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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4336, 23 November 1882, Page 2

Db Call an reports a case of diphtheria in the house of Mrs Schofield, Bird-in-Hand Hill, and recommends, in -conjunction with Dr PayDe, the Local Board of Health to urge upon the Central Board that steps be taken for complete isolation..

"Specimens were obtained in the Southern Cross mine to-day. How is it, that a " find " is not posted at the Exchange for the information of Thames shareholders, aa do the 'Prince Imperial, Queen of Beamy and other mines ? Surely s'»me other persons besides ft few Auckland gentlemen are interested therein. Constibl/E Graham, of Te Aroha, telegraphs to Sergt.-Major Kiely it was reported that 11 o'clock laßt night a man was found dead in bis whare at Morrinsville. The constable was to leave at 6 a.m. to investigate the matter. One of the fharfbolders working in the Oriental claim, Olunui, brought, down word this afternoon that good gold bad been struck in the main reef, or else in a hangingwall branch of it. The men have only been working on this reef since Monday, and when they started it was considerably disordered. It has now came together »gain, and the first dishful of dirt h'oknn since the change took place yielded about 51bs of good picked stone. No more quartz had been taken out when our informaut it-ft, but iti* likely a good putch will be unearthed before long. The'"find" is of importance to the district, as it will stimulate other claimholdera to prospect more vigorously.

The receipts at the doors in connection with the flower show were £34 6s 9d.

Thb Vaudeville Company will perform at the Academy of Music this evening.

It is important to know that it is not| now lawul to inter any body upon any land whatsoever not. beir g a cemetery, or burial ground, or burif)l vault, if there shall be any euch cemetery or burial ground, or burial vault within five miles of ihe place where the death shall have taken place. Persons offending against this provision, are liable to a penalty of £50.