The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1883.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4664, 15 December 1883, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1883.

The Wellington weather prophet tele« graphed at 2 o'clock this afternoon as follows ;

—«• Watch barometer; had weather approaching between east and north and north-west; glass fall again within 12 hours. Indications weather continue very unsettled, and for rain." The three shilling tea man is once more to the front intent on business. He now advertises that he is prepared to present to all and sundry who may during the current month invest in a pound of the fragrant herb at his establishment, a work of art in the shape of a magnificent chromograph, eminently suitable for the adornment of the walls of either the cottage or the mansion. Mr McCrowan is well known to be a man of his word, and although the offer be i» at pro.

sent making mustnecessarily be a considerable pecuniary loss to himself, we hare no doubt that he will complete his part of the bargain. His advertisement gives the why and the wherefore of his present offer.

Thebe was no meeting of the brokers at the usual hour to-day. Sales of Prince Imperials took, place at 235.

We regret to learn that another old resident is about to leave the Thames. Mr John Osborne, who has long been connected with our local bodies—who, in fact, belongs to every public institution in the Borough—has decided to join a firm in Auckland, and leaves the district within a few weeks.

The Rev. S. J. Neill will to-morrow evening lecture at the Presbyterian Church on "Our Surroundings." At the Oddfellows' Hall, Mr E. H. Taylor's subject will be— " Extreme unction—purgatory, and prayers for the dead."

We would again remind our readers of the anniversary services at the Primitive Methodißt Church to-morrow.

Mr Samdeli Hethebington announces that his sale is still going on, and that special inducements will be offered to customers during the Xmas season.

The property of Mr O'Keefe, afc Parawai» offered at auction to-day by Messrs Gellion and Co., was sold for £160. Mr Flett was the purchaser.

St. GEOBas'fl Haed is being turned to some use. The upper portion is, we understand, being converted into an entertainment hall, and Mr Ehrenfried is taking steps to make the lower portion a bonded warehouse, which has been inspected for that purpose.

A KABBOW escape from a serious accident occurred yesterday morning in the Deep Level Cross mine. A man named John Taylor was at work in a drive when about a lon of stuff fell from the roof and caught his right leg.. Bis injuries are not seriou?, and he is progressing favorably under the care of Dr Callan.

The directors of the New Prince Imperial Q-.M.Co. to-day declared a dividend of 7s per share, payable on Friday next, the books closing on Wednesday. This absorbs £6300, and is the tenth disbursement of profits in the past 14 months —the total amount distributed in this time being 49a per share, or £44,100.

Though the accident to the p.s. Anne Milbank on Wednesday evening did not seem to cause much inconvenience, it proved a heavy loss to our local fishermen, "who had nearly £20 worth of fish on board en route for. Auckland, all of which was rendered useless by the delay.

The three-masted schooner May sailed from Wellington for Singapore last evening ; among her cargo is a large number of old rifles and a quantity of ammunition.

It is understood that the Jesuit College near Dunedin is to be discontinued. The Principal, Father O'Malley, intends going to Sydney.

Two hundred and fifty of the Christchurch unemployed have signed the memorial to Government, asking for employment. Messrs Bolleston and Mitchelson are to be there today, and the unemployed have arranged to interview them.

A teheg-eam: to the Otago Daily Times from Cromwell istates that Mr G. W. Goodyer left his house at 3 o'clock yesterday morning, and has not since been seen. Search parties have been organised, but no clue can be found. The worst fears are entertained, as he was in bad health and despondent. Mr Goodyer was for many years the leading hotel keeper of Cromwell, and served as Mayor j he was also a leading shareholder in the famous Cromwell Quartz Mining Company at Bendigo, but of late reverses have overtaken him.

The officers and men of the Triumph arrived in Auckland yesterday. The Chinese residents are housing the Chinese firemen, Oapt. Brotherton giving bonds to the Customs for them. Mr Fraser, who purchased the hull, has engaged the engineers' staff of the Triumph, and Chief Officer Owens, to assist in getting out the refrigerator, etc. Captain McG-illivray superintends the operations.

Bichd,. Feltus, the champion of the bous of old colonists, has been committed to the Auckland Lunatic Asylum. He was discovered in a sinking condition after four days' search by the "police, In Horse-shoe Bush, Eiverhead.

Captain Wilson, of the Loch Ken, has become a convert to the doctrine that mis* fortunes often turn out blessings in disguise. Whe, n his vessel ran on the mud-bank near Grahamstown last July, he felt inclined to revile hia bad luck, but the practical result of the mishap was that his good ship's bottom received a cleansing which enabled her to.^ negotiate the distance between the Waiternata and the Thames of his destination in 81 days.JThe ship left Auckland (finally) on July 24, rounded Cape Horn on August 21, crossed the line on September 18, sighted London on October 15, and was docked on October 18. —Star. .

The result of the crushing at the Waiororigomai battery for five days (all the amalgam being squeezed in hot water) was as follows : —Premier, 141ozs 7dwta; Colonial, 118ozs 2dwts; New Find (3£ days with 15 head), 3120z9 15dwts ; Werahiko, 78oz$. The gold has been assayed by an experienced man, who says of the New Find amalgam that it will go fully one-tbird. There is a great improvement in the Werahiko quarlz and crushing stuff now taken from the low level. The manager estimates the value of the quarf z now going through the mill at an ounce per truck load.—Star.