Untitled

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4870, 19 August 1884, Page 2

'• Capt. Edwin telegraphed this afternoon 2— 0 Wifeh barometer; bad weather approaohiog. Glass farther fall, bat' rise after 12 baura; wind will change bj the west."

' Two men Buffering from accident* were" admitted into Ihe Hospital today. David Down* was this morning engaged changing backets at tho Big Pump, when a pieco of rußtj iron ran into his leg, inflicting a nasty wound quite four inches deep. The other case was that of Joaeph Wallan, employed at the Hihi bush. White jacking logs yesterday afternoon, one slipped an'djambed his hips. He wad carried down to the Hospital by his mates, and his injuries .were attended to. His case is not believed to bo dangerous.

A MBETiNft of. the County Council will be held on Tuesday next, fof the purpose of considering the adviaublenesa of sendiDg tbe County Chairman to Wellington during tbe session, with a view to pushing the most important interests of the Council before Parliament.

Thb Cnder-Secretiry of tho Mines Department has written to the County Council re the ireohold of the Ohinemuri tattlers' leases, forwarding the Gazjtto with the proclamation as to the lands being taken over by the Crown, and asking that a list of the holders of leases with in the Works, and the area held by each, be forwarded lor the consideration of the Government.

Thb County Council to-day rc£ol>ed to purchaeo a boat to replace the one washed away on Saturday last from the Karangahake ierry, Ohinemuri.

Tesdsbs (or clearing Blips on tho Tapu road are invited by tho County Council.

The annual examination for tho Auckland Grammar School Scholarships commenced to«dny at the Waio-Karaka -School' Mr McArlbur, of the Auckland Training School, bsing the "examiner, assisted by Measra W. .May and W. Newton. The competitors do sot write their names on the i papers, a number being substituted, so that the judges cannot be guilty of favoritism. The subjects taken to-day were grammar, geography, and political economy, to»morrow arithmetic and composition will be taken, on Thursday the subjects will be Shakeipear*, agricultural, chomistry (boys), and needlework (girli), while the examination will ctose on

Friday with history and laws of health. It will be eeen by the following that the gi/ls greatly, outnumber tho boy?, the latter only being represented by seven competitors, while * there are fifteen girls 5 — Waio-Karai-a Sohool: Alfred Atkinson, John F^Moorcraft, Alfred Otter, Robert Harry Paterson, Jessie A. Burns, Sophia Wilson. Kjwaeranga Boys' School: W. E. H. Bates, Thomas Wm. Hammond, W. E. Johns, Mary Blakely, Elizabeth Gibbon*,- Isabella Laurie, Amy C. Phillips, Elizabeth Savage. Tararu 8ohool: James Ktmlin, Florence Fletcher, Annie Hall, Emma Heighway. Kauaeranga Girls' School:' Sarah Ann Goad ; Elizabeth Qibb, Mary A. Moreton, Mary McQuade, Jane Eabe, Kutn Brown (Kauaerariga Boys' School), and Dorothea Kilian and Eliziboth Munro (Wiuorongomai) were absent.

The damage done to tho Moanatairi Creek culvert underneath the Caledonian G.M.Co.'s mullock tip by the heavy rain proves io be more serious than was first expected. The culvert has collapsed 4t a point about 350 ft from the lower end, the 250 ft higher up hare become blocked, it will prove no easy matter to repair the break, for fear of the water damned back suddenly bursting through.

Tbayjb'iiehs "along the road from here to Coromandel report that heavy slips have thoroughly blocked the road near the Mata aud Die-hard streams, and that communication with Waikawau is now cut off until the slips are cleared. •

The Kaihu Valley Railway works will be steadily prosecuted, the new capital requisite to their extension having been raised in London. A cable message, dated 14th inst., was received in Auckland yesterday, intimating that the 500 debentures of £100 eabh had been successfully placed on the London market.'. The directors of the Kaihu Valley Bail way. Company have already spent £ 10,000 in building.a large wharf at Dargaville, in completion the first section of tha line, and in erecting 'necessary buildings, including a stationmaster's house. The line is surveyed for its length, and working plans a-o prepared,-so that oil is in readiness to proceed vigorously with the work of making (ho remaining part ofthejine. ■■ . '

Tans brjgantinq Lipwing, of 243 tons, and commanded by J. Watts, arrived in the firth from en Australian. port last night, and anchored off Tararu. The captain did not come ashore, but, being exempt from pilotage, guided his Teasel: up to Bsgnall's mill with this afternoon's tide. The Lapwing hails, we understand, from Kockhampton, which port she "left 13 days ago, and comes here in ballast to load timber for Australia, her destination being in all probability Rockbamptori.

