The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Ressurexi. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5052, 23 March 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Ressurexi. MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1885.

Cam. Edtvik telegraphed'at noon to-day as follows :—" Watoh barometer; bad weather approaching between east and south and louth.weßt. Glass rising, and weather will be exceptionally cold soon, and heavy gale."

At the Mutual Improvement Association meeting this evening, Mr Adams will read a paper on " Mount Kgmont."

Th» good order maintained iv the Academy of Muiio on Saturday night was » aubjeot of general remark, aad we alao noticed that ■moking was strictly prohibited. This latter comfort arose from the firm measures adopted by the management, and we must say it was a great improvement on the mode of procedure gefltralty observed,

Ths Rile and Carbine Champions armed in Auckland this morning, and were accorded a hearty welcome. They will reach here tomorrow evening, and by advertisement the Artillery and Bangers are called oat to meet them. The s.s. Pearl has been chartered by the Heception Committee, and loft for Auckland to-day. By this means, the representatives will arrive here about nine o'clock to-morrow evening, an hour when nearly the whole town will be at liberty to turn out to welcome them, and we have no doubt this will be done most heartily.

A rsiTATB letter from, a resident at Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, contains tbe following relative to the craze among the Maoris near there:—" There are about 600 Maoris at Kaikohe, owing to a native girl prophesying that there ie to be a great earthquake on the 27th of this month. There is great .excitement amongst the natives/ They take pieces of willow, ferns, and scent to present to her. They sold three cows for 3s, a horse for Id, a hundred sheep for £5, and they have let the pigs and horses into the' corn and potatoes. They are going mad over it. They Bay Christ will come on the earth for one hour; then all. tbe people will come out of their graves, but you won't be able to see them, only hear the korero. It's no uee saying anything to them. They say they will burn her (the prophetess) if it does not come true. , I tell them that it is all humbug; they say : No fear; you see, you see ; Klist come ; you be the Maori, then I be the pakeha ; you take the Maori houses, we take your houses; all the ground shake, the hill fall down, all tbe land be flit. I said: ' kapai for the racecourse, then,'' Ah, no you talkee like that, by-by you sea.'"

Yesterday afternoon M. Bemenyi, accom* panied by several friends, paid a visit to Parawai, and after calling at Taipari's dwelling, the party proceeded to the Bununga House, where the carvings and flax matting—on the walls—of a variety of patterns drew forth Ihe unqualified praise of the great violinist, who, it may be remarked, has a singularly sensitive appreciation for the fitness of things. For instance, his keen eye at once detected the inappropriateness and unpoetic connection of an American chair and a deal table in the bouse where these carvings are. In accordance with a promise made to the chief Taipari, M. Bemenyi went to Parawai this morning, and brought his instrument with him. After visiting Taipari's house he, with several friends, and followed by a number of natives again went to the Bunanga House, where to the delight of the natives M. Bemenyi played for them. The first number he played was the prayer from "Moae in Egitto," and afterwards gave them a quartetto from "I Furitani." It.might have been thought that this class of music would be too high-claes for musically uncultivated minds, but this did not appear to be the caae, as a demand wfs made by several natives for "more " ; the craving of Oliver Twist seemed ■mall in comparison with it. Taipari promised to attend M. Bemenyi's concert to. night, and before departing from Parawai the chief presented the violinist with two large Maori mats. Mr Puckey kindly acted as interpreter.

Al the Naval Artillery prize firing on Saturday, the competition for the ring presented by Gunner Weir to first class ebots was finished, and the second competition for other prizes also took place. The following were the scores : —First class aggregates : Bandsman Gill, 218; Gunner Floyd, 215; Gunner H. Brdwnlee, 214; E. Browolow. 199. Second class (Mr Finlay's prize) : Gunner, Delahuuty, 62; Gunner Herival, 58; Gunner Mojle, 68 j Gunner darken, 54; Gunner Johnstone, 45. Third class. (Capt. Wildman's prize) : Gunner Allen, 65 ; Gunner Sheard, 61 ; Gunner Finlay, 46; Gunner Kelly, 43; Gunner Battray, 36; Gunner Lambert, 28.

PEorESSOR Htrflo announces in this issue that he will deliver a series of lectures ou " The icience and art of character-reading," in the Pollen street Lecture Hall, commencing on Wednesday evening next with one on " Faces." 2he charge of admission is low, the hall central, and the Professor has the reputation of being not only a clever physiognomist! but also an able and entertaining lecturer, while his delineations of character during, his Southern tour are everywhere spoken of by the Press as most correct. We have no doubt therefore, there will be a good attendance. The Professor also supplies charts of character during the day.

