The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5060, 1 April 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1885.

Thk polling in the three wards of tho Borough, under tho Looal Option Act, took placo today, but very little interest appeared to be taken in tho question, and up to a late" hour this afternoon very few votes had been polled.

The ordinary meeting cf the Harbor Board wbs held yesterday affcornoon at four o'clock, and there were present:. M^eErs Fraser, M.H.R., (Chairman), Biodie, Pitkethlty, Bead, Stfedmea, Smith, and Wood. After confirming the minutes of the previous meeting, a communication from IS. Thomas applying for leave to removo pyrites from the foreshore at, Tararu, and offering one shilling a load for the pri-ilege. It was pointed out that the foreshore might bo a very profitable possession ia view of tho advanc3 being made in the treatment of pyrites, and eventually it was resolved :—"That the applicant be informed that the Board considers it inadvisable• to entertain his application at present." The goods ehec3 at the end of tho wharf was let to Messrs Fraser and Tinne at v rental of £15, and. Mr H.. C. Gille;pie secured the Shortland shed and coat yard for £25 per annum. The acting Harbormaster reported to the effect that ho had braced the narrow part of the wh»rf; rendered the braces on the tee safe } placed the fairway buoy in position, and laid t«to additional buoys on tho north cast bank of thy river channel: the damoges r?one by the very severe gale ou the 14th March— which were very slight—-bud, been repaired. After pausing the ueual nonlhly accounts the meeting adjourned.

The Pollard Juvenile Opera Company will make its appoßrsnce on -Tuesday right nex*" p to commence a season of era nights in the Academy of Music. The opening eo'.ection is Lccocq's comic opera " fJ he Little Duke," in which this company hes appeared in several colonies, and has been highly spoken of by the Press. A change of programme will take place each evening during their stay, and as the prices of adrniseion lave been fixed at popular rates, tbey wiil doubtless meet with a liberal patronage. Mr Underwood is conducting them throughout the colony as agent. A 3?BW minutes before five o|clock last evening-a young man named Alex. Wells, employed at Price Brce'. Foundry,, narrowly escaped losing his foot. While trying to alter a belt so as to stop one of the planing, machines, his foot became jammed and would ha*e been crushed to a jelly had not his cry attracted attention, W., Patterson stopping the machine just in time. The boot was crushed, but no bones were broken. Dr» Callan was sent for, but he being confined to his houao^with an attack of bronchitis could not attend, and Dr. Payne's : service's were obtained. Wells will probable be about again in a day or two.

These was s fair {attendance &t Professor Hugo's fourth lecture in the Pollen street Lecture Hall l»8t night, tbo subject be^ng " Wrirkles." 7o tbe uninitiated thin topic might appear one of email interest, but in tbe Professor's hands . la'fc evening it, was highly entertaining and instructive. Wrinkles, he said, were the result of bard w-rk, as the furrowed faces of all great and active men demonstrated. There were good and bad wrinkles, each being formed by corresponding habit?, and it was only by leaving off obnoxious practices that the later class could be eradicated. Wrinkled faces were more to be depended upon, and were more proud and self-reliant than smooth, small - featured ones, though the latter more often caught the ladies' fancy. Passing on to detail the significance of the various facial wrinkles, Professor Hugo said two parallel farrows between the eyes, and above the nose, indicated power of close concentra* tion of the energies, 1 but when there were three irregular lines, it showed an irregular and bad temper; grief made eomewhat curved lines on the forehead, nnd humor or satire wore shown by radiating wrinkles from the outer corners of lie eyes, the forirer occurring in conjunction with thick, and the later with thin, lips 5 an obliqui line running upwards from the same corner of the eye de» noted deceitfulness, while . gemi circular wrinkles oa the cheeks, about an inch from the corners of the mouth, were alwajs found on benevolent persons; straight linos right across the forehead were a siga "of ability and some knowledge of mankind, whilo oblique ones showed an " oblique " temper j a peculiar furrow over the eye disclosed arrogance, and others under the eyo either sensuality or excessive drinking. Other wrinkles were alfo touched upon, tho position of rash bring shown by fraeh-ind drawings on tho blackboard. After tho curiosity of several of tho audicoe as to their character hid beoa sctfiefiad by tho Professor criticising their handwriting, walk, and features (tho delineations being very correct), the Professor announced that the lecture to-night would probably be.the last of hia Thamei series; ha intended to deliver 000 on " Signs of lovo in the face," hut if the nurii- nco wished for another subject he wou'd change it. A lady suggested " Hands," arid a number being in favor of tho proposition, it was announced that thi* would fjrn) (he topic for this evening. The meting of tho Ngatirnaru tribe at the J&ununga, Parawai, which we mentioned yesterday, is just absnt fiaishod.' It wus ronvencd to hear the reparb of tho natives who went to the recent Ki^gite meeting nt Vvnatiwhatihoe, oud to eoceirior the following letter from Tawhiao :—' Whaliwhatihoe, 22nd March.—To Ngatimaru.- Friends, Salutations, —You are to rease jour opposition to me ; I asked you to give me jour Ancestral rights, hut you objected; I have not the rights of your ancestors, 3 our brothers and sisters—you still hr.vo them. I have a word to you, to stop the Land Courtis. I have seen your applications to the Laud Courts ; you are to withdraw ; hem. Wait six tmn'ha ; I will see if we cannot com? to a.ma agreement after that.—-King Tawhiao." The dusky monarch also requeahed that all »ur? T*yi sbutild bj iiuuyeJ, aaU aslsd tbe NgaU«

