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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3210, 3 June 1879, Page 2

PTiie Wanganui Herald says that " the Timaru Herald and tho flon. \7. Fox enjoy an unenviable notoriety. Both aro scurrilous and both are unscrupulous."

We bolieve His Worship" the Mayor bas invited all the owaers of ldiid in Shortlaud through wlich the railway wi.'l puss to meet him at the Coimcil Chambers this afternoon. Jf no satisfactory arrangement can be come to, this question of value of the property will bo settled by the Court under the Public Works Act.

'A Scoich mini? er was once busy cateclnsiug his youo? pa;ii?hi6 ;ers before the congregation, wL'cn.lie put the usual question to a stout girl, whose father kept a public house : " Wliat Is your name ? " No reply. Thti quosaon having been repeated, the girl replied, ".JSTaiie o'yer fun, Mr IV 1 '"uister; ye ken my name weel eneuch. D' ye no say when ye coaie to our house on a night, • 'Bel, bring me sortie ale ?' " The congregation, forgetting the sacredness of the p:.ice, were in a broad gria, cad the minister lookei daggt.s.

At the meeting of the Auckland lasliLula Dr Purchas, the President, delivered aa address, Major Mair, of (he Waikalo,; spoke upoa a new disease in slieep, and addrcses were also delivered by Ouptaiu Brown and Mr Cheesemso, tae hon.. secretary.- The Hon. „Mr bbeehac, who was preae'ut, said he would aidiu ike Museum ri'a pecuai mj way.

The Herald says on Sunday morning, the Hon. the Native Minister, J3ewi, arid other influential natives attended St. Patrick's Cathedral. Rewi and the other Maoris listened veryattontively,:although the former is not a member, of the Roman Catholic faith. After the; regular service of the mass svas over, the Jtfev. Father Walter Macdonald, who is himself a Maori scholar, and has always taken sa iutarest in the welfare of the native race, referred to the fact of Rewi and his friends being present, saying he was much gratified to see them. Speaking in Maori, he urged upon the natives to remember the concerns cf their souls, and .to be const-rnt: in prayer. Father Walter then gave the service of the Church in Maori. There were in nil about 300 natives present, They all joiued in the prayers and responses, and, at the conclusion, joined in . singing a Maori hymn. A soraewl'at curious incident -occurred at tins service, which', serves to shew the conscientiousness of Itowi. When the collector' came rouud during the sei?ica, Rewi could not find the balf-soverei.ca ho intended to place on the plate. ■ He was incommoded in getting tlie coin out of his pocket, and it fell from his fingers on the &ooe. The collector passed on, and when tiie coin was recovered he was quite out of reach. It was nearly an hour and a half after, as (he congregation was going out, that Rewi inquired for ll.'e collector and gave him the half-soveveigd, which he shot Id have placed on the ]:late in the first jns/pnco only for Mie accident which ahd occurred because, of his want of acquaintance wiMi lite complexities of European pockets- :.

The Exhibition Commissioners are " S°V'B ltm" They propose during the ensuing 12 months, in addition to the contract for the main structure, to expend £18,000 for permanent machinery annexes, £10,000 fo? refreshment rooms and offices, and £12,00) for temporary extensions; total, £130,000. This, ps we say, is in addition to the cost of the mpin building, and of what other Hi Lie extras the commissioners may require next year. So, that even up t > the present time we can see our way to an expenditure of about a quarler of a miUiou, and can also see that 1 bere is a great deal more to come. And all tins is done on the basis of Parliament tary warrant, obtained on the estimate of a total cost of £100,0:0. The me the d of expending the money is of a kind, that must inevitably lead to reckless extravagance. The money has ■' to be provided by one body, the Parliament of the country, and expended by another, the commission, over which, the Parliament has, so it would seem, no practical control. We see one commissioner, in deprecating this large expenditure, expressed the opinion that the outlay might yet amount to "half a million. 1' Uus was scouted as extravagant, but the time u>ay yet come when we may look back on this as a moderate, estimate. What the eouhti y will have to say regarding this prodigal outlay on an objects by which .only the workmen employed and the manufacturers exhibiting can expect to benefit will have to beseen.—Australasian, : _ „

' i.A bevesend gentleman, with, an excel-, lent opinion of himself meeting tin acqu£"'itauc9 the other day, said with a somewhat lofty air, "Ah, what are you doitig now?" The gentleman interrogated, who has lately undertaken an ineuvrnce agency, replied, " Oh, I have gone into much the sptne business as yourself." "What is that—how is ibat? I don't iridersland." "Well, you see, lam an insrrance agent— we, both insure against firo'. 'There" is certainly this d"'fference, my guarantees are. always carried on— can you say as much for yours P". ,The couvv rsation was nut prolonged.—iEgles'i

