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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4320, 4 November 1882, Page 2

Oub weekly market price list, published today, contains several alterations from that of last Friday. Coast maize (wholesale) has ad* vanced from 6s to 5s 6d, the retail value being 5s 6d to 6a per bushel. Fowl wheat (wholesale) is worth 4i 3d to 4s 6d per bushel. Potatoes are dearer. Canterbury »nd Oaraaru produce h&vo sold during the week at from £fi 10s to £7 per ton, wholesale, and £6 10s to £7 10a retail The kauri- gum market is quieter. Good ordinary is worth from £42 to £4.4, and East Coaßt produce from £52 to £55 per toe. Receipts for Ootober amounted to 480-tons, and for the past week 155 tons. Another rise has been made in the price of certain classes of timber. — -Star.

The rights and privileges in connection with the athletic carnival were sold by Mr B. R. McGregor to day. The publioan's booth realised £2 6a, bought by Mr James Oraig for Mr Chae. Winder; the temperance booth brought 15s, purchased by Mr Wakeham. The gateß were withdrawn at £25. The bidding was dull.

Mb B. H. Taylor will lecture at the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening, bis subject being " The need there is for Christ return."

The manager of the Alburnia, Mr T.-Bad-ford.has applied for and obtained 12 months' water for the company's battery. From Monday next, therefore, the mill will work continuously. The New Prince Imperial will keep 12 head employed, and the other 10 will probably be needed bj either the company, tributera, or other parties.

A cbiokkt match was played this afternoon on the Waio-Karai<a flat between two teamn of 11 and 22 players respectively, picked from the Thames Cricket Club. The following were the names of the players:— Eleven: Hunter, Hoskins, Lough, Smith, Fenton, Brassey, Mills, Griffiths, Eggington, Pesrce, and Potts. Twentj»two: Clark (Captain), Colhoun, Muir, Taylor, Hill, Bennett, Newton, Keller, Job, Radford, Matten, Coath, Brabant, Grubb, Gillies, Noonun, Hindman, : Farquhar, Bryan, Belahunty, Fletcher, and Coney.

Mb D. CIOONAN advertises that his premises will he closed from Monday to Thursday for the purpose of marking down stock.

Wb regret being unable through want of space to publish the last of the Rev. S. J. Neill'e series of lectures on "Life," but-shall do bo on an early date. It is very interesting particularly to the believers in conditional immortality.

DUSING the prevalence ef a ifciff northerly gale yesterday afternoon in Auckland all work in connection with the shipping in the pert bad to be suspended. Two men belonging to the cutter Lizzie, while running out.a second anchor^on the side of the Queen-street Wharf, were swamped in the vessel's dingy, and got a thorough ducking. They were fortunately close to the wharf when the accident occurred, and held on to one of the stringers until rescued by another boat. The anchor was afterwards recovered by dragging..

;AT a public meeting of Auckland citizens, the Mnyor presiding, it was resolved to present Dr Philson with a testimonial on his retirement as medical superintendent from the District Hospital. The Mayors of other Boroughs are invited to co-operate. A committee was also appointed to consider the question of taking over the hospital by a local committee of management.

The Flower Show in connection with the Ladies' Benevolent, Society is announced to take place on the 22nd inst.

Messbs Young, Pope, and Oo.'s time-table for tre service between the Thames' and Tauranga appears in our advertising columns. The first couch leaves for Tauranga on Monday, at 6 a.m. The fares are £1 10a single, and £2 10s return ticket. Liberal terms will be made with tourists. A coach leaves for Paeroa and Te Aroha every morning, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, at 6 a.m., and at 11 a.m. the alternate days.

Sebvices will be held,at the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow by the Roys. j; T. Pinfold and H. Bull, the subject being " Conditional Immortality."

A Ch'histmib gift tree will be hold in the Volunteer Hall, Shortland, on Tuesday next, the proceeds to be devoted to the Shortland Weslejan Sunday School children's festival.