The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY. JUNE 4, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5111, 4 June 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY. JUNE 4, 1885.

These was a refreshing briskness in the eharomsrUet to-day. A perusal of oar commercial oolumas will b^ow what business was done We hope the life which has sprung up will continue.

Ths following telegram was posted at the Corner this morning from the manager of the Cambria 0.M.C0.:-—" 201bs picked stone from drive, No. 3 level.—-H- W. Moobe."

Thb fallowing tenders wore received by the County Council yesterday for metalling the road at Otunui between the mines and the battery i—Maxwell and Short, £292 10s; A. Butler, £308 { W. H. Craig, £318; and p! Trainor, £343. Upon the New Eureka Co depositing their contribution of £50 towards the work at the Bank of New Zealand, ths tender of Messrs Maxwell acd Short will be accepted.

Joßbph Spkkcbe and William Collins, two A.B.'a of the ship Souker, were convicted at the Lyttelton fLM. Court yesterday, of broaching cargo, and sentenced to six months' bard labor oioi«,

At a special meeting of the County Council last evening for the purposo of striking the anoual rate, a resolution was paascd to the effect that a general rate of three farthings in the £, be made on the value of property in the County for the year ending 31st March, 1886, and payable on the 6th inst.

A meeting- of the members of the Thames and Star Football Clubs was keld at MoLiver's rooms last evening, there being a good attendance. The Chairman (Mr T. Irwin) stated that the meeting had been called to consider the advisability of amalgamating the two club*. After some little discussion, it was unanimously carried that tie Thames and Star Clubs amalgamate under the name of the Thames Football Club. The officers were then elected as follows: —President, Mr L Ehrenfried; Vice Presidents, Messrs J. McGowan and M. C. Hickey; Secretary and Treasurer, Mr P. McGregor ; Captain. Mr T. Irwin ; Yiee-Captain, Mr J. Paterson. The election of a Committee resulted in the selection of J. R»e, H. Bro.wnlee, W. O'Brien, B. Lewis, and W. Dunn. It was resolved that the colors be red and black. A committee meeting was then held to deal with a challenge sent by the Hauraki (native) Club to play a match on Saturday next on the Waio-Karaka Flat; this was accepted, and a team from the following will be picked to do battle for the Thames :— Irwin (Capfc.)> J. Paterson, W. Patjrson, Jas. McGregor, McLoughlin, Dare, Aliom, Gillies, Brownlee, Wilkinson, Rattray, Dufty, Cleave, McCollum (2), Veale, Myers, Eddowes, W. Thompson, O'Brien, Gh Newman, Dun'op.and Robinson. Play to commence at 230 sharp. The invitation sent by the Newton Club to play a match in Auckland with a team from the Thames on the 27th of this month was accepted, to it behovea the local players to go in for good practice.

The total results of the Waimea (Nelson) election, which took place yesterday, and caused great excitement, show Kerr to have a majority of three votes. The numbers are: Kerr, 253; Franklyn, 250; White, 95; Dencker, 92; Wastney, 60 ; Piper, 33. Mr Kerr is a Government supporter.

It is stated that the Wellington pclicehave obtained information as to the whereabouts of the bulk of the jewellery stolen from Mr Jennesa' shop in Wellington, and also to those who are supposed to be Allendale's accomplices in the crime. Allendale was brought to Wellington from Cbristchurch in custody by last night's Bteamer.

Patbick Kick, a railway labourer of Opua, Bay of Islands, left-Cairn's Hotel in a boat on Monday night. The boat has bean fonnd bottom upwards, and Bice is still missing, and believed to be drowned. A coat and a bottle of beer were found in the boat. He leaves a wife and three children.

At the adjourned meeting of the Northern Steamship Co., held in Auckland yesterday, the report and balance sheet was adopted. Messrs Cruickshank, Prater, end McFai-lane were re-elected directors. The accounts showed that the reason why the company was not paying was because the trade of the ports to which their steamers were running had not increased as rupidly as the company had been providing for.

Mb Wm. Keily, the unsuccessful candidate at the late Tauranga election, has instructed Messrs Hesketh and Richmond of Auckland to proceed by petition against the return of Mr Sheeban, on the ground of corrupt practices. Numerous allegations of breaches of the Act will be -made.

Mb Betck, M.H.K. for Waitotara, spoke last night at Wsnganui much the same as at Waverley. A vote of thanks and confidence was passed.

CoLiNEL Hadltain left Auckland yesterday by the Manipouri to represent New Zealand at the welcome of the New South Wales contic gent on it 3 return from the Soudan.

Five children in a family, at Sydenham, near Christchurcb, were taken suddenly ill on Tuesday night after partaking of a meal of new bread, butter, cheese, and tea. They were attended by Dr Thomas, and are pronounced out of danger. It is considered that some of the food might be poieoned, und the police are inquiring into the matter.

Mb J. McG-EESoE, the new Auckland Harbor Board Engineer, has submitted to the Board an extensive soheme of harbor improve* ments.

At a meeting of the Auckland Presbytery the followisg resolution was carried unanimously :--" The Presbytery having reason to believe that the Rev, T. W. Dunn has not availed himself of the leave granted by the Presbytery on the Ist February for six months to visit Scotland, but he is still in New Zealand, it is resolved to adjourn till the first Wednesday in July, and in the event of the Clerk finding he is still in New Zealand, be be instructed to cite Mr Dunn to appear at the said meeting in July."

" Staying " Power.—it will be in teresting to athletes, and to all who value the power of physical endurance, to know that at " home " and in the sister colonies an article has of late years come into general use, which is verj strongly recommended as being an exceedingly pleasant beverage, and which yet imparts, in an unusually large degree, what is expressively termed " staying power " —in other words, nutriment and strength. We refer to Cadljury's " Cocoa Essence "