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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5042, 11 March 1885, Page 2

By our telegi-aphic repori of the Bifle Association Meeting at Wellington, it will be seen that some of the local men are distinguishing themselves. Lient. Lucas has won the Hftwkcs Bay match ■with tho splendid score of 93 out of a possible 100 points, and also a prize in the Wunganui match, while Newdick wins a £3 prize in the Hawkc3 Bay match.

A MEB'iING is called for ■,to-morrow afternoon anent the formation of a Wonaarts Christian Temperance Union on the Thames.

Misses Brcdie (County Chairman), McOombie, and Moore, Councillors, have been appointed by the County Council to draw up regulations under the Cemeteries Act, and to control all ejmeteries throughout the County. The regulations drawn up by them and published in our advertising columns concerniDg the Ohinemuri Cemetery, will, we are informed, apply to all cemeteries within the County. v

The manager of the/ N" ew Princo Imperial telegraphed this morning as follows :—"Deep Level Cross have holed through to our southern crosscut at No. 5 level j will start driving for lead at once.—Q-. S. Cxask."

Mb Ejekbick, accompanied by Messrs Wilkinson and Dearie, proceeded to Coromandel on Monday in the s.s. Pearl, and had a torero with the natives there relative to a road being made to the new gold fiod at Manaia. The interview was very satisfactory, the Maoris evidently recognising the importance of giving every facility for the opening up of auriferous country. They not only gave the land for the road ires of cost, but also promised to find one fourth of the cost of its formation, the money to be taken from the. revenue (of which there ia about £100 in hand) .accruing to thorn. The party which also included Messera Lush and Weston, Mrs Lush, and the Misses Kenrick, returned to the Thames this afternoon minus Mr Kenrick (who went on to Auckland), having thoroughly enjoyed their trip.

~A GthOVE match will take place in the Academy of Music on Saturday night next, between Murphy, of Auckland, and a local amateur. No doubt the lovers of v 'the pugilistic art will patronise the entertainment.

Anothee well-known Thames oitizen is about to leave Quartzopolis and try his fortunes in Auckland. We refer to Mr W. Frioker, painter, of Tararu, who with his emplojtb will proceed to Auckland on Monday next, he haying already Beveral large orders to executa.

A CAM. of 2d per share was made tc^day by the directors of the Caledonian Low Level GhM. Co.

We hare received a copy of Messrs WilliamBon and Co.'s (of Lambton Quay, Wellington) Share Boport and Investors' Q-uide. It contains a large amount of information which would be Very .useful tj business men.

The hearing of arguments in connection with the application made by Mr James Mac Andrew for a mandamus to declare Messrs Hume, Ohappell, and MacAudrew members of the Thames Borough Counoil, which was to. hays taken place to-day, has, we are informed, beeo postponed for fourteen days* owing to insufficient service of the necessary process on' His Worship the Mayor. s

The annual meeting of the Masonic Corinthian Lodgj, for the purpose of electing a W.M-. ior the ensuing year, was held in the Mnsonic H,tll last evening, when Bro. F. R. G. Woodward was oc-lcefccd to fill the, office. The P.M., Bro. W. Burton, presented the Lodge with a set of working tools, and Master MacDermott was elected to the 33igh School Bchoiarship^ presented by the Lodge, for the ensuing three years.

A few days ago we chronicled a vei-j heavy, crop of oa'ta' on Mr R. 8. Cooper's farm at Warahoe. The same gentleman now sends us a splendid sample of apples grown on. the same land, which hm only been reclaimed from its wild etata. about two yeara. A Warner'sUing apple, measuring 16£ inches in circumference, and weighing 18aozu, ib about the best we have eeen this season, while a Poasgood's Nonsuoh and a ■ Prinep ■ JBiainarck both testify to tlie quality of Warahorsoil and the care taken in their culture. Two Grolden Spire apples, of excellent flavor are also sent. It is worthy ot mention that Mr Cooper ia working all his trees from his orchard at Parawai.

