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Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9088, 7 June 1898, Page 2

Tmt Hon. W. McColwtoh, M.L.C., arrived by the s.s. Rotomahana last evening. Mb Cuttii, Parawai, notifies that he is prepared to tune pianos, his ocarge being five shillings. , Ay the Police Court this morning, before Mr Bush, S.M., a first offender, charged 1 with drunkenness, was convicted, cautioned, and discharged. We would again remind our readers of the | (Jnaectarian aocial, to be held this evening in i St. George's Hall. At the anniversary gathering' of the Primitive Methodise Church this evening a large - audienoe is expected; Among the singers will be Miss Williams and Mr Canlley, while the Bey. J. W. Burton, of Paeroa, will Address the meeting. A coffee supper concludes the programme. Oub Auckland correspondent telegraphs: "Mr Albert Coad, recently empleyed at Mr Judd's foundry at the Thames, and who scoured a third slass engineer's certificate only three weeks ago, has obtained a situation as engineer on the Union Company's steamer Kia Ora, trading from Auckland to Napier, and took up his duties this afternoon."

Gentlemen wishing to become proficient in the art of dancing are reminded that Mr W. Smith's bi-weekly olass opens in the Hibernian Hall this evening. The nights are Tuesdays and Fridays, from 7.30 to 9 30 o'clock, and as the charge is only one shilling per week, no doubt a large number will avail themselves of the opportunity. The Westland Acclimatisation Society are arranging for the supply of 50 black opossums from Tasmania, and 60,000 brown trout ova from the Wellington S >oiety. The' latter will be hatched at the Kanieri Lake httohery. The opossums, whiph are expected early next month, will be distributed in different localities of the district.—W.C. Times

The jockey Collins,*, injured at the races on Saturday, wan sufficiently rcovered this morning to leave the Hospital.—(Auckland correspondent.) On Sunday a ten-year old boy named Thos. Brownlee, of Maokay street, was thrown from a horse, dislocating bis left elbow and breaking the cap.* His injuries were attended to by Dr. Callan. and notwithstanding their painful nature he is progressing favorably. ' ,

Fdthrr Smyth spoke yesterday (says the Hastings corespondent of the H. B. Herald) npon the subject of gambling, in respect of the charge of gambling for charitable purposes. He denied that bazaars got up for churches came under the gambling category. Gamblers, he said did not frequent bazaars for the purpose of their business, and no: one went for the purpose of gain. Whatever money was gained, was for no personal profit, and this was well understood. If men did no other gambling than at bazaars, more of tbeir wages would go home on Sat urday nights, and their, wive* and families would be proportionately benefited.

Attheicoramenoementof last session, the Right Honorable John Seddon, L.L.D., P.C, stated that he intended in future to model his politic, 1 conduct upon that of the great public men he had met at Home (says Mr Pirani's paper). Bearing that in; mind we have been wondering who he has taken as his model in speaking of the member for Palmerston as " a political mosquito," but our recollection of the sayings of England's great public men falls short in this respect, and we can only conclude that the right honor able gentleman, *> intoxicated with the exuberance of his own verbosity," forgot the models he pretended to bo bo anxious to imitate.

At the present time a Russian gentleman, the representative of an influential syndicate, ifl in Auoiland making enquiries us to whether silkworms and the cochineal insect would thrive in the colony, and whether there is inducement for the establishment of such industry in that proviuoe. It is stated that so far his investigations have resultod most satisfactorily. Toe climate, he has discovered, is suitable for both silkworms and the cochineal inseotn, and, should other investigations result as satisfactorily, there is every probability of the industries mentioned being permanently established in the provinoe. Spasmodic efforts have been-made on previous occasions to cultivate the silkworm and coohineal insect, but, though the insiots throve, theie was nothing permanent about the affair, and those making the experiment did not persevere, after having satisfied themselves that the climate was favorable.

In the House of Commons on April 22nd, , Mr J. Boche asked whether attention had been called to the state of the boots of the English regiments now serving on the Nile. It was alleged that after three days' marching Jhe majori y of the men arrived at the _tbara iu practically a. bootless condition, and that the soles of tbe boots were found to consist of two strips of bad leather, with Bome»hoddy material between them. Mr Powell Williams said it was true the boots were affected by the ground ove_ which the troops marched. Thpy wre not, however, made of shoddy material, but of the best leather procurab e Mr Burns then wanted to know what proporti n of piece goods and of day work hand-made boots gave out. Mr Williams understood all were hand-made There was nothing to thow whether they were piece or day-work hoots. " But it is a very important thing for « Tommy," remarked Mr Burns.

I A prohibited person who appeared in Court yesterday- (says Saturday's Wsngaoui Chronicle), admitted that he had been drunk last Saturday. When questioned by Sergeant Ellison a« to where he obtained his liqflor he btated thai when carting Hand from a pit he saw a black bottle in a bag. Under the impression that the bottle contained water he took a drink, and then discovered tltat the water was beer .' When lift came back for another load he took an* other drink. He could not say how the beer got iliere. A. bottle of water was always there for the men working at the pitbut, by some inexplicable process, on this occasion the water was changed to beer— beer of such good quality that two drinks upset him, so possibly the prohibition order lad had such & good effect upon him that two drinks were sufficient to put him in that " enviable" condition known as " three sheets in the wind."

lir another column J. B. West and Co. advertise that they will sell at their yards, Parawai,' to-morrow, two good young oows and three good heifers, all qlofie.to oalving r Tot Or*y Ki«r Argo» says that mining operatioot are looking up at Charl stown, tOA the next few months »» expeote* to do a good deal to remove the present dtyressinn A good many parsons of experience think thst the locality is on the evs of another mining revival.