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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4022, 18 November 1881, Page 2

The contingent of Thames Volunteers who hare been on active service at - Parihaka, arrived at G-nthatrtstown by the Eotomahana this afternoon. There was an immense turn out of the citizens, and many and soul-stirring were the cheers with which they were hailed by the assembled multitude. The officers of the district, together with other local worthies, will be entertained at dinner this evening at the So wen, by Major Murray, as a compliment to the officers of the returned contingent.

I The programme of Thames annual races will be found in another column, A FBEBSN'DA'iiOK of silver plate trill be made this evening to the Rev. V. Lueh. The volunteer officers of the Thames should arrange for a ball for the men returned from the front. To the Editor of the Grahamstown Evening Stab.—Sir,—Can you tell mo the name of the district for which Mr Sheehan is an elector ?—Landholdeb.

Sib George Grey it would appear lookg upon the action of Messrs Sheehan and Swaneon in waiting upon Mr Whitaker re the pay to volunteer! as an election dodge. A. telegram appears in another column which gives our late members opinion upon such actions. A bobatoh cricket match will be played at the Parawai gardens' to-morrow Saturday. Teams will be chosen from the following :— Rhodes, Lawless, J. Gray, W. Gray, Crump, Ctellion, Lough, Hunter, Smith, Cuff, Gudgeon, Airey, Fergusson, H. Weston, Webber, Dufaur, Taylor, Gilmour, Aitken, Tregonning, Hennelly, Harrison, and Egginton. Play to commence at 2 sharp.

Mb J. C. Youno, a candidate for Coromandel, whose address to the Thames portion of the electorate appears in another column, will, we are authorised to Btate, address the electors here shortly.

We are requested to state that a supplemental roll of electors for the district of Thames has been printed, and may be obtained at the office of the Registrar of Electors. A further supplementary roll is now being formed, but no application for enrolment after Wednesday next, 23rd instant, will be in time to enable the claimant to exercise his vote on the 9th December next.

Although the times arc dull just now on the Thames, and nothing enlivens the gloomy shroud of melancholy that o'erhangs the township, we are plaaead to state that the general dulnees does nob effect the matrimonial market. An instance of this occurred yesterday morning, when Miss Julia Mahoney left the watchful care of her avuncular relative, to place herself uuder the affectionate wing of Mr Corbetfc, of Hikutaia. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Re*. Father O'Reilly, and was celebrated iv the Roman Catholic Church, Willpughby street. We wish the youug and loving partners all that joy that) (v/hetii©? yzghfcly os wrocgiy does

not mattor) io generally conaidered to be the lot of young people who pledge their mutual troth, and render indissoluble the chain that binds them afto? leaving the altar of Hymon.

An instance of the mixing of Scriptural names as applied to temporal bodies may be found in a recent number of a Southern contemporary in which an advertisement appears announcing the sale of "suburban allotments of Judea," and the intending purchaser is referred " for further information to Mr Jordan, the auctioneer."

We have pleasure in casing the attention of our readers iv the Wait ekauri dU rict to "the advertisement in another columu, announcing the purchase by Messrs Meura and Co., the well known enterprising Thames grboe'rsj of the genera) dry goods store lately kept by Mr A. Shepherd at Waitekauri. l:hi» firm is so well known at the Thames that it is almost superfluous for us to say much abont them ; but we feel confident that if miners in the Waitekauri district give the firm a trial they will have no cause ever to regret it.

The "Sorcerer" was produced last evening at the'Aoademy of Music by the Amateur Opera Company. There was a poor house, and the performance deserved a larger audience. The ladies and gentlemen who sustained the various parts acquitted themselves in a man* ncr that gave great satisfaction. A dance followed. We are not ab.'e to state the amount of the proceeds or the object to which they will be devoted, but we have no doubt they will help to re-imburse one of our many philanthropic societies. ':'-'■ -