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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5024, 18 February 1885, Page 2

THE.manager of the Dart mine elsewhere offers several blocks at No. 4 level on tribute.

Mb H. ExiißT will lecture in the Good Templar Hall, BoUeston street, this, evening, on "The Kingdom of God ; Christ is now a Kin?,, and has now a Kingdom."

The nomination of members for the Licensing Bench of the Middle Wa>d of theßorough took place today, and resulted in the unopposed return of A. Butler, W. Fricker, E. McDonnell, W. 1). Rdd, and E.T. Wildnian. l'bis ia tte^ame Beuoh as that returned yesterday for the South Ward, while the same gentlemen were aleo returned for Hastings Biding yesterday, and Waiotabi Biding to-day. Nominations for Thames North and Kauae raoga districts will be received to-morrow.

vL snoBT sitting of the Police. Court wu hold ttjia morning, the B.M. presiding. A : first ofi'eodt>r was charged with drunjketmeii, pleaded jiuiitf, and w»» |4iscli«rged||Hitb • caution.

A DAY or two ago a large burn on Mr Tuylor'fl farm, on the Tapu road, was burnt down.' It contained about; £20 worth of hay, which had been somewhat damp when stacked, and caught fire spontaneously. The oonfla* gration was disoorered just in time to save two carts, otherwise the loss would have been much heavier.

A leothbb will be delivered by the Bey. W. S. Potter to-morrow evening, at the Primitivo Methodist Church, on •• Britain under the Romans."

By the last Southern mail, MrD. Schofield second mnstor at the Waio-Karaka School rpcoived his D 2 certificate, the reward of an exsmniation passed some months

' A meeting-, of all interested in athletic sports is called for this evening at C. McLiver's, to arrange for holding a sports meeting on March 17th. Several successful meetings have already been held here, under the management of a committee of the united athletic clubs, and we see no reason why the one now proposed Bhould not; bo as" well patronised aa those in the past.

A blasting accident ocourred yeßterday to Jfis. Bull, one of the ownerß of the Little Edith oJnim, Tapu. He was at his work and was " settling" the bare powder in a freshly charged hole with a copper-tipped tamping .bar, when by, some means the powder ignited and an explosion occurred. Bull's left arm and hand were badly burnt, and the flamb also caught his ince, while he was bodily forced backwards, and losing.his foothold fell several feet, fortunately without susraining serious injury. Without delay he came on to the local Hospital, into which ho was admitted last night, and his injuries attended to. His face is scorched and blackened, «nd his lefc eye much swollen, but it is believed the sight is not injured. The practice of tamping the powder before putting in any filling material is often adopted, but a wooden stick is gene* rally uaed.

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Uew Zealand opened in Christ' cburoh last night. The Eer. Jai. Tread well, of Wanganui, was elected moderator. In his opening speech he laid special stress on the necessity for increased activity in church work, expressing the opinion that the number of elders in the congregations ehould bo largely increased, and their sphere of useful* nets made more general.

At the election for the Licensing Committee for Lambton Ward, Wellington, the publicans returned their five candidates. Tbis is tbe second ward in that /city which has declared in faror of the publicans. Closcontesfcs are expected in Te Aro and Cook Wards. „

A Chbistohcbch telegram of last night says:—J. W. Grabtree, a prisoner who is undergoing a sentence of 13 years' in Lyttelton gaol for horse-stealing and larceny,; made a most determined attempt to escape 4his aftarnoon. He was with a gang of prisoners workiDg at the reclamation works at Sticking Point. An accident had occurred to a man named Higgins, whose leg was injured by some stones falling on it, and while the warders were attending to Higgins, Crabbree took off his boots and ran up the hills. He was fired at by Warder Gilchrist, and missed, and, stripping off his clothes as he ran, Grabtree gave his pursuers a hot chase for about a mile. Eventually be wns captured close to the water's edge, at the foot of a 20 foot preqipicp, down which he had dropped. He was rery much exhausted when taken.

Accoeding to the Cromwell Argus, the imported stoats and weasels are doing good work in the direction of exterminating the rabbits at Wanaka.

Mb S. C. Shofieid has been appointed House Steward of the Auckland Hospital, having been chosen from more than ninety applicants.

Mb D. G. MacDoknielli ha? been appointed liquidator of the Old Golden Calf G.M.Co.

A iootbace, in three distances of 100, 200, and 300 yards, has been arranged between T. God kin and P. McGregor, and the match will probably take place on St. Patrick's Bay.

Mb R. J. O'SuiiLivAN, Inspector under the Auckland Board of Education, is at present on an official visit to the various local schools.

Mabyelxous Babgains in Millinery and Drapery, and a large lot of Clothing at onethird its value is now Selling at J. MacSHAXI/s, Albert street.—The Pollen street Branch is taken over by Mr G. Boon (late Manager).

"Theeb are sciences as Well as many arts of getting rich. Poisoning people of large estates was one employed largely in the middle ages; adulteration of food of. people of small estates is one employed largely now."—Buskin. What people dare not do in their own city, they perpetrate in Auckland. Adulterated popper is now continually sent by a Southern firm as fit for your consumption. Any one can easily detect the fraud by comparing the same with ours ; which is prapared and sold by us genuine only. Brown, Barrett, and Co. also guarantee that their genuine Mocha and Ceylon coffees can be relied upon; and that their various brands Excelsior, Standard, Lion, Anchor, and Crown, consist of pure coffee, mixed with pure chicory in such proportions as we hare found from experience to be generally^appreciated.—Brown, Barrett, and Co., Elliottstreet, Auckland.