The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1887.

Thames Star, Volume XIX, Issue 5658, 16 March 1887, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 1887.

Lieutenant Potts, of the Naval Artillery, has received a telegram fr >m Lieut. Falconer, of the Auckland Torpedo Corps, who was at the Thames yesterday as we announced, stating that he would be here again to-morrow with the torpedo boat. Should the weather permit, he will explode some sub-marine mines and give instructions, to the Navala in the art of torpedo warfare.

The manager of the New Prince Imperial G-.M Co. telegraphed to-iay as follows:— " 10.1 ba specimens and picked stone from the leading stope, and 151bs from the second stope on No. 1 reef, No. 2 level. All the quartz has not yet been broken down.— Gr. S. CIABK."

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Thames Drainage Board was held in Auckland yesterday, when applications were reoeived from the Moanatairi Co, and Queen of Beauty Olaim (Mr Dunlop), for a remission of the drainage rates until the mines are floated into companies on the Kngliah market. It was decided not to accede to the request, but to take legal proceedings against all companies in arrears with contributions.—Messrs Fraeer and Brodie, who recently returned from Wei. lington whither they have been on business connected with the Board, reported the result of their visit, from which it appeared that there is some probability of a subsidy of £L for £1 being obtained from Government up to a sum of, say, £2000, in order that the present motive power of the Big Pump might be substituted by that of w<ter The matter will be brought before the Minister of Mines on the occasion of his visit to the Thames at an early date.—Variouß other business was transacted, and the meeting adjourned.

To MOBBOW being the day Bet apart in memory of the patron Saint of Ireland, will as usual be observed as s holiday, and should the weather prove favorable, the opportunities of enjoyment which are held out will no doubt be very largely taken advantage of. The principal attraction of the day will of course be the Regatta, full details of which appear i n another column. The teachers of the Presbyterian Church have also decided to hold their annual pionic at the Tararn Gardens. The b.b. Pearl mates a trip to .Coromandel, leaving Tararu at 6,30 a.m., and returning the same night. The H.A.0.8. Society, Grahamsfown Branch, No. 85; meet at the Hibernian Hall at 8 a.m. for the purpose of attending the usuul divine servioe at St. Franois' Church, Shorfclaqd. The Roman Catholic Schools hold their annual festival in the Parawai Gardens Bhould the weather permit;, and if not, in the Hibernian Hall. The closing it,em in the programme of the day's events, is the concert and dance to be given in the evening in the Academy of Music by the HauraUi Jumbo Minstrels, in aid of tho Regatta Fund.

These is very little further to mention concerning the fire which yesterday morning destroyed the brewery of Messrß fihrenfried Bros., in Mackay street. Messrs Ebrenfried, Styuk, and Myers arrived from Auckland last night,, whither the two latter had proceeded to give evidence in the cuse of the New Zealand Woollen Co. v. Styak, being a claim of about £54, for calls. Mr Ehrenfried informs us that the wholo br wery waa insured for £2000 in the London and Lancashire office, while there was a risk of £2500 in the same office over the stock and plant ie the wooden and briok buildings, the lutter of which was not destroyed. A considerable portion of this is re-insured in various other companies, so that thn loss of the London and Lancashire Co. will not be very heavy. It is perhaps worthy of mention that of the detached buildings which escaped destruction, the spirit store, situated some 20 or 30ft from the brewery, was insured for £100, and tho stock fjr £L4OO in the Imperial office, which also holds a £250 policy (re-insurance) on the premises destroyed. Mr Ehrenfried desires us to publicly thank Messrs Fleming, Townsend, Bayldon, Aitken, Lomas, and the other friends who assisted in saving his books and papers in the two iron safes in the office, as had these been destroyed his loss would have been irreparable, some of the documents being very valuable to him. He also wishes to return his hearty tbanks to the members of the Fire Brigade, and any other friends who assisted them in extinguishing the fire, as had the whole of the buildings been destroyed, his loss would have been very great. Mr Ehrenfried states that it is his present intention to re«erect the wooden building as soon as possible. He is unable at present to give an estimate of the loss sustained by the fire, as it will require a week or two to take an inventory of the machinery and stock destroyed. The police have been making diligent inquiries into the circumBtances connected with the fire, bub have, so far as we can learn, been unable to obtain any clue as to its origin. We are informed that one of the iron safes was unlocked when taken out of the offioe, those in charge having apparently forgotten to lock it. The contents of the safes as handed over by the police to Mr Ehrenfried, were found to bo intact.

