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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4299, 11 October 1882, Page 2

Thb Mr Brown, C.E., who has interested bimKelf so much to assist Mr Ristoi, the representative of the English capitalists, and especially to plead the cause of the Thames by' pointing out the excellence of tbe rail*;iy scheme, is brother-in-law to Mr D. Clooaan, draper, of Owen street. Mr Brown has been connected with the Government service for many years, and has occupied 'several positions , of-importance mi hie -branch of thedepartment. ...

Some of the batteries on the flat are suffering from saaroity of water, as motive- power. The Queen of Beauty pump which bf« first right, is using a great deal just now, almost half. The props in the tunnels of the race, it is found, impede the flow, and diminish the force of the water considerably, each causing an eddy around it. Mr Aitken, the County Engineer, is taking steps to have this remedied by lining'the tunnels. 'Those batteries which have contracted for a constant supply of water have first right, and when the quantity is short it is divided amongst those who only take it as required as fairly as possible. The Alburnia and Herald come within the latter category, the former running 16 hours, the latter eight hours at present.

The Rey.T. Farley will hold divine service on Sunday, October 15th, as follows :—Paeroa, 11 a.m.; Hikutaia, 2.30 p.m.j Puriri, 6.30 p.m. .

. In accordance with » resolution passed at a meeting of the companies who are about to work through the old Crown Princess shaft, an advertisement appears in another column requesting persons desiring to sell winding machinery of 20 horse power to communicate with Mr James Stodart before the 16th hist-.

Anothbb splendid addition. to the Union Company's fleet arrived in Auckland harbor early on Monday morning, and during the day was visited by a large number of person?. The Wairarapa ii known as a fourteen knot boat, and there are the Tarawcra, Huroto, and Waihore yet to be finished to complete tbe red funnel fleet. All tbe vessels may be expeoted to arrive at Auckland as fast as they ,can be turned out from the builders' .yards and cover the lengthy sea voyage between tbe building yard and the scene of future labors. Tae_Huroto is now advertised | to leave for the colonies next month, and from the fact that within an hour after the Wairarupa left the builders' yard the laying of tbe Tarawera had been commenced with, the completion of tbe company's order is undoubted. These large steamers indicate a great increase in the intercolonial and coastal traffic, and we, have every evidence that they j will be speedily required. \ „^'f fi Thk tender of Messrs McKenzie and Sims, at 16s per foot, has been accepted for driving 50ft, more or less, in tbe Arizona claim, Otunui. - A meeting of shareholders in the Eureka mine was held la»t night, and the name ef tbe company altered to "New Eureka." Tbe reason for adopting this course was that; a company of the same name is^ still on the books of the Registrar of Companies. . Thk P.M. s.s. Zealand in, which left Auckland for Mirßw&euco^yesterd&y, bad on board 14 J boxm of gold, shipped by the Bank of New ! 2etjl4i^*ataed at £509,559, and two b«xes j of gold coin shipped by tbe National Bank, valued at £16,000. - Sebsbant Anderson, the marker at the rifle range, Auckland, was hit in the eye while marking by a piece of a spent bullet. The injury is serious, and the sergeant was sent to the hospital. H». ,<\■< ■■• ■ .„ Th* Opera House, lackland, wns tested at to the time in which it could be emptied ordinarily by tbe imonw orowd at Cook's lecture yesterday. The pit nnd stalls were cleared in four, and the whole hotuV in six minutes.

Mb B. Cabs challenges .the ministers of Auckland to a public discussion on " Condi- | tionnl Immortality." - ». ! Ihe Auckland Star's correspondent at Alexandra supplies tbe following :—I he hearing of Tuhua—the gold country—at the request of Wahanui and others, I am told, is | to be at, Kihikibi, and not at Cambridge. | This is the locality where Moffat, years since, was reported to have found gold, and where he was returning when shot on the Wanganui i River. It joins Maniapoto land at Pareora, las described in the Ghuette boundaries. In connection with the clandestine prospecting, I am told tbe following mode of caution to the pakeba it to be-^dgpttd :—Any Maori or | half-caste JeadinfV^r griding prospecting I parties to look for gold at Tubua of Rangitoto is to be made answerable for his action in a w»y tbat will prevent him from transgressing -again. The natives stilldeolarethat the story as te Barlow being shot is a myth. They say ! it was only a " plant" on the part of tbe I captors of Winiata to attempt to make out that j the State had been serve l at a risk' to life. Winiata was at the meeting at Whatiwhatihoe after all. He was among those who brought food to the meeting. Barlow had white coadjutors. J? . '" At the inquest held on Monday at Duncdjn on the- boy jflejri^ers, who was killed by the train on Sunday, and who was only sevenyears old, a verdict of accidental death was returned, and;. exonerating the tramway officials. A rider was added that when two cars were being run, two conductors should bo employed.

Thk Mussel burgb. ranges (Dunedin) have been decided on at which to^ hold the New Zaaland Rifle Association Meeting next month. Numerous entries are coming in from all parts of the colony. Wanganui will send about thirty men, who will bring tents to camp out. A review will be held on the 9th of November, and a citizens' bait will be held in the evening.