The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4842, 16 July 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 1884.

The manager of the New Prince Imperial telegraphed lite this afternoon: —" 201bs. specimens from drive, No. 6 level.—Gr. S. Ciabk-"

The s.s. Rotomahana this morning took to Auckland two casks of peach wine, shipped by Mr J. B. Steadman, for transhipment to the Rangitiki, bound for London.

r^o6i.•'FßiSßßi,willj" address the Paratfai electors in the School-house, i this erening, at eight;-o'clock.*

Tbndebb for driving 100 ft. of the law level in tljo North Star Extended GKM. Go., Te Papa gully, were opened at &ye o'clock last evening. Three tenders.were received, one at 3j9s per foot, anotherafc 16s 63, and that of Mr J. Wilßon (accepted); at 16s.

-• A lIVBIT scene occurred towards the conclusion:.of Mr..: Seymour George's address at thbr.Parnoll. Hall ;on Monday evening. An individual found :his way to the''stage, and proceeded to ask a question in reference to the probability of Mr George ever following Sir Julius Vogel.i A great dealof time was wasted by the querist, and at the end of nearly a quarter of an hoar he was as far from the point as ever. The audience became excited, and a man from the rear proceeded to run the- individual: off the platform. The interrogator. W;iSj however, not jso easily disv posed of, and thepair squared lip ia pugilißlio atlitudo. Several lucgea wer.e.made on either side, and the parties were (hen separated by mutual friends. :■ At this juncture,; ft seat iv the front row carried awnyj and the occupants were precipitated on lo the floor atnidst the {derisive cheers of the onlookera. « !

We were always under, tbo impression that Good Templars'were bound in every way to prevent the: liquor traffic being carried.;on, but an-exchango s'ys that a nice quegtioh has been .fraiied inthe Bay (VictoriiiJTeniperftncß Lodge as to whether a member of the Order of Good iTemplars;can.cirry'On^ the, bußiqpss qjf^ a^piiblicau.' The lodge ha» deoided by one vote that the member's obiigation ia not broken ; but groat dissatisfaction has been expressed at the verdict.■■■/--,: ; ';'"■■'■. \.' }-' ''■'."■'':/'':['[■■',-■ ;'...■

The returns of amalgam far the past week's crmhiDg at the! Waiorpngomai ba(tery were : Colonist, .lßlozs j New Find, 370 -z«..■•■•■■.'• ; -

Thb Thames Riflo Rangers are notified by Captain TJouglas to;parade at 7 3> p.m. sharp tormoriro'iir '(Thi)'raday). The parade U called half an hour earli jr than the. usual time to enable-members of 'tbq'oor'ps' to atjtend other meetings. ■/■■•' -'V;! %■■ :^.\;';;;\ : •■.;;"'; v -;':--;;" ••'; ..•

■1 Thhi''following will ba the teama in the football matoh EJuuraki y; Thames* Club, to be played on tb'e Waio-IJaraka Flat pn Satur* day afternoon t—Haqfaki; Anderson, Firi* mona, Ngara, Teba, Ngaru, Tupara, Tttmaki, Msnukau,. ;Webbj JWilson, Tasmati, B'fa, Waßk», Rota, Hubu.; emergencies—-Watone, TaifJtiri;; Netanei:; Thanrtes i >E to (2), Hindman, .Tr^gonningj^^ Sal!iT9n,(JLbwe,;^^J. iPatterloii,v^Lllan; B. 4 Newman,^-W. .Newman, JsaxigiwyTsaa\iati '.••'•: Beektnan, -Hand -;;Tajlop. Bnwr^nciestesHerliißr^ -^. and G. Nowinari.

. A poll of ratepayers in the Hastings Biding, on Ihe question of a special rate fcoj raise (he necessary funda to pay £ho proportion of tho amount about to be applied for under the Roads and Bridges Obstruction Act for expenditure iv the district, was taken yesterday. There -were two polling places—the Flora McDonald' battery, Tararu, and the schoolhouse, Hastings.; At the former only eight rotes were poiledj all in favor of the striking 6i the rate; and the result of the Hastings polling had not come to hand up to the timp of our going to press. TjbX Shortland Gomanttpo of Col. Fraser's supporters will mest to-night. ; Mb Ffei^ht will address tho T«raru Hectors io tbe Weeleyan soboolhouss this eTenr ing. -

Mast of our readers will regret to read of the death of Mrs Puckey, which occurred last nigbt at 10 o'clock. The deceased lady was well known in the district by her charitable actions and kindly disposition, and will be missed by many to whose temporal wants sh» has ministered.

Mb Beodik's addreaa to the Coromandel electors appears in our advertising columns.

A" totk of coif Hence was accorded'Mr Speight «fc a meeting held in the Parawai sohoo'room last night. Mr John Fiett occupied the chair. ' ■♦

A MBBMKff of Mr A. J., Cadman's friends and supporters was held in Mr Harcourt s office last night. There was a good attendance, and steps for securing the return of Mr Cadman for Corotnandol were taken.

The speoiarefforts which hare been made in Duncdin to raise funds to proceed wit-h the Catholic Cathedral have resulted in £1020 being raised. It is expected another £1000 will come from the country.

The Government yesterday received a cablegram from the Agent-General, stating that a further.conversion of New Zealand stock had been negotiated at satisfactory prices.' ■■'■ y \ . '']■ : .. ■' .■••.■'• '■. ; ,,. ;■ '';.■ y

Thb fore-compartment of the Triumph haying been temporarily made watertight, was pumped out yesterday morning, and the vessel was removed into deep water in Auckland harbor. ■■."■;. y : % ;

"Boaz," whose fourth Hamburg drawing is advertised elsewhere, informs us that'the four chief prizes ia the last drawing were distributed, as follows:—£300 prize, Wellington;; £150 do, Christchiirch; £100 do, Napier; £50 do, Wanganui j £50 do, Dunedin, v' ,£! ■ ■■' .'•*■;■:"■'' - . .'■