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Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4923, 20 October 1884, Page 2

A SPECIAI meeting of the Harbor Board was held in the Borough Council Chambers at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Present: Messrs Bagnuli (in the chair), Brodie, Carpenter, Kilgour, Head, Price, McQ-owan, and Murdoch. The position of the Board, and the necessity for steps being taken to get Government assistance in improving the harbor was pointed out by Messrs Bagnall, Brodie^ Carpenter, Kilgour, and oUiere, ard finally it was proposed by M> B »gnal), seconded by Mr Carpenter, and carried, " That a draft bill be prepared by the Harbor Board solicitor to enable the Government to convey tojthe Thames Harbor Board an endowment of land, and to contain provision empowering the inhabitants to rate themselves for harbor purposes, and that the Government arid members of the die. trict be communicated with, with a view to having the bill passed this session."

Thb commencement of the work in connection with the erection of a telephone wire between here and Tapu commenced on Saturday last, at this end of the line, and the work it is anticipated will be completed, and connection established with Tapu, within three

weeka.

The formation of a Lawn Tennis Club haa been for some time thought of at the Thames and on Baturdny evening the proposal took a definite shape. The Club was named "The Hauraki Lawn Tennis Club," and the following officers were appointed:—Mr N. Fitz. Gerald, secretary; Mr J. M. H. Lush treasurer j who with Mr J. H. Smith and three ladies to be elected will form a committee of management. A number of mem" bers of the Club were enrolled. The committee was instructed to proceed about the selection of a ground, the preparation of rules, and to report to a future meeting.

As will be seen by an announcement in another column, Messrs Clark and Eyman's great comedy company will open in the Academy of Mueic to-morrow night. They have been playing in Auckland, and the entertainments are said to be most amusing.

Messbs Bagnaix and Kenny, J's.P., presided at the Police Court this morning. A <( drunk" who had been admitted to bail did not appear, and a fine of 5s and coßfcs waa recorded against him, the nmonnt to be deducted from the purety of £1. A young man named Joseph,Simpson, arrested by Detective Doo'an ofl Setilrday night, was charged with stealing £16 from P. Sheehy, atPceroa, on the 13th inst. Sergt. Kiely asked for a remand f r three days, to which prisoner's coursel (Mr Luah) did not object, but applied for bail, the liberty of prisoner being necessary to enable him to get some information for the defence. To thiß proceeding Sergt.-Msjor Kiely demurred, as it might hinder the police in working up the case, the facts' of which were briefly that Sheehy had dropped j about £16 in noteß, thinking he had placed I them in his pocket, in accused's presence. Prisoner admitted having picked up a bundle of notes, and had changed some which corresponded with those lost. The Bench granted the remand asked for, and allowed bail, prisoner himself in £50, and two sureties of £50 each. As accident, entailing somewhat serious consequeaces, occurred at the Big Pump at an early hour this morning, the portion of the piaton known as the "junk-ring" breaking. Messrs Price Bros, have the work of fasting and fitting a new one in hand, and will execute the commission with all possible Bpeed, but it will probably be Friday or Saturday before the pump starts work again, which means that fully another we<k will elapse before the 640 ft.. level will be dry, and the Caledonian Low Level able to resume work. In the meantime ladders are being placed in the lower portion of the shaft. We have before called the attention of the Borough Council to the dangerous rat-holes which exist in the asphalt foatpath on the east side of Pollen street. These are espe? cially numerous in front of Mr Veale's late store, and more than one accident has oscurred here through ladies inadvertently Btepping infco them, A mishap of this nature occurred two or three days ago, and the sprained ankle resulting is not wall enough yet for the lady to get about as usual. The Council should see that repairs are effected without delay, it being their duty to keep the pathß in a safe Btate for pedestrians. The four-aot drama of " Queen's Evidence " waß produced by Willmott's Company at the Academy of Mußic on Saturday night, before a fair atfiendanpp. The plpt is mpsj; interests ing throughout, but wp ha^re nofc gpace to detail tb? mischief wrought, and the crimes committed by the two villainous coiners, and the manner in which the one finally per'shed by the hands he intended Bbould deßttoy his unsuspecting partner, who escaped an equally deserved fate by turning "Queen's evidence." Mrßalfe, as Gilbert Medland (the dupe of the two coiners—the Jew Isaacs, Mr Wilkinson s and Thornton, Mr Beg. Bade) was the centre of fche p-i?pe, and acted well throughout while as his wifo (whose cyeajgbj; ho unintentionally deetro s) Miss Lawrence gave a thoroughly successful delineation. Mr Wilkinson played rbe Jew most naturally, and Mr Rede'a impersonation of bis partner in crime was vety good, the four persons named being enthusiastically called before the purjiain ah the close of the Ist and 2nd acts. Miss Puke, as 4lcU, Somerjß (Thornton?s wife), Mr §immonf}B as Justipo JVyhford j Mr Herman as SirFredk. Sydney | Miss Johns as his daughter 1 aura ; and Mist Wyatt as Arfcbui? (the jjbduc'ped child of Mr and Mrs Medland) filled then 1 several parts very creditably. Mr Shield, mechanist, deserves credit for the staging of the piece, the lock scene especially being excellently arranged. To-night will bs the I company'^ Jast appearance here, and as s'Fnele Tom's Caoti " p lp be prockjeed— with SOme'ver exciting bad touching scenes, —we antioipß c there will b:'e a -bumpe> , house. A plain and fancy dregs' ball will i conclude the evening's programme.

The Board of Education have adopted Mr O'Sullivan's programme of district scholarships for 1885, the number being reduced to ei<»ht instead of twelve.

Feom a private telegram received from Wellington this afternoon this afternoon we learn that there is every probability of the Public Works Statement being presented to the House on Friday next.

An Auckland telegram says gold prospecting is to be undertaken in the HLokianga district bj Thames miners.

The Triumph's official trial trip is to take place next Thursday, and 650 invitations have been issued.

A PAEIIAMENrAEY Union wns opened at Q-isb^rne on Saturday night with great sue* pees. About 350 persons (including 100 ladies) were pr.:3ent. Mr PeLautour, exM.H.R., is Premier, and Mr Warren Speaker. There are 80 members.

A gbeat deal of the time of the Board of Education meeting on Friday (says l^e Herald) was occupied in reference to the dispute with Mr O'Donoghue, bead teacher of the Waio-Karaka School. Mr O'Donoghue Httended to explain certain matters in regard to a letter which led to the Board determining to terminate his iippointment. After the explanation and discussion it was agreed, on the casting vote of the Chairman, that at the termination of Mr O'Donoghue'e appoint* ment at the Thames the Board would consider the que2tion of appointing him to another school.

A native rcra avis (in the shape of a white kiwi) has been domiciled afc Messrs T. and X MTorrin and Co.'s store, Auckland, for the last few days. The bird is full grown and apparently healthy. The color of the plunvage is more a light grey than a white, but it certainly is a remarkable specimen. The bird was brought to town by Mr Grace from the Lake district.

The three-masted schooner Adelaide (which left here for Australia with timber same time ago) made the passage from Newcastle to Auckland, with coal, in six days.

The American barque H. J. Libby, 590 tons,Capt. Kichardsoß, arrived at Christohurch on Saturday from Boston. On October Ist a sailor named Patrick McCarthy, after disobeying and struggling with the mate, stabbed the captain in the groin. He was put in irons and lodged in the lock-up. On arrival the captain was doing well.

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