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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVII, Issue 8200, 13 August 1895, Page 2

A ease of ill-treating a child will probably come before the S.M. in the course of a few days.

Mr A. Ho«j;g, of Karangahake, has disposed of his business to Mr M. 11. Aircy, the well-known agent for the Government Insurance Department. Mr Aircy takes over the slnre, including Ihe Post Office, at the end of the present month,

We have been requested to warn visitors to the cemetery to refrain from lifting the Ihnvers from the various beds. It must he remembered that the law is very strict on this point, and a warning in time is well worthy of notice,

Miss Gough is continuing her cookery lectures to good audiences. Her locturo yesterday was oil " Breakfast and luuchcon dishes" and to-day will ho on " Cakes. 1 ' Miss Gough has a very pleasant stylo and her demonstrations aro very entertaining. The Wlmkataiie correspondent of the Qpotiki Jkmid Ims, wu are afraid, unduly raised the hopes of a young lady who lias had her attention drawn to the fact that her violin contains a label hearing the magic words" Antonius Stradivarius Crcmoiiensis. Facicbat anno 1742 (A.S)." l'erhaps it may prevent the owner of this fancied treasure from becoming too much excited if she is told that it is a very common thing to put an imitation of the old makers' labels in modern fiddles, and that the chance of picking up a real "Strad" in a New Zealand pawnshop is about as likely as the discovery of the real "Sir Kogcr" in an Australian madhouse,

The Thames folks have always been noted for their musical proficiency, and it is pleasing to hear of their keeping up the practice of this gift in other places. Last .Sunday Mr W, S. Allen look occasion to compliment the choir and orchestra of the Wescyan Church at Pacroa for the excellent liiality of their music, and expressed his istonisliincnt at the proficiency the choir had ittained in such a short time. The credit of jetting the choir and orchestra together —* !• "jiven to Mr J. Reid, late of the

Tlmmcs, and sonic of the principal singers ii the choir also hail from the Thames. Al; Dobbs' solo on Sunday evening, "Kemcmbei now thy Creator," seems to have been inuel appreciated, as was also the trio, " Onward I Christian Soldiers," by Aliss Movie, and |Messrs Dobbsand Kcid,

The usualjmoiitlily meeting of the Hospital Board was held last evening, when the following were present:—Messrs Contfs (Chairman), Radford, McFarlanc, Davcy, McCormick, Foy, and Colebrooke. It was resolved to forward an account of 8s entailed in connection with A. K. Heath lollic Kauri Timber Company for payment. The Treasurer's statement, which showed a credit balance of .Cl 7 2s 'Id, was received, and the accounts passed for payment. The Secretary (Mr A. Bruce) staled that he hud been subpu'iiaed to attend the Supreme Court during the lirst Monday of next month, and the Trustees' next meeting had therefore been altered to the second Monday. It was agreed to hold the meeting of the Board at 4 p.m. on the usual date in order not to

clash with this arrangement

The receipts for the entertainment given by the Burns Club lately in aid of the Ladies' Benevolent Society amounted to £32 "2s Gd, including 21s from the Mayor. The expenditure amounted to £7 19s and the balance, £2-t< 3s b'd, has been handed to the lion, secretary of the Society, Mrs Woolley, who acknowledged it as follows:—"At a meeting of the Hauraki Ladies' Benevolent Society held yesterday, it was unanimously resolved, 'That a hearty vote of thanks be sent the Burns Club, and all who assisted them for the enthusiastic way in which they granted the request made to thcin.' The ladies owe a deep debt of gratitude for the assistance rendered, not only to the Society, but to the poor, sick, and aged in the district. The Committee trust that you will convey their heartfelt thanks to each and all who in any wry helped to make the entertainment of the u'tli lust, such a great success. The funds of the Society will be materially increased by the proceeds of the entertainment given by your Club, and wc congratulate you upon the merit of the performance, and the satisfactory attendance of the Thames public."

Wc regret to have to record the death of Willie Gilmour, aged 18 years, second son of Mr Thomas Gilmour, the popular mine manager of the Wailii Cold fining Company at Wailii. The deceased was very tiilf[for his aire, being over 0 feet in height. He gave promise of growing into a strong robust man, but that fearful malady, typhoid fever, seized him. He recovered this attack, but eventually succumbed to a severe attack of congestion of the lungs. The deceased was universally respected, and was held iu high esteem by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. The funeral took place on .Sunday/and was accompanied to the Pacroa Cemetery by numerous vehicles and a large concourse of friends on horseback from the surrounding districts. • Quite a number of Mr Gilmour's friends from the Thames came all the way to show their respect and sympathy for the deceased. Amongst those were Mr John Watson, of the linn of Price Eros., Mr J. S. Clark, manager of the Moanrttairi Gold Mining Company, Mr. Lucas, Secretary of the Thames' Miners' Union; Messrs Ash, (2) Johnston, Stevenson, and Mcßae. It was plainly manifest that all present deeply sympathised with the parents in their sad bereavement. The funeral service at the grave was read by the Rev. Thomas Noirie, junr., Presbyterian Minister of the Ohineinuri district. To show_ the respect and esteem for the deceased the Messrs Adams Bros, and other members of the c'wir in the district sang a beau'ifalhynm, which with the address delivered by the Rev. Nome, made the ceremony a most impressive one. VIOLENT OARTHARTICB. Derange the stomach, weaken tlie intestinal canal, and arealtogetherobjectionable. Avoid them, and use Wolfe's Schnapps.