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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3763, 19 January 1881, Page 2

Mb Osbobne recei ed to-day a telegram from Auckland stating that tho Auckland regatta would be held positively on Saturday, the 29th insfc.

St. George's NaVal Cadets are summoned for drill this evening.

The Secretary of the High School culls attention to the fact that duties will commence on Monday next. '

Mb Kbnbiok left for Coromandel this* morning, and will not be back till Monday next.

The Major commanding this district calls attention to the dates fixed for the inspection of the several volunteer corps.

The Thames Rifle Rangers are warned for weekly drill to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Members are required to bring their rifles foe inspection. .

Me Allen, the manager of the All Nations mine at Te Aroha, objects to the statement being made that little or no work is being done afc 3to Aroha. He writes as follows to our Auckland contemporary the Star:— <« si r> —Seeing in your contemporary that there is no work done here in the mines, I beg to say that the amount of- work dono in the All Nations' claim will compare favourably with any claim at the opening of the Thames. We have 94 feet of driving, a. 12 by 6 chamber, beside 3 surfaco trenches, and 40 feet; of small prospecting drives on the surface. We have one blue reef 2 feet thick, and four small ones from 4 inches to 2 inches. The 2-foot reef has returned at the teat at the rate of 60z3 to the ton. We can see gold freely, and we have gold in two small leaders. I own that very little work bus been done in come of the claims. The reason is thut there is too much protection. I may add we are about to commence a low lovel tunnel, which will be 600 feet."

Old veterans will be glad to learn that the Commander-in-Cbief has at length Been his way to übolish the old martinet system of pipeclayed accoutrements, which was a great nuisance, the cause of much annoyance and waste of work, and hardly repaid by the smart appearance it gave the men on parade. Henceforth only the Guards will retain the white belts, in defeienre to His Boyal High ness' stickling for the Prussian system, but in all the line corps bolts of brown leather will replace the buff. In the New Zealand war it was found necessary to neglect the pipeclaying altogether, and to do away with num bers, braes buttons, tags, and any other merely ornamental things that only serve to offer a mark to the enemy. In tbo midst of the campaign, the buff belts became almost black.—Star.

Mb Lawless, hating yesterday come into possession of the Empire Hotel, Owen street, his friends largely patronised him last evening. Mr Lawless should dv a Javge business, as he is well known and esteemed on the Thames. In another column Mr Lawless calls attention to his business premises, which are situated in Owen street.

We bate to acknowledge the receipt from Mr Thomas Veale, the local agent for the Worth Brit sh and Mercantile Insurance Company, of a copy of ihe almanac supplied by that Company to its customers. It is certainly one of the handaomesi; of its kind, contains some useful information,, and is worthy a place upon any desk. A great deal of care has been bestowed upon its production, and the work is a credit to the Company issuing it. Messrs Shera Bros., of Queenstreet, are the Auckland agents.

Thb Parawai School Committee require tenders for the painting and repairing of the school buildings. The specifications may be seen, and all information obtained by calling at Mr Thomas Veale's, Pollen street. A number of old desks and forms are also offered for sale by tender.

- At.'the Evident Magistrate's Court this morning Jane French was charged with being an habitual drunkard, and of having beeu thrice convicted for that offence within the last twelve months. Ser fe eaut-Major O'Grndy said there were no lees than 24 convictions against the accused. The Bench called the attention of the accused 10 the fact that on, the last occasion ehe was before the Court pbe had bee j cautioned, and theu promised to leave the district. The sentence would be now two months' imprisonment. Major Murray occupied the Bench.

The Chairman of the County Council left this morning with the members for ths Ohineu.uri Riding and the Engineer, upon a Tißic to that district. At the last meeting of the Council, a report upon works to ba done in the Owharoa and Waitekauri districts was ordered to be prepared, and for this purpose the visit is being made.

Tbb annual installation of the officers of Lodge Sir Walter Scott was held in the lodge*rooin last night. The following brethren were duiy installed by Bro Wmi McCullough, Past Master ©f the LoJge :—R.W.M. Bro J. M. McLaren, D.M. Bro R. Burra, S.M. Bro Comer,B.W. Bro Forgie,J. W. Bro W. D. Reid, Treasurer Bro 1. H. Smith, Secretary H. Phillies, Deacons Bros Angove and T. Black, I. Guard Bro Jamieson, Tyler Bro J. R. Lowe, Chaplain Bro Key S. J. Neill, Bible Bearers Bros Campbell and P. Johustone,. Architect Bro Fisher, Organist Bro H. Phillips, Jeweller Bro G. Price; Stewards, Bros G. Symington,Goldsworthy, Allan Wilson, R. Coombes, and McQuade; Director of Ceremonies, Bro Dunlop. ,

It has been arranged that a sculling match between Hanlan and Laycodk (the state of the river permitting) ehall take place on Saturday afternoon next, the 22nd insfc.

The result of the cricket match between the Australian Eleven and Twenty-two of Invercargill.is anything bub creditable to the latter team. We find from a telegram that the Australians closed their first innings for 200, when the Invercargill boys went in for their Becond innings, and scored 74, thuß losing the match by one^innings and 82 runs.

