The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4785, 10 May 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1884.

A SOIBEE, social, and dance, in connection with the Court Pride of the North Lodge of Foresters is announced for Friday, the 23rd inßt. Mr Ehrenfried has promised to act as chairman, 1; a good programme has been pre^ paredj and the Naval Band will be in attendance. * NcTICES to shareholders who have not paid the respective calls made by tho Queen of Beauty, Bright Smile, and Old Golden Calf Companies appear in another column.

Thbeb lectures, which should prove interesting, are announced to be delivered tomorrow evening as fololws:—Presbyterian Church, Rev. S. J. Neill—" Death and resurrection in relation to Chrißt; the past worship of Christ." Oddfellows 1 Hall, Mr E. H. Taylor—" Is controversy unacriptural." Gra* hamstown Wesleyan Church, Rev. H. Bull— "The Theatre." The services at the Congregational Church' will be conducted by the Rev. T. Adams in the morning, and the Rev. J. Macky in tho evening.

As will be seen by an advertisement elsewhere, Mr.S. Ooombes has purchased "the balance of the stock of Mr M. H. Airey, who is leaving the Thames, and will open a permanent branch with a clearing out sale on Wednesday next. We are glad to see that Mr Coombes has sufficient faith in the future of the district to prompt him to open a second branch here, and hope his enterprise will bo rewarded. , - (

Me Cadman, M.H.R. for Coromandel, is announced to address the Thames portion of his electors at the Kauaeranga Boys' School* room on Tuesday evening next, at 7.30 p.m.

The Auckland Star publishes a long ao* count, by its special reporter, of Mr Mitchel* son's journey over the Mokau railway route to Taranaki, and in summarising it says :— "It is proved that nob only one but several practicable railway routes can be found by the Western or Mokau linej that these lines will tap,very rich and extensive tracts of agricultural land, and districts yielding coal and other valuable minerals ; and that any one of those lines can be constructed for a trifle over the million pounds available for the purpose. ,Tbe central route via Tanpo and Murimotu has the advantage that it supplies the most direct communication between the two great centres of population in the North Island, but there its merits end. It does not open up an expanse of good country, either agricultural or mineral, and it cannot be eon* structed for less'than a million and a half sterling." - A masonic lodge i« to be opened at Te Aroha on Tuesday next, and a large number of the craft are,expected to be present. The members of the English, Irish,, and Scotch constitutions are invited to attend, and quite a large company will no doubt avail themselves of the opportunity. Tho e.s. Waitoa leaves Goods Wharf parly on Tuesday morning, returning the same night in time to catch the Auckland steamer.

.' At the annual meeting of the Auckland Girls' Friendly Aid Society, Lady and Miss Jervois were present, and in the course of the evening Lady Jervois, as President of the Society, delivered an admirable address.

The Stanley, barque, cleared at Auckland yesterday for Sydney Island, with coal for the jupply of the s.s. Explorer. The Stanley pro* ceede from the Island to Hamburg with guano. Both veaiels take heavy cargoes.

At the annual meeting of the Auckland Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Mr Thos. Morrin was elected President, fbe operations of the' Association in a financial point of view, have not been much more successful than in the previous year in consequence of the heavy burden for interest and other charges.

The fire escape iropoi£cs by the Auckland City Council has proved utterly £ne#ectivo.

At Palmerston South a young .child., playing near a well during its mother's absence, fell into a well SO feet deep, but the feit petti' pout the boy ware kept him afloat (ill he was

Scene, Papanui (at Mr Rolleston'a meeting). _ Elector: " I wont to call Mr Kolleston's attention (o the fact that there' are 112 persona holding over 50,000 acres of land each, ami some over 100,000. (Cheers.) Some ot them people are not in New Zealand at all. I ask Mr Tt Meßton whether ho does not thin kit would he right to tako the land held by these gentlemen, and make them cultivate it and make use of it or give ifc up for settlement ? ",. (Loud cheers.) —Mr Rolleston: "I have already endeavored in the course of my addrrSß to explain my views on this question. We have allowed people to take up land under, certain conditions, and unless good reason is shown for the resumption of that land on fair terms, we had better leave ifc alone.—(Cheers, and ' No, no.') The policy of bursting-up is one coming very near to confiscation, and is a policpof which I do not approve."—(Cheers and uproar).—An Elector: " Will Mr Bolleston tell us where confiscation begins in this case ?''—Mr Bolleston: " I said the policy of burßting-up came very near to confiscation ; and what I say further is this, that the imposition of a special land tax to force persons to sell is a method of taking land away from people without a fair recognition of their rights."—(Cheers and uproar). Is it any wonder when the land is thus held that people hunger and are poor ? Here the test of Mr Rolleston's land policy is seen.—Labour.

The nautical inquiry into the foundering of the steamer Kangaroo commenced in Wellington yesterday; Mr Izard appearing for Government, and Mr Shaw for Capt. Dyball. Gapt. Johnson, inspector under the Shipping Act, stated that at the spot.marked as where the Kangaroo struck there were no rocks. On the conclusion of the evidence for the Oiown, the Bench, which was ocoupied by Mr, Wardell, R.M., and Capts. Barclay and Homo, Assessors, intimated that they were of opinion that there was a charge for Capt. Dyball to answer. Mr Shaw then intimated that he intended calling several other witnesses. Here a fresh difficulty arose as it was impossible to procure one witness until the middle of the week, and Gapt. Barclay's vessel leaves Wellington on Tuesday and it is probable the proceedings will be commenced de novo with another Assessor in place of Capt. Barclay.

