The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4516, 26 June 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1883.

Tiffß. County authorities received .a telegram [ to-day from the. Mi-ister for Public Works ■ notifying the faot that th* Govern.nent wV)uli< I be prepared to assist (under the " Roads and Bridges Construction Act") towards the re-erec-tion of a bridge across the Ohinemuri riv r, at Waihi, which was washed away by the late flood, at the crossing where the mail boy was drowned. The telegram ib in reply to a letter sent by the Council to Groveenmenfc in response to a petition from the people of Waihi asking for the bridge to be reestablished, as ii was a great "public convenience and shortened the distance between ; Waihi and Kati Eati. The Council authorities deserre credit for .their promptitude, in .this matter. "

Alt BTlKOoftherhames Amateur Athletic Clubis called; for this eTeningi. lAfoJi muster v r«quesr«d, as there i» buvipeaa^,f importance to transact, other than the election of Instructor., _.i« . ''.'{/ ..' ■ } / Teb BTurbor Board call for tenders for re- 1 pairs to the .'Goods Sfcusd^ fihortland Wharl. ! There is little time given,; a* the taodsrs must be sent to tbe Secretary before 11 a.m. on Thursday morning.

• The Police Court was not opened »his morning. ' , The Thameß Football Club will play a football match on Saturday next against a ..team of Maoris on the Waio-Karaka Flat. Some of the specimens recently obtained from thp B >nanza and Oriental Amalgama'.ed claim at Otunui were exhibited to-day in M Prater's window, and attracted a good deal of nttention, the gold being vary ri«b. The manager of the Queen of Beauty G.M. Co. telegraphed thii morning as follows:— "No. 9level: iSOlbs more of picked stone and specimens ; good show left in back and face of drive.—C. H. Wiisok." This had a very enlivening effect on scrip, and they rose from 18s to 255, but afterwards became easier, the market closing with sellers at 225, and buyers at 21f. Hardly any busineis was transacted in other stocks; On Friday and Saturday next informations I which have been laid against two Thames hotel-keepers will be heard. They are severally charged with Sunday trading, supplying prohibited persons, and selling after hours.,

The Hauraki Tribnne understands that the Warden hag received instructions from Government to lay out a new township for Karangahake, but whether it will be an entirely new article or a revival of Mackaytown, they do not yet know. A Government surveyor ia at present laying off the line of road to the southward of Takerei's house/so as to- avoid' the bad pinoh before reaching the Taranki creek after ' leaving Paeroa, arid also to straighten and -shorten the road if laid off throngh the Gorge: ' ' - : Ow Friday last a man named Gordon Agriew, a bushman working at Tairua, met with an accident to his eye caused by a piece of a dynamite cap entering it upon explosion. The man went to Dr. Huxtable, who sue cessfully removed the particle. The Thames River Steam Navigation Company have made arrangements with Price Bros, for the running of the s.s. Despatch in the company's interest on the Thames river for a term. The negotiations, which have. taken place, are with a view to more permanents arrangements being decided on by the Company. The proposed trial trip to Tararu did not take.place to-day, owing to the alterations not being quite completed, bill; as will be seen by the time-table in another column she leaves to-morrow morning for Te Aroha. -: ..'. -.i.': ■■• ■ '.-, •■■■!■ ■ ■.: .- : ■.'.

