The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895.

Thames Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 8107, 29 July 1895, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, JULY 29, 1895.

At the Police Court to-day, before Jas. Renshaw, Esq., XP., Edward Burns pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5s and costs 2s.

Some enterprising wood pigeons of the wild fraternity are evidently in quest of new fields. During the last few weeks several have been seen flying; about the town hobnobbing with their domestic kindred.

The prize turkey offered by the proprietor of the Royal Shooting gallery on Saturday night coked some keen competition among shooiistc The contest produced four ties of 18 each out of a possible 20, and in the firing off (3 shots each) Mr W. A. Thomas won the prizs with a score of 12 out of a possible 15.

Whoever may object to the present Government it is not for the mining community or those who live 0:1 them to complain. Had they been in office some five year 9 ago we should not have seen the magnificent plant at Waiorongomai <?ismantled and sold piecemeal, leaving the work to be done all afresh. The request of the Te Aroha G. & S. Mining Company was modest enough in all conscience, especially considering how much money they had already spent. All they wanted was pound for pound op to five thousand to aid in thoroughly testing the Waicrorgnmai reefs, and even this was to be a first charge on all gold recovered. Auckland was then repre«ened in the Ministry by Mr Mituhelson, and the bulk of the provincial members were Government supporters, yet the request met with a curt refusal. How different the action of the present Cabinet! Not to speak of the large sums provided for roads and tracks in Obinemuri they la c now made the Orearn of yesterday, deep sinking at the Thames, the fact of to-morrow. Some time ago they offered Mr C. A. Harris to supplement any cajital he might raise for this purpose on the pound for poui.d principle up to £25,000; ! he has just cabled that he has raised the funds, and the Minister for Mines ha^ replied that the offer will be carried out. All the evidence goes to snow that deep sinking must pay if operations are only carried out ou a sufficiently large scale, that surface workings here and in Australia are invariably succeeded by a barren atea, under which again is invariably the gol'i-rjeariog strtta re-appear. We may then 10-ik forward to a return within a measurable period of the prosperous days of the early sixties at the Thames.-rTe Aioha News,

Most readers are aware of the bargains that have been disposed of by W. S. Wylie during his clearing sale. We simply announce that during the next few days, until stock is taken down, the bargains are to be continued. —[Advt.]

The concert to be held dn Wednesday evening in aid of Mr Jas. Cowell promises

to be even more successful than was at first

expected, as the tickets have met with a

rapid *=ale, and the Committee are assured

of a crowded b ou«e. Mies Ada Smiih,who s •• well known a? an accompanist, has ihe musical part in hand, which is in itself a sufficient guarantee that the programme will be satisfactorily carried oat, while the dance music will be supplied by Mr A Martin and Mr R. Mi-Gregor. Prior to

the concert the Na»al Band will play a few selejtions outside the Academy. The concert is under tbe pgtronge of His Worship the Mayor (Mr T. Radford), the Borough Council, Fire Brigade, Burns' Club, Naval Artillery, and Court Pride of the North, A.OF. The final rehearsal' will take place to-morrow evening in the Academy of Musir, when the Committee would like to see,* present all those who are taking part. Yesterday the Baptist and Congregational Young People's Society of Christain Endeavor celebrated its fourth

amversary by holding special services, hich were conducted by Pastor Blaikie, E the Auckland Baptist Tabernacle. At ie morning service there was a very crasiderable number present, and the abject of the discourse was not inaptly ntitled " David's Three Endeavors." "he basis of the rev. gentleman's remarks ras the verses recounting the valiant xploit of the three captains who, knowag David's wish for a drink of water rom the well of Bethlehem, broke hrough the Philistines' garrison occupyDg the village and brought the longed or draught, which, however, David ffered as an oblation to the Lord. Mr Jlaikie pointed out various resemblances >etween David, who was so lovable >rave, true, and magnetic that these menvolunteered, to serve him, though de :pised, and outcast Jesus, who possessed hese same attractive qualities,but in the lighest degree,and would draw all men to Sim if they would, The deed of these ;hree heroes was then shown to be an inspiration to prevent day workers, who should remember that union is strength, md that another lesson to be deduced was that there was far too great a tendency in these days to hesitate before being baptised, or joining the Church, or taking the Sacrament, or becoming an Endeavorer, that the question: "Is this really essential ?" might be asked. Mr Biaikle held that true love caused the loved one's wish to be anticipated, and would cause the very wish to be considered a command. Again it was pointed out that 1 the bravery, such as David's three companions exhibited, was needed in the nineteenth century as much as in the centuries of persecution, and the rev. gentleman concluded his discourse by urging all Christains to be true and brave endeavorers, and they each should at the close of the day be able to say v something attempted, something done " for their Lord and Master. In the evening the rev gentleman again preached, but the very inclement weather considerably affected the attendance. The services are to be continued to-night, to-morroM r, and Wednesday nights, and on 'J hursday the members of the Society have invited their friends to a social gathering, at which the annual report will be read, while speeches and musical items will also form part of the programme.