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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4610, 13 October 1883, Page 2

Ths "Loch Ken" entering the harbor was a circumstance; her grounding in the mud was provident. She couldn't sail overland so she stopped; and why? She saw Charlie McLiver's window in the distance, and some of the officers and sailors wanted to take for a home voyage his tobacco, cigars, and other accessories to a pleasant trip.—[A.DVT.]

A Wish Deacon.—" Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and havo had the dootors running to us so often." " Brother Taylor, the answer is very easy. T used. Hop Bitters in time, and kept my family well, and saved large doctor's bills. Four shillings' worth of it kept us all well and able to work all the time, and I will warrant it has cost you and most of the neighbors £10 to £100 apiece to keep sick the same time. I fancy you'll take my medicine hereafter." See.

In New Guinea, ''blood for blood "is one of the laws of the aborigines. The Israelites of old observed the same law. Adultery is a capital offence in New Guinea, and is very rarely committed. It is likewise a capital crime under the old dispensation, and is prohibited in the Ten Commandments. But, unlike the Jews, the New Guinea natives eat pork.

A private letter from, Capetown, received by a gentleman in Brisbane, advocates the introduction of the grey wild cat of South Africa as the means of reducing the rabbits in the colonies. In size and habit it is similar to the weasel or ferret, and is not a flesh-eating animal, though so fond of blood that it has been known in a single hen-roost to destroy twenty or thirty fowls in a night. Some persons might think the remedy would be almost as bad as the disease.

Dubing the 12 months ending last June, the increase in bank advances was no less than £9,426,341. In Victoria the increase was at the rate of 8 per cent., in New South Wales of 9J per cent, and in New Zealand of 4-^ per cent., in South Aus« tralia, Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia it was 28, 27, 28, and 25| percent, respectively. In the three lastnamed colonies the much larger demand for money is considered indicative of increased activity and enterprise in the development of natural resources; but it is feared that the South Australians have already heavily discounted their next harvest. So that New Zealand is not singular in the possession of good borrowing propensities.

Thai Husbahd of Mine is three times the man he was betore he began' uaing " Wills Health Renewer." Draggiete. Moees, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agent*.

According to French newspapers; Tonquin has gold mines which rival those of Australasia and California, and the ladies gamble with gold as if it were of little value. At the mines on the Eed River, gold is found not merely in dust, but in bars (quite a new discovery), and near the source of that river the precious metal is found in " large quantities."

group. ' We in New Zealand can sympathise with the following questions. What is it that has banished the Bible fr6m our common schools here in Victoria ? What is it which is wasting our energies and starving our clergy in poor country districts ? What is it which weakens our hands in the conflict which we have to wage to-day against an unbelief more extreme and more unscrupulously fanatical than any which Christendom has known ? What is it, in fine, which is disturbing the faith and harassing tne feelings of many of the younger and more thoughtful members of the Christian church itself. " Our miserable, sectarian differences," replies the Bishop of Melbourne, v .

StiBSLY annexation with NeW:.Zealand should be an unmixed blessing to Samoa, whoso. Government is described as a singular mixture, and comes under no form of government with which the world has hitherto been familiar. Consequently it has not a name. Theoretically the native chiefs are the sovereigns, but practically their rule is not so powerful as that of the consuls, who meddle in everything, their influence again being crossed by that of the missionaries, who in their turn are watched by those Europeans who have acquired commercial interests in the

A Melbourne paper writes on the subject of Company promoters:—ln a case beard the other day in the County Court, the plaintjjff, who sued for > the 'price of 50 shards'in a company, purchased on the strength of a prospectus which he afterwards found to be untrue, was successful. This was not a mining company. What a pity it is that some of the many persons who are continually being swindled by promoters of mining companies do not set either the civil or criminal law in motion.

At the Dunedin Police Court yesterday Win. Leckie, a young man, was charged with rape on Isabella Richardson, a girl of fifteen. The proaeoutrix was a servant in accused's father's house, and it is alleged the prisoner accomplished his purpose by violence. Mra Leokie, the accused's mother, deposed that she found the two in a bedroom, and that the proscoutrix waß laughing. Witness struck her, and ordered her away. The Bench reserved judgment.

