The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5063, 7 April 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1885.

Eabteb Sunday was specially observed in the Anglioan and Roman Catholic churches. Im the Church of England the morning and evening services were well attended, and High Mass was celebrated at the Shortland Catholic churoh by ..Father. O'Rielly at 11 o'clock, and at Vespers and Benediction a strong choir attended. Webbe's Macs in Or. was sung at the morning service. Both ceremonies were attended by large congregations. ' ■

Thb Big Pump was brought to a standstill about 7.30 this morning, through the epear of the air-pump breaking. Repairs were, how. ever, commenced without delay, and pumping was resumed this afternoon. This is the fourth time this portion of the machinery has given way during the past fow months, and in order to guard against similar mishaps in the future, the manager will next menth (when the pump will be stopped for inspection) take out the air-pump and put in a new spear-head. To effect these alterations now would cause several days' delay.

Thk Rev. E. Best, who is td take charge of theWesleyan circuit here, arrived in Auokland, with Mrs Best, by the Te Anau yesterday, .and will come down to the Thames by this evening's boat*

Mksshs Douglas and Lnwlor, J's.P., attended at the R.M. Court to-day for the purpose of revising the jury list of tho Grahatnstown District. The list as presontod was accepted, no disputants appearing to object to it.

Btthobs have for some time past been circulated that Mr 12. H. Taylor, who haw lectured here for thrra years past, wag to bit removed to the South, but we now Jearn that the Association under the auspices of whioh Mr Taylor is laboring, have resolved that he should remain at the Thames.

We have to acknowledge the receipt of the Monthly share report of Williamson and Co., Wellington.. As usual, it is replete with information useful to business men.

The third match for prizes presented to the second and third class shots in the Naval Artillery took place on Saturday, the aggregates being :—Second clbbb : Herival, (Mr F inlay's priza), 190: Delabunty 163 • third olbbb: Allen (Captain Wildman's prize) 187 ; Sheard, 168.

At Otahuhu on Sunday a young man named Buckland, by furious riding, knocked down a number of people, and one child,-named Me Elroy, had ono of his thigh bones broken, and is also suffering from concussion of the brain, as the result of being ridden over.

Mb E. Thomas; who is working a piece of ground situated in the Karaka Creek district, intends to send to England, for proper treatment there, 20 or 30 tons of quartz from a heavily mineralised reef he is opening up, while a parcel from another lode will be crushed here.

The gross carelessness of some—generally ignorant —Jsportßrnsn really deserves a check, and a -wholesome admonition given in a legal way might hach a number of amateurs with a gun a lesson. It is reported that yesterday two game-hunters were haunting the vicinity of Parawai in search of spoil, and both happened to select one object for the reception of their shot without ascertaining whether any life or limb were endangered by their action. The result was that a child within their range, recaived portions of the charges of each, of these gallant sportsmen, and although it was not seriously wounded, the result might bare been worse. Such sportsmen should be very careful before they " let go " then* firearms.

'A MAN named Harry Henderson has reported to the police that he found a small boat upside down on tho bank of the Thames River, about half a nuile above Bagnall'a mill. He turned it over, and found powder and shot-flasks, with ammunition, in a cupboard, and ro'wlpcks in the gunwale.' He made tho boat fast and came on to the Thames.. The boat without doubt belongs to a party, of tbrea (one of them being a eon of Mr Cooper, of Werahoo) who went out duck-shooting last Thursday, aud who had a narrow escape from drowning. Late on Thursday 'night the party were at Hikutaia, and m reaching over to pick up a bird their frail craft capsized in mid-stream, and its occupants were quiokly struggling in tffe cold water. Though heavily weighted with clothes, they breasted the rapid current, and reached a mudbank in safety. Here they had to remain till diylight. when they were rescued from their pitiable plight.

