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Thames Advertiser, Volume XX, Issue 6232, 20 October 1888, Page 2

At a special meeting of the Hospital Trustees held last evening the offer of Mr Hansen re leasing of the Fever Hospital property at Parawai was reconsidered, and it was resolved to adhere to the former resolution of letting it for 14 years with a purchasing clause of £300, This was all the business,

Three young lads named William James, Joseph Thomas, and Sylvester John Clark (three brothers) were brought from Auokland by the Rotomahana last evening, Their ages are 12,7 i and 5 years respectively and they have been committed from Coromandel (where they resided with their mother) to the Thames Orphanage Industrial School. They will he handed over to the master of the Orphanage, by the police this morning,

H. W. Northcroit Esq. R,M, returned to the Thames by the Kotomahana last evening.

A special meeting of the County Council will be held on Monday morning at 11 a,m„ to consider the question of water mains, and also to discußß a report from the Medioal Officer to the County Board of Health—Dr M. H, Payne.

Mr R, R. McGregor will sell to-day at his mart, Albert street, a small consignment of drapery and olothing, stationery, piotures &c, The sale will oommence at 11 o'clock,

Mr J, Young, the legal manager of the Daep Level Cross Company, instructed Mr J. Coutts to commence operations m tho mine on the company's behalf on Monday. The blue reef at the 100 feet level of the Big Pump shaft is the place were work will be started first.

A meeting of the Hauraki Ladies' Benevolent Society was held yesterday, when it was decided to hold the annual Flower Show in conneotion with the Sooiety early next month, Amateur horticulturists will have to redouble their attention to the specimens of vegetables and flowers th«y intend to exhibit—if they desire to obtain a prizes i

" Mudlark " writing in the Clutha Leader on the subject of the recent earthquake at Eokitika says :■—" Philosophy- is a grand thing in its way, I instantly realised what was happening, and resolved in my own mind to keep quiet in bed. We know * how fleet is the glance of the mind compared with the speed of its flight,' I reasoned h » very few seconds that if the house was to topple over it would do so before I could got clear of my room, and I argued as quickly that if this was so I was just as safe in bad as out of it, If we were to be engulphed, why not in bed as well as out of bed f But I can honestly assure jou I was mightily pleased and relieved, in spite of all my philosophy, when the shock subsided, and things W6re once again in statu guo,, Several smaller shocks occurred that night, and about 11 o'clock the following morning another big shock followed, doing considerable damage, Indeed, ever since then we have been hating trembles and shakings, but none severe."

Fleming and Co's. (late Banks and Co.) weekly report,—At the market on Wednesday the supply of fat cattle was tully equal to demand. Notwithstanding the good quality yarded, the bidding was rather slow on account of the stook on hand being rather larger than usual, The ownsrs insisted on late prices. Steers, prime quality, ranged in price from £5 5s to £7 15s each. Sheep yirded in average numbers: —Long wool, 14s to 15s eaoh; shorn from lis 6d to 12? each, Lambs sold readily from 7s 6d to 9a 6d each.

In fifty years if the present rates of inj crease are maintained, France will rank sixth only among European nations, In 150 years she will have sunk almost beneath consideration in a world of Russians and German?, Anglo-Saxons, and Chinese,

At the request of a great number of their customers, the Misses Irvine have deoided to commence dress and mantle making in connection with their business. They have secured the services of a good dressmaker, and guarantee style and fit, and no extravagant charges. They are also shewing a choice seleotion of millinery at The Cash Drapery and Millinery House,—[Advt]

A new introduction in the way of a meat chopper, has just been imported by Mr B. T. Douglas, and is oalled the" Enterprise meat chopper." It is Bimple in construction, so that anyone can work it. It can be taken to pieces and put together again without trouble in a few seconds. It cuts the meat thoroughly, and does not tear it, as other machines of this kind do, They are of different sizes, small cnes suitable for families, larger ones for hotels and restaurants, and larger still for batchers It is superior to other machines, as no clogging takes place, doing its work very quiokly and effectually, and can be easily oleaned, It should assist digestion of the food greatly, and conduce to the comfort of consumers, as the material cut is reduced to a great fineness, thereby preventing dyspepsia, indigestion, etc. It is not only useful for chopping meat, but can be utilised for cutting onions, potatoes, and vegetables of all kinds; also bread crumbs, lemon peel, tomatoes, and other fruit for sauce, etc, No one should be without one. Between introducing the useful article oalled the Aurora lamp stove, the meat chopper as above, and last, but not least, the celebrated Tower tea, Mr Douglas deserves the title of a public benefaotor,—[Advt.l