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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4777, 1 May 1884, Page 2

Mb A. J. Amom left Shortland Wharf at eleven o'clock this moirning in tha s.b. Pearl for tbo purpose of vieiting tho Barrier and other islands in eearch of tidings of the youths Allom and Spencer, who went for a voyage in an open boat in that direction at Easter time. ■

The first annual meeting of the Chpral Society takes place this evening at 7.30 o'clock in the Kauaeranga Bojs' School, when the annual report and balance-sheet will be presented to the members. Several subscribers have, with a view to popularising the Society's entertainments, in contemplation an alteration of the objects of it.. They propose to make its appearance partake partially of a dramatic character, bb an additional inducement to public patronugp, viz., concerts given b,» them to include light comediettas or something pwilw

Me R. K. MoGbeqob will to-morrow offer at auction the whole of the household effects, including a piaao, of Mr Scotter, of Kirkwood street.

- At the hearing of the Monokfcon-Howell cases at Wellington, Mr Shaw, solicitor, represent e'i 'fo the Bench the danger of unduly detaining the Auckland Eegistrar as a witness, and said : Your Worship will see the advis ability of my suggestion when I tell you that, while Mr lord is away from Auckland no one in that city can get married, none can die, and no one can be born." Mr Wardell aßked whether a deputy could not be appointed. "No sir," replied Mr sbaw, "for there is no Governor to sign the warrant." Mr Wardell agreed that it was very inadvisable to detain tbe official under such circumstances as these.

The barque Loch Ken, which paid our harbor a visit by mistake about a year ago, is now lying alongside the Wellington railway wharf. She narrowly escaped destruction by fire on Thursday morning last. The watchman on duty at 4 a.m. observed smoke issuing from one of the ventilators, and on search being made ib was found that a couple of bales of flax lying between decks waiting to be stowed were on fire smouldering, and on the eve of bursting into flame. A few buckets of water promptly applied extinguished the fire. An investigation made by Captain Bendall, of the Underwriters' Association, leads to the belief that the fire was not the result of spontaneous combustion, but was probably caused by a spark from the pipe of some careless smoker.

The only charge on the sheet presented to the Police Court! this morning was one of drunkenness preferred against a woman. The offender was ordered to pay a fine of ss, or to be imprisoned until the rising of the Court.

In reply to a request presented to him, Major Atkinson has decided to deliver an address in Wellington. The date has yet to be fixed, but it will probably take place next week.

Gbeat indignation was expressed yesterday in Gisborne at the...: conduct of Mr A. McDonald, M.H.R., who has loft the colony without resigning, as the district must; thus be unrepresented for apart of, if not all, the session, and it has several local bills on hand. He had promised explicitly to resign in time for another to be elected before the session. —From a telegram received by us to-day it. will be neon that the desired document was left by the absentee legislator with, his solicitor, to be forwarded to the speaker after Mr AfoDonald's departure from the colony.

Mb L. W. Pabsons announce! in pur advertisement columns that he has opened up a consignment of genuine electro silver-plated forks, spoons, &c, which will ba sold at exceptionally low prices.

Ak exchange states:—" An agitation has begun in Queensland for imposing a protective duty on New Zealand timber. A .public meeting has been held at Eockhampton in connection with the movement." This is a pity; an the people mußt have the timber, it will only affeofc themselves.

AusTBAIASIA now contributes for the use of the world more wool than all the other wool-producing countries put together. During the last few years the annual value of wool exported from these colonies and New Zealand has been about £21,000,000.

That Husband of Mine is three times the man he was betore he began using ". Welis 1 Health Benewer." Druggists. Moses, Moss, & Co., .Sydney, General Agents. ,

Doctobs (3-ave Him Up.—"ls it possible that Mr Godfrey is up and at work, and cured by so simple a remedy?" "I assure you it is true that he is entirely cured, and with nothing but Hop Bitters, and only ten days ago his doctors gave him up and said he must die." " Well-a-day ! If that is so I will go this minute and get some for my poor George. I know hops are good." Eead