The Thames Star. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1895.

Thames Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 8120, 13 August 1895, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1895.

The case of ill-treating a ckild which, we mentioned yesterday will come before the Police Court to morrow.

Ox Saturday afternoon a private cable message was received iv Auckland from London announcing a considerable rise in two of the Upper Thames stores in the London mining market. 'he quotations given were Waitekauris £4 5s and Woodstock shares at 15s premium, which means £115s for the new shares. These prices show a considerable jump in the London market, and probably the tutting of a gold-bearing reef in the low level of the Waihi mine has had something to do with the rise in prices of Upper Thame* stock?,

Miss Gouoji will lecture at the Good Templar Hall to morrow on " Cold Meats Made Up."

The inquest on the body of William Williams, who died, suddenly on Sunday, is proceeding at Neavesville to-day.

Huddakt, Parker and Co. seem unfortunate with their vessels Miowera and Warrimoo. A cable from Vancouver states that the Warrimoo has reached "Victoria and will as soon as possible be docked, it being feared that a number of her plates are broken in. The Miowera has already sustained two similar accidents.

It is probable that Sir Patrick Buckley will be appointed successor to the late Judge Richmond. According to precedent, the A ttorney-General for the time being has always the right of succession to any vacancy on the judicial bench or to the office of Chief Justice, and as Sir Patrick has expressed his willingness to accept the position, he will probably be chosen. -

In his report on gold mining surveys, Mr G. Mueller, chief surveyor for the Auckland district, states that owing to the recent rich discoveries at Coromandel, and the continued handsome yields in the Waihi and other mining centres, there has been a great revival of the goldmining industry during the past year. Ihe total plans received, and surveys authorised have been for sixty-two claims, of ( a total area of 1752 acres. Tkese claims were . surveyed at a cost of nearly 9s per acre, or a total cost at schedule rates of £767 18s 7d. In addition to these, five areas have been surveyed for cod mining leases, with an area of 1098 acres, at a total cost of £179 2s.

Me Thoma?, the well known dentist, who has been visiting here for a tew <?aya tach month for some tim", row finda that his practice i=s increa?ing to such an extent aa to warraßt his settling down amongst us permanently.. He has been fortunate in securing most excellent premises adjoining Mis*es Irvine's, in Pollen street, and has fitted ihern up with all the latest professional appliances and every convenience for the comfort of his patients. A lady altendant now receives the visitors, and during Mr Thomas' short visits up-country a competent assistant will take charge. Mr Tho:xas has leased one of bis previous practices in order to devote nearly the whole of his time to the Thames, and we hope that his faith in tht progress cf the place may be justified by the good results his enterprise so well deserves.

The usual monthly meeting of the Hospital Board was held last evening, when the following were present:—Messrs Coutts (Chairman), Rudford, McFarlane, Davey, McCormick, Foy, and Colebrooke. It was resolved to forward an account of 8s contracted in connection with A. E. Heath to the Kauri Timber Company for payment. The Treasurer's statement, which showed a credit balance of £17 2s 4d, was received, and the accounts passed for payment. The Secretary (Mr A. Bruce) stated that he had been subpeenaed to attend the Supreme Court during the first Monday of next month, and the Trustees' next meeting had therefore been altered to the second Monday. It was agreed to hold the meeting of the Board at 4 p.m. on t.ie usual date in order not to clash with tins arrangement.

The receipts for the entertainment given by the * Burns Club lately in aid of the Ladies' Benevolent Society amounted to £32 2s 6d, including 21s from the Mayor. The expenditure amounted to £7 19s and the balance, £24 3s 6d, has been handed to the lion, secretary of the Society, Mrs Woolley, who acknowledged it as follows: —"At a meeting of the Hauraki Ladies' Benevolent Society held yesterday, it was unanimously resolved: ' That a hearty vote of tlianks be sent to the Burns , Club, and all who assisted them for the enthusiastic way in which they granted the request made to them.' The ladies owe a deep debt of gratitude for the assistance rendered, not only to the Society, but to the poor, sick, i and aged in the district. , The Committee trust that you will convey their heartfelt thanks to each and all who in any ■way helped to make the entertainment of the 6th. inst. such a great success." The almost exhausted funds of the Ladies' Benevolent Society will be replenished by the timely assistance thus afforded, as with the Government subsidy of 24s in the pound upwards of £50 will be realised by the recent entertainment.

