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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3660, 18 September 1880, Page 2

Afteb a number of harassing delays; the dead whale wag safely towed to Kopu wharf yesterday afternoon, and during next week will be tried cut. Old Shanghae is in great glee at tbe presence of bo distinguished a visitor, and brage about his " big bull fi?h ". incessantly.. This morning quite a number of residents paid a visit of; inspection, and all expressed astonishment at tbe gigantic pro* portions of his whalesbip. This afternoon several steamers plied . betweeen the wharves and Kopu, so that the curious, had a chance of inspecting the immense mammal at a Tery moderate price. The whale is'moored at the Virl of Kopu wharf; and as it lies belly up its stomach reminds one more of a capsized vessel than anything else, the belly, ribbed longitudinally, giving the idea of battens. The steamers Vivid, Te Arolia and Blanche are advertised to leave Grahamstown and Shortland Wharves to-morrow Afternoon to carry visitors to Kopu. ; ,:■■■';..j- ' ■■'/:' 11-: l- -''" •; :" ;

Lieut. Anderson of the Thames Scottish, refused to accept the captaincy of the company, and upon an election taking place Lieut. Horn© was elected Captain, aud ColorSergeant Fotheringham, At one time a member of the Thames Scottish 1, was elected sub-Lieu-tenant.; ■ ■ ;;i.jv Ix?--^/^.;

: A conceht in aid of the fund for the reno* Tation of the Tararu, Road Sunday School will be given in the Academy of Music on Monday evening. At may be seen from the advertisement the programme is a well-selected one, in which some of our well known amateurs appear.' - The object is a rery worthy one, and a good house should reward the promoters, . ._>■ ,, |V X '<■

A CABLEGBAIC flays the match between the Australians and Eleven of the Gentlemen Players of Scotland, at Edinburgh, was commenced on Wednesday. The Home team s.ent first to the wickets, and were all disposed of for 143, ■>..-'.

The Waikato Times speaks as follows of the discovery of gold in that,district:—Mr George Goodwin, well known at Ngarua* wahia, has struck a reef of excellent quartz at Kanawbanawbana, some 12 miles, from Alexandra and eight from Whatawhata. The reef, as it shows in a bluff running north and south, is small, but such as an experienced miner would readily follow up, being of a' very likely quality. Specks of gold have been discovered in some of it, mid Mr Goodwin is very sanguine of yet finding payable gold. A parcel has been cent for trial to the I'hames. No such quartz ha* been found at Ngavuawahia, though a great deal was made of what appeared to be some show of gold.; A Thames miner of much experience was expected from Alexandra a few days ago to pronounce judgment on the "find," and to direct operations in the event of his belief i i the existence there of gold. Mr Go<*iwin.hit upon tlifs quartz reef wliilsr in learch of piles for Te Bore bridge, and though working at it for some months past, the settlers it the immediate neighbourhood were not aware of the find, until a few days ago. T c place in question is situated about two miles inland from the Waipa. .river, and between the range*.

A telegbam from Aucfchnd says:—The contest for the possession of the stock of J. B. Robinson (Auckland Clothing Company) has ended. Cuthbertson and Dell elated they did not intend to protract the struggle, and the Registrar of the Supreme Court obtained possession by arrangement, UuthberUou recordinghis protest.

At a meeting held last night of the Com mittee which managed the complimentary ball to His Worship the Mayor it was found that a balance of £6 6s was on hand. It. was resolved to dispose of this amount by giving the wife and family of the late Wm.Luoaa of the Naval Brigade £2 2a, the wife and family of the late Mr Syvrett, killed at the Caledonian shaft, £2 2e, and Richards, injured in the Hape Creek mine; £2 2s. These sums have been handed to the editor of tlm paper, who will have great pleasure in paying the tame over to the proper persons. The Committee passed several votes of thanks, which concluded the business. We must commend the Committee for the manner in which they disposed of the surplus funds.

At a banquet recently given to him, Mr Herbert Gladstone told a story of a new Eton boy, who, being unaccustomed to the ways of the place took hie prayer-book to chapel ou the Saturday, and was kicked dowu the stairs for a saint, whereupon on the following day, profiling as he thought, by experience, he lef< his prayer-book at home, and whs kicked down the steps for an athiest. The company made very merry aver the story, but they would have enjoyed the joke a great deal more had they known the juvenile hero they had listened to was the speaker's father—the Premier of England. :

LOCKSTITCH Sewing Machines, with table, treadle, and all necessary .fittings complete, £6 6*; guaranteed to give satisfaction. May be had packed securely in strong case without txtr* charge.-—J. &uiqq, Pollen street. In addition to the marvellously cheap line of Trousers and Trousers and Veets which w.e hare been showing during the past week, and of which very few. are left, we have just opened up a special lot of Boys' Trousers and Knkker Suits of very superior quality, which we intend clearing at the same extraordinary low figures.—New Zsaland Clothing FaoTOBY, Albert street. . It cuu be UDbesitatingly asserted that C. MoLiver sells the best and ckeapeet tobacco* and smokers' requisite* on the field. He buys bis goods for cash in all markets, and consequently the benefits to be derived from dealing at' his establishment cannot be excelled. Note tbe address, and give a call. ~U. McLivbb, Brown street.

