The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOITB P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1882.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4323, 8 November 1882, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOITB P.M. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1882.

Pbessuee of news and advertisements com* pels us to hold over the leading article prepared for this issue. Thebb was a very fair attendance at the Christmas Trte held in the Volunteer Hall last night, in connection with the ShorUand Wesleyan Sunday School. The gifts were very fairly distributed, and the articles remaining over from the tree and the stalls were disposed of by auction. A band was in attendance, and during the evening, also several pi ces of music were played by some of the scholars. Shouid the weather prove fine, a cricket match will be played at the Farawai Gardens to morrow morning between teams picked from the Union and Comet cricket* clubs. The losing side is to provide a dinner for the winning team, ao no doubt the contest will be a eloso one, the chanoes of success being pretty even. Me D. Cioonan announces that a great clearance sale begins on Friday, as be has disposed of his premises and will have to clear out £10,000 worth of drapery and clothing. TENDEB3 are invited for erecting the machinery for tha associated mines at the Mariner shaft. A meeting of the shareholders in the New Columbia Licensed Holding will be held on Wednesday next to form a company or transact other business. The meeting of the Juvenile Foresters is postponed. The Naval Brigade will meet to-morrow to fire a salute in honor of the Prince of Wales. The County authorities being all extremely loyal folk, will not open their office tomorrow. The following nominations for the Thames Jockey Club's Midsummer Meeting have been received:—Goldfields Handicap: Angler, Luckpenny, Dewdrop, Faramena, Libeller, Band wick, GHlderoy, Venture, Niggar. Thames Plate : Diver, Angler, Luckpenny, Dewdrop, Lyrae, Barney, Libeller, Pavamena, Randwicfc, Gilderoy, Venture, and Nigger. Steeples: Cob, Chandler, St.. Swithin, Actor, and Tricotrin. Hurdles : Angl-r, Cob, Evening Star, Chandler, Actor, and Tricotriu. ' A bazaak held by the United Free Methodist Congregations, Wellington, realised £535 towards the building fund. The first coach in connection with the mail service arrived from Tauranga yesterday evening shortly before six o'clock, having fourteen passengers, four of. whom -were through from Tauranga. Mr Douglas was driver. We hate to acknowledge receipt of Messrs Frater Bros*. Share Investor's G-uide for November. This sheet contains a great deal of information useful to persons Who deal in stocks and shares. Two gentlemen were disputing in one of the public thoroughfares yesterday as to whether "tea- 1 ree" was correct. Oce held that it was, and the other as obstinately declared that it wasn't, but that " ti-troe ' was the correct spelling. It was referred by each party to a friend, as two other gentlemen came strolling up, and he who lost was to subscribe the capital of four whiskies. The matter was explained to the referees, and the first one with a blind smile declared tea-tree

w a* quite right. With great heat tho other gentleman interposed, and said he had no right to assert that, for to his certain knowledge ti-tree was a native s"rub, and ought to be spelt according to tho native vernaoular. A long argument resulted, but things remained os they were, and to desirle the bet they all .agreed to adjourn and go " a bob in," the winner to be allowed the correct speller. " Ti-tree " had! it, and the rest had whiskey. The steam-collier Woniara foundered off Botany, while on her way from Buili to Sydney. Heinrich Frederickaen, the only survivor, slates Ibat the vessel left Bulli at 5 p.m. on. Saturday, rather heavily laien, having 250 tons of coal on board. There were 18 persons all told on boa d. The weather was very rough, with a heavy easterly sea, a dense ran falling, and very dark. - The vessel shipped Water from the time of leaving Bulli, but she di-i not appear to be any deeper than she usually was When nearly abreast of botany a aea struck the vessel, she went ever on her beam ends, and sank almost immediately. At the time she was struck .several of Ihe hands were below, and Freder'cfesen and others attempied to lower a boat, bufc.it> sank. He escaped by righting tho boat while in the water, as described in yesterday's I9aue.