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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4862, 9 August 1884, Page 2

These was no fitting iv the Police Court tbii morning.

As will be seen by our telegrams, tho information received atd published by uj yesterday from Wellington—which was in a somewhat ostentatious manner contradicted by our con* temporary— turns oat to be more correct than the morning paper would hare it appear, ond perhaps desires. It will be seen that Sir Julius Vogel has been entrusted with the formation of a Miuistry, and is now engaged in that task.

The directors of the New Eureka Com* pany, Otunui, to-day came to an understand* ing 'with the County to put four men on to the road from the mine to the battery, but as there is quartz broken for starting and keeping the battery in full swin£ when cart* ing can be resumed, operatiocs will be suspended in the mine for a short time.

WeiiS, the Australian champion billiardplayer, armed here last night, and will play an exhibition match in the Pacific Hotel tonight. The manager of the New Prince Imperial Co. in another column calls tenders for sinking the main shaft.

Mb Albert Potter, of Auckland, well-known in connection with the inrention of a machine for scouring wool, has designed a mechanical contrivance for scraping kauri gum faster and better than by the hand.

Says the Auckland Telephone of last night: —The Thames steamer Eotomabana towed the Triumph round to the dock this morning, and in doing so met with a mishap, her propeller being broken by striking a piece of a log. She was brought around to Freeman's Bay, where the propeller is to be re-placed.

Postoabds, when prepaid in stamps (exclusive of the embossed stamp) at letter or book rates may now be forwarded to places beyond the colony. In the case of book* packets, the matter must come directly within the meaning of the bookpost regulations. Post-cards can be sent as letters to Victoria, South Australia, and Tasmania, if a penny stamp be affixed to them in addition to tbe embossed stamp. V

Ik the Police Court yesterday, after our report of the case in which tho native Benata Tamati was charged with stealing £43 15s, closed, Constable Law.deposed to finding the bag at a point 45ft frpm tho road in a direct line with the spot at wliich Campbell said he stooped to light his cigar. The,bag had evidently been thrown into the fern. -He arrested Benata, charging him with the larceny, but he denied the accusation. This was all the evidence, and Mr Miller then addresaed the Court in defence, claiming there was not one particle of direct evidence to show thai; accused had taken the bag, and asking for a dismisealof the case.—His Worship summed up the evidence, holding that though it was certain someone must hare thrown the bag into tho place where it was found, and a strong suspicion rested' upon accused, that, suspicion must be shared by the other per" sons who had passed along the road. Tho evidence was not strong enough to warrant a-. committal, and he must therefore dismiss the caso. ;- '-.•.'; -.■. ■ :'■; ■ . - '■-' . .-■ .•■

An attempt was made to dock the Triumph in Auckland yesterday, but she grounded off thefdock. The propellor was removed, but owing to the tides being bad it is,doubtful if the attempt will be successful at present.

Thk Hawea has been floated off the bask in the Masukau, aided by hawsers from four steamers.. ••■ ■■;'-■'■ ;'..'.'■ ' ••';■'..•. : ' ■'

4 Mb J. L. XiKBBtXA, of the New Zealand Herald, has been, appointed Parliamentary Committee reporter ia the room of Mr George Adams, who is promoted by the Hamard staa*. Mr yif. Spragg, formerly of the Otago Daily Times, has filled the vacancy on the Hansard staff caused by the resignation of Mr Drake.

The land ferer at Brisbane, Queensland, has reached an enormous height. The buyers are chiefly working men, to whom the capitalists Are felling. The high prices given for land it is impossible can continue.

Thb master of the barque Grasfcmere was fined £20 for OTer-loading Plimsolls mark, at Lyttelton yesterday; seteral irchei were submerged.

According to a Taranaki pupil teacher, the "Northern Hemisphere consists of more than two-thirds of the g lobe."

Ybstbbday morning the erection of tho hospital for small pox patients at Christchurch was begun. It is fituated about two miles from town on the City reserve, at the Sand Hills, and will contain nine" rooms..

In Auckland yesterday a man named El rich Norberg for : smuggling s^lbs of tobacco eff the 8.5.-lonic, was fined £3 and costs, or in default one month's imprison* mient. ..'" . ; -.;; '";•.•. .':... .■'■;■;. .'■■ ' ■ '; ■.■

Atjcki/ANB can pride herself on being the producer of the largest rope made ia New Zealand, if not in the colonies. The Auckland Fibre Manufacturing Company (Limited) has turned out a ropo eighteen inches in circumference. It was made from coir, and was hawser laid. This Company are now prepared to produce ever; description of rope.

Thb Waitemata election has been validated by an order in Council published in the "Gazette.-;-""' /:.'-.'. •:■■ • '■■'•.■'., •■ '' ■• ••" -..■'.■ :■.; ''■

v At the Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow even* ingi Mr E. H. Taylor will lecture on f 1 How has prophecy been fulfilled in the past?"'

The energetic Secretary of the Acclimatisation Sooiety has communicated . with the introducers of trout to our district, with a .view to the hatching of another bitch for the local Breams. The result has been that arrangements are bein/ made; for the reoepi ijn of 5000 or a in the Burke street, batching boxes,; and as soon as;they, are developod;^they „w»ll be distributed in the various streams in thedistrict. .

lir any proof were wanted of the continued rapid advancement of Auckland's suburbs, says the Telephone, one has only to take a run, out as far what wss v one known as the Surrey <¥[i]ls Estate, to find it. 'A great portion of this large tract of land is now being rapidly covered with handsoraeiy constructed houses of various deeigus, and v coneidcrubl.? number of business premises. There is no dobbt that during the next few years tliia 'healthy and pheasant district will becooie one. of the raost thickly populated neighbourboois 'datsideine:city.;.; •■ : -.: ; -.;""';■:;;'':- "'■•: - -■• ;••.

; At•■•» Salvation Army meeting in Wararapa, near Wellington, the presiding officer incited those present tp give their ex - periences of; conversion^, • Presently an old gentleman, a stranger to the district, went forward to give his'experience..; He started by expressing,his opinion that the Army made themselves too familiar wit h they name' of the Deity. This hardly ".suited the officer, who said that was not the sort of esperienca they wanted. The old gentleman was irrepressible; so the officer called out, •• Kbll the^charioit offer him," which evidently meant singing him down, for immediately a' swinging hymn was started, and the old gentleman had to subside. ■; '<:'■'■■'■:■:..:'■■i' J':''-:■:}■.'■:;■■■:]■-■•'-. •'■■■■."'.

Fxnts XRD BuGB, Beetles, insects, roaches ants, bed>buge, rats, mice, gophers, jackrabbit?, cleared out by " Rough on Bate. — Moiw Mom * 0o» Sydaey, Gecerwl AgeQti,

;'■■■: 'At the half-yearly: -meeting of the Bay of Islands Coal: Company ■ yesterday, the report; stated the sales of coal at 12,566 tons; The accounts showed a marked improvement on the previous half year. :

::Thb Lipb of an M.P.—An M.P., deploring the evil effects of London habits on the health,: said that/.were»it. no); for the Hop Bitters he could not lire througli -with the irregular hours lie was forced to keep. Said he : " As Boon as I feol weak and exhausted from long night sessions and meals at irregular hour*, I resort to my Hop Bitters instead of stimul »nts. The *egulate my bowels and keep my:appetite good, my brain clear, and my strength and health are preserved." See