THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1896.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8366, 29 February 1896, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1896.

The Cemetery Committee intends to re-tar the foot-paths in both of the cemeteries, and to repair the fences.

The Pnkeno School Committee decided to vote for Messrs J. 11. Wright, Whitehend, and H F. Cooper, in tho Board ol Education olqction.

Mr Burton, of Prince Albert College, will preach at tho Woslcyun Church, Pollen Btrcot, to-morrow morning aud evening.

Tho Thames and country portions ol tho Frisco mail cauio to hand last evening. The private box holdora wero enabled to gefctho'r. correspoudonco shortly aftoi 7 o'clock.

Mr McMahou having resigned charge of the Alburnia Kasfc property at tho Thames, Mr J, Bowler has been appointed to succeed him, aud ho takes charge from to-day.

The widow aud family of the lato Mr W. M. Mowat, Chief Inspector of Machinery, have been granted by Cabinet a compassionate allowance equal to one and a half year's salary.

The bath rocoipis of the To Aroha Sanatorium havo beon larger during the last three months than at any previous period of the snmo duration sines tho baths were opened to tho public.

Hoar frost was to havo been seen on , tho ground in mauy sheltered places about To Aroha last Tuesday morning. r It is qtiito a unique oecarronee to hare frost in the district in February. ) Mr J. Solby, the well known cyclist, intends leaving tho Newlon lirebell (Auckland) at (! o'clock this morning, in ' ordor to try and do tho bicycle run to Mercor and back in lean than his previous record of <S hours 40 minntea, A telegram from New Plymouth Ktnto* that Insncctor Thomson, tho well known polico officer, was soized on Thursday with a paralytic stroke. Yestorday he was slightly bettor, but unablo to speak. The boiler for the Northern Steamship Company's new steamer Waimarao left Messrs Price Bros', foundry yesterday, aud was carted to tho Shortland wharf, from whoro it will bo shipped lo Auckland. HTlio privileges in connection with tho Ohinemnri Jockey Club's races on tho 17th March aro to be sold at Paeroa next Wednesday. As the gathering promises to bo vory largely attended, the bidding for tho various lots should bo spirited. News from London by the Frisco moil statos that Mr R, B. Hunt has lefc for Auckland and will probably mako the Thames bis headquarters. It va said he will represent a strong syndicate of capitalists ivho proposo to put money into Now Zealund mining properties. Our readers will hardly need .to bo reminded of tho Miners' Union excursion on Monday, but wo might perhaps jusl draw attention to the cheapness jf the hires, which have been so arranged as to make tho gathering popular, We expect (lie outing will be very onjoyablc. Archbishop Redwood's Lcnlen Pas(oral deals with the education question lie strongly urges Catholics to continue to support their schools, for which thoy havo already made noble sawifices, maintains that they havo a just cluim for State assistance, aud donie3 that the granting of such assistance would break up tho secular system. To-morrow, the annual demonstration of tho Friendly Societies will bo hold. Members of tho various Societies assemble at Shortland at 2 p.m., aud from thuro they mnrch in rogalia to tho Academy of Music, whero addresses will 1 bo delivered and a musical progrararao i randercd, His Worship tho Mayor will i preside, ' Tho To Aroha paper in noticing the ] visit of several woll known Thames and | Ohinemuri mining men to tho town, says that thero is no doubt tho extension ' of tho railway t3 Paeroa has dono much ' to popularise To Aroha, and when the Thames is reached liy the lino a much greater number of pcopb from this end j; will probably call there, « A.J. and K. Irvine are now holdingn big „ clearing half-yearly cahh sale of their vulu- 8 able stock of drapery, millinery, ami general » household goods. As a clearing must be J, n.ado prior to opening up big shipments for n I ho coining season no reasonable oiler will J] lie refused for summer goods, and in every }j department goiiuine reductions will be made i| all round-fAnvT,] i

In consequence of Monday next being a public holiday tho monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of the Thames High School has been postponed until •'! o'clock on Tuesday at the Borough Chambers.

The auction sale of Kelvin Hill property at Paoroa : takes place on Tuesday. Mr U. C. Carr, of Auckland, is tho auctioneer.

Members of tho Wnikato and Charles Brnco Lodges 1.0.0.F, M.U. lire re (|iiested to'assnmblo at the Lodge room at 215 p.m. to-day for tho purposo of attending tho funeral of their late Bro. J. Jon kin.

Wo understand that tho fo'lowine changes will ho niidn in the stall's of the Wa d n's and Magistrate's Courts at Thorn's imd Paeroa. Mr Jordan, of Po/uoo, fills tho vacancy caused by ihe resignation of Mr Porritt, and Mr Moresby, assistant clerk al tho Thame?, proceeds to l'noroa to take up tho duties vacated by Mr Jordan. It is notyot settled who will take the odice of assistant clork at tho Thames, thus rendered vacant.

Piaxofohti-3 carefully tuned for 7s (idperiodical visits a t reduced ratiM. J. I < won, Thames Music Warehouse, Pollen street.— [Ann.]

In order that settlers may not be mistaken ns to their privileges re' of cattlo, wo quote section 51 of "Tho Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, of 1894," which reads as follows: Nothing in this A''t contained shall apply to any hm fuh farmer who ns incident to his tunning oporntious, slaughters on his farm for /sale, or barter, large or small rattle: Provided that tho proof shall at all times 'io on hiin to satisfy tho court that his principal avocation is farmingand not slaughtering. In tlvi amending Act of last season, His provided: Section 51 of " The Abattoirs and Slaughterhouses Act, 1894," is hereby amended by striking out tha words •'large or small cattlo," inline three, and inserting the word "pigs" in lieu thereof. Settlers are therefore prohibited from slaughtering anything but pigs.

The Thames laughing season of two night's duration will be inaugurated at the Academy of Music on Saturday evening next, the 7th pros., when Mr T. A. Kennedy will make his first appearance, under the management of Mr Lour. Mr Kennedy is aptly described by the Auckland press—where he is now appearing with enormous success—as the kin? laughmakcr of the world, whilst his entertainment is both' unique and full of fun, and never fails' to command and thoroughly entertain large audiences nightly. He certainly stands foremost amongst those who are able, by perfectly unobjectionable means, to keep an audience in roars of laughter, in some intauces painfully so, for a couple of hours, certainly no easy task nowadays. During his present season Mr Kennedy wi 1 put a man in o a mesmeric sleep, and, under the strict supervision of medical men, keep him in such a stale for the lengthened period of six days and nights, he receiving no food whatever, a somewhat startling performance, whidh must naturally attract the attention of thousands of Auckland citizens, For the local season the box p'an will be opened on VVcdncs day morning. Mr Kennedy will appear at popular prices.

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