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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 4058, 31 December 1881, Page 2

Thbbb was no business at the Police Court tbi> morning. . Thb pyrotechnic display of the Grahamstown Volunteer Fire Brigade will commence to night at 9 o'clock sharp, and will l»et probably an hour and a half Great preparations hare been made for the occasion, and we are led to expect tonights display will exceed in magnificence that of previous years. The Naval band will play during the evening.

A telegram says the inquest on the body of Hoani Te Kere, murdered on tbe Oxford race-course on Boxing Day lasted from noon on Wednesday until two o'elonk on Thursday morning. The two natives, MiUaore and Puna (a brother of deceased), arrested on suspicion, were present handcuffed. Mr G-. N. Brassej watched the case for Pana and deceased's hapu; Mr P. A. Whitaker for Mikaere and bis hapu. The jury, after long deliberation, returned a verdict of manslaughter, against Mikaere, who was fully committed for trial. Fana was liberated. Mr Braseey was retained to act with the Crown solicitor in prosecuting Mikaere in the Supreme Court.

"A IA.TJ decision given by Judge Macdouuld rather startled the prosecutors. It appears that a man named Robert Schofield was charged at the Auckland Court with riding in s railway carriage set apart for ladies. The Magistrate, Mr J. £. Maodonald, ruled that anyone on the platform of a carriage could not be said to be in the carriage, and dismissed the case.

: The Inspector of Police at Hokitika received yeeterd >y a ielegram. from Boas stating that Meeers Allen and Nelly, the two Return-

ing Officers supposed to be lost near Jackson's Bay, and missing since December 12th, eve safe and on their way to Roe*.

The bb. Blanche will leave Shortland on Monday morning at 5.30 o'clook with the members of the Shortland Fire Brigade and friends. The Rotonmhttda leaves Auckland at 10* o'clock to-morrow moruiug instead of 9 o'clock to-night.

Wb desire to call attention to the benefit performance nt the Academy of Music on Monday. The proceeds go to the fund being collected fur the family of Patrick Meehan. A capital programme hae been arranged. "

The Thames Rifle Bangers will not fire for the Andrews' Challenge Cup (ill Monday January 9fch. ,

Mb Wood advertises that he gives the best price for ripe fruit.

This is the way the Westport Times went for its candidate :—We hopo that the people will remember their' duty at the polliugbooths, and refuse to be blinded by the sophistries so carofully circulated in the hope of catching their votes. The power of the ballot—the will of the people—

A weapon that comes down as still •As snow-flakes fall upon the sod ; But executes a freeman's will, As lightning does the will of God, cannot be controlled in these days, and the electors will be true to themselves and the district when they ; VoTS FOB JOHtf MIJKBO.

Otjt of ten polling, places for the Grey district, one of the candidates scored nil in eight of them. The official return recorded the number of his votes as two, out of a possible 1,356.

THsTaranaki Herald says:— It is proposed to invite the public to subscribe for the purpose of presenting the Hon. Mr Bryce, Native Minister, with an address and a piece of plate in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered the. colony towards, the settlement of the native difficulty on the West Coast of this Island. It is expected that the whole community will respond hearti'y to the invitation, and that the subscriptions will reach a respectable amount. It is intended to canvass the country districts alao for subscriptions.