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The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1885.

Wa would remind our readers of the per* fortnance to be given by the Thames Choral Society this evening in the Pollen Street Lecture Hall. The programme is a niosfc attractive odo, and »houl«i draw ftla^ge attend•Me, ' •■•■ " : : ■ •' '

I*r accordance with the advertisement, nominations for the officer of President, two Vice-Presidonts, Secretary, Treasurer, and nine members of the Committee were received up to S p.m. yesterday afternoon. The following are the nominations: President, Dr Kilgour and W. Fraser, Esq., M.H B,; Vice-Presidents, Dr Kilgour and Warden Kenrick } Secretary, Albert Bruce ; Treasurer, John Watson ; Committee, D. H. Bayldon, T. H. Crawford, P. E. Oheal, G. S. Olark, T. A. Dunlop, J. Frater, J. P. Hall, J. F. Heighway, T. B. Hicks, T. M. Humphreys, S. M. Hutohinson, J. H. Moore, H. Moore, A. Price, J. H. Saith, B. Wolff, and 0. D. Waite. The Secretary will issue voting papers to all members who are eligible to vote, that is all who had paid their subscription on the 19th inst.

Ths Rev. R. Bavin delivered a very interesting and instructive lecture last evening in the new Wesleyan Church on " Self Cu'ture," which was well attended, and listened to with the utmost attention.

At a meeting of the sub-Oommitteo of the Thames Charitable Aid Board, held yesterday for the purpose of receiving tenders for supplies for the en» suing six months, it was brought forward that under the 81st section of the new Act all existing contracts and agreements continued in force. After some considerable discussion, it was decided to postpone any action on the matter of the tender until next meeting of the Board, legal opinion being in the meanwhile taken on the question.

We understand that the Government hate presented each of the employes in the local poatal and telegraph offices with the Bum of £5 as a Christmas bonne. This substantial and seasonable mode of appreciation of their services must be aa gratifying to the recipients as it is well deserved.

The Orphanage Committee had n meeting yesterday at noon in the Borough Chambers, Mr McGowan being in the Chair. There were present : MeecUmes Fraser, Murray, Kilgour, Evans, Payne. Neill, and Kirkpatrick. The business before the meeting was arf quest from the Charitable Aid Board to band over to the Board any money that there might cow be in the hands of the Committee. There was aeuro of £216 in hand, but this had been subscribed for the special purposa of enlarging the Orphanage buildings. It was decided that this money be handed over to the Charitable Aid Board, with an intimation of the purpose for which it had been raised. After passing a rote of thanks to Mr Rattray for his past services as secretary to the Committee, the meeting closed.

Thb annirerjary of the joint Courts of Foresters will be held to-morrow evening in the Academy cf Music, congisting of a soiree, entertainment and dance, commencing at 6.30 o'clock, when tea will be on the table. The names of teveral leading amateurs appear on the programme, and aa the tickets are going off fast, we have no doubt it will be a very successful entertainment.

Last night's Auckland Star has the following:—"A report by the aseayer of the New Zealand Smelting Company that the bullion was rising satisfactorily, and that it had reached 22oza of gold and 35ozi of silver per ton, has set the tongues of gossips wagging. As our readers ore doubtless aware, the quartz at present undergoing treatment at the company's furnace comprises parcels purchased from the Crown G.M. Co. and other mines. Some 60 or 60 tons were purchased from the Crown Company at £8 14s per ton, and on the assumption tb»t only the Crown stuff has been treated in the furnace, a very general opinion has been formed that the Smelting Cocfpany's assay very much undervalued the Crown quartz. Mr Mer zies, secretary to the Smelling Company, who was interviewed on the matter this morning, points oub that besides the Crown quarlz hii company purchased high priced parcels from other mines, viz, the Rose and the Kenilworth, ani states that probably the assayer has treated the more prolific quartz first. Mr Adam Porter, Chairman of the Cro*u Directors, and who is also a director of the Smelting Company, seems inclined to disoredit the statement that the Crown quartz was much undervalued. However at the cleaning up it will be seen bow the yields correspond with the assays. We trust that for the satisfaction of the public the Smelting Compauy will make public full details of the present smelting."