The degree of L.LB. was conferred on "R., H. Rattray, of Auckland," by the Rer, D. Bruce (representative of the Chancellor of the New Zealand University), in the Choral Hall vesterduy, before a larue assemblage. Justice Richmond gave an address. • By telegram we learn that Messrs L. D. Nathan and Oo.'s flue schooner Sybil arrived at Auckland this morning with a full cargo of new season's teas for that firm direct from Foochow, China. This is good news for our merchants, inanj of whom will no doubt be able withiu a day or so to oiler their customer* some really pure and unadulterated samples of superior teas. - •■ The result of the case McCormick v. Brady and others was Miafc judgment was given for the plaintiff for £12 lOs and costs, £6175.

Me Rafton, basket' and perambulator manufacrurer, of Auckland, notifies through our columns that he haa now a large stock of superior basketware on hand. Thames customers can be supplied promptly by ■ending their orders direct. All repairs are guaranteed to be neatly ex cuted, and the charges very reasonable. This should be good news to many housekeepers on the Thames who are often compelled to: purchase new articles, of batketware, for want of a little repair to the article ii usp, to render them cervioeable for years. Mr Rafton's address is 245 Upper Queen street, Auckland.

Twk Thistle hotel, in Queen otreet, Auckland, has alwnys been a favorite with Thames people, and especially since Mr Gallagher Las become proprietor of it. The billiard room, under Iho charge of Mr Kerrigan has two of the finest tables in 'Auckland—one of Bennett's prize tables, and the table made by Alcook for .the Exhibition of 1862, which is eaid to" be the handsomest in the colonies. We can rfeooin mend visitors to Auckland 16 visit the hotel, where none but superior liquors are diapeused, and to the billiard room, whera a pleasant hour may be passed by lovers of the greeu cloth.

Thb following allocation< have been made out of the £800 voted for Volunteer prizes last, gescion:—Auckland, £71 1* 5d j Waiuku, £14 14« 6d j Waikalo, £18 4s 3d » Poverty Bay, £15 17s 73; Bay of Plenty, £: 17« 5d } Thames, £63 18s Id. Each district must arrange for markers at its own expense. The firing must comply with the Government rules of 1878. ' We are requested to draw attention to the Gift Tree in aid of the Hospital funds, whioh takes place oh Friday next in this Volunteer Hall, and to inform persons desirous of adding to the blossoms or buds of the tree that they can. do so, and their contributions will be gratefully acknowledged. Much fruit is required for Bile to make up the cost of the proposed chair. Anything will be kindly received from a grizzly pig to a tame canary. I JVIWe; were to day favored by Mr Oookson, jeweller of Brown street, with a, view of two very handsome articles of jewellery of his own manufacture —a neat diamond ring and an , elegant silver locket and chain. These, valuable articles are intended for presentation to Mr and Miss Murray, teachers of the the Hastings Government school, who are leaving for Dargtville, where Mr Murray has been appointed to the important charge of the district school. Some forgotten proverbial philosopher writes an aphorism about small matters agitating small minds, and if the assassination of a half drowned rat is a small matter, there must be a large number of small minds in our community. SaunteriDg quietly along Albert street this morning in search of a paragraph, our attention was called to about 50 men and boys gaiing intently into the culvert in front of Messrs Gellion and Cos. office, many of them being armed to the teeth with gum spears, South Sea leUnd lances, Tom R»w« don's diamonds, and other uijly; looking mis* piles. After rushing excitedly along the street, thinking at the very least that the Brown street menagerie had broken loose, we asked breathlessly of a bystander the cause of the warlike array, and prepared to climb a verandah post, if our fears re the menagerie were confirmed. But the bystander said it was only a poor little irat tbat had taken refuge under the planks of the culvert crossing, and our confidence was restored. After being hunted from post to pillar for ten minutes, Sir Rodens was bailed in a corner. Then followed an excited rush of armed men, a confusion of sounds, the din as of a fieroe fight, above which pealed the shrill treble of the death! hunted rat. In a few seconds all these sounds were merged in a shout of victory as One gentleman proudly raised the assassinated rat on the point of his spear. Should this "event be handed down' io posterity, some Macaulay of the future may conclude one of bis " Lays of Ancient Hauraki" thuawtae :— " With weeping and with laughter, '"■'. ■'■ \>: Stillis the story told, .. ■• '■ A :- "'■•"•• How'bold KickJ)ennan killed the rat * In the brave days of old." De Huxtablo has been gazetted hon. sur"jjeon to the * Thames Riflo Hangers. The resignation of Dr R F. Andrews, of the same corps, is accepted. The weights, for the Hawkes' Bay Handicap Steeplechase are::— Grey Mooius, 12<t 91b*; Ada, lj.»fc 121bs; Venture, list Slbs j Harkaway lOdt 9!bs j Hard Times, lOst 7 bs j Eclipse, lOat Slbs j Wainui, lOst; Kongokaka, lOet; Pukcrua, 13»t.

Ths Her. Mr Bruce in his address upon the eccasion of presentation of tbe diploma and degree of L.L.B. to Mr Rat tray, said that during the eight years* the University had been m existence 90 scholarships, varying in value from £20 to £80, besides conferring 30 degrees, one-fifth of the total honors bad been eeoured by Auokland, and the faot was therefore highly creditable to our educational institutions.

A qctantity of the wreckage of a coasting vessel has been found on the beach at Whangaproa, but there is no clue to the vessel. 'It is believed by some to be the Three Brothers, whioh it will.be remembered has been missing for some time.