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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5014, 6 February 1885, Page 2

A boy named Forrester summoned a man named W. Arns this morning with having assaulted him by kicking him. It happened that the boy, with Borne; others, was plajing near Arne' house, when the latter told him to go away.' He did not do 80, and in consequeDco the assault wbb committed. A fine of 5a and 4s costs were inflicted.

In the Police Court this morning a boy aged about 13 years waß charged with fciie larceny of four ohillings" from the till of C. Kalman, of the Empire Hotel } he pleadod guilty to the theft, and wss lectured by the Beuoh, and ordered to receive six strokos of a birch rod at the bands of a conatable.

. Thb Melbourne Drapery and Clothing Company, of Auckland, have opened a branch at the Thames, in the premises at the corner of Mary and Pollen b' reets, lately occupied by Mr J. CoagraTe. Their announcement appears on our second page.

An adTertisomont appears in another column calling for nominations to be made for an extraordinary racnncy which hao occurred in the representation of the South Ward in the Borough Council. '

The Ohinemuri Coal Prospecting Asaooia* fcion hare determined to give tbeir seams at Tarariki creek a thorough teßt, and are calling tenders elsewhere for raising 500 tons of coal, tenders to be in by the 12th inst. Mr James Kerr, of Bird«in«Haiid-Hill, -will gite all particulars.

A short titting of tho Warden's Court wob held this afternoon, before H. Kenriek, Esq. The only ca3o heard was that of Alfred Potter t. J. McWilliams, to obtain possession of the Hidden Treasure claim of 30 men's ground at Karangohake. After hearing the "etidence, the Warden declared the ground forfeited for non«working, and awardod it to plaintiff.

On the application of Mr P. J. Burgess, Registrar of Electors! the following names were struck off the Electoral Eoll by theß.M. this afternoon :—S. Barber, J. Barber, E. Bennett, J. Bergin, P. Byrne, T. H. Catran, M. Catran, P. darken,"W. Cabb, J. N. Copeland, S. Crann, J. Cullcn, H. Davie3, H. DavUs {ju"r.), T. DonoTan, T. Dowd, HEr»ns, J. Fathers, C. Fugill, J. P. Horn, NP. Jack, J. S; Leslie^ B.Lewis, H.. Long, A* Marshall, and F. M&claaac.

MbE. W. HOMIIB, County Clerk, having been appointed to compile the lists of those qualified to Tote at elections during the coming year, persons qualified would do well to s»e that their names appear on the roll, in case of any contingency necessitating an election arising.

The adjourned aeeting ot the Borough Council again lapsed last erening for want of a quorum, only Or IWell being present. The business is now deferred to the ordinary meetieg next Thur-d-iy.

The Auckland Presbytery haa resolved to forward to the General Assembly an overture asking them to consider the question of the employment of barmaids in hotels, with a view to petitioning the Legislature on the subject.

A CRICKET match will be played, weather permitting, to-morrow afternoon on the Parawai ground between the second eleven of the Thames Cricket Club and the Waverley Cricket Club. Play is to commer.ee at 2 o'clock. The players will be selected from the following : —W.C.C.: Martin, Harrison, Buckland, Lynch, Ladner, Morgan, Kitching (2), McLachlan, Thompson, O'Brien, Geraghty, and Murphy. T.C.0.: Gellion, Newman, Allen, Hindman, Beck roan, Lang, Douglaß, Wayte, Styak, Pateraon, O'Sullivan, and J. E. Smith. „

In anßWor to the numerously signed requisi* tion to address a public meeting in Aucklaud, Sir Julius Vogel writes that he will have great pleasure in doing bo, and will aunounce a week before hand when be will be able to do

80. " ■'■ . ', '■ Ow Auckland oonteinporavy states that the negro Brown, recently shot in Darby street, and also two respondents in the Mouldeu divorce case, have done the " Pacific elope " and loft a number of sorrowing creditors in the lurch.

The Herald says :—lt is rumored that there is an opium establishment existing in Auckland, " which European women surreptitiously visit and forget the. troubles of life, in inhaling the fumes of opium."

Ms Wit.- EitniNaiON hae just completed the detailed plans and specifications for the proposed municipal fresh water baths in Albert, etreo!., Auckland. The large fresh wator swimming bath will be 108 feel; by 54 feet. Provision has also been made for six hot water baths.

Wu publish, by request, the following balance sheet for the Christmas and Now Year's dinners for the inmates of the Thames Hospital and Old Men's EefugOj 1884:— Subscriptions: Messrs Sawyer nnd B. T. Wild man, 10s each; Hot. F. Gt. Erans, Mts Symington, Mossra T. A. Dunlop, J?6y Bros., Hallensteia Broe., nnd J. MoOowan, 5s each ; Rev. P. O'Rielly, and Messrs J. Craig, D. R. G-ellion, W. B.Aickin,J. Rensoaw.J. Marshall, J. Frater, W. J. Constant, B. Twohill.Gl-. Boon, W. J. Olxton, L. Melhose, S. Turtli-, 0. MoLiver, J. Finlay, W. Burton, Hall, J. ¥. Day, M. H«nn lly^S. Mears.Mrsdumes Lamb bul VftUßbu", 2*0(1 each j Mre liichirds, 2s ; Mr Rtinniok, Ist total, £5 Bb. Donations: W. Twentyoißßi ft g»0»<» f W. Bobbett, quarter lamb j Mr Bfow»l««» two goeao i Mrs Dalziel, bind.quiMfter lamb } B- Batetnan, two quartern hunt* w<l a tongue ; Mr Buoklund,, three pallonn nl<;; Mn Kenriok, plum pud*' diog j W. Burlon, two bottles wino. Expisnditure: Moaru nncl Co., £V\l* B<i} E. Sincook, 4i; J. R. Sawyer, £1 10a s W. Bobbet, 9a 4d; Mm Ward (two guc«i>)» Ipa-j bottle brandy, 5s j C. MoLirer (tobaooo), 13 •- j total, £5 Bs.