The police have drawn the attention of the Wellington City Council to the means of egress from the Salvation Theatre, and it has been left to the City Surveyor to decide as to what action be taken. An amusing discussion took place as to whether it was a " place of worship " or a " place of entertainment."

Mb Roohfoet, surveyor, has received final instructions from Mr Bryoe, and leaves on Sunday for the interiorio resume tho Central Railway survey. He will not go directly to the district; where he was stopped by Taumata and his Hauhaus, but proceed by another route to the country beyond, which is under the rule of Topia, whose assistance Rochfort is instructed to obtain. Taumata's district is a borderland, 16 miles through,, and lie 3 between Major Kemp and Topia's district. Rochfort, with Topia's help, "will work backward towards this borderland. He is instructed to exhaust .every pacific measure, and in the meantime Mr Bryce does not Ibink it necessary to interview the dbstriictionists himself, or send an armed force to the scene of action. „; : , ■ ■ ' ■ „,^ The Hauraki TriWil says :—There was a very close shave for having to report the drowning of another mailboy on Tuesday last. Owing to the heavy ra ns of Monday and Tuesday, the Komata Creek had risen very high and the current was unusually strong. The mailboy, Joe, in crossing the Komafca with the mail frpm the Thames, lost his seat in the saddle, and, while his horse went floundering in the ere jk, Joe had to swim for bare life to reach the bank on the Faeroa side. Fortunately, a native was at hand and caught the horse and crossed it lower down, or both horse and mail would have been lost, as the violence of the current had all but swept the horse away.

Telß prisoner Tait, who was' discharged on Thursday, by Mr Watt, R.M., Dunedin, for insubordinate conduot, was brought before two Justii.es at the Police Court yesterday for having preferred falsa and frivolous complaints against the warder. He was defended by counsel, who submitted that these complaints bavins; been made.as a defence to the charge of the day before could not be regarded as "gratuitous "and voluntary," within the meaning of the Act, but as the Justices could not agree on this point, counsel pleaded guilty for his client. The Bench therefore determined to take off 180 marks from prisoner, equal to 80 days from his term of remission. ? j

The body of Henry Woodward Williams, one of the principal clerks in the head department of H.M; Customs, who has been missing since the 2nd inst., was picked up in the Wellington harbor yesterday afternoon, close to the Q.ueen's wharf. The general supposition is that he bad been drinking, and from the appearance of the body jt bad been in the water for some days. An, .inquest will be held. ; ... ' •

/AT;the.Wellington Magistrate's Court yesterday, Edward Mullen, on a charge of arson in connection with the fire, at a boardinghouße at Tawa Flat, was committed for trial, bail being allowed, himself in £500, and two sureties of £250 eachi, _*

. The funeral of Mias Donalds m, a hallelujah &ss, who died' after thrta days' illness, took *place in Auckland yesterday. A number of the Boldiers of the Salvation Army followed the^ remains to the grave at the Presbyterian Cenietery, Captain Graham gave an address after thfliev. Mr MoNicol had concluded the 'service.''■* .;

An inquest on Strong, the wrestler, wo 9 held in OJbristchurch yesterday. The verdict was suicide while in a despoadont state of mind.

Cobnkiius Outlet, father of the proprietor of the National Hotel, Cambridge, who received a dangerous injury from a gun exploding in bis hands, will probably lose the sight of his eye.

Thus Hon. G-eorge McLean was a passenger ger from Home by the TTaion Company's express boat, the Takapuna.

" A Southern .tf.H.R." writes to a Dunedin paper a long description of K-iwhia, in which he states that the harbor is equal to that of Port Chalmers. So that if Pb'rfc Chalmers is the best harbor in New Zealand, a« somp Otagans aver:, JCawhia is one of the best harbors in the Colony.

