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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3448, 13 January 1880, Page 2

The Lodge.of *Juvenile Oddfellows, established here, who ceased to hold their usual meetings during the winter months, have decided < to re-commence them, and on Friday evening the members are requested to meet at the Oddfellows' Hall, Eichmond street, for the purpose of going through the business usual to such a body.

The installation of the Officers in Lodge Sir Walter Scott, will take place at the Free Masons Hall, Owen street to morrow evening, a special meeting having been called for that purpose.

We have received the following telegram from Mr J. Brame,' secretary to the Auckland Chiniquy Committee: —"Auckland Star says Chiniquy's meeting on Friday was poorly attended. This is untrue. It was the largest and most enthusiastic meeting ever held in the Choral Hall, which was nearly filled."

It is rumored that the wife of a Thames boarding-house keeper has eloped with a bushman.

On Friday Pastor Chiniquy will go to the Thames, where we leara,thousands of persons aro eager to hear his testimony. It is to be regretted that the stay of the Pastor on this occasion will be so short at the Thames, as this district can scarcely be regarded as second to Auckland in regard to the Pastor's work.' At the present time it is found impossible for the Pastor to do more than deliver one lecture on Friday evening, and perhaps another one on Saturday evening. If his strength will permit he will preach twice otiTthe Sunday, or at least once. There is a possibility of the Pastor paying a second vist to the Thames.—Free Press. These was no business at the B.M. Court this morning. We hear that the Naval Brigade intend taking their gunboat and gig to Auckland on the 29th to attend the Auckland Regatta. In yesterday's issue we mentioned the fact that a crew of the Thames Rowing Club intend competing in the outrigger race at the Auckland Regatta. This crew is going in for vigorous training. vVe hope some of our Thames lightweights will get up a crew to man the •string-test gig, when we have no doubt but that they would distinguish themselves. , '

The p,s. Enterprise left Auckland for the Thames last night at 10 o'clock and did not arrive here till about 11.30 this morning. One of the passengers informs us that the passage down was fearfully rough, the vessel being all the time in the teeth of the gale. Several of the sails were ripped with the fury of the wind, and though several seas were shipped, the boat behaved splendidly.

The Melbourne Weekly Times strongly recommends Mr Eli Jellett to send Eichmond, Bosworth, and Filibuster over for the Dunedin and Wanganui meetings, and that gentleman- has expressed his intention or doing so it' he is well treated in the handicap for the first of these races.

It is said that Sir George Grey and Mr W. L. Eees are jointly writing a book on "Political Economy." It will be dedicated to their late colleagues—Sheehan and Macandrew. ,

A few days ago some bushmen going by a new route to Tairua lost themselves. They wandered about for a day and a half without tucker, and matters began to look serious when a small but was descried. They joyfully hastened towards it and informed its sole occupant, an old woman whose husband was away in the busb, of their famished condition. The good hearted old dame speedily produced a loaf and. soon satisfied the cravings of the hungry fellers of timber. The ungraceful wretches no sooner had they left the premises than they seized some pet chickens of the hostess and carried them off', thinking they had done a very clever thing. This hardhearted! cruelty causes the poor woman much distress, and she ▼owe that never again will she extend hospitality to such loafers, **