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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4892, 13 September 1884, Page 2

The manager of the Imperial telegraphed to-day:—" 2cwt. specimens western stop?s, No. G level j very fuir show still left.— Or. S. Oiaek." The Borough Council have apparently made a good job of the Kuranui Hill culvert. They have raised the floor of it to the old level of the road, given the water a Btraight run out to sea in a strong culvert, with a good fall at the mouth, and have then made up the road on either side. This latter part of the work is hardly finished yet, no graval having been placed upon the f jotwey. The fifth competition for the prizes recontly presented to the Naval Artillery took place today, the rangeß being 200, 300, and 500 yards, 7 Bhots at each. The weather this morning was very unfavorable. The scores were— Weir, 89 j Floyd, 79 ; Gill, 79 j all the competitors being in the first class. I A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Rowiug Club will be held on Monday night, as per advertisement elsewhere. We informed our readers some time back that this club was in process of formation, and there is every reason to suppose success will attend the efforts of its promoters, as numerous promises of membership have been received. It is intended, if the club is formed, to enter a whaleboat at the next Auckland regatta. The police are still pursuing their search in quest of the missing man Dixon. Up to the time of our going to press no further tidings of him were to hand. A vbby amusing publication has reached us* Its title is " Southern Parables," by Edward Tregeur. The hits in it are really clever, and a perusal of the work is well worthy of the time given to it. The anniversary services of tke Primitive . Methodist Church will be conducted to-mor-row morning, afternoon, and evening, by the Rev. W. S. Potter, of Auckland. The soiree and public meeting will be held on Tuesday evening, when 'Mr D. Gtoldie will take the Chair, and addresses will be delivered by the "Rev. Potter and others. At the Oddfellows' Hall, Bhortland, tomorrow evening the service will be conducted by Mr E. H. Taylor, Mb Isaac Ssujr will deliver a Freethought lecture on " Darwin and Moses" at the Academy of Music at eight o'clock to-morrow evening, the charge for admission being Is. In reply to "Enquirer," who wishes to know the date and year on which the Great Eastern was launched, we may state that the | leviathan was ready for launching in November, 1857. Either the ship {which weighed 12,000 toEs) was too heavy, however, or else ll»«. olvfo woo too groduul, for it required several attempts, between November 3rd, 1857, aDd January 31st, 1858, and an expenditure of £60,000, to effect the launching. She was then fitted up, and made her first voyage, across the Atlantic, in June, 1860, leavinn Southampton oa the 17th, and arriving in New York on the 28th. At the last meeting of the Auckland City Council it was decided that the Public Library should be open on Sundays from 2 to 9 p.m. Thb telegraph wires were down south ol Tarawera, near Napier, this afternoon, and communication with Wellington was therefore suspended. This will no doubt account for the paucity of our telegrams to-day. A meeting of ehareholders in the New North Devon is convened for Monday, at 430 p.m., at Mr Or. Harcourt's office. The District Scholarship examination has resulted in relation to Thames pupils as follows:—8, Emma J. Heighway, aged 13, Tararu, 752; 9, J. Kimlin, 14, Tararu, 752; 10, Florence E. Fletcher, 15, Tararu, 750; 15, T. W. G. Hammond, 15, Kauaeranga Boys', 722 } 28, S. Wilson, 16, Waio-Karaka, 665; 32, A. Atkinson, 13, Waio-Karaka, 653; 36, B. H. Paterson, 13, Waio-Karaka, 633. Of the unsuccessful candidates, Jessie Burns* Waio-Karaka School, received 720 marks, but failed in needlework. As it is necessary that fifty per cent, of marks must be obtained in all subjects, probably this has lost her a scholarship. Many of our readers will notice with pleasure that Mr Willraott's popular dramatic and comedy organisation are to visit the Thames ag*iu. They have been having a most successful season in Auckland since leaving hero six weeks ago, and their performances have been highly spoken of by the Press. They open in the Academy of Music next Saturday, and will no doubt be liberally patronised. . Babsains in dress materials and trimmings, flannels, calico, shirts, hosiery, &0., are now being offered at Mrs J. Bowler's, Pollen street. The sale commenced to-day, and as Mrs Bowler is leaving the Thames in a week, it will continue for seven days only, and the goods then on hand will bo sold by auction. Mb D. A. Camebon, one of the oldest runholders in Lake County, Otago, is throwing up bis run at the Nokoroai through the keui«, which, if not more numerous, are, according to report, becoming greater adep's at tbe destruction of sheep. "Formerly the birds used to armor and worry, but now they kill outright. There is not » run which includes mountainous country but is more or )etß plagued with the infliction, and on one spur alone on one mountain range in the Wakatipu, a runholder lost no less than 1000 sheep during last year. The Wairarapa Daily says:— Messrs Wyley, of Carterton, are to-day starting work with a novelty in this part of the country in the way of sawmills. It is entirely a Yank«e notion. The mill is portable, and in two days can be moved to any parfc where sawing is required to be done. We think that this is a step in the right direction, as it; will enable owners of small holdings to work up their timber to a profit. The statement that the Laetingham had broken up is incorrect, the vessel being in the same position as when lost. THJ. Suva Times of August 13 says :-«Mr Baker has not , ai led to do all which in him lies, in order that the trade of Great Britain may be checked in Tonga. His animus against those of his own nationality U not toe iea»t

marked feature of his character, when oireumstaßces favor its development. In hie strenuous endeavor to injure British traders, he has oaused the articles of the treaty entered into between the Queen and King George to be disregarded, so far as the placing of Her Majesty's subjects on the footing of the most favored nation, be concerned. This has been set straight by the Espirgle, but not before it was needea. Jhere is trouble in store at Tonga. It is not difficult to forvsee how it will end. But in the meantime, we ropeat, there is troublo in store. The Auckland Herald of Thursday says :- The attendance at fchegenertil parade on Tuesday evening was exceptionally good, over 300 volunteers (the largest muster Bince the inspection by the late Native Minister, Mr Bryce) being present. This satisfactory turnout evidently does not indicate any deterioration in the efficiency of the forae since the in- ' augurafion of the new regulations. Now that I the men understand the spirit of the new regime, the disaffection which was at first ap^ parent is rapidly dying out, and the greater etnngeucy serves to create a more earneßt feeling in tho vntious corps. A Tirnann irv>. nJ „■-,*■ „„!.;.» t^i • i

-a. iu.ußT imi uaent robbery, with violence, was committed on Tuesday afternoon in Auckland by three youths, whose ages range from 18 to 22, named John and Goorge Evans (brothers) and George Head, a notorious larrikin. It appears that a respectable woman, Mra Mary Ann Smith, was pasaiDg through the Western Park in broad daylight, when she was suddenly assaulted by three young men, one of whom Bhe can identify, who caught hold of her and threw her down, one holding her arms, anolher placing his hand over her mouth, while the third forcibly to^k her bag containing a £1 note, and 17s 6d in (silver. The robbers immediately decamped. Mrs Smith gave information of the assault and robbery to the police, and tho prisoners were arrested yesterday. One of the prisoners has made a partial confession to sharing the plunder.-—Star. "You Doh't Know Thbib Value."— "They cured me of biliousness and kidney complaint, as recommended. I had a halfbottle left, which I used for my two little girls, who the doctors and neighbors said could not be cured. lam confident I should have lost both of them one night, if I had not bad the Hop Bitters in my house to use. That ij why I say you do not know half tho value of Hop Bitters, and do not recommend them highly enough." See