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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3510, 25 March 1880, Page 2

We are pleased to learn that the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society, at their quarterly meeting held last night, appointed Dr Callan one of their lodge surgeons.

A yeey nice box of honey is now on riew in the shop window bf Mr Cooper, of Shortland, the produce of a hive of bees kept by Mr Cooper, at his residence, Grey street. A different method from that, usually adopted is followed by Mr Cooper in the treatment of his hires. The boxes are very plain in appearance,all the parts beimj' screwed together, the backs, of glass, which when required can be drawn outward, and an extension made to the size of the hires, of which the bees at once take advantage. Visitors to Mr Cooper's residence, St. Clements .Lodge, may see the advantage of the; method pursued, Mr and Mrs Cooper being only too happy to explain the system.C

The ignorant impertinence of the 'Tiser's remarks this morning on the New Whau tad our mining reporter are as grieving as the brilliant sarcasms in yesterday's issue were amusing. The editor of our contemporary may be a first class angel in many respects but his pig,* headed stupidity and rindicatiyeness not unfrequently clouds his better nature, and makes him au object of -both pity and derision. We consider it. a piece of unheard of impertinence for the Advertiser or anyone else to question from, whence we get information for our journal so long us it is in accordance with fact, and if the statements made by our repovter had not been true they would not have remained unco&trad'cted till now.- The sharemarket itself shows that the mine was not what the Advertiser wished to gull the public of the Thames into believing it was. If our coateniporary would just attend to his own affairs and endeavour to obtain a competency by minding his own business things would go much smoother for him. We have had, in times gone past, though greatly against our inclination, to ■ administer correction and give advice to our contemporary for interfering with matters outside bis vocation, and fear we will goon have to do so again.

Mb James Sawyer, who has for some time past managed the- cordial manufactory in connection with the firm of Brown, Campbell and Co., on the .Thames, has made arrangements with that firm for the business which he will carry on for the future on his own behalf. The cordiels manuf-ictured under the direction of Mr Sawyer have given satisfaction to Thames customers, and now that he has undertaken the business every means will be taken to uphold the good name earned in the past.

The Minister of Public Works is not likely to go North until Mr Bryce, th» Native Minister, can accompany him.

Then a quorum of Ministers will be in Auckland, and some public undertakings will be decided on. Mr Whitaker is not expected here before the commencement of May, and in all probability the two first-mentioned colleagues of the AttorneyGeneral may not reach Auckland before the middle of next month. —Herald.

We would again remind our readers that the farewell soiree to the Rev. G. Smith will take place at the Primitive Methodist Chapel to morrow evening.

To-MOEBow, being Good Friday, there will be no issue of the Stab, but it will appear on Saturday and Easter Monday.

A peesejifation of valuable books and illuminated address will be presented by Dr Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, to Mr J. Adams, B A., late Head Master of the Church of England Grammar School, Parnell, Mr Adams being about to leave Auckland for the Thames to take charge of the High School shortly to be opened there.—Star.

The Waikato Times says that some 40 or 50 ladies will accompany the Cavalry to the Thames. They will be brought from Omahu in the Memsahib.

Pastor Chiniquy and Rev. Father Larkin. recently travelled to Invercargill in the same train. There was a crowd ready to receive the pastor at the railway station, but Patker Larkin getting, out first was mistaken for Ghiniquy. It is said that when the circumstances was mentioned to Father Larkin he fully appreciated the joke, good-humouredly remarking, "You see what' a fine presence does."

The members of the Grahams town Fire Brigade are calk-d together at 7 o'clock to morrow evening upon business matters of importance. r ; .

A meeting of the Irish Belief Fund Committee was held last night. The treasurer reported that fully £100 more would be available for transmission to Ireland, and the chairman will in a day or so forward that amount. It is proposed to advertise the names of all subscribers. Mb Wailis, proprietor and editor of the New Zealand Punch, is at present upon the Thames soliciting advertisements and receiving subscribers names for that journal. Auckland for the future will be the place of publication, and steps have been taken to make the journal equal to any in the colonies. ;

A cobbesponeent of the Herald, writing of the ceremonies taking place at a natire meeting at Otautu, says,—From a party of natives present, who hate just returned from the King country, I learn the news that peace is the cry, and a prophetical edict of the King that a great overthrow (whiu) is about to befall humanity in New Zealand, the to befavoured Eing .country ezcepted. The latest news is some wonderful escape of a waman from fairies (patupaiarehe) in the Pirongia mountain. A considerable change has taken place in the politics of the King natires. Many now are willing to admit their error in refusing Sir George Grey's offer at Te Kopua. By-the-way, I wonder if Sir George Grey intensified his Socialistic theories by his knowledge of life as displayed by the brown man. Sir George Grey's popularity is evidently again increasing, with the Maori. "The man without pride " they name him.

Josh Billings' Philosophy.-—Mothers and grandmothers, when you want your friends to use McGowah's 3s Tea, 'just skirmish ahead on that line youraelf.' One pound of this example is worth a cartload of precepts. —[Advt.J