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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5011, 3 February 1885, Page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Borough Council was to have been held last night, but at only Crs Bawden, McGowari, Benshaw and Wood a'tended, it lapsed for want of a quorum. '

It is stated in Auckland that a sub-corn* mittee. of the Rationalistic Association has been appointed to consider the question of proceeding against the Her. Mr Tebbs, under the Cemeteries Act, for interfering at the funeral of the late Mr Holmes. The committee intend.taking legal advice, and, should they say that .they have a "case," an information will be sworn at once. At the usual monthly meeting of the Freethought Association held on Sunday morning, the following resolution was unanimously carried :—" That the Association, while sincerely regretting the disturbance in the Cemetery laat SuDday. cordially sympathise with the struggle made by Mr Mackinlay and his supporters, ap* proves of their action, and strongly condemns the priestly arrogance and interference which were the cause of the disorder.*'

The Harbormaster, Mr E. S. Schofield, reported to the following effect to the monthly meeting of the Harbor Board held at 4 o'clock Ibis afternoon:—The Shortland channel baß been cleared of snags. 350 loads of muHock costing 41 each, have been tipped on the wharf road, and it was recomm nded that ISO more be dcpositi d, so as to finish the road Tor 20ft. Thecarline pieces had been placed on the wharf, and re-planking done where necessary. The wear and tear was heavier tbis month,.as vessels had to load .timber at Goods Wharf owing to the shalllowness cf Shortland chat.nel. Braces sufficient for 20 sets of piles had been procured, and an extra hand would be wonted to put' them on. They were of kahikatea, which cost a^out half as much as kauri. The, Opani Point -, buoy and ewa<h way buoy had been replaced, the.-'" latter requiring new moorings. The fair* y buoy had been washed away and » caßk would have to be specially ordered to replace it; the outside buoys should be cleaned of mussels every six months,' as it was the weight of these that helped to break the f utenings. Be Mr G. W. letter, it was recommended! that two buojs be placed on the north-east bank—one between the fairway and swashway boujs. aod one between the swashway and buoy at the mouth of river, which would be e?en clearly in any weather; the coat would be about £610 a.

The Waikato Times says :—" From all appearances the spirit of gambling is, fast e-ter-iog iota the composition of the aboriginal. The progjc/imme of Thursday'« races at To Awnmufu contained nut ire owners, iiJe», trainers arcd patrons innumerable, and a large crowd of chrky countenances might hare been ieei watching 11 c oper*tions of Ibe totalieator throughput tie dny, a lar^e

number of thorn had come long distance*, mounted on rooks of horses and scrags of ponies, saddle.galled and limping, not a few of them bearing dual, and even family burdent. Some of them entered the 'ring' with tbe,intention of making money, and lustily annonnerd their willingness to take the ' feel, 1 oue fllow offering his wife as a wager against bit friend's horse, but the frisnd evidently considered the odds not good enough, and cried off in the hope of somothing better."

At tbe annual mooting of the Auckland Gas Co., the years profit was shown to be £15,667. Ib is intended to extend the gas to Onehunga shortly.

Miss Gjeneviuve Wabd opened a season al tbe Auckland Opera House last night with a crowded houso.

On Saturday, at the Takapuna races, Mr W. Percival raised a subscription in aid of Hurry Taylor, the jockey who was seriously irjured while riding in a steeplechase here, and sue* ceeded in raiting neurlj £20. Taylor is now in Auckland.

Tbe Herald is pleased to learn that the Colonial Troas urer continues to improve. in health, although be has not yet succeeded in obtaining the full use of his legs. ' He is- deriving great advantage from the baths a!. Waiwera, and is able to get through an immense amount of work with much lees fatigue and prostration than formerly.

Thk brigantine Circe, timber-laden, from Bagnall's mill, arrived at Lyttelton on Sunday last. '..'"■ ■ , ■

WEiTi^a to the Chairman of the Auckland Hospital Committee Dr BicharcUon makes further complaints re Dr Bond's conduct as House Surgeon, and eaye it is through his interference that a man named McDonald, suffering from ii juries to his hip through a log rolling over him, will be a cripple for life. Dra J. Hooper, W. Haines, A. Bichardson, and A. O. Knight, visiting staff, write stating they consider Dr Bond should,at once be asked to resign.

Mb Booth's temperance mission met tings at the Theatre Boyal are packed nightly, numbers being refused, admission.: Over 2000 have taken (he pledge.

