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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1765, 29 August 1874, Page 2

We learn that Mrs. Colclough retires from the position of teacher of the Kauaeranga Girls' School to-day. ■ We loam that Mr. George Brad burn, locker and messenger, Custom House, will shortly be removed to Auckland. Mr. Bradburn goes on promotion, vre believe, which he has earned by a lengthened service. Ik the ease O. M. Cwagh v. Serafin jPer-; nandez, -which was proceeding when we went I to press yesterday, a number of witnesses; were examined, and judgment was ultimately given for £8 10s, and costs, £10 9s. . Otaqo is truly an El Dorado to domestic servants as compared with Scotland, says the Bruce Herald. A recent arrival who had the honor of serving a minister's family, in the Highlands of Scotland, left the yearly .wage of £4, to come to this colony; where she is netting close on ten times the money, with less trouble. < Thb Ghrahamstownbranch of the Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society purpose celebrating their fourth anniversary on Mon- • day evening, the seventh of September, at the Academy of Music, by an evening entertain* merit. Dancing will commence at nine o'clock, i The Btrength. of the society and their extensive circle of friends are sufficient guarantee that the celebration will be a successful and; pleasant gathering. ; , ;; i Me. Wiixiam Bowe has announced that he is a candidate for the office of Borough: Councillor. There will be three vacancies to fill, and besides the.retiring candidates (who will, we understand, offer themselves for reelection) a number of other names are spoken of, but until they declare themselves or are put-in.nomination; we refrain from placing them before the public as candidates for municipal honors. A VERT fine specimen was picked upon the beach this morning .by a little girl in the •ervice of Mr. B If. Smith, in the immediate vicinity ofHoldship's Timber Yard. J The stone is of a black color, but thickly impregnated with the precious metal. The man who made a fortune by picking up pins, would have found the task •of discovering golden quartz a more speedy mode of accomplishing his end—if specimens were ns plentiful as pins. The annual church parade of the Thames Scottish Volunteers will take place to-morrow, when Chaplain the Key. James Hill will hold a special service in Si. James' Church. The Thames Naval Brigade will bo present at the invitation of their comrade* of the Scottish, and a large muster will probably bo seen, the two companies being vary strong and remarkable for their capital attendance on all special occaiions. [We learn that all the Volunteer companies join the Scottish to-morrow.] : A meeting of the Shortland Voluntoer Fira Brigade took place last night. The members nustered strongly in uniform. Superintendent Bull and Captain Macdonald being present. A wet practice was engaged in, and the hydrant—manufactured by Messrs Price Bros, to the order of the Borough Council—was tried. It acted capitally, the nozzle sending a full and powerful jet: besides which it possesses the additional advantage of being more easily directed to any desired point; from the joint to the nozzle it is made of leather, and can. bo turned in any direction with the greatest ease. Mr. Bullexpresses himself very much satisfied with this addition to the properties of tut Brigade.

Befebsing- to the new anivals sent to the Tokomairh'o district, the Bruce Herald says : —"la addition to getting drunk, some of these interesting creatures got calling n round on the people of Milton. One of them, for icstance, lay 'like a warrior,■';taking her rest opposite the door-step :of a house for some hours tho other night, frightening <a lady and her children by most 'i stentoriw snoring. Another has been three times found on tho premises of a respectable family iv a promiscuous kind of way, arid when asked what fihe wanted, she said she did not know?' A btuapping follow, lately arrived, and who wns talkng over tlu question of Government employment with his brother imiiugrants, held out a pair ef brawny hands nnd said, " Look at thesf*, mates. Do they look like breaking stones ? No ■; I couldn't do. it; arid I won't. Beside*, I have been deceived, -When I left home I. wa» pr> mised a billet in the hospital to look after the patients, and now I've got here I find there's no vacancy; It's too bad; and I've a great mind to go back again." Really, this woulel bs the best thing the poor fellow could do, unless, indeed, he chooses to petition tho Gevernment to erect another hospital for his Bpecial accommodatian.—Qtago Q-uardian. In a Japanese account of European, manners and customs, of which a translation was lately read by Professor Scverini before a learned society at Florence, the author states that swinging forms a regular part of a European boy's education, "in order that—having to seek his fortune in distant lands —he may not suffer from sea sickness. Tho foreigners " although good men of business nnd excellent horsemen," neglect, according to the Japanese writer,, "that philosophical and literary cul? ture so much esteemed by our ijovrn countrymen." Their habits of life, however, are eminently respectable ; indeed, " they are as cleaain their persons as the Japaneee themselves." Finally, jealousy is an unknown passion among thorn; aud so much affection subsists between man and wife {that it is qnite a common thing to sco a European married couple walking arm-and-arra in public."—Pall Mall Q-azette. "Cock Spabbow" (literary) writes;— Mr. Hed(3itor, —Kudu toll meo wot Tizcr was driving as tuther day wen it sed—•• This outburst of destroyipg zeal, evokod[so unexpectedly to himself by the Premier cannot ba looked upon simply a« a phase of Vogelian .fanaticism as a display of enthusiasm for a favorite leader, or even as an example of that [gratitude which has been defined as a lively sense of " favor to com*;" for; it is clear thata smouldering firs existed which only required the admission of air and ventilation to burst into flame, and it is not difficult to explain this combustible stafe of affairs." I kollered a lot o terns skool kids as thay wur rushing hoam, prommysin a tanner for t' job but it floared 'em. 1 sed pungohpoashun war rong; another sod sumthin about hambygeuyte and tawtolly Or (a sed a know 'em), wile last un sed (and I beliovo were roight) that devil ud writ! en it;'it were iz stile. ,1 gaveim the tanner (t' kid, not devil). ■.; It might be asked, "Is there a righteous institution . without a concomitant evil?" A negative to this will be found in our Police Court this morning, wherein it will be seen that a parent has wilfully attempted to thjrust the support of his child on the Industrial school of Auckland. It is infamous that a man should take advantage of the benefits held out by so worthy an institution to gfratir. fy his laziness, or unnatural/want of paternal affection. It appeared in evidence that; the' man had deliberately expressed hij iateri'tion of evading the payment of money for; the partial support of bis child, .though the weekly contribution ofanothar brought upon the same account was nominal, Buch as would be far from a burden to the poorest among v*. His Worship very properly issued an immediate order for the man's apprehension; when he is brought to.Court,.to ttxstiet for himself it is likely,; that"; non recognition of the summons issued by the Police will very naturally go very_much in his disfavor. Mb. Geohgb Staines writes to the Cross repudiating any ■connection with the effigy burning in Auckland last Saturday night. Amongst other things he fays :—I like to. put the saddle on the right horse, though he may be only a knacker. My belief is ttiatit emanated from the Provincial Treasurisr. We all know where the so.c place is—the Screw- I£3oo or £400 a year. I was told by a respectable shopkeeper this day that two men, who I well know,; went to himio purbhaso the masks. They told bi«i what they; wero going to do, and the) Evening Star editor would find the money. I think when the education rate comes to be collected: next month some of those rowdy^ gentlemen who were io ready to burn the esgios ofindepen! dent and intalligent men in their absence will, bo ready to pay the same compliment to others in their own presence, viz., the Provincial Executive and such membo's of tho provinca as iasulted'the independent electors of the province of Auckland. There is a saying " those that live in glass houses should not throw stones." /