The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1884.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4963, 5 December 1884, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1884.

If no farther evidence were wanting of the desirableness of doing away with the Parawai Ward than the demonstrative obstructiveness of one of its mombers; that in itself wouM be sufficient to cause rejoiciDg. mem be c has been removed from the Council The irrational behaviour and abuse indulged in last night by the gentleman (?) allude I to were disgraceful, and for the sake of the respectability of the place we trust that no such scene as that which presented itse'f will come again within our experience.

We notice by the lateßt Q-aze'.te to hand that the Thames portioa of the Volunteers prize money has been divided thus: —Adults £10 12s 8d; artillery and Nava's, £5 6i 4d ; the balance we suppose will be allotted to the Bangers. The regulations provide that the amounts are to be divided into such priZ9B and competed for at such rangc3 as may be agreed upon by a committee composed of the Officer Commanding the district, and not less than two senior Volunteer officers as members ; the firing for the:e prizes must be in accordance with the general rules published! the. competitions to take place at such tiroes as may be directed by Officers Commanding districts, and they must be concludpd before the 28th February, 1885.

T&bbb was a Bhort eitting of the Warden's Court this morning, before H. Kenrick, Esq., when two cases were disposed of. Alfred Bolton brought a plaint sgai let H. T. Kowe, for the forfeitusa of the Fanny claim, Karangahake, on the ground of non-working, and after hearing plaintiff's evidence, fcbp ground was declared forfeited and awarded to the applicant. —A similar plait was laid by J. Q. Kalph againafc W. V. Stevens, of Auckland, to obtain possession of the Polly claim, Waitekauri. Mr Miller appeared for defendant, and said he had only received issstruotions about ten minutes before the case was called on { ho did not dispute that the ground had not* been worked, but pleaded in extenuation that V> was owin» fcp the tramway being blocked. J. &. E»lph deposed that he had, acting on instructions, pegged out the claim fnr <b P defendant, but he hud never been reimbursed yet for the expenses thus moaned. Stevens had ?o".d siinres in the claim, and t>eugh he rould easily hare done so, had never startad work. The uro-and was awarded to the plaintiff, with ooits, £3 9s.

In ai swcr to comtuunications addrf39ed to to him by the Mayor and the County Chairman, Judge Mac Donald has replied that he will arrange for holding a Land Court at the Thames as soon as possible. It is stated thab there will be a large number of cases brought on for hearing when the Court sits, as it is several years since one was held here.

A IEOTUEE which will be of great intere...;, to Methodists, and which will also probably attract a large cumber of listeners from other denominations, will be delivered this evening in the >hortland Wesleyaa Church, when the Rev. H. Bull will describe what he siw and heard at the Intercolonial Wesleyan Conference just concluded at Christchurch.

The parade of the Naval Artillery, called for last evening on the Waio-Karaka Flat, did not count for capitation, only 26 oi all ranks mustering. The company was put through drill by Lieut. Potts and Instructor Grant, and then dismissed.

A BETf/BN presented to the Borough Council last night shows the amount of gold purchased by the local Bank of New Zealand during November to buve been—From the Borough, 6220zs 7dwts; County, 19340z3 13dwts ; Piako County, 7310zs lidwts.

The Potter Woolsrouring Company, Auckland, is to be wound up, debit ba ance£s26.

Me Wakeeielb, having rt3i'gned the editorship of the Timaru Herald, has been succeeded by Mr W. H. Triggs, formerly of the Wellington Post.

The Industrial Exhibition of the Auckland Band of Hope Union was opened lust ni^ht by Thos. Peacock, M.H.li., in the Forester's Hall. Therj was a good attendance. Says an English correspondent on October 17:—The great depression which is at present being felt in the shipbuilding and engineering trades on the Tyne is being accompanied by ex^eme ' distress among the unemployed workmen. It is cilculnted that on Tyneside several thousands of workmen have been without employment for many months past, and with the approach of winter they and their families are beginning to feel the pinch of cold and hunger. At the instance of the Mayor a public fund has been opened in Newcastle for the relief of the "offerers, and witbin the past fortnight about £800 has been subscribed. At the Napier Supreme Court on Wednesday, John Sylvester was found guilty of attempted murder, and sentenced to t:n years' penal servitude.

" Major" Fobbe3, a prominent Silvationist, has been arrested as a lunatic at Adelaide. He had told the Army " they were all going to the devil."

The two boys Wicgate, who have repeatedly been before the Auckland Court on charges of larceny, have been eommittei to the Orphanage here. They arrived here this morning, aud were at once taken to Parawai

The Awahina, a powerful steam tug for harbor purposes, buiU to the order of a party of Auckland ship-owners, was launched yesterday.

In the Government Gizetf>of November 27 tho following New Ze-iltmd patenti are applied for:—Mr Clarke, Hawke's Biy, improvements in preserving meat; J. Dinks and B. Barnes, Melbourne, improvements in tramcar motors ; T. K. Williams, Auckland, fanlight lock aud suspender; W. Harford, Auckland, an invention to save gas, to be called " Harford's Au'omatic Gas Regulator "; W. Ba^liss, of Wolverhampton, England, improvements in metal fencing; D. Daggett, New York, improvements in pro: 'ssea of and apparatus for producing rold ; H. Reynolds, Taupiri, Auckland, triumph ti-tree cutter; J. Mackay, Nelson, improved standard and wire Bteamers ; Owet« McKeoghan, an invention for making a paint powder from a metallic ore obtained from bede at Anahau, near Takaka, New Zealand, ti be called " Ksogban's New Zealand Terra-rotta Paint Powder."

A MAY named Charles Wesley attempted to coß.mit suicide »t Queen street wharf, Auckland, yesterday, by drowning. He is suid to have been crossed in love, and his reason unhinged thereby.

A Codbt of Inquiry was held at Reefton yesterday for the hearing of the petitions agai .st the Coun'y elections for the Ridir ga of Crushington, Murray, and Eeefton. His Worship held that the action of the Returning Officers was irregular in not allowing other than those on the roll to vote by virtue of miners' rights. The elections were therefore declared void, tbe unseated members being--P. Brennon (County Chairman) and W. Oampb 11, Reetton; J. Craig, Murray; and James Lynch, Crushiogton. Full costs were allowed to the petiiioners in each ciee.

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