The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4647, 26 November 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1883.

Tbult things have been dull at the "Corner" for the past day or two. The Brokers' Association held two meetings on Saturday a d another this afternoon, but at none of them were they able to compile a list' The brigantines Lapwing and Prosperity, now lying in Auckland harbor, may be expectod here any day to load timber at the rirer sawmills, for Queensland. A stbokg company is to be formed at once in Auckland to work 'the Cambria leaae, Waiotahi creek, which was sjld b/ auction on Saturday. The promoters have, we understand, secured' permission to carry on operations through the Darwin shaft/and it is not unlikely that driving eastward on the reef yti\l be commenced as soon as the Darwin winding machinery is ready fur work. The firing of the afternoon squid for the district prizes on Saturday was continued after our report closed, but only two of the shootiets obtained over 50 points, the remaining nine of the prize-takers being in the order named in Saturday's issue; The amounts won by the men are as follows:—Vol. GUI pin, R.R., £3; Seaman Weir, TS.A.., £2; Vol. Clark, R. 8., 30s | Seaman Cqnroy, N. A., 33s ; Vol. Boycroft, R.R., 20a; Seaman Cameron, N.A., 20i; Bandsman G-ill, N.A., 17s 6i; Vol. Bear'don, R.R., lOj ; Seaman Preece, N.A.,.103 ; Vol. Climo, R.R., 7a 6d ; Seaman Johns, N.A.,76 SI. The total amount of the prizes was £12 12s 6d, of which the Rifle Ringers took £6 7s 6d, and the Navala £6 ss. The total number of competitors was 45. A pobi'OlSE four feet long was captured near Maxwell's wharf, opposite the gasworks, yesterday. . ' The representative of the publishers of a new work entitled, "The Royal Path of Life, is at present on the Thames taking orders for the book. It has been very highly spoken of by several of our locaj clergymen, as also by the Bishops of Wellington and Nelson, and other eminent divines, and in our issue of Saturday last their opinions appeared in our advertising columns. A HAN named Wm. Johnson committed suicide at the Commercial Hotel, in High street, Dunedin, on Saturday. He had been acting as postmaster and school teacher at Beudigo, in Vincent County for'the past four years, but was relieved of* bis duties a few weeks ago, since which time he has been in Dunedin. He took a dose of strychnine. Deceased was 20 years of age. . It is understood he was ia financial difficulties. The result of the inquest wil be found in our telegraphic columns.

The changes in the -working of the offices connected with the Thames Chief Post Office, are as follows: Mr Brame is removed to Te Aroha^from here, Mr Yon Eotter will be temporarily employed in-the Thames Office, find Mr Lorell from Pokeno will act afcWaiorongomoi. jv ' Mbs Timmins, generally known as "iO-oaty," was discharged from the Pol cc Court this morning, and the debilitated old woman, after being released, fell into further trouble. She was sitting on the reclamation, near the end of the Goods Wharf, when she slipped into the water. After being fished out and re-habiitated at her home, ahe was conveyed to the Hospital, where she was received for treatment. The scholars attending the Kauaeranga Girls' School are, through the thoughlfuiness of Miss Haselden,* the head teacher, to ba given a trip up the river on Friday next. The steamer Te Aroha has been chartered* and the young folks and their teachers should have a pleasant outing. Mbs Sdsan Timmins this morning refused to "own up" to a charge of being drunk. The police said she was found on Sunday afternoon lying in Burke street suffering from drunkenness or debility, or a combination of both, and she was locked up. The Bench cautioned and discharged her. Diamonds are said to have been discovered at Earnslaw, Otago, but no reliable information on the subject is obtainable. The ship Orari has arrived at Wellington from London. .She brings nine passengers, all well. She had an uneventful passage. : A NEW paper called the Evening Post has been issued by the proprietors of the Bay of Plenty Times, Tauranga. The married men won the cricket match on Saturday which they played against the single. Tho highest sc6rersr were for the victors: —Maddern 26, Egginton 13, Airey 9, Harrison 9, and Smith 6. Coney and liowe bowled well for the losing eide, and Egginton and Smith's trundling for the Benedict's was very destructive.: The longstopping offPearce for'the single men was remarkably good, only 2 byes being run during the whole innings. Cotjksetj should be careful sometimes in asking witnesses peculiar questions. In a cattle shooting case, heard in the Police Court, today ; one of the learned men asked a witness if !ho could swear that the wound inflicted oh fc steer could not have been caused by salt petre being fired at it, but ttie witness bad never heard of the article being put to such a purpose, " you have bad no experience then in the common practice of saltpetre being fired at boy's when robbing orchards," said the advocate, "No!" replied the witness, "have you?" added the opposing counsel to bis legal brother, and judging, by the dispostion of the hands of the first questioner, obserVers thought he was indulging in some painful recollections of bygone days. This is. the.-way Australian Legislators flatter each other:—Mr Derham, the member for Sandridge, says that the sooner Mr David Gauneon understands that hon. members on neither side of tho House will consent to be brow-beaten by the brute force of loudtongued, leather-lunged incapacity the better. A corbespoubent to a southern paper writes :—" I thought perhaps some of the young member a of-jour - readers wou Id like to do a little electricity on their own account, so 1 send the instructions for a very simple experiment- —You get a tea tray and stand it on a glass on a clear table. You then get a piece of common, brown paper (not quite the size of tbe tray), warm it before the fire, and then with your handkerchief rub it hard on one side and place it on the tray (the rubbed side down), andiby putting your "finger to the edge of the tray, a bright spark will come out of the tray to your finger. You need not be afraid of it, as it is quite harmless. ; It oughtto.be done in the dark, so that you may see the spark. The Government are now issuing tourist excursion ticketß, available over all the New Zealand railways (1358 miles), for £8. These tickets stand good for six weeks from the date of issue, and may be purchased at any time between the 13thDecember and 29th February. They will enable the holders to travel backwards and forwards on the colonial railways as, much &b they please during their currency. J. Mabshamj, Albert street and Pollen street, is opening up some extraordinary bargains in clothing. The demand forthe great American remedy, Hop Bitters, in this part of the world has become so great that the Hop Bitters Co., whose headquarters are at Kochester, New York, U.S.A., have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne;; It will be in charge of Mr M. H. Van Bergh, 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, Parie, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland, and Toronto, and their bitters are probably the best known medicine- in the " world. Weils' " Bough on Corns."—Ask for Wells' "Bough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts bunions.-—Moses, Mobs and Co., Sydney, General Agents.; The "Loch Ken" entering the harbor was a circumstance j her grounding in the mud i was provident. She couldn't suil overland so she stopped; and why ? She saw Charlie McLiver's window in the distance, and Borne of the officers and Bailors wanted to take for a home voyage i bis tobacco, cigars, and other Accessories to a pleasant trip.—[Altt.]