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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4613, 17 October 1883, Page 2

Loveiy CiiMES.—There are lovely climes and places in which the evening zeyphrs are loaded with malaria and the poison of fever und epidemics. To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. These Bitters impart an equalising strength to the system, and prevent} the accumulation of deadly spores of contagion. Be sure and see '

It is stated that 80,000 women in the oity of Few York support their husbands, lhis is the ids^i of the average Maori in his uncultivated state; aurely New Yorkers will stand aghast at the parallel.

This is the gentle way New South Walc3 editors have of alluding to one another :— That third-rate buffoon who attempts to edit; tbe Bourke Watchman has again e^ayed to say something funny anent one or two para* graphs'in the Liberal.

M.v. J. E. Kedmokd lectured again in Wellington last evening to a good audience, the subject being " The Irish Land Question." Mr W. Hutchison, M.H.R., presided. At the conclusion of his address, Mr Redmond was loudly applauded, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded him. It is expected he 1 will leave for the South to-morrow night. Upwards of £300 ha i been obtained there by subscriptions and sile of tickets for the lecture, for the funds of the Irish National League.

The pedestrian, Edwavcis, and his agent, Mr Seymour, left Dunedin for Ghristchurcb yesterday. Edwards purposes giving walking exhibitions at Ohriatchuroh, Wellington, and Auckland before leaving New Zealand for America.

A man named Joha White committed suicide yestaiday morning by jumping into the Clutha liver near Etteriok, Otago. He is supposed to have been drinking for some time past.

The Carterton Observer says :—" By the courtesy of Mr Parsons we were the other day enabled to inspect the trout ova hatching bozt.n belonging to the above society. During the last fortnight 15,030 ova have been successfully hatched, and the young trout we saw seemed to be doing very well. Mr Per* sons had a pet in the erf ek in the shape of a trout weighing fifteen ounces, tbe fish allowing him to tickle it, lift it out of the water, and do anything he likes with it." This reminds us of an unreliable ancestor of ours who was fond of such pjt;; he bed a pet sardine, which he taught to whistle, at least he said so.

Thomas and Blackburn intend coming from Victoria to be present at the Dunedin Caledonian Society's New Year games, to contest the wrestling championship with Robertson. Thomas, it will be remembered, came over some years ago and challenged Tyson, but was thrown by him. Blackburn has also wrestled in the colony previously.

The Governor has anrepted an invitation to be present a ball to be given in his honor at New Plymouth.

Conctabee Burns, while pursuing a sup* po3:d burgkr this morning over a verandah in Qu.en street, Auckland, fell through a skylight, breaking his arm.

John G-. SCHNEiit, (brother of the lunatic murderer in the Auckland Lunatic Asylum) was charged yesterday at New Plymouth with threatening to murder Dominie Fisher, of luglewood. The case, however, was dismissed.

The B,s. City of New York left Auokland for Sydney at 7 p.m. last evening. Her surgeon, Dr Trask, died at sea" of apoplexy before reaching Honolulu. The Rotorua sailed for the South yesterday afternoon with the Southern San Francisco mail. Among tbe through passengers by the mail steamer for Sydney were Dr Thornton, the Bishop of Ballarat, and Mr Raymond, Daily News' correspondent, who goes on to China and Annam aa war correspondent.

On the Oxford-Sheffield railway line, Canterbury, ye»terday, while about 600 men, recently taken on from the ranks of the unemployed, were loading bsllaat near the Waima* kariri, the train, while being shunted, suddenly stopped, throwing several men off. One of those, whose name was not escert-.ined, fell under the wheels, which pa3S..d over his head and n:ck, crushing the lower jaw and fracturing the vertebrae. D.ath was instantaneous. Another man, named Edward Doiakwell, fractured his left thigh and sustained other injuries.

WniitAM Wabb, a bushman, fell over Coromandel wharf on Monday night at dusk, and was drowned.

The schooner William and Jane, which went ashore at Waiuku some days ago, has now become a tDtal wreck, there being a great deal of sand in her. The crew had great difficulty in saving themselves.