maruo to sign hia petition to the Queen, and to subsidise funds to forward the embassy. Tho matter was discussed during yesterday and to-day, with tho result that the natives decidod not to agree to any of the requests. The invitation to attend tho meeting convened by Sydney Tuiwbanga wnH. also considorrd, but it is very unlikely that any Thames natives will attend.

Fbater Bhos' Share Investors' Guide for the current mon** is to hand. The only Thames mine which has a reserve is shown to be the New Prince Imperial, which has £1000 standing to its credit. A -PBOrosiij has been made to uti'izs our hematite ore in the prosecution of a new industry viz: the manufacture of knife polish from it, and thora is no doubt; that tho idoa is worthy of consideration. A t.ate message from London informs us that Consols ro?e by J yesterday, and are now standing at 97 g. The tiuio' for receiving tenders .for .the drainage works at Komata NorLh has been extended to Wednesday, Blh inst.. Mies Lamb, teacher at the Tararu School, who is about to sever her connection with the Board of Education, was yesterday presented by the scholars with a cabinet and glove-box, a Bible concordance, and an adr dress. Mr Colhoun and Miss Gott complimented Miss Lamb on her efficiency, and regretted that she was leaving the school. Li th 9 Gazette of March 26th patents are applied for as follows:—H. August, of Inter- ! cargill, spring paillasse ; J. Reid, of Dunadin, j patent wire-strainer; J. Brown, carpenter, of Auckland; an improved method of driving screw propellors by human power, for boats ; J. Anderson and A. Morrison, of Dunediu, safety catch for hydraulic lifte. We (Taianaki Herald) learn that proceedings have been taken against thtf Auckland Observer for on untruthful and scurrilous article which has appeared, having .reference to an official in this district. A BOT on the New .PJynJouth breakwater had a very unpleasant experience a morning or two ago. He was standi' gon tho edgo of the pier, close to the Oreti, which was lying some ten or twelve feet below, staying to and from the concrete wall, and grinding against her fenders. A paesing truck struck him, and he fell head first towards (ho gaping apace between the sloaroe? and tho wall. He would certainly have bren crushed to death or had his brains knockod out by striking the iron bulwarks of tho vosscl, had not Mr Ryan, of Hokitika, rushed forward and caught him in mid-air. Mh Bbyce is now in Auckland to gire evidence before the Commission appointed to take evidence in tho libel case, Bryce v. Busden. 1 F. D. Fenton and the Hon. Mr Tole are appointed Commissioners to act on behalf of Rusden, and Mr Fryce has appointed Job. Russell and A. E. Whitaker.

A bubghaby was attempted on Monday night at the Post and Telegraph Office, Pukekohe B>6iWay Station. An effort to get into the safe w»s made without success The question of how much gold we have in the colony baa been raised. We understand that at the four chief towns there are two millions of bullion. The fourth part of this would give a very considerable haul for any cruiser.—Herald. At-Mastrrton on Monday Peter Johnston was sentenced to a month's imprisonment, with a fine of £10,' or an additional month, for killing a horse. He rode the animal until it was unable to travel further. Ho urged it on with a sharp knife, and when it dropped he broke its head with a stone, The Government Insurance Board has purchased Sbera. Bros.' premises in Queen-street, Auckland, with a frontage of 40 feet, for £19,000. The P.M.S. Australia left Auckland for 'Frißco yesterday afternoon, with 197 passengers, 68 being from Auckland. Among the latter are Mr Asbbury, ex-M.P.. for Brighton, sod Lord Elphinstone.

" These are sciences as well as many arts of getting rich. Poisoning people of large estates waa one employed largely in the middle ages; adulterat ion of food of people of small estates is one employed largely now."—Raskin. What people dare not do in their own city, they perpetrate in Auckland. Adulterated pepper ib now continually sent by a Southern firm as fit for your coDsump* tion. Any one can essily detect the fraud by comparing the samo with oura ; which is prapared aj'd Bold by us genuine only. JBrowD, Barrett, and Go. nlso guaivnt.ee that their genuine Moclia and Ceylon cofl'oes can be relied upon j and that their various brands Excelsior, Standard, Lion, Anchor, and Crown, .eoiiisist of pure coffee, mixed with pure chicory in Biich proportions as we have found from experience to be generally appre* ciated.—Brown, B'irrctt, and Co., Elliott* atreefc, Auckland.