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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4580, 8 September 1883, Page 2

Thbbe was no sitting of the Police Court this morning. ' Thk funeral of Henrj Harris, whose body was found in the Harbor this morning, will leave the G-overnor Bowen Hotel at 2.30 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The Rev. Humfry Davis, M. A., will preach at St; George's Church to-morrow. At the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow evening Mr E. H. Taylor will give the third lecture on " Heaven;" the subject being " Heaven— when will it be?" At ,Bt. James' Presbyterian Cbnrch, the Eev, S. J. Neill, will deliver the eixth of his series of lectures on "Woman in the Bible." Thb financial meeting of the Loyal Waikato Lodge will be held on Tuesday evening next, when nominations for the office of Permanent Secretary—about to be vacated by Mr Charles Ahier-~-will be received. The football match Shortlandy. Union was pluyod on the Waio«Karaka Flat this afternoon, the visitors having arrived by last night's Enterprise. They look a good all round team, and though no heavier than the local players have the reputation of being "hot" members. There was a large attendance of i the public. The Auckland captain won the toss, and elected to take the northern end of the field. The ball was kicked off at five minutes to throe, aad the play was soon in full swing. Up to the end of the second spell, Auckland had secured onp goal, kicked by Swanson from the field, and the local team had not scored. The public as usual encroached upon the ground, greatly hindering the players. There was again a good house at the Academy last night, when Herr Schmitt and his oompany made their second appearance here. The programme was very similar to the previous one, only two or three slight alterations, apparently to suit the popular taste, being made. Mrs Kilgour was vpry successful in the rendition of her pieces ; she received » warm reception and obtained encores. Mrs Cooper sang two little ditties very archly, and Messrs Stuart and Edwards were more successful in their songs than on the, previous evening, the former gentleman especially. Herr Scbmitt created the customary/an?'* by

Ins violin fantasia, and was, of course, enthusiastically encored. The orchestra were again in capital form, and performed the two overtures and the music to the operet a in. capital style. The operetta itsolf weak smoothly and well. At the close of the concert a few of the audience remained, and dancing was commenced and kept up for an hour or two. Mb J; E.,/Redmond's marriage to Miss Dalton is fixed for the 4th of September. The streets in Chrißtchuroh were submerged by the floods on Thursday. The Sydsnham line of railway ia flooded, and all the country from East Belt to New Brighton is under water. In reply to the memorial by Dunedin manufacturers asking that all Government work possible to be done in the colony should be contracted for within the colony, the Premier has written thus: " I entirely agree with you that nothing should be imported by the Government which can be supplied by the local manufacturers, quality and price being equal; indeed I am prepared to go further, and to say that local manufacturers should have the preference even at a moderate excess of cost, provided that that excess is not more than (say) from 3 to 4 per cent. The New Zealand Shipping Company , are advised that the lonic is loading at London for Wellington and Lyttelton, and already booked full. The Tongariro, the first of the new steamers, sails from London on October 25th, under command of Capt. H allet, R.N., for Port ChaJmers and Lyttelton ; the second steamer will be ready for launching on October 3rd, and is expected to sail from London in November. At the meeting of the Auckland Board of Education, Mr Worthington, Headmaster of the Wellesley street School, reported that he had to remove Mr W. J. Brown, assistant teacher, from' duty on the previous day, not considering him in a fit condition to attend to class; also asking for his removal, as he could not allow him again to take charge. He enclosed a note from Dr Bayntun certifying he was suffering from ulcerated throat and nervous debility, which would necessitate his absence for a week. The Board censured the Headmaster for arrogating the function of stating that Brown would not again be allowed to teach in the school, and postponed its decision on Brown's case pending an investigation by the Committee. Josephine Green, charged with ins fanticide at Hawera, has been further remanded for a week. The Bench said the case for the prosecution must close then. The police said they were expecting farther evidence of importance, but it was not consistent with the ends of justice to say what it was. The charge of larceny against the same accused was dismissed. Mb S. Smith K.M., gave judgment in the case in which Mr G. I.sPanter was charged with selling a glass of wine to Mr Stewart, at Powell's Dining Rooms, under a permit signed by the Chairman and two members of the Auckland City East Committee. His Worship had no doubt but that defendant had acted bona fide in the belief that he was doing right under a valid commission, when in fact he was not. The fine, however, would be nominal, Is and costs.—Mr Lai«hley asked if His Worship would kindly reduce his judgment to writing, which Mr Smith pro* miaed to do. The amount of Kincaid and McQueen's tender, which was accepted for the iron, work of the railway bridge in Dunedin, is £|X,826 19s Bd. „ The tender for stone a'fivSmenfcs, etc., previously let, was £10,600. This bridge is to carry the street traffic across the main railway line just as it enters the passenger station from the South. JEGI.E3, in the Australasian, very sensibly writes:—The Royal Humane Society of Australasia is energetically conducted. So is the Society for the Suppression of Cruelty to Animals, and so are most of onr benevolent institutions. , There is one other society which ought to be started, and that is. a " Society for the Prevention of Putting Away Firearms Loaded." Let any one consider the number of; fatal catastrophes arising from some fool pointing in fun a loaded gun at a com-, panion, who in 10 seconds is a corpse, and the reasonableness of my suggestion will be appreciated. Perhaps the society could be affiliated to one already existing, which would distribute broadcast warnings against this common cause of accident.