The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4368, 3 January 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1883.

A man named William Dunstan, a miner, >met with an aoeident on Monday last which very nearly, cost him the sight of his left eye. He was opening a hottle of ginger ale, when it burst just as he bad pressed the cork in. The fragments of glass flew in every direction, one striking him juat above the eye, inflicting a nasty cut, and another smaller one striking the ball of the eye. He went to De Payne, who says the eye is not cut, nor is there any glass in it. The bruise, however, caused considerable inflammation, but a day or two's rest should set it right again.

One of the Auckland carriage folks was heard to exclaim on New Year's Day, when witnessing the start for one of the races, "Oh ! George there's the 'oases. Goodness me, 'ow that there man is a trying to start 'em. Think Ws better at starting liquor." The carriage drove home in the direction of Eemuera. • ■ .

The festive season which has just passed was productive of a full harvest of charges at the B.M. Court this morning. One publican was fined for a breach of the licensing ordinance, another was let off, and two bibulous ones were mulct in fines for being disorderly.

At a largely attended meeting of the members and friends of the New Zealand Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals held recently in Chrißtohurch, a strong committee was elected, and a very encouraging report read by the Secretary. Sereral contributions to the funds of the Society were promised by sympathisers.

DITBINa the hearing of the concealment of birth oase in the R.ll. Court this morning an iudividual who had been worshipping the rosy god walked smilingly in to the auditorium, and seeing a friend, remarked rather loudly, "Ah! there ye are, Tim." The vigilant Eiely had his eye on him at once, and set Herbert on the run out with the offender. :

Thebb was a large attendance of ourioua ones at. the Eesident Magistrate's Court this ttorning during fche hearing of the case of concealment of birth, preferred against Annie Staokpole, -who was* employed as housemaid in the Pacific Hotel.

OwiNff to the holidays, very little ia doing in mining. Several yf the managers a/c iiw»y from the Toam6«.

A jockey named Tuo&cr was disqualified ! for ever for pulling St. Clair in the Waitara Jockey Club Handicap at Now Plymouth. A PBESBiCAN's writing is generally strained when he is in a pen-sieve frame of mind. We believe that arrangements are being made for a cricket team to visit Coromandel on Saturday next to play a match with the knights of the willow of that; place. The Hobart Mercury says of the 'Bishop of Melbouroo—Men of the Moorhouso type create the impression that owner > of long coats and shovel hats ure not. necessarily so foolish as their dress would indicate. Th"HE are four men in Now Zealand who have deuf and dumb wivpe. . There are 51 land and building; societies in New Z aland, having 9356 members, contributing on ii n average, a gross snm of £39,230 3s 7d per month. The shooting match between teams picked from the Thames Rifle Baiigors and the I Coromandel "Volunteers, fired at Coromandel I yesterday, resulted in a victory for the latter iby five points. The excursionists got back early this morning. An advertisement in another column announces that Imperial pensions will be payable at the Custom House, Thames, on Thursday next at 10 o'clock a.m.