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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4033, 1 December 1881, Page 2

A MBETINa of Mr Mackay's conaniittee and supporters will take place this evening in the committee room, Biolleston street.

Captain Mobbis and Mr Adam Porter left Tauranga yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock^ reacked Owharoa in the evening, and Mr Porter was on the Thames at 8 o'clock this morning. The distance is about 75 miles, namely—Tauranga to Katikati, 26 j Katikati to Owharoa, 20 ; Owbaroa to Paeroa, 8, and Paeroa to Thames 21.

Me John Sheehan will address the electors at the Academy of Music this evening at 8 o'clock. There will probably be a large meeting, for Mr Sbeebiin is expected to touch upon matters at present interesting to electors of thiß district, as well as the colony at large. We hope M? Sheehan will be given an opportunity of expressing his views upon a variety of subjects, by the audience asking numerous questions.

The following resolution was carried, at a meeting of the supporters of Mr Me Go wan, held yesterday morning; —" That the committee, having made a partial canvass of the Electors, while highly gratified with the general high esteem expressed for Mr McGowan, find that too many of the electors are pledged to either Mr Sheehan or Mr Bpeight to give a reasonable hope of success, therefore it is deemed expedient to take no further iteps in connection with Mr McGowan's candidature." , ... A TEIiHGBAK from Auckland says that Mr Swanaori, tho pressnt. raeuibar for Newton, has been agaie returned unopposed.

Wk would cull attention to nn advertisement in another column, unnounci 'g that tho Bijou Variety troupe will open iv the Academy of Music, to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock.

Mb Mackay will address the electors of Waiotahi on Thursday next. A telegram from"' Mr Muckay from Coroinandol says that tho show of hands was in hid favor, , ■'.

The Be'v. D. Bruce JJreiires from Eden in favour of Mr Keadur Wood. ICndeavoura have been made to get the Rev. D. Bruce to stand for City West.

Owen MoGeb addressed the electors of Manukau yesterday. He is a Greyite. A vote of confidence was passed.

Thomas Petit hits been senteuced to three months' imprisonment for robbing a comrade, John Rowe, of the Haura^i Engineers, on board the Rotomahana.

A CABiiEGffiAM received to-day frpm Melbourne Btates that owing to the press of business, the consideration by the Victorian Legislative Assembly of the Land and Railways Construction Bills has be^n postponed until next session. . S

IJAlexandee Fleming addressed the City West electors last night. He said he would support O-rey, and received a rota of confidence.

Mb Jeffery Morton writes :—" I see by the report in the Advertiser this morning that Mr Fisher was to be awarded, the prize\ of £5 in the wrestling match, but' that; I was declared the winner. I would respectfully inform the public that spectators declared me to have won the match, and I think that I should therefore receive the money, as by almost common consent I am entitled to it."

Mb Tolb eddressed the Eden electors last night. He said he would oppose the Government, and r«ceived a vote of confidence. Thomas Peacock addressed the electors of City North last night. He said he would support the Government, and received a rote of confidence.

We would call attention to an advertisement in another column calling for tenders for the delivery of 140 telegraph poles at Hikutaia and 130 at Paeroa. We are pleased to see that the Government have at last decided to construct the much wanted telegraph connection with Ohinemuri. Tenders close on Wednesday next at 5 p.m. for the first lot, and on Friday the 9th inst. for the second lot. ,

Ottb telegram yesterday anent the Coroman del nomination was to the effect that the show of hands was decidedly in favor of Mr Cad man; this was scarcely correct, and should have read, " was decided to be " in favor of Mr Cudman. The show of hands was very close, and the friends of both Brodio and Cadman aver that it wua in their favor, although the Returning Officer decided iv favor of the latter.

A MOST successful concert and amateur dramatic entertainment took place last evening in the Theatre Royal, in aid of the Prize Fund of the Kauaeranga Schools. A large concourse of pl<y-goera assembled to witness the performance, which financially and musically was a great success. The entertinnment was opened by a glee by the. company, which was correctly rendered. One of the most striking features of the entertainment was Miss Gray's whistling rendition of the well known Scotch favorite, " Annie Laurie." This young lady possesses a remarkable talent in this direction, and every note she whistles is as clear and true as a bell. She accompanied herielf; on the instrument, and was most vociferously applauded. " Fai? Away " was given in very good style by Mrs H. Phillips, and although somewhat hackneyed ibis song obtained the laudatory demonstrations of the audience. Miss Watkin undertook the onerous duty of warning young marriageable ladies to " look before they leap," and we have no doubt that her excellent advice will not be -without good results. The veteran poet, Mr Wiseman, ia his local songs, was immense, and his rendering of ''Paul Pry at the Fancy Dress Ball," and "The Eow at the Rink," was truly artistic and effective. Lieut. Herman caused great amusement in his ventriloquial entertainment, and the concluding farce (" Family Jars ") gave satisfaction to all present. To Mr H. Phillips and his friends the greatest credit is due, and we trust Mr Phillips will soon again undertake the getting up of such another entertainment for a charitable or deserving object. .

The South Canterbury Time? saye—" There is some hope now that cricket —the finest game in the world—will be played with a satisfactory degree of success in Timuru this season. The exclusivenesa which of late years weakened the older Club has at length virtually destroyed it, and a new Club, composed of members of the Crusaders and the real cricketers of tbe old Timaru Club, has been formed, containing elements which promise it a vigorous life. We heartily wish the Timaru United Cricketers' Club success, and feel sure it will be able to give a good account of itself in any contest with other Clubs. Many members of the old Club are capital all-round players, and.the newer one now amalgamating with it showed a good front whenever it was called upon to do so. It would, perhaps, bo better to let by-gones be by-gones, and drop as soon as possible the adjeotive "United." It would be well if the Thames could congratulate itself in like manner, but it is to be feared that the citizens do not manifest the same interest in cricket us the Xitnuruites. Tue time was when the Thames could' boast of one of the finest elevens in the colony, and we trust that our former prestige in cricket may be recovered, and the Thames be able to boast of an efficient representative team.

Step into the Show Boom at Cloonan's and ccc the latest novelties of the season. [Adyt.] ,

The following is an extract from the special telegrams appearing iv the Auckland Star, from its Wellington correspondent, under date August 9lh :—" There is a good deal of lobby talk, which I have no doubt you will have received from other sources, but one matter which is reported iv your paper is causing a good deal of meriment in many quarters. I allude to a telegram which describes Mr W. J. Speight as using all "his power to push forward the City Exchange Site-Bill in the Upper House. To those who know the small amount of influence that that gentleman possesses in connection with the highly respectable members of the Lords the announcement is sufficiently amusing. Fancy the holy horror of a Waterhouse, or the gruff dignity of a Wilson, or the ponderous respectability of a Menzies being wildly disturbed by the lobbying of Mr Speight. The fact is, the bill owes all chance of it existence to the Attorney-General and Mr Swanson.