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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3516, 2 April 1880, Page 2

A. Holden calls attention in an advertisement to the prices atg^hich he can supply watches and wedding rings.

Mb J. F. Cooks ha? been appointed agent on the Thames for the Prudential Life Assurance Society. His place of business is Central Pollen street.

A meeting of the promoters of the Thames Hematite Paint Coy., was held last night in the Hauraki Club Boom. Samples of the paints were inspected and the report of Mr F. Bennett received. It was resolved to hold another meeting on Monday evening..

Miss Chitty, the assistant teacher for the High School, arrived last night, and will be prepared to undertake her duties as soon as the schoolroom is ready.

Wa regret to learn that the foot race between Detective Farrell and Mr MeMinamen will not come off owing* to one of the parties backing out. Both men weigh a trifle under 15 stone, and both appeared to be quite earnest in the matter one.of them staking his £5, -while the other promised to do so next day. Mr Farrell went in for vigorous training, rising before cock crow to take bis spin, and living most abstemiously.

By the Rotomahana last evening the Her. T. W. Adamson, late of Gxeendale, Christchorch, arrived on the Thames. The Rev. gentleman succeeds our friend the Eev. G. Smith, in charge of the Primitive Methodist congregation.

At a late meeting of the Waste Land Board, Mr Firth stated he considered it advisable that Mr T. Russell's claim to a part of the Te Aroha block should be contested by the Board. He therefore moved, "That the attention of the Government be drawn to the matter of securing and adjustment of Mr Russell's claim over Te Aroha land in order that no difficulty may arise in the way of Messrs Grant and Foster's scheme.''—

A notice appears in our columns for Mr D. G. MacDonnell, that it is his his intention to apply for registration for the Victoria Company. Ihe shares appear to be well distributed, being held ia Auckland and the Thames.

Mr J. May thought that even apart from a consideration of Mr Grant and Mr Foster's projected settlement it wai advisable that Mr Russell's claim should be •ettled.—The motion was agreed to.

A letter was received, at the Waste Lands Board from Messrs Grant and Foster requesting as a further favor from the Board, the temporary reservation of a block of 7000 acres of land on the eastern bank of the Waihou, making 17,000 aere3 in all. Captain Steele had been deputed to ask it for them. Mr Firth thought the introduction of settlers of the class proposed a matter of great importance to the whole colony, and every facility should be offered for the carrying out of the project. The request was granted.

In our advertisement columns, Messrs B. Walker and Go. announce that they have opened a grocery business in the premises in Brown street, opposite Mahoney's Hotel. The firm intends making teas a specialty, and customers will always enjoy the boon of good fresh butter, the shop being supplied twice weekly from the best dairies in the province. We have no doubt but that Messrs Walker and Co. will receive a fair share of public patronage and we wish the new undertaking every success.

We learn that the house at the concert last night represented £56 3s, but as a great many tickets were sold before the concert came off, it is likely the amount will be greatly augmented, as all ticketholders were not pr sent. The receipts from the sale of Mr Wiseman's local song amounted to £3 Is, but as more copies remain on hand, persons .wishing them can obtain them from Mr Mason, Secretary to the Orphanage Committee.

On dit that many of the Thames public men, including the Mayor, the County Chairman, Town Clerk, County Treasurer, Inspector of Miner's Rights, and the town bellman, will be cleverly hit off in the N. Z. Punch, under the heading " Men of the Time." '

The rumors that the changes the Government were making in the Native Department would affect officials in this district have been verified by their dispensing with the services of Mr E. W. Puckey, who severed his connection yesterday. Mr Puckey has been for 10 years -Native Agent in this district, and 17 years in the employ of the Government, and has? always proved himself to be a thorough gentleman, and a most trustworthy and persevering official. Mr Puckey's services have been of great value, and we think that reductions might have been made in other directions before the services of such an officer were dispensed with.

Infobmation has been received in town that when the Waikato Cavalry were approaching the ILomata, with all the caution enjoined on them by the gallant Major, a string of natives suddenly emerged from the scrub. The natives were armed with water-melons, which they ffred at the bold Cavalry men, each of whom had the mellonchoWy satisfaction of eating one of the missiles. The troop got through the • settlement, however, in safety, though, we hear that several have the mellon colics very bad.

Ndxwithstanding!- that Mrs So-and-So did not work tbe 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 easurs prizes at the Melbourne Exhibition.—Lawless and Co., Tobacconists.

C. McLrvßß has juet received a fresh stook of the world-renowned Old Judge Cigarettes, imported direct from New York.