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The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M Resurrexi. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879.

The County authorities are calling for tenders for works at Ohinemuri. The formation of the Katikati road, one of the/ most important! works/ the County could undertake, is in hand, and we trust that the conference lately held with the Katikati Eoad Board may result in having a good road formed from Faeroa to Katikati and on to Tauranga. A good highway to the East Coast would benefit this district very much, so that all are interested in seeing this very desirable work pushed on with all expedition. ■

It will be seen from our advertising columns that tenders are called for the second jjictionjof the railway works. This contract includes both formation and reclamation, and extends from Curtis' wharf to Shortland.

By advertisement a meeting ia called of gentlemen who are interested in seeing that sports or other amusements are provided for our residents on St Patrick's Day. It is usual upon that holiday to have sports upon the Thames, and: we trust that, because times are not as good as we could wish them to be, it will not have the effect of preventing an outing with some amusement being provided for our young folks and their parents. The old song says :—

11 St. Patrick was a gentleman, And r me of dacent people." which is more than can be said of many saints in the calendar, so upon that account alone his day should be commemorated. To'the sons of the Emerald Isle his memory is ever dear, and deservedly so, for among the many favors he is stated to have bestowed upon their country, he " gave the snakes and toads a twist, and banished them for ever." It is just possible that he was in his early days in New Zealand, for in their new home, his countrymen find the same immunity from poisonous reptiles, and if such can be credited to their patron saint—not that we assert it can be said with the same certainly as in the case of the old landit is a very good reason why his memory should be ever kept green, and the gratitude felt by the residents in this new country expressed.

Messes Fbateb Bjcos. have issued their Share Investor's Guide for the present month.

The complimentary concert to F. A. Pulleine, Esq., previous to his departure from the Thames, is intended to be given in a week's time. A practice will be held at his residence on the Beach this evening.

The second report of Messrs Guthrie and Larnach's Timber and Wood ware Factory Company shows a net profit on the working of nine months, ending 31st December last, £24,033 3a 6d.

Fob some time past the bad conduct of a number of boys who every Sunday fill the back seats at, St. George's Church, has been a matter of comment. As soon as the verger's back is turned nutshells and pieces of chewed paper commence flying about, to the annoyance of those in church, every now and then a suppressed giggle following a successful shot. The case heard at the R.M. Court this morning will probably cause a stricter surveillance being kept over these lads.

We have received the Free Lance of the date Ist March, which ia written in the well known racy style the proprietor is famous for. He goes '■' bald-headed," as he would express it, for Sir George Grey, and is not at all complimentary to t' ■> rival candidates for City West. W. J. Hurst, the Sulphur Island swindle, as 'tis spoken of, the iStar and Herald, and the Stewart family are all favored with notices. The business manager's department—the. advertisements, seems to be looking up, the local " ads." especially. If the Lance goes on as it is, a broader sheet will be soon required, so that " every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt,* and everyone that was dis> contented, who had gathered themselves unto him," might have an organ in keeping with the magnitude of their wants and the importance of the interests at stake.

A New Zealand Government Gazette of the 20th contains the notice summons* ing Hori Kerei Taiaroa, Esq., of OtagOj to the Legislative Council. A Gazette extraordinary of the same date contains the. proclamation of the assumption of the government'of New Zealand by Chief Justice Pretidergast and also a copy of the Queen's commission. \

Dubing the month of January, 50 deaths from diarrhoea occurred in the eight principal borougha of the Colony.

j Already it is proposed to get together another cricket team for England. The Australasian is of opinion that it should consist of thirteen, to be chosen from Evans, D. Gregory, A. Bannerman, C. Bahnerman, Massie, N. Thompson, Spofforth, Sheridan, Murdoch, Garrett and Tindall, New South v Wales ; D. Campbell, Black ham, Tenne'nt,, Alexander, J. Slight, F. Baker, Allan, Bdyle and Horata, Victoria; Jarvis, South Australia; and G. H. Bailey, Tasmania.

This is what the Timaru Herald says about the last " lord:" —Mr Dignan is a devoted follower of Sir George Grey and Mr Sheehan, particularly the latter, who is his near kinsman. He votes as straight as a line, but never speaks except on the question of denominational education, or some other "thing affecting Catholics generally, and the Catholics of Auckland in particular. On these occasions, though, his Celtic blood ; warms vp v, aid-he becomes quite picturesque in bis excitement, the effect of his harangue being heightened by the, fact ; that his glorious brogue makes him quite unintelligible to three-fourths of the House. He is in reality a thoroughly worthy, kindly disposed, and venerable man, and it is only when irritated that the Donnybrook comes out. Mr Dignan must be nearly seventy, and is small in stature, yet he it was who, during the stonewall in 1876, threatened to knock Mr Wason down with a chair,- because he accidentally disturbed Sir George Grey's slumbers by turning up the gas in the lobby. Mr Wason is thirty-three, and stands six feet five in his socks.