Wh notice that Mr B. Wolff has commenced business in the Exchange Buildings, Albert street, as house, land, and eotate agent, collector of rents and debts, as also agent for the New Zealand Mutual Creditors' Association for the Thames. We would draw .attention to his advertisement in another column.

*We have been shown to-day by Mr Holden, the representative of Messrs Stewart, Dawson and Co., one of their new patent English double chronographs, which is the perfection of ingenuity, as well as of workmanship, and a magnificent specimen of English horology. It registers minutes and seconds, and divides the latter into fifths. It has a start, stop, and fly back centre seconds, that doen not stop the watch, and a fly back minute calculator that counts up the minutes on a separate dial. There ore five distinct registers from one' mainspring. This W'ltch ia invaluable aa a perfect timing chronograph, and a safe arbiter for timing events, giving an instantaneous record, in minutes and seconds, without referring to or in any interfering with the ordinary time of the watch. Tha mechanism is in every detail most perfect, and at the same time Bimple in principle and absolutely acourate in record. We have no doubt that this chronograph will soon become the standard of appeal for the entire sporting world, it being now placed within reach by the exceedingly moderate price at which it can be obtained. Mr Holden is to be seen at the old shop in Owen street, for throe days only, and an inspection of his stook will well re-pay a visit.

A PAlNiruii accident happened about halfpast 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a man named James Wilson, employed on Mr Trainor's contract at Waiomo. He was engaged cutting away an embankment some six feet in height, when a mass of stuff suddenly came away, burying Wilson's left leg. He was extricated as soon as possible, and a horse procured, which he mounted, and rode to the Hospital. The journey occupied above five hours, and by Jthe time the sufferer reached the hospital, his leg, which had beon broken, was considerably swollen. Dr Wiiliame, however, did all in his power tending towards the comfort of the unfortunate man, who is progressing as favorably as can be expected under the circumstances.

The many friends of Mr George McOaul, plumber, &c, Wellesley street, Auckland, and wbo has also a branch business at the Thames, will regret to learn that he has met with an accident in Auckland, by which he sustained eotne severe injuries. It appears that he waß lowering himself by a rope from the ground floor to the cellar in the basement, when Buddenly the rope parted, and he was precipitated on to the concrete floor of the cellar. As Mr McOaul weighs nearly thirteen stone, he fell very heavily, and upon his workmen coming to his assistance it was found that he had broken several ribs. He was assisted to bed, when Drs Corbett and McKellar were called in, and every attention paid to the sufferer. Mr McOaul is now perfectly conscious, though in great pain. . The only danger that exists is caused by the fractured ribs pressing on tne lungs.

A- committee meeting of the Hauraki Lawn Tennis Club was held last evening, when the Handicaps were made for the tournament, which is usually held towards the end of the Beason, and whioh will oommenoe to-morrow at 3p.ra,at the Parawai (gardens. The prizes are two rackets to be given to the winners of the bßst out. of five eels, aingles, for ladies, aad also for gentlemen. The following are the names of th* players so far as at present entered :—Mrs Kirkpatrick, Misses Aitkin, Coney, Kiigour, Wilson (2), Bagnall, Pickett Hall, Styak, Allom, Carpenter, Wolff and Walker; Messrs Blair, N. Fitzgerald, Wilkinson, H. Bagnall, E. De B. Campbell, Stark, A.Kenriok, Monf» gomery, GK Kenriok, B. Wolff, Christie, T. Lawlor, Kirkpatrick, Humphreys, and Dr Davy.

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At tho Police Court this moraine, before Dr. Kilgour and H. O. Lawlor, W<*q-, J.'sP., ayovsng oiitn named William Thurinnn wr»s arraigned upon a eeriea of oharges, viz: (1) tho larceny of a pick, spade, and an r>xo, on fche.6fch ineb., the property of Bagnall Bros., of Turua; (2). stealing a wheelbarrow, valued at £12s, from Win. Oollotfc, of Owharoa; (3). the larceny of a boat, sails, &0., valued at £5, from Robb. Shakespeare, of Takapuna, on the sth insfc.; and (4) stealing a boat and gear, valued at £11 10s, the property cf Edmund Harrow, of the North Shore. Sergt. Murphy appeared for the prosecution, but no evidence was given, as the accused pleaded guilty to the whole of tho charges, which were oonsrquenfc'y dealt with summ»rily. The Bench genterued him to undergo a total of threo and a half months' imprisonment with hard labor, for the various offencea, and allotted Measra Shakespeare, Hurrow, and a native, who were prasent to give evidenco as witnesses, £1 each.

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