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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4463, 25 April 1883, Page 2

The Juno .Combination Company open a season |to-night in the Academy of Musio. The reputation of the Star speaks for itself, and: the programme put forward is a most attractive one, being the adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's " Heart of Midlothian." In " Jeannie Deans" Miss Juno has appeared ! throughout her many 'tours with unpro- , nounced success, and we hope to see a full house to-night to greet the arrival of the Company which offers us the attractions as are promised by this one. It is not often that Thames people have opportunities of enjoying such dramatic treats as are in store' for thorn during the coming week.

All game licenses for the district this year will be issued in Auckland. Those desirous of obtaining them will hare to communicate with the Auckland Postmaster. These are the present arrangements.

-' The Town Clerk has receded a telegram from ..the Town Clerk in Auckland to the effect that the death mentioned by us in last evening's issue was not the result of typhus, but of enteric fever, and that the Auckland medical officer reported the disease as one not likely to spread; he did not deem disinfectants ne?e»sa;y.

The City of New York passed off the Bay b r Islands at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Owing to the heavy fogs on the ooaat she is not expected to arrive till early in the morn ing.

ABOYnvned White hai one of his toe removed at the Hospital ye?teriay, and is progressing satisfactorily, The amputation was caused owing to the contraction of the masclea of the toe, which, it is believed, arose from his having had a toe on tha same foot removed about three years ago, owing to an accident occurring to him on the tramway.

THE'portih of the local temple of justice were not thrown open today.

In Chambers, before Judge Gillies on Friday, Mr Williamson moved for a warrant to bring up Elizabeth Diedrioh, now in Mount Eden guol, before two Justices of the Peace, in order to be examined with reference to a charge of perjury that is preferred agafra;. Daniel Sc-illon His Honor refused the application, as tbe Act under which it was made n not in force in New Zealand, and, further, because he has no p^wer under the common law to grant it.

MES3B3 Graham and Fraser interview the Premier in Auckland to-morrow on matters connected with the Thames Railway Company.

The serene peace which generally reigns supreme on the wharf was rudely disturbed last evening by a "ruction" arising betwcsj " a gallant captain and a tar." s lt appears that the leading son of Neptune had forgotten to stick to his element, and instead of letaining old Neptune as a " Btand-by," had given Bacchus a turn, and upon se3king his "skiff upon the sea," he went for a member of his crew, who proved somewhat combative and knocked "seven bells " out of his skipper. The " right good crew " commanded by the mariner said, " Good morning, sir, good morning," and left the craft in charge of " The skipper and his boy." Cross actions for assault will be heard in the Police Court to-morrow between the sons of the sea."

These were a large number of visitors to the New Prince Imperial mine to-day, the attraction being no doubt the improved prospects at No. 5 level, and the show of gold in the No. 5 reef at No. 4 level. Mr Clark, the manager, thoughtfully geared the engiue so as to wind to the bottom level, thus saving the visitors a good deal of climbing.

We understand that Mr J. 0. Firth is so well satisfied with his mining speculations at Te Aroha, that he has secured large interests in some of the leading claims in theKarangahake district. .

Nothing further has been discovered of the mails lost in the late accide t at the Waihi. The body of the driver has not yet been found. The telegrams published stating that the buggy had been seen is inaccurate; the horses were found dead with the pole of the, trap attached, and although the river has been dragged for 2^ miles, 'nothing further has been discovered. The river is running

very fast. The Nelson drapers have agreed to close on every Thursday afternoon, to give the assistants a half-day. This is considered necessary for their health, and in lieu of overwork on Saturday evenings. It appears that one the.establishments intends to break this agreement, and the Nelson Mail advises the public not to patronise them for their meanness.

It is proposed to start a cheese faotory at Kihikihi with a capital of £200 D.

Whh regard to the somewhat,sensational accounts of the bursting of the New Pljmouih reservoir reoantly telegraphed, Mr Barr, C.13., supplies the following fact 3in connection therewith .—-Instead of the reservoir being fifteen feet from the cliff it is 304 feet, w_ila the cliff itself, instead of being 300 feet hi_ b, is in reallity only 128 feet. The crack extenis over only a small segment of the reservoir, and does not come within 20 feet of the edge of the cliff. Mr Barr is of opinion that there must be a bed of sand at the bottom of the reservoir, and the subsidence of this has caused the crack. \

A SETTIEE at Murdering Bea ;h, near Otago Heads, a place which take* its unpleasant name from the murder by the natives located there many year ago of a whaling boat's crew, has unearthed, in ploughing, the greenstone figure of the Maori god, Tiki. It is about sin. in length, and is a grotesque looking object,—the god bein» represented in a squatting position, with his legs joined akimbo, and with big staring eyes. In the top of the head a hole has been drilled for the purpose of putting a string through, so as to suspend the figure. They don't allow for brains in those gods.

Mb Wiison, M.H.R., and Captain Russell, members of the West Coast Railway Commission), arrived i i Christchurch by the Manapouri yesterday, and had a meeting with Mr Napier Bell, their Canterbury colleague, and elected Captain Russell as Chairman. They will proceed to take evidence immediately; and afterwards, probably, inspect the various roufcea proposed for the line.

A 2H7M888 of Chinese hawkers in Auckland have been fined fr using false weights and scales.

Thh Jennie Lee Dramatic Company opened last night in Auokland at the Opera House with " Jo," to a full house.

A sale of runs and deferred payment pastoral sections in Otago was held yesterday but of tbe 18 runs offered only seven were sold, and of eight deferred payment sections only two

The Otago School Commissioners passed a resolution yesterday agreeing that one third of a block of 20,000 seres, at Waikaia should be disposed of on the perpetual leasing system, but added the following resolution : —The foregoing resolution was passed at the urgent request of the Government, in consequence of their threat that, unlesß it was agreed to, they would decline to open the land for settlement; the perpetual leasing system being, in the opinion of the commissioners, an objectionable mode of dealing with the endowments.

A man named Richard Bowen, while driving the steam engine working a threshing machine, was caught in the fly-wheel of the engine, at Canterbury yesterday morning. His left arm waß torn off, and the right so injured that amputation became necessary, and a compound fracture of the left pelvis was also bus* tamed. In spite of all he is doing fairly well. There is a slight probability of saving bis life.

Henry Xbttsn, the famous pianist, who recently visited New Zsaland, died early in the present month in Europe. He was born on the 25th March, IQ4B, in Hangar/, Eis father was a musician, and the son took to the piano at the early aje of five. Eighteen months afterwards he bad made such rapid progress that he was enabled to play a (ur> certo by Hummel. In 1860 he played before Her Mdj-sty the Queen at Osborne. He subsequently visited Germany, Austria, Russia, &c. Ho died at the eerly age of thirty-five years, before he bad reached his piime. Xetten wes a genius, both as a musician and a composer.