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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4286, 26 September 1882, Page 2

The concert and entertainment in aid of the funds of St. George's Sunday School, by the members of the Toole Club, will be held on Tuesday, 3rd October. The entertainment was unavoidably postponed, &b the Club was unable to prepare the drama sooner. "To Oblige Benson " is the name of the comedietta.

Mb John Leydon will hold an auction sale of goods to-morrow.

Thk small steamer on the stocks at Shortland is nearly completed. The boiler was placad in her to-day, and the engines will follow suit in a day or two ; both have been made by Prico Bros. As the boat is intended for towing, and not for passenger traffic, the cabin ..will not be fitted up very grandly. A barge is also being built by Mr Stone, to the order of the owners of the steamer—^ome of the Lincolnshire farmers at Te Aroha.

Rttmob says that an anti-teetotaller residing Shortland-way, and a servant of the feminine gender are missing, and lamented.

Mb Ttkdaix, dentißt, may be consulted at Mr Hall's, chemist, on the third Tuesday in every month,

Thk Thames Naval Cadets and Rifle Bangers are called together by advertisement for their usual monthly inspection by Major Murray.

The'adjourned meeting of shareholders in the Eureka claim (Otunui) will be held tomorrow evening at the Pacific Hotel.

Tenders.are invited in another column for driving BOft in the Bed Queen section of the Caledonian mine.

Me E. Stonb, shipbuilder, of Shortland, has erected a orane on Shortland Wharf to the order of the Harbor Board. It is a substantial structure, the foundation being cement and the beams the best heart of kauri. It ia fitted with a strong two-handled winch, and it is estimated to lift three tons. Yesterday it was used in loading the ketch Zillah with the sections of the piles for the budge at Hamilton, some of which are now being shipped by Messrs Price Bros. Each of these weighs 28cwt, and two men were able to handle them with ease. It is probable that two sections will be lifted at one time, but it is expected that it will take more than two men to move this weight—2 tons 16owt. The crane will prove a great boon to vessel* trading to Sbortland Wharf, especially at tbe present time, when a considerable amount of bulky cargo is being sent to the Upper Country, as it will enable the steamers and punts to be loaded with ease and rapidity.

A. CASE of some of some interest will pro* bably come'before the Court on Thursday, namely, one volunteer captain charges another with using insulting language. It appears that during parade one officer ordered the room to be cleared of visitors of whom the other captain happened to ba one. He, regarded this instruction as being aimed at himself, and in consequence used some uncomplimentary ' language to the Captain in command. We are, informed that a summons hasjbeeii received by Capt. Barlow from Capt. Small, charging~Tiim language.

Police changes are imminent. Rumor has it that Sergt.'Major Pardy goes from Auckland to take charge of the New Plymouth station, and that Sergt.-Major G-oodall will be transferred to Auckland in bis stead. The Christchurch correspondent of the Auckland Star says: Mr Broham, now in Cbristchurch, and formerly of Auckland, Superintendent of Police, has received notice that at the end of the month be will be required to exchange districts with Mr Pender, of Timaru. The exchange is caused through the intention of the Government to periodically transfer the principal police officers from one station to another. ■ , ...

Manx of our readers who are subscribers to the Royal Association for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Scotland, will be interested to learn that by the last inward San Francisco mail the local secretary, Mr Hawley, received au official account of this year's drawing. We regret that we cannot congratulate some local subscriber upon holding a ticket entitling, at least one of them, to one of the valuable works of art annually distributed by his society ; but on the whole New Zealand has been as fortunate this year as upon former occasions, Mr Andrew Dodd, of Wanganui, being the winner of a painting for which £80 was paid, and Mr W. Burnett, of Naseby, of another costing £27, besides several others of a smaller value coming to this colony. The bonus work, a bound rolumo of six engravings by eminent artists from Sir W. Scott's " St. Ronan's Well," should arrive about Chrißtmai, and will be distributed by Mr E. W. Hollis, who has undertaken the duties of secretary, owing to Mr Hawley's removal from this district. He will also issue tickets to future subscribers, and supply any information. We would recommend the labors of this Society to the attention of all Scotchmen, one of its prominent objects being the establishment of a National Art Oallory in Edinburgh, and for this purpose a small percentage of every year's income is set aside.

