The Thames Star. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1895.

Thames Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 8072, 18 June 1895, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1895.

Fleming and Co. will sell a litter o young pigs at their Parawai yards at 2 p.m. to-morrow.

We understand that the barque Acacia is.at present loading luihikatca at Turua for M elbourne.

The tender of Mr J. Hawkes for fifty yards of metal, at 8s per yard, delivered at the Burke-street Wharf, was accepted by the Harbour Board Committee.

The half-yearly meeting of Lodge Loyal , Charles Bruce, 1.0.0. F., was held on Monday ) in the Masonic Hall, Queen street, N.G. Kneebone in the chair. Four candidates were initiated into the Order, bringing the total strength of th»lodgeup t0*127 members. After disposing of the routine business the installation of officers for the ensuing term was proceeded with, Bro., Kelly, P.G., efficiently acting as installing officer. The following is the list of officers :—G.M., Bro. E. Kneebone; KG., Bro. A. Kummert; V.G., Bro. A. lies ; R.S.N.G., Bro. Smith; R.S.V.G., Bro. J. Murphy ; L.5.N.G.,8r0. Kelly ; W., Bro. Adlum ; 1.G., Bro' James Dare ; E.S., Bio. T. Tasker. Bro Agnew, P.G. was re-elected a lodge auditor. A hoarty vote of thanks was passed to all outgoing officers, and it was unanimously resolved to place G.M. Day's name on the Merit Board.

The concert to be given in aid of Mr Jas. Cowell 'promises to be one of the most successful of the kind that we have had here for some time, and tickets are

selling rapidly. A rehearsal will take place at Mr Gr. G. Smith's residence on Thursday evening.

Mr Wm. McGuire, the itinerant photographer who is at present on a visit to the Thames, took the troub'e last Saturday to photograph the members of the Pirates team in their football costume. We have been favored with one of the photos, which are fine specimens of the photographic art, Me W. Pitkethley, the well-known draper, has bought for cash an t assigned stock at 7s 6d in the £, and intends to hold a great clearing sale of the same. The articles have been marked at less than wholesale cost to cleai', and we would advise those who are desirous of securing good bargains not to miss such an excellent opportunity. Brooklyn has now an institution of which no other American city can boast— a circulating library for the blind. It comprises only 800 volumes, but then the blind man's book is at least ten times as bulky as its counterpart in letter-press, and far more than ten times as costly.

M E Villiebs, the'war correspondent, in the course of an interview with, a Press representative, said :—" The idea in Japan seems to be to go ahead as fast as possible with manufactures. If she does that, she will want a lot of your Australian wool, for she can't grow it herself— she has no grass."

Mb R. N. Smith, architect, notifies that tenders will be received till twelve noon on

Saturday, the 29th inst., for the erection of a two-s'oreyed dwelling house in Queen street, Shortland. Plane, specification?, .aud*all particulars can be obtained on application to Mr S. Hetherington,

Mb G. Ritlev has commenced business as a watch and clock maker in Mary street, opposite St. Geary's Church, and will, no doubt, secure a fair share of the public patronage. Mr Ripley has an excellent stock of watches, jewellery, etc., for safe, and all work is guaranteed.

If you want to make sure of getting the very best Butter in the market, see that each pound is marked NEW ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION. It can be had from all the leading grocers.

In an interesting, but necessarily brie review of the recently-issued two volumes containing a summary of tke scientific results of the voyage. of the Challenger, which bring to a worthy and successful conclusion the greatest enterprise of the kind ever undertaken by England, or any other country, the London Times recalls the fact that this great national undertaking was due to the enlightened view of Robert Lowe (Lord Sherbrooke), who was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time of its initiation. He, no doubt, s&ys that journal, very often kept a tight hold of the national purse-strings, but so far as the Challenger expedition was concerned he proved himself a wise and farseeing Chancellor, to whom scientific* men of all countries are much indebted. The whole scientific world at home and abroad, according to the Times reviewer, is unanimous in the opinion that the time has now come to complete the work of the Challenger expedition by another to the great Antarctic area, only the fringe of which was touched by the Challenger. Ross's expedition of 50 years ago only'afliorded a glimpse into the great problems to be solved by an adequate exploration of the greatest unknown area on the face of the globe. Certain important departments of science are at a standstill until this work is accomplished, and the Times hopes that when the matter is adequately represented by the whole weight of scientific opinion in Great Britain to the present Chancellor he will prove as liberalminded as his predecessor.—Herald.

Much amusement was caused at a meeting of the Poplar Board of Guardians the other day on the reading of a letter from tUe workhouse, signed, " The Inmates." This ran ••—" We do not know whether the question of the usual hours devoted to the carrying out of the daily operations of this establishment has ever been a matter of discussion or not, but we would say thafc the majority of the inmates—we think we may say all—are favourable to a curtailment of the hours, making them in one six months quarter seven to rise, breakfast at 7.30, and the other six months (winter), seven, eight .o'clock breakfast. We suggest that this proposition would allow of all needful duties being effectually carried out in every department of the firm. Even the master himself would endorse the oftniou, as better meeting the convenience of all parties concerned. As. the question of shorter hours in all classes of industry is coming to the front, we venture to hope that Poplar will lead the way by adopting this much-needed reform, and therefore meeting the approval of. all and everyone concerned. We make the statement in no dictatorial spirit, but in the belief that all parties will benefit." The letter was referred to a committee.

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