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Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 6863, 23 April 1891, Page 2

It should be almost unnecessary to remind our readers that the American Midgets give their final performance at the Academy of Music this evening, when a largo audience is expected. The following ai'e the nominations for the Tararu School Committee: —John Boles, A. R. Comes, Edward Brewn, W. P. Davey, C. J. Ellis, AaroD Griffiths,. John Kneebbne,: Caleb Kneebone, Thos. Mitlett, A; Thorburn, and A. S. Thorburn. The election will take place at the schoolroom next Monday evening. Mb B. B. McG-begos will sell by auction at 11 a.m. to-morrow, at the residence of 5/Tra Chas. Stevens, the whole of her household furniture and effects, together with a Singer sewing maohine. . A hawker named Sewell, who is the proprietor of a van known as "Noah's Ark," which runs between Nelson and Westporfc, had a most miraculous escape from death yesterday, According to a telegram from Reeftou the van and three horses fell over a precipice between 80 and 10 Oft:deep, near. Hawks' Crag, into the Buller River. Sewell also fell over, but the shrubbery broke his fall. Two of the horses were seen in the water, while the third was swimming across the river. The van was smashed, but Sewell escaped and clambered on to the road with only his head cut, ' ■. A telegram from Wellington says that Judge Edwards this week, following the usual practice of Government officers, forwarded hie vouoher for his salary for the current month falling due on the 30th inst. As there was no appropriation to meet the payment, the salary voted for Mr Edwards by the House as Native Lands Commissioner having expired on 31st March, the claim was referred to Ministers, After considering the matter in Cabinet, it has been decidedthat Government have no power to make the payment, inasmuch as the appro* priation for the Commissioner has been exhausted, and Ministers have no power to pay Mr Edwards' salary as judge, because the House definitely declined to recognise his judges Hip by striking out the judicial title from the Estimates; and, further, that the message proposing the excision of the word \ came to the House from the Governor. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the revised time tables of ocean mail services for 1891, from Mr J. E. Coney, Chief Postmaster at the Thames. An extraordinary meeting of shareholders of the Pride of Karaka Company was held in Auckland yesterday afternoon, when twelve were present, including three who are noncontributing shareholders. It was agreed after discn3sion—" That the capital of the company be increased by the addition of 15,000 shares, nominal value 5s each (2s paid up), such 3hares to be allotted pro raia to the holders of the 12,000 contributing shares already issued, when the balance of 9d per share uncalled thereon is paid."