The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4247, 11 August 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1882.

COr/B usual monthly summary for transmission abroad will be published with to morrow's Stab.

The Natal Cadet Mimtrels, which troupe made their mark both here and at Paeroa, hare signified to the officers of the Naval Brigade their intention of giving a benefit per* formance in aid of Bandsman Penno of the Naval Band. Mr Fenno has been laid up for a lengthened period by illness, and his family are consequently in straitened circumstances. The intdntion of the juvenile minstrels is laudable, and will doubtless meet with due recognition at the hands of the public. Mr E. A. B. Owen has commenced to bestow the necessary musical training for the new songs and chorines, and Captain Barlow will superintend the production of a couple of nigger burlesques for the occasion. The next appearance of the troupe will probably be about the early part of September.

Mb Johk Goobaxl C.E., engineer of the Timaru Harbor Board, forwards a gratifying note, dated July 24th, to the Manager of the Thames Paint Manufacturing Company : —"I have much pleasure in recording my testimony in favor of your Hematite Faint. I have used your paints against that of other manufacturers in our large 59-ton Bteam locomotive train the " Hercules," which is not only continually exposed to sea breeze, but frequently'to sea spray. I find your paint very suitable for the purpose, and superior to any other that has been used, especially in giring a better coat and covering a greater space with similar quantities.] |It is superior in durability.

DtTBING the hearing of the application for a prohibition order against Mrs Wingate today, Mr Kenrick remarked upon the anomalous state of the law, which does not rllow a publican to sell a child drink t j be consumed on the premises, but entitles him to sell to one to be taken away and drunk outside.

Ma W. Cabprntbb will gdl on the premisfs* Franklin street, Block 27, on Monday next the lease of two sections of land, the house erected thereon, and the whole of J" the furniture and effects therein contained, the property of Mr Henry White. The advertisement in another column contains full particulars. ,

Thb annual meeting of the Thames Land Building, and Investment Society will be held this evening at 7 o'clock.

Perhaps no town in the colony can boaßt of a more flourishing athletic club than the Thames. The membership is 100, and the arerage attendance about 4). There are two practice nig.its weekly—Mondays and Thursday?. The evening is divided into exercise time and amusement time. During exercise the znembflrs are completely under control, and work together in squads under the leadership of a sub-inatruotor. That the Club is popular, the large attendance of ladies and gentlemen to witness the class practising last night is ample testimony. The squads do not coutiuueat one class of exercise more than 15 to 30 minutes. Each then is marshalled in marching array, and taken to the place vacated by some other squad. What strikes the visitor most is the remarkable progress which has been made during the short time the club has been in existence.

In one comer are two huge rings suspended from the ceiling by means of long ropeß. The members turn somersaults between these rings with great. celerity, and several can climb up to the top of the ropes with sailor like agility. The feats on the rings attracted the attention of the spectators amazingly; and frequent applause rewarded the efforts of the gymnasts. In another corner a squid prao Used on the horizontal bar, and elsewhere another squad on the parallel bars. The middle of the ro*m was in the meantime occupied by the jumper?. Between two poles is, stretched a rope'adjustable at different heights. Over this a number of members not engaged otherwise spent a pleasant time at _ the running jump, beginning at an easy height, and gradually rising. Afterwards all took to such amusement as they chose, boxing, fencing, dumbbells &c, being heartily indulged in. Subsequently the instructor, Mr Kthlman, mustered the whole, and put them through a series of preliminary exercises with the arms and feet, which they executed with much precision. Mr G-ilmer is second instructor. The ladies' class just begun, has already a considerable number of members, and several promises to join have been made.