The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4640, 17 November 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1883.

Thb following telegram was posted at the Corner this afternoon from the Dart mine, Hape Creek:—" 30Ibs picked stone and specimens from winze.—F. Stone." As will be seen by & telegram in another column, the £20 a-side wager in' connection with the Queen of Beauty, Makara, gold, which was alleged to have been the result of a trial crushing, which took place at the Thames, has been decided in favor of Mr. J. W. Walker, and the money haß been sent to that gentleman. Mb W. J. Hubst, M.H.R. for Waitemata, is at present on the Thames. In company with the Mayor he will on Monday, proceed to Te Aroha, for the purpose of visiting the mines at Waiorongomai, and seeing for himself the requirements of the district. Th* County Chairman; CrMurdoch, and the County Engineer on Thursday last visited the Karangabake field, both councillors being much taken with the grandeur of the, scenery. The Chairman visited the Golden Crown mine, and was shown through the workings bj the mine manager. He was very favorably impressed with the prospects of- ibe claim. Nothing has yet been done towards repairing the Hauraki battery fluming, and the mill not being able to work, the. district ie considerably j retarded. An early publication of the Thames Directory for 1844 is promised.' If reliable, it should bo a most interesting work to even that worthy —the oldest inhabitant,

The anniversary services of th», Congregational Church, Mary street, will be canducted tomorrow by the Rev. J. Robertson, of Auckland. The uaual soiree and public meeting will be held on Tuesday ifcenine. .;,. • ° ■ W ° ■- ; vAS will be seen by advertisements in another column, divine service will be conducted as follows to-morrow :—Oddfellows' Hall, Shortland—Mr E. H. Taylor: "Martin Luther," especially noting his doctrinal teach-ings,-including those-on the immortality of the soul. Wesleyan Churches—Shortland ■* Mr T.Newbold und Rev. C. E. Barley^; Grahamstown, Rev. H. Bull and Mr T. Newbold. Presbyterian Church—Rev. S. J. ■Neill: " Fellow-workers with God."

An examination of the figures and remarks of Dr Hector on bis assays of the Makara gold, shows that the worthy Doctor is somewhat ast::ay. First be gives the gold assay of the bar turned out from the crushing made at i t'-eThamasas 6745 instead of -6445; this would give a percentage of silver of 34 instead of 32. Again he says that 32 per cent is the proportion of silver in Thames gold, but he may not he aware of the great variation in Thames gold, not only in parcels from different localities in the district, hut often in parcels from the same reef in the sams mine ; this variation is so frequent that it cannot be looked on as exceptional, and we quote one or two cases in proof, as it is quite within the hounds of probability that) Makara gold may also show the same extremes. We have had i on the Thames, gold from the fame mines fetching £3 Os 6d and £2 43 per oz, and othermines crushing from one reef giving £3 7s 6d, ] at one time, and at another £2 18s ; while a j greater extreme was found in £3 14s 6d and £2 7u 6d. It may therefore be as unsafe to say that Makara gold .usually contains 9 per cent of silver, as it iB that Thames gold usually contains 32 per cent of the same ' metal. The French warship L'Eelairour left Auckland for New Caledonia yesterday afternoon. Mr Griffin, the American Consul, before her leaving, paid an official visit, receiving a consular salute. The first Spring Show of the Auckland Gardeners' Horticultural Society waß held yesterday, and proved very successful in its exhibits. Mb, A. FiimiNG- n&tifieß residents on Block 27 who arc six months, in arrears with their rent that unless the same is paid, the bailiff I will be put in poseession. '..'■.'"-■■ The man Fagan, who attempted tj commit suicide by jumping'off the Botomahana in Auckland last week, and was committed to the Lunatic Asylum, suffering from delirium tremens was admitted into, the Thames Hospital yesterday to be treated for alcoholism. , As will be eeen by ah announcement in another column, a very attractive programme has been issued for a concert, to be held on Tuesday next in the Acadmey of Music in aid of the funds of the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy. A perusal of the advertisment by our readers should result in a large attendance. The Cambridge correspondent of the Auckland Star says :—-A sensational story is going the rounds of the knowing ones in native lands transactions, which, if authentic, shows pretty conclusively that Mr Bryce's Land Act of last session has not been so instrumental in p-eventing frauds as was thought likely. The . story runs that a block of land outside the Thermal Springs boundary (5,000 acres) having bean adjudicated to the whole tribe of Ngatetura at Ratorua, by the Court, was finally vested in the name of a certain half-caste's wife. Her, husband (Hakaria) acted as agent to Buller and Jackson during' the Cambridge Court. It appears, at the closo of the Court, that Hakaria entered the Court and had his wife's name inserted as sole owner, with the understanding that she waa to distribute the purchase money among the others. The purchase money of the blook amounted to about £2000. Of this sum the natives said they only received £400, the balance having, it seeme, tJiken wings to Wellington. Surely this matter, if true, would bear investigation by the Frauds Commissioner. :

An extraordinary meeting of the Auckland Native Lands Colonisatioa Company held yesterday, and the resolution passed at the previous meeting authorising the directors to sell the bus'ness and assets to the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company was confirmed.

