The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1881.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3986, 7 October 1881, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1881.

The general manager of the Bank of New .Zealand advertises a special bitik holiday on the 17lh inst., in celebration of the twenty first anniversary of the opening of the bank.

O'if^l^fi^y^yenin^a^Mireting was held :]at thu room of the Yonng&en's Christian ■Association, fo take the stsps necessary to jform » Band of Hope Union. After some jliltle ditpuaaion, it was.resolved to forma [branch_of the U.nion here, and the officers of jaame were dulj^elected. T||i inaugural meeting wil j, we understand, be field in !ho Good Templar Hall on the 18th init.

: The animal meeting b'fiihe Thumes.Cricket Club was held at the Bowen last evening, but the attendance was nob rery"; large/ rXne balance sheet was read and adopted, officers elected fur the.comingyear, and a quantity of roulino business transaoted. A. committee iwas also appointed to interview Mr Spencer, with a view* to making the necessary arrangements for the use of the Parawai gardens. ;

We regret 'lo learn thab Mr Ttiomaa Gordon, an, esteemed member of, the. Naval. Brigade, and a brother of Lieu). Gordon, has met with his daath bj a mining accident on the Westt Coast Goidfield^ Me T. Gordon ■was one .of the orjj^H}aKjß«ulb6rfc^ot--tl*« Brigade, in 1869, und hie death will be eeverely felt by tlie nTemoerToriTie Brigade > among whom liia 'sterling-' character had rendered him a upeciil favorite. We notice that as a* slight mark offreepeet the Naval prize firing baa been postponed.

Mb Thomas Kabpobd^writes to Bay that although he has been asked by a great number of the residents of Waiotahi to allow himself to be nominated for a seat in the County Council, he has been con.poked to refuse owing to his businrsa engagements. We are authorised to state that Mr Brodie has determined to offer himself as a candidate for the Coromandel electorate.

Miss MclluoNE, of the WaioKnrak* School, having served her term as junior assistant, and pa3sed the needful examinations with-crpdit, has been granted by the education department, a licence to teach for two years. It has been decided by the committee of the Hauraki Rinking Club that members who inteud being present at the fancy dress J) ill on the 11th inst., shall be admitted by special ticket only, which necessary pasteboard can be obtained from the secretary oa replication. In order that a correct list of the various characters present at the ball may bo obtaine <, the committee specially request that each visitor will write on the back of his or her admittance cird the name of the character taken by them.

A CONCERX will take place to-night at Tararu in aid of the funds of the Presbyterittn Church. A capital programme has been arranged, and we hope a good attendance will reward the promoters, wbo bare been most indefatigable in their endeavors to make the concert a success. A dance will probably follow the concert.

In another column the Warden advertises a number of applications for water races— from James Mainer, Joshui Cuff, Adam Porter, J. H. Nicholls, and Robert Workman. Mr James H. Wul*h, the well known butcher of Kolleston air.ct, notifies that Le has disposed of bis busi ess to MfSjrs Davies Bros. We believe Mr Walsh intends to commence business in Waitekouri, where a good opening presents itself.

The County Council could not hare made a more judicious choice thun thut of James Skene, E«q, for the position of Returning Officer fo the Council, Captain Fraser, who hai held the appointment for years, sent in bia resignation, as he intends offering himself ai a candidate for the representation of the Obinemuri riding in Ihe County Council. Captain Skene is v very old resident of the Thames, and is held in high estimation by all who know him. Declining health has alone preverted Captain Skene from taking a more prominent part in the politics and business of the place, but for the position of Kelieiing Oflber no more qualified gentleman is to be found in the community. We believe the manner in which Captain Skene will perform hit duties at the coming election will prove how judicious a selection lias been made by the Council to fill Captuin Fruser's place.

It Avas staled ut the City Schools Com* mittie meeting in Auckland that Mr SwansoQ bos been empowered to obtain playgrounds for the city and suburban suliu.ols ut a cost of

At the Wellington R.M. Court on Wednrg. day three prosecutions of publioaus under Section 7 of " The Adulteration Prevention Act" came on for hearing. The "adulteration " in each case consisted in the admixture of quantities of water in a more or less degree, thereby reducing the strength t032t0 38 under proof. The Magistrate he'd the offences, committed were not of a very serious uatuie^and he therefore onlj inflicted nominal penalties.

Mcit/kt have bten plentiful in the Firth of late, nnd somo excellent hauls have been made by the fishermen. On Wednesday night one boat, manned by a'man and,a boy, secured 90 dozen of, these fish, which are from wort three to four shillings per dozen in Auckland. . f , ■ .■■■#.'- ■■-■ -;:-/"- ■ - - The attendance at the concert (the last of the eeason) given in the Academy last even» ing by the Band of tbe Scottish Battalion was very large, the largest, in fact, of the season. After the first hulf-dozen pieces on the programme had been peformed, the band moved from the body of the hall to the stage, and after a short interval the remainder of the programme, consisting of dunce music, was gone through, a large number of the audience staying and joining in the dances. The thanks of the community, are due to this band for the manner in which they came forwurd and gave such a number of really first-class concerts gratuitously. We hope that some of our citizonj will take the matter in hand, and see that something more sub* stantial than mere thanks is awarded them. <

Tin City of Sydney, with the London mails of the Bth ultimo, left San Francisco for Auckland'oh Tunday. the 251h inst., one day litter than time table date. The Australia, wtii the September colonial mails, arrived at Sin Francisco on the 3rd inst., being three days earlier thjtn time tibtl date.

A meeting of the. eha-eholiles of the Roaimont Liceused HLtilding and. Nevada claim, aituato at Waihi, was held at Mr Horebrugh's office last evening. It was resolved that a company be formed under the Mining Companies' Act, 1872, to bn called tiie Aoseinont Q-oldmining Compnnv, Limited. The following were chosen directors:— Mejsrs Cumtning, Q-r<en, A. Mackaj, W. Fmser, Gr. McCrtul, Knox, and John Wilson. The capital of the company was fixed nt £30.000, in 30,0 0 share j nil paid up. Tweiity thou eand and ten shares are to be allotted to the eharehoJders at the rate of two hundred and thirty shares to each full shareholder, and 9990 lhares are to be ret ined for the purpose* of machinery hr the mine.

A TOin^G widow named 'Home drowned herself lately at Smytht^-dale, Victoria, where the was on a visit io her p»rcnts. She hud been atlei.dina rev v.ilisi lujrftings at Ballarat, and wiib told there by some, fellow tha f, she was commissioned by God to regenerate the world. This preyed on her mind until, in a fit of religious mania she committed suicide. The police magistrate at'tfi^tnqueßt'suid that the authorities should interfere in euch cases as that under notice* He spoke strongly on ithe subject. ' '

The Resident Magistrate at LyHelton hits takeu a new depuHure in dealing with cases of men who appear before,the Court en n .charge of suffering from ei"f«sive drinking. He said it was not .right that _they who put 'the country to expense should wheu they had recovered get off ceot free j accordingly he commenced today by sending back a man to be 'finally de It with by the comoiitting ''tnatutmta after he had reco.verei from his dripk. t ,-f