THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 7960, 31 October 1894, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1894.

The much dreaded black peach apias s has made ita appearance in an orchard near Ohristchurch. Tho man Walsh, who while drunk quarrelled with his wife and cut her theoat at Melbourne, has boon found r guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment. A cable from Sydney states that a number of outragos, consistingof assaults on freo labourers, and destruction of property, have boen committed in the Greta district. The steamer Innamincka, which arrived at Adelaide on tho 12th inst. from Fremanil'', bi'onqhb 21,1330z. of gold from West Australia. Tho steamer Chingtu left Port Darwin on tho 10th inst. for tho south, with a box of gold of the value of £5660, shipped by tho Commercial Bank, Tho Wollington Cricket Association o has dccided to reconsider the question of guarantee in connection with the visit of tho English team to Now Zealand, and a special mooting will bo hold towards tho end of the week, It is understood that upwards of half of tho required amount has been already guaranteed. Four prospectors returned to Perth from Coolgardio on tho I2th inst with a largo quantity of gold obtained on a prospecting tour, extending over two years, in the country east of Hannan's. The value of the gold brought in is roughly estimated at £5000. Tho men are very reticent as to whero it was found. Mr Albert Butler, who has autod as lmndicappor to tho Thames Jos key Olub for the past two or three years, has been compelled to relinquish that position through receiving a Government appointment in the South. Mr Butler left tho Thames yesterday morning for Welr ; lington. In another column will bo found a very interesting advertisement from Mr - 11.I 1 . Trombath to all housewives, with reference to the economical way in which to spend tho hard-earned money which] they havo at their disposal for house- ] keeping purposes, and it behovos all who' havo families to provido for to poruso it carefully, as retrenchment is tho order of I ho day. The Sydney " Daily Telograph " recommends the appointment of an official meat grader to romovo the stigma that New South Wales meat is rubbish, Tho article also commends tho Now Zealand Parliament for its legislation in tho 3 direction of instituting an official grading of butter and cheese A telegram from Gisborno slates that a man mimed William l!r luiau was found dead in a whaio noar TTirakara. A post mortem revealed sn?ns of strychino poisoning, and a bottlo with strychnino oliryptals was found by tho side of the docoasod. The jury roturned a vordict of noiaoning, but wliethor by accidont or douigu, thoro was no ovidoucg to allow.

During the past year thirty-five now settlements have been formed under the village-homestead system m New Zealand Two hundred and ninoty-tJin'n now aelootors havo taken up soctiona of land, representing in the aggregate 5,5:J0 acres—an averago of nineteen acres each settlor.

Mr J. M. Foy, our enterprising photographer, is making a specialty of groups, children, and fancy costumes, and we would draw tho attention of tho general public to his advertisement in our columns this morning. The studio is ropleto with a spleudid eolleetion of local photographs, and is worthy a visit by all interested in wishing to proaioto the industry of our local citizens.

A case was received into tho Christchuroli Hospital last week, showing the dangers which arise from leaving fish exposed to the moonlight. A Mrs, Mary Davies was admitted, suffering from ptomaine poisoning. She had been staying at tho Summer Hotel, and ate some of a buUerfish which had been left exposed to the moon's rays. She became seriously ill in consequence, but is now out of dangor,

St. George's Hall is being tastefully decorated for tlio liallow'een ball tonight, and everything possible is boinu done by an energetic committee to make it successful, a special feature being that Piper Fotherinaham, from Auckland, will bo present., dispensing sweet melodies from tho national bagpipes. A very largo attendance is anticipated, and liallow'een promises to be the most- entertaining and successful " evening" of the season.

A singular reason for decidiner to end his life was given by Charles Jenkins, whose body was fouud in tho Hunter River, in Now South Wales, the other day. In a letter to a friend, he stated that he had a fixed opinion that a man over 55 had no right, to compete in the labor rnarkot with younger men, and so lie had determined to quit life. He asked that the verdieb should- not be temporary insanity. The jury returned a verdic' of "Found drowned" The deceas (1 was a reconf -h i ival from New Zealand.

One Lanuie, a (Juolgardio prospector, who is returning to his homo in Now Zealand, was spending a week or so in Melbourne, Ind a sensational experience on a recent Saturday night. He wandered round the city for hours, and eventually, drunk and ineapablp, he fell in with u hand of roughs, who, finding that he had nothing much to steal, gave him a knoolcing about and kicking and left him. Next day at, the Melbourne Hospital the s'lrgeons found ho had sustained a compound fracturo of the skull, which necessitated the operation of trephining. Subsequent to the opera? tion the patient progressed favorably, but cannot jet bo pronounced to be out of danger.

Tho Auckland "Herald " deals with the deep level question as follows:— " We hone we are now within measurable distance of something actual being done to secure deep sinking at the Thames, and the opening of a new goldfiold at the lowfr levels. At the Hireling held on Monday Mr McGowan, M.H.E., stated the position taken up by tho Govern? inent in regard to aiding in this great project. If £25,000 is spent, then the Government will furnish half of tho money. So far, all is plain and simple. But the Government say that, aid can bo given from the public funds only on condition that theschemo is based on (he gpnetal interest, and is not merely for the benefit, of one mine, or a restricted a'ca of ground. This is as it should be, We think that the different interests concerned have been hitherto somewhat to blame in showing a desire to obtain an advantage, Any feoling of the kind must now giyo way entirely, The mine owners at the Thames must go to the Government with a plan in \vh,ich all in? terosts have been considered. They must show that the scheme they propose is tne best for the one purpose of speedily, and at the minimum of cost, developing tho low levels of the field. We have every reason to believe that in this matter tho Government is acting in good faith, and have no desire to evade the carrying out of the measures contemplated by Parliament. Wo believe that, if the mine owners of the Thames goldfteld formulate a scheme such as wo have indiealod, tho Government will at once make the'money available. This is thereforo the first stop, and an essential to any progress. We are quite aware that it is a difficult matter to formulate a schpmo which shall bo agreed to by all interested, and we also know that at the present time it is difficult to find capital for a large raining project, whose fruition may be long in being realised. But an effort must be made. If nothing is dono now, a generation may pass away before there is such another opportunity.