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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4213, 3 July 1882, Page 2

The Commodore was greatly pleased with the new dock site, Auckland, and stated if the dock was completed before he left the station he would be happy to open it with H.M.S.

Nelson.

Me 3 Hanham's premises in Shortland had a narrow escape from fire on Saturday night about 11 o'clock, A large curtain which was hanging behind the shop window, by some means became ignited and flared up. The blaze was observed by a little girl working for Mrs Rae, pawnbroker, and she immediately informed Mr Cooper, who went over, and with the assistance of Mr Thomas Pick, speedily put out the confiagatioa. No serious damage was done, but it is fortunate the fire was observed when it was, for it would soon have got a hold, the night being wiudly.

We have received from Messrs Frater Bros., their " Bhare Investor's Guide," for July. It contains a large amount of reliable and useful information. In the footnote the compilers say: —" Business en sharemarket during the paßt month has been principally confined to bank stock and the local Insurance Companies' ihares. Zealand Bank advanced 7a 6d, National and Colonial Banks also in fair demand. Sales, South British and Zealand Insurance at an advanoe. Auckland G-as experienced a fall to £8, but are now firmer at buyers, £8 10s. All Thames and Coromandel mining shares difficult of sale at even low rates. Aroha shares in great favor with large buyers, at current price.s"

The Pearl will leave Shortland Wharf for Coromandel to-morrow morning at 8 a.m.

A Vbby serere wind blew on Saturday night. The Enterprise proceeded as far as Hocky Point, but was compelled to run back, She left again for Auckland last night. The cutter Chelsea collided with Curtis' wharf, carrying away a pile, and doing considerable damage.

A pieece north easter visited Auckland on. Saturday night with rain, and spent itself on; Sunday forenoon. It was the heaviest this year. The ships Cumbria and Vanguard and the barquentine Annie Burr, suffered some elight|damage. The coasting craft have suffered. In the suburbs many trees and some fencing were blown dowo. la the New North Road, Hazell's riding school, in process of erection was blown down. It was insured for £200.

The only business at the Polioe Court this morning was the punishment of one person for drunkenness. =

The Bay of Plenty Times in an article advocating subsidising a coach between Tauranga and the Thames says:—Now that through passenger traffic by coach is practicable from Tauranga to the Thames no time should be lost in applying to the Government for a liberal mail subsidy. The communication between here and the Upper Thames District,' which adjoins Xatikati, is of so intermittent and uncertain a character that some better provision than at present exists is urgently needed. It seems an utter absurdity that two important districts adjoining each other, should have no better mail communication than the present one. If a person at Katikati wishes to communicate with a friend at"- Waihi, a distance of between fifteen and 20 miles, he

has to post his letter at Waterford, which letter, after » journey of 28 miles, reaches Tauraoga. From there it leaves on Wed nesday for a journey of 137 miles to Auck-" land; resuming its peregrinations, it departs on another voyage of 42 miles to the Thames, and from thence goes overland vdistune*?'of 49 miles to Waihi. Th'tn a disfcanci of 247 miles is traversed by the unfortunate letter under our present defective mail arrangements. If everything is propitious, and no accident occurs, the letter reaches Waihi in eigdt days, and before an answer can be reooifd via the same channel, a further period of about 10 days will olapße It it certainly a hopeful state of affairs when a letter and reply to go a matter of 15 or 20 miles and back has to go a distance of 494 miles aud coneume nearly three weeks on the journey.

A BBBIOOS accident occurred on the Wairarapa rßilway, near Kaitoki on Saturday laßt, to the train coming into town. The timber-laden trucks ran off the rail*, and were thrown over a deep embai>kment The passengers' carriages and the engine fortunately kept on the rails until the couplings connecting them with -the trucks gave way. No one was hurt, but the escape was wonderful. No cause is yet known for the

accident..

The natives at Parihaka are now idle and indolent. They say they eipect to see Te Whiti coming in the clouds from the South Island.

Thb locally-invented machine for making improved gas was Bent to Melbourne from Dunedin on Saturday per Manipouri. A patent has been obtained in New Zealand, and also for Australia. Steps are to be taken to exhibit the process here and at Melbourne. The inventor claims' that he can produce purer pas, at less than one-third the poet of the present article.

Oloonan's 50s parcel consists of the following :—One pair good tweed trousers and rest (Any size) ; one pair good moles, white or colored (any size) ; one stout cotton twill shirk (a large size); 12 yards stout white calico; 12 yards stoufe grey calico; 12 yards capital wincey; one large white blanket; two pairs ladies merino hose; and one huckaback towel.—[ADVT.]