The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3970, 19 September 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1881.

The Worth Shore Ferry Company's steamer Tainui, owing to misapprebeuaion of orders, ran into the Enterprise at tho Aucklund Wharf, on Sunday, damuging tho atom of the Enterprise, and snapping her mast off short. The breakage of the mast arose through the Enterprise, by force of the collision, being driven bow under the wharf. The damage is estimated at from £50 to £100, which we presume the new Ferry Company will be liablo for, if they have taken over the old Company's boats. Owing to the necessity for repairing the Enterprise she will be laid up for a day or two, and will not leave Auckland for the Thames until Wednesday. The engineer of the Tainui mistook the order 11 go-astern " for " go-ahead."

We would draw the attention of produce merchants and othe.s to the sale of potatoes and cheese ex Ss»xon from Canterbury direct, which will take place at Mr McGregor's mart at 11 o'clock to-morrow. The vessel has bad a very favorable trip, making the run up in five days. The cargo is in splendid condition, and the fact of its being put on the market without reserve should attract fair competition.

A calogsam to-day state* that the Powers are insisting on Turkey despatching a Commission to America to make provision for carrying out reforms in that country. Surely Reuters agent is poking fun; or can tele* graph operators make mistakes ? The idea of Turkey insisting on reforms being carried out in America is rich. The gold now being got in the Tokatea mine is at a depth of over 800. feet from the surface. No fresh cases of smullpox, either in the city of Sydney, or suburbs, have been reported to the Board of Health since Tuesday last, and a number of persons who have been detained for some time in quarantine have now been released.

It has been agreed^between the French and English Governments that the present com* mercial treaties shall be prolonged for a perion of three months from November next, when they would otherwise terminate.

There wag no business at the B.M. Courl this morning. This makes the sixth day since s case was heard at the Thames. .

Mb E. Louis, who was so well known on the Thames for a number of years as Sergeant in the A.O. Force, and who left here for Auckland a few months ago, is we see, about to pay a visit to the old couutry, and prior to same will dispose of several valuable lotß of freehold property in Auckland. Messrs GK W. Binney and Co. give full particulars through our advertising columns.