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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4037, 6 December 1881, Page 2

In another column an advertisement will be found notifying that Mr J. C. Young has withdrawn from the contest for the Coromandel seat.

Me Beodie will address the electors of Coromandel residing at Tapu this evening.

Mk Bhodie'B tour through the several saw mills, townships, and gum stations within the Coromandel electoral boundaries was a marked success. Wherever Mr Brodie spoke he was most enthusiastically received, and at Tairua mills he received a unanimous vote of confidence. The prospects of this candidate appear to be daily-improving.

We are requested to inform those persons who are in the habit of defacing the pillar boxes that the penalty for so doing is twenty pouuds, and that in addition to the fine they would hare to pay for the damage done. The pillar at Mary street has only recently been painted and re-lettered, and some larrikin has again defaced the writing. It is to be hoped that the authorities will be able to discover the guilty parties and make an example of them. As will be seen from an advertisement, Mr John C. Young will address a meeting of Coromandel electors resident iii the vicinity of Thames, this evening, at the Academy of Music, Mb James Mackay went to Auckland by the Botomahana last night with the intention of returning to the Thames this day. As we stated yesterday, all Che Coromandel can* didates are certain of election.

The Taranaki Herald does not tbi >k there was any necessity on the part of the Government to employ the New Plymouth volunteers as burglars. Many other people, white as well as brown, will think the same thing.

The s.s. Blanche will make a trip to Coromandel and Cabbage Bay tomorrow starting from Shortland at 7 o'clock, and calling at G-rahamstown.

The Wellington Evening Post proposes that a medal should be struck to bi presented to the volunteers who went to Parihaka. If the Government carry out the proposal we would suggest as a motto the word " Bepudiation."

We believe that the examination for district scholarships.; will be held in the Kauaeranga Boys' School on Tuesday, the 20th inst.

; The net receipts from the entertainment lately given in aid of the prize fu d of the Kauaerunga Schools are £28 12* lid. The total receipts were £38 6s 3d, and the expenses only amounted to £9 13s 4d.

Numbebs of young salmon it is asserted have been seen in the Waikato at Cambridge.

The Wellington Era suggests thaft the Railway authorities should he tried by Lynch Law when they make an unwise tariff. Would our old friend Luckie insure their lives if this were done? This question is of the utmo-t importance to the wives of those who control our railways.

Ir Mr Bryce were put in prison to await trial, how would he like to be kept handcuffed ? Yet this is how he treats Titokowaru. There are' eoino peoplo who think Tito to be as good a man as " Honest John Bryce."