The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4944, 13 November 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1884.

XJPOS the arrival of the s.s. Rotomahana this afternoon there was a large crowd of townspeople on the wharf, who had assembled to give a warm welcome to Mr Fras9r, M.H.R., who was on board. No sooner had the steamer touched the wharf than a sulvo of cheers went up in recognition of the merits of our very worthy member.

We would draw attention to the alteration of tbe time table of the boats running to Auckland. The Anne Milbank comes down and goes up to«tnorrow, return tickets being arailable for the Rofcomahana, which leaves Auckland late on Saturday night.

The following gratifying intelligence was telegraphed to Auckland by the manager of the Cambria this morning :—" 7Olbs specimens from winze; reef not all broken down.—W. H. Moore." Shares at once rose, and at 3 o'clock were standing as high as 9a.

The members of the Parliamentary Union are reminded of their meeting at the usual time and place this even ng.

Tflß only case heard in the Police Court this morning was one of drunkenness; the offender was fined five shillings, in default of payment to be imprisoned till the rising of the Court.

By the last Government Q-azette to hand we notice that George Partington, of Thames, has applied for a patent for a " eelf-creating motor."

We have previously referred to the fact that fish of a lesß size than allowed by the Act to be caught are captured in Thames waters and forwarded to Auckland, and our attention has again been drawn to the practice. The Act provides that:—" Flounders and soles measuring lesß than nine inches from the snout to the root of the tall are excluded from being taken in any fishery except dtiring the month of July in any year; and if any flounders or soles of a size less than that herein mentioned shall (except as aforesaid) be ciught or taken by any person within any fishery affected by these regulations, the same shall forthwith be returned alive to the sea," and while recognising fully the difficulty fishermen bare while pursuing their avocation in the dead of night, in distinguishing Email from large fish aud rejecting those under size, we tbiDk some gfcepa should be taken to prevent the practice obtaining | pt v erwiso our fishery grounds will csrfciinly be d»^»t:.e(l, HDd a l»rgp local inc?i-e----try ©tippled f>i? waot 4 s JjUle itfusenatiou,

A teiegbam received to-d*y slates that a cill of Id per share bas been made in the Caledonian Low Lsvel G.M.Co., payable on the 10th of December.

A 7ACTOBY for the manufacture of Swiss cheese and condensed milk is to be erected Bbortly at Pukerimu, Waikafco, by a Swiss gentleman and Mr Gave (of Clark and Gave). We have been favored with a copy o' Marshall's Homeopathic Guide, and wou'd recommend its perusal by all and sundry, as several very useful hints are contained in it. Heads of families particularly should provide themselves with it. The brigantiue Lapwing arrived from Auckland this afternoon, and at once sailed up to Bagnall's mill, where she will load timber for an Australian port. Thebe is now on view, in the window of Mr Hall's chemist Bhop, Shortland, a lusus naturae in the shape of a nearly perfect chicken with three beaks. It was discovered by a local poultry keeper. The directors of the Miranda Coal and j Iron Company have nccepted the tender of j David Carlyon, for sinking a shaft 150 feet! deep at Bridgewater, at £525. At the Bale of the Glenside property in Auckland yesterday, Sir Frederick Whitakor's allotments fronting Symonds street ranged from £15 to £21 per foot. Consideeabliß excitement was eau'edl in Tauranga yesterday by the dismissal of the charge of forgery against the chief Tupaea, as the charges were clearly proved. The charge waß dismissed ostensibly on the ground of the reluctant evidence of the native to whom the forged cheques had been given. The Te Aroha correspondent of the Waikato Times writes:—Work in connection with the battery to be erected by Messrs Ferguson and Co., has been steadily progressing, and signs of more active operations are now apparent. Mr Eraser, the contractor for the machinery, and Mr McKay, who is to superintend its erection, have been here on a visit of inspection, and have expressed their satisfaction with the site and the works co far completed. "Nearly the whole of the plant lies ready in Auckland to be forwarded »3 soon as the loads are in a fit state, and a considerable portion of it is expected to t>rrive here some time next week.

On the last voyage of the Orient Liner Chimborazo to Australia (says the Anglo-New Zealander of Sept. 26), the Electric Storage Company placed a small dynamo machine in the engine room for the purpose of demonstrating the suitability of their system of storing electric force, for lighting up large ocean steamers. The results achieved were bo satisfactory that it is expected the requisite appliances for lighting up the entire vessel on the storage plan will be placed on board before the Chimborazo commences her next outward voyage. While fishing on a rock at Ngawni t'tis week (says the Northern Advocate), Mr Symonds nearly foil into the embrace of an immense octopus. While he was stooping down, the octopus came up bohind him, and stretched out a sucker towards him. Another instant, and ho would have been fastened. A Maori boy was standing by with a gum spear, and between them they secured the monster, which measured from 9 to 10 feet when stretched ou'.

The quantity of coal exported by the Westport Coal Company during the month of October was 7390 tons. 11 EotJOH on Cobns."—A»k for Wells' " Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions.— Kemptborne, Prosser and Co., Agents, Auckland. Use Hop Bitters once and you will use no other medicine. Test it. Be sure and read