The cricket match, Ist eleven Thames CO. t. WaverlyC.C, played at Parawai on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a draw very much in favor of the former team. Ihe Thames in their first innings put together 120, towards which Egginton contributed 10, Clark 13, Smith 34, and Airey 44. The Wavfrley only scored 17 in their first innings, and 14 in their Becond with six wickets down. They were thus an innings and 80 runs behind) with only four wic&ets to fall. For the Thames, Pearce took five wickets for eight runs, Newman eight for fourteen, and Buchan two for nine runs.

At yesterday morning's service in St. Francis' Church, Willoughby street, High Masa was celebrated at eleven o'clock by the Rev. P. O'Rielly, and—as it was stated by us in Saturday's issue—at the offertory M. Bemenyi the distinguished violinist, played a solo commencing with a preludium, following with the Hungarian National Church Hymn, and concluding with a wonderfully executed post ludium. There was a large congregation present.

A SERIOUS and very painful accident bef el a man named Win. Fraser (well-known here in connection with the Farrell-Fraser embroglio some three years ago), working in the Tairua bush on Saturday morning. At aboHtlO o'olock, Fraser with some mates was jacking logs, when one unexpectedly rolled against him pinning his I?gs to the side of a cutting, breaking the left.log below the knee, and crushing the right one at the ancle. The unfortunate man was quickly extricated, placed on a hastily improvised stretcher and carried by his fellowbushmen, tot Puriri, a distance of about 20 miles, over rough country. Here Mr McKenzie's trap was placed at their disposal, and Fraser was brought in to the Hospital, which was reached at 1 a.m. yesterday. Dr. Payne was quickly in attendance, and set the broken bones, pronouncing both fraotures to be very bad ones. Fraser is now doing as well as can be expected, the long and rough journey greatly weakening him.

Taxb Hop Bitters, three times a day, and you. will hare no doctors' bills to p»y. That )#, if made by American Co. Sfe

, In connection with tho young.man Harry Jones, arrested here on a chargo of stealing a horse, saddle, and bridle, and remanded to Hamilton, it transpires that the animal which he is charged with stealing has been found, he having exchanged it at Morrinsville for the one he rode to the Thameß.

An application by Mr Alexander, on behalf of the Thameß Harbor Board, to show cause why the Board should not enter an action against the Minister of Public Works for damage done by the railway to Shortland. Wharf, was heard in the Auckland Supreme Court on Friday, and refused, Hie Honor, Mr Justice Gillies, saying it seemed just a " try on" to secure some money from the Government, who" were making a railway. He was sure the people would have been all howling out about it if the railway had not been made, and so, no doubt, would the members of the Harbor Board.

At the Wanganui Regatta on Saturday, the Senior Fours (out-rigged ), 2\ miles was won by Union (Chris tchurch), 1; Wellington Star Club, 2; Union (Wanganui), 3 ; Wanganui R. 0,4. The Christ church boat had it all her own way; there was a good race between the second and third boats. The Junior Fours (in-rigged), 1£ mile, resulted: Wanganui Union, 1 ; Wellington Star, 2; Wanganui R. C, 3. This was the best race! of the day, the winners being lees than half-a--lerigth in front,, the' third boat a half-dozen lengths behind. .

It is asserted (says Saturday's Auokland Star) that certain of our local Spiritualists are essaying to aid the ends of jus tics by elucidating the mystery enveloping the human remain^ found near the Fifzroy Hotel. They have got hold of some o? the bcnes, and, by the clairvoyant power, which enables them, they say, to get at what Denton called " the noul of things," are endeavouring to read the history wbich these bones have to tell.

W. N. Tbbbbiecook, 1 a lad of 17, was drowned on Saturday evening while bathing at Sumner, near Christchurch. He was unable to swim, and was carried away by the tide. A man named Wt iskoe made a gallant attempt to rescue him, and succeeded in getting him out, but life was extinct.

A New Plymouth telegram of last night says:—Fully 1600 natives passed through the town at 10.30 a.m. They were beaded by Titokowaru, acd the cavalcade was nearly a mile in length, consisting of 50 expresses and spring' carts, 800 horsemen, and SCO natives on foot. They proceeded to Mangaone Pah, two miles from town, and remained there for two or three days. A large crowd of Europeans assembled at the pah to-day to witness the proceedings, but nothing was done except feasting; muaeels, potatoes, etc., being the principal fare.

WIIiKBS, the Shortland jeweller, is selling his choice and large stock of jewellery at reduced prices. New goods, chaste and beautiful in design. Must be sold. Call early. Watch Glasses, Sixpence ; Watch Keys, Threepence.—[Adtt.]