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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3565, 31 May 1880, Page 2

The ordinary church parade of the Natal Brigade was held yesterday, when upwards »f 100 men were present at the\ English Church. The men were under the command of Captain Wildman and Lieuts. Gordon and Burton. The Eev. Mr Lush preached an instructive sermon, the subject of which was Dives and Lazarus. The monthly inspection will take place this evening. The election for the Borough Auditors will take place to-merrow. Notices from Messrs Skene, Lee, and Crick, soliciting the yoteß of tho electors appear in our advertisement columns. In our advertising columns will be found a list of those gentlemen who have taken out auctioneers' licenses for the current year. Among them we noticed the name of Mr William Fraser, of Tararu. Mr Eraser will make his debut in auctioneering at Paeroa tomorrow, when he will dispose of a number of cattle. MrlYaser will s };rade under the name of Snodgrass and Co. Bl advertisement the Naval Cadets are reminded of their monthly inspection at the Naval hall this evening at 7 o'clock. A full muster is requested. •™Thh EKwera Star says:—"From the present aspect of things, it may be that th Government will have to protect Te White from the wrath of some of his own followers! who have been Jieard to state in an open, manner that if he were to advise them to go to war with the pakeha, they would now be inclin(p to shoot him. The scales are at length falling from the eyes of some of his dupes. We shall calmly await the result, feeling assured that the way the Government is acting is the best road out of the Native difficulty. The N.Z. Government steamer Hinemoa left Auckland at noon to-day with the bulk of the Auckland members. The attention of parents of scholars attending the WaiO'Xaraka School is direoted to the Head-master's advertisement in another column. It is very desirable that there should be a full attendance at this, the first examination for standards held here under the Education Act. The report of the inspection of the Hauraki Engineers, which took place last Friday, was unavoidably crowded out of our last issue. ] This fine corps mustered in their usual strong numbers at 7 p.m., under the command of Captain J. Stormont Small, Lieutenant Geo. Denby, and Sub-Lieutenant J. Leydon. After an hour's preliminary exercise the company was drawn up at open order in readiness for the expected arrival of Major Murray. On that officer's entrance to the. Hall the usual salute as prescribed was given by the men and subalterns (the Captain giving the word as instructor). The ranks having been closely inspected, Lient. Leydon was summoned to the front in order to put the corps through their exerciae, and to prove himself qualified for his substantive com* mission. We must do Mr Leydon the justice to report that he acquitted himself with a remarkable degree oi proficiency, his clear and authoritative tones of command, would have done no discredit to an old soldier. Prize winners were called to the front, and received their well earned trophies of marksmanship. Major Murray, addressing the corps, assured them that he should feel much pleasure in forwarding a favorable report of their inspection, with the exception of one or two carbines, which would have looked all the better for a little oil, their arms were in a very good condition. He congratulated them on the numbers present, and said he hoped to see a large muster on the next occasion, when probably Major" Withers would inspect them. The corps, headed by the band then proceeded on a short torchlight march, after which, on the invitation of their first lieutenant, Mr Denby, the men adjourned to the Lady Bowen, where a con* vivial hour was spent. The efficiency and activity of English telegraphs are shown by the following statistics .—ln 1878 America had 211,055 mileß of Western Union Telegraph wire, Germany had 136,395 mileß, France had 102,682 miles, Austro-Hungary had 86,087 miles, Russia had 89,154 miles, and Britain had 113,734 miles. But with all that mileage of wire America only Bent some 25 million messages, while Germany sent about 11 millions, France 1I& millions, Austro-Hungary 61 millions, Russia about 5 millions, and Britain 93 millions. Impobxant information: C. McLiver has just received a shipment of the celebrated Mermaid Cigarette Tobacco, the lateßt novelty. Superior to Vanity Fair. Also Tin Tag, Wavy, Venus, and other brands, which are pronounced by smokers to be the best obtainable in the town. Constantly arriving the latest novelties in Meerchautn, Briar, and Cherry Wood pipes. N.B. Although the ancient Egyptians are all dead, C. McL. still continues to supply the Best Tobaccoes obtainable in the colony. Smoking Boom unsurpassed. We have no desire to make invidious distinctions, but simply state the fact that the loaf now being manufactured at the establishment of Mr R. T. Douglas (lute Douglas and Co.), is of a very superior description. Biscuits of every variety, also cake &c, &c, of a really Al class.