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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3679, 9 October 1880, Page 2

The Josephine left lnt evening for Lyttelton with 40,0C0i feet timber from Bagnall's mills.

The juvenile contingent of Good Templars intend holding. a soiree in the Temperance Hull on Friday the Xt>th inirt.

W« lenrn that probably Judge Macdonald will be appointed assistant Judge of the Native Lands Court, and that Judge Fenton will be required to assist in the District Court, bo that the two gentlemen b-'tween them will <io all the business of the District and Native Land b Courts.

We call attention to I he announcement that the annual flower nhow in comieclioa with the Ladies' Benevolent Society will tike place early next month. Ou<- ainitteur gardeners should set to work to prepare exhibits.

Thb Hon. Mr Whitaker was interTiewed to-day by Tamati Paetai relative to that chief* dispute with Mr Alley. A number of natives, including W. H. Taipaii, were present. Mr George T. Wilkinson acted as interpreter. We learn, just us we are going to prees, that a most satisfactory settlement has been arrived at.

Thb anniversary services in oonection with the Grahametown Wesleyan Sunday School will take place to-morrow. The Rev. Mr Taylor of Auckland will preach morning, afternoon, and evening.

A deputation of the railway committee had a conversation with Mr vVhitaker this morning. It was a friendly talk over Thames matters.

The opening cricket match of the season was commenced to-day at the Parawei Gardens, there being a large attendance of the general public to witness the match. The wicket was in fair condition, and doubt* lea* the play would be very interesting.

Mb George Element, well known in the early days as the " one armed painter," has gone to Sydney for the purpose of managing some iron smelting w< rks there. We often heard George blow about his acquaintance with the iron sand, but used to think it was all "gas." -

Wht would it hBTe been better bad the enquiry re the Thames Hospital been of a more private nature ?—Because some very (Payne-ful) painful revelations have been made public, and a (Power-ful) powerful argument advanced, that, there being a Dean in the matter, the (Honiss-t) honest truth has not been (Caindidly) candidly told. KB.— The witnesses may hare been- (Bkae-red) scared.—Observer. :

The fame of the Thames Hematite is increasing, Mr Edwards having received an order for half a ton of his product from a firm in Dunedin. Mr Edwards is at present in Auckland, endeavoring to arrange for the purchase of a small grinding-mill, with which he could turn out four times jAe present quantity. &*..

A TEtBOBAM received by Messrs McE>nzie and Bob*, of Auckland, from On plain Colin McDonald, of the Magellan Oloud, states that the James A. Stewart had been stranded at Eaipara on the North Spit, and abandoned by the crew. There was no sign of men on the vessel. The message also stated that the brigantine did not appear to be much damaged. A later telegram from the Harbour Master at Kaipara states that there are no signs of the crew. The James A. Stewart is a brigantihe of 179 tons register, owned by Messrs MeKenzie and Boss, Auckland. She was uuder the command of Captain John McClellan, who has had charge of her for some considerable time.

Ik accordance with his promise to Mr MoGrowan, the Hon. Mr Whitaker paid a visit to the Thames Public Library, and expressed himself pleased with the appearance of the institution. The hon. gentleman, accompanied by Mr Brodie, was driven through the town, the various points of interest being pointed out to him.

It has only now leaked out that Mr Wake* field was so disappointed at not getting a portfolio in the Hall cabinet that he never spoke last session. He is now one of the principal members of the new party, which includies amo> gst others Messrs Ormond, Richardson, Wright, Levin, Johnson, Adams, Pitt, and wtich is likely to be further increased during the recess, provided some changes talked of in the ministry do not come about. Some of the Government supporters are trying to bring about a change in the ministers, so that the two Otago members may resign and be replaced by Mr Richardson of Christohuroh. The Hon. Mr Oliver is the minister whom it. is reported some of his colleagues desire to replace. This, of course, is only gossip at present, but that come shuffling of the cards will take pluce shortly after Sir Arthur Gordon's arrival here, is freely and semiofficially stated.— WaikatoMail.

The Times, referring to a letter written by Mr Sheridan, of Adelaide, which urges capitalists before advancing loans to the Colonies to enquire what proportion it is intended to expend on immigration, says that Australian indebtedness, tried by any statistical test, is a mere bagatelle, and that the colonies, when prosperous, will attract immigrants. Referring to New Zealand, however, the Times says tbe state of things there is cot equally favourable. Its debt really embarrasses it, aud the colony is now bound to show its ability to pay its way for some years to come without further borrowing.

The Taranaki Herald says :—An instance of tbe manner in which Te Whiti influences the actions of his people was made to appear t his morning in the police cells. A native was locked up for being drunk, add on being taken out of the cell he was requested to sign the " property sheet" for his pipe and tobacco. The native refuted to comply, saying that Te Whiti bad forbidden his people to tign their Dames to any paper. The constable informed the native that he could not gee his pipe and tobacco until he signed his name, but the native held out and said be would lose his tobacco first. Virtue always carries its reward, and the faithful follower of Te Whiti had the double satisfaction of obeying his master's commands, and also receiving his pipe and tobacco.

The following appears in the Observer. The poet must have had the Thames Borough Council in his mind when he wrote it:—

REFLECTIONS ON COMPULSORY EDUCATION

By William Smugginb, Larrikin.

Compuls'ry eddication ! whew! 'eres a rummy go ! And they'll run us in with bobbies! golly! not for Joe! Why ain't we British subjecks? ain't this country free? Don't the bleeding Constitootion perfect our liberty?

Wot's the good of eddication, rcadin', writin', and that? Will it nil a heinpty belly ? make a 'ungry feller fat ? And if yer eddicate us in that 'ere swellish way, Who's a goin' to sile 'is fingers for five bob a day?

There's a kind'of eddication that I've no objection to— That's a easy Gov'ment billet with a werry 'andsome

screw. And I'd like to get a lesson how them sal'ries is draw'd By Rice, and them 'ere swell coves on the Eddication Board.

If y«r can teach Bill Smuggins to perform that little feat, Yer needn't send a bobby for to nab 'im in the street. But that 'ere eddication what don't fill a covey's bellyWhy, I'd.rather buy a pistule, and go and be a Kelly.

I£ yer *ot on eddication, and yer want to do it tno* rough, Go and eddicate them coveys you've elected for the borough. Send the bobby round to nab 'em, and lug *em to the station. And give them blokes a trifle of compuls'ry eddication

An Englishman says that no other people in the world so far as he knows, can equal the Arkahsiajis in off-hand exaggeration. "Do jou see that spring over there, stranger ?" said one of them to him. He said he did, whereupon the settler added : " Well, that's an iron spring, that is, and it's so mighty powerful that the farmers' horses about here that drink the water of it never have to be shod. The shoes just grow on tkeir feet natfrally."

"oiO3Etbe shutters, Willies dead," but C. McLiveb takes this opportunity of informing the public of the Thames that he is still alive and continues to sell only the very best brands of Tubucoo and Cigars. In his shop you can, without any lyin', see everything from the live lion to the newest and best line in meerschaum pipeß. These are no penny-a-liner's statements, but are strictly veracious.~o. McLiveb, Tobacconist and Stationer, Brown street.