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Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5283, 28 September 1885, Page 2

; An order prohibiting the supply of liquor in.the Thames Borough and County to John Moore Barron -for the.ensuing, twelve months, iwas issued on Saturday by Mr Kenrick, R.M. The applioatiornvaa made by. his son-in-law, W. J. Craig , , who .gave;eviclence'as" to Barrbh's drunken habits, and of his opinion that,Barron was misspending and wasting his means,jnjuring hishealth, and destroying :%e happiness of his family by unstrained '{ndulgenoe.; :, ~ / , !' An essay on "Adaptability" will be read at the meeting.of, the ;M.ntual JmprovemenVAs'sooiation this, evening, by Mr R.lJ.^mith,,...;. ;.::,,;. ; r , : t.hi' ;: i The taugi over the'femains of Eop'ata te OPokiha, of the Ohinen]uri- Goldfield, is announced to olose on the 29th inst, The property of the deoeased ohief is left to Morehu te and;Kil)i i /Mr,Gaib : raithj Aialytical and Chemist, lateiy.of Edinburgh, offices at Buchanan's BmWings, Auckland,' whore his laboratories ave open daily .for consultation and for independent analysis.-

!■■ Mr J. Chaionor, dispensoi' at thehospital, jliaa been granted .a fortnight's, holiday,.and Mr W. Hall is temporarily attending to hie duties., ..' ' ;■<"•. ■■..'■'• :';^ : ;;' : :: : :.:■'..:;!

Both volunteer companies mustered strongly at tbo parade held on Saturday afternoon, and performed their military evolutions in the presence of a large crowd of spectators, The state of the parade was as follows:—Thames Naval Artillery, under Captain Wildman, Lieut's Potts and Allom, and Surgeon Payne, 59 of all ranks; Thames Rifle Bangers, under Captain Lucas and Lieut. Mayo, 49 all told. In the absence of he staff offioers, the inspection was made , by Captain ,wno then exercised the parade in various battalion moyemente, finishing up with"'skirmish% drill! -The prizes won by the Rifle Rangers in the re» cent competitions were presonted..to, r the. qww , several winners, Vol Downie receiving the Manning Belt, and Yol Tupara ,the .Naher Belt, while several money prised were" also distributed. . _ - - The coffee-room opened and"" Son in Brown-street, achieved-a large mea- - sure of success on Saturday evening. The premises have received considerable alters tions since they were previously oooupied, and present an inviting air of comfort throughout. Aotive steps are being taken for the for-" < matton of a Lawn -Tennis olub for the' \ ensuing season, and the movement bids Mr to be crowned with deoided success. Ar« rangements have beon mado for the use of grounds at Parawai suitable for the tenniscourts, and the committee appointed at a preliminary meeting held last is ndw carrying out the detail* for the snocegaf ul working of the affairs of the dnb.' %; ; ,'", ■■' The first practice o£ the , season of the Thames Cricket Club will commenoe this' (Monday) evening on the Jlat, 'All mem* bers should attend, £/ r I".'', : u f" •,/) A man named H, B. [Parsonage, of TeW koriroad, Wellington, writes to the Tinm" to deny that the Ohristchuroh Garrison Band were dragged at Wellington,- r Hfl save it was he who obtained the water for the ' man, that he was acoompanied by * five ( '; bandsmen, and that, so far from imme*. diately disappearing, he never left)the,*\ building tiU after the contest was over.>■; The series of three carbine competitions for prizes presented,to the Naval Artillery *~ company was completed at the CoUarbone range on Saturday. Bugler' Gill, as the , highest scorer in thefirst-class, won the prize presented by Mr Trewheela; in the secondclass, Gunner Allen carried ofL the prize-,y, given by Lieut Allom; and Bandamair* Hindman, who headed the lists in the third 43, olasa7fcecame entitled to Mr J. H, Fleming's gift. The following were the principal aggregate scorers:-First Class ;,', Bugler Gill, 231; Gr. P. Weir,',2oo; 'Gr.<'B, Herivel, 188; P.O. Preeoe, r lßs.«'Second Class: Gr, Allen, 184; Gr. Rattray, 163; Gr. McNeill, 159; Bandsman Bridges, ,141., Thifdo€la¥: Bandsman Hindman, 148 GW Firidlsy, 120; Gr. R.Millett, 110. .The niqfiWiM Saturday were 200 and 500 yards, ten shots at.each, and Bugler Gill made the splendid score of 87 points out of a possible Wco % W. We regret to learn that Mrs DunsfordJ , - ' who has been under treatment fatl hospital for extensive i her last yesterday morning.* The case iw i * considered utterly hopeless from the tim'a'Of the deceased's admission. ' ''Z , f o<)l<

