The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1874.

Thames Star, Volume VI, Issue 1854, 11 December 1874, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1874.

The steamer Wellington arrived in the Maniikau this morning from Southern Ports, Few Plymouth being the last place of call. She will leave again at the beginning of the week carrying the English Mail via Suez.

Sib Donaid McLean, accompanied by Colonel St. John, arrived by the Hauraki this morning, and after, a reßt of a few hours proceeded to the residence of Mr W. H. Taipari, Shortfand, where he -was met by a large number of Natives from Ohinemuri, including Te Hira and other influentials.

A pobtion of the English and American mails was brought to the Thames by the Hauraki and delivered this morning. Our budget of "Home Gossip" Trill appear tomorrow.

THEBourdof Education having decided «pon the amalgamation of the four school districts of the Thameß, a meeting to elect a school committee will be held, at the Thames School on Friday, the 18th December, at 4 p.m.

J&hk Laied, whose death was recorded in yesterday's news, was the eldest son of Mr Wm. Laird of Berkenhead,born at Greenock, Scotland, in 1805, and wbb the head of the firm of Laird and Sobs, iron shipbuilders, for many years prior to 1861, when he retired." Mr Laird was in Dec. 1861 elected first member for Berkenhead in the Conservative interest on the erection of that town into a Parliamentary constituency, and in Parliament took an active part in debates on shipping and naval affairs. He was one of the four nominees appointed by the Govei'nmpnt as trustees of the Mersey Docks and Harbor Board; a Magistrate and Deputy Lieutenant for Cheshire.

Ax Hawksbury a tribute to the Good Templar cause may be witnessed at the entrance to the newly for me i road across the Lagoon, at the East Hawksbury end, in the shape of a vessel and cup, , fixed where a beautiful spring of water, clear as crystal, flows into it. On the vessel is inscribed the words—/' Good Templars' Well," and " Come ye who thirst; approach the spring." Opposite this spring has also been erected a seat for the accommodation of the public.

A good advertisement in a good newspaper is the best of all possible salesmen. It is a salesman 'who never sleeps and is never weary; who goes after business early and late 5 who accosts the merchant in his shop, the scholar in his study, the lawyer in his office, the lady at her tea-table; who can be seen in a thousand places at once, and speaks to a million people every day, saying to each one the best thing in the best manner.

A paktx of gentlemen were recently amusing themselves in manipulating the " Devil's Prayer-book" afc a place of public resort not 100 miles from Lawrence, when, towards daylight, the wife of one of the gentlemen, missing him from his usual place by her aide, became anxious, and afe once went to the Police-camp, and gave information of his absenceto the sergeant in charge. He, having a very shrewd opinion as to where the xnisßitg husband was located, at once went to said place of re3ort. After knocking at the door, a great scuffling was heard within, and a window-sash was raised hurriedly, and, before admission could be obtained, the bird had flown; Nothing daunted, the sergeant then made a detour of the premises, and ran tha truant husband down in an adjacent gully. On the sergeant accosting him as to what he was doing there so early in the morning, the truant merely replied that he was out seeking early, mushrooms for his wife's breakfast, ehe being, very fond of them, the sergeant consequently left the fond husband, with the earnest request 1 that he would immediately return to his anxious spouse and relieve her \anxietyi wbich he accordingly did. We (Tuapeka Times) have not heard what reception he met with.

Gents' clothes cleaned, dyed and pressed. Gents' light suits cleaned, ss. N.B. —In future all goods and orders will only be received at the Thames Dyeing Establishment, Kolleston street, Shortland.

We arc glad to inform our readers that a New Gentlemen's Clothing Establishment has opened in Pollen street, two doora from Mary street, named the Thames Borough Clothing Mart.—Advt.