The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5286, 29 December 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1885.

Ok the arrival of the p. 9. Rotomahana thia afternoon, Captain Farqnhar reported to the Polioe that one of the hands on board was suffering from excessive drinking, and apparently delirium tremens had been accelerated by late hours and the strain attendant on holiday work. The man was brought before L. Ton Hotter, Esq., J.F., and remanded for three days for medical treatment. During the passage from Auckland he fell overboard and was picked up by the crew.

Mb 3 HtjtchinSON intends addressing the women of the Thames in the Salvation Army Barracks on Thursday afternoon at 8 o'olock, on the subject of the work done by the Auckland Female Prison Sate Brigade, of which aha had charge. As this is a work to which Mrs Hutchinson has devoted herself, there is no one who can speak more forcibly as to the need of such an institution, and of the vast amount of good that it does in a quiet and unostentatious manner.

A vest successful athletic gathering wu held at Ifaekaytown on Boxing Day in Mr Nash's large paddock, The events were keenly contested, and the weatfaar being fine, sn enjoyable gathering was the result. Mr Nash did everything in his power tending to the enjoyment of the Tisitore, a number of whoa: wera present from the Thamee, mipis* tering to their wants in a most liberal manner. The following was lb& reiult of the principal erentg :—Maiden Ba,ca, I,soyds, pt'wffii jfohmtoiilj O^en gwdicap (l»j

heat, 15Oyd«), Ist prize £4, 2nd £1 t A. Comes 1, W. Comes 2, Hyde 3; 2nd heat (300 yds): J. Pateieon 1, D'Hatr 2, Hyde 3 ; 3rd heat (440ydis): Hyde 1, J. Paterson 2. D'Harr 3. J. Paterson and Hyde thus soorod 13 points each, and decided to divide the money, A. Comes being next in order with 9 points; Half-mile Handicap (open to nilcomer*), Ist prize £2, 2nd £1: Hyde 1, J. D'Harr 2 ; Consolation Race, Ist prize £1, 2nd 10s : Colebrook 1, W. Comes 2. Mes»rs A. 8. Ihorburn and H. Brady successfully performed the respective duties of judge and starter, while Mesßrs R. Hall, M. Kelly, and J. McGee were the handicapped, the position of Secretary beiDg filled by Mr A. Comes.

The Hikutaia chief, Tukukino, has been obstructing the Railway survey from Hikutaia to Te Aroha, and, with a view to settling the difficulty, MrG. T. Wilkinson, Government Agent, was inatruoted to negotiate with him. The wily old native wanted the surveyors to make a detour in their work to take the line around his property by the County road, as he objected to hia crops and fences being interfered with. After a long korero, however, Mr Wilkinson got the old chief to reduce a very considerable list of demands to the trifling stipulation that a flag station should be fixed on his land, so that the natives in the vicinity could signal the train when they required its use. He also agreed to give the land required for the line to pace over, asking only that damage to buildings, crops, or fences be made good.

The tender of Messrs Oaborne and Co. for the supply of groceries for the Thames Hoapi tal for the ensuing half-year has been accepted by the House Committee of the Hoapital, although there were other tenders which were lower, but could not be aocepted owing to the persons tendering having neglected to forward a cheque as security as laid down among the requisite conditions.

A UTTioe of the milk of human kindness in the nature of the driver of a buggy on Parawai road yesterday, would have raised him considerably in the estimation of others. The person in question drove a bicycle rider to the extremity of being compelled to choose between being ridden over or steering across the cart rut. Iv doing so he come a cropper and severely sprained bis le ft arm, narrowly escaping the wheels of the vehicle. The thoughtless driver did not go much as slacken his pace to ascertain the extent of the mis« chief be had caused, but drove rapidly away. Judging from the comments of the bystanders, it was perhaps as well for him that he made himself scarce.

Nswa has been received of the drowning yesterday of James Hart and Joseph Slator, while fishing &t Tairua, by the capsizing of their boat. The bodies have been recovered. Constable Joyce is proceeding overland from Whitiangi to Tairua, to inquire into the accident, and to have on inquest held on the bodi b.

The body of the boy Hazelhurst, whose death at Christ church a few days ago was stated to have been caused by a sunstroke, was exhumed on Sunday, and examined by three doctors, in the presence of Inspector Pender and Mr Martin, Crown Prosecutor. Portions of the discolored flsh were presented for further examination, and the doctors agreed that.the discolorations were the result of the blows which had caused death.

