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Thames Star, Volume XXV, Issue 4649, 1 February 1894, Page 2

Mr Murray, the Victorian mining expert, leaves Coromandel for the Thames at 8 o'clock to-morrow morning.

School duties at the Thames High School will be resumed on Monday next, the sth of February,

The inspection parade of the Naval Artillery Volunteers next Tuesday evening will be conducted by Colonel Dignan, the officer commanding the district.

We understand that at the meeting of the Finance Committee of the Borough Council yesterday afternoon it was decided to recommend tbe Council to take a poll of the ratepayers as to the advisability of raising a loan of £2000 for the purpose of liquidating the overdraft —£1000 in connection with the water supply, and £1000 the general fund.

The following will represent the Tararu I. in the cricket match with the United I. on Saturday:—Wathen, Newton, Wiggins, McGregor, Kendall, Berry, A. Brown, Lowe, Griffiths, Brislin, and WolS.

At the sitting of tbe Resident Magistrate's Court, before H. Eyre Keuny Esq. R.M, a young man named George Muir sued his brother, Richard Muir, for maintenance under the Destitute Person's Act 1887. Complainant stated that he lost one of his arms through an accident in the Cambria battery about three years ago, and he was now uuable to support himself through . being unable to get suitable employment. His brother, who was older than himself, was earning 7s 6d a day as a miner at Kuaotunu. His Worship made an order directing defendant to contribute the sum of 10s per weak for the complainant's maintenance, the first instalment to be paid on the 19th inst

The usual meeting of the Northern Pioneer Lodge, No. 6, was held last night, there bejng a large attendance of members, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter :—P.G.T., Bro. Thos. Hammond ; C.T., Bio. J. Jones (4th term); V.T., Bro. Lang ; Secretary, Bro. James (4th term) ; Financial Secretary, Bro. Godkin; Chaplain, Sister L. Pearce ; Treasurer, Bro. Cocks (4th term) ; Marshall, Sister Cox ; 1.G., Bro. Akers ; 0.G., Bro. J. Rowe ; Assistant Secretary, Bro. F. Jones; Deputy Marshall, Bro F. James 5 Organist, Bro. H. H. Small.

" It might be interesting to knoV (says Napier Telegraph) " that the name of the Uawa township, in the Poverty Bay district, has been changed to that of Buckley, being re-named in honor of the Hon. Sir Patrick Buckley." Yes, it is intensely interesting. But why not have called it Patstown? -