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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4620, 25 October 1883, Page 2

At a meeting of the Queen of Beauty directors in Auckland yesterday, the shares in the new company were allotted. The mine will be aold by auction on Tuesday next, that being the most feasible plan of winding-up the old company, and as Boon as the preliminary affairs are arranged work will be resumed at the bottom level.

As will be seen by our telegrams the half* yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of New Zeaaland waa held to-day in Auckland, when the usual dividend and bonus of fifteen per cent, per annum were declared. £25,0C0 was added to the reserve fund, which now stands at £625,000, and £83000 is carried forward. .Coin and money at short call, is shewn at £1,900,000 stg. Capital and reserve, £1,625,000.

By the Botomahana this afternoon the Rev W. B. Woolley, Baptist minister arrived from Auckland. He will conduct the anniversary services at the Baptist chapel on Sunday next, and will also occupy the pulpit of that church for a few weeks.

Notwithstanding the impecuniosity of the Borough Council, it might, for the convenience of the public, particularly strangen, increase its overdraft a little even, and get a few street names painted and affixed to buildings at the corners of the main streets within it.

A caxl of 3d has been mude by the Seymour G. M. Co,, payable on November 14th.

A meeting- of shareholders in the Surprise claim, Otunui, is called for to-morrow even• ing*

The peace-loving and law-abiding disposition of our townspeople was again exemplified to-day in the fact that there was no sitting of the Police Court. Wb learn that telephone stations haveTjeen opened at Rangiriri, County of Waikato^^nd'' Brightwater, County of Waimea. Hotfrs vof attendance, 9 a.m. till 5 p.m. daily, Sunddys and holidays excepted. >.■'"- „

Owing to the inclemency of the weather the store being erected by the newly appointed Postmaster at Quartzvillo, Waironga, mai, has not yet been finished ; consequently, the Post office at that place cannot be opened for two or three weeks. It was intended, had everything been in readiness to open the new office on Monday next.

Those indefatigable fish-hatchers, Messrs Smith, Steedman, and AHom, were busy with thuir piscatorial pets to-day. 666 of the young fish were removed from four of the hatching boxes—to allow the cleansing of the latter—to a bath prepared for them about eight feet long by two feet wide, on the bottom of which was placed about 12 inches deep of stone and shingle, leaving seven inches of water for the small fish to disport themselves in. The number of fish removed from the hatching boxes up to the present time has been —including the 50 placed in ponds 716 ; there are three boxes yet to be cleared out. Up to date the number of unproductive ova and dead fish discovered, has been infinitesimal in comparison with the quantity received.

The frozen meat trade seems to be telling a tale on the supply of mutton for the Dune-din-market. At the yardß yesterday prime merino sheep brought up to 20s 3d, the mutton is quoted at fully 3£d per 1b by the aucV tioneers. Tho master butchers of Dunedin met last night, between. 40 and 50 being present, and decided to raise the price of all butcher's meat by one penny per pound. It was also agreed to close at 6 p.m. on all days but Saturdays.

In a case in the Auckland Resident Magistrate's CourJi-^Murdoch v. Sydney Taiwbaoga —a claim of £54- for goods supplied, sued on a promissory note—the plaintiff was nonsuited, as according to the Act the note should have been interpreted in«- ; Maori, the defendant being a native. It seems a copy of the Act had not reached Auckland when the note was made out.

It is stated that Warder Flannery, late of Dunedin Gaol, has been reinstated in the service, and appointed Chief Warder of Auckland Gaol. •

Cable communication between Port Darwin and Banjoewangie has not yet been restored, but we (Herald) understand it is likely to be so sooner than was at fir3fc anticipated. The cable it. appears, has parted, but one end has been recovered, and the other was expected to be found yesterday, so that the fracture, it may be hoped, will be repaired in a day or two and communication once more restored.

A Chinaman named Ah Wee has commit* ted suicide at Jacob's Gully, Otago, by hanging himself from a tree.

