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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5094, 15 May 1885, Page 2

Since oar last iss*e nothing baa been seen of the three missing men who lost their lives by the boating accident in the harbor on Saturday last. A meeting ia called for 7.30 o'clock to-morrow evening, at Mr 0. MuLiver's Brown Street, of those willing to still further proscute the search on Sunday next, and to make other necessary arrangements.

A meeting- of the friends of the late Mr A. S. Colquboun is called for this evening, to be held in the office of Mr L. Melhosa, Albert street.

The following telegram has been received by His Worship the Major from Wellington anent the Piako Block, which, it will be remembered, was thought of aa a block of land to be applied for as an endowment for the Thames Harbor Board:—" Aasiafc, if you oan, in any way the till - to the Piako Block being investigated; hitherto the natives, owing to tribal jaalonay, have prevented this."

Mk W. Kbily, one of tho candidates tor the Tauranga seat in the House of Representatives, arrived here ye3terday afternoon, and intends visiting* the various places on the road between here and Tauranga, with the object of securing bis return.

At the monthly inspection of the Rifle Hangers and Naval Artillery last evening there were present: —Bangers :1 captain, 2 lieutenant?, 4 sergeant?, and 89 rank and file ; Naval Artillery ; 1 caplian, 1 lieutenant, 1 C.P.0., 1 bugler, ?nd 41 gunners. Captaina Lucas aud Wildman wero the respective ofHcers commanding. The Banger a wore put through battalion drill by Instructor Grant.

PfiOPSSEOB Rice should be well patronised both at his m'%tir &3 and evening performances to-morrow. Tho entertainment being one recommending i'sslf, ha 3, vre bslieve, receired the approba ion of Iho heads of tho different soliojh. Ibe children are rejuested'to bring sixpence trapped in one of the email bills or a piece of paper, whbh will save time and crushing at the doors.

I'3B le'.egrapbio department having rerj'sed the order directing Mr Frank Eggioton to proceed to the position,elicited to him at Napier, that gentleman t-efcutnsd to the Thames jesterday afternoon, basing onlj proceeded as far as Auckland. It is not unlikely that Mr W. Tregonning will be transferred to Napier in his stead. .

A WeIIiING-ton telegram, dated yesterday, stated that the Hon. Mr Larnach goos to Auckland to-morrow to iDsp?ct the gold mines in that district. It is very likely that he will reach Coromandcl about Tuesday, and will be met there by ths Warden, who will accompapy him throughout this district.

The state of. affair 3at Parihaka still continues unsatisfactory. Mr Purnell, on behalf of the Government, offered the natives rent due to them from ibe lease to Europeans, and the natives absolutely refused to take the rents, saying if they did not get more money than the amount offered they would take the land back from tie Europeans, The natives show a determined opposition to settlers, trying to annoy them in every possible way When the native cattle trespass on the cultivated lands qf Europeans, the natives, ins cad of taking tho cattle out through the sip bars, deliberately demolish the fences or cut down tho ditch and bank, as the case may be, and take ttieir cattle away. Tbia causns a heavy losa to the Bottlers, who ccc no way of obtaining relress. Mr Balknce was expected to arrive at Opunake last night, where several deputations were to h»Te waited on him.

The passengers by the Arawn, who vrero quarantined in Dunedio, were admitted to pratique yesterday. The Melbourne and Hobart passengers wore to leave to-dsy by the Waihora, and passengers for the North to depart by the Penguin,

Ail of tho ffon W. Robinson's horses were scratched for the Uew Zealand Cup yesterday".

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At tho inquesb on the infant Brigga, who died from the effects of burns recently in Christcburch, a verdiot of accidental death whs returned. The mother, when admonished by the Coroner on her negligence in going out and loaving the children with a fire burning in the grate,, was deeply affected, and eaid " I known all that now, but it is too late."

The Women's Temperance 'Unions in Dunedin have resolved to petition Parliament against the employment of barmaids in public houses.

Thb foundation stone of St. John's Presbyterian Church, in Wellington, was laid yesterday afternoon by Sir James Prendergast. The church is b;ing erected on the site of tho church destroyed by fire twelve months ago. The building will cost £6000.

At the Appeal Court sitting in Wellington yesterday, tho Crown case reserved of Begin* r. Buckley was taken. Defendant had bopn indicted for unlawfully resisting a baliff while executing a writ of replevin. The question was whether prisoner should have been in* dieted or dealt, with for contJtnpt. Judgment was reserved.

' The New Zealand Shipping Co. ha? received a cablegram stating that the R.MS. Bimutaka will leave Plymouth on May 23, and make Auckland her first port.

HtjghKiß9LlN&, aged 13, son of T. Kissling, Registrar of Deeds, in Auckland while out shooting at the Taniaki river with another boy, was accidentally shot in the head. Death was instantaneous.