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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4846, 22 July 1884, Page 2

The manager of the New Prince Imperial telegraphed this morning:—" sOlbs. specimens, leading stope east, No. 6 level.-—Gh S. OlABK." ■■■'•I" ':/[ ■,;"'■' .'':'/-"--':\' '".. Yy . '';.'' : I?hb polling for the ■Western Maori District took place yesterday. At Shortland Mr Dearie presided, and the votes recorded were Hanriora Mangakahia (local candidate), 38; ■r-Major Te Wheoro (late member), 35; Sydney Taiwhanga, 8$ JJuke'te Ao, 1. Mr Stewart presided at Kerikeri, where Major Te Wheoro secured 10 Totes and Hamiora 8. Deticiive DooiiiK, ever on the alert in the interests of justice, received information' this morning that three boys, aged only between 9 and 12yearB,| had come down in the Enterprise from Auckland, and that on the trip they had been flashing considerably more money than was usual for such juveniles to possets, smoking cigarettes, and otherwise conducting themselves in a very •• fast" manner. He caught sight of the young scamps in Albert street about half-past six this morning, and followed them to a building in Pollen street, near the Stab office, where he found them in the act of dividing money. Jle arrested one named John Wingate, who seemed to be the principal, but the othor two got awayOn searching hie captive the detestive found in his possession two £1 notes, a sovereign, and 7s in silver, as well as a blue leather pocket book, which had apparently belonged to a lady. The boy (who we regret to learn is the son of Mr Robt. Winga'e, the late well known tributer) was brought up at the Court on a suspicion of having stolen property jn his' possession, and remanded till to-morrow. He has been running the Auckland Star, but it is hardly likely that the money found on him is from that source. Sergt.-Msjor Kiely telegraphed to Auckland about the matter, and received information to the effect that a larceny of five £1 notes, a sovereign, halfsovereign, and lome silver was perpetrated in a jeweller's shop in Victoria street at 8 o'clook last evening, and that some boys, who would probably tally with those who came to the Thames, were suspected. An honest candidate, on being questioned why he voted for and took «he full honorurium, replied—" My creditor* wanted it."

* Mb Kenbick announces elsewhere that the^ ofEciul declaration of this^ day's polling will" be made at noon on Thursday. An approximate declaration will be given as soon as possible after the poll ceases. Mr Burgess 'advertises that he will declare the result of the Coromandel poll on Fdday afternoon at Ooromandel.

This evening, Mr A. Balfe and Miss GL Duke open a seaaon at the Academy of Mueic. They advertise their show as under the patronage of Te Kooti. t . -\ Mb H. S. Fish, M.H.R. for Dunedin City South, has issued a writ for £5000 damages against Mr H. J. Walter, a late Mayor of Dunedin, for a libel contained in a letter pub* lislied in yesterday's Times charging Mr Fish with corrupt practices for sjme years, challenging an action, and naming his solicitors. The well-known Dunedin chief, Taiaroa, has been returned for the Southern Maori District.

. The natives of Parawai, and Viaitora from the upper country, were holding a lamentation at the runanga house, Parawai, to-day, over the decease of a well known cbieftainesa named Mere Titia Taraia, of the Ngati T»matera tribe, vho died ,at - eight o'clock last night. A great tangi will probably be held. Mebsbs Coombes and Co., announce in another column that Mr Job. Craig will continue the sale of the balance of their stock of drapery, clothing, &c, to-morrow, commencing at 11 o'clock.

A cueious case in surgery has lately! come under the notice of Dr. Wilkins, of Queen street Auckland. A father brought his son, about 9 years of age, to be cured of a squint which had bothered him for 4 years. ; Dr. Wilkins, on examining the inner part of the squinting eye, noticed the tissue was a little more raised than natural, and putting the tip of his finger upon the part, felt a hard, round body, that was immovable fixed against the eyeball. The doctor concluded that this body whatever it may be, was the true cause of the squint. The lad was put under the influence of ether by Dr. , Wilkins, who carefully cut down upon the prominence, and exposed a black round object, which he seized with a pair of strong forceps, and with much difficulty, extracted a piece of slate pencil nearly one inch and a half long, and as large round as a small sized pipe-stem. Upon questioning the boy, he said that one of his schoolfellows four years ago struck him in the eye with his fist and made it black and bleed a little, but he thought nothing of it at the . time, neither has he ever ' experienced any pain or inconvenience from it beyond the squint, The pencil had penetrated the tissues close to the eyeball, pinned it and passing on pierced the inner bones of the eye-socket.

Moeai. TtJjiriTUDE.—Blamo attaches to a jury of intelligent men when they condemn a man for crime whose moral nature bas been perverted by, indigestion, diseased lirer and kidneys. A thoughtful judge may well consider whether society would not be better served by ordering a bottle of Hop Bitters for the unfortunate in the dock instead of years of penal eerritude. Bead.