What might have resulted in the destruc* tion of a tenement by firo occurred yesterday in Biehttiond street. It appears that "about noon Mr Wood and another gentleman were passing near (ho house of Mr H. Autridgo, when they heard cries of "Fire!" and on going, to the spot, caw the flames issuing through the roof. They at once set to work, and speedily succeeded ia extinguishing the fire, which had done comparatively little damage, the dieoovery having been most timelyj as happening as it did when almost every one had gone to the races, the street jpas" quite deserted. How the fire originated is $ mystery, as it must have been smoldering for sobnvs iiane, bavjog eaten its way through a six inch gate post, and com? municated to the gable end of the houee, buining through a and then up« wards to the roof.

Thb County Chairman has received a communication from Grovernmest stating that the request for an inquiry into the charges preferred by Mr A. Cassrells against the Thames County Council, and which had been replied to under instructions from the County Council by the County Clerk and Engineer, has been placed before Sir Julius Yogel for consideration.

The Fritohard troupe gave an entertain* men* *a c 9^ c^OWB tt^ 'a9fc eTei"ng to a moderate aiw nfle- when a variety programme was presented. M^."* 1 "eleohoni dramatic scenes were gone .hr OUgn m many instances , very creditably. Miss Fritcbard displayed considerable ability in her delineation of Lady Teozle in a scene from the "School for Scandal"; Mr McQ-uinn?ss shewed a mastery of the violin, and rendered the " Ouckoo" solo very creditably indeed, while the performances of the " boy," who cannot be more than ten or twelve years old, evinced wonderful intelligence and csraful training. To-night the company appears again, and should draw a good house; a dance will conclude the even* ing's entertainment.

In the Police (hurt this morning a man named Kenneth Arthurson was brought before Messrs Lawlor and Douglas, J.'sP., charged under the Police Offences Act with gambling on the racecourse yesterday. It appears that the defendant, by the ait of a mate and a monkey, was running a species of pool on the course yesterday, and when warned by the Police to desinfe, stated that he was willing to toke the consequences, and tbis resulted in bis being locked up. Mr Miller appeared tc-clay for Arthurson, and pleaded that the Gaming and lotteries Act permitted sweeps up to the value of £5, and as the evidence showed that the amount of the sweeps inaugurated by defendant wn only 12a eacli ho »as protf.c'ed by it. The Pojica proved that defendant ■was carrying on a game of chance, and although he stated that ho charged no com* mission, he told his clients that they could make a present out of every pool to the monkey who drew marbles containing numbers from a revolving barrel, Mr Miller held that the game was simply a sweepstake and it did not exceed £5 in value, no money was absolutely deducted, any going to the defen* dant being a gift on the part of the winner to the monkey. The Bench dismissed the case, remarking that they mutt express an opinion that great ingenuity had been employed by the proprietors in the use of the monkey.

Thb following telegram was received by the Defence Minister in Wellington yesterday afternoon :-r- v Wairoa, 28th December.rr-Te Kooti'e party, of 225, crossed the Mohaka at 730 a.m. to-day. They passed the pah with* out a word being spoken on either side. Arata, the chief who entertained Te Kooti, saw Bahana, who murdered Karaiti horo long ego, at Petane. He requested that Bahana should be sent back and not allowed to visit Wairoa, and Te Xooti sent him back. It is expected that the party will reach here this evening. There js no excitement or anxiety whatever. It is unknown whether Te Kooti intends going to Poverty Bay yet.'*

A Chbistchubch telegram states that Mr O. O. Bawen hai received a telegram from London to the effect that a very responsible syndicate in London will probably take up the contract for the East and West Coast and Nelson railway early in January. In Dunedin yesterday Judge Williams presented medals and certificates of the Royal Humane Society of Australasia to J. C. Miller, Richard Phelan, and William Potoki. Miller and Phelan, awam out to save two High School boys on the Island off Ocean Beach. William Potoki is the Maori who swam and saved Mrs Maurice at Fort Molyneux; the Rev. Mr Maurice having being drowned on the same occasion in trying to save his wife, In making tbe presentation His Honor said Richard Phelan had already at different periods saved six persons from drowning at the risk of his

own life, and had also saved a little girl, who

was in jeopardy from a runawayhorse. The Pre-rier in moving a vote of thanks to the Mayor, Justice Williams, and those present expressed a hop* that we would soon establish a New Zealand branch of tho Humane Society. '