The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5101, 23 May 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1885.

The Whitsuntide holidays, and the day on which the anniversary of Her Majesty's* natal day ia celebrated this year, fall on the Banco days, consequently the Banks, according to the statutes regulating these matters, will hold holiday on Monday and Tuesday of the coming week. As these days will not be generally observed as holidays, the closing of the banks will prove rather inconvenient to business people, but the., manager of the Bank of New Zealand, with his customary courtesy, no ifies the closing through our advertising columns. Her Majesty's Birthday happening to fall on Sunday this year, M n day will be observed as the holiday,' when a muster for parade of the local Volunteers on the Waio-Karaka Flat at half-past ten o'clock will take place.

The joint honorary and executive committee) of the Young Men's Improvement and Athletic Society met last night, when rules for the guidance of the society were made. The annual subscription was fixed at 10s for members or. r 16 years, and 5s for those under that age. It was decided to buy the property of the late Athletic Club and steps were authorised to be taken to secure a suitable building for the meetings of the Society. Theenrolmont of members takes place on Wednesday next.

Mb E. Honks notifies in another column .that he is a candidate for the office of auditor for the Thames Borough.

Shareholders in the Devon, New Eureka, and Oriental Cos. are notified elsewhere that their shares will be sold by auction unless the calls be at once paid.

A soiree and social, in connection with the Pioneer Lodge, 1.0. G.T., will bo held in the Good Templar Hall on Monday evening.

At the Pollen street Lecture Hall to-morrow evening Mr E. H. T ylor will lecture on— " what becomes of thj wicked at the death of the body ?" while at the Wesleyan church Mr Graham Tawhui will occupy the pulpit. The anniversary services of the Baptist church will be continued to-morrow, and a eoiree and public meeting wiil be held on Tuesday evening.

The manager of the Melbourne Drapery and Clothing Company's branch, Mary street, announces the opening up of a very large assortment of blankets and ruge, which very seasonable articles, he assert?, he is selling at considerably under the regular rates. We commend a perusal of the advertisement to all persona interested in the subject.

Messes Meabs and Co, announce in another column that they have made the greatest reductions in the pries of the various articles dealt in by them, and will In future sell their goods at Auckland'prices.

The following telegram was received in Auckland yesterday from the mine manager of Ihe New Find Gold Mining Co.:—" No. 1 reef to hand, showing fair gold in drive north from level, which may prove drive to have reached No. lon Arizona run." 1 The result of this telegram was to advance shares from Is to 3s. At the latter figure business was transacted.

Woooyeab's Circus was ag»in crowded last night to witness the clever performance of this talented troupe. The tumbling and acrobatic feats of the company were well received, and the triok ponies, coupled with Mr Merry man's jokes, elicited roars of laughter from the audience. Tha side-splitting farce of " Billy Button" wound up the programme. Tonight was announced as the farewell appearance of the company. The matinee this aftornoon was very largely attended.

A Wellington telogram of yesterday says : —The following have passed the Civil derrice examinations, placed in order of merit:— Senior examination : H. J. Carter, Auckland ; G\ M. Calvert, Thames ; A. A. Hough, Auckland ; C. H. Smith, Auckland. Junior examinations: G. M. Gal vert, Thames ; A. A. Hough, Auckland ; F. J. Carter, Auckland; A. F. Burton, Auckland ; P. F. Battley, Auckland ; W. M. Jackson, Auckland ; Amy C. Phillips, Thames.

The cook of the Arawa, who wan suffaring fro si small-pox on the voyage from London to Port Chalmers, has now been admitted to pratique.

A Wellington telegram states that it is notexpectod that aoy birthday honors will fall to New Zealand this year.

William Bibby has been c immitted for trial for the burglary at Reid and Gray's stores in Auckland.

Payablb gold is reported to have beeu discovered at the Bay of Islands. The Waste Lands Board is in receipt of a letter which Bernard Ryan has forwarded to Mr Clendon, R.M., intimating to him the discovery of a gold-bearing quartz reef, and stating that if it proves payable he will claim the reward offered by Government. Specimens fr^m the reef assayed at the Bank of New Zealand have been found to contain gold equal to 2ozs per ton. The looality of the discovery is not stated, but Ryan has pegged out a prospecting claim. The letter has beeu sent to the Minister for Lands.

The nomination of candidates for the office of Borough auditor took place to day, when the following gentlemen's papers were placed in the hands of the Returing Officer:—Mr D. R. Gellibn proposed by Messrs E. McDonnell and John Read j Mr J. O. M. Gib-on, by Messrs R. Bateman and M. Wbitehead j Mr E. Honiss*, by Messrs M. J. Wilkes and P. J. Birch ; and Mr Win. Smith, by Mesere J. Marshall and R. T. Douglas. As the number required is only two, a ballot for their election will be taken on Monday, the Ist day of June.

A roOTBALL match will be played on Monday between the Union and Waitenuta (Auckland) Clubs, and teims will be pic ed from the following:—Waitemata : R. Gillespie (captain), Bell, Buchanan, Courtenay, Campbell, Carter, Dowr s, GrauHm, Grey, Johnson, Kirby, Mackie, McMillan, Potter, Richardson, StepheDSon, Stevens, and Stone. Union: Buch*n (captain), Allen, McGregor, Maxwell, Beck is au, Greenville, SuUivan, Buckland, Ladner, Harris, Waile, Conroy, McNiece, MeCollum (2), Bates, and Thompson.

Thr Wellington appetite for scandal is likely to be considerably whetted during the sit! iog of the next divoroe Court. Two more cases are spoken of. The first case is that of Ryan v. Ryan.—Ryan is the working manager of the Meat-Preserving Coy.; Mrs Ryan being a person possessed of considerable means. The suit will be a cross one, as each party will apply for a separation, the grounds being cruelty. The action will determine the custody of the children of. the marriage.—-In the second ease the petitioner is a carpenter named Fardon, employed in the Government railway workshops at Petone.; '1 he co-ribs* poudeDt is a railway guard, who is at present, it is well known, residing with the respondent at Waitara.

The vacancy caused bj the retirement of Mr Farrell as'repreeeotative of South Ward in the Borough Council was the cause of an election in that division of the town yesterday. The result of the election was the return of Mr James McAndrew, the polling shewing McAndrew 132, Hickoy 50. The numbers polled shewed that considerable efforts had been made to bring up voter*, but little interest seemed to be takcu by the general publio iv the eveat,

Constabih P. Hebbeet, who has been stationed in this district for eomo time past, has been transferred to Auckland to do detective duty there, and left for Auckland by the Tvotomabana this afternoon. DuriDg his residence here he has made many friends^ Hiß plaoo will probably bo filled early next week by a constable from Auoklaod.