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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3761, 17 January 1881, Page 2

The Bey. Father O'Reilly, preachiug in St. Francis' Church last evening, deplored the fact that parents did not more generally send their children to the Catholic schools. He said the result of the, secular system of education was to produce what the newspapers were at present harping on—tne larrikins who disgrace our streets. The Press, said the Sev. Father, at first was loud in praise of secular .education, but was now edging off and turning in favor of religious teaching in the schools.

An aboriginal stopped at a barber's shop in Brown street the other day. While the barber was stropping his razor, the noble savage noticed a dog Blink into the shop and stare at him fiercely, "What de matter with dat dog ? " The barber answered, with an unconcerned air, " That dog is always here when Maories are about, you see when I cut off an ear he eats it." «

- A iiADY has left at this office the sum of five shillings to be placed to the credit of the McGregor fund.

Thebe ia no truth in the letter which appeared in the Advertiser this morning charging the polioe with playing the spy on the hotels.

UPabents and guardians of children attend ing the High School are reminded that the next quarter commerces on Monday next, the 24th instant, on which date it is advisable all pupils should be ia attendance.

The following is the State of Sick at tha Thames Goldfield Hospital from 9th to 15th January, 1881: — Statistical Nosology — Zymotic Tiseases—remained 4, admitted 1, discharged 2, remaining 3 ; Constitutionalremained 1, remaining 1; Local—remained 5, admitted 2, discharged 2, remaining S; Violent —remained 4, admitted 1, discharged 1, remaining 4.—Total, remained 14, admitted 4, discharged 3, remaining 13. Out Patients, 53.— T. Aitjcen, Dispenser.,

Thebe is a story going round with reference to the Dumfries Militia, or the Scottish Borderers, as they delight to call themselv-s, and are designated in the Army List. During a inarch out some of the regiments were an .unusually long time in cooking their dinner. This did not fail to attract the notice of the ';' Chief," who spoke to the officer in command of the Engineers, whose caoks were cooking dinner on a new system. The Chief then rode up to Mr Moriarty, the Quartermaster of the Borderers, and, observing that there was no sign of cooking going on, inquired why it was- there was so great a delay taking place. "I ken the Borderers ha' hod their dinner, sir," replied the Quartermaster. " Had it!" exclaimed the General j " why, what do you mean? There are the Engineers close by who have not had theirs yet." " Aweel, sir," replied the Scotchman, dryly, "do ye see, our men don't cook on, scientific principles."