THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1595.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVI, Issue 8088, 2 April 1895, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1595.

The old Sihorfcon Company arc losing no time in settlmg up all accounts owing. It is not'often'that a company is in tho fortunato position of being able lo wind up and pay its dobts as well as return sornobhinsc handsorao to its shareholders. Sco ndvf. Our issue yesterday, owing to tho interest taken in the articlo on the new deep lovol scheme, was sold out oarly inthe day aud wo could have disposed of many more copies. We wolcomo a letter from " Unit" on this dooply interesting subject and hopo it will bo the means of drawing out further discussion, Wo aro p'easod to welcomo an announcement from that old-established Thames firm of Mennio and Dey in our advertising column. Since tho transfor of their hoad-quartors to Auckland this firm has gone ahead in leaps and bounds and now conducts one of the principal businesses of its kind in tho colony. This success is mainly duo to the supply of goods of a uniform excellence of quality. Tho monthly mooting of the Board of Governor of tho Thames High school 'was held-at tho Borough Chambers yesterday afternoon, there being pre-' sent :--Messrs Radford (chairman), J. | Hague Smith, Wood, and Gillospio. A Rood doal of routine business was I transacted, including tho ro-engagomout of Mrs Barnott as school cloanor for another twolvo months at a remuneration of £15 por annum, and tho appointment of Mossrs J. Ilaguo Smith and Wood ns a Visiting Committee for the ensuing month. Tho usual accounts were passed for payment, aud t'io mooting terrainntcd Wo know o? two littlo circumstances connociod with tho lute Baron Alcestor, bettor known ns Admiral Seymour, that may interest our reudors. In the course of a trip into tho King Country many years ago wo camo to Mokau, and wore hospitably eutortainod there by the only pakehain the place, Mr John Shore. 110 lmd in his possession a sword wlrcli had boon presented to tho Admiral by the eitiVns of London, and which our host had bought from a Maori. How the Admiral lost his sword wonovor hoard and tho mention of tho matter now may load soino historian of tho war to look up tho details of an incident which must have been woli-knWn at tho time. The other conneoiion our colony has with the late peer is that ono of his sons is or wan lilHutoly travelling ho 1 o as tho representative of a largo coeonfirm at homo, and i.M cngngod to be married to an Auckland young lady,

At a meeting of the Waihi Jockey Club, it was decided to hold a day's racing on May 25:h, anil permission has been obtained from the Mi-tropnlitin Clnb. The following officers were ckctrd: President, r E. M. Corhel.tj E«fj.; Vire-Presidenle, Dr q H." Walmsley, Esq., and D. Lnndon, E'q.; Ilnndicnpper, to b) appointed by Metropolian Cltib; Clerk of Rialep, Mr R. Simms. Clerk of Course, P. McLmi»h!in'; Treasurer, J. MacDonuell; Secretary, F. P .Jones; Stewards; Mes«r? ( J. L'ica°, J. Newdiok, J. MicDuunell, W. 1 McK nnn, W. Corbftt, F. Q-.infon, and D. r Campbell; Pony Measurfir, T. Clarkin; f Tot'iiisator Steward, 11. Berridi r. The f] Club have been very fortunate in seen- i ring tlio servicos of such an ex«ollent, Secretary as Mr Jone?. Ho is full of energy and enthusiasm and isjuatai much at homo in tlio saddlo as bo u on the rostrum. Ho is bound to be a considerable circumstance in a'l matters conneetcd with this rapidly rising township. j | At the Police Court ycs'crday, before E. ' M' Dontiell and W. 11. Lucas, Esqs., J .P., | Henry Crnmy was charged with having i •issaulicd Ileury Kemp by s'riking him in ( •he fice and knocking him down, Mr ; Qiendon appeared on behalf of Craney, i who p'raded guilty, and called Mr H. (!. Gillespie, who gave evidence as to ihe food character, of the defendant.-Dr. Williams deposed that at about 9 ololock on Saturday evening lie saw Kemp at the Ilospi.'a l . The latter had a wound- on the , side of his head about the s'z? of a shilling. The wound reached nearly to the bone. 1 The outside of tho wound and the 1 nose were bruised, Witness saw Kemp ayain this morning Wounds like that sustained by the complainant would,'under tome circumstances, often ciuse serious illness. To Mr Clendon: The wound wns not merely on tho suifnre, So far witness did not think it would give rise to any serious complications To the Btneh: Witness did not think that he wound could have been inflicted by a man's fi<t, but by a hard aub-Bt-iiiop, perhaps a stone.-The Bench imposed o fine of 30), with costs 7?, or in default seven days' imprisonment. The anniversary services of St. James' Presbyterian 'Church were licit! on Sunday. '1 lie Church was very tastefully decorated by the ladies with nikau, palms, and wreaths of (lowers, r.bovc the pulpit being a brautiful design in flowers: "No Cross, No Crown." The Rev. F. T. Robertson, of St. Steven's, Auckland, Moderator of the Auckland Presbytery, ..conducted the services both morning and evening, and gave an excellent address to the children in the Sunday School in the afternoon. The attendance was large, especially in the evening. A full choir, under the able guidance of Mr E, P. Bennett, organist, was most effective in leading the praise and rendering the anthems. The services were impressive, and much appreciated, and the collections liberal. A congregational meeting is to be held on Wednesday evening for' the purpose of receiving reports, selecting managers, and taking stops towards tlie election of a pastor. A soiree and concert will be held on Thursday evening at 6.30 o'clock in the Academy of Music. The Moderator will take the Chair. Along with tho local clergymen the licw Mr Hill, of Devonport, and the Rev. Mr Ferguson, of Oneiiuuga, are expcctcd to be present. on getting Rkvnolds and Go's celebrated Anchor Butter, eat no other, j it is the best. The London Dairy Company, | arc the solo Wholesale Agents.—[Advt.] j