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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4510, 19 June 1883, Page 2

Sbvkd thousand carcases of frozen mutton ere ready for tbe lonic-. She will take 10.000 froaa Dunfdiu.

Somk few days ago the Bank of New Zealand in response to an application from the Harbour Board, stated it,s willygness to grant the.Bowd an overdraft if the members wou'd i l"(;iT»' their personal eeouritytfor its repayment. The local body not quite recognising the necessity of this, bare transferred their account to the Bank of New South Wales, where they expect better treatment.

The road from the Farawai Bridge to Faeroa is in a dreadful state, and should be immediately attended to. The holes in it are so numerous that vehicle traffic over it is dangerous; there is plenty of metal contiguous to this miserable track at every point and creek, and in Various places along the flat, and several heaps of broken stone are lying within a fewjyards of some of the worst places on the road. ...

Mbsbbs Stah field AND I>ABIT will make their bow to-night at the Academy of Mueio in their entertainment entitled " Merry Thoughts and Happy Moments." We glean from our contemporaries that their success in Auckland was such as to justify our anticipating that their short season among us wi 11 prove agreeable to their patrons, as well as profitable to themselves. Mr Stanfield's imi. tation of the great Henry Irving was spoken of by George Augustus Sala—the G.A.S. of the Illustrated London New—as being an impersonation of the highest stamp. Mr Fred Dark's specialties on piano and cornet, and his latest Londsn comio and other songs, are also mentioned in the most eulogistic terms. We hope filled houses will great them ; they can only remain for two nights.

At the Blue Kibbon Army meeting in the Academy of Music last erening, while Mr Spurgeon was speaking, a man in the front seats made a remark in rather too loud a tone for the former gentleman, who at once stopped his address and said unless he was to be the onlj one speaking he would sit down. After a short time the offending party left the hall, and the meeting was continued without further interruption.

An assay has been made of the tailings of the trial lot of one ton from the Welcome claim, at Te Aroha, which was put through at the Alburnia battery some weeks ago, and yielded 76obs gold, and the result is at the rate of 4ons lldwta gold, and 2ozs 18dwts silver per ton. This speaks well for the careful manner in which the parcel was treated. Another trial parcel from the same claim, and said to be showing as much gold as the first one, is to be brought down this week. ; :■■

An accident happened yesterday forenoon to a nan named James Watson, a bushman in the employ of the Shortland Sawmill Co., and working at the Billygoat. He and his fellow-workmen were shifting a log over some others, when it suddenly rolled back into its first poaition, pressing Watson's jack against his left leg and breaking it just above the ankle and also inflicting a number of bruises. The injured man's companions, 20 in number, carried him in to the Hospital, a distance of •bout 20 miles, arriving there at lf half-past eeven last night. Dr Payne set the broken limb, and Watson is now progressing favorably.

SHA*■^ in the Queen of Beauty mine rose rapidly this morning from 10s 6d to about 15s> the cause being the discovery of gold at No. 9 level. The following telegram from the mine manager was posted.:- " Cut reef, No. 9, striking noithward. 401bs of picked stone; fair •how left. Will post report to-day.—C H. WllflOH."

A Basn>BMT near the Waio-Karaka Flat complains of the practice of a number of boys who play football at night .on the flat, and keep it up to a late hour; the noise made by them interfering with the slumber of those living in the locality. On Saturday night it watt 12 o'clock before those youngsters who should have: been in bed at leait two hours before that time, ceased their revels.

At a meeting' of publican* and brewers, held in Dunedin last night, it was decided to petition Parliament for a return to nominated licensing benches.

: JAS. Swdtdie wm T»Bterd(»y fined £iO, or, in default, one month, for practising as a solicitor in Ohri»tohuroh. He pleaded that be could not earn enough by bis trade, watch making, to support himself /and family. It was stated in Court that during the last six months 1 per cent, of the declarations filed by insolvent laborers and small storekeepers were done by the accused, and 70 per cent, by irregular practitioners.

Thk court of inquiry into the Dunedin, gaol management begins sitting to-morrow. It is probable it will be made public.

At a meeting of the clergy, organists, and members of choirs, held lait evening in Christchurch, there was an attendance of 80, who resol«ed to establish a Diocesan Choral Association for the improvement of Church music in the diocese, and the promotion of unity amongst its several choirs. A committee to draft a constitution was elected to report next Monday.

Thk oases against John Purcell, of selling water in casks for whisky to certain Auckland publicans, were all dismissed,' and the prisoner was discharged."

- At the inquest on the botfy of Percy Smith, watchmaker, who committed suicide, the jury returned a verdict of felo de se. ;. .

Db Vox HaaST has received £30 from the German Society of Hokitika towards the Rhine Inundation Belief Fund. This makes the amount collected by the Ohrisl«huroh committee £lQ7v■' f"

The inquiry into the recent goods shed fire in Dunedin was opened yesterday- The coroner said: ."The main object of ;this inquiry is to discover, if possible, the'eause, but there are several collateral circumstances whiob demand your investigation. I might instance the propriety of building erections of this sort in wood instead of a less inflammable material, as brick, stone, or concrete, and also theJ propriety of; haviogtneii large build ngs uninsuraed. The .fire was seen about 20 >tninuts or half an hour, 'I belitft© before the bell gave warning, and this is a matter that is deserving of- your investigation." It will be continued t^day."

At the committee meeting of (he Aucxlaud Bugby Union (football Association, the Secretary read letters from Wellington re tbe Sydney trip, sad from Christchurcb and Dunedio, refilling to give anj sum towards tbe expenses of an Auoklaod tsaxn going South, on the principle that interprovineial teams bad always paid their own expenses. It was unanimously agreed that tbe Secretary be instructed to write to tbe secretaries of the Christchurch and Duuedin Unions informing them, that the statements in th«"ir letters re visiting terms were incorrect, as all teams visiting Auckland hitherto received either a sum of money or payment of expenses. The Secretary was also instructed to write to the Secretary of the Southern Rugby Union, Sydney, asking what terms the Union would be prepared to offor iii event of an AucUaud team going to Sydney,

Thk Rev. R, Coffiy preachorl nfc Sfc. Bfark'e Church, Wellington, on Sunday night, on the Salvation army, and begged his congregation to have nothing to do with ifc.