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Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9615, 18 April 1900, Page 2

A "Wellington Press n e&sage states that Judge Edwards has resigned the Presidency of the Arbitration Court. On Monday afternoon, while the athleti 0 sports -were in progress 'at Parawai. some person entered'Ah Non's house and abstracted .£6 in silver and a silver watch and chain. 1 he Chinnman reported the theft to Constable Hodgson, who made enquiries but so far there is no clue to the ihi. i. We have to acknow'edge receipt, fr.m the publishers, of the third number- of " Glimpses of South Air ca " The views of Johannesburg and subiirbs are the chief features of interest. The hearing of the appeals against the Drainage Board supplementary assessments ,is set down for tomorrow at the'Wardeh's Court. It is likely au adjourtment will t^e asked for. a* the Chaunmn of the Drainage Board is unable to attend.

.According to American statistics 92 per cent, of juvenile criminals were cigarette smokers. ;. The number of old age pensioners in New Zealand now exceeds ten thousand. Last year the Transvaal mines gave .£5,0 O.OCO in dividends to English shareholders It is estimated that the Nicaragua Ganal will C"st £27,000,000. . . , A. placa where few men desire to see their names in print—a tombstone. ! Although farmers in the Sou'h have been getting betbsrprices for their produce recently, they have to p-.ymoie for their fencing material. Barbed wire, which two or three months ago was quot d at J>l2 10s a ton, is now firm at £15.

A charge, of Sunday trading against a Coromandel publican will probably be investigated by Mr Bush, S.M., on May 3. The Coromandel News • tates that Mr Gus Deernes* (brother of Mesdames Ford and Eogersoa), well Vnown in Coromandel, has gone to Lower Burmah, where he has received an appointment as manager of a large tin mine. Prior to' his depaituie from Westralia he was entwtaied at a banquet and the recipient of a number of presents. I The Wellington city valuer stated in the i City Assessment Court l-.st week that the c j aru quite a number of houses in Wellington the owners of which derive an annual I rental of £150. The rental of one house ! was actually £400. j A grand dramatic and vocal entertainmen* j in connection with Xt, Francis's Church wil* ba held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Bichmond streo', on Thursday, May 3rd An excellent and varied programme is in course of pre-* pi ration, and a very enjoyable evening may be anticipated. .

A man was sentence! to fourteen days' hard labor at Spalding (England) f « sleeping in a stable. He would,not work and had been several times convicted The I polico stated that there was £60 waiting i v for hmat a solicitor's, but he was too lazy to fetch it. Two little, children were being put to bed i 3he little girl was kneeling at her mother's side saying her prayers, while her 1 mischievous brother was standing at the 1 back of the chair making grimaots. His little sister evidently hal one eye open, if not two, for at last she stopped her pr .yers with " Scooze me, Lord while I go and hit G-eorgie," jumped up, struck hec brother, and promptly knelt down again. The French Bureau of Longitudes has authotised the following declaration i " The 1 19 th century will end en December 31st, ' 1000- 'Jne 20'h century will oonimenoe on January let, iß'-4."