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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3718, 24 November 1880, Page 2

Up to the present about 40 Te Aroba miners' rights hare been issued at the Warden's Office, Thames.

THBp.s. Te Aroba will leare for the new goldfield without fail this erening at 8 o'clock.

The opening day for the Auckland Yacht Club will be the 30th inst.

Suß'Liitjt. Leydon has been presented with his commission, under the hands of His Excellency the acting'G-overnor.

These was < but one case of drunkn?ss at the Police Oourt this morning, wbich was disposed of in the usual manner. Mr Skene was on the bench.

\lv to this morning the efforts made had proved unavailing to clear the mines of gas, and a furnace has now been lighted at the 200 feet level of the Big Pump shaft, which it is hoped will have the effect of drawing up the foul air.

Mb WiiiKiNSON proceeds to Te Aroha immediately after the result of the election is known. We presume his modesty will not let him stand the congratulations of his friends.

The Secretary for the Hospital calls for tenders for six months supplies.

We hear that a gay young Thames school* master who a short time ago left here with another man's wife, is now " Jimmy Ducks " at a flash Auckland botal.

The enterprising Mr R. J. Davidson, of Auckland, for many yeaw the popular host; of the Star Hotel announces that he hat taken the ilbert Hotel, which is certainly the the * largest, best appointed, and most centrally situated hotel in Auckland, if not iD the colony. Mr Davidson's unceasing Son hommo and great attention to his patrons should give his new venture quite as good a name as that attained by the Star under his management. Te visitors from the Thames particalar advantages are presented.

Pateee Ahunuka, an intelligent Maori chief of Gisborne, in a letter to the PoTertj Bay Herald, warns the Europeans that Te Kooti is inviting the natives to visit him under the pretence of curing them of their ailments, but the real object of Te Kooti is to cause an insurrection among the natires against the European*.

The Hon. John Hall, the Commissioner of Telegraphs paid a visit to the Auckland wire office on Monday. The officer in charge was out, and one of the other offioials met him. The Ecting local head not knowing the chief, was, of course, formal, but polite, and only found out his visitor when he was on the point of leaving. When he did he blushed, and was all attention, but the Premier quietly remarked, " Oh! no matter, your mistake is only natural, as few Aacklanders can realise that lam the Premier of the Colony." Mr Lnrby, the' oftctr in charge of the station afterward! waited en the O«mnii»ioii«r, and,