The steamer Waipawa took away from Hokitika on Tuesday 26,0000z3. gold, sbipped by the Bank of New Zealand. The Othapera, takes the gold to LytteltOQ from Qreymoufcn,-' for transhipment to the British Queen for London.

The damage at the fire at Heather's warehouse in Auckland, has not yet been fully ascertained, as that done was principally by water. Experts have been appointed by the insurance companies and the insured to make estimates. A telegram appears in another column stating that later information obtained $xes the damage done at £2000. MAj.Aßi4.ii Malarial fevers, constipation, tprpidity of ttyo jiver and kjdDeys, nery.oUßn.ess and neuralgic ailmenjbs yiojd , readily tp this great disease conqueror, Hop Bitters. Jt repairs the ravages of disease by conTerting tha food into rich blopd, and ft gives new life and yigOttr to the age^.tn^ mfirw, |et ' " --\ :"

Justice G-illies yeut.< relay declined to stay proceedings i n the case of Q-ricV} ancKJenn V. iJihe natives, in the celebrated Pukekera ejectmentcase, pending farther proceedings about to be taken on behalf of the natives.

The young man shot aocideptally at Balclufcha, whose stage name was Hejwood, but «whose ye»l name was Hale, was buried in Dunedin yesterday. The Rev. O. J; Byng performed the ceremony at the grave, and invited deceased's professional friends to St. Matthew's in tho evening, when he preached a sermon in connection.with the sad event.

Thb Government land sales yesterd y in Auckland realised ' £4350, and at Taureoga £1570. ;\ -Xf ". „,-■

A branch of the Irish National League was formed in Dunedin yesterday. Mr J. B. Callan, solicitor, was elected President; and Mr J. W. Connor was appointed delegate to the Melbourne Convention to be held on November 7th. The, Messrs Redmond left for Invercargill this morning. The amount subscribed in Dunedin will be about £400.

The celebrated Wavfirley Hotel license case was brought before Judge Sillies yesterday on appeal, Mr Pinter being appellant, and Mr Brooking, respondent. The Hon. F. Whitaker fAttorney-Q-eneral) was for the appellant, and Messrs'B. Hesketh and Theo. Cooper for respondent. This was an appeal from the decision of the Resident Magistrate where, in an action against Mr ;Pahter, late licensee of the Waverley Hofcol, for selling liquor in Powell's dining rooms, Panter was convicted, although in possession of an authority from the Licensing Commissioners to do so, while new premises were being erected for him. Judge G-illies Was satisfied that the conviction should be allowed; that it was justified by evidence; and that the appeal must'be dismissed. Dismissed accordingly.

In the Supreme Court in Christchurch Judge Jobnstone gave judgment in Sberratt v. Clayton, in which a writ of prohibition had been sought, restraining the Resident Magistrate at Timaru from adjudicating, on the ground that'the provisions of section 34 of the Act nullifies that part of section 19 by which service oa-defendant within a particular district gives jurisdiction to the Court of that district, inasmuch as it requires, before a summons can be issued in a particular district to a person redding within the colony but beyond that district tbat the plaintiff should depose upon oath tbat cause of action arose in whole or in part within that district. The judgment concluded a3 follows:—The Court has no jurisdiction over persons who are beyond the colony, but with regard to persons within the district they can be made amenable to the jurisdiction by summons under section 34, which it would appear may be served oat of the district, and which is based on a deposition that the cause of action arose within the district whereby the case is brought .within the general provision for jurisdiction of.the 19th section. The construction of section 34 seems to me to give it a substantial effect not inconsistent with section 19. The writ of prohibition was refused with costs.

Lovemt CuMes.-rTJiere are lovely climes and places in which the evening zeyphrs are loaded with malaria and the poison of fever and epidemics. To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at band. These Bitters impart an equalising strength to the system, and prevent the accumulation of deadly spores cf contagion. Be sure and see