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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3736, 15 December 1880, Page 2

A Gband concert -will be held in the Academy of Music on Tuesday evening'next for the benefit of Mrs McGregor. The Coin* mittee are actively engaged making the affair successful, and we have no doubt this laudable object will be liberally supported.

lir another column will be found Mr Warden Kenrick's first report on the Te Aroha Goldfield. We would advise our readers to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest it.

The secretary of the High School notifies that the prizes will be distributed on Friday next, the 17th inst. Mrs Ehrenfried has kindly consented to distribute the prizes.

The usual social meeting in connection with the St. James* Presbyterian Church takes place this evening in the MasonioHall.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of a cheque for £5 5s from Messrs Ehrenfried Bros, towards the McGregor fund.

An examination will be held in the schoolroom, Baillie street (Thames High School), on Monday and Tuesday next for two scholar* shipß. These scholarships are open to all girls under 13 years of age, who have been attending any of the public schools on the Thames for the last six months. The examinations commence at 9 a.m. on Monday.

The publicans of Coromandel are loud in their wail that at Manaia, a distance of eight miles, no less than five Maoris are selling most execrable grog to the bushmen, and pay nothing, while they (the publicans) have to pay a license, and depend to a certain extent upon the mills for support. It is to be hoped that Superintendent Thompson's attention may be drawn to this unfair state of affairs.

Fhom the Taranaki Herald we clip the following:—" We referred the other day to the very skilful manner Mr Bullen conducted the enquiry at Opunake respeoting the murder of Miia Dobie. The manner he collected the evidence which led up to the conviction of the murderer Tuhi, was extremely skilful; and considering the difficulties he had to contend with, and the short time at his command, was very complete. Bach witness he brought forward tended to strengthen the chain of evidence against the prisoner, who, finding the crime brought clearly homti to him, confessed to committing the deed. The newspapers in other parts of the Colony, we notice, hare referred to the masterly manner Mr Bullen succeeded in conquering a difficult task." The New Zealand Times (aye:—" The prosecution was conducted in'a manner that reflects credit on Mr Bullen. There was but one opinion, that a really difficult undertaking had been perfectly mastered." The Wanganui Herald says:—" On the arrival of Mr Bullen from New Plymouth, the evidence against both Stannard and Tuhi was pieced together, and the practised judgment and long experience of Mr Bullet soon directed the

constables there in the right path." The Wellington Chronicle Bays :~" The very greatest credit is duo to Mr Bullen for the manner and short time in which the very complete evidence wbb got together, and the very able w»y in which he conducted the prosecution.