LATEST THAMES NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume V, Issue 1490, 19 November 1874, Page 3

LATEST THAMES NEWS.

THE RIFLE COMPETITION.

The Opening of Ohinemuri.

TE MOANANUI MORE FRIENDLY.

KOPUA. HARBOUR REPORT.

THE BARMAID CASE

GRAHAMSTOWN.

(From our own Correspondent.) ... . This day. Mining matters are verj dull. Much regret is felt that Hopkins, Hazard and McLeod, three of the best shots, failed to qualify in the list of competitors for Colonial firing. The scores yesterday were as follows :— Fenton 93, Grant 87, Shepherd, 79, Hicks 79, Bayldon 77. The three first are iiijle hangers, the latter belong to No. 3 Company At the Police Court to-day, the auctioneers assault case was adjourned. An irregularity was discovered yesterday at the rifle competition. At 200 yards, the bull's-eye was discovered to be above regulation size, and a protest was entered against the scores of all who fired prior to the discovery. It was found that a target six feet by six was substituted for one six feet by four, and the centre was one foot larger than Government regulation. rlhe officers in .charge are blamed for not exercising more care. It is possible that competitors Mill have to fire again.

The Advertiser correspondent writes that Te Moananui and his people have got over their sulkiness, and settled all their accounts satisfactorily. One native who received over £1000 cash, asked for a small cheque to make it eleven hundred even money. The natives are quite prepared to give the hills and country at Ohinemuri, but want to keep the flats.

Trouts are reported to be numerous at the head water of the Thames. One was shot by Maories in a pool near the main river a fuw days ago.

Messrs VVright and Etrington's report on the Kopu harbour says it has eighteen feet of water within 15 yards of the shore. The river is two thousand feet wide, the rise of the tide (eight feet) making a depth of twenty - six feet close to shore. The bank offers every facility for the conduction of a quay to run parallel with the river with the same depth of water for a mile. Open flat to ShortJand. The are no engineering difficulties whatever, and little or no cutting or rilling. With a bridge over the Kauaeraii£;a a road could be opened at once. The valuable nature of the Kopu as a harbour was not previously appreciated.

The Naval Erigade competed to-day for places in the compelitive list. There was some splendid shooting :—Armstrong, 92 ; iN'ewdiek, 91 ; Brown, 88 ; Sykes, 87 ; kelson and Grundy, 84; Kemp, No. 2, 84 ; Gordon, 79 ; Kobinson, 77 ; Clarke, 77. Few more still to fire.

At the Police Court to-day, the case against Mr Curtis for breach of the Licensing Act in employing a barmaid after 11 p.m. was withdrawn.

Some amusement was caused by the assault case, Pulleine v. Binney, both auctioneers. After hearing the evidence, defendant was fined Is without? costs. The case arose out of a disputeMregarding Murphy Bros.' goods. The Loyalty has a fair show of gold in the winze to-day. Sales-City of London, 26s 6d|; City of York. 9s. Buyers — Otago, 6s 6d ; Calf (paid), 7s, new, 4s 3d ; City of London, 265 ; City of York, 7s.