Wb have received a note from an old Thafnes friend, Mr A. B. Bain, in which he says he contemplates going to Sydney to the Exhibition as agent for a few special exhibitors. He would be pleased to act in the same capacity ibr any of the Thames manufacturers, and upon very moderate tern's. We are sure that Mr B;rh would faithfully car. y out his instiactions from our knowledge of the gentleman, and we shall be pleasnd'to g'.ve any information on the subject to intending exhibitors. ;

Scabcelt a month has elapsed since Mr H. R. Jones, formerly of the Thames, entered upon the possession of the Army and 1 Navy Hotel, at the junction of Queen-street and Grey-slreei, but already such improvements' have been effected that the internal economy of the hotel is greatly altered and improved, and had the weather, not proved unpropitious, the outer pbrtion would have been renovated. Many of the rooms have been re-furaiched, the jcitj water supply has been laid on through the whole premises, new outofficißS, &c, have been erected, and a very important alteration is the enlargement of the! dining-room by taking two other rooms into it. This room is now large enough to, accommodate GO people at table.—Herald.. ?i ! :

The contmotors for the 'extension* of County Wator Race, in the Waiotahi and Moanataiii Creeks, were enabled to make the connection with the rasorvoir yesterday afternoon, as the water has been drawn off. Advantage of this circumstances is being taken, and Mr Aitken has ordered a thorough cleaning of the reservoir, and some necessary repairs.

A teiegbam from; Wellington lays the Governor, the Premier, and the Colonial Secretary are expected to be back in that city on Wednesday next, and Messrs Stout and Macandrew have gone South.

The election for Hospital Surgeon; Secretary, and Dispenser will take place at; the monthly meeting to be held tomorrow afternoon. We have heard of five applications being in for the post of House Surgeon. ; ;i.

Eewi proposes visiting to-day, St. Stephen's Orphanage, the institute at the Three Kings, and other public institutions. Eowi intends to remain for the reception of his Excellency the Governor, but in the meantime he will leave for Waiwera on Wednesday next, and try the efficacy of those famous baths.

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

The electien of auditors for the Borough of Thames eventuated yesterday, but no "election fever" was evinced, either by; the candidates or their staunches!; supporters: At six o.clock the doors closed, and after about an hour the Returning. Officer announced that the result "was — Wood[ward 147, •Crick 99, Skene 99, Lee 93,'Honiss 74j and Macky 56. Mr Davies gave his casting vote in favor of Mr Crick, and the Rotuvning Officer declared Messrs Woodward and Crick duly elected auditors for the ensuing year. ■-. '■ • !.\ r■ i .;•;: : ;.; ,;' ■■• ■

We learn that the Key. V. Lush has applied to the Waiotahi School Committee for permission to give religious instruction at the schools ia the Waiotahi school district. It is probable that similar applications will be made by ministers of other denominations.

Fjoindbes, who attempted suioide on Sunday in Wellington, was unable to appear at the Court yesterday morning, being in the hospital.

Thje Post says the Governor's -visit to Taranaki is understood to be semi-official, the general object being to exercise a favorable influence over the natives, especially in the direction; of cementing the bonds betwesn Europeans and friendly natives, so as to secure their alliance, if such should bo necessity. No intervitsv with Te Whiti will be sought on'the part either of the. Governor or Ministers, but if Te Whiti desires -to wait upon thera during the stay in Taranaki, and state his case to Ministers personally, every facility will be afforded him for doing so.

It is estimated, says the South'suJ Time 3, that the land belonging to Mr J. T. Thomson, the Surveyor-General of the Colony, iv luvercargill aid the immediate subuvbs, will reach the handsome total for land-tpx purposes of £150,0C0. The estimate, including improvements in the shape of buildings, will reach nearly £200,000.

In iSfc. George's Church the Organ .Recital will take place .this evoning. The programme includes throe voluntm les, from Gounod, Mendelssohn, and Scotson Clark; fouv anthems, by Mozarl, Trimmell, and Touts; six solos, by Mondelssohn and Mozart; and several quartettes by well Laowa composers. Great attention has bean given by the members of the choir in studying their several parts, and, we believe, none will regret attending at the church this evening at 8 o'clock. The tickets are only on© shilling' each.