The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4291, 2 October 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1882.

6t tite Thaoiei 1 lf*a*t'irapro»eni« U t AMociition will be held notifi*4 >t»V * uweOnf ; wiU be boW^t-tb*. aovVra6i(>Bdwen>Hotoltonight, i :imH' -.-.-.I *<bl>Aucl<Und is t©.m^r^w,^tf^t^e^ -^Ta'K.iSo^thi iW ; l4e«^t';ii ! ;y> ?■ J/.-Ji;s|; ■;;j Twbkty-SIX of 'tba : iy:^ron«t: ttltleirf'iirho-: ; -BalneWom ,|;n.|lantf.^v* |h*e :on:the\^E'a^eß;on;i§aturdaylJ J^^ lespectable looking »P*"<>pl"#i but<ieem tradee"ment|ikhar ; «(taW -.fiiriniir^'- jfome' of:[ tltem' i^irdc||a'Bu^tfftlieir'd[eist^a^^ ■j| ;iyi£il!^an^^^ ,fe|hii»ide»f^«riri'the 'over him. He was admitted to the Hoipitil

! at 7 q^clock that evening and was found to have sustained very serious internal injuries, froTi tl\e effect of which he died at 4 o'clock thi* i»priiing.: The, deceased was a etorekpe[ er. ; in tj^e direction of Wbangamata, sime from Hikutaia, and had been in &eeolony||&jear«||r' .. • , ■-.. '•■ yt,. t A TOfcJ!r<a|^an named Thos. M«ehan,.» f»fpentflti aged 25, was admitted into the hospital on Saturday evening, snfFering from a frac'are at the shoulder, sustained through falling froT» a horse, on the way from Te' Aroha ■ ' EvrBBODT 4 knowstbali^Auckland js joingto cocetrutt a big dock at Calliope Point, North Shore, which will probably surpass (syery|h'idg on tin side of the line; in fact, the work has been under way for nearly a year. This dock will accommodate erery vessel afloat, with the exception of one or two 8000 tonnera recently bui't for the transatlantic .trade; they are bo long that although their bodies! might be/i cpmfbrfcabljl ;i Housed/3 their noses would have to remain dut id the cold. Mo&t people know that a dock tends to enhance the value of land in, the,- yicinity *. that is the reason that the apology fora dock which Auckland at present possesses was constructed where it is; it literally was rolled —log-rolled—thither, and a certain tyig»bug who owned a considerable quantity of land about Custom-house ,street.,"West,,and „ was the " boss" man' of the* Harbor Board in those days, manipulated the jack. But the owner of some property not far from the new dock is about to let someone else have the benefit of the unearned increment which will accrue from this undertaking, which is to draw hither the Panama steamers, ensure the 'Jrisco service, and possibly securenldrge amount of "patronageif rbm the*nayal authorities of not only Britain, tut Q-ermariy, for the queen city .of Australasia. .Mr R. C. Greenwood will sell by, auction on Wednesday, 11th ( insfc, 8 unnyßide," situated in close proximity to tlio; New Dock, wiihin a few miuntes * wajk of'the i present"Ferry Wharf, and it is so prettily:and'conveniently placed that it .cannot faij to attract the eye. The area of land'afailable is Very limited in extent. The aspect of the fi« a sunny one north-easterly,' arid' coapletely sheltered from ~ tb^ prevailing south-westerly windß.'! Sloping' gently to the waterside; apd 1 commanding very beautiful views, embracing Rangitoto, Mount Victoria, the Waitemata, and an extensive »ea yjew. The soil is a rich,' Bi-yV , sandy : irttim, thoroughly well drained,*Wnrl at the present time for the , mpßt _ part coyerecl wit h ;ajrich swurd of gr cc. ;\fi^with\'yejy.4iljjf.ie! i ad^i.Jid!naL prpparation,' for a gentleman's lawn^ Ifor fruit, flowers, and garden purposes the soil is not to be*excell«d. «Many, of* the sections are suitable for orchard, ' purposes i those fronting the water are of'^xceptipnai value, owing to the fact that while^'they possass all the advantages of, .the, other. sections, they command' a' 'lovely Tiow,', which can never by any possibility 'be shut put. The North Shore is becoming^mbTefashionable? daily, and the writer can testify that last season the passenger traffic doubled, almost 100 per centr^'Tfe^iiSrtDi^^^ai'TßT-rT B«mee are If ort& rShow men, 'And mr it move with a view tdforw'arding"tli6'districfr than to raakin g an im mediate profit out of tbs streamers. The terms these building sites are offered at are cxc edingly eaßyj'ham'el^j 80 per, cent, cash, and the bal4nce: to remain, if desired, at 7 per cent/for:8'of 7 (fye'ara. '■ Arrangements j can be made to purchase for residents, at the Thames who cannot visit Auckland." : ' .', ' The Naval Cadet will ; od|ie their third appearance in public, onvthe boards of the Academy •tage next Thursday for Bandsnan Penno's bedeflii.' The first part will open with the usual popular negro songs and ballads, the* semi-circle of minftrels appear* ing in novel and brilliant-costumes supplied by Mr Oluxtoo. An accompaniment of piino, coitaet, vi«lih,' and violiacalitf, dndw- the experienced lead of Mr B. A. R. Owen, will >ra»n«ure ' the success ■of 'the opmirfg choruses and songs, while thd-'gags and conundrums are eaid to b« well-turned and 1 interesting, several prominent eifa«Ws coming in for notice. , The /usual te« minutea interval be*; tween the parts will he filled; by selections by the Naval Band, under-Mr J. Movies after which the curtiin^ij^frfejrfor the Ethiopian sketch, "Remittance from Home"; double,, sonf fcieift. Ottti-ti&MQf Petty Officer .'lWilff;. stump speicli? ?' Local Poly ticks," Cadet Barlow; oastanet solo, with accordion accompaniment, Cadet Martin ; ,;the farce of "Two Stage Struck Darkies,"^w||o& ii^Hfely to bo the hit of the evening; song *DWth"of SfeUoni" "by a very small tar, Bugler Barlow; another song—a comic one in character—by Cadet O*Gradj, and fion a nautical burlesque on the old and well frnoW drama'bf f'llßlaekiiJy'eol r ' Susan,l^ wit|fTflaliatfo^*j)^ i*e^fie«^cl,''^Th^B.e.'gehtlemep pit^;wiU .have on this occasion, the butioe»s> manager affirms, to pay-an additional two■hillings to participate in-the dance, every possible endeaVor.Deing^ihtefcded' .io^M-maae to render. t,he n .}amoun6 accruing i to T -B^ds«.j man Penno as large as possible. The cost of extensive additions to the *tage wardrobe I which hare heeb made tb'render the entertainment successful, iV to' be wiped ott on some future occasion < „ % . ' = At the inqfiestf 6n the^brfdy & ]V6r Symons, >the guppoaed »uic^de, at Christchurch/ontFri^ 1 day, the verdict t^llfc oe d'ed rom 0] 'effects of an overdoseof;;U)|danum taken mediwas included ia the jury, and he puzzled the Coroner by '■sking him whether, as according to Scripture, a man's life could depart in the twinkling of an eye, a man's life could not also be S4?ed in the sime space of time ? forwhich he was promptly ordered to sit down. The evidence went to show that Symons had been in the habit of taking laudanum medicinally, and had bought the poison ifccoi-dirig to regulation. He was sober at the time, aud told, a friend on Wednesday that he was unable to sleep, and was going to take some laudanumj The manager of the Queen of Beauty invites tender* for - driving '.at- Nob. 1 and 9 levels respectively.