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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3654, 11 September 1880, Page 2

We are requested to state that at a meeting of the Hauraki Ladies Benevolent Society, hold yesterday, a cordial vote of thanks was passed unanimously to the ladies and gentle* men of the " Pinafore " Company for their services on the occasion of the late benefit performance.

The latest advices from the Cape of Good Hope state that the Cape Rifles have entered Bausto land.

A Waimate tradesman having sought the protection of the Bankruptcy Court the other dt»y, had his windows artistically covered with whitewash. Subsequently, to make the improvement still more suggestive, a judgment summons and another legal document" weie attached to the glass, with the inscription beneath " Too late! Too late! You cannot enter now." ;

• Me S. Stephenson writes:—" Sir, —Mr Alley's letter is unanswerable j I cave in."

A MEETING of brewers and hotel keepers was held last night at the Wharf Hotel to consider matters affecting their business. The question of forming an association for the protection of the trade was discussed, but only in a very cursory manner, aa some interested—Mr Hogg and others —were absent. We would direct the attention of miners to the advertisements of the managers of the Alburnia and Moanatairi Companies for works required to be done in the mines. A MEETING was held last night in the Young' Men's Christian Association roomsfor the purpose of taking the preliminary steps to organise a branch of the New Zealand Alliance on the Thames. It is contemplated to hold a public meeting for the purpose of discussing the platform of the Alliance. Mb Simon's lecture on Spiritualism will take place at the Academy of. Music tomorrow afternoon. We would remind members of the Eiile Eangers of their Church parade to-morrow. On Monday evening next the Eev. Mr Morley will deliver a lecture at the Congregational Church on "The English Bible—its history and translation." We understand that a meeting of volunteer officers will be held this evening for the purpose of eon ideving an invitation from Auckland re the review on the Prince of Wales' birthday, and one from Captain Euncinian, of the Waikato Cavalry. The services in connection with the Wealeyan Home Mission will take pluce tomorrow, the Revs. Morley and Watkin preaching at the two Wealeyan Churches. The new Property Tax schedules will be approved by the Executive Council to-day, and forthwith gazetted and distributed.

The following cruel paragraph appears in the Ohrigtchurch Preaß :—Mr Thompson, of the firm of Miller and Thompson, Las recently place i a large piece of looking-glass in the receuß of hi?' doorway, facing down High street, and yesterday ifc was wonderful to notice the large number of ladies 'who stopped in front of the Bhop to look at the music in the window, so much so as to seriously impede the traffic.

A pleasant feature of the opening of the Free Public Library in Auckland is that ladies are finding their way there both in the duytiuie and in the evening, and aTai'ing themselves of the reading-table, accompanied by their husbands or other relatirea. When the "sweet girl graduates" gather there the studious young men will have superadded te the delights of literature the further possible pleasures of " shawling, seeing Lome, and all that sort of thing."—Herald.

In another column we publish a list of subscriptions collected hy Mr H. B. Campbell for the Limn Richards, recently so seriously injured in the Hape Creek mine. Further subscriptions may be handed to Mr Campbell, or left at this office. Mr Campbell deserves every credit for his humane exertious in this matter.

The Now Zealand Freeman's Journal of to-day's date contains 11 columns of names of persons of the iiristocracy of England who have been converted to Catholicity during the last half century. Mv 'Whitt.tor i-jft Wellington fer Auckland last night.

Chief Justice Pbendebgast, sworn in Acting G-overnor at Wellington, takes the Governor's pay ua well as his work. The following gentlemen hare been nominated for the yacaat seats on the Board of Education :—Mr David Goldie, Auckland, Mr Joseph Bell, Mangawai, and Mr John Fairburn, of Ofcahulm.

Some outcry is going on in the Wellington papers over the fact that no Burial Service was read at the interment of Matthow Henderson, the suicide. It appears, however according to one of the disputants, that the law of the land does not permit e'ergymen to read the Burial Service over a suicide's grave after a verdiot oifelode se has bfen returned at the usual inquest. Had then any minister of raligion made an attempt to do so in Henderson's case, it would have been a violation of the law, and he would have rendered himself liable to imprisonment, or subject to fine. -Herald.

Lockstitch Sowing Machines, with table, treadle, und all necessary fittings complete, £6 ss; guaranteed to give satisfaction. May be had packed securely in strong case without extra charge.—-J. Giiiaa, Pollen street.

It can be unhesitatingly asserted that 0. McLirer sells the brat and cheapest tobaccos and smokers' requisite*; on the field. He buys his goods for cash in all markets, and consequently the benefits to be derived from dealing at his establishment caunot be excelled. Note the address, and gire a cull. ■—0. McLiVBB, Brown street.

In addition to their large stock of spring and summer goods which has just been received at the New Zealand Clothing Factory in Albert street, a special lot of the best tweed troiiEere, aud trousers and Tests is being opened up which will be offered at unprecodejitly low prices. They are all,of Messrs Hallenetein's well known make and are really splendid value, in proof of which comparison is earnestly desired.