We would direct the attention of our readers to the edvertisement elsewhere of "Robin Hood's" consultation on the Cfariatohurch Autumn Meeting. ' We hare received the names and addresses of the prinoipal winners in Robin's last programme on the Punedin Cup, and notice that the Chiistchurch press were well represented at the drawing. The popularity of " Robin Hood " cannot bo better notified than by the fact that the above .programme closed with 7125 shares, being 5135 in excess of those sold on the eamo event in 1884. : . "■

A hew lob of ladies' and children's Boots and Shoes received this day, at M. WhiteHBAD'e, Pollen street, Shortland, and Owen Street, Gftahamstowa.—[Advx.T ;

Thb Auckland Telephone says :—" A large comet is now visible in a north-eaatarly direction, travelling easterly. It has been seen by several Auckland residents, and is similar in appearance to the one bo long visible two-and-a-half years ago." Wo have not yet heard of the celestial visitor being seen by any Thames residents.

The following are the farms offered for the conversion of the Now Zealand consolidated loan debentures:—-To exchange for the ronsolidated debentures bearing five per cent, interest, and haviug currency of seven years; these debentures to bo exchangeable at the end of seven years for 4 per rent, inscribe 1 stock at 107 foreach £100. The offer is open to the 80th of April. Debentures deposited before the drawing, which takes place at the end of this month, will participata even if dra^n otherwise. Debentures drawn may exchange on paying a prem'um of ££.

A fhacas took place in Battray street, Duncdin, yesterday afternoon, bel.wecn a well known insurance canvasser and a professional gentlaman who occupies a prominent position in musical circles. The aesailant, who is a man of exceedingly tall stature, administered a ssvere horsewhipping to the musician, who, on the other hand, is of very small build.. Domestic matters are said to be the cause of the affair.

At the sitting of the Senate of the New Zealand University in Auckland yesterday, Professor Cook was elected a Fellow. The examiners appointed to deal with the competUive papers for the JBowen prize reported in favor of the pnper marked "Omega," and assigned the second place to paper, marked "Duw Spiro Spero." "Omega" was found to be Margaret Lorimer, of .Canterbury College. It was agreed to award her the priz-, and to enter the writer of "Dam Spiro Spero," Alfred R. Meek* also of Canterbury College, upon the calendar as. proximo accesit. The subject set for compaction was a comparative and historical review of the constitutional relations of the British colonies-

A Dukedin telegram reports that the Mornington c _:ble tramway extension to Mark Hillwai formally opened, yesterday. Reference was made to the fact that Mr George Duncan, the engineer of the line, was noTv engineer forthe Melbourne cable tramway system, and that his brother, Mr J. W. Duncan, tbo manager, was about to proceed to Sydney with Mr Eora^j Bastings, in order to (-ousfcruct the first cable line in that city, which is' to be half a mile in length. "

, Thb electric battery imported by Mr Gr. W

Bull for the purpose of lighting bis bat^iy, Karaka creek, has now come to hand, and will be in operation shortly. It is a "Brush" tn ohine, of 200 r\ncUe power (with incin-' descent lamps). *It is these lamps, of 2q candle power each, which will ba employed t> light the mill. The necessary, power will Ij supplied by a small Pelton wheel, already in position. Its diameter is 18 inches, with 30 buckets, and with a 5-16ths of an inch nozzle it will. develop about ono-helf horse power. The machinery is being fitt?d on the old s f jam engine bid. The el.etric apparatus is expected to prove a considerable saving over the present method of lighting. , ,

Thb Herald understands that news has been received in Auckland that coal has been found in the shaft sunk by the Miranda Company. This is regarded £3 important, as showing that coal exists over a larger area.

! Foe disturbing the Salvat'on Army meeting at Christ-church Greorge JETutcbinson, a youth, was yesterday fined £5 by Mrßeetham. -

Sib J. VoGfflli left, Welling^ m for Lyttslf on yesterday afternoon.

A meeting of the Blue Ribbon Army was held le?t evening in the Good Templar Hall, when farewell addresses were given by the Rava.C.E. Barley (pie ident)and H.Bull, who leave in a few days for their new spheres of labor. Mr R. Weet also spoke, and Miss Bennett gave a 5010, during the evening.

Mabvelious Babsains in Millinery and Drapery, and a large lot of Clothing at onethird its value is now Selling at J". Mab* BHall'B, Albert street.—The Pollen street Branch is taken over by Mr GK BOON (late Manager).

" These 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."—Ruskin. What people dare not do in their own city, they perpetrate in Auckland. Adulterated pepper is now continually Bent, by a Southern firm as fit for your consumption. Any one can easily detect the fraud by comparing the same with oura j which is prapared and sold by us genuine only. Browo, Barrett, and Co. aIBO 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 have found from experience to be generally appreciated.—Brown, Barrett, and Co., Elliottstreet, Auckland.

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