The Salvation Army in Auckland *-?z going to build new barraoks on atj allotment in 'Albert street, opposite GHedhill's cordial factory. The buildiog wiil bo 104ffc long, 47ft wide *»nd wiil seat 1000 persons comfortably.

Tkeeb was no sitting of .tha'Pope Court this morning. . . ' ■- - - 1* '• • Ministers will meet next-Week; Mr Connolly is expected to return to Wellington tonight, Messrs Oliver and Dick, on Sunday, and Major Atkinson on Tuesday. Suv.eral urgent; matters will, ifc is understood, ootne before the Cabinet on their meeting.

Thb following is the number of ounces of gold and the value thereof exported from New Zealand during the September quarter, 1883 ;•—Auckland, 13,447ozs—value, £53,784; Nelson, 9750zs — £3,652 ; West Coast, 30,2600z5—£120,945 ; Otasro, 14,4440z8 — £58,041 j Total, 59,1160« —:£236,422. For the September quarter in 1882rfche export was s—Auckland, 7,4280z5, value £29.473; Wellington, loz—£3; Nelson, 1,485r.z5— £5,570; West Coast, 43,<L24035—£169 561; Ofago, 23 4380z3-£93,838 ; 'Total, 74,7760zg —£298,445.

His Lobdshu?, Bishop Luck arrived at the Thames this afternoon by tbes.s. Botomahana on his regular visitatioi to this portion of the diocese. To-morrow high mass will be celebrated at 11 o'clock at; St. Francis', Short, land, and in the evening vespers and benediction will be given in the saixie church. His Lordship preaches at St. Francis" morning and evening. The ohoir will sing Winter's mass at the morning service-

Thb Customs returns for the colony for the September quarter wero £358,876, as against £416,428 ia the corresponding quarter of the previous year, or a,decrease of £57,552.

Dabwin shares rose to-day j the reason generally assigned is the report that the Directors have resolved not to make a call, but to borrow money to place the necessary machinery- on, the ground.

At the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow Mr E. H. Taylor will preach in . the morning on «• The great cloud of witnesses," and in the evening on "Memory." At the Wesleyan Churches special services will be held in aid of the Home Mission Fund. In the morning the-Bey. W. Oliver will preach at Shortland, and the Bey. H. Bull at Grahamstown, while in th-j evening the rev. gentlemen will exchange pulpits. •

Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather last evening the Academy of Music was fairly filled by an appreciative audience, when "Ten Nights in a Bar-room" was presented for the second time. .The piece went very smoothly, and was deservedly applauded.' "Magic Toys" was given as an afterpiece, and met with the same success that attended its previous performance. Tonight "The Sbaiighraun," with Mr E. B. KuebcU as Con, will be again placed on the boards, and should secure a large house. We regret that this company has met with suoh b»d weatheKjiuring its visits, as we should like to encourage the visits of dramatic troupeß to our town, where good performances are so few and far between. Therefore, we hope that the Thames people will shew their appreciation of the capital programme presented for their delectation, and muster in large numbers at to-night's performance.

The fearful weather experienced during the greater portion of the week has prevented the Cemetery Road Improvement Committee undertaking the hduse-to«house canvass which: has been arranged. by them. Next week a commencement will be made, and no doubt a noble response will be given to the appeal on behalf of so laudable an object. This road to the last resting place of those who " shuffle off this mortal coil" in our distriot, is, as has been frequently shown, in a dreadful state, and not only those having dear ones interred, but all should asaist in. preparing a- safe—at all events —road to our cemetery.

The Primitive Methodist Bazaar weo opened in the Masonic Hall, Queen street, at two o'clock this afternoon, and will be continued tonight, and also on Monday evening. The goods are arranged on tables round the hall, and comprise a large selection of both useful and ornameatal articles, among thoee most noticeable being a number of very pretty kauri gum ornaments made by Mr Davis. All the articles have been gratuitously presented to the Church, mostly by the ladies, who have been at work for over eight months past preparing them. The prices are very moderate, so we have no daubfe a good business will be done. The charge for admission is Is, and each visitor receives a present.