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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2022, 28 June 1875, Page 2

A meeting of the Thames Scottish Volunteers is called" for this evening. Besides other business, some new members will be-added to the company's roll. We understand that a Co-operative Bakers' Association on the Thames is projected ; in fact negotiations .for a site io carry on business are already in course of completion. The site of the establishment, it is understood, will be in Eolleston street. We notice that Mr, Charles Palmer of Bolleston street has just completed all the necessary apparatus for producing every description of first class goods in boiled sugar. Sugar whistles and other novelties are always to be obtained'at his establishment. It seems that the proipectors of Tairua may not rest in a comfortable sense of security, and that further litigation is to arise out of late proceedings in tho Warden's Court. We understand that certain plaints against Wickham and others have been fixed for hearing on or about the 14th proximo. h v A rifle match amongst the members of the Thames Scottish Com. pany took place.''on- Saturday at the Kauaeranga Kange. We have not been favored with particulars of this match. Whenever we receive details of these friendly contests we shall be very happy to give them insertion, but it is impossible to have a representative at all these contests; ■ ■:.:• "■• ■ V ' . '■ '' -'■ :• •■■ Me Robert Stone, shipbuilder, Shortland, has almost completed a large schooner fpr the Bay of Islands trade. The masts are shipped, and she will be. launched very shortly, as soon, in fact, as the tide serves.

-This is the last day on whicbpublicans can pay their license fees for the next twelve months on the Thames. Mr Robinson, Receiver of Goldfields Bevenue, is appointed to receive the amounts up to four o'clock thia day. Any fees not paid; by that time will have to be paid to the Provincial Accountant in Auckland. We are informed that the reported jumping of the two shares in the Golden Point claim, Waitekauri is scarcely correct. The claim was registered as seven men's ground, and after some time; it was found that the area was equal to nine men's ground. A, shareholder took possession of tho surplus ground and: registered !the same, but neglected to: register the amalgamation with the original claim. Hence the proceeding*; toj obtain possession of the surplus.^ Uhe claim is now. secured, we believe, in its entirety, and is looked upon us as one of; the most valuable pieces of ground in the; Waitekauri. • At St. George's 'Church,.yesterday the Rev. V. Lush announced that candidates for Confirmation would meet at the Parsonage on each Wednesday at three in the afternoon and six in the evening until the date when the Bishop would administer the rite. ■'.'„'■ j .= A meeting of the shareholders of the Eldorado claim, Tairua, was held on Saturday evening at the Governor Bowen Hotel, Mr Duncan Macnab. in the chair, [and it was determined to forma company, j to be called the- National Gold Mining Company, under the Limited Liability Act. Capital, £10,500 in 10,500 shares, | nothing paid up. The reason for altering I the name was that another company had been registered as the Eldorado. Direc- ! tors were appointed, and a call of £1 per " share made to pay preliminary expenses. The London correspondent of the Melbourne Argus says:—" Dr. Kenealy, exQ.C., and actually M.P., was committed to prison for cruelty to his illegitimate daughter,, and had his term of punishment shortened through the benevolent interference of Lord Chief' Justice Cockburn, over whom he now pours vials of his vulgar wrath. Why so many people who were acquainted with this fact have had the delicacy to conceal it, notwithstanding this fellow's audacious conduct, for so many months, is a problem that Dr. Kenealy himself would, of all men, be the most puzzled to answer. But, as it seems to me, the time has now come when no quarter should be given to him."

The Secretary to tho Post Office has issued the following notice :—" Much difficulty is experienced in tho delivery to their right owners of letters imperfectly addressed; and the Post Office has frequently incurred unjust censure, either for unintentionally delivering such letters to wrong persons, or for declining the responsibility of delivering them at all. The address of every letter ought to be full and distinct; and it is obvious that the correct delivery cannot in all cases be secured unless tho name of the street and occupation, when, any, be added in the address in the letter to the name of the person for whom the letter is intended to be given. The practice of addressing letters to a town only prevails to a large extent, and it has become necessary to call special attention to the matter, in order to prevent not only the delay which such letters are in all cases liable to suffer, but also the danger to which they are exposed of being delivered to wrong persons and lost altogether."