The Hon. E. Mitehelaon was entertained at a banquet at Darga-- ille on Thursday night. Mr Da'rgav'iUe, M.H.E., and all the leading local residents were present. Dr Norton proposed the "Health of Mr M'itobolson," who, in reply, said he would do hia best for the country and the district he represented as Minister for Public "Works* Mr Dargaville, in replying to the toast of the Q-eneral Assembly, said,the members of the Opposition respected Mr Mitohelson. As to hia own little controversy -with Major Atkinson they were none the worae friends. There was no bad blood.

The rumours re the deaths from lightning in Southland were well founded, although the details were incorrect It appears that when the storm was at its height Turnbull, a farmer, and two girls named K'lpatrick,* a farmer's daughters, on their way home from sbhool, and Frasir, a farmer, took refuge in a barn belonging to the latter in Forest Hill. They had not been long there when- the lightning struck the house, killing the eldest girl, aged 12, and paralysing Fraser'a lower extremities, and prostrating the other two. About three miles further east the son of Alexander McGregor, farmer, went to the door about the same time with a hammer in his hand, and was struck dead. He was a youth of 14 years. Several persons .in town state that they felt a scorching Bensation while exposed to the storm. Stone,, who was with Crisp when he was killed, had a Very narrow escape/ and is much shaken.

Ax the conclusion of the case of alleged larceny heard in the Police Court, yesterday the Bench expressed an opinion that <;the police had acted very promptly, and the circumstances of the .case perfectly , jualifiod them in the steps they had taken. As apappeared in our report of the case, it wasdismissed from want of evidence that the goods had been purloined, and the very unsatisfactory statements made by the alleged owner of the boots. .

Six of the female nurses at the Wellington hospital have sent in their resignations on the ground that they deem Dr. Hammond to have retired under compulsion, and to have been unfairly treated, both by the Government and by the honorary medical^ staff, in baing practically arraigned on a charge of " harshness of demeanour," which, moreover, they declare to be entirely unfounded. They, on their part, demand an injuiry into the management of the hospital, and express their desire to tender evidence in favour of Dr. Hammond ani againefc the conduct of the honorary staff.

■ A utbly meeting of the creditors of Robert Fitzroy BolUm, insurance agent, was held in Aueklund yesterday. The bankrupt under examination exhibited a singular uncertainty of memory as to the numbsr of times he had been through the Court. Ho had been through twice, —he did.lcoow whether ho was granted bis diacbago or not last tire, as he had left, for Wellington in such a huny. The baukrupfc said he had claims against the Government on account of insurance commissions stiil unsettled. "Rott&h on Bats."—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, an s, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rabbits, gophers. Druggists, Moses, Mots & Co., Sydney, General Agent*.

Two men named Morgan and Webb, who left ArataptMn a boat in a gale of wind for Tikinui, are missing.

A VKBY Bevere thunder and hailstorm occurred at Tapanui, about 100 miles from Dunedin, in the Tapanui County, yesterday afternoon The bail lasted hnlf an-hour, and the stones were lite-bird's eggs. The main (Street of the town was like a river, and the school children h>id to be carried across. An immense amount'of damage was cone to the gardens and growing crops.

A native disturbance has arisen-at Waotu and surveyors bivo suspended the surveys through native threat* tlt Mr Percy Smith, the chief eurveyor, has been communicated with." ■■ : ■ -■■■ ■ - ■■■ •••■• ■ •■■- -. '*■•-

The demand for the groat American remei^j Hop Bitters, in this part of he world has b • come ao great that the Hop Bitters Go., whc.i headquarters are at Kochester, New York, TJiS.A. yjhave been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It will be in charge of Mr M. H. Van Ber^h, a gentleman of several years' experience with this Company, and the trade may be assured of receiving goods equal to the parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The H.8.C0. have establishments at London, Pane, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland, and Toronto, and their bitters are probably tbe best known medicine in the world.

That Husband of Mine is three times the man he was beiore he began using " We) is Health Renewe?." Druggists. Moses, Moss & Co., Sydney, General Agents. .