The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1885.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5142, 10 July 1885, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. FRIDAY, JULY 10, 1885.

To-right, at seven o'clock, a meeting will be held in the Waiotahi School-room anent the fate to be paid in regnrd to the introduction to the district of the High Level Water Bace scheme from the Puru Creek. The figures furnished by the promoters of the work would chow that very material advantages are attached to its carrying out, and if all the reports on it be fruitful in results, the work will undoubtedly be of value to the higher levelß of the field, nnd at to-night's meeting a full explanation of the work will be given. To-night's meeting is a statutory one, and the benefits to be shown at it, to those within the rating district, will enable them to decide upon the meiits of the case. We trust that a full attendance of those interested will be re. corded.

The " foorce" was unable this morning to cause the charge s':eet in the Polioo Court to be soiled with Governmental ink. Not even a bacchanalian had been "run in."

A football matoh will be played on the Waio-Kuraka Flat to-morrrw afternoon between teams chosen from the Union and Hauraki Clubs; the following are the names of the playerß :—Union :—W. Buchan (captain), J. Buchan, R. Douglas, J. Allen, J. Paterson. J. GrceuTille, J. Sullivan, J. Hindman, W. Buclsland, W. Maxwell, C. Ladner, W. Beckman, E. Bates, H. Sfeedman, and A. McNiece; . emergencies, S. Harris , and E. Waite. Hauraki: Murray, Aperahama, Watene (3), Ripa, Paki, Anderson, Mokena. Netane, Mawhi, Heremia, Bota, Matanau, Waka j emergencies, Nabe and Mokura. Play will commence at 2.30. A scratch match will also be played on the old Shortland cricket ground, Qroy street, between members of the Victoria Club.

A paeboa correspondent telegraphs that there is great rejoicing at Ohinemuri re Separation. Flags are flying ami tar barrels burning over the event.

Pbehaps it is in anticipation of the passing of an Affirmation in Lieu of Oaths Bill, that the dilapidated Bible, whose loose and greasy cover bas been so often and by so many kissed at the R.M.'a Court, is not replaced by a newer book.

OffE of the prospectors who have been sue* cessful enough to peg out the Stlrer Crown claim, referred to by use recently, has supplied as with the following result of an assay made of the result of their work. A few pounds of stone were brought in and treated with the result per ton of:— Gold, 2ozß 12dwts 6grs; silver, 16ozs 6dwts Ifigrs; lead, 13 per cent. In addition to theec' results galena, zinc blende, iron and copper pyrites hate been found to exist in the ore.

It will be reniombered by our readers that a few months ago some little commotion was caused amongst the natives at Parawai on account of two young Maori men violating the sanctity of the matrimonial rights of a well known chief. A native committee sat, and punished those infringers of domestic laws by fining them. In one case a promissory note was given by the delinquent, and this on falling due was not met. The chairman of the committee which sat in judgment as holder of the note consequently took Bdion in the B.M. Court this morning to recover the amount of it—£3o. When the ca»e was called on in due course, it was found that it was defended, and in order to obtain the attendance of a Native Assessor to eit with the B.M. at the hearing, it was adjourned until Friday next.

In the case Alex. Webster, late seaman on the steamer Gairlcch, charged with rape on Ellen Joiner, a housemaid at the Manukau Hotel, Onehunga, accused was discharged, as the eridence was insufficient.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce was held yesterday. The retiring President, (Mr John Beid) read the report of the Committee, which reviewed the work of the paat year. Mr Graves Aicken was elected President for the ensuing year.

TfIKBE was a large attendance of Natives in the B.M. Court this morning apparently to listen to the case Parata te Mapu v. Koto Haata, a claim ft ±'80 on a promissory note given in satisfaction of the decision of a Jtfative Committee; the case was adjourned till Friday next.

The man Buchanan, who was remanded to Ofcahuhu on a charge of buglary at the Otahuhu railway station, served for a number of years in the Police Force, and was formerly clerk in the B.M. Court at Aehburtos.

An American paper thus compliments a Yankee pilot:—lt might be said cf Captain Scboonhaven, of the steamer Helvetia, which was wrecked on Saturday, as was said of Mark Twain, that be would make a good pilot if he was only given steamboats enough. This was his first trip out eicce the wrecking of the Daniel Steinmaun, and the loss of two vessels in two consecutive trips is keeping up a pretty fair average.

A veby simple test for watered milk consists in a polished knitting-needle. This is dipped into a deep Teasel of milk and immediately withdrawn in an upright position. If the sample is unwatered some of the fluid will hang to the needle, bat if the water has be^n added'to the uiilk even in small proportion the fl>id will not adhere to the needle,

A DESTBiTCTiVB agricultural enemy is thus reported on from California:—Tbo Santa Roea Democrat says that the Hessian fly lias made its appearance again in the whom fields south of that city, and is doing rauoh damage. Robert Crane says one of his fields has already been destroyed by them, and other farmers report them -very bad. The fly last year made its nppearanoe in Suisun Valley. We had a conversation with Matthew Osok about the Hrs«ian ly, and he fays that it travels slowly, but that great precaution must be used against it. Where it once finds lodging, it stays. A country dependent entirely on wheat would be in a very bad coadiliou if the fly should once get in. It is to be hoped thul like the Oodlin moth there is no danger of this pest being imported into this colony.