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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4666, 18 December 1883, Page 2

The e.s. Rotomahana, which has been laid up in Auckland for an overhaul, will resume her regular trips on Wednesday afternoon, leaving Auckland at half-past four o'olock.

Oapt. Edwin telegraphed at 3.15 this afternoon :—"lndications strong west to southwest wind during next 16 hours, but after that time glass fall, with much warmer weather, and wind backing to north-east."

The sea baa been making serious inroads ( on the means of communication between the f town and Tapu. Near the Tararu School about five chains by eight feet of the road have been washed away, and the tramway has sunk in. No serious interference with traffic has resulted from this ; but from the slaughterhouse to Fishing Bock Point, much more damage has been done. Just beyond the slaughterhouse about fourteen chains of the road have disappeared, and at the Point end two chains were washed clean away, carrying metal and road completely to sea. Yesterday there was a depth of nearly eight feet of water where the road had been. There must have been an exceptionally high tide to do the damage. The Foreman of Works went out to the scene of the damage to-day, and put men on to repair it in the worat places, so that no interruption of traffic should occur. On the section near the Tararu school the men are diligently at work, and will probably repair the damage done before Monday. \ ' .

Mb Haxes, Government District Engineer, with the.Chairman of the Thames Harbor Board and Mr McCullough, leaves Auckland to-morrow afternoon to meet the members of the Board relative to the claims of the Board for compensation for Shortland Wharf, taken for rail way purposes. Probably the area taken by Government will be reduced. Mr Hales returns on Thursday moruing to Auckland.

The Bank of New Zealand to-day shipped for Auckland, per the Enterprise, 822iozs lOdwts melted gold. The last shipment was made on November sth.

- The parcel of quartz from the Lucky Hit claim, Waiorongomai, is being treated at the Moanatairi mill, and is shaping on the plates for a payable return. It will be finished by about Friday.

Thebk seems to be trouble amongst tbe promoters of the Tauranga Cheese and Bacon Factory. The Secretary (Captain Barclay) has resigned, but objects to hand over the books without a small douceur of £10.

" YeSjebday's Auckland Star says that several hands were to-day engaged in the removal of the refrigerator out of the Triumph." After this is got out the vessel will be otherwise lightened as much as possible, preparatory to an attempt being made to float her off the rock and into the harbour.

- A ScoEDiNa Woman.—The barbarities of the ducking-stool for the cure ot scolding women, though abolished by law, are now oftentimes practised by a kind of social barbarity none ihe lees reprehensible. .Women ecoid only when they are ill. Instead of blaming them we should prescribe Hop Bitters. The entire system .will undergo a geaiai, pleasant change. The nerveß will be quieted and acerbity of word and thought will give place to amiability and affection. Healthy women do not scold or frefc.^K-ead.

" Bbitishbe" writes to us as follows:—''ls the Magna Charta of an Englishman defunct ? Is the old boast that an Englishman's home is his caatle, bombastic twaddle ? Has it died out with our great Liberal ideas ? Or,has t^e Legislature of New Z;aland upset the laws and rights of the Old Country? Sir, for the first time in my life, I saw this morning a forcible entry made into a citizen's home, by bailiffs' of the Court, This sort of work, under our esteemed Magistrate, would soon mate an army of Uo Surrender, non Paying Rent, and Homo Rulers, in New Zealand, which will make itself felt and seen."'

We are informed by the Postmaster that the 8,3. Tongariro leaves Lyttelton for London via Rio Janeiro on Saturday, ■ 29th irist., and letters intended for transmission.by that ressel must bo specially marked.

The New Zaaland Tobacco Manufacturing Companf^has been floated with great success. The directors have decided to curtail the allotment of shares in Auckland to allow of a quantity for allocation to other parts of the colony.

Db PtjbohaS, of Auckland, has met with a serious accident. . His horse bolted, capjiziog his buggy, and throwing him on to the street He was severely cut about the temples.

AtP the Ohristchurch Caledonian games yesterday 7000 persons were present. The twomile walk waß won by E. M. Court; the tenmile bicycle race by R. Langdon; Cunningham's champion medal for Pipers was won by Campbell, of Christchurch.

The amount of Property Tax paid throughout the colony up to Saturday night amounted to £245,000, which is within £500 of the Treasurer's estimate. It in expected that fully an additional £10,000 will yet be paid. Several large cheques were paid in on Saturday, one amounting to £9,000.

The New Zealand Shipping Company have received cable advices that the meat by the British Queen arrived in good condition. The Aorangi left Teneriffo at 9 p.m., December 7, for Wellington. The Doric left Plymouth for Auckland December 15.

YESTEfiDAY afternoon an inquiry was held at Wellington into the ciroumstances attending the death of the newly-born infant daughter of Kale Boyle, the discovery of which in an outhouse was reported on Saturday. It was proved that around the neck of the child there was a thick piece of rag tightly tied with a double knot, while the mouth was tightly plugged with a piece of wet rag. The right side and back of the head was discoloured and bruised, and the skull was crushed into small pieces. . There was no doubt the child was born alire. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Murder " against Kate Boyle.

The arrangements for the walking match in Auckland between William Edwards, the pedestrian, and three local men ware concluded on Saturday, when a memorandum of agreement was drawn up between Edwards and Messrs J. B. Scott and M. Gallagher. The match is to be commenced on the 31st inst. at the Theatre Eoyal, the stakes to be £100 a-side. The local men are Henry Huckstepj Arthur Hendry and James Hendry, each of whom will walk 24 hours, then taking a spell of 48 hours, while Edwards keeps the track for the six. days. Judges are to be appointed previously to the start, and Mr W. W. .Robinson has been appointed final referee. "' Me EoiIESTON has replied to the Mayor of Christchurch, re tbe unemployed, to the effect that works will be found at once to enable them to tide over the present difficulty. Probably a considerable prOoprtion of them will be drafted to Auckland. The Mayor has received a telegram from the Minister for Publio Works enquiriug what demand there was for labor in the latter place. On behalf of the Mayor the Town Clerk wired back, " Good demand for pick and shovel men, bricklayers, and bricklayers' laborers, engineers, and carpenters ; pick and shovel men, however, most needed."