Tee usual,fortnightly meeting of the Blue Ribbon Army was held last evening in the Templar Hall, RoUeßton Btreet, and was well attended, there being full 250 persons present. The Rev. T; Adams occupied the chair, and after the meeting had been opened in the usud way, he gave a Bhorfc address on " Prayer," pointing out that G-od wa3 always willing to hear when we asked him for helpj'« and would assist us to overcome temptations before which we must otherwise inevitably fail. He risced that the Army was now the

largest organisation on the Thames, number ing fully 350 members. Its work Was already bring felt, and he hoped before long its effect would be more noticeable still in the reduction of the drink'traffic. After Mr 0. O. Davis, Government interpreter, had addre3Bed a few words to the /natives, of whom there were about 30 present, Mr B>. West gave an extract from a speech by Dr Colenette, of Guernsey, a renowned total abstinence advocate, in which the great superiority of the non-alcoholic treatment of disease over the alcoholic was plainly shown. Mr Davis then translated to the natives portions of the extract from Dr Collenette's speech, to which they listened attentively, and were apparently pleased with. He concluded by singing a song in Maori, in which some of the natives joined, contrasting the evils wrought by the " waipero" with the beauties of Nature. The meeting was a very successful one/and the interest was kept up throughout. These was no sitting in the Police Court this morning.

"The small locomotive ordered from Price Bros, for use on the Waiorongomai tnmway between the mines and battery is now fin« ished, and ready-for shipment. It is geared up to about 16 horse power, and is intended to work on a grade of lin 30. The whole of the machinery has been made on the premises by Price Bros.', employe?, and has been turned out in their usual finished, style. The locomotive is a horizontal one, on an iron irame of heivy-construction, set on 4 steel springs. The engines are placed. horizontally, firmly rivetted to the frame. The diameter of the cylinders is 6 inches with a stroke of 9 inches, and geared 2 to 1 of the driving wheels, which are 24 inches in diamet3r, and very heavy, connected on the sides witk flat rods. They are also provided with a screw and lever break gear to break all four wheels. The boiler is of the horizontal locomotive type, Bit long by 3ft in diameter, tested for a working pressure of 1201b3 per square inch. All the mountings and fittings are of the best construction. The starting handle, and all the governing parts are easy of acscss to the driver. The locomotive is provided witti a saddle water tank, which covers a large part of the boiler.

These was only a moderate attendance at the Academy last night on the occasion of the second concert given by Mr Q-ordon Gooch and Company. The programme differed very little from that of the first night, and the various items met with the applause they deserved. Mrs Kilgour, Miss Hargi-ave, and Mfjars Gooch and Hanna met with the lion's share of approbation which they rertainly were entitled to. We always thoroughly enjoy a good concert whether given by local performers or by visitors, and the people of the Thames have always had or shall bear the name of being liberal supporters of efficient companies. With the exception of Messrs Goooh and Hanna, there is little doubt that we.could produce —at leaßt—equality in the matter of the mueical entertainment given to us by this combination } hence, perhaps the qualified success of the company which closed its short season last night.

The s.s. Waitoa was submitted to public auction to-day by Mr J. Craig, of Messrs Gellion and Co. The bidding was started at £900, and spiritedly increased by £50, until it reached £1100 j then it advanced by £25 to £1200, when it waj knocked down to Mr W. Burton. .

THE laßt of the series of concerts ia aid of the Catholic Bazaar Fund is arranged to come off on Tuesday next in the Hibernian Hall. An attractive programme is in rehearsal for the occasion, wh'le the dance promises to be the mo3t enjoyable of any held yet, as the Btage and other impediments which occupy so much spar-a aye to tie removed. The promoters of these pleasant entertainments will spare neither trouble nor expense to render the approaching one the most attraotive of any yet, and look forward to having a full house on thj 23rd.

Quite a fashionable wedding will take pkce at St. George's Church to-morrow when Mera, widow of the late Hone Werahiko, will be joined in wedlock to Hare Arokura Wicklifle, nephew of a well known and in* fluential native chief. Both are minors.

The annual Flower Show given under the auspices of the Lr.3ie3* Benevolent Society will f^ke place about the 21st of next month. The prize list will be cdvevtiacd in a future issue. We would recommend intjnding exhibitors to make preparations for the show.

Teb manager of the New Prince Imperial telegraphed this afternoon as follows:— •• 15Olbs specimens, 10th stope, No. 2 section west, No. 5 level.—G. S. Cues:."