The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4774, 28 April 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1884.

The following, tenders were opened at the County Council offices to-day. For the Karangahake track extension, No. 2 section ; John Sheehau, 9s 9d per chain (accepted) j P. Sbeehy, 14s per chain ; and A. Butler, 18s per chain. For No. 3 section of the same track: Wm. Comes, 12 6d per chain, (accepted) ; Wm. Grey, 12s 9<3 per chain; John Sheehan, 32b 9d per chain j P. Sheeby, 14s per chain ; and A. Sutler, 17s per chain.

The N avals fired for the Darling Cup on Saturday, the ranges being 200, 300, and 500 yards, .7 shots at each. Dare, carries off the trophy" ■...foir -the ensuing two months with a score of 80, Weir (winner at last competition) following with 79 j and Floyd with 76. The conditions are that the Cup is to he won three times in succession or five times at intervals, and as Messrs J. Walker andP.: Weir have each four wins to their credit, future competitions will he looked forward to with interest.

In connection with the distribution of the dividend to the late members of the Hauraki Bifleß it may be mentioned that of all those entitled to participation, every man but one has sent in his claim. This matter, which hag been in dispute for a long time, is thus 'satisfactorily settled.

A veby large and thoroughly representative gathering attended the funeral of the late Mrs 3?. Dann, which left Mr Dann's residence, Pollen street, yesterday. There were fully 250 persons in the procession, and a large number along the footpath of the route which ifc took. The coffin was carried into St. Francis' church, where an impressive service was celebrated by the Roy. Eather Biordan.

A special meeting of the Borough Council was held to-day, at which His Worship the Meyor, and Crs Bawden, Hume, Mennie, Murdoch, McAndrew, MoGowan, Veale, and Wilson wero present. The business brought forward was the following letter from Mr J. Horn, who wa3 the lowest tenderer for the contract advertised for clearing the Ka'raka Creek t—" Would you allow me to withdraw my tender, as I find I have naado a great mistake in casting up quantities. The quantity of the mistake is 600 yards at 2s 6d— £75." It was resolved that fresh tenders be called snd the attendant expenses be deducted from Mr Horn's deposit, and the balance handed to him. An amendmonfc that the deposit be forfeited, and the next lowest tender for the w.irlc be accepted, was loat on the casting vote of the Mayor. Tbe meeting th«n adjourned,

Yesterday's services at St. 0-eorge's Church were conducted by the Rev. H. 5. Wai pole, morning and evening, and were well atlrnrleel. At the morning celebration of mass tit, Si. Francis"' the' Rev. Father Riordan announced that there ■would be no service on Sunday next, the cause of which we under etand is the necessity of a full attendance <f the clergy in Auckland on that day. At both churches members of . ths Naval Aroillery attended in accordance with the usual church parade advertised.

The meeting of the Thames Football Club will be held at 8 o'clock this evening at C" McLiver's,* Brown street.

The Salvation" Army took "their walk abroad " on Saturday night, and were accompanied by no less than five members of the police force, whose presence prevented them being saluted with a salvo of unwholesome eggs. They vigorously proclaimed themselves while under such protection.

The following, taken from "Answers to Correspondents," in Saturday's Herald , is in reference to the recent handicap sweepstake race at Tararu, and ifc will be seen that our contemporary upholds the opinion that Herbert is entitled to a position in the second heat:~" T.S.C.—If a handicap sweepstake footrace is being run, to be decided by points, A falls before reaching the tape, and is assisted" to his feet and passes through, can A couafc any points in such race or event?— Yes, if he finishes the race."

Ottb readers will probably remember that in October-. laßt, when expectations concerning the Te Aroha field were very high, we mentioned thit the manager of the New Prince Imperial had backed his mine to turn out more gold;tban the whole of the Te Aroba field during the following six months. This period was completed by the middle of this month, and the result in gold banked, with an allowance of only half the return for October to the Imperial, and half the approximate return for each for this month, is aB follows : —Imperial, 10,2180zs 2dwf<s gold ; Te Aroha, 46690zb. It is true that the battery was stopped a month by the strike, but even allowing 9CDOZS for this, the Prince is still 46490zs 2dwts ahead.