Ax about nine o'clock this morning, Mr Varnom, draper, of Queen street, reported to Police-Sergeant Clark that a piece of cloth—64 yards—had been stolen from his shop. A description of the goods was supplied, and the sergeant at once proceeded to investigate. In the course of an hour or two he found that a quantity of cloth answering to the description of the stolen property bad been sold to Mr Beale, second-hand dealer, in Tictoria street, and Mr Solomon, pawnbroker. They stated that they had purchased it from Mrs Allen, of Rokeby street, wife of Mr Allen, draper, of Victoria street West. On proceeding to Mrs Allen's residence—she is separated from ker husband —the sergeant informed the woman that he had found she had sold some of the stuff stolen from Ml Varnom's, and that be had come for the remainder. Mrs Allen at once produced the balance of the web from her bed. On being questioned as to how it came into her possetsion, she said she had found it in Queen street, and had sold it because ahe was in need of money. She was then arrested, and will be charged with the theft of the cloth, valued at 325, at the Police Court to-morrow. The.prisoner is a respectable looking woman t and when taken charge of by the police she seemed to feel her position deeply. We understand that before her marriage with Mr Allen, Bhe was the wife of an officer in the British army.—Auckland Star.

Attkb nil the trouble and money spent in the search of the missing lad Winter, at Christchurch, it appears that instead of being lost he had only bolted. To-day a telegram was received from the police station at. Hokttika stating that hewaa there under an assumed name, and had got a billet. The feelings of those who have^been scouring,the rugged hills of the peninsnia-may be better imagined than described.

The Grey Eiver Argus, of the 15tb, says it is understood that in consequence of certain departmental changes, Sergeant-Majoj Kiely, so long in charge of the Police Force in this town and district, is to be transferred to Grah,»msfown. The. change will probably fall in with Mr Hiely's inclinations, as he has not been in (he enjoyment of late of such robust, health as uther himself or Ida friends could desire. It is a fact, not always ea-ily accounted for that the most enjoyable and and health-giving of climuiea disagree occasionally with constitutions sound enough to be comfortable apparently anywhere. The people of Grey mouth will doubtless feel no small degree of regret that Me Kiely is to leaTe the district, for he has been esteemed alike as a public officer and private citizen during his residence amongst us; and when he does leave here he will carry away with him the heartiest wishes of the community for -his futue success and the general welfare of himself and family. Mr Kiely's successor, we .believe, will be Ser-geant-Major O'Grady, at present in charge at the Thames, so that both officers merely interchange stations,. We know very little of Mr O'Grady, except that he . has bud the cruel misfortune to be made to so'i c extent the victim of a foul conspiracy, but from which we were very glad to see that he was most honorably and unqualifiedly acquitted. Under such trying and unpleasant circumstances, he ought to have had the genuine sympathy of every honeßt and re-pectable person in the community." There is a portion of the foregoing paragraph, that relative to the alleged conspiracy, we. cannot fully endorse. But Sergt. G'Grady has gone from amongst us &n&—reqiiiescatinpace. May he have many happy years in Greymouth. He is a man who has the faculty for making bis position exceedingly comfortable if he will only study what to do and what not to do, especially the latter. \

We observe that our morning confcem* porary publishes • report of a meeting purporting to have been convened by Messrs Speight and McG-owan, by circular, to take into consideration the propriety of establishing an association similar to that of St. James's Discussion Glass of Auckland. We unfortunately were not amongst those favored with circulars, and therefore are indebted to our contemporary for the fol* lowing information:—There were present Messrs Brodie, J. Kilgour, Potterfcon, Mennie, Eddowes, Whitehead, Poulgrain^ Edwards, Adams, Beere, Small, Hutchin9on, Bull, Fnlljames, Carpenter, Neill, Smith, Ehreofried, G-rigg, Nodder, ,W. Brodie, McQ-owan,Speight, Murray, and others ; while several apologies for unavoidable absence were presented from Messrs Yeale, Bauoie, Hollis, Newton, Bawden, Abler, and others. Mr A.

Brodie was unanimously voted to the chair. —Mr Carpenter moved that Messrs Speight,McGowan, Adams, Neill, Brodie, Hutchinson, and the mover, be a committee to draw up a set of rules ; these to be submitted to a future! meeting for approval. —This was seconded by Capt. Small, and carried.—Mr Fulljames moved that the association be called "The Thames Mutual Improvement Association."— Mr Bull seconded, and h was carried. —The meeting adjourned till Monday evening next, at 730. — Prom the foregoing list of names the proposed association would start under the most cheerful auspices. AH who have the welfare of the young men of the district at heart will hail the establishment of such an institution in our midst with pleasure, and the gentlemen whose'names are recorded at'ended is an excellent omen for the future. These' associations afford an excellent means of developing the thinking and debating powers, and induce study. We wish the undertaking all prosperity, and judging by appearances it bids fair to be a decided success.