Telte»b*ms from Te Aroha report that the late rains have done damage to -the tramway to the extent of £.100. The worst slip; occurred in the heavy cufctiug near the luvernesa mine, where thi cutting is filled up,! and large quantities of earth have gone over and into the gully beneath, ' .

A MAN named William Liwler, a gumdigger, formerly of the 65th Eegiment,. has cut bis throat at Masganui Bluff Hotel. He; tried- to drown and hang himself "on the previous evening. ;; : ;

The case Q. Thorno, junr., v. the Q-oy* ertimenfc Insurance Commissioner ■will be taken in the Wellingtoq Supreme Court, on the;26th inst. , . -

The state,of the District Hospital for the weekending the 17th inst. was aa follows:— Remained, 21; admitted 4 j discharged, 5 j died, 1; remaining (3 females, 16 males), 19.

Tee judges got through their duties yes^ torday at the -^postponedDunedin baby ahow. Amongst the happy, fathers of the prize* takers are a doctor and a solicitor.

At the inquest ou the man named Wm. H. Peice, found burnt to : death on Sunday at* ;W-anganui,>,tbe jury returned- a verdict that deceased died from the effects of being burned, in a,furfce hedge, but how the fire occurred there was no evidence to show.

An examination of itbeßiDgarooma.shpwa that four or fire plates on the pQrt side about" the" bilge are dented 5 "14 feet of the keel and fpre-foob, and about 10 feefc of her stern, with a proportionate quantity of that part of t!ie vessel comprising tlie collision bulkheads, are' carried away. Captiin Tczor's report states : —Sailed from Port Chalmers for Lyttelton at 4.45 p.m. on Friday, the weather being fine. At 11 p.m. the fog commenced to rise. At midnight ordered tho fog whistle to be kept ' going, apd examined the log. At .4 a.m..the fog having become very dense, put'the engi- I nes " dead' slow." At 5 am. tho log was 1 again examined, and recorded 115 miles. Altered the course half a point off to clear j the land; fog atill very thick; At SSO a.va.l the vessel struck. Immediately sounded the" hold, and found no water.. Had the. boats swung oat and provisioned ; put all the pas ] sengers, mail-bags, and whatever valuables wsre on board into the boats, which, wore ordered to proceed to Akaroa eouthward and gain tho harbor. After the boats had got well clear, mode tho first attempt to get her off. ,Put the engines " full speed astern," but without, mccess, so stopped them. After a few minutes again tried the engines astern, and with bMtor effect, the steamer coming off. Tried her again, and found no water> 'febr'lv called the boats back, and took them aboard with the pa3seugfr3 aod mails.: # Arrived at. Lyltelton wharf without mishap at 1 p.m. '■:('■

The follow ing-is from a rocent issue of the; Poverty Bay 'An "account for a? pistol came before the Borough Council last night, at which members pricked up their ears. The Mayor explained that it had been bought far the Inspector, a3 being the moat ready way of despatching unclaimed and un> registered dogs. He adcUd that, if members got tired of their lives, it might catno in vorv bandy for another purpoar, and save needless expesiße. Mr Townaley suggested that another pistol should be purchased, and lint the twtf bs placed on the table at v each meeting. Mr Joyoe hinted that they might be tequived if Te Kooli came down.

Facts. —Close confinement and careful atte tion to all factory woik gives tho operatives pallid faces, poor appetites, languid, miserable feelings, poor blood, inactive liver, kidneys, &0,, and all the physicians and medicine in the world cannot hep them unless fchey get oat of doors or use Hop Bitters. None need suffor if they will use it freely. See

Wells' "Rough oh Cobns." —Ask for Wells' "Kough on Corns." Quick relief, oompleto permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Mob* and Co., -Sydney, Gonoral Agents.