There was again a large attendance aftliV, '° Aoademy of Musio on Saturday "evening , when Lingard's. exquisite diorama r of ScW* tish scenesand oities, and representations _ stirring cohfliots of the Soudan" war was" £ presented, An excellent musical programme was also given, Besides the musio incidental to the diorama, Madame Jiingard ~ favoured the audience with the '•Scotoh'Bri/* * gade," whioh was deservedly applauded, Madame Hayward sang "Home, Sweet Home," with marked expression, and also assisted Mr MoAndrew in the duet }* Hun)ing.towor," whioh derived the gentleman's original by-play,'i jTheduefc'as' "Excelsior," given by Mr^ttfidTMa3ani6 -v Hayward, was perhaps the choicest item of a series of gems, Mr MoAndrew oreated' intense amusement byihis rendering of the comio songs, ','iThe Kitchen "Larry O'Toole," and his leoturedesoriptive of the panorama was as interesting as it was instructive. -The'afternoon^performance attracted a numerous ga,the.ripg of Children, for whose special behall another "entertainment will be given on Wednesday afternoon,, when the low oharge of made for admission, ... „ y It would appear to be the opinizraoSita&nyr of our most reliable critios that , the Jreefc? discovered byi Mr C. A, Comes is the,'oon,« tinuation of a line of formation commeneingftv in the iWaitekantirange, of whiob/the; J&ttftj angahake is about the centra and jhe ( ,n9f /P ' find reported las]; .week an How muoh further it may extend remains to be seen, but it has, already Jjeen, tracedjj , for some miles towards Karangahske, and' * several (claims have been pegged out andleases applied for each day sinoe the, position!* of the reef,was made known on' Wednesday !; last, The stone exaotly resembles tha\obf.j tained irom *the, Crown at'Karangahake,'' and on Saturday we were shown a like nature from Waijekaiui bearing favour-,*, able indications of being Heavily *" with both gold and silver/ The Btone,T?sg a being brought ,to town for assay prtrnbsds,' „ and as soon as the tests are,completed the o exaot locality will be made known, In the' meantime, we are told that from the lay of the country, and the^nature of.the strata,., there is every reason to believe it to be part of the same formation as the" Karangahake and Comes' find, We are informed that it is the intention of Cornea, and party, to at. once enter into arrangements for the 'eree* ] ' tion of a smelting furnace on the Aroha side of the range, and to take the necessary steps for working the leases applied for by them. . ~ " Marks of' permanent i anoV gradual improvement are,*mahffest in the township-'of Te Aroha to''4ll"thosewH6ge t f \ business relations with that' place caWfin'/ occasional visit. To the p3rmnneht>rssi' dent the progsesa'may appear so slow as to « be'scarbely apparent,'but toothers4fe"iat quite appreciable. The Domain,, Board orerr laying oat the grounds ofc'tfte "Hot/Springs_ # reserve in snoh'a manner 'that "ih'a very , '* short time the curative properties of the springs will not alone be the attraetion to make' it the .summer resort . desire to spend a holiday., within easy distance of Auckland or the Thames, Mr ' William Everitt,, who; 'for "Some, timai had the workingi'of aorpss the river, but whose ooonpation in that oapaoity is now a , thing of the Rowing,,to that bridge being oompletea and open, for, traffic by both vehioles and foot-passengers, has turned the ferry punt into,a floating boat* . house. He h»s built a number of pleasure boate, comprising Indian oanses, gonlling boats of different sizes, and 'boats for large picnio parties, all of whioh he is letting out, on hire to lovers of aquatio sports. Hβ has alao fitted the punt -up jwith- a patent weighing maohine and standard' measurer, by which he is able to furnish in a, moment ' each visitor with his gorrept'standard height , , ind weight, Many of the settlers in the'" , " vicinity aro giving th'oir attention to fruit cultivation, so that strawberries and other fruity will be easily pi oourable during the coming season, The hotel accommodation" is good, and in one instance is about being extended, tenders being oalled for additiona to the Hot Springs Hotel, an hotel already of ho mean size, and most exoellently QQUf ducted, while the one till" lately > Walker's (but now wiled the Palaoe Hotel) jg equal in oapaolty and arrangement to any ia die city. There- are alsp-seyera.l well- .. appointed boarding-houses - having all the adyaritages h,ot«|ls, wh^ioh, ' really 4<> credit to, the prbptietoy3 as ,w f ell as , tl\e distrio'li, ,- /' '-!',' Doh't Dje in the House.—'[Roughen Hate" olears out rats, mioe, beatle's7 roaches, , bed-bugs, flies, ants, insects,' moles, j'aokrabbita, gophors. Kempthorne, Proeser & qO,, Agents Auokland, -' _t : :

Bradley and maU contractors be- . tween Te Arpha and' Thames, have now made ' most complete, arrangements- for, thereon, veniencebfin'e travelling public daring the •coming summer. the Thames ■ eP o'olook fv Paerpa; and4B.met.daily;by,one;fo j r ,To Aroha,, .UnS , f orTauranga.three'times B^vicei 1 ai'i MornnavUle -/leares ,|£,'s&& twicedaily;'"A?busalso runs f at^intervals - durWg' ! ffiß''aay to-Tvftiorbngomavthasi'Oon- " neotogf^^eiPjaoes/namedjitlvbusineas: lilra,punctufllityji whioh ,wiU i enabla,arwnger ' m ' e ntß Jio 'be v \'e.nterei l jm^. i ,^HMt: fear of each pf&abWeibenfeM,-ivffiofi,are(a).woy;B, ayttilable,;abd■carriages aid bnggiesf can .be : placed atjffie '. w|ththß'central,bobkin'g>offioe;atTe:lrohW

■. '"■: vplant fwp;new ; American 'fitted.with )■-■ aft'jie/mmliarecenii.Japplianoes^;':dn^ ; for .carrying two persons,., and one capable) of; : - carrying six or ■eightiAThese" are,'available at,Te;A^pha^either ; by!!travellersfor :anybf ■ ■ pionie and'pleaaurepartieaiiq!tbtheinterior • orftVc'b'untryr'Spme phanges are abont to ■ / :^ ' i^:.liaß'jfoi.,spQie months pasb r been.,in •charge.j.of ..the ooa'oh . plying.b'etween the.Thames.;and^TeArqha, :. ' Wng'Beveredhieconnectioniwiththelnrm., / . ■ l)is J empibyeri!'andpjiteqnsfoH iin : phargej, and it issto be. regrettothat.soi excellent a driyer should remove just at the.,tim& f when hfeWeroWduties will :in all probability be. ■■■ •inuct i ljig^t.er%mg i to'the season t/ : t^^ppr^oliing^/if. "-;/;/,/ : /;,': r X^