Thb half-yearly ineeting of the Bay of Islands Coal Co. was. held in Auckland yesterday, Mr Firth presiding. The, report showed that 15,486 tonß of coal had been won during the half year, being an increase of 2920 tone on previous six months. Thcugh the pales bad been so much more, the excessive hardness of the coal, and the ooet of raising, had neutralisrd the monetary benefit. _ The sales of caal realised £9674; other miscellaneous receipts mnde up a total of £9872 10s sd. The cost of wincing the coal at the colliery, and carriage amounted to £7777, which with other expenses absorbed the wholo revenue and the £208 balance from last year, leaving a balance only of £5 4s 7d to carry forward. A 'resolution wua carri d asking the directors' to make representMions to the Government with a view to the absolute rec ission of the royalty. The retiring directors and auditors were re-elected. The latest news from the Thames koteh Wild Duck i» container) in a Brisbane paper of the 26th January, which states that-the ketch arrived at Cooktown on the 24th inst. from New Guinea, via Teatc Islund. The account Bays! —She brings letters from John McCord, who writes that the mac, William Reid, was killed on the 23rd December by naives of an island of the Enjneer Group. Ho asserts that ho hns every reason, from native statements, lo believe that a Chinaman, La Fung, either instigated the murder, or is chargeable with complicity ia the crime. Being ill with fever MeCord did not consider it safe to stop at Beutley Island alone, there* fore he w.nt to Teste Island, and was atpre* sent slopping with the missionary. Reid was an old hand in the Straits, aud was engaged with McOord iv getting copra at Bentley Island for a schooner belonging to Sydney. The Wild Duck reports that the natives of one of the Louiedale Group took two boats and trade from the Ketch Lullnh Bookh. A PiTAi; accident happened to G. Gardiner, mill-owner, at Canterbury on Wednesday. He by some means or other discharged a gun, and the,charge lodged in his stomach. Dr Gordon attended the sufferer, who lingered till 8 o'clock this morning, when he expired. This is how (according to an Exchange) a Salvation Army sergeant ooncluded his !;ddre*s at a meeting la'ely held in<.a country district of New Zealand: —"I hope all you sinners .who will not come forward and testify will dream to-nigVit that jou are stretched out full length, that the undertaker is baside you with a twofoot rule, me suring you for your coffins; and that you shall see the devil, at' your side, waiting to take you to holl." An impcrlant work of deep level prospect* ing is proposed by gome enterprising Tapu resident 3, viz., to put in a tunnel 1003 ft. to open tip auriferous ground, in tho neighborhood of tba old Great Republic, which could not be worked downwards for water. The cost is estimated at £10C0, and an application is to be made to the Minister of Mines for a subsidy of £ for £. This scheme has before been mooted, and we hope it will now be successfully carried out, us it would open up a considerable area of highly promising ground. The Chinamen arrested for fan tan playing on Sue day night last wcro brought before the Punedin Police Court yesterday. The two who were charged with being the occupiers of the house in which the game was carried on were eech fined £5 and costs, and the other eighteen were, each fined 20s and costs. The counsel for the defence spoke of the gambling carried on;with impunity by means of consultations, and the R. Vi. said, in giving his decision, that the Bench had been influenced by what had been stated, th'ifc a great deal of gambling went on amongst tbe Europeans, and that being bo, it seems hard that the Chinese alone should bs seized upoc Sib Jciitjs Vogheli sends a lengthy letter ta the New Zealand Herald in comment upon the second report of tbe Consolidated Telephone Company, and states that ho made no enormous profits, as stated ia Press telegrams. The profits on the whole of his 3330 shares dii not exceed £700. He did not allot the shares to himself, and to the be°t of his belief be waa not on the allotment, committee. It is expected the company wi)l pay a dividend this y^-ar. He considers the question between the Consolidated Telephone Company and himself is in the nature of a private dispute which does not concern the public. Me G. Black, draper, of Akaroa, was sailing back from the French farm in tho Pinafore, when his boat was swamped. The ketch Black well, while sailing up the harbour, found him floating about insensible, supported by the oars, and returned to Akaroa with him. He is now doing wall. An Oamaru telegram reports that a fierce whirlwind was experienced on the Papakaio Plain l on Tuesday afternoon. The wind lifted the roof off a blacksmith's shop, overturned two threshing mills, leaving one with its wheels in the air, knocked down trees and levelled everything that stood in its way. The area it passed over wa?, fortunately, not large. . A gentleman in Wanganui received bypost a day or two ago from Auckland the following application in response to an, enquiry by ad» vertisement for a lady's companion :■— " Mr —, Wanganui- -Dear Sir,—Seeing your advertisement for ;v companion to a lady, I apply at once. I can ride without knee pommels, walk 12 miles easily, climb mountains, shoot, swim, drive, row, and paddle my own canoe. I feel myself suitable to be 'anybody's" companion. If you should care to engage me, I shall do all in my power to serve you, and will be quite suthfiod with the remuneration' offered.—l

aiti, dear sir, sincerely jours, H.J., Auckland, January 25th," ' ■• ■ . • SI MabvelilOOT Bargains in Mi'linery and Drapery, and a largo lot of Clothing at onethird its value is now Selling at J. MacSHMiii's, Albert street. —The Pollen '. street Branch is taken over by Mr Gr. Boon (late Manager). ' .