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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3858, 11 May 1881, Page 2

We are assured that the Warden has given instructions to the Mining Inspector that he is to delcare all claims forfeited that are taken up Cor speculative purposes. This certainly is throwing the onus with v vengeance on the shoulders of the Mining Inspector, and we question the authority of the Warden to issue nny such instructions, or tli3 Mining Inspector to net upon them.

We may remind householders that they lay themselves liable to a penalty of ten pounds for neglecting to giro information to the local authorities of any inmate suffering from any infectious disease.

Thk Auckland Star jeeringly remarks that at one time numerous empty houses were removed from Auckland to the Thames, whereas there are enough empty houses there to build a new suburb for Auckland. It was our turn then, it is theirs now, b:it it will be ours yet again."

Dubing Mr Parkes' recent visit to Melbourne he lmd an interview with Sir B^rry regarding the Chinese question. Iv all probability as the Parliaments of the two colouies meet at the same time, both. Purlimneuts will be invited to deal immediately with a Bill on the Cuineee question.

The Waikato Mail again urges that tele* graphio communication should be established with Te Aroha.

Tub census returns give for the North Ward of the Borough of Thames, 746 males and 648 females ; for the Middle, 1012 males and 892 females; South, including shipping, 798 males •nd 782 females.

. Ir has transpired that a Mrs Rosenthal and four children were on board the Tararua, although not booked in the passenger list. This lady was from Greymouth, and was on her way to meet her husband at Melbourne., v

Somb little eicitement was occasioned in Grahamstown yesterday : afternoon by the clanging of the GrahaHastowii fire bell.. ...TM.eauae of the alarm proved to be a conflagration in the chimney of Mr Rickets house, Beach Itoad. The incipient flare up was quenched after some difficulty. • During the extinguishment a brick fell from the chimney* pot striking one of the bystanders on the back.

Five hundred Chinamen propose invading Grey mouth.

Wb are pleased to be able to state that Mr Brodie is' much better tins, morning. During the last few days he has suffered a good deal, but his medical adviser is of opinion that the worst is past, and that a rapid improvement will take place daily. We hare had telegrams from Auckland asking after his state, and have replied as above. Gillies' Grand Industrial Exhibition opens to morrow »t the Hauraki Hall, Albert street. It has been very highly spoken of by

the Press in Auckland and Napier.

BaboNess Bttbdett-Coutts, when young and reputed to be worth £4,000,000, was wooed, it is said, in vain by the eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk and by Louis Napoleon.

Mb Fyke, M.H.R. for Dunstan, is making bis mark as a Land Leaguer. In a recent speech he said every child as soon as born was entitled to a portion of' God's earth, and it ytna time Central Otngo was apportioned. He aho advised his hearers to keep the following <n their watchword, th.it should ever be before them, eung in the:r homes, and resounded in their streets : — We want the land before us ; We'll make that cry our chorus— We'll have it yet, though hard to get,

By the heavens bending o'er us.

The bank robbery case is creating great interest in Tauranga from the extraordinary disclosures brought out by prisoner's counsel, who after a deal of difficulty, made the manager of the bank disclose that there waß an informer —a bootmaker named Ellis—who, in his evidence, stated thnt the prisoner had informed him of bis intention to rob the bank', and he (Ellis) w. -nt. and informed the manager, Mr Morris, and who had made an arrangement with the informer to lead the man on bo that he would be captured. Ellis, in his evidence, said that it was during April that prisoner called him into his sa'oon, and told him that he was in financial difficulties, and the only way of clearing himself was by sticking up the National Bunk. He added that there was a capital chance, as there was only one party on the bark premises. Prisoner further said he had weighed the matter over for a fort-night, and also that be had a pistol and Gould catch Morris, the manager,.any night going from or to his club. If he could not get anybody to assist him he would go single handed. Prisoner told witness of Morris' movements after leafing the bank, and raid he could easily knock him down and take the keys from him to get into the bank. Prisoner said nothing at that time of cutting Morris' throat, nor about setting the town on fire. Witness never had any intention 'of taking part in the burglary, but told prisoner he would think over the matter. He then decided to put Morris on his guard. Prisoner eaid if he gave up going in on Sunday he would go on the following Saturday, with come one, and when Mr Morris was perusing the deeds he would knock him on the head. He went round on Tuesday night, and he was knocking about for gome time before he could make up his mind to go in. It was between 10 and 11 o'clock. He proposed to give it up. Prisoner insisted having a try. They walked across the road to a swutnp, when prisoner started blacking his face. Prisoner said: "Come on Ellis,'' and witness then blackened bis face. They went over to the bank. Wit* ness carried the pistol, as be wished to save bloodshed. Prisoner knocked at the bank door. He had a parcel of pepper and a bludgeon in his hands. Ihe door was opened by Mr Morris. A voice said: "Come in," whereupon prisoner rushed in. Witness claared away and returned home. The following is the population of Dunedin with its suburbs:—Dunedin (city), 24,249 5 Caversham, 3,994; South Dunediu, 2,79 J; Boslyn, 2,874 ; North East Valley, 2,748; Maori Hill, 1,135; West Harbour, 1,213; total, 39,009 Auckland with its suburbs totals 38 735 persons. The Post understands that it is intended to submit in the coming session a carfeullyrevised scale of salaries, in which, although the aggregate sum paid will be permanently reduced by ten per cent., this diminution will not be applied indiscriminately to all salaries, large or small, but according to a graduated system regulated by the circumstances of the individual cases. . The following resolution is the result of the conference in Melbourne re the writings of the Rev. Mr Strong:—"The Presbytery having considered the paper on ' The Atone* ment,' in the Review, signed 'C. Strong,' and having also considered the committee's report upon the same, express their sincere pain and concern at the negative character of the teaching in Mr Strong's paper, and the absence from it of all distinct mention of Jesus Chr st as Mediator and Redeemer in the working out the Atonement, as well as the omission of all reference to super naturally given revolution, and inasmuch as the Christian faith rests upon, and Christian consciousness takes hold of certain objects of supernatural and historical facts, especially the incarnation, the atoning life, death, and resurrestion of the Lord; the Presbytery earnestly, and in a spirit of brotherly kindness urge upon Mr Strong that in future utterances he make these essential points prominent."

A Mb HißDijta has beea lecturing in Auckland -on beer and the waste of food in its manufacture In the course of his lecture he remarked the teetotallers are sneered at as water-drinkers, but it was the other way about. It was the beer-drinker that was the water-drinker. A gallon of bear contained 1440z8 of water, 9ozs of alcohol, and of solid indiflerent matter Bozs. Of 2s worth of beer, 6i would be the worth of the barley; the inalsler" got 3d for robbing the barley ot its nutriment; the brewer got another 3d tor still further spoiling it; the retailer ot tlie beer, 6d; and the Government, 6d-r-for wbat. for permission to drink lUozs of water out ot every gallon of beer, which water they could get-for nothing at the street pumps. _ An ex M.H.R., Mr Joyce, is reported to have st*ted at a ineetiug of the Invercargill branch of the Irish Land League that from investigations he had made he found that rent tor laud was simply black mail; and the man who took a shilling as rent from the man who tilled the soil was a robber or respectable thief. He held that there should be no landlord but the State,

Now that Procoffy has left the «™&£& Dargarille has gone to ««?^» ■JfJjJJonly one Igreat man left. You mil finding behind his counter in Brown .treet, selling Venus tobacc* and the Utest toportation., K?ngtail and Oowtail Twist. Of «Wie *• refer to O. MoLIWtB, JBrown street.— [Advt.] -