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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3744, 24 December 1880, Page 2

The Thames Scottish Battalion was inspected last night by Major Murray. There was a good muster, there being a total of 109 on parade. The proceeds of the late concert given by the Opera Company for the benefit of Mrs McGregor amounted to £34, and after payment of expenses a sum of £21 will be banded over to the widow. We understand that Mr Eenrick refused a license to-day to the hotel at Tairua. We may remind our readers of the concert in the Academy of Music to-morrow evening. The programme consists of Christmas carols and anthems. The price of admission is only one shilling, and the proceeds rre to be devoted to the festival fund of the Grahamstown Wesleyan Sunday School. Sunday hours will be observed throughout the colony by_tbe Telegraph Department on Monday next. Ik order to afford our readers additional reading matter for the holidays, we present with this issue of the Stab a supplement printed on tinted paper, containing literature lof a seasonable character. The principal feature is a story, "Dick Allen's Merry ' Christmas." Mr D. Cloonan, always ready to utilise something special as a means of advertising the contents of his shop, comes out in a large three column advertisement at the back of the supplement. ' It is with regret we chronicle the decease ol Mr George Osborne, at one time a partner in the firm of Osborne Bros., of Albert-street. Tbe deceased gentleman was one who established a business in Auckland in the early days of the goldfield, and was highly respected by all who knew him. Wn notice from. the N.Z. Herald, that ' Martin Swallow, professor, of music, Auckland, has filed a statement of insolvency. We have not heard of any steps being taken in the matter of getting up a crew to represent the Thames at the Auckland Regatta. It is time some of. the Committee of the Boating Club bestirred themselves. Mk Abbott's novel sweep on the Auckland Races was drawn yesterday, and some Thames men have been lucky enough to draw horses. Mr James Gould drew Maid of Honor for the Baring Club Handicap, Mr Harry Wood KeDilworth for the Grand Stand Handicap, and a party of seven Thames* ites secured Loneband for the Cup. . The Sightascope will be exhibited to-night in Brown street. The proprietors have made arrangements to give a number of extra prizes to-night, including a watch and set of platedware. Mb Cabpenteb calls attention to tbe advertisement referring to the sale of the Waitoki blook of land. It is offered now under I instructions from the holders of the second mortgage over it. The admirable arrangements made under the directions of Mr Comer at the Big Pump will enable the water to be free from the 400 feet level by to-morrow evening.) This should be joyful intelligence for many of the mineholders, and may, we trust, be the firsk of the good workß to be presently proceeded with, which will lead to a return of prosperity to tbe field in the coming year. We acknowledge with pleasure the receipt of a copy of Brett's Auckland Almanac for 1881. Tbe volume, as usual, is remarkably well got up and printed, and contains an immense amount of information upon the colony and its resources, besides giving local information of a useful and valuable character. With the'book.is given a capital map of the North Island,' of New Zealand, prepared especially for the publication by the well known firm of W. and A. K. Johnston, of London. The following names of scholars to whom certificates of merit were awarded in the Waio-Karaka School in standard IV. were inadvertently omitted in the prize' list furnished to us :—James Crawford, Mary E. Corin, Thos. Whitaker, B irbara Gardner, and in standard 111. Mary Kate Honiss. Mbssbs ForJßaos. have now on view at their shop a series of views of tho Mountain of Te Aroha, the township, the Prospectors' Claim, and other places of note in that district. The views are worthy of inspection, and persons wishing to give friends at a distance, time idea of the appearance of the ' country cannot do better than purchase of the first views taken of the district, and now on sale at Foy Bros.' establishment. It hits been direoted that Monday next, 27th Dfc-ember. is to bo observed as a partial Post Office Holiday. This office and all other Post Offices in tin Thames district will be open on Monday from 9 to 10 a.m. The breaking up of tho Mary street dancing class will be celebrated by an eveuing party at the Templar Hall, Bolleston street, on Monday evening. The Naval Brigade and St. George's Cadets are warned for Church parade on Sunday. The parents and friends of the Parawai district school have requested that tho " Hour with Parents and Friends " should be repeated. From an advertisement in another oolumn it will be seen that trie entertainment will be held in tbe Oddfellows Hall on I Thursday evening at 7.30 sharp. It was a subject of general remark yesterday by the ladies and gentlemen who attended the presentation of prizes and certificates at the various schools—the tasteful appearance of the merit certificate cards distributed amongst the deserving soholars. The- eerticates were tastefully printed in colors, the design and workmanship really excellent. They were executed at the Stab office. \ On Tuesday night, a man entered Mr Denby's chemist's ahop, several times; and asked for poison, expressing *» desire $. do

away with himself. Mr Denby of course I refused and at last summoned the police. The man was making his appeal for poison when Sergt. Bussell entered the shop, and said to the would-be suicide, "I think I'll have to take care of you." Before the sergeant had time to seize the man, he jumped out of the deor like a flash of lightning, and disappeared in the darkness.— Miner.