The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATUBDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5089, 9 May 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATUBDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

Tawhaio, tlaa Maori King, accompanied by a number of Waikato and Bay of Islands native chiefs, Brrived here by the Botomahana ibis afternoon. He was met on the wharf by a large cumber of Thames natives, including the principal chief*, and escorted to the Rununga House, Parawai, The usual welcome and korero is now being held, in which tho principul chiofa of this district are taking part, ut.d preparations are being made Jbr the usual fetet^in honor of Ufa il&je»ty'»

visit. It is not yet known what its object is, but it is belived to be on business connected with the Lands Court now holding its sittings at Shortland.

Thb manager of the Moanatairl Extended G.M. Co. telegraphed this morning s—" Cau see gold freely in emaU veins in face of north east drive.—T. GUjMOT/b.''

Soms months ago the R.M. made an order against a man named James Gordon that he should piy a sum of twelve shillings and fixpence a week towards the support of his alleged illegitimate child ; this the man has continually neglected to do, and has endeavored by various means to avoid the liability. In the Police Court to-day be again appeared, and tried to show that the mother of the child was willing to release him, and had even admitted that he was not its father. The girl appeared and stated that she was wilting to arrive at terms with the defendant, but not to entirely release him from helping to support the infant. The Bench refused to throw the whole burthen of support on the mother, even if she desired it, and impressed on the defendant the necessity to avoid severe punishment by paying up the arrears of the weekly sum ordered to be contributed. For disobeying the Court's order, he was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment.

A committee of the High School Governors to-day accepted the tender of Mr H. D Driver for painting, and of Mr Geo. McCaul for the plumbing work required on the school premises. A pbivatk telegram received on the Thames states that Mr Kelly, one of the candidates for the vacant Tauranga seat, has held a meeting at Opotiki, which was supposed to be his stronghold, and a vote of no confidence wus carried. In the Police Court this morning, T. Prevosr, proprietor of the Provincial Hotel, was charged with permitting drunkenness on his licensed premises on the night of the 2nd May. Sergt. Murphy said that Constable O'Brien reported to him that be heard loud talking in the bouse after hours. He went with the constable to the hotel, and saw in a room behind the bar five men and three women, and a man sitting on the stairs; in another room there were three men, one of whom was very drunk. Defendant was in the house, and said he wou'd give the man who wbs drunk a bed, as he could not go home. On being cross-examined by Mr Miller, who appeared for the defence, he could not swear that any of them had got liquor in the house. Constable O'Brien gave corroborative evidence, and stated further that half an hour later he saw the intoxicated man being taken home by a friend of Lie. Two of the three men who were in the house were called and swore that the drunkenness did not take place in the defendant's hotel, they had been drinking at other places, and went into Prevost's where the man said to be drunk bad a cigar, and laid down on a sofa as seen by the police. The defendant deposed that the men went to bis house twice on the evening in question, and the second time one of them had a cigar and laid down in the parlor. The Bench held that the evidence shewed that an offence had been committeQ J^ooT«*-; v---J —<■ *—•—j-c.-j...,^ - -amnnHlclecTa penalty of £5.

Mb E. H. Tatloe preaches to-morrow evening, in the Pollen street Lecture Hall, on " Babylonian doctrines and disciplines as seen in the Christian Churches of to-day." In the Baptist Church, the Rev. H. H. Driver conducts anniversary services, morning and evening, and the usual evening services will be held in the Temperance Hall.

I"cabs are entertained for the safety of the cutter South Carolina, which left Port Charles on Tuesday.

Maxwblili, alias D'Augier, charged in Auckland with the St. Louis murder, wa3 further re mantled till Monday. Since the arrest of the prisoner, the United States Consul has telegraphed to the police authorities of Am' rica, and received a reply directing him to hold the prisoner at a!l hazards, as the evidence of the murder is meet conclusive.

On Wednesday a steamer stood off and on at the entrance to Bluff harbor for some hours. When day broke on Thursday she waa not in sight). It is surmised that Ihe vessel was the Admiralty cruiser Coptic on her rouuds. No communication was held with her.

Tbe Auckland Herald publishes an inter* esting and instructive letter just written by Sir Geo. Grey to King Malietoa, of Samoa, in reply to a recent communication from the King, askiDg for advice and assistance in the present Samoan crisis. Sir George counsels Malietoa to enter into no secret negotiations.

Tur Board of Education at its meeting yesterday apopted the report of the Peacocke Enquiry Committee—viz.: " Having examined into Mr Peacocke's fitness for the position of Inspector, the committee is of opinion that, though his educational qualifications, and bis energy and ability as an examiner, are not called into question, it is not in the interests of the education of the district that he should be continned in office." It was resolved that Mr Peacocke should tsoeiie six months' salary in lieu of notice.