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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2165, 11 December 1875, Page 2

In view of the approaching holiday season, the New Zealand Steam Shipping Company have made arrangements by' which excursionists may be conveyed to any part of the Colony and back at single rates of passage. This will no doubt, says the Guardian, induce a large number of our Good Templar friends in the sister Provinces to visit Dunedin, in order to attend the approaching session of the Grand Lodge of New Zealand South, which takes place towards the end of December. Ample time is allowed by the Company to those persons desirous of making an extended visit. Tickets issued on the 15th proximo will be available for two months.

A. meeting of the sons of old Colonists resident at the Thames is called for Tuesday evening next, at the Pacific Hotel. The object of the meeting is to determine on a course of action to be taken in conjunction with a deputation to be held in Auckland to wait upon Sir George Grey with a view to obtain grants of land on similar terms to those given to the Katikati settlers. We should imagine that sons of men who had spent twenty years of their lives in the colonies had at any rate as much right to land as strangers.

We notice that Mr R. Laing will preach in the Good Templars' Hall tomorrow at half-past six in the evening."

To-dat. men were employed cleaning out the water-tables in Owen and Brown streets which had become filled to a considerable depth with tailings brought down by the overflow from'the Waiotahi Creek during the last two days.

We are requested to call attention to an advertisement which appears in another column calling a meeting of the Thames Naval Brigade Rowing Club this evening at half past seven o'clock. The business, we understand, is to arrange for sending a crew to take part in the interprovincial regatta at Wellington, by competing for the two big events in which the prizes are £100 and £150 respectively.

Mb J. E. Macbqnald, candidate for the office of Mayor, will address the burgesses at the Academy of Music this evening at 8 o'clock, and he requests all burgesses to vyitkhold any promise of their votes until after the meeting. As this is the first election of a Mayor by the burgeeses considerable interest is felt in the result. There will probably be a large attendance.

The heavy rains have caused a slip in the Moanatairi creek near to the Point Russell claim, shifting a portion of the tramway, stopping the immediate traffic, of which there is just now a considerable tonnage ready for transit, namely, the four sets tributers Middle Star, the Coliban, Black Angel tributers, Watchman, and others all anxious to crush before Christmas. The damage could be repaired if set about at once, without great outlay, and those whose duly it is to see it done, should move in the matter forthwith.

We learn that all differences between the Bank of New Zealand crew and Parawai crew having been removed, the projected boat race will be pulled on the j£auaeranga to-day at six o'clock. The conditions, time, course, &c, will be' the same as on a previous occasion, the only difference being the change of boats, as previously agreed upon. There is very little betting on the event that we have heard of, but a small amount of money has been iurested at evens.

We learn that Mr J. M. Coweil has received from the Homoeopathic College of Physicians at Philadelphia, U. S M a diploma to practise as a homeopathic doctor; in response to a petition for the ■ same forwarded from here some months j ago.

A meeting of the general committee I of the Interprovincial Begatta was held on Friday at Messrs Bethunc and Hunter's rooms. The programme for the different events was brought up by a subcommittee, and adopted. The racing will extend over two days, and the first six races will be rowed over the former Petoni course, reversing, however,, the ends for start and finish from the practice of former years. It may be mentioned that the amount offered for prizes is over £500. As at present arranged, the events will consist of—No. 1. Four-oared outriggers (for championship) j Ist prize, £150. 2. Five-oared (or more) racing whaleboats, steered with steer-oar; Ist prize, £50. 3. Four-oared inrigged gig ; Ist prize, £100. 4. Pair-oared outriggers; Ist prize, £20. 5. Pair-oared inrigged; Ist prize, £20. 6. Scullers' outriggers; Ist prize, £15. 7. Firstclass yachts; Ist prize £50 and Shaw and Saville's cup. 8. Maiden four-oared inrigged race; Ist prize, £10. 9. Coasters' race; Ist prize, £50 and Shaw and Saville's cup. 10. Second-class yachts; Ist prize, £10. 11. Minor four-oared inrigged gig race ; prize, £10. 12. Five oared whaleboat race for volunteers and firemen; prize, £10. —N. Z. Times, December 4.

The Sydney Morning Herald says that about a month ago a fisherman named John Buckle, residing at Botany, found on Pussy Cat Beach, one of the head boards of the ship Strathmore. There can hardly be a doubt of its identity, as it -will be readily recognised by any person familiar with the ship. When found it was in good preservation, all the letters perfect, but with one end of the board broken off. From its appearance it could not have been a long time in the water, as very few barnacles were adhering to it.

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