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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4844, 19 July 1884, Page 2

Eiection notices for tl is evening appear elsewhere ~a» follows:—Mr W. Fraser will ad* dreis the Shortland electors in the Shortland Public Eall at, 8 o'clock, end special meetings of bis Central and Shortland Committees will be held at 7 o'clock. A special meeting of Mr Speight's Committee is called for 7-30 o'clock ; Mr Cadman's Committee and sup" porters meet at 7.30 o'clock, and Mr Brodie's i Moanatniri, Waiotahi, and Eu-eka Committees meet at the Waiotahi schoolroom at 6 30 p.m. Theeb interesting lectures are announced to bo delivered to-morrow night. At the i Oddfellows' Hall, Mr E. H. Taylor will speak on the burning question .of " Land Tenure,' ' basing his remarks on the J^th Terse of the sth chapter of IS'ebemiah ; tbe Key. Si JNeili'i subject at the Presbyterian Church will be " Makirg Elertion Sure," and the Rev. H. Bull, at the Grahamstown Wesleyan , Ciurch, will lecture on " God in History " Mb Speight addressed a large meeting of ' electors in tbe Shortland Publio Hall last night, Mr J. W. Thompson being in the chair. A large number of questions-wore asked and answered at the close of the address, ard a vote of confidence, embodying a pledge that tbe meeting should do its best to return him at the head of the poll, was passed. - Bx an advertisement appearing ia another 1 column it will be seen that Mr Bickits will run busses from the Pacific corner to Purir j on Tuesday^ next at 8 and 10 o'clock a.m., in order to enable Tauranga electors to^record their votes. Thb Navals today fired tbe second competition for tbe prizes recently presented. In the morning, Weir (first class) made 76, and Allen (third class) 39. Ia the afternoon the scores were—Johns (Ist class) 65, and Dare (let class) 63. The Big Pump was at a standstill all to* day, owing to the pin connecting the piston* rod with'the main pump-rod breaking this morning. The damage was not serious, and the manager expected to start again some time this evening. The football match .Hauraki' (native) v. Thames Club is being played on the WaioKarnks Flat as we go to press. The Thames men did not all roll up, and their places had to be filled from the Miners' Club. The Maoris) were forced down.fin the first two minutes, but soon played more strongly, and pressed their opponents very hard. An act of political chivalny, probably unique in[the annais of electioneering, occurred during the week in Auckland. One of the candidates tor an important electorate, after addressing a large meeting, and receiving a vote of. confidence, drove to his opponent's meeting, which was being held the same evening, and, asc rtainiDg that no reporter was present, " took a note " of the proceedings, and afterwards went to the Herald Office with his report, which was duly published. 'Tis not in candidates to command success, but that one, Sempronius, at least deserves it. — Heirald. The general monthly clean up at Waiorongomai will take place on Monday next, when a return quite equal JLo, if not better tban, the last month's is expected. The amount of amalgam on hand so far is greater now than it was a month ago. , The committee of the Methodist Union met at Christcburch on Wednesday and Thursday. After considerable discussion arrangements were made which i( is believed will greatly facilitate urion. All left feeling thai the supposed hindrance bad been effectually desk with, and the cause largely promoted. The South Pacific Petroleum Company, carrying on operations near Oisborne, has let a contact to Mr W. J Weaver, the late mine manager, to put down a bore 1000 feet. The bore will be put down on the Waingnromia Flat. Mr Weaver is very sanguine of ulti-n-nto euccees. The site chocen by him v 570 feet nbovo the *ea level, and 500 feet'below tbe present site of operations Thb last Government Gazette closes the Graharoetown Gaol, end appoints the Short* land institution as the local place of detention. Sergt. Murphy has been gazetted gaoler. Thr great