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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4044, 14 December 1881, Page 2

Thk Bay of Plenty Times suggests the starting of a flour mill at Tauranga. We have heard liitlo of such a subjeot on the Thames since the proposals submitted by Mr Steedman for the utilization of the Tararu battery as a mill were rejected.

Thb following passengers for Auckland left the Bluff yesterday afternoon in the Rotornahana : — Misses Walker, Weekes, Chitty, Marley, Walker, Mesdames, Fowler, Patrick, Mrs and Mis* Saunders aid servant, Mr and Mrs Marley, Mr and Mrs Fratt, Mr and Mrs Stone, Mr and Mrs Harold, Messrs Beath, Kemp, Barstow, Wills, May, Middletou, Thompson, Huwot, Her. Walsh, and 20 steerage.

The following tenders for road work were opened by the County Council yesterday :— No. 1 Hape Road—J. Gillard, £54 10s (accep£36 10s. No. 2 Hape Road— Rae, £2410s (accepted). No. 3 Hape Road— J. Hayeß, £30; Jos. Limbin, £28 (accepted),; J. Latham, £50 10s. Karaka Road No. 1— Limbin, £50; B. Farrell and Wood, £76; Allen and son, £64155; McCullagh, £33105; Childerhouse, £30 (accepted). No 2 Karaka —Farrell and Wood, £58 15s; Allen and son, £105 ; Childerhouse, £45 (acoepted).

It is probable that the boards of the Academy will be occupied shortly with an Opera Company.

Meabb and Co. notify that they have just to hand a large stock of new fruits and fancy groceries suitable for tho Cbrietmas and New Yes?*e trader, r

The presentation of »ho district prizes and ruueic certificates to the children attending the common schools will take place to morrow night at the Academy of Music. His Worship the Mayor will take the Chair at 8 o'clock. Mr Grigg will have a choir of 80 children, who will sing a. selection of music.

The well arranged programme of the entertainment to be given by toe children of St. Joseph'a School, Wrloughby street, Shorfcland, will be found in another column. The charge for admission is smull, and if the success of eueh entertainments in past yebrs can be taken as a criterion, we anticipate on this occasion a very interesting and amusing evening* enjoyment at the School-house, Willoughby street.

The usual meetiDg of the Huuraki Licenß* ing Bench takes place to-morrow, when several important cases will be disposed of. Among others the question of a license for the new hot A recently built for Mr Samuel Ensor, of the Post Office Hotel, will be decided. There will be quite an array of legal talent present, as we learn fereral eminent lawyers from Auckland hare bee a engaged.

The 13th anniversary soiree iv connection with the Primitive Methodist Sunday School took place lust, night in the Church, Mackay street. The in bit's were well filled, and the good things with which they wire supplied were done full justice to. After tea a public meeting was held, the Her. T. W. Adamson occupying the chair. Tne njeeiiug was opened by the sinking vl a bynin, after winchthe chairman engaged in prayer. After another hymn the CiuirDiu.i made a few introductory remarks, miiO called upjn the secretary to read his anuua'l report, which showed that there were 161 names on the school roll, 78 males an.i 83 females. The average attendance had been 39 in the morn* ing and 100 iv the afternoon. The young women's and young men's classes continued to be well attended. The year had been commenced with a balance of £11 2s 6d, and was ended with a balance of £11 10s 4d, the receipts having been £45 15s sd, and expenditure £44 5s Id, ■ Mr Harris moved tke adoption^ 'of the report, and gave an interesting speech from the words, "I give you good doctrine/ impressing upon his; hearers the necessity of teaching the young oily what waa good and true. After a hymn a recitation was given by Sarah Evan?, entitled <r A Little Snowdrop," in a creditable manner. Mr - Ashby then -spoke on "The Sunday School," and pointed out the duty of teachers and scholars. A dialogue between -Mary Addicota and Alice Stanhope was the next item on the programme, and was given in a [leasing manner, after which Mr Watkin gave one of his amusing speeches on " This world of ours." Recitations were alsj given by Anno Smith and Sarah J. Pixoik A vote of thanks was then proposed by the Chairman t^ all who bad helped to make the afluir a success, and the meeting closed with singing and prayer.

At noon yesterday Mr A Horn declared A. J. Cddman, Esq., duly elected to the House of Representatives for Coromandel. Messrs Cad man and Maekay addressed the elector?, and thanked them for their respective positions on the poll, while Mr Brodie apologised for bis absence, and thanked the electors through the Returning Officer by telegram. The numbers polled were: Cadman, 503 j Brodie, 333: Mackay, 281.

A BOBUTIK V of voteß in the Franklin North election, which was demanded by Mr Buckland, commenced yesterday morning, and intelligence of the result will be anxiously awaited by friends of both parties. Mr Harris,,it will be remembered, had a majority of two votes.

The complete returns for the Tauranga electorate district give Captain Morris a majority of 10 over Mr G. V. Stewart.

Mr Thomas SptTBGEON is likely to be fixed in Auckland for some time to come. He has been gazetted an officiating minister of the Baptist Churob, New ZeJand, under the provisions of the Marriage Act.

Eleven models together with plans and spcifica! ions for a new steamboat for the Thames river trade, have been sent to tbe office of the secretary, Mr A. Hume. Some of tbe models are mo3t exquisitely cut, and in one or two instances the builders of these mimic vessels must have spent a large amount of lime ufid trouble ia their construction. The planß and specific.tions, together with the estimates and models, were. p!acsd before the directors of the '.Thames River S.N.Co this afternoon, but they will probably tike time to consider their decision, which will not be known for certain for a day ortwo.

Yestebday afternoon Titokowaru was brought up at New Plymouth on a charge of having on the 10lh of November, 1881, at a place wiifiin the confiscated, territory mentioned in the West Coast 'Settlement Act, 1881, to wit Parihaka, wilfully obstructed A. W. Hursthouse, and refused to leave there when . requested to do* so. Mr Hursthouse deposed that Titokowaru wtu only a visitor to Parihaka, and had no land, there. He was called upon with others to return to bis home, but refused to do so.' On being arrested he S'jiid to his people, "I thought it would come this." Walter Gudgeon deposed to giving Titokowa?u. a copy of the G-avernor's proclamation at Mania, and corroborated the last witnesses with respect to prisoner's arrest: Henry Oates Morrison deposed that Titokowaru was very bounceable to Europeans. Prisoner was then committed to tike his trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court.

Men's bays' and youths' clothing to order— or ready tnude. Any garment altered, exchanged, or if not satisfied, money returned, at Cloonau'e, late Cosgrave and Co. —[Advt.]

Step into the Show Boom < t Cloonan's and see tbe latest novelties of the season. [ADYT.]