The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY JUNE 2, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume III, Issue 1689, 2 June 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. TUESDAY JUNE 2, 1874.

The Evening Star to dayis printed on a new machine—-in, new premises. We

. liave moved—flitted from the old premises and from the street which saw the Star arise in i< 8 infant orbit, and with which it has ever been identified since it had

a local .habitation and a name. The

proprietors-of the Star have not been unmindful of the progressive character of

the district, and spine time since, in order to ireet the requirements of the field and their own increasing business, they sent -■' home an order for a new printing machine, "which has"now arrived.. It has been used for. the first time in printing the present issue, and the proprietors hope ere long 'to enlarge the size and make the Star more acceptable to readers generally, and more attractive to advertisers. The Star has been long enough in existence now to claim identity with the district. It was brought into life during an exciting time,

the firif scrip mania—when an evening paper was. demanded as a necessity—

when there were two 1 morning papers pub-

lished —and.it.has shared the vicissitudes iof the field ever since. We have had ~ our ups and downs, like most people in business on. this field. Sometimes — indeed very often —it has been

a struggle, and success with us has been as doubtful as that of many of our nines, which have ultimately made the Thames famous throughout the colonies, . and even abroad! Wo have not despaired throughout the trying times of depression; we have always been sanguine of the ultimate future of the Thames ; and in moving into new premises— entering 'upon a new lease of life, ,as it w.ere;—we are encouraged to proceed in our course.- The signs of progress which meet our. gaze as we write —the ' erection of the Crown Prince poppet heads, only preliminary to the prosecution of mining industry on a more extended scale by a company/which was long under a cloud, but which now sees its. way to the investment of a large capital for systematic mining—are a sure indication that the progress of this district does not depend upon works of a temporary nature. We have cast in our lot with the district; we are hopeful of the future ; and it will . be on ill day when the Evening Star - ceases to illumine the gloaming of the Thames with its rays.

Thees is a great lesson to be learnt from the gale of Sunday, which should not be lest sight of. It is the necessity -which exists for harbor accommodation at the r Thames. We have had gales be rore, but never such a one as that which made such havoc of our wharves—which despoiled our gardens—and distributed the wealth of our local

timber industries along the beach for '/miles. • Former inflictions of the kind 'Lave fallen most heavily upon private individuals, and they have been horn patiently, without a \yord of grumbling, but this last visitation has caused disasters of a public kind, from the results of which,every one will suffer .move or loss. Two of the public •wharves have been so damaged that it seeim questionable if the lessees will go to Die expense of rethem; and the only remaining wharf is useless excej-t for the purpose for which it was built, namely, for the landing of goods and heavy., con-

iigntnents of coal or other cargo coastwise. This is a public calamity, the ultimate effete of'which cannot hi

estimated Our porf, winch requires all the fostering which it is likely to receive? is beirg damaged in llio estirna ion of nauti al men, an 1 one of our g-eafc ocal industries —the tirr. 1' r 'xporfc— is in danger of being stifleJ, because of the insecurity which attends vessels coming here for cargo. We notice that the matter has

been taken up by some citizens, and the Major has called a public, meeting in response to their requisit on. We confidently expect tb at there will be a large attendance, and it is to be hoped that the expression of opinion will be unanimous in asking for the construction of ..permanent harbor, works, without reference to any particular locality. If anything is to be done local jealousies must be sunk in a desire tb secure the best possible remedy for the evils which visit the district in these periodical gales. The Superintendent has stated that the foreshore, the administration of which was expected by the Borough Bouncil—must be reserved for harbor works. Wei), if the Borough Council cannot have the management of this natural endowment, let a harbor, board be appointed, with power to administer the trust property for the good of the port. If the foreshore were granted as an endowment we have no doubt sufficient money could be raised to construct all the works required. The surface would be sufficiently valuable for this purpose, and goldfields rights need not been- infringed." We. do inot.knOw what direction the proceedings will take on Wednesday evening, but we fancy that it is only necessary to make a proper representation to the Government to obtain control of valuable endowments ;in order to construct the necessary protective works required at the Thames, the reputation of which as a port is :it present in danger of being jeopardised in the opinion of those who have experienced such gales as that which visited us on Sunday last. .;