THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT YOUR FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1880.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3514, 31 March 1880, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT YOUR FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1880.

Now that the Waikato visitors have gone, we feel it our duty to oongratuhte our citizens and volunteers {for the right royal manner they entertained the cavalry during their visit to the Thames. To Major Murray a large share of commendation is due, as it is to his forethought and. ability that the successful carrying out of the volunteer arrangementa are mainly due. The exertions of His Worship the Mayor, the Stewards of the Race Meeting, and the Ball Committee to promote amuse* ments for and to entertain the visitors were crowned with the greatest success, and we are sure our Waikato friends will experience pleasure in anticipating another visit to this district. The Thames district has well sustained its name as a hospitable and warm-hearted community.

We have received from Mr Newton Fairs, of Auckland, a copy of the Rev .8. Edgar's lecture ou " Charles Dickens " in pamphlet form.

On beine; questioned by a Thamesite on the Waikato and Thara s Eailway, one of the Waikato Cavalry men said, "We all want to see the railway through, but I think the Aucklanders will do their best to keep it bank. If the Waikato and Thames went together I think we could beat them and their influence as easily as we beat them in Volunteering."

In a letter to Mr McOullough, Mr Tole states that two small blocks of laad will be thrown open at an early date at the Thames under the Homestead system. The particulars will be published immediately the authority of the Governor has been obtained for doing so. '»■'"* ' y

The concert in aid of the Orphanage Bridge will take place at the Academy of Music on Friday. All the local ladies and gentlemen amateurs will contribute to the evening's amusement.

Gbeat credit is due to the stewards of the Cavalry Race Meeting, for the promptness with which everything was arranged, the quality of the sport provided, and the speedy settlement of the accounts. The whole thing was arranged and completed under two days.

Fbom the vociferous manner the Cavalry men cheered before leaving their billets it was evident that keepers of our local hostelries succeeded in pleasing their guests. Those quartered at the Empire Hotel left t'ae following testimonial with the proprietor before leaving:—"We, the Volunteer of the Te Awamutu Cavalry Corps, desire to express our most sincere thanks to Mr and Mrs Quint for their kind and obliging manner during our stay at the Empire Hotel." Before leaving Mrs Quint supplied the men with a " stirrup cup " and : a large parcel of eatables for the road. We think the Waikato men will look back with pleasure on their visit to the Thomes.

We are advised by telegram that Colonel Whitmore arrived at New Plymouth yesterday morning, whither Colonel Roberts and Major Tuke had gone to meet him. Great reticence is maintained as to whether hia visit is private or official; but, from preparations being made in camp to-day, it appears evident it is official. ■■■".,.'

At the It.M. Court today, before H. Kenrick, Esq., R.M., tyro persons were charged with drunkenness. They were discharged with a caution.

We have received from the RegistrarGeneral another volume 6f census returns, dealing chiefly with the occupations of the people. A few of the curious pursuits of our populace are worth recording. We find we have one Joss-house keeper, one muleteer, three arboriculturists* six irregular medical men, and one gamblinghouse keeper.

We have received Nos.l, 2 and 3 of the New Zealand Freemason, a new journal issued in Dunedin. It is excellently got up, and contains a vast amount of information interesting to the craft.

Notwithstanding that Mrs So-and-so did not work the picture that we got first prize for at the Exhibition, and Miss So-and-so did work it, we can safely assert that the pictures in our smoking and reading room are far better, and only require the criticism of the public to ensure prizes at the Melbourne Exhibition.—Lawless amd Co., Tobacconists..

C. McLiyeb has just received a fresh stock of the world-renowned Old Judge Cigarettes, imported direct from New York.

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