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Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5178, 27 May 1885, Page 2

r The;stoppage-Of the-Shortland'Sawmill hasttow lasted three months, which; we are •inforinedj'is the'longest period •of idleness that has been known within the last, seven years, It is scarcely expected- thatthe'stook of baulk timber will be replenished until a coup'le'bf days'steady rain sets in, aocompanied by. north-easterly, wind; -.xo'l \ :;.-.A painful, aocident morning, to an.eldertyjnan.named John Eowej oue of the'sharehold'ers of a claim in 'within Albiirnikproperty.;. .The ground Was'Hbnt rfeoently pegged put; and fiowe was Hospecting a lode in some] old sfcppea when M'lound '.that''an,overhanging piece "of rock required support;'^Haying sounded it with, his pick, he was m th 6 act of turning about, in order.tq get a'prop,- when the imass fell upon Kiiby Striking him pn the";side and pirininghim against the wall of the stope; His inate, who. was ',6n; the'.'surface; ;heard His cries, and rafltbhis assistance,and as ;Kbwe's' 'armswere 'free;' so', thithe tP'wield his -pick, .the : superihoumbent mullock was soon - removed 'by thoir united.effprts, . The injured man-- was iconstretohertq the ho'spital, \ybere the attendants found that hehad bee'rirather severely crushed about the groin, Sowe has .been particularly unfortunate of late, as he ha'd qhrjr'juet resumed work, after several months', illness when this accident overtook ■him; ! v . .;',;■■ : :^:'i; ; \ ■ -.-.Good progress is being'made.'by Messrs Bagnall Bros., with-'there?erectiou of their Hauraki sawmill, Turua. : .,.The engines have been overhauled-by Messrs A. & G-, Price, and.a trial start which was made .on Saturday proved, satisfactory/ The benches; and the gear for.the saws are inafonvard state, and it is expected that the whole plant; will be available .early next week for cutting the timber required for rearing the main building. ■"V.. 1 '" ,". ,-: ;;.., .:.■;..,.!•: ':-:: ■ The business of the "Kative Land Court, which was suspended for the Queen's Birthdayand-Whit Monday holidays,;will be resumed this morning,. „., \' \- , ;.v,Superintendent Thomson, of the Auckland police, is at present at the Thames on departmental.business,;; , : , : '-.-.- Wβ understandvthat Constable Fleming, of tlie.,Auckland "police, is to occupy; the position just vaoated by Constable Herbert, Fleming ■will commence duty about the end of thVpresent week, ■ ' : A public meeting is-called for to-night in the Sh'ortland Wesleyari Church, in coijneotion with the.Wesleyan'Home Missions. '.The Eevs. %st and.Potter, and Mr Graham Tawhai, will give the addresses., f . . ; 7 "Stickler"- Jwrites:—."To.' the Editor: Sir,— Standing, ampngst, the spectators on Monday, while the foyal'salute and feu, de joie were being fired by the yoliihteer's, it occurred to me that the great majority of ttose about me were singularly wanting in the courtesy usually displayed on such occasions.; When the infantry presented arms, and the band struck-up: the. National !An- ] them. I noticed that hot more than a dozen persons, out of an assemblage of Beyeralhuni dreds, uncovered their heads. Such a breach of ptiquette, arising doubtless from thought •lessness, rather, than ignorance, cpnld I not fail to jar ; upon feelings of a , patriotic subject accustomed ,to show hie -reverence ! for his sovereign even'in sneh small ways,"., ' Mr Eobert Stone haa well-nigh completed the works connected with his,new ponqoner for the Islands traffic; and the launch! will take place at an early date. : The Ml has been coppered, the decks caulked, and most of the internal fittings have beeii supplied, go that only small finishing and the preparation of tie spars, ;now require attention. 1 ;.-.-;Tb.B-schooner.;, will be,called; the Toa-f ai,'' after :the name of a volcano: situated in an island of the Samoan group, ior. which she is .destined,;;! -,■; "■.■■■: ■■■■■■■■. ■-:•:; v l -" ■■! Aβ Mrs and the Misses Haleß,;Wairoa South; aocompaniedby ; Mrs: Kehde. rdirie, of Auoklan!d,.were out driving on Fridayilast, the trades broke, and x 'the horse becoming frightened, 1 overturned the phseton, jThe ocbupants were thrown out, and while the two' young ladies esoaped uninjured, both Mrs Kenderdihe and Mrs Hales sustained a severe shook,' : The former had a number of contusions, while the latter got her bone and one of her ribs fractured, ;.Dr; Erson, of Otahuhu, and afterwards ; Dr, Kenderdine, attended to the injured ladies, who are making good progress towards recovery. - - — '■-■•- '