In a slashing leader on the elective Government question the Otago D Uy Times says:—" It were a rash and disloyal hand indeed, that would cast aside the ' tempered liberty' of the British Constitution for a theory which has nothing to commend it to an acceptance but that it is untrue. We have only to add to these considerations one other, which will commend itself to most business! men—namely, the fact that a change so revolutionary must necessarily produce distrust >mong the creditors !of the Colony, and those British investors whose chief security is the stability of our Government and the equity of our laws. If confidence in these were once shaken, we should soon find that our present connection by strong constitutional ties with the rest of the Empire has in it practical advantages that no independent'state can enjoy. Democratic as are the Americans, they fought passionately to maintain the TTnidn, and wo surely have not less reason to maintain intact our connection with that Empire which has descended to us, 1 From Bleeding sire to son.'"

The following are items by the Suez mail per s.s. Assam:—The last despatch received from the Viceroy of India, dated the 6th of January, is as follows :—" The Khobiestanus tribe attempted, and were induced to withdraw byYakoob Ahmed Khan, half brother to Azimadullah Khan, who had been urging Yakoob Khan to make friends with the British. General Roberts continued his progress to the; western extremity^of Khost. The people are friendly. Deserters from Afghan confirm reports of deserting and disorganisation of the army. A band of marauders attacked a small post on the Khojub Pass, killing two and carrying off one Sepoy. By a night march the village was surrounded, which gave them a shelter, recovering much property, and taking away Malikis ashostages. They, however, escaped with slight loss. Reports from Deragal state that the border is quite quiet and effectively guarded.— The reports of great distress existing in England are greatly exaggerated. Only in one place has the destitution been such as to require extraneous assistance.

A Sydney telegram says:—The proceedings of the Kelly gang at Jerilderie were even more audacious and extraordinary than at Euroa. They were actually iv possession of the township for 48 hours. On Monday evening they decoyed the people out of their beds under the pretence that there waß a disturbance, and then made them prisoners. Then, having located the police, they masqueraded about the township in uniform. They actually treated about 30 persons to drinks at the hotel, and paid for them. They gallopped about the town with loaded revolvers, and went about from place to place under the guidance of a constable, who formally introduced Ned Kelly. When they left the assembled crowd gave them a cheer. The conduct of the people 'iaa been much commented on. Nothing since has been heard of the gang. They carried off about £2,000 in notes and gold, and took the precaution to destroy the book containing the numbers of the notes. The police on both sides of the Murray have been completely baffled, as no traces of the outlaws have been discovered. The Government of this colony has increased the amount of reward for their capture. The document given to the Jerilderie printing boy by Ned Kelly has

been partly published, but contains nothing of importance, except a few bombastic threats and exoneration of his own conduct. The amount now offered for the kellys is £4,000, fcalf. by New South Wales and the other half by Victoria.

The Temperance Crusaders of Taranaki propose giving the proceeds of an open lodge entertainment towards the relief of the widows and orphans of Xaitangata.

The Government steamer Stella arrived at Hokitaka on Sunday with the.Jackson's Bay Commissioners. At a preliminary meeting to-day it was decided to commence proceedings to-morrow at 1 p.m._ There are a good many witnesses to give evidence.

A tebeible colliery accident has o curred at Dmas Colliery, in Rodderhally, by an explosion of gas. The catastrophe took place at night whilst 58 extra men, not miners, were engaged in the execution of repairs. There is every reason to fear that not one of these unfortunate men will survive, but up to the present no one has been able to descend into the mine.

The programme of the Ponsonby Regatta is published. We notice one of the events is a four-oared gig race, for boats the property of any recognised club, no out-riggers. There is also a race for model boats under 4 feet.

The education test to a Victorian claimant for the Electoral is sometimes a poser. One George Jones found it so in the St., Frances division of East Melbourne. • The applicant broke down over the Christian name, which he spelled " gorge," and under tie circumstances the registrar felt obliged to withhold the right, much to Mr Jones's disgust.

The Bishop of Carlisle has withdrawn the license of the Eev. Michael Haslam, of Maryport, for having protested vehemehtly in the parish (not having been allowed to preach a sermon he had prepared on the matter) against the impropriety of fruit having been placed on the Holy Table at a recent harvest festival. His Lordship wrote :— " You havo left me no choice, and I am compelled most reluctantly to withdraw your license. This I accordingly hereby do. You have an appeal to the Archbishop. As I observe you have an unfortunate propensity to send my letters to newspapers, I confine to this bare bare notification of cancelling your license."

At Manchester, Frederick Faulder, a dressmaker and milliner, has been ordered to pay six separate fines of £3 and costs for infringing the law by overworking his shop girls.

An Orange lodge, all the members of which are females, has been established at Montreal, under the title of "The Princess Louise Benevolent Local Orange Lodge, No. 1.

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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3133, 4 March 1879, Page 2

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The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M Resurrexi. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3133, 4 March 1879, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M Resurrexi. TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1879. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3133, 4 March 1879, Page 2

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