THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8365, 28 February 1896, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1896.

Wo are eorapolled again this mornint; to hold over our loading a'tie'e, as well is somo miarol'aneotia ni'itter of intefCrf'.

ft is expected Ilia' nrcr 100 Pi emeu will attend tlm demonslnt'on to bu hoi J in Clirinchurch noxt month.'

A quantity of interWoniul and inter* orovineial news will bo found on our lirst and fourth pages.

Mi' Jas, Coutts.lms been appointed manager of tho Victoria mine, Wo congratulate tho directors on the excel* leiKO of their choice.

Tho gold duty dne to the Borouizh Council for the (piaster ended December 31st amounted to £257 12s 7d, which has been credited in tho usual manner,

Last night's meeting of the Dorou»h Council was about the quickest ou retho proceedings beiug over within 20 minutes

Prior to the commencement of tho performance in tho Academy last owning tho Naval Hand played several solutions of music iu their usual style.

Tho name of the Paeroa Hfcution on tho Kaipara railway is to bo changed to Wliarepapa, and tho Ohiuomuri Station svill in fiiuiro bo known as Paoron.

A large stono from a reef in the Jubilco Mine, VVnitekauri, is now on • iow at the Bunk of New Zealand, Paeron. The stono gave an ttss iy value of £65 por ton.

It is rumoured that the.police district of Obinemuri is to bo dividod, and that a sergeant and six constables are to bo placed there. Tho Court has boon sitting three times a week lately.

The Napier police arrosted an old uian for drunkonneas in thn town the other day who had upon him a sum of money amounting to £211) in notoa, gold, silver, and copper, Ho cvidoutly intended to have ft sproc, but luckily for himself ho was intorcoplcd,

That wonderful invention, tho kinctoscope, is to be exhibited here for u sJiorfc seasou in premises in Pollen street opposite W. It. D. Driver's ou utid after to-day. We shall gfroour reulurs iu our next issuo an idea of its accomplishments.

It is stated that tho Committee of tlio VVol ington Working Mon's Club lias instructed its solicitor to tuko proceedings against one of tho speukora at the receut temperance meeting at* Newtown for alleged slando'rous statements concerning tho institution.

Mr John Jenkin, of Tararn was engaged* in mining ab ibo Thames for many yoars, diod last evening. He \va9 overtaken by that disease peculiar to miners, and had been laid up for a period of three years. Much sympathy is felt for his widow, who has attended him so unremittingly during his Ion? sickness.

A You.vn man minimi J. L, Slieenin was arrcstedhercouwarrantyeslerdayby Constable Bern for the tlicl't of a L'.i note, the property of Mr .T, ]). Colhruoko, of Coromandei, where tliu alleged oll'eneo took place on the I Itli ult. Aeunsud was brought, before 11. Eyre Kenny, Esq . S.M., in the afternoon, and on the application of Sergt. Gillies was reinaiuleil to Coromandei. Bail was allowed, himself in I'M and two sureties of C&i eaeli: the hail was t'orHicoininy.

Says tho Tribune of yesterdayA very pleasing ceremony look pluee yestorday morning a'fc which our worthy and respected postmaster and Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages toolc a principal hand, when ho united Miss JuliaMcOowun lo Mr John of Pacroa. The happy couple were accompanied by soveral Irieuds, and everything went oil'beautifully.

A member of the Southland County Council has suggested the imposition of a tax of 2s fid per head on 'cyclists as a fittinn contribution towards tho maintenance of the county roads. Christchut eh Truth asks" Wlntncxt! I his mania for taxation ii gotting alarming, Hoforj lonu they'll be attaching a meter to a man's head for the purpose of taxing hiin for tho amount of air ho breathes. A frco country, indeed! 'Cyclists, attention!"

After the Mayor Imd concluded tho Fire llrigadn proaontfttions lust evening lie thanked the audioncoon hohalf of Mr James Jioivo and family for their a'totidanee at llio fathering Mr Wood,vard for tlio URi! of tnc. hall, Mr Wilson ol'llin Gas Company for tho tree «oh, tlio Navnl Hand for' the music supplied, to Mr Hastings for his orgauis'ition of tho concert, mid to all other* who had assisted in any way to bring it to a successful isauo. Artln; I'olicoOoiirt.yt'.sl.erilay, before. 11. Jiy're Kenny, K»|., tS.AI., Jolm and liiirnaby .Sullivan went elmrgod wilh' lining drunk in Pollen street on Wednesday. lloth pleaded guilty, and worn eiieh lined »is and cosls lis, or '21 hours. Tliey went further charged with lighting in Pollen Hrei't, To this charge lliey also pleaded guilty, nml were eiieh lined .'is and cosls 'is, or two days, I lis Worship said he made the line light* because .Sergt. liillii's staled lliat the licensed came ipiiotly when niTcstcd liy the police.

h.t.yoi'oiii'KH ciiivl'iilly timed for h Oil i>( riodical visits at redueed rates. (.rittoa ril.ll.ltH Musie, \VareIIOIISU, I'olleil street — [A HVJ'.'I

MW TJJLNGS IN LII'TI Are fo fiilmilHtc.d to iiialco it long and healthy iih Wolfe's Schnapps, 11. lias Kri'iit vifiilisiiig(|nulitioH, nnd is perfcutly pine,