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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4048, 19 December 1881, Page 2

Lieutenant^ Hebw£N is at present organising a company to perform on the Thames on the 26th and 27th inst.

The 21oz8 12dwts banked on Saturday by Boss and party, one of the tribute parties in the Hape Creek mine, was the result of a crushing of two loads. '

; WAITBKAUai is now attracting the notice of miners to a great extent, und almost daily families are removing from the Thames, and betaking themselves to this new goldfield.

Otib reporter visited the hospital this morning, and learned that the unfortunate man,-McGavia, is rapidly approaching convalescence. He had so far recovered as to be able to partake of a hearty breakfast this morning.

By au oversight, the paragraph giving the prices realised at the Bale of the Themes annual race privileges was ommitted from our last issue, Mr McGregor was auctioneer, and received the following amounts :—The entrance gates (£l2fi), Mr O. Griffiths ; grand stand (£25), Mr J. 0. Williams j No. 1 publican's booth (£2O/, M. Vaughanj No. 2 publican's booth (£22), J. Pearee ; No. 3 publican's booth (£ls), J. Tonkin j*cards of races and totalisator (£25), Adams ; Templar booth (£8), P. Maxwell; No. I fruit stall, (£4) McDonald ; No. 2 fruit stall (£4 ss), Wood ; No. 3 fruit stall (£5 10s) K. Clementaon; right of games (£1), Melhose; saddling paddock, (10s), O. Griffiths.—Total realised, £256 ss.

The Herald thus rmoralizes on elections:— " How the papers get into trouble, at election times! If there were 50 candidates the friends of all of them would be growling. Fairly balance rival claims and its trimming; incline to one side and jour partial and unfair; puooh somebody who deserves it and you are cruel and scurrilous. IbatV a capital fable about tb,e wan B ud hit »»». IVp a woiidet

how writers live through elections. Slate your friend because public duty requires it» and whilst you plume yourself ou having kept square, he meets you with a melancholy "Ettu Brute \" and if you havon't a stiff back-bone you fcal a criminal. Gro for some one in particular, and your paper is "an influential organ," go against him, andil'a "a rag." I've heard of two or three new papers to be started, backed by indefinite capital, quite indefinite, independent papers, no rag about them, and with three-fourths of the community as subscribers. Why, one angry man said £5000 was forthcoming at the Thames for anew journal—only £5000, that's all. Wbtit fools people must think themselves when they come to their semes -they are coming to them, and thore'll be a fall in the tempera*ure directly."

An accident happened at about 7 o'clock this morning at mill to a man named Griffiths, an engineer. It appears he was screwing up a nufc, when Iho connecting rod came in contact with the ppunncr lie was using, and knocked his arm between it und the flange of the cylinder. His left arm was (fiverely hurt, and although tlieriV were no bones broken he sustained a largo open wound. He was brought to the Thames and Dr Payne dressed his arm, after which he returned to

These was no business at the R.M. or Warden's Courts t is morning.

Turua.

The Warden (Harry Kenrick, Esq.) notifies in another column that all mining claims, rights, and privileges will be protected from Saturday 24th December to January 4th, both days inclusive.

An advertisement announces that the, scholars of the Eauaeranga Boys' school invife their friends and the public to an inspection of their exhibition of drawings, models, &c, in the St. George's Schoolroom on Thursday end Friday next.

The Navel Brigade held their usual monthly Church parade yesterday. There was a very fair muster, the men being under the command of Capt. Wildmon, Lieut. Burton, and Paymaster Potts. The Naval Cadets, under Lieut. Otter, accompanied their more mature brothers in arms. A special sermon was preached by the chaplain, the Rev. W. Calder, incumbent of St. George's Chruch* The usual monthly inspection of the Brigade takes place this evening, at 7 o'clock sharp.

Mb Whitehead notifies that he ia prepared to do a hrge trade in ladies' and gentlemen's boots md shoes during the present festive season. Wh are pleased to see that enterprise has not yet become defunct. The appearance of Pollen Btreet has been materially enhanced by the erection of handsome business premises for Messrs Dan by (bootmaker) and Dann (furniture manufacturer.) We have no doubt that these enterprising tradesmen will meet with further success, and will find their judicious outlay rewarded.

The premises in Pollen street lately occupied by Mr Carrick as a draper/ establishment was re-opened a day or two ago in a, line of business* somewhat new here. Mr Taylor, basket-maker, has commence d business there, and baskets of every description are now being made by him to tlio order of his customers; so there should not be any ne d of our townspeople baying to send to other places for their basketware whea they can be supplied at the Tbamep.

Mb A. J. Cadman has an advertisement elsewhere, in which he thanks the electors of the Coromandel district resident on the Thames and at Tapu, for the honour conferred upon him by their electing him as their representative. . .

: We have heard on very good authority that the sum of 15s was all that the successful candidate for Ooromandel was called upon to pay by his Central Committee. The greater part of this sum was spent in telegrams. It appears the members of his committee, each from their own pockets paid such expenses as they individually incurred. When it is stated that at each polling booth no less than three members of Mr Cadman's Cornmittea attended, and many of those booths, it is well-known, were in most out-of-the-way places, the expenses of getting there and bvk must hare been considerable. The fact speaks well for the estimation in which the new member is held by his friends and supporters. It is unnecessary to say that newspapers accounts were not included in the expenses of the Central Committee, the honor of paying such being left as a special privilege to the candidate himself.

The application of electricity to the purposes of surgery is in these days no new thing; but a machine lately in rente 1 by Dr Bon will of Philadelphia is of such a startling character, that it may well be styled a novelty. The surgical engine invented by him, and generously placed at the disposal of his fellowcreatures without the protection of a patent, is intended for amputations, and operations generally where the removal of bone is required. It consists of a set of dril's and circular sawi, which, by suitable gearing, are revolved at a very high velocity. By the u^e of this apparatus,.operations are. performed very rapidly, and in a far neuter manner than by the unaided hand. Already gi "ing satisfaction in the United States, the novel contrivance may be be said to be oh its trial in London, for the inventor has presented one of the engines to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. We shall probably soon hear what our surgeons think of it.