The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5119, 13 June 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1885.

OuE reudera wili hail with gratification the appearance in our advertising columns of an advertisement calling for tenders for the construction of eight miles of the Thames-Te Aroha Railway between Kopu and Hikutaia, The prospect of this long expected work being undertaken should tend to speed settlement along the line of its route, and put life into the actions of those who hare been delaying farming and ether operations in (ho district in anticipation of this work being commenced. The prompt action of our member and the committee appointed to hasten thij action are worthy of comuiendation. Me FiEMINCr Nobton, the well-known impersonator, intends opening for a short season at the Thames en Saturday next. He has travelled throughout the world, and has met with unequalled success in his fute; tainmenls, being very highly spoken of by the Press. • He has just relumed from a tour of the South Island. Referring to bis entertainments, the London Times says:—" Mr Norton need not fear, comparison with nr>y other impersonator. His changes of costume are rapid, but they are always complete and even elaborate. His characters are marked and strongly contrasted, without extravagance or caricature." Again the peace record of the place speaks for our respectability. No Police Court held; not even a bibulant presented bis abashed countenance to the wary and watchful policeman during the last twenty-four hours. Thebe was a good attendance at the Grahamstown Wesleyan Church last evening, when the service of song, entitled "Eva," was performed. The singing was very good, the connective readings be ng given by the Rev. W. Potter. At the conclusion of the performance, the Rev. Mr Best returned thanks to those who had assisted towards the entertainment, and a pleaainfc erening whs brought to ft close by the pronunciation of the boned idiom

At the Pollen-street /Lecture Hall to. morrow evening, Mr B. H. Taylor will discourse on—" Loto to Christ ; its effects upon mnn," while'at the Presbyterian Church the subject; of the Her. S. 3. Neill's lecture will be—" The Revised Edition of the Old Testament." A B TJT one o'clock this afternoon the shingles of the bluiksroith'e shop at Judd'a foundry became ignited, and in consequence the firebelle pealed out an alarm. A fe\r buckets of water, liunrsrei 1, a.-ou eilifguished the fire.

Ma J. B. HbishttAi- has pegged out a considerable extent of ground containing materials likely -to be useful a« fluxes for fur. naces, in the neighborhood of Taruru.

Haebis, one of the men reported inissiiig lit the Wairarapa Lake, Wellington, hus been discovered all right, but there are no signs yefc of Liordet.

At the Wellington Eeeidont Magistrate's Court yeßlerday oltorcooß, Joseph ilaudel, the tobacconist od whoaa premises a totalisator Tfus receullv aeisad, v.&t charged T?if.!i haTing kept a gauiiug house. Mandsl ndf i tuitted the offence, but submitted that the ! machine was worked fairly and for less percentage than was usually done. His Worship inflicted a tine of £20 and costs. The money (£3l, axd cheques for £12) which was seized at the time, was ordered to be forfeited.

A Commission appointed by the North Canterbury Beard of Education hare conducted an enquirey into cortain charges brought by the Rangiora School Committee against Mr Goodivo, bead master of the eohool. Drunkenness and genernl neglect of his work are alleged against the master. Voluminous evidence of a contradictory nature was taken. The Commissioners havo drawn up a report, which will be submitted to the Board of Education at its next meeting.

On Thursday afternoon, a man nsmod Pasßolyman, about 50 years of a<re, and a bricklayer by trade, fell down a collar in' the Prince Albert Hotel, Nelaon. He was removed to the Hospital, and died yesterday morning, when an inquest wus held. The deceased was talking to a boy in the private passage leading to the kitchen, whon he leant his back ttgainst a small door leading to the cellar, which gave way, and be fcli eomo six feet, f.triking his back so heavily that death resulted from concussion ,of the spin". Ho was sober at the time. A verdict of " Died from concussion of the spine, caused by mis* adventure," was returned.

GeobOK Patne, a ganger, wjs found in Lake Waihola, Otago, yesterday morning, by the fireman of the night goods train. When he was picked up ha waa breathing, but he died a few minutes afterwards. It is known that Payne was subject to epileptic fits, and it is supposed that he was seized with one whilo walking along the edge of the lake.

A home is to be established in the suburbs of Auckland for fallen and destitute women.

Me Btjbton, photographer, of Dunedin, who accompanied Eoolifort'a party from Wanganui to Waikato, and came right through the heart of the Kine; country, was permitted by the natives to photograph the scenery without molestation or interference.

The native meeting at Kuroi, to discuss Te Whiti and bis doctrines, hasjii9t concluded. The number of natives present was comparatively email.

A pabade of the naval companies forming the Auckland Naval Brigade was held last night, and was the largest paradu the Navels ever held in Auckland. There wore close on 300 inspected by Mojor Shepherd.

A 3EI.EGUJA3I from Auckland says that there have been very heavy clearancea of sugar fro n bond, in anticipation of increased duties.

Thb H"on. Mr Henderson, and Messrs Peacock and Dargaville, members of the House of Representatives, and Mrs, Dargaville were passengers by the Waihora from Auckland yesterday; also Wybert Beeve'a Dramatic Co.

To have the feet frostbitten is a rare occurrence in the North, yet a case occurred the other day at Meanee, near Napier. The 6un>rer, who was perfectly powerless, had probably been sleeping out during one of the severely cold nights experienced last week He was admitted to the Napier Hospital.

It is believed that one of the cables across Cook's Straits has broken. The wires were working all right until 5 o'clock last evening, but on the officers resuming duty at 7 o'clcsk it we& found that communication was interrupted on the old cable, which has been do^n close on 19 year?. From a test made, it is thought that the break has occurred about 16 miles from White's Bay end of the cable. The disabled cable contains three wires, but there are still two cables of one wire each across the Straits, remaining in working order. Dr Lemon will make a further test of the cables probably to-day, and steps will be at once taken to hare the cable picked up and*xepaired.

Thb correspondent of the Melbourne Daily Telegraph in the Soudan says that two privates—an Australian and a Guardsman—were strolling arm in arm through the camp during the march on Tamia. Coming near a sentry they were, challenged, and as they sjupidly abstained from answering 'Friends,' the sentry, as in duty bound, fired, and the G-uardsman wa9 shot. The wound ended fatally during the morning.