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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4256, 22 August 1882, Page 2

Reports from the Otunui district are very encouraging, especially those relating to the Eureka claim, where there is said to be a splendid Bhow of the precious metal in the reef. Our special reporter visited the district to day, so we will be able to give our readers a full and reliable account of the prospects of the different mines to-morrow.

By an advertisement in another column it will be seen that the Smile of Fortune, G-.M.C0., Owharoa, have declared another dividend of Is per share. This is the third time since Chrissmas, and from all accounts it 8 ems likely that many more are yet to come. As notified elsewhere, a petition advocating the formation of the Otunui Road via Hap© Creek is now at Mr Harcourt's office, Albert street, for signature. Membhuß of the late Scottish Bitfcalion are called together for the transaction ef important busineas on Friday next at the Governor Bawen Hotel at 7.30 p.m. The Thames Naval Cadets are called together for inspection to-morrow evening by Major Murray, and Church parade on Sunday next. - Thk ChristohurchStar states that poaching trout- and American salmon is extensively earned on in tfae Waimakariri, where nets are often found, and that the fish is readily gold At high prices in Christ church.

Thk prospectus of the St. Helier'a and! Nbrthcote Land Company, Auckland, appears elsewhere in this issue. The capital is £125,000, in £1 shares, and 65,000 shares hare already been applied for. The Company have acquired the exclusive right to cod struct tramways in the city and suburbs of Auckland, and as these hare proved very remunerative in other places, there is no reason why they should not do so in this instance. An area of 1,749 acres in., a good locality has been purchased, the value of which promis. j soon to increase, and Altogether the Company seems to be on the higli road to success. At the Police Court this morning, James Taster was charged with riding a horse on the footpath in Queen street on the 17th inst. He denied the charge, but Sergt. O'Qrady called Mr Tnomas Raw don, Foreman of Works, who deposed that be suw the boy walk along the footpath from Williamson Street to his father's stiibles Mr Rawdon also said he bad t.ot brought th" case for the purpose of ha <ing a penalty ii.flicted, but as a warning.to other equestrians. A fine of Is and coats, 7«» was inflicted. Messrs Kilgour and Murray, J.'bP., occupied the Bsncb. The residence of Mr Jacob Joseph, of Wellington, was burglariously entered earlj on Friday morning last. The noise made awakened Mr Joseph's son, who fired a revolver at the burglar, but the shot missed its mark and entered the top of a safa. The

roan escaped. There is no clue to the perpetrator. A DUNEDIN telegram Bays the Sirocco, now about 90 days out from Newcastle for I^ort Chalmers, has been given up; sVe was owned by Kennedy Bros., of Greymoutb. Captain Stevens was in command of the vessel. He leaves a wife and eight young children. Subscriptions in aid of the family have been started in Melbourne, Grreymouth, and here. A TBLEGBAM from Coromandel says : —The police, this (Monday) morning, received in* formation that a well known hotelkeeper was missing. Constable Hobson, on making inquiries, found that the missing gentleman had slept downstairs yesterday evening, but nothing was seen of him tl is morning. A letter was found on the table, signed by him, bidding adieu to his cbiHren and asking them to be goad to their momma " when he would have joined those who had gone before." Thk Auckland Mutual Insurance Company havo appointed Robert Dobeon, agent of the New Zealand and Victoria Insurance Companies, at Napier, as manager of the new company. A proposal bas been received from the Dunedin Mutual Company to amalgamate with them, having a head office at Dunedin, but the proposal is not likely to be accepted. Mr Dobson proceeds shortly to Christchurch and Dunedin to arrange in all probability for local boards.