The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1897.

Thames Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 8616, 22 March 1897, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1897.

A leader and other interesting mattei 'ire unavoidably crowded out of this issue. Says the Auckland Star: "Hoterene Taipari, the deceased Ngatimaru chief, was one of the chiefs who contributed a good deal of the information concerning the historic migration of the Tainui canoe and also much of the Maori mythology contained in Mr John White's " Ancient History of the Maori.' Taipari was a member of the Polynesian Society »f New Zealand. A phenomenon in large white turnips has been grown by Mr I. Amy, of Totara. The turnip, which weighs S2lba and is about 2 feet 11 inches in girth and over 16 inches in length. The turnip ha* been sent to Messrs A; Yates and Co, seedsmen, of Auckland, from whom the seed was received, amongst some carrot seed. Up-to-date, Mr Jordan, District Registrar, has received 79 claims for registration under the People's Claims Act of last session. This is in connection with the Government scheme of old age pensions.

Mb W. 11. Potts, who was requested to inspect the Whan ganrata Proprietary Company's works where the miner Terrel had his le? broken through a fall of mullock, returned to the Thames yesterday and says that ho never saw a more finished piece of mine timbering than what he witnessed in the above company's mine. For the whole length of country opened up the drives are most securely timbered with stout squared timber, right up to within 3ft of the face where Terrel got his leg fractured, which was caused by a piece of mullock slipping out of the wall without any warning. No one is to blame as the mishap was purely an accident. Steam to and fbom Auckland.—The P.S. Terranora leaves Goods Wharf for Auckland Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, returning 1 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. See time table. —[Advt.] In the stealing case which occurred on the Terranora on March 11 th the prosecutor is a laborer working: at Waitekanri. The accused John Dunn, a middle-aged man, was charged at the Auckland Police Court with having stolen from the person of the prosecutor, Gerald Fitzgerald (who was not represented by counsel) the sum of £15. After hearing the evidence the Bench said that the case was a peculiar one. The evidence against the accused was not altogether convincing, and there was much to be said in his favour. Still, there *vas a doubt, and it would be the best thing for accused to be committed for trial before a jury in order, if possible, to prove his innocence. Accused was then formally committed for trial at the next Criminal Session of the Supreme Court.