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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1725, 14 July 1874, Page 2

We have been requested to call the attention of holders tf publicans' licenses to the fnoS tliat notice o? intention lo make application for the transfer of the same must be given seven clear days before the application can bo heard—said notice to appear in two nfwpapcra published cr circulated in the district. . . : > ;

A meeting of the Cnrtors' Society will bo held at the Junction Hotel this evening nfc eight o'clock. <

A convocation of the Abbotsford Boyal Arch' Chapter will be held at thelYeornaeous' Hall this evening at sWen o'clock, wbon members who havo roceived the Excellent degree arc requested to be present.

The brig Drover, 173 tons, John Stephens master, e'enred at the Customs to-day for Newcastle, N.S.W., with 37,700 feet white pine timbor, of the value of £200, (hipped by Win. Souter to order.

A private letter from Sydney states that Mr. Higgms, lata of the Thames, is now in the Empire City of New South Wales, trying to start a mining Company at Hill End. Mr. Hisrginu states, that the Sydney folks have not half the mining enterprise of the New ZeaJanders.

It is not generally known that the New Zealand kingfisher, a stumpy bird with a long bill, is an excellent destroyer of vorrain,£moro especially of rats and mice. He frequents corn stacks and watches his opportunity for his prey. A settler on the Wangahoa Coast saw tho kingfisher destroying a large rat, by taking hold of him by tho back of the neck and battering him on the ground.

Thb anniversary ball and supper of the Operative Bakers Association will be held at the Academy of Music on Wednesday evening next. Preparations for this event havo; been in progress for some time, and wo. have no doubt the same success that attended last year's gathering will also be noticeable in the forthcoming reunion of, we believe, the only trade society on the Thames.

Accoßsma to the Lyt'elton Times, in the Provincial Coucci], on Wednesday night, Mr. Jollio stated that one outof every 500 persons brought into tho pravinceji froni'thc old country becamo inmates of Surinyside. If 3,000 persons were brought iD, an increase of six in the number ©f inmates of that institution might be anticipated; and it; was necessary, therefore, that the appropriations should be ; Increased in a corresponding ratio. _• !

I'hb New Zealand journals (says the Australasian) are naturally enough struck with. the seeming inconsistency of a free immigrant having £1,200 in his possession. It certainly does seem a little incongruous ; but I think "it; wouldn't be 'a bad speculation for any colony to import a whole ship-load of these 1,200-pounders. They would be cheap at £15 per head passage money. It would simplify the rival claims of capital and labour —to import them hand in hand.. If the New Zealanders don't want rich immigrants, let thorn send them over. "Wo have room for battalions of them.

Thb Siamese Troupe performed to a good house last night, introducing a nurabpr of special feats? of a decidedly noveland surpris* ing character. The little ones of the company were very amusing in their athletic business, and the low comedy man —the balancer—was as amusing sis erer. This gentleman appears to be rapidly acquiring European babils and manners. He wears a moustache, parts his hair on one tide, and walks on to the stage with quite a mincing, jaunty gait, different altogether from the stolid manner of some of his celestial brethren. When' doing his feats, too, he doesn't refrain from a little humour. Tlioae artistes will shortly close their season at the Academy and migrate to the Boyal, Trhere they will be joined by &n equestrian troupe and other .talent ; the Theatre Royal stage has been transformed into a ring, and the performances will be unusually attractive

We (Cross) have been informed that a prize figh^ took place at-Newmarket en Saturday night, at 12 o'clock, and w»s bravely enougH contested whilst it lasted, "but after all resulted in a" drawn battle; Some'of the residents of Newmarket were iroused on Saturday night by the rumbling of two heavily-freighted cabs which stopped near the quarry, and 18 men were Been to take their way* to the scoria pit. To afford a sufficiency of light for the work to be done, the lamps were taken frath the carriages, and held :n the hands of the spectators forming the ring in which the fight took place. The preliminary stripping arid fight lasted quite an hour. Twelve rounds were fought, and it was then agreed to declare a drawn battle. A general scramble was madia for the cabs, and the party of " sports" started for town at one o'clock.

It would appear that Auckland hai had another narrow escape from a fire. The Herald sayg:—lt, has been reported to us that an extraordinary attempt would appear to have been made in the early part of last week to set fire to a row of buildings in one of the principal streets in this city. New roofs were being placed on them, and one evening the workmen on leaving for the ni^ht placed a quantity of old shingles behind one of the chimney stacks. On returning next morning they f»und that a fireatick, ■well coated with tar, had been thrown on the, top. For! unately the rain foil heavily during tlie night, and the blaze was quenched before any mis-, chief was" done, beyond charring a few of the rotten shingles. IJp to tiie present tirno no cluo has been obtained, either to the perpetrator or. the motivo, but it is generally thought by the neighbors that the stick was; thrown up by one of the tenants while in a; state of drunken frenzy.