I/ABOB says that the deficit in the revenue is to be made up by more taxation on tea and sugar, and remarks " what an interesting problem tbat would be for the Treasurer to solve, if we avoided drinking spirits and beer for twelve months."

Ten of the crew of the Alastor, from London, which arrived in Auckland on Friday, have be°n arrested for broaching cargo on the voyage. Joseph Henry Greene, gunsmith, was found in his shop, Colombo-street, Christchureh, on Saturday afternoon with two bullet wounds in his head and a revolver by his Bide. He never spoke, and died the same night. He had been drinking for the past month. The topsail schooner Endeavour, Captain Buxton, came down the river yesterday morning, and sailed with the evening's tide for Lyttelton. Her cargo consists of 64,000 ft of sawn kahikatea, shipped by Bagnall Bros. A HOSS telegram says:—lntense excitemeEt prevails here in consequence of a party bringing to town on Thursday last some goldbearing quartz. Two pieces, the size of turkey's eggs, on being crushed, yielded very fair prospects. S'nee then parties are leaving daily to take up leases.

A Pbess Association telegram from Christchurch says that Major Atkinson addressed a a meeting of 5(. 3 people at the Tuam street Hall on Saturday night. There was a good deal of confusion and interruption. He said the deficit weuld probably be about £152,C00 instead of £170,003 as he had believed when speaking at Hawera. A motion of no-confi-dence in the Ministry was passed, two thirds of those present voting for it. Cheers were given for Sir GK Grey. Another account says 2000 persons were present, and that the motion " that this meeting has no confidence in the present administration" was carried unanimously, none holding up their hands against it j a large number refrained from voting. A telegram on the samp subject, of a more reliable nature, appears in another

column.

The Whitaker and Bussell party and its friends are keeping up. their reputation for land Bharking. Labor states that Major Harria addressed his constituents at Otahuhu on

Monday night. On the land question among other things he said this :—" There were as they supposed certain inalisnable reserves, but 21,C^0 acres of these were sold during,the last

two years to friends of the Ministry. Mr Buddie and others, on the application of Messrs Whitaker and Bussell, obtained 2550 acres,

and on a similar application of the same fircj 1995 acres were obtained; also another block, 1565 acres. Two members of the House, Mr F. A. Whitaker and Mr Whyte, got land in the same way, being allowed to purchase without any Gazette notice that the restrictions were withdrawn. The restrictions were taken off the land for the friends of the Government, and others could not avail themselves of it." It is for purpcß63 such as these the South keeps Mr Bryce in office.

The Auckland Star's London correspondent writeß:—-The competition in the passenger trade becomes keener every day. The Gulf line now take passengers to Sydney for £12 per adult, and offers to book people going through to any. of the New Zealand ports for £15, or £1 leas than the direct steaoicra of the New Zealand Shipping Co. and Shaw-Saville ask. Jo show the way even small reduofions like thiß cut, I may mention that the Gulf of St. Vincent, which sails on the 27th instant, will take out a large family of brothers, with their wives, children, mothers-in-law, etc. (thirty souls in all) to Auckland. They at first meant to go by the Aorangi, and were on the point of paying a deposit for their tickets, when one of the brothers' attention was drawn to the Gulf Line advertisement. ••' New Zealand via Melbourne for £15." Ho forthwith booked passages that way, saving £20 by the nffair; but his pride in tbe bargain has been somewhat damped since he learnt that the party may have to put up in Melbourne for several days whilst waiting for a Union boat to take them over. The point of this anecdote please note —that the appamntly trifling difference of 20s in the fare lost the direct steamers thirty passengers and nearly £320 in cash.

Half Asleep!—"l never," wrote a young lody to a friend, " go to church or lecture but I am half asleep, and I never know afterwards what the Bermon or lecture was about." It was a plain case of nervous lethargy, produced by want of action of the liver and digestive organs. She was persuaded to fry Hop Bitters, and now she writes :—" How intelligent and bright are sermons and lectures now, and how glorious the world we live in is! Hop Bittees are indeed a blessing to me." Notice

That Husband op Mine is three times the man he was beiore he began using " Wells' Health Renewer." Druggists. Moses, Mobb, & Col, Sydney, General Agents. ;