The Honorable William John Hurst has been indisposed siuce the last day of the cricket match. As our readers may reasonably suppose, the member for City West was on the ground, and indulged pretty freely in condemning one of the fielders, owing to his not being a more successful catcher of the ball. By and bye tbis gentleman went to the wicket and made t^e top score and g.it the prize bat handed over by Mr Ghillagher to the Club to be presented to the Aucklander who got the highest number. The rratch being over the victor retraced his way homewarns with his colleagues, and when about leaving the circle of the grounds up rushed W. J. H. to congratulate and caress him. The thing did not wash ; he refused the proferred offer, and 1 need scarcely add the roars of laughter which came from his companions and the public must have been keenly felt by Bertie Severna.
We quote the following extracts from the current number of the Observer:—" Proooffy would long ago have been kille.l if the editor of the Advertiser had had his own way. Our Mayot is a wonderful person ! He has disfranchised the Borough of two representatives on the Harbour Board for two years through bungling the election. L'eople lust week, after going to hear Mrs Hampson, adjourned for refreehment to the Academy, where Tydia Howarde and her troupe of daneeuses were performing. "Sam" says Lydia is the finest woman he has seen for many a day. D.H.Gh was also " struck." That stern old disciplinarian, Major Withers, brings Thames officers to their bearings. I notice that Signor Farrelli, commanding the Ranaers, has lost the numbers of three of his blunderbusses, and, failing their production, has had to " dub up."
Ova telegrams to.day convey the intelligence that, a Zew Zealand lady—Miss Helen Connor—has won the Hgh scholastic degree of Master of Arts. The P.P. reckons that sbe was a Mistress of Hearts long ago, " that's to say, if the gal's «s pretty as she's clever."
With reference to the visit of certain gentlemen to the Waihi, we may state that the offer they made to the proprietors of the Prospectors' Clnim was declined.
A See vice will be held this evening at the Eoman Catholic Church, Shortland, for the pnrpo-e of commemorating the Seven Stations of the Crogp, representing the sufferings of our Divine Redeemer.
In our advertising columns ths Secretary of tht Sftrbour Board notifias that tenders will be received up to noon of the Ulat inst. for the right to collect <h<s dues at (1) the receiving store room, Shortland Wharf; (2) the coal yard, Shortland Wharf; and (3) the performance of the duties of toll collector, &c
A CHILD of Captain Farcjuhar met with an Bccidenfc on Wednesday by which it ib feared she will lose the forefinger of the right hand. A window Bash fell on the iluger completely smashing it.
THE Kauio Colliery Company ha* purchased the winding machinery of the Tookey <3\s£Co. We understand that the purchase was traasuctgd through Mr Q-eorge Black. •
We believe thai; the surgeon, attending one of the most serious cases of acavleV feirer op the Thames has continually warned the parents and friends to avoid as much as po.wible intercourse with o'iier persons, but, tiiie ndjripo lias not been followed. Complaints we understand, have been made t j the Health Officer, but, beyond ,oa^ ping the persona, he cannot take other acijoi? fn Victoria #pd other colonies, we understand, t}ie p jlipe can interfere, and persons endangering tjie safety of £u» public health can be taken into custody.
yjISTEEDAT afternoon sofiffi children were playing in Uochrnue street, and tf?o little o»ea tumble*} .into the water table carrying the water f.flijn the Que,e Q of Beau.ty pump, and had it not been far the tjmely »id of #v W. D, Eeid the children would hg,»e been drowned. The water was aftnoat 1.0 v.el with the footpath, and running'swiftly, and the children were carried along rapidly for some distance. If the Borough GounpU would only proceed more rapidly with tbe works fn hand suggested by us, and distribute the JiWge quantity of warei' through the other »tH&l#~ot the township, it would lessen the 'dttiige? t& children from such a large body of water vouviQg tygii one of the muiu atreets. The children w«ir« «e£iden*B ot Kirk wood street and were quickly tafceu Jboiue, and no doubt received attention at tue u«.u'»Je ai" t^.oir uiuch disturbed pureuts.
The justly celebrated iirm of A. and Gk Price have just completed a water eHgino for the Alburnia Company's battery. It is made after the design o) the moter constructed by the Messrs Frirw for t,lw Q-olden Crown battery, and which has anawered s& satisfactorily. Since the introduction of water power the Alburnia company have been using a turbine —a great improvement on the steam engine—but the new motor has an advantage over its immediate predece-sor, inasmuch as the quantity of water used is considerably less. This, of course, will materially diminish the cost of crushing, and enable low grade quartz to be crushed with remunerative results.
A soxewhat amusing scene occurred in Albert street last evening. A young lady lost a valuable brooch, and soon hud all the celebriiies of -the vicinity around her, searching for it. Lights were procured and every inch of ground gone over. Presently one of the searchers suggested that it might have adhered to the young lady's clothing, and on inspecting the internal organism of her \ "pataaol, tlie trussing attielo "was discovered. ] Thoße who had been down on their kaees I scraping up the dust now want to know whj I she couldn't hare looked iv her umbrella / Srst. /
1"S foe Twport. oi V\ie \3aoe\.Yas ol \;\\« XuasV.- \ —" A letter was read from Messrs Bagnall Brothers and Co. relating to the comparative merits of while and kauri pine (or wrhirf purposes. They offered to supply a pjank of white pr'ae for the purpose of testing its durability tor wharf planking as compared ■with \auri, if tne Board vjouVA put it \\\ a place where it. would have a full and fair test applied to it. —The offer was accepted, and the suggestion agreed to.
Constable Cxeaey and a number of the other witnesses in the murder case left for Te Aroha this morning. We under*'.and that, Constable Hogan, who has been stationed at Te Aroha sinoe before the opening of the field, will be in future stationed here.
The principal work at pre3ent in the hands of the Borough employees is the construction of culverts for the diversion of the waste water from the batteries into the water tables in the principal streets. We hope to see this sanitary measure applied to the whole of the streets in the Municipality as far us practicable.
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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3801, 4 March 1881, Page 2
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