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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3425, 13 December 1879, Page 2

The Government have received the welcome intelligence that the loan has been floated successfully and taken up twice over, showing the continued continued confidence of the English money market in the prosperity of the colony, and the ability of its resources to cope with the demands of the public creditor. The loan agents, it would appear, hare giren a guarantee that no fresh borrowing will take place for three years, so that Public Works now in progress, that bare not their construction guaranteed out of the present loan, will stand a poor show of being completed for several years.

The Scottish Battalion, Cadets, and the Bifle Hangers are notified to assemble tomorrow morning for Church Parade.

Morning, afternoon, and erening •ervices will be conducted to-morrow at the Academy of Music, in connection with the anniversary of the Primitive Methodist Sunday School.

We hare heard some of our local horticulturalists complaining of the depredations at this time of the year of a grub known as the leech caterpillar. They chiefly attack the pear, quince, and hawthorn, but nothing appears to come amiss to them. A gentleman who has given some attention to' the subject, Lands us the following receipt for their destruction :—Syringe with a mixture of hellibore powder—2 table spoonsful to a bucket of water. Any chemist here can provide the necessary appliances.

The Board of Education notify that the Christmas holidays for the schools at the Thames will commence on M«nday 22nd ulc., and end on Friday 23rd proximo.

Mb Thomas Hawkins will preach at the Templar Hall to-morrow evening.

J^Cosgbave and Company, we regret to see, announce their intention of closing up their establishment in Owen street, but in the meantime are offering great bargains in drapery and clothing.

Mb Marshall warns his customers that this cheap sale ends this month, and with the increase in the price of wool and the fresh taxation such cheap lines will not be offered again.

The Hauraki Engineers were inspected bj Major Murray last night; the condition of the arms and nccoutrementi was satisfactory. A meeting was afterwards held for the election of officers. The rballot having been taken, Meisrs GK McCaui and Jno. Leydon were unaaimoinly elected second "Lieutenants. The candidates for the second Captaincy were Lieutenants Barlow and Denby. The ballot for this position was deferred until next week. The Band and Company parade at five o'clock this afternoon for battalion drill with the other Grahamstown companies.

" Cheistmas comes but once a year, and when it comes it brings Rood cheer," so says the old rhyme, and in order that customers should know they have the moans of making the good cheer, the cakes and wine, our enterprising tradespeople Messrs Forgie, Mears and Hansen are advertising in our columns all the good and cheap articles they have on sale. A visit to their establishments will no doubt amply repay the time and trouble and besides effect a saving of money.