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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4791, 17 May 1884, Page 2

A lElixaitiu was received by the Borough authorities last evening from the Premier, stating bia inability to visit the Thames. In consequence, the Mayor proceeded by steamer to Auckland this morning to interview-Major Atkinson on Borough, Harbor Board, and Railway Company's matters. But this after* noon another wire was receired from the Premier Btating—" lam pleased to be able to say that I hare determined to slop one day longer, leaving here for Thames by steamer on Tuesday morning, and returning early noxt morning."

At the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow night Mr E. H. Taylor will lecture on "The Lord hath a Controversy with the Nations," The Wesleyan Church services' will be conducted by tbe Eev. H. Bull and Mr Wm. Burton, the subject at Grabamstown in the evening being «Inbred Sin." " ' '.

The two-stamp Elephant Ore Crusher was working again to-day, and its performances appear to give general satisfaction, while it is universally admitted that the machine would be on excellent one for an up-country district. Exceedingly fine gratings were used this afternoon, the stamps being driven at the rate of 210 blows each per minute^ A bcmob was prevalent in town to-day that all the .men had been discharged from the Colonist claim, Waiorongomai, but from this morning's Te Aroha News we learn that such is not the Case, the manager only having discharged a portion of the hands preparatory to the.introduction.of a new system of working the mine.

The caie of JMclntyre '*i J. S. Small, Captain of the late Hauraki, Engineers, came on in the B.M. Court yesterday afternoon, and lasted till 6.30 p.m. ." The claim was for £5, which plaintiff alleged to be his fair share of the Jate company's assets. Mr Miller appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Lueh defended. ' T. Millett deposed that he and others reskoned that there should hare been about £280 available for distribution. With Mr Morrison and defendant, he afterwards examined the balance sheet (which was put in^ evidence), but defendant; could not produce the receipts for the amounts shown, and he took exceptioß to several items, amounting altogether to £73 10s. The balance shown bad been divided by Mr - Small. The defendant was cross-ex-amined at length ro the vouchers and receipts ■ for the < expenditure," {and -the 'items * objected to. He explained" several of them, but said he had lost the vouchers. His Worship commented unfavorably on the defendant's not being able to produce the vouchers, or give evidence concerning tbern ; plaintiff w*s>entitled to a 94th sbaire -of the £283, less any justifiable expenditure. Ho thought it would ; be better Jo adjourn: the ease to enable defendant to refresh tfis memory This wai agreed to, md the case was adjourned for a fortnight^ : - " . ■ ... A committee meeting of the Thames .Football Club was held last flight, when twenty members of the club'were selected, from which the team to do battle with the Te ArohaClub next Saturday, at the Farawai gardens, will be selected. The Arobaitet;have been steadily practising, and afe-in good 'form, so that every effort will have to be made to " pull off" the "coming, whioh is the firßt, match for the cup, presented by the President of the Thames Giub, Mr Ehrenfried. The teams will be picked from t^r following:—Thames —Anderson; Aperahama, McGregor, Gillies, O^le, Hindman, Ngara, Bae, H. Rae, Douglas, Tregonning, Hall, Cbriatie, Watene, Sullivan, Murray, Smith, Spencer, Allom, and Lowe. Te Aboha: Verity, Trude, Jones, Parker, Lynch, Hinton, Qaigley, McFarlane, Stuart, Sheehan, O'Shea, Jeffrey, Both, Mercer, Ellis, Hawkins, Pardie, G-ordon, Cleary, and Whitehouse.

Tiih Rifle Bangers to-day fired off the twelfth and last competition for the gold watch, silver cruet stand, silver cap, and three smaller prizes presented to the company more than twelve month ago. The ranges were 200, 400, and 500 yards, eeven shots at each, and the weather was unfavorable ifor good shooting. Six competed in. the morning squad, Ihe highest fcores being:— J. Inglis, 76; G. Olaik, 75; Hawk, 70; and Gibbs, 66. The highest scorers io the after* noon squad were—Vine, 66 j Gi'pin, 61; and Gentry, 61. As the attendance at drill, parados, &c, also counts, the correct number of points secured by each man will not ba made up for & day or iwo, but it is known that Vol. Hawk is ahead, and therefore secures the watch.

We learn that the various County con« tractors under the " Roads and Bridges Construction Act, 1' are making good progress with their sections on the Thames to Te Aroha and other up-country roads. Three parties are also working on the Karangahake tracks, and before long that district will be connected with the main Te Aroha road at the Willow*, near the Kotokohu gorge, and with the Weiorongoaui mines.

Two inebriates, named respectively Farley and Hums, were fined each 5», or in default to bo imprisoned till the rising of the Court, for drunkenness.

'* J. ~F. WiBNSTALt, who last week victimised the Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society by not turning up at an entertainment at which be was to recite " Enoch Arden," was yesterday morning admitted to the local hospital goffering from " alcoholism," and is bow seriously ill.

The Government steamer Hinetnoa, which arrived at Manukau from Wellington yesterday morning with the Premier and Minister for Public Works on board, had n very rough passage up. She. was detained 15 houra off Mount Egmopb during a very heavy ga'.e.

This Danedin Medical Association has received a reply to the petition for the commutation of the sentence on Dr Parry, convicted of manslaughter at Kaitangata recently. The reply is. that the Governor sees no sufficient ground to justify him in complying with the prayer thereof.

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