A fiee occurred yesterday in Auckland, at Hobaonville, at the Waitemata Pottery Works, part of which is of brickwork. The kiln gave way, and the flames caught the windmill shed, which was cut in two to arrest the fire. The building was half saved, and the machinery was only partially destroyed. The insurance is £1000 in the North British. The loss is estimated at £400.

Thb Commissioners of the Melbourne 'Exhibition have announced the following awards :—Second prizes—William Forster, Chrisichurch, for life saving vest; Lyttelton Harbour Board, for model of Lyttelton harbour, showing workß and improvements; Thomas Thomson, of Bluff, for model of a ship's compassei, anchors, and piers; Elliot Warburtin, of Palmerston North, for a canvas boat. Third prizes—John Blacketfc, Wellington, for lighthouse chart j Thomas George, Dunedin, for plans and soundings of Otago Harbour; Thomas .Hargre_ive3, Nelson, for model of a wave power engine; Captain Halliday, Wellington, for plan of Wellington Harbour 5 G. H. Luxfordj Wellington, model of a Maori canoe; William McLenimn, Dunedin, working model of a boat, with propeller ; John Waymouth, Auckland, for model of yachts.

When the aristocratic Jackson Keddelx Esq., was Warden and R M. at Coromandel, he got at loggerheads with old Doctor Hovell. The worthy ■ octor like i his name pronounced with 'he uco«nt. on ike last syllable, and was consequently riled when under examination at Court ut having the pronunciation of Mb patronymic metamorphosed so that it had a siinihrity u> the synonym for the word hut. He knew Jackson meant it to be offensive, so he retorted by addressing the worthy R.H. as Major " Keddle." The boys got hold of it, and " Unwell &nd Keddle " became bywords, r—Miner.

The following is the team of Australian cricketers now in the colony:—Murdoch, ypofforth, Boyle, Palmer, Alexander, Macdonnell, Q-roube, Jar vis, White, Blackham, and Slight. Banner is laid up with a bad log, the injury to which ia so serious that fears are entertained that he will lose the litnb, and Bannermun. is away through dojnej* (ie bereavement. Vfhice, the substitute, belongs to fcbe East Melbourne O.C.

The foundation-stone of St. Andrew's Cliurch, Cambridge, will be laid under the auspices of the Masonic body in Waikato, to which all Master Masons bare been invited to attend. - The Governor will be met on arrival at Cambridge, and will receive the address of the residents through the Town Board, at the corner of the church acre, after which the ceremony of laying the foundation-stone will take place.

From, the account of tho Chatham Islands murder furnished by the Press correspondent, it appears that the deceased was barely twenty years of ago at the time of her death. Wi Warepa, her husband, was of a most buspicious and desperate disposition, and a fervent disciple of TeWhiti, exceedingly jealous, although according to the B'ativaa report, his own character was immoral in the extreme. •His wife finding herself " cut" by most of the respectable people, seemed to lose all selfrespect for heraalf, and rode about straddle* legged like a Native woman, generally very dirty-looking, but occasionally appearing tidy and clean* When the body was discovered it was a perfect* jelly, having apparently been battered from head to foot with a pair of tongs, which were found twisted and covered with blood. Warepa has confessed, and said he only did what he thought was perfectly rig'.t, as his wife ha.l been unfaithful to him, both with white people and Natives ; that he had a severe quarrel and locked her out, threatening to murder her, or, as he expressed himself lull her outri-hfc, if she came into the house again. She did co, and he did the horrible deed. He is a very powerful man and must, have beaten htr until he had no, breath to continue.

Thb following is the programme of the Governor's movemeuts as at present arranged: —He will leave Auckland by , special train on Friday morning next (the 21st instant, reaching Hamilton in the afternoon, where ho will receive an address. He will thence proceed on to Cambridge, where he will lay the foundation stone of St. Andrew's (Anglican) Church. . On the 22nd be will leave Cambridge for Waotu: on the 23rd Waotu for

Ohinemutu; on 28th Taupo to the next halting place on the route ; and from thence on the 29th to Napier. His Excellency will be accompanied by three officers of his personal stfiff—Captain Knolly's, A.D.C., Mr b\ P. Murray (Private Secretary), and Mr Gerald Browne (Secretary to the High Commissioner.) It is probable that Major Mair will accompany thf? vice-regal party through the Waikato districts! and on to Napier.

A Taranaki paper vouches for the following:—"We have had forwarded to our office by Mr W. H. McQ-ouagle a sample of pens made out of the common fern stalk, which are quite equal to quill pens and far more lasting, besides not having the propensity to splutter. Mr M'Gronagle informs us by letter that a pen of the description he sends was in use and blood the test of the Sentry Hill Good Sheds work for a period of six months, and they are the only pens in use there at the present time. Having written this paragraph with one of them, we must admit that for quick, rough writing they are better than either steol or quill pens, and for persons in the bash they should be invaluable, because (hey have any amount of wear in them.