THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3839, 19 April 1881, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1881.

Ottb custom is to give a local with all new advertisements appearing in , our columns, and following that course we are reluctantly

compelled to direct attention to an advertisement signed by Mr Wm. Wilkinson. This to be understood and taken as an apology to Mr Brassey for cenain statements made in the columns of the Advertiser, and in case any of the kind little pars which of late the editor has favored Mr Braseey with should be overlooked, no less than four issues of the Advertiser are mentioned, and a sweeping withdrawal made. The editor or proprietor could have just as well apologised without at the Bame time requiring the writer of some of the paragraphs to append his name, but this was done in a vain attempt to shift a share of the blame upon the shoulders of a man quite guiltless in the matter. We are ashamed as a journalist to have to publish such an advertisement, but doubly so when we find that an editor, who professes himself to be responsible for what appears in his column?, cannot show that manliness and care for the reputation of bis subordinates that tbe position he holds carries *»ith it. We have reason to believe that while the reporter did write Borne of the paragraphs in the contributions above the signature of " Paul Pry," that the particular one complained of by Mr Brassey was written the editor and proprietor, not to mention some articles that appeared during the hearing of the Procoffi murder case. We cannot, however, believe that Mr Brassey required such an apology, or insisted that the name of one ,of the st&ff should be included, for the whole production is disgraceful to a journalist, abject arid contemptible.

The effects of opening up the country by road communication with the other (JoasL is beginning to be felt already. We understand that a first cons'gnmint of very superior fat cattle will arrive in time" for the sale at Messrs Banks and _Co«._fln Tku«»aay r _fi;oni-thfl TaTuT ofTHessrs'Douglas, Mount St. John, Tauranga.

The,starting of the Te Aroha battery will take place on Saturday next, at noon. A large number of invitations are issued for the luncheon.

The number of persons members of the Roman Catholic Cnurch on the Thames has lately bden liscorlained to be 1400. The census was taken for the purpoae of levying the school tux. '

Sib Geobge Gbex will arrive in Auckland to-moi-row ufternoon, aud will probably reach the Thames on Thursday, addressing tiie electors on Friday or Saturday. On Monday he will leave for Coromandel.

Mb Cabpeniee notifies the sale of Mr Denby's stock of drugs and chemicals for to-morrow.

The soiree and evening party at the Templar Hall last night was a great success. It was given in commemoration of the establishment of Good Templary on the 'Thames.

The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Thames Hospital takes place at the Academy of Music to morrow evening.

The Vivid is announced to leave for Te Aroha to-morrow morning.

The agent of the Patiki will issue return tickets for Te Aroha at single fares for the convenience of persons wishing to be present at the opening of the battery.

An official telegram received in Wellington reports that the usual monthly meeting was held at Parihaka on Sunday, when about 1800 natives were present. Heavy rain fell. Te Whiti delivered an address, concluding somewhat abruptly on account of the inclemency of the weather. He Bpoke in an unwontedly downcast and despondent.strain, saying " The times are dark and I cannot throw any light on what is going on now." He told his followers. not to be disheartened about the prisoners who died, as they were all before tho arrest, and added " no evil can happen to us, though some may be struck by the hand of misfortune. The evil among us is not of to-day." Te Whiti's whole Bpeech seems to have been one of submission t:» the hand of adverse fate, and his tone wholly peaceful.

At a meeting of the Patea Harbour Board recently, Mr Gane, one of the members, said that a statement made by the Chairman was "a deliberate falsehood." He was at once called upon to withdraw the expression. Mr Gane replied that he knew he ought not tj have made it, bat he could not withdraw it. The Chairman, finding he would not withdraw it, abruptly adjourned the meeting of the Board. It is stated by the Patea Mail that he and Mr G-ane & had a private talk aftsvwards, and came much nearer to an understanding." The ceurfcesies of debate are evidently not properly understood at Patea.

What will Mr Pjfce say tn this little item of news given to the public by the Wakatip Mail?—" When the Hon the Premier was here the other day, his attention was called, unofficially, to the costly and extravagant, expenditure of County Councils generally, but of Vincent County especially. It Wd« remarked that a Royal Commission would unearth, übuses quite equal to that in the organisation oi the Civil servants."

Some inconvenience has (the Lyttelton Times saye) been occasioned of late by several futile attempts to solve an industrial mystery. Briefly stated the problem is as follows :— Some time ago the Government offered several 1 bonuses for the encouragement and developpent of certain local industries, tue offer

being made subject to certain conditions. One of the industries which the Government proposed to assist in the manner indicated was ihat of pottery, but as the conditions appeared to be of a somewhat confused nature, consequent on the terms " hollow-ware and f&t-waro-" being used, one of the Ohristchurch firms wrote for more specific information. The terms used are, to a certain extent, correct in their application to pottery. "Deep vessels nre formed by what is called liolloto ware pressing or squeezing, for which purpose the mould consists of several parts, which fit, accurately together by means of projecting piDS and cavities." On the other hand, flat ware pressing by which articles such as plates, dishes, saucers, &c, are formed, is a combination of the whirling table and pressing processes. ''' But the more generally known pro cesses include "throwing," and this—the wheel work alone —is the one most largely adopted. It is by this wheel process, without mould pressure of any kind, that all kinds of jars are produced, with numerous other household articles. There are also " casting " and "veneering" processes ; and us in the general manufacture one process, merges into another, it would not be always easy to say that a given set of iirtioles belonged to one or the other of the methods in vogue. Clearly, then, the Government should dispel the cloud which at present rests upon this community.

A CONxempobaey says :—lii these retrenchment times, it is a wonder the Government do not take some steps to put a atop to the dreadful waste of stationery that goes on in some departments. Our attention has been called to this matter by a gentleman in the neighbourhood, who showed us a day or two ago, two large notices printed on foolsqap, each demanding payment of his properly tax within 14 days, under threat o/ an addition of 10 per cent, and whatever law costs might be incurred in enforcing payment. The gentleman holds receipts for the nmount demanded, having paid the money in good time, but this does not appear to satisfy the Government Commissioner who in the interest of the public must have the money paid a second time. The two large notices and the official envelope in which they were encased would cost about lid. so that if notices of this kind have been served on say one-tenth of the tax-payers, the expenses entailed on the colony will be pretty heavy. If business were conducted in Government offices as it is in well regulated private establishments, the saving to the country in the item of pens, ink, and paper would be considerable.

Abthub Claxden, in a letter to the Otago Times, Says be would strongly urge on the Government the speedy resumption of the scheme for helping English farmers which was, in force two years ego. A man and his family of say wife and four children, could be brought from Plymouth here for £50, and if that man could be essured good tural land at £4 per acre, payable by yearly instalments, he would guarantee to find a thousand farmers in England and Scotland who would at once avail themselves of the opportunity. They would bring, in addition to farming habits and experience, capitel of from £200 to £2000.