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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4814, 13 June 1884, Page 2

Capt. Edwin telegraphed at one o'clock today:—"Watch barometer; bad weather approaching between north-west and southwest. Glass farther fall, bat rising after 10 hour*, with weather colder, and more rain."

Thebb will ba a football match played tomorrow at Parawai betweon the Thames and ■Shortland clubs. The following are the names of the players:—Thames — Allan* Allom, Aperahoma, Christie, Douglas, Hindman, Johnston, Murray, Ngara, Patterson, A# Eae, H. Kae, Smith T., Sullivan, and Watene ; emergency, Beck in an, Cahill, and Coney; Shortland team —Cleave, Conroy, Dare, Dufty, Fitzpatrick, Irwio, Leith, Lynch, McCallum, McLachlan, Otter, Wesley 'JL'hompaon, and Tupara; emergency, Crown, Farquhar, Henderson, and Holmes. The Miners' Football Club will play a scratch match on the Waio-Earaka Flat,

In the Police Court this morning, before H. Kenrick, Esq., 8.M., a native named Mattiu Rapana was charged with allowing a horae to wander in Bowen street, Parawai. There being no interpreter present at the time, he was asked if he understood English, but (acting no doubt from policy) immediately replied " No." After a minute or two's delay, Mr Tookey's service? were secured, and the case proceeded with. Mattiu admitted that the horse was wandering, but said it had got out through the fish.hawker leaving the gate open. In consideration of his haying had to pay the pound fees, a nominal fine of 1b was inflicted.

The-surrey of the steamer Albion was macle in Wellington yesterday, when it was found that owing to. defective valves in the engine-room the bilge pipes were stopped up »y small pieces of coal, thu» preventing the pumps working. Captain Bendall, Secretary of the Underwriters' Association, is of opinion that there is nothing wrong with the hull of the vessel. It is stated that when the Albion put back to Sydney in the first instance, the majority of the crew absolutely refused to

come on by her, and also that the present crew refuse to proceed to sea until a satisfactory survey ha 3 been made and repairs effected.

Alexandeb Todd, tbe farmer ah the Taieri, who was struck by the Duncdin express train on Wednesday night while crossing the railway line, lingered till midday yesterday, and then died. The horse he was riding at the time was so badly mangled that it had to bs killed. Mr Todd was almo3t 30 years of age, and unmarried.

A MAX named MoGKlvary, who arrived in , Auckland from Mercury Bay in the steamer I Neptune, on reaching the wharf went into the 1 shop of Miaa Aider and asked her to give an eye to bis children while he went up the town on a little business ; he left a carpet bag behind him with nothing in it. McGilvary did not return, and Miss Eider weary of her responsibility, handed the children over to the porce, where fhey now are, pending a search for the parent.

How the law can be Bet in rcofion, and expenses piled up, is manifest from the following instance, which was brought under our notice yesterday. The Eodney County Council issued a summons for the*recovery of £d rates against a resident in Auckland, who assures us that he had no notice whatever regarding the rate. The case must be heard in Warkworth. If in addition to the cost of the summons and the charges for mileage, the defendant has to appear in Court either to defend or explain the case, the costs for the recovery of this little turn of £d will amount to several pounds. —Herald.

Tin was disoovered in Queensland in 1872, and in 1882 27,312 tons of ore were raised, chiefly in the Herberton district. Besides gold and tin, silver, copper, and coal mines are worked in that colony. In 1880 galena raised in tin districts returned 58 per cent of lead and 1630za of silver to the ton. In 15 years 17,000 tona of refined copper, valued at £1,275,000, was obtained at the Peak Downs mines.'

A Lath's Wish. —" Oh, how Tdo wish my skin was as clear and soft as yours! " said I lady to a friend* " You can easily make it so," answered the friend. " How ? " inquired the first lady. "By using Hop Bitters, that, makes pure, rich blood and blooming health. It did it for me, aa you observe." Bead

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