THE THAMES GOLDFIELDS. (FROM THE "ADVERTISER," JUNE 11.)

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3405, 15 June 1868, Page 4

THE THAMES GOLDFIELDS. (FROM THE "ADVERTISER," JUNE 11.)

A miner Darned John MoVilley wu apprehended this morning by constable McGrino, charged, on tho inform »tion of one Michael Sheehan, with obtaining • ?i I l mNe P retenoeB - Ifc »f'pe»rs that MoViiley u alleged to hava transferred an iuoaginary sleeping half share in • " United Service," set forth »s situate on the Waiotahi, on the 24th of March last, tnd, the fraud, hatiug been discovered, a warrant was obtained against tho offender. We understand a pony raoe for £10 a side is arranged to come off on the Plat on Monday evening next, between animals owned and ridden by Mr. Mulligan and Mr. Wilson. A robbery was oommitted on the Princess Alice Claim, Waiotahi, on Monday evening or early the following morning. It appears that one of the shareholders in the claim, known by the sobriquet of Black Tom, left bis tools in safety on the ground when, be ceased work on Monday night, and on going into the drive the next morning he missed one hammer, one pick, an.J a gauge. The hamncer-handle bean the raitia's «J. 5.,» and the other articles can alto be identified. On Saturday we had to chroniole the »tioking-up of a youth on the Karaka, who was robbed of money In , d . Blx loaves. To-day we have an attempted robbery to report from the same quarter, which leases very little doubt that the offender is tho some in both ca«ee. The oiroumstance* are briefly as follow :— As a young man named Kiohard Clifton was walking homewards from on Monday night, about half -past 1 1 o'clock, after attending a a rehearsal at Butt's Theatre, he was accosted, when about halfway between the broad hill and Gibbons's machine, by a man who asked him the time of the night. Clifton replied that he did not know the time, and wfcs then gruffly told to pull out bi« watch This request could not be complied with, aa he had no watch upon him at the time. The man then demanded a shilling, stating at the same time that he was "hard up." This modest demand was not satisfied, however, l.ut a blow was dealt the assailant which brought him hard down in a twinkling, and enabled the young man to make good his escape. 6 The number of petty larcenies appear to be increasing at this place, and call for the vigilance of the police Oa Tuesday evening the fowl-house uear Mr Murphy's, Hape Creek, wm broken open and robbed of its content*.