The Evening star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4727, 1 March 1884, Page 2

The Evening star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1884.

We bare to call attention to the very attractive programme published by the Vesta Amor Company for to-night's concert in the Academy of Mnaic. Lovers of genuine music are promised a genuine treat.

The cricket match, Married v. Single, is being played on the Waio*Karaka Flat as we go to prees. The Single men were all out for 27 —Grnbb (10) and Pearca (7) being the highest scorers.

The property of Mr Irwin, in G-rafton road, Parawai, consisting of three acres of land, laid out as garden, orchard, <tc, with a six-roomed house and out-buildings, was offered at auction yesterday by Mr W. Carpenter, but was withdrawn from sale, the reserve not being reached.

The following telegram anent the breaking down of the leader at the 613 ft level was posted at the Corner this morning :—" Manager Deep Level Cross reports broken down 5 gold showing freely in etone.—J. Stodabt." This did not, however, affect shares tanoh, the newß having evidently been anticipated to a certain extent.

A iectubb on "Hell, according to the Scriptures," is announced to be given in the Oddfellows' Hall, Shortland, to-morrow even* ing, by Mr E. H. Taylor. The Wealeyan Church services will be conducted as follows : —Grabamstown : Mrs Phelps in the morning and the American Evangelists in the evening ; Shortland : Rev, T. GK Marshall both morning and evening. The Rev. Thos. Adams preaches morning and evening at the Congregational Church, the subjects being respectively" " Lukewarmness " and " The Wedding Garment." At the Primitive Methodist Church, Mr Johnson, of Te Aroha, conducts the morning service, and Mr R. West will in the evening deliver a temperance sermon by Dr. Farrar.

The half-yearly meeting of the Thames Gbb Company waa held on Thursday in Auckland. The usual interim dividend of eighteen pence per share for the half year was declared, but it was announced that if the rereipts for the coming half year did net increase, the directors would be obliged to raise the price of gas to its former figure.

Two sudden deaths from sunstroke have occurred in the Clutha district.

Sevbbai. burglaries are reported in the city of Christchurcb. Apparently some dangerous characters are at large.

Tsta Dunedin Trades and Labor Council have resolved to convene a public meeting for Friday next to protest against the action of the Land Board in reference to the Borthwick and Hertstet case of dtunmyism, and to call upon the Minister of Lands to vindicate the law.

An amusing occurrence happened at Shortland Wharf this morning, just as the Enterprise was coming in. It was found necessary to remove the s.s. Pearl, to leave the berth clear for the Auckland trade, and with this object in view a man named Long took the end of a rope in bis hand, and hurried along the edge of (he wharf to slip the loop over a pile. The line, however, unknown to him, was made fast on the boat, and, tautening suddenly, he was landed in the water on the broad of bis back, but soon got out little the worse for his ducking.

The Chairman of the Thames South Licensing District said at the meeting of the Committee to-day that he hoped all the committees would fix a uniform time for the night closing of houses in the district, and that they would try to put a stop to Sunday trading. Mr Fricker, a member of the same bench, expressed an opinion that those who knowingly supplied prohibited persons with liquor should hare their licenses cancelled.

Some days ago a visitor called at the Dunedin Gaol and presented a card bearing the name " Charles Munro." He stated that he was an assistant gaoler in a similar establishment in Victoria, Bnd as he had a soldierly bearing and was not unlike .an experienced supervisor of convicts he was readily shown over the establishment. The visitor passed high encomiums on what he observed, and was of course accorded by the warders the usual marks of respect due to a distinguished visitor from the other side. He next turned up in the Police Court charged with stealing co-ts from Wain's Hotel, to which he pleaded guilty, stating in extenuation that he had been drinking. •• Charles Munro " was found to have no less than four aliases, and the police informed the Bench that he had eerred two sentences for larceny last year, and had been discharged from Wellington Gaol, Here he was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, and thus he will, before leaving the gaol, have ample opportunity of making a thorough investigation of its internal arrangemerits.

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