Lißotra soys it is very plain that the Pension system will be again set up in this colony, if Major Atkineon can do it. He does not consider he can have an efficient Civil Serrice without pensions. If the Pension List is to be again to bo increased, let the plate-layer and the policeman have a retiring allowance in the same way that it is gives to a Judge, or to an TTnder-Secretary. We have no right to make a difference between them. .

Mb Wason, an aspirant for the representation of a Canterbury constituency in the coming Parliament, asserts : —".Never in the history of Canterbury has agricultural labour been at such a discount as now. Never have there been so many farms for sale in the hands of merchants and banks aB now."'

At the Board of Education yesterday a long correspondence re the training class at Thames was read from the Waiotahi School Committee and the headmaster of the WaioKaraka School, and referred for consideration to a committee consisting of Messrs Hobbs, Carr, and Moat.

Attstbaijan advices to May 3 by the Wai* rarapa state that owing to the drought and other causeß a large number of unemployed are now in Sydney. The Q-overnment are finding work for a thousand in and around Sydney on reserves and reclamation works. The Assembly, in view of the present distress, have reduced the immigration vote from £95,000 to £50,000.

Wbitikg- about our debt and depression, the Nelson Colonist says this:—•" I'he true means by which a country.- ia such circumstances can be saved are—firstly, the extension of home manufactures, so as' to reduce the amount sent away to purchase goods, and secondly, the development of exports, sufficiently to leave a caah surplus in England equal to the amount there payable. By these two processes the United States have risen from dire poverty to overflowing wealth."

At the adjourned monthly meeting of the Piako County CouncU, a communication was received from th.c clerk of the Te Aroha tramway regarding the email quantity of quartz which was now beiDg sent over the tramway. He had written to the mine managers stating that should the traffic on the line not increase, the Council would be obliged to raise the tariff. Eeferring to this matter, Cr Firth stated he understood a new mine was about to Bend down quartz, which- he believed would bring the revenue of the tramway up to the required amount. Anyhow, at present, through the continued dry weather, the battery was not in a position to work up to its full Btrengb, and, indeed, for some time past only a few of the stampers had been working. There was now every prospect of a change in the weather, when matters would go on again as before.

A han named Kneller, a carter, was bitten in the hand by Mr Or. 8. Clark's dog yesterday afternoon. It appears that the man, though warned of the deg, entered the Imperial office rather hurriedly yesterday ; the dog growled, and Kneller gave it a kick, with the result that the animal bit his baud, and also tore his shirt. He is not, however, ep badly hurt as our contemporary infers this morning, and waß able to work ac usual to-day.

The Deep Level Cross G-.M.Co. has notified the other companies interested that a redistribution of the contributions towards the Big Pump must be made at the end of three months.

We have interviewed the Swigs clairvoyant, Signor Otto Hug, and confess ourselves somewhat surprised at the accuracy displayed by him in describing the condition of our humanity, while in one of his trances. The operator who is a bright, quick-eyed man, " went off" quietly, without much apparent trouble, and while entranced seemed to "go through" every organ of the body, describing the condition of each, where anything was wrong, the cause of it, and with remarkable accuracy relating the causes and existence of derangement in them. In one case ho defined q, case df deafness, and not only, stated where the seat of the infirmity lay, but gave its cause. '

The consignment of Auckland flounders, taken over in the Wairarapa's refrigerator on the last trip of the steamer, caused quite a sensation in- Sydney. The whole lot wa9 bought by the manager of the Coffee Palace, and were found to be of such good quality that they were sold as Boles from England. Some frozen mutton sent over in the same steamer wbb placed on the market, and the parties who dined on it at the Sydney Club pronounced ifc of excellent quality.

This following brief description of the New Zealand torpedo boats, which arrived by the ship Lyttelton at Dunedin yesterday, ho a reached us:—The hulls of the vessels measure 63 feet in length, with a breadth of beam of 7 feet 6 inches. They are built of steel, and on water level the lines are fine indeed, and as they have no decks they will present a very peculiar appearance. For the entire length from the bow towards the stem they are covered with/a kind of turtle deck roof, which giveß protection to the crew and increases the engine's speed. There is a pmall tower of steel above, whioh on a flat roof will be mounted with a Norden* feidt gun. The boats have two funnels, and on the fore part will be placed the torpedo, which will be worked by means of a tackle. McEvor's torpedoes will be used.

Weils' "Bou&h <mt Cobns."—Aak for WelJs' " Bough on Corns." Quick relief complex, ■'per^iaasnfc cure. Corns, warts bunions.—Mosea, 'itosi ans Co., Sydney, general Agents.

The calm which is now becoming proverbial within the area of the Court-house aore was undisturbed to-day. Not oven a drunk was imprisoned until the rising of the Court, nor was the colonial revenue benefited by the fine of any miscreant.

Pooiobs GUve Him Up.—"ls it possible that Mr Godfrey is up and at, work, and cured by so simple a remady ?" "I assure you i' is truo that lie 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^Gearge. X know hops are grood." Bead