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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3523, 10 April 1880, Page 2

An advertisement appears above the joint signatures of His Worship the Mayor and the County Chairman, requesting all persons interested in furthering and promoting local industries, to meet the joint Committees of the Borough and County Councils. No arguments are necessary why the request should not be readily responded to, for every one in the district is interested in its prosperity and in promoting and fostering industries no surer course caa be taken to secure the present and future welfare of th« community, sad the

permanence and stability of the district. We hope our residents will assist in every way the joint Committee of the local bodies in their most laudable endeavour to collect information.

The formal opening of the Thames High School will take place on Monday next, the 12th insl., at 11 o'clock. Those interested in the cause of education are invited to be present.

We have received from Mr J. H. Jefferson, No. 1 of the Crown Lands Guide, a very useful Government publication. Mr Jefferson has received a supply.

A telegbam states that Mr Leonard Price, a well known storekeeper at Waimate, was fined £5 and costs at the local Magistrates Court for kissing a young lady against her will.

Through His Worship the Mayor, Sir George Grey forwarded the sum of £2 2s towards the Ensor Fund.

Messbb Gellion and Co. notifyihat they will sell all the household effects of Mr F. A. Pulleine at his residence, Richmond street, on Monday next.

In to-day's issue of Punch appears a cartoon of His Worship the Mayor, L. Ehrenfried, and one representing the Minister of Public Works holding out the bribe of a seat in the Ministry to the four celebrated members from Auckland. Mr Lawless is the agent for the Thames.

In our advertising columns it will be seen that His Worship the Mayor convenes a meeting of the electors of the district to be held in the Theatre Eoyal this evening for the purpose of taking steps to place upon the new Electoral Roll the names of all qualified residents. Under the old regime, electors were saved the trouble of personally applying for the franchise, the clerks and secretaries of local bodies being required by the provisions of the old Act to supply the Registration Officer with lists of the ratepayers of their respective districts. The ordinance now in force provides that persons entitled to the franchise shall personally make application .to the Registration Officer, and as many, being oblivious of the change, might be disfranchise, we heartily approve of the action of His Worship in convening the meeting. A meeting convened by Mr Speight for the same purpose will not be held.

The remainder of the business at the Court yesterday afternoon was the hearing of a case,- Driscoll v. Bestic ; claim, £12 14s 6d, goods sold and delivered. After hearing a quantity of conflicting evidence, His Worship gave plaintiff a verdict for £l 7s 6d, which had been paid into Court, and awarded the defendant costs amounting to £2 10s.

We hare received from the inventor of the audiphone, R. S. Rhodes, of Chicago, America, a copy of his pamphlet on. the subject. Paragraphs have continually appeared in the papers of the wonderful results of this instrument by means of which the deaf are enabled to hear through the medium of the teeth, and the deaf and dumb to hear and learn to speak. Anyone interested in the subject can have a perusal of the publication by calling at our office.

Me Wh. Wood notifies that copies of the pamphlet, " The Case of Ireland," a controversy which appeared in the columns of the Star some time ago upon Irish matters, can be obtained at his place of business, Pollen street. The cost is 3d per copy, or 2s per dozen.

In the first page of this day's issue will be found a very interesting article on bee culture. The matter has been in type many days, but pressure on our space has compelled us to hold it over until to-day.

The Bey. T. L. Davies will preach at the Baptist Church to-morrow morning on " Fifty years behind the times," being a reply to " Observer's " remarks.

The Memsahib's time table appears in our advertisement columns. It* will be seen passengers can proceed direct from Shortland to Te Aroha.

Pobtfoxjos, to carry music flat, or with a single fold (the latest improvement), and music rolls. An assortment just imported by J. Q-BIQ9, Pollen street.

Avbxtaim : Z.Z. Nail Bod, 'without nails ; P.P. Queen of Seas, Club House and others. More additions in the picture line to Reading Boom, only wants inspection.—Lawless and Co., Tobacconists, &c.