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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4752, 31 March 1884, Page 2

Thb new boiler for the Waiotabi G.M.00 was removed from Price Bros', shop to themine to-day. A team of fourteen borees was employed to draw it up the bill.

Woire afc tbe Winding Association shaft, and in the London and Mariner mines, was etopfedon Saturday afternoon for tbe present, there not being funds to go on with. This course was no doubt partly the result of some of tbe men instructing a lawyer to proceed against the company for the purpose of recovering tbe wages due to them. It is a pity to ccc the mines shut up thus, and the splendid plant erectad lying jdle, but as the quartz coming to band wa3 not sufficient to pay all expenses, and shareholders did not like paying calls, no other course was open. The block opened up by tbe London on 80. 1 reef is of payable grade, and we should consider it probable that it would be let on tribute rather than let stand altogether unworked. .

It is not often that coincidences happen in gold returns, but the yields from the Caledonian and Dart companies were very nearly the Bame to-day. Both crushed 170 loads general dirt, tbe retorted weights of. gold were respectively 271$ and 2720z5, and the melted 'weights 2680zs Bdwts and 269£oza.

Thb only local official recognition of the death of H.R.H. Prince Leopold we saw today was at the County Offices, in Mary street, where the Union Jack was flying half-mast.

We hare reason to believe that Mr H. J. H. Elliott, Under-Becretary for Lands, will, in addition to hi* present duties, undertake those of the late Uunder-Secretary for Goldfields, Mr Oliver Wakefield.

We have received a complaint from Kiri Kiri of the conduct of three young men who were out« n horseback in the neighborhood yesterday. One of them, our correspondent says, rode up to the door of the Maori church during service, and rudely stared in at the congregation. We trutt we shall not have to record a repetition of such conduct.

AiTHOtran the roll of Justices at the Thames is by no means a meagre one, some time was lost this morning in hunting up a member of the great unpaid.

The Police Court this morning was only opened for a brief period, when a worshipper of the rosy god was fined five, shillings, oa ordered to bo imprisoned until the Court rose, for a " first drunk." He was arrested yesterday morning while attempting to join i the street services of the Salvation Army. L. J. Bagnall, Esq., occupied the Bench.

A cbicket match was played on Saturday atKirikiri between a local eleven and a visiting team from Turua, and resnlteS in a -victory for the former place, by 11 runs. The scores were—Kirikiri, Ist innings," 41 j Becond innings, 38-79 runs, lurua scored 28 in their ('first innings, and 40 in their second, making a total of 68. Tea, Aperahama. Watene, and Peat were the most successful bowlers. In the evening both teams sat down to dinner at Comer's Hotel.

Thb season for BhootiDg native game sueb as ducks, pipeonß, &c, opens at 12 o'clock tonight, and sevpral parties of sportsmen to-day proceeded to Piako and neighbouring places for the purpofe of opening the ball early tomorrow. Pour well known " sports" hired a small steamer for the purpose of trying their luck for a day or two in the upper Piako and Waitoa streams.

BIGHTT men were discharged from the Addington railway workshops, Canterbury, on Saturday. This is one of tb> steps taken by Government in the direction of retrenchment.

A Gisborne telegram, dated Saturday, says —The Kennedy family have had a moet successful season of four nights here, the houses being crowded. They left this morning for the Thames, via Auckland, and open at the Thames in a day or two. ,

A LAB named Peter Martin, aged 14, while trying to get into the train while in motion at Lincoln station, Canterbury, fell on the line, and the carriage passed over his body, maugliog him fearfully, from the effeots of which he died on Saturday night in the Hospital.

APSOPO3 of the Union Steamship Compauy'a trip to the South Sea Islands, a writer in the Sydney Daily Telegraph remark s :— '* In many important particulars the group's to be visited differ very much from each other and there is in each sufficient to keep the mind interested for many days, and even weekß. The trip through the eaßtern portion of the Fiji group, where islands of various sites may be counted by the score, will be a great- attraction ; but it will be considered insignificant in comparison with the delight which will be inspired by beholding Samoa. -Of all the groups in the South Seas, that Jjcoup 'is probably the most beautiful. Its mountains of every shape, all clothed with the richest verdure right up to their summits, its Bplendid rivers and waterfalls, its magnificent lagoons, with tbeir bewildering treasures of living corals and fishes, painted in every colour of the rainbow, arid its forests of fruitful cocoa-palms and bread-fruit trees, combine to produce a picture the lika of which English people but seldom see, but which when they do see they never forget."

APBACUOAIi mode of endeavouring to reform the larrikins has been adopted in one of the suburbs of Sydney. Premises have been secured, and a library, gymnasium, and read-ing-room have been provided, membership being obtained by the payment of a weekly nominal fee. Each evening instruction is given in various subjects, and at regular intervale concerts are hold : at the last some 80 lads were present, very many of whom were erstwhile larrikiDs, but w.hose behavour on this occasion was exceedingly good. Several ladies and gentleman played, sang, and gave reoitations. ; '*

Wk are requested to state that tho paragraph in our hsue of Saturday, re the domestic felicity of parties of the name of Green, bad no reference directly or indirectly to Mr Green, hatter, of Brown street. A Lovesy Ohapiet.—A late fashion says : " Nothing can be prettier than a chaplefc of hop vines in blossom." A recent medical review says: " Nothing can be a better venovator of the health than Hop Bitters. They aid in all the. operations of nature; toning up the stomach, assisting the food to become properly assimilated,' and promote healthy action in all the organs. The dictates of fashion, as well as (he laws of health, alike far or a right application of hops." Bead. WEJ.L8 1 " Rough on Coens."—Ask for Wells' " Rough on Corns." Quick relief complete, permanent cure. Corns, wurfcs bunions. —Moses, Moss and Co., Sjdney, General Age7its.