The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1891.

Thames Star, Volume XXIII, Issue 7056, 3 December 1891, Page 2

The Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR P.M. Resurrexi. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1891.

OouNOiLtOKS Coutt* «od Deeble h»ve beeu «t«oiated to represent the County Coaicil coMttitiae r,a i^e dpfciaage ©I

A somewhat serious accident happened this afternoon to Mrs Lawless, wife of Mr Thos. Lawless, who resides on Tararu road. It would appear that Mrs Lawless was washing in the yard, when tho skirts of her dress caught fire, and heing unable to extinguish the flames, she rushed out on to the road, and called for assistance. Everything possible was done by the neighbors who observed the occurrence, and Mr Ellis at once rode into town and invoked the services of Dr. Callan. The latter at once proceeded to the house, •when it was found that Mrs Lawless was very badly burned about the legs, back, and shoulders. Everything possible, however, was done under the circumstances, and no serious results are apprehended, although the unfortunate victim will be confined to her bed for some time.

"Wb notice that the new and commodious s.s. Paeroa has taken up the running of the s.s. Ruby thia week between this port and Auckland. Intending travellers would do -well to take advantage of the cheap fares of the Hauraki S.S.Co.; viz., 4s single and 6s return. -

Capt. Bavldon, the local honorary correspondent of the Boyal Humane Society of Australasia, to-day received the following letter from the Secretary at Melbourne, which explains itself.*—" Sir,—l am pleased to inform you that the Court of Directors have awarded a certificate of merit to George Grey Smith, whose application was enclosed in yours of the 30th August. I have also to thank you sincerely for the great trouble you have taken in bringing this case under the notice of the Society."

Thi usual monthly meeting x»f the County Council was held: last .right, when there, were present—Crs Couttsy (Chairman), Dunlop, Deeble,' Killgonr, Manuel, and Paltridge. The greater part of the business was of a routine nature, but a lenpthy and interesting report re the water supply difficulty was read, and is published iv another column. It was reported that the tender of Mr Lndwig at £33 had bean accepted for clearing slips at Waiomo, and that fur. the Pahoi track tenders had been received from the following:—Murland, £81 10s i W. J. Newby, £84 ; and H. Shepherd, j835. It was agreed to accept the latter tender, provided the company contribute an additional £5, the cost exceeding the Council's estimate of £25.—1t waß resolved "That Messrs 3. and W. Judd's proposals to connect their tailings plant with the 10----inch main in Pahau Btreet be accepted, the water to be supplied when available, the work of laying down the pipes to be under the control and supervision of the County Engineer, the roadway to be properly reinstated by the applicants, and if they neglect to do so, the water supply will be cut off, and the street repaired at their expense"—Regarding the disputed ownership of metal at Hikutaia, the Clerk was authorised to write to both Mr Rickit and Kaika Whakarongatai, informing them that the metal must be .removed within two months, or proceedings will be taken. — The Surveyor was instructed to prepare an estimate of the cost of telephone communication between the County Chambers and the head of the water-race. —The usual accounts were dealt with, and the Council rose.

The manager representing the exhibition of the two machines—named the " Orrery" and " Tellurian"—wbioh represent the movements of the whole of. the planets with their satellites, is now at the Thames. These now well-known contrivances afford a practical illustration of the working of the solar system, and as an educational medium they are of undoubted value. . By their use what before was intricate and abstruse to the youthful mind, is divested of all the difficulty Burroundiug it. We will refer tnora fully to the exhibition in a day or iiro.

Yestbhday'b Herald, in referring to the Queen of Beauty mine, says:—" This wellknown Thames mine, which in the early day.B of the field produced auch largo quantities of gold, was, some time since, placed in the hands of a gentleman who proceeded to London, with power to dispose of it in that city, as the capital oaeeßSsiry to thoroughly develop the property was eoaaidGred to be more readily obtainable there. We have been informed that the agent in London has recently cabled to his principals here, to the effect that the negotiations for forming a company are progressing favorably. The Queen. o£ Beauty shaft is now the deepest on the field, it having panefcrated through the barren strata, and when the pumping machinery t>f the former company gave way good auriferous country showing gold freely had been reached. The new company will necessarily, in the development of the prop^ifcy^ further deepen the shaft, so that the value of tjfea Thames low levels may be looked upon as jceriajin to be demonstrated within a reasonable Wv&sP

A meeting of the Parawai fjicenejng floiamittee was held afc the Courthouse this morniDg, the members present being—Messrs H. C. eillespie-(Chairman), W. Murdoch, T. Killgear, A. Fleming, and B. H. Taylor. The only buftttfisfi wa» tbe consideration of ah applicatioß for the frantfgF pf the pablioan'fl license for the Bridge Ins ftepj Jpjßeph G. Pannell to Percy Nowill. The poljft? r^sjpprfr was of a somewhat nnfavorable character, bat after consideration the Committee decided to grant the t*«a#fer ? the Chairman impressing on the applicant (t}>« absolute necessity of strictly observing jtb,e laj?, otherwise the Committee would unquestionably ,e»uu6l jtbe

Jlisg Ah£Hijuu> viW continue to take charge of the dressmaking Apartment in the new premises of H. D. Pike (lajbe jtfee Misses Irvine), Pollen utreefc.*—[Advt.]

Mk W. S.; Evaks, piaao and .organ tuner and regulator, is now on -a-yigiib {to the Thames. Orders may be left at Mr (Irib^Je's, ■tationer, Pollen street.—[Advil.]