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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5172, 14 August 1885, Page 2

With our issue to morrow (Saturday) we shall" take the liberty of presenting bur readers with the firafc number of tin Stak Stjppiembnil. It will contain the opening chapter of an interesting story ; a quantity'of matter of special interest to our many readers who are possessed of gardens, and which bas been specially compiled for ua by a thoroughly competent practical man ; as well as a number of other items, which we trust will be found to ba both instructive and amusing. We need hardly remark that as the chest ia published as a Supplement to the Stab, no extra charge will be made for if, and that all purchasers of the paper to-morrow night will receive a copy free.

Thb following tenders were received at the meeting of the Borough Council last night, for the Bocky Point road, as per amended piers and specifications:—J. MoDermott, £203 103 (accepted); A Butler, £288; P. Maxwell. £296; and J. Punch, £436 13s.

In accordance with the resolutioa passed at the late joint Borough and County meeting re the Thames Valley Eailway, a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Thames will be held on Monday evening next, in the Academy of Music, for tho purpose of impressing on Government the necessity of energetically proceeding with the work

Thb monthly inspection of the local tears was held laab evening. In. the absence of tho officer cotbmandiog the district, the men were inspected by their respective captains, and, I)nU Instructor Grant put both companies through various movements. The Naval Artillery mustered at their drill, ohedi

ah&vthe roll showed : 1 captain, 2 lieutenants' 4 petty officers, 1 bugler, and 47 privates' After parade prizes recently won were pre* sented aB follows i—lst class : Gr Weir j 2nd class : P.O. Preece and Bandmaster Moyle ; 3rd class : Grs D. McNeil, J. Rattray, and C, James. The mtieler of the Rangers waß . 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 4 sergeants, 1 corporal 1 bugler, and .44 privates. Prizes bare been received to be shot for by the company from Messrs doombes^and Co., J. Day, W. Baker } and J. Neal.

The ketch Lizette, Cap!;. Jones, arrived in the harbor this morning/with a quantity of bricks and rnaoWiery for the Thames and J[arangabake LaMoate furnaces. A further instalment will arrive in the course of a day or two by the Lucy James.

A TBBY successful meeting of St. George's Band of Hope was held last'•veniog, ia.the schoolroom, in celebration of its first anniversary. The Rev. F. G. Ejans occupied the chair. A very entertaining and well selected programme was taken part in by Misses Fletcher, Peterson, Price (2), Bridson, and Pearce, and Masters Peterson, Lowe, Ames, Moyle, Sherlock, snd Wells. Miss L. Bridson acted as a very efficient accompanist. 290 children have joined this worthy organisation since its inauguration. '

The Block 27 Land Tenure Committee will meet this evening on important business con* nected with the forthcoming enquiry. Mr James Mackay is expected to arrive here during the next day or two, and the enquiry will probably take place next week.

For July the amount) of gold purchased 1 by the Biink of New 2saland is declared to hare been bb follows:—Thames County, 24250z3 ldwfc ; Piako County, 3750zs ISiwts ; Thames Borough, 4940zs Tdwts ; total, 32950z 6dwts. Theee is a probability of work being commenced on the Kopu-Hikutaiti section of the Thamea-Te Aroha Railway some time during the coming week. Mn J. CIiEK, Karaka Bridge, Pollen street, announces bis removal next door to his old premises, and has now opened with a large and new stock of groceries, etc, The troubles between Oapt. Kaymond, of the barqua Grasrnere, now in Auckland harbor, and bis men are developing, the cap* tain having laid informations against thirteen of the crew for coospiracy. A SPECIAL meeting of the Borough Council was held last night, when the resolution authorising the renewal of Water Supply debentures to the amount of £430 was confirmed. A BETUEW football milch will be played #n the Waio-Karaka Plat to-morrow afternoon between the members of the Naval Artillery and Rifle Bangers. The following are the names of the teams :—Navals : Allotn (captain), Alien (2), Bucban (2), BroWnlee, Dare, Greenville, Hindman,lrwin,Kirby, McGregor, BfoOollum (2), and Sullivan ; emergencies: Preeco, Patsreon, and Wilson. Bine Rangers: Kenrick (captain), Thomas (2),Gordoa, Kota, Dufty, Tupara, Matahu, Douglas, McLean, Tetley, Eae (2), Marc, and Clitno; emergencies : Scott, Carter, Kipa, and Waaka. The bail will be kicked off at 3 o'clock.

Goveknmbnt have agreed to grant Mr W. Courtney, of New Plymouth, £ for £ up to £250 to go home to lecture on New Zea'and. Mr Courtney proposes to leave by the s.s. Kaikoura on the 27th of next month. It is understood he has received numerous promises of subscriptions from th? public. The object of his lecturra will be to induce small formers and not mechanics, to come oat to the colony.

The Thames Land, Building, and Investment Company will hold their fourteenth annual meeting to-night at half-past seven o'clock.

There was no Bitting of the Police Court to-day. All was peace within its precincts.

Johnson and Co. of Wellington, have received a cnble advice that the China Steam Navigation Co.'s steamer Whampoa sailed from Poo Chow for Dunedin. direct on 12bh inst., with 900 tone of tea for Dunedin, 240 tons for Lyttelton, 475 tons for Wellington, 50 tons for Ne'eon, 20 tons for Greymouth, and 160 tons for Auckland. A Gazette just published in Wellington notifies the acceptance of the resignation of Lieu .'Col. Pearce, and the election of Mr Donald Reid as member for Bruce. At the inquest held in Auckland an Wednesday on tho body of William *thol, who met with his death at Calliope Dock, a verdict of " Accidental death " was returned. Mr George Fraser and his emploje* hare undertaken to defray all burial expenses. A DOXIIfG match has bean arranged to come off in the Lome "street Hall, Auckland, on Wednesday next, between Messrs M«tthews and Wilkinson for a staks of £30 a-Bi'de and the championship of New Zaaland, under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. Th=; question for an Inter Island Football Match came ueder the consideration of the Auckland Bugby Union Football Association last night, when it was decided that tbo idea coulu not be entertained. At the inqueßt on the infant child Hair, of Otahuhu, a verdict of death from rating matches waa returned, and a rider submitted to the jury, "That it is the duty of Goveminent to tbke into consideration the advisability .of prohibiting the importation of poisonous matches," was not carried; Chablts Lithe and John Dignan, alias Dinnon, were ojonrntted for trial in Auckland yesterday, for a.seriea of larcenies of a yacht, dingy, and punt, etc. Tho latter prisoner, known as " Ginger," had been the terror of boats' crewi for a long time past, as he croiaed up and down the Hauraki Gulf.

A fobeman of aj-»m factory in Welliog'on was fined at tha Police Court yesterday, for branding a lad under him wifch a branding iron. He held the iroa under the lad's chin, and buvned him rather severely, but repeutina. he offered the lad the branding iron, and suffered him to retaliate.