The Thames Star. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1898.

Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9112, 5 July 1898, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1898.

Thk flag over the Harbour Board office was flying hall-mast to-day in renpect to the late Captain Fairchild, of the Government steamer TuUnekai, who accidentally met his death at Wellington yesterday, as will be seen by our telegraphio columns.

The Anniversary Social of the Baptist and Congregational Church takes place this evening in tie Mary Street Building. The chair will be taken at 7.30., and the meeting will be addressed by Sev. A. H- Collins of Auckland, and the local Ministers. The music will be funished by the choir, and tea and coffee and the refreshments will be handed round before the close of the proceedings. A collection will be made in aid of the churoh funds.

By the 8.8. Waihora, which arrived in Auckland from Sydney yesterday morning, fifty-six Auslrians arrived en route to the Northern gumfields.

The Police Commission hope to finish their report in a few days. Mr'layloru said to have abandoned for the present his intention to publish selections from the evidence and comments, being apprehensive of legal consequence under the Libel Act.

Rumours are still afloat in the Parliamentary lobbies of another attack on the Government position. It is believed the Opposition are waiting until the arrival of Messrs Duthie, Allen, Rolleston, Heke, and Firani

What, down again ? Yes. BestTaranaki faotory butter Is 3d, local Is, good butter Is Id, new jam 3s 8d dozen, sugar from 2d lb. honey 4d square, slbs rice Is at W. Wood's.— Advt.

Thk Thames Naval Band will hold the fourth of their promenade concerts in the Academy of Music on July 7th. Songs, recitations, and dancing. Price of admission. 6d.—Advt.

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr Bush, two first offenders pleaded puilty to charges of drunkenness and were con" victed and discharged.—Andrew Reid was charged with stealing 8 loaves oi bread and 6 flour sacks, the property of William Learmonth -At the request of Sergeant Gillies, accused was remanded until tomorrow.

Wb take the following from Tuesday's Press: A well-earned punishment was inflicted at Lyttelton yesterday on a youth of fourteen who had burned with a match the lips and eye-lashes of a little fellow not half his age. The evidence disclosed that the offender had on previous occasions squirted from his mouth a quantity of tobacco juice into the eye of a little boy and plucked the feathers from a live sparrcw which he had then let go. The Bench sentenced this lover of cruelty to a pract;cal acquaintance with the pain he delights in inflicting, and ordered him to receive twelve strokes of a birch rod, at the same time expressing a hope thai the strokes would be well laid on.

Thb football matoh played on the North Shore ground on Saturday, between Newton and North Shore, had a deal of the rough element introduced into it, and towards the close of the second spell two rival players exchanged blows under the eyes of the referee and spectators. Another diversion was provided during the progress of the game, by two rival barrackers engaging in fisticuffs at the side of the dressing room on the ground, ! in the midst of a large crowd.

Thk annual meeting of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute was held in the Weyesley-street Sohool on Saturday. The annual report and balance-sheet were adopted. It was deoided to request the management Committee to consider the. question of lady teachers' salaries, special attention being given to those whose certificates. a»e not high but whose work is valuable. A motion " That this branch deprecates the system now in vogua of allowing children to pass the standards who have failed badly in arithmetic " was lost. It was deoided is future to pay the secretary the amount of salary to be determined from time to time by the Management Committee. The consideration of several matters was deferred till the next quarterly meeting. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the executive of the Institute for the work done during the past year.

Ysstebday evening a man named Jamea Keane was driving a four horse team along Bella street, drawing a waggon on which machinery was being conveyed from Shortland Wharf to the Queen of .Beauty works The team comprised a horse in the shafts, two in front, and a leader in front of them. In attempting to whip up the leaders, Eeane got his whip entangled in the harness, and the result ot his efforts to pull it free was that he lost his balance, and fell. The weight of the load is stated to have been as much as six tons, and the wheel passed over his left let;, below the knee, causing a compound fracture. The hand and face were also bruised as the result of contact with the road. The sufferer was conveyed aB speedily as possible to the Hospital, where it wast a certained that the fracture of the leg was tbe only serious injury, though it is a bad one. <Keane was in the employ of Mr .P. Maxwell.

On the 10th June the Chief Just'ce «f South Australia sentenced two men, Frank Athley and William Smith, to terms of imprisonment with hard labor (t.he latter, however, being released by the clemency of the Judge under the First Offenders Act) for selling counterfeit Pink Pills as the wellknowu Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, and for thus obtaining money under f dse pretences. Evidenoe showed that the counterfeit Pills had been purchased by a number of persons on the faith of the prisoners' allegation. The public ivould do well to profit by thet>e facts, and to ssrutiniee carefully the goods offered when advertised medicine is asked for. We are requested to add that tli-s Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Queen's Place, Sydney, who&e Pills have been the subject of somewhat extensive substitution by retailers, and who are devoting considerable energy to the detection of that practice, will pay a reward for private iniormation leading to the conviction of offenders.

It. is expected th«t the Auckland Exhibition buildings will be completed within contract time, September 30th. The Musical and Entertainment Committee hare decided to recommend that not less than £300 be set aside for prizes in connection with the brass bands competition, and that a special committee of management 'be appointed by the executive to look after this particular department of the Exhibition. The Murioal Committee have decided that a subcommittee consisting of Messrs A. Towsey.T. Wood, J. A. Beale, J. B. M.aefarlane, be appointed to choose the orchestral music* and manage the orchestral concerts, and Herr Schmitt and Messrs Leslie Hunt, J. Phillpot, and V. E. Bice are appointed a sub-committe. to manage matters in connection with the Exhibition choir.

Thzbi are now nn view at Mr R. Hasting*' shop, Pollen street, several waten-celour piotures, the work of Mr Geo. O. Beale. The subjects, which are of marine order, evince unusually careful treatment and are of considerable excellence, the artist having been very gucoessf ul in obtaining the transparency and aerial effects so peculiar to water-color. The drawings are to be disposed of by art union, permission forwhiohhas been received from the Colonial Secretary, and will be undertaken by Mr Hastings, hairdresser, Pollen street, Tl« prioe of tickets is 2s.

Mr Wtntakd-Joss representing the Viking Wheel Company is at present at 'he Thames, and has brought with him an up-to-date Cleveland Racing Cycle, for which popular wheel the above company are agents. Mr I. A. Brown, their local agent, has the machine on view, and he will be only too pleaded to explain any points in connection with same to all comers.