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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4678, 4 January 1884, Page 2

Thb Aoademy of Mus:c contained only a moderate audience last evening, on the occasion of the last appearance of Mr F. W. Millis. The pit and upper part of the house were fairly filled, but the front seats were not by any means well patronised. The entertainment was gone through with spirit, and elicited the hearty laughter and enthusiastic spplause of the ,audience. Several local hits were introduced, and their application immediately recognised. It is a pity that such an entertainment, composed of genuine fun, free from the faintest tinge of vulgarity or anything objectionable, should not have met with more public support.

The Thames Cricket Club some time back sent an ordsr home for a quantity of material required by them, 'and have been expeoting their goods for the past two months. The season is now half gone, and yet there is no appearance of the utensils. It would be better to obtain their necessaries here when they require thorn, and not render themselves liable to such disappointment again. . It appears only fair that in the town wbioh supplies them with members any expenditure they go in for should be made.

Ik the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning an apprenticed youth named George Martin was charged on the information of Win. Fagg, bis employer, with absenting him* self from bis work on the 2nd insfc. The employer stated that Martin had asked for a holiday on the day in question, in addition to New Year's Day, which had been given to him, and upon being told that he could not be spared from the shop he stated that he would stay away. The defendant denied hating expressed his intention of absenting himself, and put it that he had gone to Auckland and had missed the steamer on his attempting to return, •which made him a day late. Upon the youth promising not to offend agaiD, the

case was diemi-ecd, with an order that Martin pay tho,costs, amounting to 7s,

The only attendant, at the appointed hour of last night's Borough Council meeting, was Or. Carpenter, consequently the usual silting of that body did not take place? but we learn from the Town Clerk that four councillor b met and examined accounts, which were duly paissed for payment. Various matters for consideration, arising from correspondence, were referred to the Works and other Com* taittees, and it was left to the Mayor to exerciee his power of calling a special meeting to deal with their reports, otherwise they will come up for consideration at the next fortnightly meeting.

The total Customs returns for the Thames for the past year amount to £6490 11s 10d, with beev duty £1508 18s 1, while in 1882 the amounts were—Duty, £6627 5a lOd $ beer duty, £1892 17« 6d, there thus being a falling off in duty of £136 14s, and in beer duty of £383 19s sd.

Upon the application of the Electoral Registrar this morning, the following names were struck off the roll, for non-residence in fcbo district:—J. Cochrane, T. Pavie, K. Gill, W. Harry, E. C. Henley, W. H. Jenkin, B, Hancock, B. McVey, J. A. E. Turper, P. Whelan, W. Meek, Or. Vickery, J. Parslow, E. Norris, D. Scott, M, Murray, 0. McDonnell, F. MeDavitfc, J. H. Limbuin, J. Mallet, A. Johnston, 0. Hunt, T. Harrie, >. Horan, D. Holly, 8. J. Hoskins, and W. Davis.

Two horses wtj-a killed by lightning at Inch Clutha, Otagoj on Tuesday last,

In consequence of the Eotomahaaa being engaged with the Triumph yesterday the Enterpiiae came down in her place, arriving here at about nine o'clock this morning, and leaving again at ten. Juet after leaving Auckland, at two o'clock, she passed the Triumph lying at anchor in Mechanic's Bay, it having been decided to leave her there till the tide turned. A seaATCH cricket match between the members of the Thames Or^jket Club will be on the Waio-Karaka Flat to-morrow afternoon. The Patiki takes the Waitoa's up-river trip to Te Aroha to-morrow. The Waitoa will resume her running on Monday. Veby little business wae done to-day at; the v Corner," and no share list was published Imperials changed hands during the day at 245, and Caledonian Low LeveU were in demand at 6d (or 3d premium), with no sellers. Hia Excellency tbe Governor, accompanied by Major Eccles, AJD.C., left Wellington for Lyttelton in the Hinemoa at 3.30 yesterday afternoon. Lady Jervois will, it is expected, leave on the 19bh inst., and join Sir Win. at the Bluff, from whence they will visit the West Coaet. A YOTJN& married man named Frederick Pahl was riding in Motupiko Valley, NeLon, when a dead tree was blown down and fell upon the'rider and horse, killing both., Pahl leaves a wife and child. He was accompanied by a friend, who had a narrow esoap<\ On Christmas day a man. named Patrick Crowley was drowned in the Tuieri River, Otago, He had attempted to ford the river, and was washed away. The body has nofc been recovered yet. The deceased was an old pensioner. Jacobs, who was drowned at Christchurch on Wednesday, was in a flab-bottomed boat with a son of his employer. Tbe water was rough, with choppy waves, and the boat everturned. Both clung to it for a long time, but Jacobs at last fell off. It was dark at the time. The boat drifted ashore with McDonald, who was so exhausted with cold and wet that be went asleep, and did not wake till daylight. It is a remarkable thing, says tbe European Mail, notwithstanding the " rush " which has been made to Canada lately, and the quiet manner in which emigration to Australasia bas bean conducted—bo quiet that the southern colonies seem almost to have passed into the •' cold shade of neglect " —that the returns of emigrants to Australasia show a large increase. Putting into one scale the disadvantage of the lengthened voyage to Australia, this fact proves, on the other hand, the permanent position which the rapidly progressing colonies of the Pacific have made for themselves in the minds of the public. Thebe was again very bad weather at Dunedin on Wednesday for the Caledonian games, which were largely attended. The principal event was the border wrestling, in which Hudson, Tyeon, and Robertson, the Maori, were among the principal competitors. Hudson won the champion belt with a good deal of ease, throwing Robertson, who took second prize. Donald Dinnie won throwing the 221b ball and tossing the caber. For tbe first two days of the Caledonian Games over £900 gate money hat) been taken notwithstanding the vile weather. A meeting was held in Ohristchurch last night to form a " People's Cooperative Protection Society of N.Z." Only some forty were present. Several men spoke, but no resolution was come to. Tom Thumb's fame is to be eclipsed by a member of the equine tribe. A full grown horse has arrived in Sydney, 19 inches high, and weighing only 271bs. The Liliputian midget was reared at Baccacia Park, Fern Tree Gully, Victoria. The nominations for the Tauranga Jockey Club's Hurdles and Publicans' Purae Handicap close to-morrow, the sth met. The share list of the Champion Copper Company closed in N.Z. on Monday. 50,000 shares were applied for. The result is deemed satisfactory. For the Australian Colonies the list closes on the Bth. A number of email capitalists, with from £300 to £1000, are proposing to emigrate to New Zealand from Rhode Island, U.S., and and Toronto, Canada. Mb J. Fitton, of the Auckland Bicycle Club, has performed the feat of 'cycling from Auckland to Tarawera. He left Auokland on the morning of Christmas Day, and reached Hamilton that night—B4 miles between sunrise and sunset—not bad travelling. Tarawera was reached on the 29th ult, so that the through trip occupied four days. " The luck of a Chinaman " is proverbial. This was exemplified on the Auckland racecourse on Wednesday, two of the backers of Necklace on the totalisatbr being natives of the flowery land. For the bsnefit of our nonBporting readers, we should mention that Necklace paid a dividend of some forty and odd pounds.

On New Year's Eve the Btrong double doors of Messrs Sbarland & Oo. t in Auckland were broken open, whether by larrikins or burglars is not at present known. The occurrence was discovered by Mr Sharland about eleven o'clock on New year's Day. While paßeiag by he found both doors wide open, and no one on the premises. The doors were fastened overnight by Mr Churton, and Mr Sharland passed between 9 and 10 at night, when all, was -secured. None of the passers-by or police appeared to have noticed the affair.