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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4265, 1 September 1882, Page 2

A vsby much self posiessed young maa named John George, formerly of' the Thames, but now of Huntley, Waikato, was charged at the Resident Magistrate's Court with failing (o contribute to the support of bis illegitimate child. The youthful pater declared that he could not possibly afford to contribute 10s a week out of 7s a day for the support of his offspring. Perhaps such an amount would sadly curtail bis means of pursuing the round of delights elsewhere. , The hard-bearted Magistrate, who, however, has now got beyond the stage of hot youth,' took a different view' of the matter, and' held that he must pay the amount. For young folk ■to yfeld. occasionally to the strongest passion of

our nature, may, although not justifiable, at. least be accounteaVfor and condoned. But the desire <o evade the responsibility, to abandon the partner # of the guilty pleasure, to be utterly careless of the future of the little life ] brought into this world of trouble thereby, is aboir as coir d a proof of a ....collon* , contemptible, ungenerous nature-as could be adduced. Such an individual] stands; self-condemned as utterly wanting i* the better qualities of humanity, that, he is a mere animal, that his object was simply t\ c gratification of that portion of our nature which we have in common with the brutes, and (hat he was deroid of a lover's affection, I for whut man with a spark of kindness in his ■breast would thus abandon a woman who I practically held the position of a wife towards | him, and their: offspring. Su^h conduct [ degrades man below the position of the brute creation, for brutes do manifest great love for their young, and with those of them who mate the father is as tenderly solicitous of the young as the mother. True the young mau did give an unwilling consent to the verdicl, but surely if he had acted becomingly there would have been no necessity for bringing the case into Court at all. A man named Robert Burns, a laborer in the employ of Messrs Price Bros., founders met with an accident about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He waa working at one of the. sections for the Waikato bridge piles, when it slipped, and before be could get out of the way, Blid on to his foot. He was extricated as soon as possible and taken to the Hospital, where the foot was dressed. Dr Payne reports that the fracture is a compound one and, as might be expected, there is a great amount of swelling or ecchymosis, but his prognosis of the case is favorable. The casting weighs about 1 ton Bcwt, so it is a wonder the foot was not completely smashed. The officer commanding the district made an official inspection yesterday afternoon of the naval stores held in charge by Captain Barlow for the instruction of the Cadets.'' The man-o'-war launch Favorite , has been thoroughly re-fitted, re-painted,'and supplied with new sailing ge»r. The boat-house stands on the foreshore adjacent to the" Moahatairi Mining Company's yard, permission having been kindly granted by Mr "Vivian. She now bears a cuttsr's main and jib sails ; ehe is aleo equipped for rowing drill with ten oars. Inside and out the~Bbift lias been!'painted pure white, with a riband of light navy blue around her gunwale, and her stern shee.t backboa.cMs decorated with an allegorical design, represent ing the twin sisters, Commerce and Navigation. Her dimensions ore—Length, 23 feet over all; length on water-line, 22 feet; beam, 6 feet 6 inches; depth at bow and amidships, 4 feet 6 inches. The boat-house is substantially constructed of Kauri frame and planking, its exterior being painted with hematite, and its interior neatly fitted with, brackets, lockers, and shelves for the stowage of the boat gear and the necessary coxswain's stores. Bales for the guidance of the amateur tars are conspicuously posted on the walls, strict nautical etiquettee having to be observed in the practice of sailing or .rowing. A footbalil match will be played on t lie Waio-Karaka Flat to-morrow afternoon between an All-Comers team (chiefly picked from the Pioneer Club) and a team from the Bankers, Brokers, and Civil Servants on the Thames. It is expected that the contest will Ibe a very close one, and the match will 1 probably prove to be the best played Ibis B3aeon. Appended are the names of the players :—Bankers, &c, &c.: Messrs Gudgeon, Tonks, Herbert, Tregonning, Steward, Fraser, Perry, Brassey, Branfill, Veale.Dovell, Sleight, Coath, Brabant, and Bautue. -All-Comers : Messrs A irey, Watana, Aperhama, Douglas Irwin, Muir, T ylor, J. Bae, A. R*e, Allom Murray, Christie, Nahe, May, and Lowe. Thk unrest which is at present visible in the Mohammedan world, says the correspondent of a Home contemporary, has given rise to some curious-speculation rejpecting the El Mehdi, or Moßßtab. All Mussulmans are expecting the rise in the East of a Mehdi, or teacher, who will restore Islam. In Arabia, Syria, and North Africi this feeling i« general and the followers of Arabi Pasha in Egypt are fanatical on the i! subject. The appearance of the above mysterious personage (El Mehdi) is expected to take place on the Ist ot the month Moharran, in the year 1300, that is November. 12, 1882, and there i* little doubt that in (be present, disturbed state of Islam such a pretender might work wonders and upset the existing state of thmga. James Feb&tjson was fined 10s, and 7s costs, at the B.M. Court this morning, for a breach of the harbor regula'ions, viz., having more than two ton on a two-wheeled vehicle on the wharf. The Committee of the House of Representatives reported re Farrell's case :—" That the petitioner has some claim for consideration, and recommend that, on account of his lone service Bnd previous goad conduct, he should receive employment in some other department." , ; BBHGKBAtfT McGJovKBN has examined Tv Tawhiao and Patupatu, and the ground where Barlow was -fired at. McGrovern is of opinion that an assassination was attempted. This opinion from so experienced an officer must have graat weight; The natives, on the ot.liar hand, declare that such could not, be the case, as no one will acknowledge having fired the shots* Abotte . thirty pounds of rich specimens from the Kapapga O.M. Co.'s mine at Coromandel are now ou exhibition in Cjptain Frater's Office, Insurance Buildings, Auckland. The quartz, which shows gold freely and is expected to realize nearly two ounces to the pound, was obtainc d from Scott's reef at the 430 ft level, and is intended as a sample of what has recently been crushed, to be forwarded Home for the observation of shareholders there who are interested in the working of the mine. Mb Gh V. Stewabt is the most unselfish of men. He telegraphs from Wellington to tbe Bay of Plenty: Times :—' • I observe that both the Auckland Herald and Star strongly denounce Major AtkiHson's amendment to the North Island Million Loan Bill. I a'luded to this amendment in one of my previous telegrams, and I cannot but come to the conclusion tliat.it was the proper course to adopt *rhen t sb7many conflicting routes are proposed, and,if it should lead to tbe throwing the bill into 'he- wast 3 paper basket Tiuranga folks will be spared from paying th ir share of the interest on the loan without deriving, as far as I can see. any advantage therefrom. What good will Tauranga derive from the construction of a liae to Taranaki or Wellington ? I should imagine rather the reverse."- And this from a man who receives something like 100,0C0 acres of the couritry'e land to construct his railway! ■ 5 The 'follbWing curious adrertisement appears ip the Daaedin papers .'—Wanted, by the proprietor of an extensive domain in Southland, a competent factor, required to touch his bat respectfully whenever he enters the presence of the proprietor or of a member of his family,.

as any approach to familiarity towards the proprietor's «ons will not be tolerated. The " young gentlemen" must be invariably addressed or spoken of as " Mf", or " Master," never by their Christian\ names only. Apply by letter addressed " Tureyavoir," Post office, Gore.