These are the days of fast travelling by sea and land, and some of the trips being made by the ocean steamers are hardly credible. Take for instance that of' the Tongariro, which made the round the world trip from Plymouth to Plymouth, including all stoppages, loading, &c, ia three months and a day. Another instance, news of whioh has arrived by the mail, is that of the. 'Frisco mail service. The Australian and Few Zealand mails, which reached San Francisco on the 22nd of February; were put. aboard the fast sailing steamer Britannia in New York on Sunday, the 28th, and reached London on the 9th of March, making the transit from Sydney in 38, days, and from Auckland in 34 days. The ordinary time is 42 days. To be' able to reach London, from Auckland, in one dry less than five weeks is, we think, the. fastest time yet^ accomplished, and apart from the convenience to travellers', the rapid transit of mails and light cargo cannot do otherwise than bring the colonies into notice, and tend to their rapid progress.

Government, have accepted the tender of Messrs Donald and Edenborough, of Auckland, for the Island Steam Service. The steamer Janet Niooll will be the vessel used.

The Premier, on his arrival in Auckland yesterday,- was presented with an address by the Liberal Association, the address being rend by the Mayor. .

- At the Christchurch bicycle races yesterday, the beet performances were—Five Mile Race, by C.Reese, of the P.BiC, with 103 yards handicap, in 14mins 56aees; and the Ten Mile Race, won by P. 0. Baldwin, of Dunedin, with 3CO yards allowance, in 32mins 22secs.

A WeIjLIKG-ton telegram cays serious doubts are entertained as to the safety of the Eastern Ex ension Cable Co.'s cable repairing steamer Magnetic, which left Portland, England, on the tenth of March, and was to call at various stations on the way out, no tidings having boen beard of her. About tho time the Magnetic sailed, severe gales were experienced, and it la thought she may have encountered one of these and foundered

A six-boomed house at Devonport, North Shore, belonging to J. Duder, and oocupied by Mr Burgess, was burnt down on Saturday night. ■ . .<■

The Auckland Herald says«!—" We understand that the directors of the Moanatairi Extended Q-.M.Co. have sent into the Cambria Company a proposal for an amalgamation of theue companies. We , understand there is likely to be; considerable opposition to the carrying out of this scheme, especially in view of recent news from the Cambria mine."

The fine weather we have had lately hag already affected the County water supply, and in consequence the Aloanatairi, Heruld, and Bull's batteries are at a standstill. At the Auckland races yesterday, in the Shorts Handicap, the totalise tor paid the enormous dividend of £251 14s on Kalo. There were only three investors on this horse. At the Ponsonby Regatta yesterday, the Thames " Outsider " whaleboat crew won both the contests they entered for. The first was the Whaleboat Race (senior*)—Qnehunga Rowing Club, My Queen; Manukau Rowing Club, Manukau ; Ponsonby Rowing duty Commotion 5 Thames, Outsider. Tho Outsiders had the position nearest to shore at starting, Onehunga next, then Manukau, with Ponsonby next the flagship. The Outsider soon gave signs of an easy victtfry, but the other three crews rowed almost side by side for over half the course: Ponsonby crew rowed a fiae even stroke, and came into second position when half over the course, where Manukau and Oaehunga struggled hard for next place. The Thames crew wen easily with two seconds to spare from Ponsonbyj Manukau a good third. The Thames crew inoluded W. Payne (stroke), the Fisher brothers (4), and V,. Savage steer oar. 'JDhe second event was the race for Whaleboats (maiden).— Onehunga Rowing Club, My Queen; Manukau Rowing Club, Manukau; Ponsonby Rowing Club, Commotion; Thames, Outsider. The only difference in the local crew was that Brown steered instead of Savage. Tho course was from the Triumph to the south side of the flagship. The Thames men won easily by fully twelve lengths*; the I results being—Thames, 1 j Manukan, 2 ; ! Ponsouby, 3,

The Easter Volunteer previews throughout the colony haie bosn fairly successful. An Auckland telegram received to-duy sajs: — " Sham-fight and roview at Papatoitoi yesterday greut eucoesa. Mon bailed with cheers the announcement; that -Col. Lyon had been appointed in charge of the Auckland district." At Nelson fully 6000 people attended the camp, and the review and sham-fight paused off with eclat. A telegram relative to the Dunedin meeting says :—" The Easter encampment closed to-day with a sham-fight and review. The public flocked iv hundreds this afternoon to see the review, and as one shilling admission was charged both to-day and Suturday, a large sum should be the result.