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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3517, 3 April 1880, Page 2

In onr advertising columns will be found an announcement that Mr Heldt, of Shortland, intends to dispose of his freehold property and stock-in-trade by auction.

A numbeb of gentlemen have chartered the steamer. Blanche for ihe purpose of visiting Sir George Grey at his island home, and will leave Grahamstown early on Monday morning.

We have received from Messrs Frater Bros, their share investor's guide for April.

A telegram from Hamilton states that Mr W. H. Pearce has been declared elected a councillor for the vacancy caused by the election of Councillor Beale an Mayor. There was only one nomination. Many on the Thames will be pleased to hear of Mr Pearce being so honored by tbe people of Hamilton, for, while a resident of the Thames, he was highly respected as a citizen and as an upright business man.

By calogram we learn that it has been announced that a world's exhibition will be held in the city of New York in the spring of 1883.

We are informed by the Telegraph Department that one wire South is right now, and messages can be received.

The committee of the Irish Belief Fund 5 initiated here last January have finished their Jabors, the sum of £27 6d being lodged by the Secretary, Mr Landers, this day. The total amount received is £253 2s 6d, of which sum £150 has already been sent to the Lord Mayor of Dublin. The Treasurer intends to forward £100 more on Monday next, when a balance of £3 2s 6d will be available to pay the expenses incurred, amounting to £3 2n 3d, It will be thus seen that the most sanguine expectations of the promoters have been more than realised, notwithstanding that their philanthropic intentions were poohpoohed by some croakers who maintained that £50 could not be raised in the district. The thanks of the whole community are due to the gentlemen who made the domiciliary canvass of the Borough and suburbs which led to such a satisfactory result. The committee regret that they have no funds left to advertise the names of subscribers, which would entail an extra expenditure of seven or eight pounds sterling.

A. J. Cadman, Esq., Chairman of the Coromandel County Council, is at present ,on the Thames. He rode overland in order to make himself personally acquainted with the country between Coromandel and Tapu, as it is tli<> intention ot his Council to improve the communication betvr<vti Coromandel and Thames. This in a most desirable object, and we will be pleased to see this district connected with the peninsula township by a good road. -

'•Victim" writes as follows to the Auckland IStar .—" Will you allow mo to warn the public in general and boardinghouse keepers in particular, against a ' Foreigner' of very taking habits, who has lived for months past on his wits or rather on his landladies and his fellow boarders, for he not only leaves his board and washing unpaid for, but he pilfers everything he can get hold of—money, clothes, jewellry, tobacco, etc. He is 23 years of age, sft 9io'high, of very light

complexion and hair, with false teeth, a dyed moustache and incipient whiskers of the same unnatural tint." Possibly some of our Thames readers will recognise the individual.

It has been suggested to Mr Wiseman to publish his song "Billy Barlow." together with his photo in the character. We understand he is willing (o so if a sufficient number at Is (song and photo) are bespoke to cover the cost, and should any profit be derived from the sale it will be handed over to the Orphanage. Mr Wiseman wishes to know on or before Monday evening how many are likely to be required.

By our calograms we notice that the Falmouth election is over, and that Sir Julius Vogel, who was nominated in the Conservative interest has been defeated. This is a matter of regret, as we believe fhat the presence of our great financier in the House of Commons would be a tower of strength to the colonial dependencies of the empire. Sir Julius is however, a man not easily beaten, and we fully expect some day to see him in the Imperial Parliament.

The Rev. T. W. Adamson will preach his first sermons on the Thames at the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow moruiug and evening.

The llev. F. Locg will preach at St, George's Church to-morrow.

Mr G. N. Bbassey announces that he has houses in several portions of the district for sale.

Messjbs Frater Bros.' advertisement is worthy the attention of intending purchasers of freehold or leasehold property. : '"

NOTWITHBTAHDING that Mrs So-and-Sodid 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 easurs prizes at the Melbourne Exhibition.—Lawless and Co., Tobacconists.

Fob business establishments and private residence, bells operated by electricity have toany advantages over, those fitted up in the old fashioned way, and requiring to be pulled. Electric bells may be seen in use, and purchased at J. Gbiog's Warehouse, in the centre of the town, Pollen stieet.

C. MoLivbb hat ju»t received a fresh stock of the world-renowned Old Judge Cigarettes, imported direct from New York.