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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3190, 10 May 1879, Page 2

We very much regret to learn that several property owners in Shortland, owning land that- is now required for railway purposes, are demanding exorbitant sums for ... it from the. arbitrators. So great are their demands, and so much are they considered out of all reason, that the local authorities are seriously considering the advisability of recommending Government to alter the proposed route of the railway along a line where the necessary land can be obtained on reasonable terms and where the property owners do not stand in their own life^j^ In pleasing .contrast to the conductop^i'x^peighbors is a; Shortland storekeeper who promised the arbitrators appointed to,give whatever portion of his property that was required for nothing. Some days ago we noticed a similar instance in respect to certain land owners at Puriri.

Some maliciously disposed person perpetrated a gross piece of cruelty on a fine black retriever pup belonging to Mr K. Walker this morning. At about 12 o'clock the dog came up to his master with a fearful gash about three inches long across its back, evidently, inflicted with a knife or other sharp instrument. The police have been communicated with,, and it is to be hoped the perpetrator of the dastardly outrage will be brought to bOOk. .. • ,-. r -I' , ;.,; „ •-, V /'

We have received from the resident secretary of the New Zealand branch, a brochure on "The Progressive Policy of the Australian Mutual Provident Society," by Mr Morrice' Black, F.I;A. Actuary to the Society. It is a well got up little work, and is published by George Eobinson, of Sydney and Melbourne.

Mb Gr. W. Binney will sell by auction at Auckland, on Wednesday, next,, 450 cases of apples and pears.'

Ax the E.M. Court to-day, one person was fined 20s and costs for abusive language in a public place. This was all the business. '

DußiNa the winter months, the; Mer. Mr JMeill has.depided to deliver a course of lectures on Bible Herpes, pn ( alternate Sunday evenings. The first will be given tomorrow. >

' In our Ist and 4th pages will be found an article by Prof. Froude, " The Gist of the Matter/ and bth'ei interesting news. •' ■ ■'"' :; -O' -

In addition to the two, columns of Te Kopua news published to-day, we have received another long despatch from pur own correspondent,' but have not room for it in this issue. These despatches cost a considerable amount,) but believing that the present meeting will be fraught with weighty results, we wish to keep our readers well posted up in all the doings at Te Kopua.

We have received from the editor,; Mr William Wood, a Special Extraordinary of his journal Enoch. The extra bears the sensational heading, " Startling Intelligence from American, Appearance of Pseudo or Sham Christ of Demon Spiri■tualism 4" and deals with other matters of interest to thinkers of Mr Wood's school. An appeal is also made for assistance in spreading the truth as shown in the Bible.

The most convenient aud serviciable clocks ■ are those of an octagonal shape, with lever escapement, they will go in any position and may now be obtained at the unusually low price of 16s each at J. Geigg's warehouse, Pollen street.