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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4793, 20 May 1884, Page 2

The Premier arrived per b.b. Rotomahana about two o'clock this afternoon, and was received by His Worship the Mayor, the County Chairman, and several Councillors of both local bodies. After landing, he was driven to the booms, Parawai, and various mines and bitteries, returning to the Borough Chambers, where'the following programme in the matter of deputations, was arranged, commencing at four o'clock: —(1) Mining Interests, Mr John Brown and others; (2) Hospital Committee (special), Mr, Jas. McGowan and others; (3) Borough Council, the Mayor and Councillors; (4) Harbor Board, Chairman and Members; (5) County Council, Chairman and' Counoil* lors ; (6) Railway Committee, Chairman and Direotors; (7) Cemetery Road Committee, Chairman and Committee; and private deputations in order of arrival until six o'clock p.m. The programme is signed—W. Fbassb, Mayor; A. Bbodix, Chairman of County Council.

Capt. Edwin telegraphed the following warning at about noon to«day:—>" Watch barometer, bad weather approaching between east and north and north-west; glass further fall, and within 12 hours very heavy rainfall, and very high tides."

The.folio wing is the state of the District Hospital for the week ending May 18th :— Remained 13, admitted 4, discharged 3, no deaths, remainining 14 (all males).

A, vibe brigade display of fire and water works will take place this evening at half past sine o'clock at the junction of Brown and Albert streets. The G-rahamstown brigade will conduct the " show."

The inspection of the Big Pump boilers was completed to-day, and* it is probable that pumping will be resumed to-morrow morning.

The secretary of the Hospital Committee has received a communication from the Government TJnder-Secretary relative to the plans for increasing the Hospital accommoda* tion, enclosing one from Dr Grrabhsm, Inspec* tor of Hospitals, in which he says i—" I approve of the attached plan, but beg to urge the following suggestions—The operating room is unnecessarily large; a portion of the. space occupied might be devoted to a bath-room and w.c, which should certainly be provided near the new ward, but separated from it by a well-ventilated lobby. The operating room should be lighted also from above by a skylight. The side windows can either be retained or dispensed with ia whole or p:.rl. A single fireplace will, I fear, be insufficient for the large ward in winter." The Government has already authorised certain expenditure,in connection with the propoaed alterations, and the matter was to have been brought up by the Hospital Committee deputation, which wailed on the Premier this afternoon.

Ik consequence of Major Atkinson being desirous of reaching Auckland before noon to* morrow, the Hotomabana's timetable has again bean altered, and she will leave here at six o'clock to*morrow morning, the passengers b.ing taken off in small boats from Gods Wharf. On account of this the mails for Auckland, end the South, es par notice elsewhere, with clo:e at six 6'clocL- to-night.

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A committzb meeting of the Thames Football Club was held last evening, when final arrangements were made for the Cup match to take place with the Te Aroha team on Saturday next. The following team has been selected to. do battle for the Thames:«— Hall, Roe A., Ogle, McGregor, Christie, Gillies, Watan*, Aperahama, Murray, Ugara, Anderson, Douglas, Tregonning, Johnetone, Spencer; emergency-—Allom, Sullivan, Patterson, and Hindman. Mr Lowe was appointed umpire for Thames, and, subject of course to the agreement of the visitors, Mr Airey wbb selected as referee.

The Gtisborne correspondent of the Herald telegraphs:—"The project of get ling Sir Juliir Vogel as our representative is definitely knocked on the head. All dgubt now being removed, the three candidates, Messrs Locke, Gannon, Bees, and their supporters, are bracing themselves up for a hard struggle, and the contest is expected to be exceptionally keen." '

An unoccupied. boarding-house of 22 rooms, in Christchurch, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. It was evidently the work of an incendiary. The insurances are unknown. -

T. W. Bkookk, employed at Kaiapoi Woollen Factory, committed suicide on Sunday by cutting his throat. He h. d been suffering from ill-health and jow spirits for some time.

Sib Geobgm! Gbey addresses his City East constituents in a few days, and may also deliver an address at the Thames. He intends going back to Gisborne before the opening of Parliament. ' r

The statement in the Auckland star hiving been telegraphed to the Otago Daily Times to the effect that Sir Jalius Vogel was empowered by an English syndicate to purchase New Zealand railways, Sir Julius authorises the contradiction of the statement, whioh is entirely without foundation.

i A fatal accident occurred at Mosgiel bush on Saturday night. Henry Hicks, a settler, went behind bis horse to throw a bag over its back; the animal struck out its hind legs, kicking the deceased with great force in the I abdomen. Hicks lingered till 9.15 on Sunday [morning; when he died. He; leaves a widow 'and nine children.

Mb W. Y. Miltoh has been elected captain of the New Zealand Representative Football team, and Messrs Milton, O'Connor, Robert* son, Webb, and Sleigh a match committee.

Thb damage resulting from the Pukekohe railway accident on Saturday is estimated at £1000. Nine trucks are more or less damaged. A derrick is being erected to hoist the loco* motive engine out of the swamp.

Govebnmbnt received a telegram last evening from Col. Roberts, at Opunake, stating that 320 natives, headed by Titokowaru, arrived at the Opunake bridge, en route to the monthly meeting at. Parihaka, and were turned back. Titokowaru said, " What are the roads made forP -The Government said they were for the Europeans and Maoris, and that there was to be one law for both races now. To-day you (meaning the messenger) and the Colonel stop the Maoris. Now be sure and not hide my words from the Government." After delivering these few words Titokowaru, accompanied by the other natives, returned to Oeo, a small settlement not far distant from Opunake.

Thb brigantine Lapwing, Captain Watts, arrived off Tararu last night from Auckland, in ballast, and was this morning taken'up the Thames River to Bagnall's mill in charge of Captain Bayldon, Harbormaster. * She will there take on board about 200,000 ft. of sawn timber for an Australian port.

A private letter received at Dunedinfrom Fiji gives some interesting particulars concern* ing the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, which is perhaps the largest sugar>growing company in existence. It owns several large mills and plantations in Queensland and a refinery in Sydney, in addition to the millandv plantations in Fiji of which the writer speaks. In Fiji the employes of the Company number 1748, of whom 165 are Europeans, 895 coolies, 590 Polynesians, and 198 Fijians. During the crushing season (from May to December) there are in constant use two steam tugboats and four steam launches; also 40 iron punts, cap* able of carrying from 50 to 100 tons each; whilst 40: additional punts are in course of construction. The Fijian mill last season was able to turn out 50 tons of sugar per day, and extensions now being Completed will render it capable of an output of 100 tons per day.

Thb Kaitangata coal mine, Otago, is on fire. The pits are all closed up, and work suspended. One man was nearly suffocated. It is feared that the conflagration is of a moat serious character, but at present it is impossible to ascertain either the exact location or extent of the fire. It is known, however, that the poirtion of the mine in which the new engine has lately been erected is burning, and it is supposed that the heating of the engine chimney is the cause. - .

Thb Herald this morning says:—"lt is stated in our cable messages to»day that Mr Osborne, the British Besident in Zuluiand, has asked for military aid from John Dunn. Rcar-AdmiralSir Frederick William Richards, X.0.8., has been appointed to the command of the Australian station; This is the first time that! an admiral has been appointed to this station. The appointment may be taken as a proof of the growing importance'of the colonies regarded from an Imperial point of view."

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