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: Wb hear that the trustees of the fund cslleoted here some years ago for the establishment of a ladies' college will meet this evening to decide what shall be done with the money—an amount of some £60 or £70. It hat been suggested that efforts should be made to increase the amount to £100 or £150, the interest on whioh could be devoted for the foundation of a scholarship in connection with the Thames Boys' and Girls' High School.

The telegraph lines are down south of Wellington. v ■■'■

A FEW days ago we published an advertisement signed by the Minister for Public Works notifying the place to which claims for compensation in connection with the railway works should be sent. We understand that the proprietors of the Parawai slaughter yard have put in a claim for £500 for damage to their riparian rights; and likewise that a number of others will apply for compensation who would not have done so had the con* etruction of the railway gone on.

We have received last week's number of the New Zealand Muse. It contains a resume of the musical topics of the week, and a piece for the pianoforte, "Les Astres," by Schubert, also "Harmonic Demonstrations," and " Practical Exercises on Measure." The journal is well printed, and presents a highly creditable appearance.

Considbbablb apprehension is felt here for the safety of the Josephine, which left Lyttelton three.weeks ago to-day, with a cargo of produce consigned, to Mr Thomas Veale, merchant,. Pollen street; [ The vessel is the property of Capt. Souter, and for the past five or six years has been a regular trader to this port. : ,;■ :./.. •; :.■:_<.:.: .:" ..•-■;:- '

The Upper Waiotahi road is in such a wretched state that at least one of the, dray proprietors has refused to allow his his horses to go up the creek to convey quartz till the road is made passable. As the mines in this vicinity are becoming of some importance, it behoves the County Council to place the road in a thorough state of repair. - • .

WaiiaTe to acknowledge the receipt from the author, Mr John Featon, of a complete edition of his capital work on the Waikato War, first published in the Auckland Free Lance. It contains a detailed account of the operations of the Imperial and Colonial Forces in the Waikato campaign of 1863 i, from Koheroa to Gratei Pahaud Te Ranga. The preface gives brufly : the intention of the author.' He says—Hundreds who took part in the Waikato War have since died, and many hundreds are still living, not a few being amongst us at the present time in this Pro* vince of Auckland j but the middle-aged have become grey and wrinkled, and the young men middle-aged, whilst those t, bo were at the time of the War but mere children, knowing nothing, understanding nothing of the dread pomp and circumstance of war, are now our young men, the' flower and hope of the country To this class of reader a history of the campaign in which their fathers were actors will no doubt be specially interesting. The numerous enquiries both from' England and in this country for a work on the Waikato War bave induced the writer to attempt'this task. In placing this history of the Waikato; War- before the public,- the author has not attempted to dive into the political history of the campaign. To do so would cause much time and trouble in gathering details from musty old Blue Books, and would not greatly interest the general reader. What the author has endeavored to do is to give an authentic history or detailed account of the operations of both the Imperial and Colonial Forces that were engaged in the Waikato War of 1863 and 1864, obtained from the dispatches of General Cameron, the author's own personal observations, and various other authentic sources. "We have read the book with great interest, and can recommend it to all desirous ,of forming a correct opinion of a remarkable epoch in the history of New Zealand.

A I'MLEGBAM says a shockingly sudden death from excitement occurred at Porirua yesterday afternoon. Edward . King, butcher, residing near the Ferry, was in the neighborhood of Stephen's Sawmills when he heard a cry for help, and on proceeding to ascertain the cause he perceived a youth named Bowles lying underneath a log of timber, which had accidentally fallen on him. King was in the act of running towards the boy for the purpose of extricating him from his perilous postilion, when he suddenly fell dead. It is supposed death was due to heart disease. Deceased leaves a wife and eight children.

Thb Wellington Post on Saturday night sajs some unfavorable comment has been excited by the action of certain police detectives who, it is alleged, forced their way, into Miss Blyth's room last night in defiance of the express prohibition of her medical attendant, Dr Diver, and persisted in entering into a conversation with her on the subject of the late tragedy, which he had strictly forbidden to be mentioned to her. The consequence is that she is much worse to-day, and Dr Diver has made > formal complaint on the subject t» the Minister of Justice.

A teiesbaic from Hawera on Saturday says it is reported that Rana, one of the Opunake natives,* went to the Parihaka meeting. Te Whiti, hearing that he had knocked down fences on the journey up ordered him to go down and put them up again.' Rana replied, telling Te Whiti he did not care about being sent to Dunedin gaol, and that he preferred living with his wife. Te Whiti asked where his wife was? R*na replied, "In Hawera, selling land." This made Te Whiti angry, and he said, "Do you not know that your wife is doing wrong; tell her to come to Parihaka." Rana declined to put iip the fences, and declined to send his wife to Parihaka.

McQowan has j list secured an entire line of SiTea. 1

A cablegbam Bujß preparations were being made for numerous land agitation meetings to be held throughout Ireland on Suaday the 22nd of August.

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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3637, 23 August 1880, Page 2

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Untitled Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3637, 23 August 1880, Page 2

Untitled Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3637, 23 August 1880, Page 2

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