auction sale' at Cjotobes and Cb.'s, Grahamitovrn, was very fairly attended jes ,terd»y, end the bidding was b-uk. The sale was continued to-day, but the results were hardly so satisfactory The go' d* were knocked down at low prices, and anyone who is in want of wearing apparel, &c, should pay the ehup a •visit on Monday, the closing day of the sale. ; ' THO9.; ?KBt,TOif, one of the men employed oh the l Te 'Arolia ' tramway, was severely; injured in getting crushed; between llimo ' waggons whilst in theVperfoimance of his ;du!yioa Thursday. .Dr. ■Bulkly was jmmfef.diaj ely sent for,and attended j to his wounds. He is suffering a goed. deal of pain inwardly, but it is not thought .that his 'injuries-will :prove fatal... V- 1 •■-... -\'\>. '; ..l'.:'-.' ••■.-..■•'.■■•' ''"'■'■': V A . TiivsipvvCT has arisen in Auckland between the tramway authorities and the cabin m in referenco to tbebecupation of the cab he trams ha»ing commenced running - Insp ctor Groldie,' at the instance" of the' Tramway Oompanyj gave no'ice.to-the cib drivers to vacate Ihe Stands.'. ■••■The m itjotity refused to ;do s3,' and their names were taken and sub* | milted to the City Council.-."• The matter has been referred to the City Solicitor* the Miyor 'giving notice that he would,move at the next meeting* the by-law "appointing the present cabstands be rescind edj and the appointment of..neWr:ones cb.nsidere t d. ,: ; -■. ,;; .■• ; An extraordinary, meeting df the ■-. sharehblders4)f the MagabliaG M.Co. was held ohThursday afternoon, in .Auckland; Mr S. C. Mackj in; the chair. The fqllpwing gentleinen:were eleefid'neiir directors'^Messrs; Wv S. W«l«»n , fit. CX Payne;*nd T. Maeky, juns,.■:;. icrigyißrs^/oflbedridden sicknessand suffer- 1 ing. costing;*4o; per : year; tola 1|£240, all of which was stoiped by three bottle* of Hop Bitters taken by my wife, yrhohaß done her own houiework for a year tioce without the loss of a day, and I want every tody to know itfor Jititit betisli'^J#^^

isfiie that an Aueklind married man (had. eloped with a married woman, and that they : were supposed to have gone to Sydney. We now learn from the Star that the levanters have been arrested- at Nelson, whither they would appear to have proceeded by the ,Hawe^i:S : -!rhe;'tvamea;of--ihocpup'o are^HanV ■Pet^H»nseri^:eoritr'actor^l^ arid Mr« Campton^ of Freeman's; Bay^f; The man left i wife to whom he wa* only married some «ix months ago, while the woman »p pears to have deserted her husband add[three children, Taking one child with her. A VFBT important ttiaing judgment was delivered at Grej mouth Ah is week by Judge Broad. The cue arose out of a rue made by Warden S'ratford which imposed certain conditions on applicants for mining privileges. The conditions were -asfollows:—That the site shall not bo held go as to interfere with any existing rights, nor at any t me prevent the working of "any auriferous ground in its vicinity; that on either of the above contingencies, or should gold in payable quantities be traced into the ground, it shall ba given without compensation for arta or, improvements ; th it head arid tail races may be constructed through it on the above terms, unless it can be shown that they can be carried clear of the arta on equally advantageous terms as to the working of the ground and cost." His Honor considered this opposed to the policy of the law, and. .usurping the powers reserved by the;:. Act for the* Governor. He says:?—"lf there is any necessity for imposing such a condition, there Mists a valid j-eaaon for refusing the grant altogether. The Warden exceeded his power in making such a rule.'* The, judgment" of the Warden's Court was revewed, and judgment entered! for the appellants, with coits of action. :. :••■...•; ..'. .';- ..-",,.;■'■;:.■,■•- ■!'■■■'■.,:'>',;' Thb body of Mr Alexander Menzies, drown' d last Monday week at Tnuranga, was yesterday found by some natives. FiiK3 and Bxtg3, Beetles, insects, roaches ants, bed-bugs, rats,. mice, gopher.", jackrabbits, cleared. out by "Hough on Bats. — Moses Moss & Co.. Sydney, Geaeral Agents.