensive smell arising from the manure spread there, enough to drive people from tho street, and some notice should be taken of the matter to prevent a repetition of the business.

Mb E. Honiss, secretary Thames Hospital, wishes to acknowledge receipt of four orders for one shilling each from men who worked at the engine on the occasion of the fire at Karaka on Sunday morning. A fifth ticket was issued, but the recipient lost it. We learn that it has been decided not to hold an inquest on the late fire, the In&urance agent and police considering it unnecessary. The New Zealand Times contradicts a statement made in Wellington that the Governor had applied for the use of the i Hinemoa to take him to Victoria. I

Thebe was a clean sheet at the K.M. Court this morning.

On dit that a dispute between Mr Bonald Mac Donald and the authorities of the' Thames Catholic Church, regarding money matters, will shortly come before the Supreme Court for adjudication. The business involves some nice points, which we leave to the judicial tribunal to elucidate.

We learn that Mr W. H. Hargreaves, accountant of the Bank of New Zealand, has received "marching orders;" For some reasons we regret to hear of. Mr Hargreaves' departure. He has been identified with cricket and other local institutions for some time, and will be much missed. As an obliging bank officer his absence will be marked by many customers. But as we understand Mr Hargreavea' removal means promotion, we are able to congratulate him on the fact that this community's loss will be his Rain. .._■..; .__. . ; ;-. ; --,;. ,-;v « We are requested to state that the, funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society have benefited to the extent of five shillings—a contribution levied upon " A Stray Pig." . ,-,".. ;., :;

Eefebeino to the calogram published' by vis recently, stating that::'* Anarchy reigned at Cabool," the colonial Mrs Malaprop wants to know who the deuce" this Anarchy is. She reckons he's reigned in a good many countries lately, and wants to know if there's any chance of their giving him a colonial gorernorship.

Last evening the Northern Pioneer Lodge, 1.0.Gr T., held their installing session, and after the reading of reports of various officers and the initiation; of four candidates, following officers, duly; elected, were installed by Bro. Noddec, (recently appointed Lodge Deputy) aSi. sisted by Bros. Hammond and Fletcher': —W.0.T., Bro. D. Scott; W.VfT., Bro. Kose; W.S., Bro. Lyster; W>F.Si., Bro. Danby; W.T., Bro. Cocks ; W.C., Bro. Bright; W.M., Bro. May • WsLG.^Br w Reed; W.0.G., Brb- Howe; W.A S., Bro. Merchant; E. H .S;, Brov Smyth ; L.H.S., Sister D. Scott; D.M, Sister Bridges. Bro. E. Doidge took his seat as P.W.C.T. .A voW of thanks .was passed to the retiring officers. ' ' :

The writer of London Town Talk! in the Melbourne Argus says : — Good Samaritanism in London is .always difficult to practice. It is often accompanied, not only by inconvenience/ but by riidi cule. Six people out of 12 will rather give a blind man a shilling than accede; to his appear to be led across the street, and there is in many cases some danger of getting into trouble. I was once made very indignant by the refusal of a friend to help me in lifting up a drunken woman who had fallen on the pavement, though he half disarmed me by the humor of his apology. "It is hard," he quoted, with musical pathos, " to give the hand and not the heart; " and it was certainly very hard to give the hand in that particular instance to any advantage, since the lady weighed about 18st. On another occasion, when I happened to be alone,l came upon a Grenadier Guardsman lying in the. road in a hopeless state; he was very:;tajj, { and with his bearskin on, looked quite gigantic ; but, still I did not shrink from the call of duty. Respect for the military, admiration for the institutions- of. my native land, and a truly. Christian spirit, all combined to urge me to give assistance. Their combination, however, failed to give me strength. I dragged him on to the pavement, out of the way of the-wheels, but it took me several minutes to raise him up against the'wall, which at last, however, I effected. Then, for the first time he spoke, but not, as I had expected, in accents of gratitude; "You beggar," he said' (I mitigate his 4angu»ge),'"you have stolen my v medal." He struck furiously' at me at thie -sa^mi s time withs both his fists, and fell into the roud again —-and there I left him. p , , ft j A Dunedin telegram-^ates- that jMr Varley, the Evangelist, has failed] to stimulate' the population there, and, consequently, his reputed conversions fare few and far between; On Friday night he had an audience of 7C3, and after -delivering an address, he invited those who desired salvation to stand up. Ho idne responded. t ,j , ; i

An instance of the tenacity of the English bull dog might have been seen in a yard off »• olden Crown'street,-GraKaims-town, this morning. "■"'■£ large black and white Newfoundland had a difference with a small bull dog chained to a kennel, and after walking round and making faces at each other' for a few minutes the combatants closed. The: big one first " scruffed" the little one, and shook him as easily as he could have a rat, but,very soon master bully seized the Newfoundland's hind paw and the tables were turned, the large dog using his best endeavors to leave. Some bystanders 1 attempted to stop the combat by throwing a windlass across the. bull .dog and screwing his tail, but with all that he held on for several minutes. The Newfoundland finally wrenched himself free and limped off on three legs howling piteously. ' •

A London correspondent says:—As'if the situation were not sufficiently dull, the. new Lord Mayor of London seems to have tried to deprive us of the excitement of reading the speeches made by Her Majesty's Ministers on the 9th of JN ovember. We hear complaints in all directions of the parsimony or stupidity—perhaps we should iay both —of the present Lord Mayor towards the Press on the occasion of the banquet. SureJy the economical knight does not think he is.strong enough to flout the representatives of the Metropolitan Press! We see that he has already acquired the soubriquet of "the blundering Lord Mayor."

The following advertisement from the Dunstan Times is worth reprinting :—" A Gift Auction and Ball will be held in ib'e School-house. Ophir, on Monday, the 30th December, 1878, at 8 p m., in liquidation of a remaining debt of. some twenty odd pounds on the New School Building, and which debt the Education Board ignores. The School Committee for the last ten months have begged, prayed* threatened,' bounced and swore over this twenty odd pounds, but the E.B. say they have no money for it,, and they stick to that. 1 Weel ye canna tak the breeks off an Kie-. landman, so the Committee have, driven by necessity, resolved to make one, more appeal to the Public, and this time by aGift Auction, which means they will thankfully receive from anybody and everybody gifts of anything' of any value, use, or ornament, and that they will sell the same by Public Auction to the highest bidder at the time and place above stated, and any surplus over after paying the, debt will be presented to the impecunious Ji.B., or to the Duustan Hospital, as the Committee may think fit."

We have received from Messrs Frater Brothers their Share Investors' Guide published on/February Ist.