THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. WEENESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1893

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7596, 2 August 1893, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. WEENESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1893

The Thames .writ, endorsing the name of James McGowan, was read in the House yesterday afternoon.

Professor Richards'is still effecting some wonderful cures by electricity at Wellington. A few particulars of his last meeting will be found on tho first page.

.The following is tho amount of revenue collected by the,, Harbour Board officials during the month of July:', Wharfage,* £80 17s'3d; rc'ut', £21; port charges, £16 18s 2d; pilotage, £1813s j powder magazine, £7 lis fid! water",'£3 j cab toll, £1 fisf total, £140 7slld. ,

At the special meeting of tho County Council held last evening, it was proposed by Cr Paltridge, and seconded byCr Dccble, "That it is the intention of the Council, at next special meeting, to strike a rate of six farthings in the £ on all rateable properties in tho Thames County." We understand that this is a farthing in the £ less than last year.

Regarding the bankruptcy of J. B. Banks, Mr Coleman moved in the Supreme Court for leave to admit proof of debt of the Bank of New South Wales'. Mr McAlister said Mr Coleman had asked him to request His Honour to allow this matter to stand over indefinitely. The case was allowed to stand over accordingly.

The Austrian warship now in Auckland,raust have been practising with the search light about 8.30 o'clock last night, for the reflection could bo distinctly seen from the Goods wharf, as it flashed atong the nor'-west sky. That a-light emitted in Auckland should be saen'ona moonlight night here, a distance of about 40 miles, undoubtedly proves the most remarkable progress that is being made in the scientific world.

The usual monthly meeting of the Harbour Board was held last night, when there were present, His Worship the Mayor (chairman), Messrs Wood, Potts, Gillespie, Wilson, and .••cott.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read aud confirmed. Inward and outward correspondence was then dealt with, but the business was of purely a routine character. The Harbour Masters report having been received and adopted and the accounts passed for payment, thomectiug terminated.

Information was received at the County Council office last nujhtthata slip of considerable extent had occurred at the head of the water race. The County Eugiuccr telephoned to Mr Clark, at tho Moanataiari battery requesting that all the batteries should k shut down at midnight. He hopes to have the damage repaired by to-night. The extent of the slip could not be exactly ascertained at the time of telephoning to town on account of tho darkness. Eight men arc hard at work repairing tho race. I

During the hearing of a civil case at Wellington the other afternoon, in the B M. Court, a little girl, aged 11 years, was called to give evidence. Before administering the oath Mr Martin said, "Do yon know what I will happen to you if you don't tell the ttruth?" The cl«ld was silent for a moment, and His Worship resumed in a kindly voice as follows: "I. don't know myself, but where do yo think you will go : if yon don't tell the truWi ?" "I wont ?o to heaven," re- ■ plied tho youngster. " Well, I suppose that is all right," said His Worship in a rcsigucd tono of voice. "Swear her, constable." I

Au accident or incident happened the other morning to a native woman named Ngatana, at Kihikihi. Sho was (so shosaid) returning from one of the hotels at betwesn one aud two o'clock in the morning. Feeling dry she went to a well, and unfortunately went down feet first; the well is between twenty and thirty feet deep,'and fortunately had little or no water in it, and she sensibly went down feet first, thereby saving a lot of trouble. Assistance was sought and a neighbour was induced to assist her out of the difficulty, which proved to be a no small task. With considerable trouble and a lot of persuasion she fastened a rope about her waist, and gradually, inch by inch, she was hoisted to terra firma. She returned thanks and departed.

In viaw of the extralabour devolving upon tho Telegraph Department during the session, the following from the Wellington telegraphists' organ, the Katipo, is interesting :- "All leave of absence has been stopped,'and we have settled down to the tail of the session. Our usual sessional acquisitions in the shape of streakers (fast men) are painfully absent this year, but we have been supplied with a few colts, who are doing remarkably well, and promise to shake up some of the old stagers ere long. One matter for congratulation this year is the absence of a few well and painfully known scrawlers, for which we render thanks. Their places are filled by some really good penmen. The air is not now rent with the wail of the wretches who could never decipher the manuscript of those departed scribes-departed, we hope, to return no more.— RJ.P,"

The local Baptist and, Congregational Society of Christian Endeavour has been making itself felt for honest Christian work since its inauguration two years ago. The growth of the Society is a sure sign'that life is not wanting, whilst there has also been a healthy development in the spiritual life of many of its members, and as many an outsider can testify to, the Baptist Christian Endeavourcrs are doing much good "as the days arc going by." Howcvcr,asit is two years since the Society was first put in motion, the second anniversary was most fittingly held in the church, Mary street, last night, when everything passed off most successfully. The building was taxed to its utmost capacity, for in addition to the Society's own members, invitations had been issued to the young people of the various churches, whilst the Presbyterian Society was present in a >bodv. The meeting commenced with the usual devotional exercises, after which the secretary, Mr I. Brown, read the annual report, which showed that during the year ten new members had been received; transferred to kindred Societies, 2; left tho Thames,'G; lapsed through non-attendance, 3; total remaining, CG active, G associate, and 13 honorary members. The report also pointed out that the meetings were new held weekly instoad of fortnightly, and the result has been a marked inarcase of earnestness aniougst the members, whilst the meetings have been warmer in tone., The attendance has also kept up, averaging 40 each week. The treasurer's statomont and the reports of the various committees in operation were also icad, and were all of a most satisfactory nature. During the evening a splendid programme of solos, etc., was gone through, and included the following items: Overture, Messrs 0. aud P. Whitehead, I. Brown, and A. Donovan; quartotto, Misses Ecnshaw and Brown, and Messrs Holmes and C. Whitehead; solo (piano), Miss Hansen; solos (vocal), Mrs Heard, Misses Fleming and Smith, and Mr Adams, and a reading, " The story of a stowaway," Mr J. Fairgray. Addresses were also delivered by the President (Rev. W. R. Woolley) and the Rev. S. J.Neill (Presbyterian Society). After the last item had been rendered, coffee and light refreshments were indulged in, anda most enjoyable and profitable social meeting was brought to a termination by the pronouncement of the Benediction.