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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4899, 22 September 1884, Page 2

Footbam players on the Waio-Karaka Flat had in future take care that their clothes are left in charge of someone while they are engaged in the game. On Saturday some of the contestants hung their ordinary garments in Mr Arnold's stables as üßual, hut when they repaired thither to resume them at the conclusion of the game j several of them found that some mean thief had rifled the pocket?, one player losing no less than 15s.

Wiixmott's dramatic and comedy company, who were unable to play oh Saturday night, will appear in the Academy of Music this evening, when the touching drama of " Struck Oil" will be produced, and will, we doubt not, attract a good house.

.About 30 persons attended the joint meeting of members of football, cricket, and athletic clubs, held at McLiver's on Saturday night, Mr J. Thomas in the chsir. The proposal to hold an athletic demonstration was discussed at length, and it was resolved to hold one on December Ist, the following being appointed a coramibteo to make the necessary arrangements :—Messrs Gillies, P. Hall, D. Henderson, M. 0. Hickoy, McConnell, McGregor, McLean, McKeil, Murray, O'Brien, J. Thomas, and Tregonning.

At the Police Court this morning, before L. J. Bagnall, and N. Kenny, Eeqrs., J's.P., a " drunk," was fined ss, or imprisonment till the rising of the Court. A small boy was charged with stealing two cheqoes from the office of D. E. Gellion. Mr Lush appeared for the accused, and pleaded guilty. Sergt.Major Kiely detailed the facts of the case, and the circumstances which led up to the boy's arrest, which from the evidence given by Constable Herbert were as follows:—The boy went into Mr Gellion's office on an errand, and seeing the cash-box open he abstracted a cheque from it for the sum of £o 2s; this be cashed, and spent part of the money, the balance being recovered. On a subsequent joccasion he [had to again visit the office, and repeated the operation, this time taking a cheque for £8 88, which he eventually destroyed. The disappearance of the cheques was discovered, and this youth was questioned by the police, when at first he denied any knowledge of them, but subsequently admitted having taken the cheques. Mr Lush, while admitting that there was little excuse to offer for the accused, pleaded that the boy had an excellent character previously, was a good and attentive boy to his mother, he had been already punished" by the loss of his billet, and otherwise, and he craved the leniency of the Bench on behalf of the accused. The Bench carefully considered the caee, and thought that seeing that arrangements for the repayment of the money had been made the caee would be met by ordering the boy's father to enter into a surety for £20 for the boy's good behaviour for twelve months and the payment of costs. The detection of the offender was due to Constables Herbert and Hogg.

A large number of mourners and members of the various local lodges attended the funeral of the late Mr J. Rattray yesterday. Mr E. T. Wildman conduoted the Masonic burial service at the grave.

To-night at the Mutual Improvement Society's meeting a papsr will be read on 11 General Garfield," by Mr C. B. Davies.

An interesting football match was played on the Waio-Karaka fiat on Saturday between the Thamea and Miners (combined) and a Shortland-Hauraki team. During the first spell of thirty-five minutes, Otter secured a "touch-down" for the latter team, but the resulting try for goal by Watena failed to increase the score, and in the second portion of the game Irwin, after a maul in goal with McNeil, Becured another touch, which was not converted into a goal. This was all the scoring done, so that the Shot tland • Haurakis won the match by four points. In the mntch played by the Tararu and Moonlight Clubs, the latter won by two touchdowns (four points), both obtained by Douglas.

A HtiMBES of properties in the estate of W. W. Taylor were sold by auction on Saturday, realising a total of about £26,000.

ChiAElNi's circus opened in Auckland on Saturday night, there being 4000 people present.

The twelve hours' Auckland walking match for £50 aside resulted in a win for Stevenson, who covered 58 miles 29 laps; A. Hendry broke down at the 48r,h mile.

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