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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3994, 17 October 1881, Page 2

We learn tjj a t a fancy costume cricket match is beinj, nrr anged for Saturday next, the opening ofu^ season, to be played at the Furuvrai Q-ardi ngt Should the weather prore fiae, no doubt; jt w m prore a great success.

We understand that Dr Payne has received instructions Jl- O m Government to vacoiuate graluitouely iji persona desiring to undergo the operation, in v i ew o f tt possible visit from that terrible spurge small-pyx.

Ok Saturday we published the principal scores made at V,he prize firing by the morning squad of the Scj,t(,i ß h Battalion on that day. v\e now give t^ c f u n scores niado by the two squads and tlißp r i zeH won by them s—lst set: Brownlow, 85, chanpo for cup, 10s, chuuce for picture, and agv re g a t c for Merchante' picture ; Downie, 82 j Kendall, 78; Erownlee, 75; BaUlp,74i I^wiw, a., 741 Clark, &, f 74;

Heron, 74 ; G-riffen, 72 ; HawMnß, 72 ; Price, G., 70; McLean, 69; Johuatone, 69; 'Weir, 65 ; Woods, 63.—2nd Bet: CreiglUou, 64, Ist aggregate for bag; Richardson, 64; Burns, 58 ; Ingles, 57 ; Adams, 55 ; Scott, 51; Heriva), 41.

At the li.M Court this morning one person was fined 20s or in default, 48 hours imprisonment, for being drunk and disjrderly in Queen street yestordaj morning. A case of petty larceny was also called, but was withdrawn by the complainant. H Konriok, Eeq , ><. .M., occupied the bench.

Me D. M. Beere has just completed the necessary plans for a hotel at Owharoa for Mr James Hosie, and tenders are now beini invited for its erection.

At a meeting of the shareholders in the City of.Dublin mine, Waitekauri, held at the office of Mr M. Hennelly, it was resolved to form a company under the Mining Companies Act, 1872, with acapital of £20,000 iv £1 shares nil paid up. Messrs R. C. Greenwood, John Browne, J. C. Gordon, Julm Wilson, and J. R. Perry were elected directors. Mr D. G. MacDonnell wa3 appointed manager, and Mr T. L. White auditor.

Pbofessob Weeten gave his first entertainment at the Academy of Muaic on Saturday evening before a good audience, the pit and gallery being well filled. All the items on the programme were faithfully carried out to the entire satisfaction of the audience. The three trained dogs were very amusing, and evidenced a large amount of trouble by their trainer in bringing them to such a elate of perfection. The usual tricks with cards, &c, were well and cleanly gone through. The entertainment, as a whole, is superior to many of the kind that baa visited the Thames lately, and is well worth a visit tonight, when several new features will be introduced. A good orchestra under the leadership of Mr Walter Hunter discoursed the necessary music. We understand that on Saturday afternoon the Professor contemplates giving an entertainment for the convenience of children.

The Tramway Hotel at Waitekanri has, it will be Been by an advertisement in another column, passed into the bands of Mr A. Shepherd, formerly of the Thames. Visitors to the Waitekauri goldfield can rely on meeting with every attention at the hands of the proprietor of this hostelry, who has a.l the accommodation required by man and beast. . - . '.

At the Auckland Police Court on Saturday Agnes, a native woman, was fully committed for trial on a charge of having wilfully and maliciously committed perjury in a case of alleged rape agaimt Rudolph Anton Subritzky .heard at the iriininal sittings held in the Supreme Court, on the 6tb met.

The (foundation stone of a Frcetbbught Lyceum was laid in Dunedin on Saturday afternoon with great ceremony. The Hon R. Stout, President of the Freethought Association delivered an address. One gentleman has subscribed £1000, on which interest at 8 per cent is to be paid till the termination of the lease, the principal not to be repaid. Two others have given each £300; and two others each £200 towards the building fund.

The Herald says:— Some of the Coromandel electors took the opportunity of meeting three of the candidates for that district to interview them on subjects of interest to the district and province.; The candidates present were Messrs J. Mackay, J. C. Young, and P. JEL Blackmore. The question raided was in regard to ioßular separation AU the candidates declared themselves us opposed to this project expressing themselves in favour of the unity of the coloijy. Mr.Young, to whom was aseigued the duty of reply, pointed out that the separation sought for would lead to an increase of that taxation which was now almost more than they could support. He considered the interests of a united colony were more to ba considered at this juncture, and that candidates of liberal mind should oppose insular separation, and maintain the unity of the colony. He pointed out that the question of separation was raised simply for the purpose of creating local jealousies, and alluded to other difficulties which would arise. The three candidates present were thoroughly in favour of the view that separation was not desirable.