THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; Justice to all THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1892.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXV, Issue 7146, 11 February 1892, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; Justice to all THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1892.

Our Auckland correspondent wired last uight that, the brigantino Kynoj a well known Island tvader, wa9 totally' wrecked a\ Flint on January 14th Mr T. Crawford has arrived in Auckland from Sydney, and he intimates that the New Crawford Goldmimng Company has been registered, Iho directors of the New Manukau G.M, Co have made a call ot threepence upon the capital of tho company, payable on the 9th of March, The frnit crop of this and the upxoonntry distriots has been most luxuriant this s?ason, and as a consequence fruit is soiling very oheap, At Tauvanga on Saturday plum'' were being- sold as low as Jd per lb. Mr A. Purdie, M.A„ of the Otago (Jniver sity, who has b'eeu appointed to assist Mr Park at the School of Alines, arrived here yesterday afternoon.' i The Union Steamship Company.have received cable advice that the R,M.s, Alameda left San Francfseo at' 4 p.m, on Snnday las'-.j three days behiud contract date. She is therefore due in Anokland on Satur lay, February 28th, It transpires that the stewards of the Takapuna Jockey Club have determined tn hold an onquiry inte the reversal of form shown by Vnn Dlomen at their recent meeting, and his owner, Mr G, Wright, has beon summoned to attend a meeting convened for that purpote to be held to-night, A correspondent writing from Wellington states that tho sea within the'last few days delivered up a boat with a hnman foot in ft. These mortal remains have beon identified a« bolonging to one of the men who wer* drowned by tho capsizing oE the Wellington pilot boat aa for back as August, 1889,,

The present Farl of-Glasgow, DavM Boyle, of S*tewarton, County of Ayr, who succeeds Lord Onslow as .Governor of New Zealand, is the eldest son of Patrick Boyio, of Stowarton, M. A,, D,L„ and Mary Kranoos, daughter of Sir Robert D. F. ltlphinstone, Eo suoceedod to thetitlo in 1890,

On Sunday a largo bush fire was started in the Whanga range between Kaimai n- d Whabraa.'ama, In refering to the affair the Bay' of Plenty Times states that dense clouds of smoko oharged with fine ash and even whole forest leaves drifted over tho township, and darkened the sun to blood red, producing some striking effcots of colour and reflection on tho waters of the lurbour..

Local option has been allowed at Islington Workhouse in the matter of Chriatma' indulgences; but lamontable to reportas doubtless the new School Board, to judge from its 'atest debate, will regard the faot— the total ab'tainors proved to be in a very small minority. Out of 500 inmates only seventeen voted for suoh othilarating fluids as ginger»beer and lemonade ; not a single hand was held np for tea or coffee; cloven decided in favour of milk ; not ono voted for the 2d in hard oash as compensation for. the cup that ioebiiates; while 470 voted for the beer, Tho temperanco minority of the Guardians refuses to be comforted,

Tie committee appointed to arrange for the publio farowell to tho Earl and Countess of Onslow mot in Auckland on Tti'sdijv, the Mayor (Mr Crowthor) presiding, The ohairman s'atcd that sixty persons had consented to give £1 towards the guarantee fund It ir proposed to decorate tho Choral Hall, where tho luncheon is to take place, Tho Friondly Soaieties, who had been asked to take part in the farewell demonstration, have not yet acknowledged the receipt of the. oommitteo's letter, Tho Avickland Yacht Club intend to aseLt, and many sailing vesisels are 1o accompany as far as Tiri Island Iho steamer by which Lord and Lady Onslow will leave'Anoklanrt,'

Tho moonlight oxeursiou being arranged for by the Thames Wesleyan Sunday school for Tuesday nest, lb'th instant, promises to be a. great success,' Tickrta have been distributed, and, we understand, are in great demand>,' Aa a further attraction the Naval Band havo kindly consented to givo thoir pervioes for tho o;ca'i.Qn. Either ■ the Hotomahana or Argyle, whiohever boat comes from Auckland that diy, will leave the Goods wharf about 7,30 p.m. Tickets arc ona shilling.each, and may be obtained from the officers of the school,

'1 bo Dovyagsr Lady do Roa, w)to died in 15aton place on Tuetday, at the great age of {10 (says the London Daily News of Pccom' was present Ot the famous ball in Brussels o'? tll() ni 8 il(i bofore the Waterloo, '» Lo « 1 Byron's wolUknown poem, she lib: 0D - W J/uke of Wellinßtou'fl sword when he went id WCpt Napoleon, and tho icene of the festivities was the houso of her father, the Duko of Riobrnond, Nine yfars after sho married the Hon. William Lennox Lascclles do Ros, afterwards twentieth baron of that ilk, who in 1639 succeeded his brother, tho hero of the famous card case. Her husband died in 1874, and the present Lord do llos, is her son. Lady de Hos is bolievecl to havo survived every officer, if not every man. who fought at Waterloo. Lord Albemarle and General Whiohcotehaving dicdwiliin the present year. Lady do Ros published a few : months ago her reminiscences of the ball, with a description of the building and the street in which it was held. .

A young man advertises for boird and lodging iu a private family, Address "D," Atiykrtisek office.

Persons with removable wooden buildings for sale aro requested to note an advertisement which appears in another column, Tbo Town Clerk intimates that thodomestjo water supply will be cutoff north of Pnhau slraot; frotn 12 noon till (i p,m tos day,