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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3689, 21 October 1880, Page 2

MeFobebt Gbaham was a passenger to the Thames by the Rotomahana yesterday.

- We have been requested to state that Miss Meson's benefit is unavoidably postponed till Tuesday evening.

The usual weekly drill of the St. George's Naval Cadets was held in the Volunteer Hall last night. There was fair muster, Lieut. Grant, that experienced Drill-Instruc-tor, exercised the lads in various evolutions, which were done exceedingly well, reflecting credit on the instructor. After dull a meeting was held. >

A 'XEfEGEAM from Ohinemutu says:— Robert Graham has secured his hotel site. The title is settled by the native committee of the chiefs to-day. The survey and Grown grants will follow for this valuable property.

We regret to hear that Mr A. McMillan, •x-captain of the Union Cricket Club, and one of the best local crickters intends leaving the Themes for Melbourne. After seeing the lions of the exhibition, he will probably settle in Victoria. Mr McMillan's departure wiH be regretted by a large circle of friends.

The smart steamer Memsahib will leave Shortland wharf to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock. for the new goldfield at Te Aroha. As the boat will run regularly twice a week to Omahu, a good opportunity is afforded miners and others to have a look at the new country, and as the Advertiser says the stone will turn out 200ozs to the ton »n early application to the agent of the boat, Mr H. C. Gillespie, will be necessary to secure berths upon the steamer.

One person was charged with drunkenness at the Police Court this morning, and fined 10s and costs. Msjor Murray occupied the Bench.

Wb hear that there is a probabiltiy of our Amateur Pinafore Company visiting Auckland on the 9th of next month, and there giving one or two performances. We would suggest that the proceeds, of at least one of the representations should be given to the sufferers by the recent tragedy in Auckland—Mrs Bees and Mrs Arnold.

On Saturday afternoon au aocidont occurred at Piako, which resulted in the death of a man known as " Deaf Jack," but whose right name was John Harrod. It appears that Mr E. H. Kelly, in company with a man named Mclnnerney, was riding from the Waitoa to the Piako on Saturday afternoon, when the deceased who was apparently under the influence of liquor, orertook them, riding furiously, and seeming to have no command over his horse. He passed them at a gallop and was soon' lost to sight. About an hour afterwards, on nearing tie Piako, they obserred the horse of the man who had passed them grazing on the roadside minus his rider. They thereupon made search, and succeeded in finding the body of the deceased in Murray's ditch, death having apparently resulted from suffocation, his head being in the water at the bottom of the ditch.

The correspondent of the Star says of the Melbourne Exhibition:—Entering by the main door of the building a grand and imposing sight is presented to the eye, as it traces its way down the long "Avenue of nations," decorated with the . flags of all nations. Asa promenade alone the building is coming into great favour, especially with the ladies, who find it much more pleasant than "the block " on a short and dusty day for the display of their figures and fashions. Indeed the majority of the attendance is composed of ladies who never seem to weary of journeying through Victoria, New South Wales,|Ta«* mania, New Zealand, thence crossing the line and contemptuously passing Great Britain as only representing "a Nation of shopkeepers." They wander into France to gush over the valuable tapestries; thence into Austria to cast their eyes upon Bohemian glassware, or Germany to envy, the brilliants and pearls or sniff in imagination the glorious perfumes. Always on the trot like the industrious bee from hive to hive they flit, drinking in the wonders of creation and descanting upon the works of man, while they keep a oorner of their le<t eye for the discovery of defects in other females adorn-

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To the Ladies.—There is a magnificent show of New Summer Millinery "»n view This Day at S. Hethkrington's, Pollen street.

We understand that Mr Stephehson has applied to the Borough Council for a refund of £dO, the amount paid by him for a license to the Collector of Customs, Mr Stephenson says the permit to sell was refuted by the R.M. on the ground that the license was illegally granted by Mr Tkard. It would appear Mr Stepkenson has a good claim for a refund of his money.

The Waikato Times says there wera, about 100 people at the tea meeting in connection with the opening of the Templar Lodge in Hamilton on Friday last.

We are informed that the claims recently pegged out at Te Aroha by Mitchell and others are situated on the bald spur immediately behind, and to the right of the hot springs, and about 40 chains from the main road. The spur is 600 or 700 feet abore the sea level.

Ex ship Waikato pbou London.—One case 1602 yards best English Prints worth 9}d, bought a job lot, and will bo sold at 6d. J. Mabshaix, Albert street and Pollen street.

Immediately upon the conclusion as to terms between the Grown Lands Board and Captain Steele (says the'Weikato Timee), the latt r telegraphed home to his principals informing them that everything' concerning the purchase of the-Aroha lands had been settled, subject to the settlement of Mr Thomas Russell's claims to a portion of the block. Ar*ln reply Messrs Grant and Foster have telegraphed expressing their approval of what has been done, and requesting Oapt. Steele to urge upon the Government to settle the matter at once, as this is necessary before they can accept the terms. This indicates that as soon as the land is ready for settlement no time will be lost in placing upon it that class of settlers which we have long desfced. Although Captain Steel has little coubt, backed by the assurances of the Lands Board, that Mr Russell's claim wiU be settled, Messrs Grant and Foster Hot befog so well acquainted

with the particulars naturally wished all doubts removed before sending out any settlers. We sincerely hope in the interests of the Colony that the Government will allow no obstacle to stand in the way of the settlement of the Aroha lands by the Lincoln* shire Farmers.