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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4773, 26 April 1884, Page 2

Thebk was again a crowded audience at Woodyear's circus last night, and the peformance appeared to give general satisfaction, the Jap. Cooma's exhibitions of leaping and tumbling meeting with especial marks of approval. Several changes were introduced into the programme, the most noticeable being the dancing of the " Highland Fling " by Miss Eva Jeraaine, which was well-executed, and evoked loud applause. A matinee-per-formance for children was given this afternoon, to another large assemblage, and tonight will be the last appearance on the Thames this trip.

We understand tbat the proposal to purchase a steamer locally and put her on the Auck* land trade is meeting with considerable support, and a meeting is to be held next week to farther consider the matter.

Wb would remind intending contractors that tenders for the extension of tho present goldfields', track towards Te Atoha, and for cutting track from near tho willows at Waitoki to junction with the present Karangahake track extension, will be received by the County Council up to noon of Monday next.

At the Oddfellows' Hall, Shortland, tomorrow evening, E. H. Taylor's subject will be " The Unspeakable Gift." The "Wesleyan Church services ■will be conducted as follows : —Grahamatown: Re?. H. Bull in the morning, and Mrs Fhelps in the evening ; Shortland : Mrs Fhelps in the morning, and Rer. H. Bull and Mr S. Coad in the evening ; Tararu, Rev. H. Bull at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. The Rev. W. Woolley will preach at the Baptist Church ; the evening subject being—" Follow^ ing Christ."

The p.a. Anne Milbank has been specially chartered by Mr Woodyear to take his circus from here to Coromandel. She will leave Auckland early to-morrow morning, arriving hero about nine o'clock. The circus property will then be placed aboard, and with the evening's tide she will leave again for her destination.

The evening classes whioh were started about a fortnight ago in connection with the Thames High School are fairly patronised, there being 14 attendants (of both sexes), some of them being old pupils of the school. Tbe subjects at present taught are arithmetic, algebra, English, and Latin, the teachers being the head and assistant masters. We understand that the term will bo from April to Septembor ; the fees have not, as yet, been definitely fixed, but they will bs very reasonable.

The Polics Court sat for a few minutes this morning to deal with a solitary " drunk," the first arrested this week. The imbiber was fined ss, or ordered to be imprisoned till the rising of the Court.

At the meeting of the Auckland Board of Education yesterday a letter from Mr Healey, headmaster of Graf ton Road school, was read re Mr Talbofc, assistant teacher. After a discussion it was resolved to remove Mr Talbofc to another school.

Sevbbai, names of Thames residents will be found among the following from the Auckland district who have passed their examination : —Class D: H. Constance Frost, George Lippeatt, James B. Murray, Class E : Hannah Afltley, Ellen Blades, James Christie, Andelia S. Dewar, Harriet E. Exott, Sarah J. Fisher, Mary J. Mdlbone, Margaret C. Mclvor, Maria E. Walker, Jessie Weston, Janet Welcon, Patience A. Young.

The Auckland Star learns that the ketch Wild Duck, bound on a cruise round New Guinea, arrived at Brisbane from Auckland on April 15. It will be remembered that the vessel left here on the morning of March 29th, and she has therefore had a fair trip across. Friends of the voyagers will be glad to hear of their arrival. A TjAbgob Native College is to be built at Gisborne at a cost of £1400. The Auckland City East Licensing Committee yesterday declined to grant a transfer of license in the case of what is known as the " Wandering Waverly," which has been made the subject of so much litigation. The first meeting of the newly-formed Wanganui Caledonian Society was held yesterday, and passed off most successfully, the attendance being * about 2000. £120 was giren in prizes. . ' A Chsistchttbch telegram cays that forty* two bankrupts under the new Act are awaitI ing the judge's appointment of a day to apply for discharge. An adjourned public meeting of Wanganui householders was beld last night to consider the action of the Education Board in abolishing the District High Schools, and a motion was passed condemning the action of the Board and requesting it to reconsider its decision. The Bay of Plenty Times of Tuesday says : —Several residents and ratepayers have called at our office to inquire when steps are to be taken to call a public meeting to discuss the Thames road question. This is one of the problems of the hour. (There is need for some steps to be taken surely, but public meetings do not keep alive for any length of time, and after the first blush interest seems to wane, and this particular case is not singular in local annale. However, in a faint hope that something might bo done, we call upon those whose province it is to call a publio meeting.

A peculiar assault case ha* been heard at Balclutha. George Mitchell met Miss Campbell, a pupil teacher, coming from school; be slapped her on both cheeks, struck her a savage blow on the forehead with his fist, knocked her hat off, and made her nose bleed. Mitchell alleged that Miss Campbell had sererelv punished his daughter, and that meeting her he lost his temper and boxed her ears. He was fined £5 and costs.

It is reported that Te Kooti has written to the natives announcing his intention to visit Ginborne shortly, and the Europeans object to his doing so.

At a meeting of the Northern Steam Company, held in Auckland yesterday, the report was satisfactory. The dividend for the halfyear is at the rate of 10 per cent. A new steamer to replace the G-lenelg in theTauranga, Russell, and Auckland trade will be launched from the Clyde this month. An order has also been sent for a light draft twin-screw steamer for stock carrying, intended for Waitar* and the West Coast, to be thoroughly well venti* lated, and fitted with chamber for freezing meat. Both steamer* are ex.ected in September. Messrs James McCoek Clark, Bull, Melville, and Ball were re-elected directors.

Deyden says, "Sleep is death's halfbrother," but Cervantes saya, " Now blessings light on him that first invented sleep;" and how sweet comes slumber to ease the Bgony of those who are racked with rheumatic; pains, whioh, however, can be cured by using Hitchbns's Biood Restobeb. Procurable from all chemists and respectable storekeepers in New Zealand.