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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXII, Issue 6344, 18 June 1889, Page 2

The R.M.S, Alamoda reached Auckland last night at 6 p.m., and was to have left for San Fr-nohco vi two hours: Her late arrival is due to voiy heavy contrary winds and h&avy sea,

Mining and other intelligence will bo found on our fourth page,

An emergenoy meeti \g of the Sir Walter Scott Lodge is called for this evening,

Tauranga Karuria, who was shot h conn jtion with the dispute as to the owner* ship of land at Omahu, Hawkesßay, died in the Napier Hospital on Sunday evening at 5 o'olock, •■•

A nasty accident happened yesterday to a boy named Henry, son of Mr H, Brown ot Parawai, It appears that he was chopping props with a tomahawk, the implement slipped and he severed one of "his-little fingers, He was brought to the hospital and attended to by Dr Williams.

At a meeting of the Burgess Testimonial Committee held on Saturday evening it was decided not to go on with the presentation in consequence of Mr Burgess not being about to leavo the district.

We remind those who may rejuire furniture, &0., that Mr, R, R, McGregor will offer for sale today 'all the household f urnituro, in,, of Mr. Thos. Godkin, The sale will tjke place at the Wharf Hotel, commencing at 11 o'clock,

Tenders were opened at the Thames Building Society's office yesterday afternoon for buili'ng a six roomed cottage ranging as follows:—ltearden £32, Smytheman £45, Donovan £23, P'der and Rearden £27, Boyer £31, Br.hU £60, lhe. tenders ,wei» forwarded * •> Mr Eagnall and the name of the successful tenderer will be known on Wednesday.

Ycstorday mowug the following were iv\t with as follows for allowing oattle to stray;—Mr Bateman, Josephßau:iey,and Horo Atari 5s and 2s costs, Constable Stapleton informed, the bench that tho County Council had written to him requesting that the police would furnish the names of the owners of wandering cattle; Mr H, W, Northoroft was on the bench.

This evening the Annual Poiree of the Baptist ond Congregational Churoheaw.il take place in the Church, Mary Street, Tea will be on the tables at 6.30 At the mea'« ing whiob will take place afterwards a number of olergymen will deliver addremi, The Rev, P. G. Evans, of St George's, will take tho opportunity to bid farewell to the ministers and congregations of the churches of all denominations,

It appears that tho rain which has Men here during the last fortnight has been more severe on the eastere side of the range, We hear that tho creeks are swollen to an enori mous extent, and some 2000 logs have been brought down to the mill, Somo of these were out near the top of the range some fivo years ago, and there has not been a ohanoe before to float them down. Our informant states that when or. Ming some of the various orcein on horseback at what he con« sidered a convenient and good crossing, tht the water was up to.tho flap ttf .the riddle,

A football matoh will be played in Flett's Paddook, Parawai, on Thursday between the Ixoelsior and Karneranga Boys' Sohool Clubs. Tho following will, reprsent the respo itive clnbs :-Kauaeraaga': Hall (capt), MoLean, H. Gubb, MoAndrew, Wilcox, Black, Lange, Watene, Hogg, Otter, Smith, Short, Jamc», McGregor, and Adams. Exoolsior: Carson (oapt,), Varney, Adams, Garvey, Wiloox, Williams, Paddy, TrobiU cook, Hart, Reidman, Gubb, McGregor, Birch, Paohard, and James, Emergencies; Flett, Hanlon, and Bray,

Tho adjourned meeting ot tho members of the Choral Socioty, and those interested in it was hold last ovening in tho Pollen Streot Lecture flail, Mr O'Sullivan, the Hon, Secrotary, read a lotter from Mr F, G. Burgees apologising for his absence owing to business engagements. Mr Coney was voted, to the ohair, and in oponing the .pro* oeedmgs said that the present was an adjournod meeting with the object of receiving roports from members who had undertaken to secure new member*. The result he found by the returns was an addition of proprietary and six honorary members whioh represented an addition to the funds of £11, The bad weather whioh had prevailed since last meeting had interfered with canvassing, There was now, howevor, abalanco to good of £2, MrO'Sullivan said that thero were complaints about the class of mußio rendered at their concerts, but they really had no ohoice in tho matter as they had no funds to purohase, and in consequence had to borrow from Auokland any thoy could get; The Committee had decided to carry the Society on, Complaints had been mado that the present Committee had not managed tho Sooiety well, if this feeling were general the best thing would be to elect a now one, Mr Grigg said that thoßewho have said so rauoh concerning light musio should state dearly what they want, They were praoticing a pieoe now but could not get on very well as the mombers of tho baud did not attend The Chairman said that tho public considered tho singing through of au oratorio was more than they, with their limited education, could Btand, Ho thought the second pa :fc should consist of Boeular music, Captain Bayldon asked what was the grievance betwdon tho Choral and Orchestral Societios. The Ohairuion said that one of the memb.rs of the latter had told him that they were not allowed sufficient timo to porfeot tliomsolvea in tho music. Mr Kirkpatvick moved that m tho opinion of the me n t ; nir tho Sooiety wis boing carried on satisfactorily. Captain Bayldon seconded the motion, whioh was carried, a 'voto of thanks to tho ladies who had canvassed and tho Chairman brought tbo proceedings to an ond,

By the outgoing rfel ttie officers of the Baptist Tabernacle, in virtue of resolutions passed at the late church meeting whon. aeoeptinjf the ( Rev, Thomas Sprgeon's. resignation, havo sent identical letters to the Rev, O. H. Spurgeon, of London, and the Rev Dr, MoLaren, of Manchester, requesting them to select a successor to Mr Spurgeon. The letters oontain all the necessity information as to t > cho-ch memjhip, attendance, finance, etc,, :nd j>o some idea of the olass of man want. 1. Tho lettors were submitted <o Mr Thomas Spurgeon, at, his residence, Pamuera, who expressed his entire approval of them, and intimated that he would aho write t > his father on the subject, The Bub-committee, Messrs S. H. Matthews (secretory), R. B. Shaldors, and R, Fiy, also tjok ojoasion, in waiting upon him, *) present the resolu« tions passed at the churoh meeting thankin? him for his services duriug his pastorate and also expressing their personal regard and esteem.—N,Z. Herald,

An observing intelligent, curios public as is that of tho Tames, will have found out that the working Bookb ; \der, W. Wood Senr., has his Workshop at hi 3 son's residence, W. Wood, Grocer, Pollen street, where he is prepared to do all kirks of Book binding, Map Mor 'ting, &c, as usual and "below Auckland juices. Dilapidated Old Books repaired Music bond up oheaply Those who desire to raise the wind by any kind of bellows, musica' or otherwise, shou'd send their broken winded Concertinas, &o. o him for repair. Work sent from the ountry safely returned- "A'jvt!

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