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Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8601, 4 March 1897, Page 2

A call of a halfpenny per scrip share has been made on the capital of the Golden Lion Gold Mining Company, payable on the 14th of April, 1897.

Constable Berk has been appointed Inspector of Factories for the Bay of Plenty district.

Late New York papers state that J Corbett (American) has agreed to box R. J, Fitzaimmons '.New Zealander) for the world's championship and 15,000 dollars on the 17th March next.

The Mount Morgan GLM. Co. treated last year 104,265 tons of material for a yield of 151,3170zs of gold. The quantity of stone showed an increase of 16,000 tons, as compared with that of the previous year, and the quantity of gold an increase of 22,0000z5.

Thus the " Hbrald" in discussing our new Warden:—Mr-B, S. Bush, who is to succeed Mr Kenny, has been for many years in the public service. He is thoroughly conversant with native customs, and has had extensive practice as a magistrata. For soino time he has been acting as Warden at the Upper Thames, nnd has given satisfaction in his administration and judgments. We have every confidence that he will bo an efficient Warden.

Complaint is made by residents whose houses overlook the Te Aro Baths (Wellington) that men and boy bathers there wear no clothing of any sort. As these people can be seen plainly from the houses of the said residents, it is urged that the promptings of common decency point to the necessity for proper bathing dresses being worn.-

Experiments were recently made at Montreal to discover the length of time required for a telegram signal to pass from that point to Greenwich by Atlantic cable. Two hundred signals were sent, and it was found that the average time taken by the current to cross the Atlantic and back—a distance in all of 8,000 miles—was exactly one and onetwentieth second.

A correspondent of the Wyndham Farmer says that six gentlemen met in a sitting-room in Whitaker's Empire Hotel, Inrercargill, the other evening, and while conversing over a friendly glass of ale they drifted on to the subject of ages, and it came out that the united ages of the sextette were 450 yearsmaking the remarkable average age of 75 years per man, He asks: " Can the Prohibitionists beat this ?"

The following is a simple receipt for the destruction of small birds. Soak 60 to 7t» lucifer matches in water till the heads became soft, then scrape them all off into a saucerful of oatmeal mixed with a handful of white sugar. Mix the phosphorus, oatmeal and sugar well together and when dry put it out for the birds to eat. It is a simple receipt and a homely one, and could be easily carried out in any farmhouse or cottage where the small bird nuisance is experienced.

A vert sad accident occurred in Wyndham Valley, near Gore, last week. Miss Kate Foster, daughter of Mr Thomas Foster, was driving a milk trap to Mrs Jolly's dairy factory, when the horse took fright and bolted. It came to a sharp turn in the road, where there is also a shallow cutting leading through a small creek. Here the cart capsized, and Miss Foster was thrown out. Miss Foster was found lying unconscious some little distance from the .overturned trap. Dr Stookwell, who was 3ent for immediately, on arrival pronounced the case almost hopeless, and the young lady, who was 23 years old, expired about half-past 3 o'clock last Tuesday morning, without having regained consciousness.

Of Mr Murphy, one of the counsel for the Times in the Farnell Commission, an amusing story is told. Mr Murphy, who is a stout man, was once in the company of some younger men of the law, among them a slim barrister. The talk was of the barrister's fleetuess of foot, and, to the general surprise, Mr Murphy maintained that he could race any man present if he got a yard start, and was allowed, to select the race-course. When it was seen that this was no mere joke, the barrister smilingly accepted the challenge. Great was his humiliation, however, for Mr Murphy chose as the scene of the race a certain narrow passage in the Law Courts, where his competitor could not get past him !

The press of the colony generally commends the efficacy of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act as a method of settling labor disputes and averting strikes. The numerous cases lately disposed of under its provisions have given rise to most favorable comments iv all directions. A few years ago, when Mr W. P. Eeeves introduced the measure he was roundly "slated," Now, when its usefulness is demonstrated, the then critics bless it. It was ever thus.—Reefton Times.

Wo are pleased to learn of anotLer scholastic triumph for Mr James McLaren, the Registrar of the New Zealand University having informed him by letter which came to hand yesterday, that ho had passed the first section of his B.Sc. degree.

Amongst other attractions at Musin's concert on Saturday night will bo selections on the harp by that talented player Miss Constance Hatlierloy.

New Zealand (says the Mataura Ensign) is not. tlie only place where dred;*iug is carried on as a laeanti of winning gold. On the South American rivers, more especially in Venezuela, soiue^very large dredges are at work and geiting heavy returns. What they are per week is not given, but the published dividends reach as high as £ 13,000 per annum. This is a return for one private syndicate, which has three dredges at work. This system, however, is not of the bucket and ladder type, but of a class that seems to bn able to work any kind of ground. It is, as far as we can understand, a combination dredge, something after the style of a gigantic old-times spoon dredge, with a continuous delivery ou a traveller, combined with a suction pipe.

It will be remembered that some time ago Mr Harry Hendercon had his cottage in the Karaka Creek burned to the ground, and that he lost almost the whole of his possessions. He has, we are pleased to not.cc, rebuilt on the old site a very pretty cottage designed by Mr Jacobdon, the well-known architect of this town, who noticed the great loss Mr Heuderson sustained, and very "enerously undertook to prepare a plan of tlie building, and supervise its erection free of cost. The work has been faithfully carried out, and we are sure Mr Jacobson deserves very great pruise for his generous action in assisting a poor niiuer when in actual need of his services. The cottage is now completed, and is without exception a. spleudid structure, reflecting credit upon the architect and builder^ Mr j. Reardon.