At the annual Hireling of the Caledonian Low Level G.M. Co., beld in Auckland on Saturday afternoon, the retiring directors were re-elecied, and Mr T. Menziea was appointed auditor. The balance-sheet was us follows: — Profit and Loss Account—M no expenditure; Wages, £1538 19s 6d ; salary, £104; timber, etc., £891 19s lOd j due creditors, ±'319 !0s 5d ; machinery expenses,'£3Bß 5s 7H ; draining, etc, £867 10<; head office expenses, £148 7s 3d ; legal, £43 18s; total, £4302 10s 7d. By premium on chares, £1250 3a; surplus on forfeited shares, £3 12s ; balance, £3048 18* 7d.—-Balance-sheet —To capital: 100,000 shares at 10s, £50,000; less uncalled capital, £47,500—£2500 j creditors at balance, £423 12s lid ; Bank of New Zealand,£47l 10s 2d ; total, £3395 33 Id. By unpaid call-, £302 8s 3d ; machinery, £43 18b 6d ; cash in hand, 2s 9d ; profit and loss, £3048 18s 7d; totbl, £3395 3s Id.

P.P.GLM. C. P. Keabns, tha oldest Oddfellow in New Zealand, died at Stoke yesterday, aged 68. He had been an Oddfellow over 50 years, and assisted to start tho Order in Nelson 43 years ago.

In Auckland on Saturday two eweepatukps Bailing races took place. Tht first wa.3 between the fishing boats Ethel, Laura, Malua, M'gnonnette, Italy, and Welcome Jack, for £1 per boat and £2 added. After a very closely contested race the event, resulted in a win for the Ethel (which is a Thames boat, owned by Reid Bros.) by about a minute from the Laura, which was second; Malua, 3; Italy, 4; Welctftue Jack, 5. The other rnco, for £5 per boat, betveen the cutters Liiy, Gannet, Henry, Euphemi;, and Lark, resulted—Lily first, leading the Gannet by 2mins 65aecs, whilst the Kuphemia came third, Honry fourth, and the Lark last. The course waa round Tiritiri. 1*

Mb Jis. Stodabt having resigned the legal management; of the, Deep Level Cross G.M. Co., Mr Meczieß has been appointed in hia stead. . .

In connection with the Farawai Ward question,, the folio wing letter has been addressed to the Mayor :—"I beg to inform you that owing to the Judge ha*ing to sit in Banco until after the v cation, I have been unable to prosecute my suit for a mandamus agai-.st the Mayor of Thames, but that it ij my intention to proceed in the matter at the first sitting of the Court after vacation.— (Signed) Jambs McAndbew."

Mb Reisohek, a German naturalist, recently spent seven months in the wild Alpine regions of the Middle Island, his sustenance, outside what too procured with his gun, being oatmeal, biscuit, batter, tea, and sugar, which, to one accustomed to Alpine travelling, supply a good repast; During six years, spent mostly in the forests of New Zealand, Mr Reischek says the hbove is the stock of food he invariably carried.

The Native "Minister has met Wahauui nt Alexandra. The litter gave the Hon. J. Billance a most cordial welcome on beh If of )ii': tribe. :V,r Ballarce thanked him, and s»id he looped to see them all atKihikihi, when he intended to explain the purpose of his visit. Mr Rochfqrfc the engineer for the Trunk railway, joins Ili3 party at Kibikihi. Accor>ii."g to tho programme of Mr Billance's riioTements published in the Herald, some doubt exists as to whether he will have time to visit the

Thames.

Tb^TJEHDiY was observed ea a ren r*l holid«y at Nelson in commemoration of the forty-third anniversary of tho provinoe. Tho c^ief attraction was the Friendly Societies fete, which was attended by some 3COO people. The sport* were good, and well contested. Tho Anniversary Handicap was won by Asl.esv, the handicap of 2 miles by McCarthy, hrtlf-mile handicap by Hyland in 2^cnins., and the champion mile race by Mooro inSmina.

Sib Julius Vowel has informed the Whangarei Railway League that a competent engineer will be sent up at an early date to rcpo/fc on the representations made by a deputation as to the extension of the Kamo railway to the Puhipuhi forest.

A bepotatiojt of Ota<ro country sheep formers waited on Chief Inspector Bayley on Saturday to request him to continue th* importation of stoa's aud weasels, as the only sure means of coping with the rabbit pest. Mr Bayley promised to make known the representations of the deputation, who intend getting up a petition to Government on the subject. .■■',;

Why do Hop Bitters cure so much?; Because they giro good digestion, rich blood, and healthy action of all the organs. Bead