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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4556, 11 August 1883, Page 2

Tub Auckland Concert Compauy appear to-night and during the coming week at the Acadomy of Music, and they present an attractive programme. It; is not often the Thames people have £ »n opportunity of indulging in such enjoyment, and the probable result of tho company's visit will be full houses. I Thb third competition for the gold watch and other prizes presented to the Rifle Rangers took plaoe at the range to-day. In tho morning squad the following were the three principal scores :—Vol. Ardern 76, Vol. Eoycroft 73, Sergt. Gibbs 72. There are nine more competitions yet to take place, i The Foreman of Works is proceeding with the restoration of the seawall, and repairing the tramway on the Tararu road. Thb Police Court was not opened this morning. Tho chargo sheet was a blank one i A NEW importation of seeds has just been made by Mr W. Wood, junr., Pollen street, whose advertisement appears in another coiumn,

These was a good attendance of the public on the Waio'Karaka Flat this afternoon to see the football match Thames Club v. Bankers, Brokers, Civil Servants, and PreßS. The game appeared to be all to the advantage of the Club, who, when our report closed, had obtained a goal and a try to nil by their opponents. Our usual monthly summary of news will be found on the fourth page of this issue.

Phofessob Ellis, "a herbalist., residing in Auckland, calls attention in our advertising columns to his preparations which , are announced to cure most of. the ills to which flesh is heir to. The representative of the Professor is at present on the Thameß prepared to do business with storekeepers, chemists, etc., and the severaljpreparations can be had retail from Mr J. E. Hansen, of Pollen street, and most of our local storekeepers.

The anniversary services of the Baptist Church will be conducted to-morrow by the Rev. 0. Carter, of Ponsonby. The usual soiree takes place on Tuesday evening.

We desire to remind those interested of the sitting of the Court at Paeroa on Monday, in connection with the petition from Ohinemuri residents praying for their.separation from the County. The Despatch leaves Curtis' Wharf at 10 o'clock for the purpose of taking up thoea connected with the sitting.

Announcements appear in another column respeoting divine services to-morrow as follows— Odd Fellows' Hall, Mr K. H. Taylor, subject: " Honest words to hotiejfc sceptic! ;" Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. J. Neill, subject: " Woman in the Bibls;" the Bamo gentleman will also preach at Tararu in the afternoon; Wesleyan Church, Rev. H. Bull and Mr Tawhai, a Maori student, and eon of the M.H.R. of that name; Congregational Church, Rev. T. Adams: morning, " Man's ruin and God's remedy;" evening, lecture oh Pilgrim's Progress ; Primitive Methodist Church, Rev. 0. E. Barley will preach ft sermon having special reference to the death of Mr J. Artha.

The Maori notice which has been distributed about Kirikiri during the last few days has attracted the attention of the natives in the neighborhood. Nearly every inhabitant assembled to read the proclamation by Timi M-ihere, and great was their joy when they discovered fc'l at it contained the announcement of the cheap clearing sale of, the whole of t;he stock of Mr T. Kitcbing, of Pollen street, by Mr James Marshall, who has purchased it for about half its cost.

The diamond fever in Christchurch hai received a sudden check. Messrs Hobday, jun., and Arenas telegraphed to Mr Hobday, sen., in London, " Diamonds genuine or not genuine; great excitement," and received yesterday the following■•; reply : "Excitement absurd, genuine sample sizes worthless; inform Press." Mb StoweSt, mining manager of the Golden Star mine, Mphikinui, arrived in Weßtport from the claim on Thursday. He reports the upper level is in 103 feet, and the stone now being blacked out for crushing is exceptionally rich. Grand specimens were shown in Westport yesterday. •■; The last two weeks of Mr Hetherington's sale is now announced, so an early visit is requisite f oca tboee anxious to secure bargains, r. •■ . .■; ' • . • , <■■.'. A EoTAi Commission has been appointed to inquire into the outbreak of fever on board the ship Oxford, which arrived at Wellington recently with immigrants. . The Commissioners are Dr Henry, Health Officer; I)r Grabham, Inspector of Asylums; and Mr Hackworth, Collector of Customs. The inquiry will be a most searching one. A number of immigrants have been released from quarantine, and the patients are pro* greaeing favourably.

At 8 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in premises in Albert street, Auckland, kept by a woman known an "Black Julia." The woman is now on a visit to Sydney, and the present occupant) is a female named Mary Bowen. . The fire originated through a candle igniting a curtain in a back room. The house, was destroyed. It is not known whether it is insured, as the owner, Mrs White, of the City Club; Hotel, is in the oountry. The house was 'handsomely, furnished. The furniture is not insured. Grledhill's soda water manufactory was imperilled. The loss is from £500 to £600.

As in many other places, the police in Auckland are inclined occasionally to be somewhat officious and exceed their duty. During the fire which occurred last eight, Branchman Moore, ia charge of the hose, ordered a man to stand back who was treacling on the hose, or he would strike him. ' A sergeant of police interfered, and Moore said he would serve him the same under the like circumstances. The former then ordered Moore's arrest, Foreman Clark came oh the scene, and endeavored to get his man back, when he was threatened with arrest also ; a number of Naval Artillery men, who acted as tlie Salvage Corps,' then drew together with the intention, it is stated, of rescuing Moore from the police—he being also a member of,the JNaval Artillery, but they>ere called off by Foreman Clark. The police stuck to their man, followed by a mob of a thousand people, who hooted and yelled to the Police Station, where mounted Constable Kelly, acting lockup keeper, was bit on the head with a stone, but his shako saved him from injury. Superintendent Hughes, of the Fire Brigade, sent to the Town Clerk, who is a J. P.,. and to a Councillor;: these bailed Mpore out. The charge against him by the police being the uoing of language causing a brach of the peace. At a subsequent meeting of the Fire Brigade, at their station, Superintendent Hughes was empowered to employ counsel for Moore and fight the matier through at any cost.