The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4753, 1 April 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1884.

It has been decided '.hat Mr Sbcehan'e priza of £30 ia to be divided equally between the Carbines and the 'Rifles, which will each have prizes of £7, £5, nnd £3 respectively. The competition will be open to all present members of the local Volunteer Corps, and all who ■were members in November, 1881. The Carbines will fire on the 12th April—the ranges being 200, 300, and SCO yards, 10 shots each ; and the Ilifles fire on the 19ih inatunt—ranges 200. 30J, and 600 yards, 10 ebota at each. The rev-nun collec'od at the Thames during the quarter just t-ndfd amounts to £2105 Zi IG3, an iucreac-e of £517 13a 6d over t-ie cjrres; jnriing quarter of last year. ] Hi Chriatehureh botelkeepers intend helping the trade in Lytietfon to test the legality of dyeing hou*e3 v threatened.

The following is the programme fixed in connection with the visit of His Excellency the. Governor:—Ho will land at the Goods Wharf at 10.30 a.m. on Thureday, the Naval Brigade will fire a salute, and Sir Wm. Jervois will bf met at the Burko street end of tho wharf by the school children, who will sing the National Anthem, and an nddreß? will be presented to him; His Excellency will then visit the Moanatairi arid Alburnia batteries, and the Big Pump; thence he will prooeed to the Mayor's to lunch, and afterwards up tho Waiotabi road to Punga Plat, and from there to the native runanga house at Parawai, where Taipari and a number of natives willaddreeg His Excellency ; the party will then drive to the booms, and on their [ way back call at the Shortland mill. There will be a water display by the Fire Brigade in tbo evening. On Friday morning,'at ten o'clock, a start will be made to visit various points in the harbor, and a trip to Ohinemuri and back will be undertaken.

The Kennedy family arrived nt the Thames this morning, and appear in the Academy of Music ton ght. It would seom almost superfluous to say a .word about this well known and talented family; they visited us some years ago, and left pleatant recollections be* hind them. Since their appearance here they have travelled all over the world, winning, as they went, " golden opinions from all sorts of people." This is positively the last appearanca and farewell of the company, and the performances will be given wilh a change of programme every night for three nightsWe anticipate that there will be bumper b.0U8?8. In connection with the local in last night's iaauo re the stoppage of works at the Winding .Association and the Mariner and London companies' mines, both the manager and engineer deny having sent or had anything to do with lawyers' letters re wages, and we also understand that neither of the two companies mentioned has been dilatory in pajiDg their men. The County Council has, through Mr Aitken, its surveyor, sent a reply to the Post Office authorities to (he letter written regarding the state of the road to Tauranga. The Council cordially recognises the importance of the coaching service, but hating already expended lurge amont ts on the road, is not in a position to effect the repairs suggested until the balance of the £3000 grant for the road is forwarded by tbo Government. The letter also states that a contract has been let under the Koads and Bulges Construction Act to tffect repairs between Paeroa and Mackaytown. These was a brisk demand for shares iv the Waiorongomai G-.M Co,, Te AroliH, today, in consequence of a telegram received by a local resident stating that some rich specimen stona had been discovered.

His Worship the Mayor has asked the townspeot le to observe Thureday next as a public h lidar, in honor of the visit of His Excellency the Governor to the Thames.

As will bo seen by an (Advertisement in another column, The World Circus is to open at the Thames on Monday night next. . This combination has met with great success on its trip from the South here.

CiPIAIN Edwin telegraphed at one o'clock to-day as follows :—" Watch barometer; bad weather approaching batwtsn north and east and south-east. Glass further fell, and much rain within 12 bourn."

Tendebs were opened at the County Coun* cil to-day for the following works as under:— Waitekauri Bridge to Hikurangi Gorge: P. Trainor, £594 6s (accepted) j J. Goonan, £G55 8s 6d; J. Walsh, £675 12a 6d ; W. Morgan, £852 19s. Te Aroha Road, from Paeroa Bridge through Kotokuhu Swamp: P. Trainor, £1128 (accepted) ; H. Butler, £1361 103j A. Butler,£L43B 7s ;P. Maxwell, £1558; T. G. Comes, £2065. Puriri road, near soda springs: J. Morrison, £216 13* 4d (accepted) ; W. Comer, £264 6s ; A. Butler, £273 16i; T. Corbett, £298 4s j J. Md}ermott, £353. Karangahake track to Te Aroba : A. Butler, £120 15« (accepted) j T. Quinn, £171 Is 3d; W. Morgan, £193 4s j Shcehy and Maguire, £217 7s.

The railway contractors are now getting on towards the completion of the section ironi Grahttm>town and Kopu, bub it will take about another seven weeks to finally finish it. The rails are now laid, and the line ballasted within half a mile of Kopu, and some of the men are engaged ballasting the branch lines at tthortland.

Pabboa is gaining quite a reputation for the growth of pofc»toea of immense size. One is now shown in the window of Mr C. MoLiver, Brown street, which weighs about 41bg. It was grown by Mr Dickey. A few nights ago, Mr D. Cloonan r/ffled another, monster, the pr~cceds to be handed to the Hospital.

A visitor from the country, who was also a visitor at tbe Salvation Army meeting last night, was fin: d 5s and coats, or ordered to be imprisoned for 21 hours for being drunk. H. G. Smith, Esq., R.M., occupied the Bench.

Me Loxris Petebsen, in anotbor column, relume his thanks to those who assisted in the search for his son last week. He left for Auckland thiß morning to enter the Hospital there.

A somewhat lively meeting of the TS.Z. Slud Company was held yesterday. The balance-rheet showed a loss of about£4OC3 for the year, and the Chairman blamed this on the re-valuation of the herds of cattle i»nd sheep. Major George advocated a reconstruction of the company, and stated bis belief that the company will not pay dividends en its present large capital.

His Excellency Sir William Jervois, on his arrival at Auckland, sent a moi>BHge of c ndo lence to the Queen through the Stcrelery of Slate, relative to the death of Prince Leopold, and the City Council hare resolved to cable a 8 milar misfire.

At the Christ church R.M. Court yesterday morning, Mrs Boil was brought up charged with the murder of her two children, who were found drowned a short time ago in the river Heathcote. After hearing evidence, the Bench committed Mis Boil for trial.

At the annual meeting of the Daily Times Company a dividend of 8 per cent, was declared for the half-year.

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