At a corference of the Orphanage Committee and the sub-committee of the Charitable Aid Board held yesterday the following were present t Mr Rensbaw (in the chair), Meedames Evans, Fraser, Kilgour, KirUpatrick, Murrey, Neil], and Payne, and Messrs Mc&owan and Walsh. The Chairman explained that now under the new Act all existing charitable institutions came under the control of the board, and while aay benevolent society could still be carried on as before by private contributions, if its supporters wished for pecuniary aid from Government, they roust work under, and in conjunction with the Board. He would suggest that the ladies on the present Orphanage committee should agree to act as a sub-committee under the Board, to conduct the affairs of the Orphanage, so far only as the internal economy of the institution was concerned. After this matter hod been thoroughly discussed it was at last decided that the Orphanage Committee would offer their services to the District Board, as a Visiting Committee, to administer the affairs of the Orphanage under their control.

A3 will have been seen by an advertisement in yesterdays issue, the leading drapers of tho Thames intend closing their places of business on Christmas Day, en Boxing Day till 6 o'clock in the evening, on Monday after 11 o'clopk ie the forenoon, and all Tuesdiy, opening ag&in for bueinegp as usual on Wednesday rooming.

A« an adjourned meeting of tho Thames Hospital Committee, held yesterday aft»rnoon for the purpose, the following tenders fop the supply of nccessprirs fo? the ensuing six months were opened : For butchers' meat, from Messrs J Neal (accepted), R. Batemsn, and W. Dalziel ; for bread, from Messrs Bolt/arson (accepted), Honiss and eon, and Douglas; fpi' milk, Mrs Fisher faccepted), and F. TremHth j fo? coils, Dickey »nd Vtrran (accep'eC). PP'* C. Short f anrf funerals, W. Twcutyman (accepted). Tho grocsrjee' fenders wore received from Messrs B. Roilerson, R. T. Douglas, J. Oeborne and Co., A, Balke, J. Cooke, and the Thames 00-operative Co., and were referred to the House Oommr tee and Preeident ? to accept the lowest after calci'lating the respective amonntp on the basis of the last half year's consumption.

A cricket match has been arranged to take place at the Paraw i Gardene on Boxing Day between the Franklin Club, Auckland, and the Thames Club. The Franklin toam will be selected from the following:—A. Service (captain), W. 'Stevenson, H. J. Andrew, W. Marcroft, F. Marcroffc, H. Nightingale, R. Nightingale, H. Potter, J. Peet, W. Ross, J. Sheddan, W. Stitohbtiry, F. Searchfield, H. Tattersall, and T. Woods. The following wijl represent the Thames Club j—Clark (captain), Airey, Weeton, Aitken, Newman, F-g^inton. Buchan (2), Pearoe, Coney, and Maddeni. Play \*iil commence punotually at half-past 10 o'clock On Christmas Day a matoh will be phyed between the same eleven of the Thames Cricket Club and twenty-two all comers.

Thb Minister of Mines has written under date the 14th inufc., asking if the County Council would be willing to accept a deU>ftja» tion on the terme of section 3 of Local Bodies yinfnoe and Poweri 1 Aofc .1885 of the powers po»»i'BS6d by t! c Governor ia Council for oolleoting all tlio gold reyoauen within this

Thebb will be an excumm on Boxiug Dnr to Hikutttia by the steamer Te Aroba, learing Shortland Wharf (only) at eight o'clock in the morning and returning at 8 in the evening.

Kisnet and Urinary complaints of all kindf permanently cured with Hop Bitters. Genuine made by Americas Go. Bead.

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Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5282, 22 December 1885, Page 2

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The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1885. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5282, 22 December 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1885. Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5282, 22 December 1885, Page 2

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