The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4423, 8 March 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY MARCH 8, 1883.

OwiKO to hiving received a large budge'- of Enelish and foreign mail news, our leader and other interesting matter is unavoidably held over. '

The Rifle Rangers hold a parade. to-night, after which a meeting at which important business matters will be considered will be held.

MembebS of the Naval Artillery Company are reminded that their first inspection under the new regulations comes off to-night at 7 o'clock sharp.

The whole of John Leydon's stock of groceries, drapery, &c, in his shop in Pollen street, will be offered at auction on Satuiduy next. His well known pony, Little Tommy, will also be sold at the same time.

Two cases of typhoid fever were admitted to the Auckland hospital yesterday. A virulent case has occurred at Ponsonby to a young man recently from Dunediu. There ia little hope of his recovery.

What might have been a serious conflagration occurred this morning about half-past one o'clonk, and the prompt action of the Shortland Fire Brigade in preventing it is worthy of every praise. About the hour mentioned flames were seen issuing from a room, used as a kitchen, at the rear of the Bendigo Hotel in Pollen street, and within a few minutes the Brigade turned out and played a hoss, supplied by the Pollen street plugs, on the fire, which they Boon succeeded in extinguishing. It seems almost a miracle that tbo building was saved, >;S everything in the room in which the fire originated -was destroyed, and considerable damage was done to a room above it and to the passage leading to the front room of the house Every room in the house was saturated with water. The occupier, Mr J. M. Syms, estimates his damage at about £70, and his furniture and eftVcts are insured in the Victoria Office for £200. Mr Ehrenfriei owns the building, which, we believe, was uninsured.

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court this morning. -

Mb Bhdmokd, M.P., when' speaking in Sydney, denied the fact that any of the funds of the Land League were missing.

The Oriental and Bonanza Licensed Holdings at Otunui have agreed to amalgamate, and a Company of 100 (promoter; shares will he formed —62 of which will be divided between the present shareholders, and 38 will be placed afc the disposal of the public at £15 eaoh, the money received by them to b-ex-pended in putting in a deep lerel to cut the various reefs proved to exist in the claims, and notably amongst them »he New Eureka reef, which must truversa the whole length of their groua:i in a Bouth-aasterly direction.

A Pbess telegram of yesterday says Mr Bryco will return to Cambridge to-day.

The Governor, on Friday, is to receive an address from the Chinese residents in Dunedin.

The Auckland Sunday School Union intend holding another Children's Industrial Exhibition this year.

Mb Jno. Hislop, Secretary to the Education Depart i;ent, is forwarding from.Home to the Dunedin Corp ration a portrait in oil of Dr. Vfrllifiin Chambers, in. his oflicial robe as Lord Provost of Edinburgh. :

jlhb New Zealand University has decided to meet in Nelson on the last Wednesday in February of noxt year.

. Tub Rev. A. C. Gillies, who settled in Dunedin some months ago, bus never jet attended a aneeting of the local Presbytery: Yesterday, at its meeting, the cl rk was instructed to make inquiries regarding his absence.

I At Tuesdays meeting of the Dunedin | Benevolent Institute, Archdeaco 1 Edwards, I speaking with regard to tho question of runI away^ husbands, suggested mii g; r J)jh ou Bell *should he ask'-d to bring the matter I before the Colonial Institute, with a view to | urging the Government to have an Act passed rendering possible the arrest in other colonies i of such offenders.

The Dunedin Laud Boar 1 yesterday decided to ra offer, at an ea ly date, the runs and pastoral deferred land passed in at the recent sales. The term of leases of the runs will be extended.

The other day a piirty left Auckland in a yacht, for the purpose of ascending Rangitoto. A landing on the Rangitoto shore was, successfully effected, but after going a short way up one of the lava streams, they gave up the conundrum, and retired to the bench tadder and wiser moo.

A XOT7NG- native man, named T* Puni, uged twenry-fifo, attempted suicide at. ■ Pefoni, near Wellington, last night, in a bevel manrer. He ftistened a''rope around his neck with a loop and the other end he fastened to his foot. He then endeavoured to lighten the;rope round his neck by a series oi j^ik* with his foot. His brother entered the room and cut tbo rope, Te Pani was arrested and has bepn committed to the Asylum, to which inaritutiou his brother was committed ou'y a d,iy or two ago.

In the C-ivnbrid^e Lands Court on Tuesday judgment was given in o-e of the WhaifciKuriioui subdivision cases, where the subdivision only whs opposed. Mr Macdonald, in givioj; judgment, adverted sfcrongly to the fuoi of ihe opponents setting up an unfounded opposition, knowing that they had do claim whatever to go upon. Ho wns strongly inclined to make those people pay the expenses incurred since the opening of the case were it not for the trouble and expense which would have to be incurred in carrying such into effect.—The Waotu rehearing case came up before Messrs McDonald, Puckey, and G-eorge Leaf, Assessors, yesterday morning. Mr Leaf, it will be remembered, sat with Mr Williams when the case was last heard, and disagreed with the judgment of that Judge. Messrs Buller and Sheehan are the counsel engaged.