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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3760, 15 January 1881, Page 2

The Customs return for tho week, £407 Oa 10d, is a larger weekly return than usual, and is a (satisfactory result, aa indicating a revival in trade.

.At the Eesident Magistrate's Court this morning, Mr C. I\ Quint sued Gordon Phillips for £7, board and lodging. Mr Phillips filed a set-off for attending on Mr Quint in his illne3§, but, being unable to prove hia set-off, jndgment was given for the plaintiff with costs.

We.hare received from Mr Melhose, the 10.-al agent of the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, their card almanac for the present year. It is very artistically got up, in fact, is if jinjthing an improvement on their previous onesT

Mb Frickeb had a fine show of peaches and graprs in his shop in Owen street, this morning. The fruit is excellent for the tim« of the year,, and the flavour of it is delicious.

As will he seen from our advertising eoluffivifs, She To Aroha Quartz Crushing Company vn\l li»? tenders-for the erection of an eleven stamper battery at; Te Aroha.

The date for the election of School Committees has been fixed for the 24th. For hours and places we refer our readers to the advertisement.

Iv any, of our readers have not received one of the Star almanacs, we shall be most happy to supply them on their applying at the Publishing Office.

A tbavee&bb journeying from Sentry Hill to Inglewood recently met with a curious accident. Near the Waiongona bridge a large tree lay in the road with its very bushy head towards him. His horse shied and ran under the head of it. When the rider entered that tree-head he bad a coat on, but after his horse had dragged him through it he was in hi» shirt sleeves. He states that having your hair brushed by machinery was not a patch on the process of going through that tree. It has lain there some time, and is exceedingly dangerous especially at night. —Ex. .-■■-.

As will be seen from our telegraphic columns, a seizure of 4000 rounds of ammunition was effected from Reparata, a native in Gisborne, by Sergeant Huddeston.

We would call the attention of our readers to the letter containing a resume of English news, from a Birmingham correspondent. The letter will be found full of interest to our readers.

The erection of tie lighthouse at Cape Eg mont is being energetically proceeded wiili, the foundation of concrete being nearly complete. The ponderous segments of the iron lighthouse are being brought on the ground, and cottages are to be erected for the habifca tions of the light-tenders. When eampleted the lighthouse will prove a great boon to mariners traversing the ocean between the Manukau and Southern ports.

Nat Bbassey leaves for Auckland this afternoon by the Rotomahana. For what purpose it is needless to relate, but we trust that in years to come when ho lakes a census of his olive branches he will be able to take a happy retrospective view of the past; aud may never regret what took place on the 18th.

An alteration has been made in the time appointed for holding the examination of candidates for certificates of competency as teachers under the Board of Education, The Education Board decided that the examination should be held on the I7lh January, so as to avoid an extension of (he holidays being made in those schools where the teachers go up for examination. The Secretary to the Education Board sent a telegram to the following eflect; —" Can the examination papors be sent in time to permit of examination to commence on the 17th instant instead of the 24th, and Board does not waut to extend them." Reply:—" As the same papers are to be used throughout the Colony, it is absolutely necessary that examinations be simultaneous.—W. J. Habeans, Inspector of Schools." The examination will, therefore, be held upon the 24th, instead of the ] 7th, as previously notified.—Taranaki Herald.