The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAYS MABCH 5, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4420, 5 March 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAYS MABCH 5, 1883.

Those of our reader i wlio knew Mr Bicbard Hudson will be grieved to read of that gentleman's death,, which J occurred to-day at his residence, at Parawai, at the.advanced age of 63 years. Mr Hudson's long residence on the Thames has made him many friends, and much sympathy is eipreesed at the bereavement, of

his family.

Effobm are being made on-the Thames to organise ft-jDaiphy to prospect for diamonds in the Baglan district. " ;.'. ■••..•' -": ' ;

' A meeting of shareholders in the Kuranui No. 2 licensed holding, Mr W. Rowe's new claim, was held'this afternoon in Mr lYater's office, Albert street. "Twelve shareholders ■^re. / ■present. .v<v. A. managing Committee, consisting of five members, wm elected, Mr L. Melhose was appointed seorctaryand treasurer, and the Bank of New Zealand bankers. Mr Bowe stated that a start would be made tomorrow to survey the ground; this would take two _ or .three days, and when it was completed he would be in a position to report to the Committee a more definite plan of [ operations was yet before thjsm. ■; ;•'■" -: ;• ■■; . ■./ '" ; advertisement; we learn that a meeting of the Thames Catholics is convened for to-morrow evening to consider the rumored removal of the Rev. Father O'Reilly from the Thames/ Wo uaderstand that a ; gojd deal of feeling was evoked when the news reached here that; it; was the intention of, bis"' ecclesiastical superiors :to * remove him from a place, that ,he has done so' much for ■ while- in charge? and in which he hps earned, the good-will of the people -by his.;. conciliatory disposition and othervgood qualities. We feel satisfied that

his departure from here would be regretted by all sections of the community. , , MSSSBS Weston, darken, and Short express their gratitude for the many enquiries and the exertions of those at the Thames ia endeavoring to find them, also to those .in the bush who treatod them so hospitably, after their fine days wandering. ' A movement is on foot for providing relief for the wife and large family ot the late John Rougban, who died in, the Hospital on Saturday night.

Mb Wm. Tbegoweth has shewn ub a number of small stones bearing the appearance of diamonds, which were found by him in the Raglan diitrict many years ago. Bsbobb proceeding to give evidence at the inquest on the body of John Roughan to* d»y, a witness stated that he had lost a '( shift" through having to attend the inquest and aeked the Coroner to allow him some for his attendance. Dr Kilgour replied that it did not lie iv bit power to comply with the wqueit.

From enquiries made we leara that the contents of a local published by us on Saturdiy anent ttfe neglect of washing the inenrableg, in the Old, Men's Home were perfectly true/ notwithstanding the statement in our morning contemporary that Dr. Payne had ''enied thrm. The doctor's personal superintendence ,of the cleansing operations ..took place some considerable time after this journal was i?«iupd on Sigurd iy afternoon .

L. J. Bagwat/g, Esq., J.P., presided at the Police Court this morning. The only case called was that of Mrs Jane French, charged with one more drunk. It appears that the unfortunate Jane was discovered by a constable in a helpless state on. Saturday afternoon up the Waiotahi Creek. The officer had to procure a cnb for her removal to the lockup. As soon as she recovered sobriety it -was discovered that her left leg was broken, and she was removod to the hospital. The Bench, upon the application of the police, remanded the woman for a month in order to enable her to attend the Court.

Fbom the statement compiled by the total abstainors in Chrietchurch the increase of arrests for drunkenness is thus shown: — January,. 1881, 47; 1882, 49; 1883, 93: February, 1881, 31; 1882, 54; 1883,72.

By arrival of the schooner Smiling Morn the Auckland Fibre.Company receive 1440 bales hemp direct from Manilla. This is for use at the Company's factory. :

! The Governor visited Porb Chalmers on Saturday, and was enthusiastically received. After, inspecting the dock site, the present dock, &c, he was entertained at luncheon and took occasion again to urge on the harbour authorities the necessity of improving the bar i«nd providing for the arrival of large ships and'-steamers. He said: I would most unquestionably and unequivocally recommend that henceforth the expenditure on works for this splendid harbour should be devoted to the deepening of the bar at the entrance, and of the' channel to Port Chalmers ; to the construction of a dock, and towards providing for the necessary facilities for the largest ships that will come to Port Chalmers. The only, fear I should have, when you are undertaking such works, would be that you might not realise the necessity of providing for large ships henceforth. I believe that large ocean steamers, or at all events large ocean ships, wjll be the main carrying vessels of the world, and there will be a tendency for them to make quick'trips and to take in cargo rapidly, and to gooff as fast as they can, rather than a number of Bmall ships, as we used formerly to have, lying a long time alongside the wharves. To-day his Excellency proceeds to Invercargill, receiving addresses from the corporations of Milton, Balclutha, and Gore, en route. He returns via Lawrence, but time will not permit of a visit being paid to the Lake district, as was originally intended.

The Committee of the Dunedin Benevolent Institute, in their annual report to the subicribers, says,—" One grievous and crying evil is that of wife desertion, which year .after year is sadly on the increase. In fact if legislation of a deterrent n ture is not brought to bear on this growing crime, serious results lo the tax-paying public muet ensue. It is quite enough for the benevolent to assist in cases of :piire misfortune, but to be called upon to support the families of tho class referred to is more than can be reasonably borne." lees than 79 deserted wives, with 276 children, were relieved during the y.ear.; .-.- - ; ■ . • ;;.,;. '■-..

As an outcome of the dispute between the postal and telegraph departments, and the railway departments at Pukekohe, Mr A. V. McDonald has been burnt in effigy by Pukrreeidents. ■"'..;."• .:' :

Mb Dawson Crawford, who : was injured recently by a powder explosion at the Karaka mine, is progressing very favorably towards recovery. Mr Thos Aitken, who is also at the Hospital, was a little better this morning, though very weak.

' The morning and evening services in the Pre&bjterian Church were well attended. Sermons in each occassion were preached by .the Rev. James Hi 11......... ..