The sensation of the hour in the Ohinemuri district has been (write 3 the Herald* correspondent) the intersection of the Welcome lode in the low levels of the Waihi Company's mine, for it is undoubtedly a new elixir, and means the extension of the life of the mine for a great number of years. The benefits to be derived from such an important development are inestimable, as in addition to the proof now given that the lodss are found to be in a most healthy condition, and much stronger as depth is attained, the amount of profit bound to accrue to the company concerned will be. so.'Kethinjr considerable, while the working classes will, as a matter cf fact, be also participators of the fortunate circumstance?, inasmuch as to them it means an extended leise of employment. However, another excetdingly pleasing feature in connection with the recent discovery is the fact that the Waihi district is no longer a one-horte show, as other mines aie now coming to the front, and one property which cites great promise of assuming a prominent position among the ranks of bullion producers at no distant date is the Waihi-Silverton, in which mine" an important development has taken place wifbin the last day or two, namely, the intersection of the Silverton lode in the low level crosscut being driven from the company's shaft. It was thought by the manager that the point of intersection would be reached when a distance of 196 feet from the shaft had been accomplished and in order to show how near were Mr Adams' calculations, it may be mentioned that he struck the lode at 197 feet—thus j being ouly one foot out. At present much cannot be said regarding the reef ia this low level, as so far the real thickness has not yet Dcen ascertained. However, when met with, Mr Adams had about 3:wt of stone shot out from ! the ore body, and samples taken from it prov ed that fine gold was showing in the quartz, while a test by a*say gives the »alue *t £7 per ton. This is indeed encouraging news for Silverton shareholders, as it atifjnrs well for the block to be opened up for development. As to the Smithy Jove), there are something like 80ft of backs available, while of course the reef is intact under toot, and as regards the length on the strike, there should be the full distance from the eastern boundary to the western boundary. It will therefore be seen that there is great netd for rejoicing, and if the lode maintains the prestige for quality downward that it gained in the upper level, when ore was broken out which pioved exceptionally ricb, the success of the Waihi-Stl»erton is asinred, and as the reef at present is all that could be desired as far as appearances go, there is uo reason to doubt that the desired consummation will be effected,; j

There is a splendid line of kid gloves, new hosiery, and corsets well worth the ladies' attention, to be cleared out immediately at prices which should satisfy all buyers by W. S. Wylie, Pollen street. —(Adtt)

At the invitation of Mr and Mrs Wm. Cole about 45 couples assembled at St. George's Hall last evening to celebrate the 21st birthday of their eldest son, Mr Win. Cole, junr. At about 8 p.m. dancing was commenced with grear spirit, being interspersed with songs by Mesdames Peiroe and Heenan and Messrs W. Johnston and J. Douglas, and also a hornpipe by the latter gentleman, while Miss" Walfh obliged those present by dancing the Shantrews/ The party then adjourned to the loner portion of the Hall, where an excellent supper wa3 laid. The tables were very neatly laid out with an abun dance of good things. After supper Mr J. Wright-Anderson returned thanks to those presenfron behalf of Mr and M> s Cole for their attendance, nnd in the course of a neat speech said he hoped Mr Cole, junr., might live long to enjoy ttu- kind wishes expressed for him that evenin?. Dancing was then resumed, and kept up till an early hour. The music for the dance was supplied by Mos-rs 11. Thompson (piano) and C. Dudley (violin), while Mr T. J3rideon kindly played a number of extras, and it was all that could fee d sired. The duties of M.C. were efficiently carried out by Messrs E. Pearce and JR. Feeney, who gave every satisfaction. Great credit is due to Mr and Mrs Co!e for the excellent supper they provided end the manner in which everything whs earned out, an 1 also to the ladies who had the setting of the tables and decorations in hand. No stone wes left unturned to make the affair pass off successfully, and all left thoroughly satisfied after an exjslieot evening's enjoyment.