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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3895, 23 June 1881, Page 2

The Scottish; Band will give another of their promenade concerts in the Academy of Music to-night. A »er.y. good programme has been' arranged and we shall expect to see a .large assemblage of our citizens present. The programme appears iv o«r ufu»l column. :

THB Scottish Cadets hold a meeting after drill to-night, at which every member is expected to be present.

: The Government havo stated that arrangements would be made for the fortnightly payment of all wages in the Railway Department. The wages of platelayers and labourers on certain lines had bean readjusted in accordance with current market rates.

These is no telling where people will stop in this frozen meat matter, for a late telegram says that Jervaulx, the manager of the Orange Slaughtering Company had a narrow escape of being frozen last week. The door of the refrigerating chamber closed on him while, .the machinery was in motion. Ten minute* patted before his cries were heard, when be was found to be partially insensible. He would hare been a nice specimen to send to the Home markets.

Another evidence of the thoughtful ness of Sir Julius Vogel. He has presented a diamond from South Africa, embedded in clayi to the Ofcago Museum. Sir Julius Vogel adds, in a letter accompanying the diamond, "It,is my.hqpe that this little specimen may lead to search after diamonds in New Zealand. A high authority bag told me it is almost certain diamonds are to be found in New

Zealand. I should like, if possible, that the Otago Museum should lend this specimen to some one at Hokitika and Thaires, in order to exhibit it there fora short time."

A STBI in the right direction. At a meeting of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce yesterday, . the following resolution was carried :—" That this Chamber is desirous of bringing under the notice of the Government the desirability of introducing a decimal system of weights and measures, and that Government be urged to pave the way by ..usiug . the cental or lOOlbs in Government contracts, in railway carriage, and in customs returns."

Eabx> - Duffbbin, who recently aimed at Constantinople to fill the post of British Ambassador in succession to the Hon J. G, G-oschen, has had an audience with the Sultan. His .Majeßty, in the course of the interview, made a most cordial reference to the ancient friendship between England and Turkey, and expressed a hope that the same would continue.

The examination for two scholarships at the High School commenced this morning, under the superintendence of the head master, Mr Adams. Thirteen competitors put in an appearance, 9 boys and 4 girls. They were examined in reading, writing, dictation, English grammar, and geography. 'The subjects to be taken to morrow will be English history and arithmetic.

M* Dignan gave notice to ask Mr Whitaker on Friday whether the Government hare taken or intended to take any stops to give eflVct to the recommendations of Colonel Seratchley, E.E., for the defence of the Harbour of Auckland, as the same are set out in the report, dated March, 1880.

Thb attention of the County engineer is directed to the Waiofcahi road, especially that portion near where the old Criterion battery atone time stood. There is a good deal of traffic on the road just now, and as the County would be responsible for injuries to horses, it might be well to have the road attended to.

The returns from the Waitetauii, given in our last issue, were freely discussed last evening and th<s mo.ning, and many surmises have been made as to the future of that district. We believe that within a few weeks I6OOOZB of gold will have been lodged in the Bank of New Zeaknd, earned by twelve men, and for t.ri average of four months' work. One of the pa ties have been at work since the first of the year, and the others only a few months. It will be seen, therefore, tha' capital wages has been made by tho3e tiibuters, who only pay the proprietors 15 per cent.

Mb Stonb's latest work, the ketch Lizette s left for Auckland yesterday afternoon with a cargo of timber. She is greatly admired, and reflects credit upon Mr Stone, her builder.

Waish, one of the traversers in the recent State trial in Dublin, whoee departure was previously cabled from England, has arrived in Melbourne by the Ben Cruachen, and is now aboitt to address an audience on the subject of Lend League. He spoke at the Eotham Town Hall, &nd described the sufferings of the tenants through the evictions. Reeolutiods of sympathy with the Land League were carried with acclamation.

The Insurance and Banking Record of Melbourne calls attention to the balance-sheet of the Devon Patent Gras Company, the capital of which reached its market value to £232,000. The original £1 shares are now selling at £3. The patent for the new gas, has been applied for by 33 countries, including the colony of New Zealand, but no person knows the real value of the invention at present save the inventor.

Mrs Bab of Pollen street has left with us a sample of a second crop of apples grown by her; they are not very large, but the flavour ia good. The ordinary crop on this tree was very heavy and was ripe nearly a month beforo any other grown in the dibtrict; the present extraordinary crop numbers about 100 apple*, which grew in clusters of six or seven in a bunch. This bears witness to the mildness of the climate in this part of New Zealand.

Fbeedom shrieked, and Hope for a season bid the world farewell, when it became known about, Brown street one day during the week that McLiveb's stock of Short Navy had run out. A fresh Bupply bas since come to hand, and the popular dispenser of the soothing weed man's the breach once more.—[ AbVT.3