THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3397, 11 November 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1879.

We would call the attention of our readers to the race meeting to be held at the Governor Bowen Hotel this evening at 7.30. The Liberal Association meeting will be held to-night at 8 o'clock. Mb Leydon to-day held two sales of houses in Sandes street —one, belonging to Mr Trewheela, 4 roomed cottage, was knocked down for the sum of £26, and the furnituro, which was afterwards submitted realised fair prices. The other house fetched £10. There was a good attendance. The anniversary soiree of the Protestant Alliance, Friendly Society, Prince of Wales Lodge, No. 20, was held last evening. We regret we are unable to Rive a report of the proceedings, as no ticket or other invitation was scut to us. A New Plymouth (elogram says that a great number of natives have left Paribaka. There are so many dead and dying, that they are' alarmed and will not go back till the danger is over. They have named Parihaka the valley of tho shadow of death. If it was intended to tako Hiroki and Te Whiti it could be taken easily now, there being few natives there lo offer resistance.

Tte first knight created by Queen Victoria was !Sir George Step:.en, »nd has just died at the a ; ;e of eighty-five years. Matutinal bathers in Wellington are much exen-isi'd over tlio fact that Sir Hercules Robinson has bc-n in tho bnbifc lately of monopolising the salt water baths for one hour every morning. The other morning numerous young men interviewed Mr Mesey Thompson, who reported their grievance to Sir Hercules. The Governor promptly replied, " Well, toll thcui to come in." and then aristocracy aud piebian alike plunged about in the briny.—Star.

The following " Reporter's Grievanco " appears in the Auckland Star telegrams : —" Hansard " reporters have gone in as a body tor increase of salary to £400 a year. The Reporting Debates Committee has been taking the evidence of members of the stnff and experienced journalists iv Wellington as to the ruling rates of reporter's salaries and the facilities for " Hansard " men obtaining employment during the recess. It is generally believed the Committee will recommend an increase of salary from £300 to £400 a year, but restraining " Hausard" reporters from accepting newspaper employment duriug the recess, and will render tho services available for reporting Royal Commissions during thorecc-ss.

It is known that tho Artillery Company purpose sending their two guns and double detachments to the Thames to take part in the Volunteer demonstration on Monday next, the Prince of Wales' Birthday anniversary. On Tuesday last, when the company drilled, the guns, which are stored iv the drill-shed, were all right. On Thursday, when they were next used, it was found that four linchpins had been abstracted from the gun-car-riages, and in one instance, where the elevating screw was left in position, the springpin was taken away. The intention, evidently, was to disable the gun, and prevent tbe battery from proceeding to the Thames; but the object has been frustrated, for new appliances have been procured from the armoury, and Captain Payne has communicated with tbe police regarding the affair.—Herald.

Sic Julius Vogel is economising in a manner very creditable to one who has dealt in millions as he has. He is letting two of the rooms of the Agency to effect the saving of £80 a year. This is a change from the way in which money was spent when his grand policy was Grsfc initiated. He also reluctantly parted with his private secretary, who he said had plenty to do. He wants, however, to engage a short-hand writer; for, he says, he can work the Immigration busi ness best by means .of paragraphs end articles in the papers. He proposes to dictate these wholesale to the short-hand writer, and leave him to write them up for the Press. Sir Julius also wants to abolish the title " Agent-General," in favor of " Resident Minister," in England, for New Zealand. But he would not have the Eesident Minister retire when a Government was defeated, any more than an Ambassador does. He thinks that as an ex-Premier of New Zealand this title would be no additional honor to him, while it would have the advantage of being understood. " Agent-General " is not understood. The Agent-General for Victoria had ordered the words •' AgentGeneral " to be put in gilt letters on some blinds, and the artist, thinking to improve it, put " General Agent."