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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3192, 13 May 1879, Page 2

To-day we publish some most interesting cable news from the Cape, and from it it would appear that the Zulus are getting the worst of il. Two severe engagements are chronicled in which the Zulus had lost about 10,000 men, and the British two regiments of dragoons. A few. Wore such crushing defeats should bring Cet9wayo to his senses. ('' \

The be was a large attendance of the public—rchiefly represented by large boys -r-at the i'E.M. Court this morning, to Satisfy their morbid curiosity at the: intellectual treat they supposed would, be afforded by the re-hearing of the affiliation case, Leathern t. . Maokie. They were woefully disappointed, however, when they found that the interesting details were not to be gone into, and looked slightly ..injured when the Court adjourned. It is a sad fact that life is made up of, bijfcer disappointments.

Tme contractors for..the..No., 2..section of the' Kailway Keciamation will, we 1 learn, be able to make a fair, start at the work of reclamation next week. The Piako hill has been- connected with the foreshore by a line of tramway running down Pahau streefcj and the Karaka Creek has been bridged for cart and truck traffic. The locomotive formerly used on {the Grahamjßtown and Ta^aru^tramway. ~has"b~eefi>.pu^in a state of be used in the work. „ „,. „« „, s

We had to-day the pleasure of inspecting^ the, .engines recently: completed,at Messrs jA. and G. Price's foundry.'f They; aresplendid specimens of the iron worker's art; and are well worth inspection. •■' '

THE^Thames new school will be'opened on ThurSdajr, the \ arrival of Mr ; Phillips', auccoßSor this jipabrniiigby the-Enterprise!; allowing that,gentleman to commence his, duties in the new school. His Worship the Mayor.is; to preside, and, after a few addresses from,members of the Committee and others,; will declare the sschopl open. The Committee^ determined, .to, .mark the occasion, has arranged,to give each child attending the; .opening, a ,bagv of : sweeU meats, and were enabled to do so by very liberal subscriptions, from the public. ?

'{In the proclamation which appears in : the New Zealand Gazette, re-appointiing Ministers, we noiice that the Hon. liam Swainson,,of Parnell, has again been appointed ■ a member' of the Executive Council for the Colony. , , , , •; ;

His Worship the Mayor* as Chairman of the Local Committee of the Sydney Exhibition to-day, received from the Secretary to the New Zealand Commissioners a plan of the-main-floor* of the Exhibition Buildings, showing the space available for the various countries. Europe and Great will occupy all the space west of the nave ; New South, Wales, Victoria,, Tasmania, and .South Australia occupy half the western portion j and New Zealand, Queensland, and America the other half. The space allotted to New Zealand is one of the best "corner allotments" of the building, being close to the central dome. The .southern mail also broughVup several copies of an extract from from the secretary to, the Exhibition dated Sydney, April 21st, which contains some valuable ; suggestion's to exhibitors of wools, cereals, wines and beers, etc. Concerning the latter' articles .-the ,letter , says :—" In respect to wines', beers, fruit-wines, syrups, <fee, the Commission desires that, apart from the samples to be' placed in* cellars forthe. .inspection, and report of the judges, the' makers in New South Wales, should^erect, tpophi^s of .their, various productions ; and.; further; it, will/ be glad if the countries andcolpniesjtak* ing part in .the ejchibHion will dispja|r their wines, beers, :&ci/in a section of the main building to be> .cpm,mon~ to all similar products. , f This.is merely, a^ 'suggestion, ;and is in'no Way intended to controlthe plans which tyour Commission may have. formed for the disposal of such exliib^ts.','; ; ,

iWe underitand*' from! good authority that His Excellency the Governor,' Sir' Hercules Robinson, will not visip Auckland 1 until the end of the presentll month." He expects to arrive here about Saturday^ the,3lstinstant—Star. ;':; h "\