A remarkable and gratifying instance of considerate conduot on the part of Sheffield workmen Has ■. just been -made public (says the London daily Telegraph of March (25). It appears that Messrs William, Cooke and Co! (Limited), of the' Tinsley Steel,lron and : Wire Works, have, in common with'other kfndred;■industries,' felt the depression of trade very severely.: The wages of their ironworkers are governed by the South Staffordshire Board, arid the men are therefore in a position which precludes them from making any concessions in that way, even if it \yere',asked.; : -The other day a .deputation representing the puddlers and raillmen employed by the Company-from 100 to 150 in number-waitediipenMr Thomas:Wilkinson, the Secretary,; and stated that they knew the Company could not ask them for a reduction in wages as; they ;were ; bound to abide by the decisions come to in South Staffordshire.:- Still being perfectly aware of. the' 'difficulties 1 under .'which ■the' Company labored, owing to the extraordinary hardness of the times, they had felt it their duty to do something to show their desiro to assist in tiding over the depression. .They had, therefore held a meeting, at .whioh they had. decided to offer the Company a weeks work for nothing, and they hoped the offer would be aocepted. Mr Wilkinson, who was much moved by this generous act of self-sacrifice, on the part of the men/said he could notdo otherwise thau accept the noble offer which had been made. When we think of the terrible battles between labour and capital of whioh Sheffield haa been the scene, the chango is. most gratifying. i: Tt : 'waa only some five years ago that there was an obstinate strike at these same Tinsley works, accompanied by personal violence Some of the very men.who sent this deputation may have known Broadhead, who organisedfa oriminal conspiracy to murder or mutilate the operatives who disregarded the deprees of a secvat tribunal directed by a few lawless ■ •:.;: ; ■••. - ■ . . >■_. ;. v-.

Strange ■Insubobwkation.-Wlio has not experienced a sort of malady when all the faoulties seem in rebellion, .and:, labour is aosoltttely impossible ? It is a" condition oti nerves andßtomaoh and brain 'that can only be oured by the use of that irresistible temody-Hopßittew, Bead , i

The May number of Once a Month is just to hand, ana contains, besides the continuation of the excellent serial stories whiohare tunning, through it, chess and literary notices, and other articles of interest moBt" pleasingly illustrated. A sketch of the Hod. William Bede Dalley, Q.0.,M.L.0 () accom."' panied by an excellent portrait of that gentleman, whose name is now of household j familiarity in the mouths of the Englishspeaking world as the one who, when the ■ news of Gordon's death was received, in his capacity as aoting Colonial Seoretary for ■ New South .Wales, wjthm Wentylf our hours despatched a cablegram offering trbope and money to the Imperial Government to assist in avenging the' , foul; 'Thisrreally : 'A first-class magazine requires enlytd be seen to-be appreciated; while the "lew price at which it is issued places it within the reaont °{ all.;"--vlt 6an.be obtained W aMoot sellers, .;.;■;; ;;:.ia: y - ■.':'...■ ' ■ : :'.

• -.4. meeting is called.lor : ;to-night in St. George's Schoolrooin ) Rolleßtdnistreet,for the •' purpose of enrolling those: who-are willing 0 " to become members of the Young Improvement and Athletic Society; and as this Society is being started, in thei specialinterest of the ; young meh,: ; to"fifia theme winter months, we stall expect to see a large/ ; I number present/^The/appointment of ; in. S strnctors and other preliminary; business will also: have r tp atHhis ■'-;-v^&:w;v:"^^ii-.' ri.;:vi i: ;.i-ri-.;.;

This is what one of the most biroulated journals, in* New 'York says: of the social condition of thatbity:—« Never eince the daysof Rome, drunken witK-the lust of conquest.and.debauohed with 'appetites that demanded; orimes;.for; amusement, has the world seen a oommtmity. hurried so near to : the Charybdh of sooial and politioal&ngW by .its own pro3perity;as;ours; i Riohes easily: acqnned have assumed theaspects'o'f leger. demain ,and.thi.proportions of r-nStional disaster. .The very,plenitude-of' -iiationai resources, that should make-milliqris'happy homes and glad ( with, God's rbouafy, W evoked from the bowels:of the earth that monster, the Monopolist;-.has;cr6Wffed. the ignoble with;theinsigma, arid stung them with : the sinews of tyranny^!.?,v); : ; : \V.