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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4869, 18 August 1884, Page 2

The heavy rain on Saturday nfgbfc caused the Xaraka Greek to oveiflow at Pollen street, flooding the bouses and shops or* the southern side as far as Mr Clark's, watqjunaker, while residents on the north side o0 also seaward of the bridge, hacT tjmr'gardens flooded. The culvert is now nearly filled with debris. TheHape Greek was also very much swollen, bringing down a large amount of sand and gravel, but the only damage done was washing away a portion of the public fence, and destroying the approaches to the footbridge close by the pound. Landslips have taken place in all directions, and a large one up the Moanatniri Creek has corered the mouth of the Whau level; The floods appear to hare been severely felt in the neighborhood of Paeroa. Persons who came down, the river on Salnrday report that near the Junction the whole country was inundated ; in some cases boats could be rowed right up to the doors of the bouses, and the cattle" were standing up to their middles in 'water. -' Thi funaral ot the lata Mr Chaa. Stephenson took place yesterday afternoon, and was . largely attended. Ghreat difficulty was experienced in getting the cofen up to the cemetery, owing to the dreadful state of > the road. The County Council decided ab its lust meeting, that the worst places on the road should be repaired, and several men were put on a short time ago with this object, bat they hare made it worse than before. A Jot of surface earth .has been thrown into the ho'lows, and the road taewbjpartly levelled i thia was all right'so lojsgM the fine'weather lasted, but when the rain dame fche " repaired " places •peedily became rentable " slougba of d,es«

pond." The horses drawing the hcarso got fairly bogged last week, and yesterday Mr Biker would not face the worst portions, gr> the coffin had to -be carried from below Mr Cotfpet's gate -by the followers. This road has now heen open 14 years, and ib is a crying 'sVaineHKat after this lapse of time it should ,be •'impassible. We understand, however, that the Council are* now having level*taken with a view to see in what, way the road can best be improved.

Thb s.s. Waitoa came down from Te Aroha in the quick time of five hours and fire minutes on Saturday.

The Police Court was-not opened" this morning j .the..police were notable to secure even au inebriated one to be adjudicated'

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Dubino the heavy rain on Saturday night, a fishing amuck made fast to the railway bridge (.cross the Uape Creek, Shortiand, was carried away by tbe fresh. It sunk opp»sito Shortlond Wharf, and Fothing more was seen of it, to it is supposed to ha\e been carried out to sea. It was tbe property of the.late Wilson, fisherman, but he having died intestate it had been taken possession of by the police. It was not of any great value, being old.

A SliP occurred on Saturday night on the County water-race, and the batteries and Queen of Beauty pump were in-consequence* ■topped to-day. Mr Law had men on clearing away tbe fallen earth , yesterday and to-day, and it was expected that the water would be turned on again this afternoon.

The Mutual Improvement Association, at their meeting this' evening, will discuss a paper on ''; 45: years colonial expeiience" con* tributed by one of its members. Interesting matter ia promised, and. a good attendance » 'expected." ■;■■•:.■■ .' •;•■•.■.'. ■.../>* '." .:-' ■■ The topsail]sohopner; Endearor, Gapfci Rui; ton, arrived here from Auckland in ballast at midrday, ,aod at once sailed; np. : the Thames mer.; She will load timber at Bagnall's millprobably for a Southern port.

It has been estimated that tho resources of tbe colony, if properly developed are equal to supporting 25,000,000 people.

The Star wants to know •' Who believes there is any danger of depopulation in this colony ? Last year £1000 worth of perambulators were imported into New Zealand.''

Capt. Haultain, who left here last week in sole charge of the ketch Beliauce, has, we understand, managed to safely take her into Auckland harbor.

A SON of John Keatley, storekeeper, Kawakawa, aged 4 years, was drowned in a hole 14 inches deep, dug for a fencing post.*

Mb J. -.&. ,Hoii>BWpjiTHi : Cpmmissioner of Crown; Lav^df, died in Wellington on Saturday night from paralysip. ' •■' ;=

Thb Te Aroha News reports that on Tuesday last a miner named Robert Nelson, occupier of a one'room shanty at Wniorongomai, had Iris house broken into and tbe sum of £1 15a abstracted from a carpet-bag while he was at work.

..A T£LEaBAM from Wanganui jegtiarday jßßys :—-An, elderly man Darned Brice, jbelongirig to !PieldiDgi was found dead nfar to the Wanganui racecourse ~t.bi« morniiip. His body was diecoTered in a small creek. The body was one mass of burns, from head to foot. He is supposed to hiTesleptin a hedge 'nearby, which _..wa.B muchburnt, and to^haTe crawled to tbe creek for safety.^ «t»i^_. ■"■■.' -\-\ -.■•■ ■-' ■ . '■■ ■ :-i<:x-*---.-'«Ff%tS?%s AX act of sacniege was committed on:.Sa'tur!-V day Dight',in \.the.cPorfc. Cbalmers church. Th c re'stry wa a forcibly entered J and the:, lids of, eleren contribution„.'boxes were wrerched ■ off, "and 'the cotttehts;stoleb. The thieves laid sWnes and s wood dutside thp-Teetry )rin^iow by which they entered to preVetrfainy tricee of their footmarks being seen. '? -ijiv ■■'■ :v«,.:,,-.,;.•,.?■ . ; :.,-,./• .■■.';,.' . V P, ■:• ■ ■■■ i' r *'.\ ':jsi!; : 'cpmeß-'frbin South; Jtfnca ,to the effect that a man was drugged by his i^ife and her lover and buried,j»h>«v A few days aft^rithe burial BUipicibn%«g arbuaod as to the cause, of the man's' deatnV and the grave,was opened, when the body showed, unr mis table signs of■ having beten preteiaturely "Interred. The principal mi this diaboli al crime was arrested and placed in the Uitenhage (Prison lo await trial vai-ttbe Pretoria Assizes. ■ v.v;v^H.;:.;>;;H':::. .

*?rMr B. Hethhbin&to», draper, Pollen st. ;tias just received bis First Shipment of Spring ■and- Summer Goods per steamer^*' lonic," direct from London.—£Advt.3

; EUbis^Olbße confinement .and careful ;aiteotion to all factory work gives the operatives pallid faces, poor appetites, languid, miserable feelings, poor bloody inactive liver, kidneys, &0., and all the physicians and in the world cannot^ help' them unleiit, they get out of doors or use Hop Bitters. None need suffer if theywill use U, \ freely." See .-.''. ':'" ■:.y \\ ' ]'• ■