\ Three young children, two named Bell sjnd Ada Rolton, had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday afternoon at about 4 o'clock. They were playing on. the logs floating in the Shortland mill dam, and a roll of a log threw them into the water, which is about four feet deep. Messrs Potts and Everitt were standing at Mr V. Savage's yard, and bearing the screams of the children, ran to the place and jumped in after them. Some other employes of Mr Savage followed suit, and the half-drowned youngsters were soon brought to dry land. This dam is Tery dangerous, and should be fenced in, ai a number of children hare narrowly escaped drowning froni time to time, Mr S&vage alone having rescued 11. / , Wx desire to direct the attention of mii tending members to the adjourned meeting in connection with the formation of a Philhar- < monic Society, which will be held in the old Scottish drill shed, Q-fahamstown, this evening, at eight o'clock. The anniversary soiree in connection with the Congregational Sabbath School will be held this evening. Tea will be on the tables at six o'clock. The soiree will be followed by music and addressee. We understand that owing to the application of one of the medical officers elected by the Hospital Committee at their last meeting not having been lodged in terms of the advertisement, a letter has been written to the President, asking him to declare the election void. Ihpobmation was received yesterday by E. Wickes, of the Christchurch mining exchange, that a payable goldfield had been discovered in; Canterbury by three prospectors. The wash-dirt is said to be showing fine gold very plainly, and minute garnets and rubies. The locality will not be published till £500 is guaranteed the discoverers, who state the field is of considerable area, and sinking not more than 4 feet deep. The discovery' was made four months ago, and a sample analysed by the Government Analyst at Wellington showed an average of between 26i and 34dwts to tho ton. ■ At the Wanganui District Court yesterday, Judge Hardcaetle pasted a sentence of nine months' imprisonment on L. L. Levy who was found guilty of fraudulently concealing property within four month) of his bankruptcy. The Judge said U «m one of the most plain and flagrant cases that bad ever' come under hia notice.

A PBTITIOK to tbe Government for the construction of seven miles of railway into Wairiri Valley, to communicate with the Braokley coal mine, is . being; < numerously: 1 signed in Cbristchurch. A topsail schooner passed up the Thames River this morning. As she did not send a boat ashore her name is not known, but she is probably bound for Baghall's'mill to load timber. : '')'■ -'■,", j T Jv a bankruptcy examination at Wanganui lately, the bankrupt's wife being-called on to give evidence, kieged the book and took the tollowing' oath':^4." i/swlar'j'lprio^ifisw^i any questions!" And she didn't, though i they tried bard to get her to perjure herself, and even threatened her with imprisonment. THB s». lonic, now lying at Lyttelton is nearly half bs large a gain, asthe City of Sydney or City of New York,; and nearly twice the size of'the'Australia oirZealandia. ' Tneir respective-gross tonnage* are as follows—Austra ia and Z^alandis. 2774 tons ; City of Sydr cv«, *«d. Cil.v of N>w York, 3019 tons j lonic, 4368 tons Tr<e net tonnages are—Australia andZealandia, 1715 tons } City of New Yori and sOity of Sydney about 1900 j and lonic, 4753 fconp.

Steps are being taken by some Chinese residents of Wellington for tbe acquisition of » large area of land at the Hutt, for the purpose of cultivating English flax. Land in that district is said to be highly suitable for flax igrdwing, and the Chinese are convinced that; with prop-r cars and attention the industry can be made a most profitable one. Il is also understood that the Chinese contemplate the formation of a- company to enter into' tbe business of growing hops on the other side of the; harbor. ; If sufficient inducement is offered by shareholder*, an Hyent will be sent to make arrangements for the importation of Chinese, to be employ ad ia the industry. •■--■■■■ Thb foilawing is the list of cases to be tried at thie Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Courts at Wellington, which will commence on Monday next :—r Alfred Wade, for perjury j Horace Henry Claud Preston, and Edward Dore, false pretences; William Puroell. slealbg from the pe»on; Bd war d Hughes, possessing a diamond ring supposed to have bean stolen j Edward j

Tolley,arsonjGeor.-e M[cN«v,fn'giris»(ieheque Julia t)'Byrne, stealing from a dwelling Oharles A. ~Wnt,gor>, stealing a gun; Hugh Frederick Hewlipga, stealing from a dwelling ; Arthur Boyes. larceny from Samuel Dickerson's house at Petoni.. It is-worthy of reuidrk that,' the five persons last mentioned were committed for trial within the past eight day s. A* , an adjourned meeting of persons interested in t!ie liquor trade, held at Dunedin yesterday, two petitions were adopted to the Government. The first asked that t/arliament may see fit to amend the Licensing Act, so as to abolish the existing system of licensing committees, and bav6 benches »a formerly—nomi nated by the Government. Thn second petition asked that, the Act be so amended as to abolish the di>qualification provisions altogether, aad have the punishment, of a fine merely, or to leave tlie question of endorsement to the discretion of the Magistrates. It was agreed to forward them next Friday to Mr Fish, M.H.K The publicani'license feasfor Christchurch this year amount to £1858. „/