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Thames Advertiser, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8612, 16 December 1896, Page 2

Mr 11, Fletcher, of Hawlcc's Bay, has drawn the firat prize in. 'I'dttcrfiftll's sweep on the Itoschill handicap^ The mines at Kiimugftlitvke will probably close down [fay the Chris.tn.ias holidays oil Wednesday, ])eccmbi!.i*2tol, A young woman named Molftno Willielmine Stcnbcrg, ivgedSO, died at Pongaroa, near. Pnhiatua, after giving birth to two male children. Deceased had previously threatened to drown hctflelf. It may not be generally known that 41 licensed holdings,, Hpeciai claims, and other mining rights arc protected from December •22nd to January sth .(both (lays inolusivo), by regnlattou under the Mining Act. Wo dircot the attention of shippem and othortt to the alteriitioriinthotiiiiovtebloof tho p.H. Fafiki, She leaves tho Thames Wednesday at midnight instead of Thursday afternoon. This is owing to the vessel hayjng been chartered by the Paeroa School itConunilte to li.m fin e'xciirfjioij. to jfothei'ton

A manager is'Mcpiired for theVhion-' Wailii Gold Mining Compufiy. A meeting of jhembers of the Thames Rugby tljiioh -will bo held in tho Salutation Jlotel nt 8 o'clock this evening. On Saturday a. couple, of the members of the OliineitiuriCounty Cbuncll requisitioned the County Clerk tft call a meetiiig for December 23rd. In all probability this will be done, bo oa to clear up everything for tho year, A contract ; lias, been let to Meesra Gi'ifliths IJroa.j of Paeroa, for laying & \\ inch from a creek above the Tramway Hotel at Karangahake, to the middle of the Karaiigahake ttwiiahip. The pipe is to bring in a temporary water supply for that township, and the work is to bo coiiipleted before OlVristmas.

Alfred Boyce, a little boy, aged 18 months' nearly cut his thumb off at Cambridge: the other afternoon. He is the youngest son of Mr Chan. Boyce, baker of that town, and he somehow got at a quantity of bottles of hop beer, One of them burst and gave his hand such a gash that the little fellow nearly bled to death before Dr. Pergival could staunch the bleeding.

Mr Robert Wood, draper, of Albert-street, invites visitors to the Thames during the Christmas holidays to inspect his now and well furnished stock, the goods comprising which are sold at very cheap rates for cash, He points out that ho has no second prices, and offers ho discount, but he relics solely en soiling a good article at the lowest possible prieo,

On Monday afternoon Hie marriago of Miss Mary Agiiow., eldest" daughter of Mr James Agnew, mii.ier, residing in Wlritaker fittcefc, Tc Aroha, to Mi? Thomas William Page, miner, 'Waitekauri,. aoiv of the late Mr Thomas T. 0. Jage, Kaita.ngata, farmer * was celebrated' at the residence of the bride's parents intho .presence of a number of fi'iendsi It .was): a quiet, pretty, wedding, the Rev, % A. Noi:r.ie..officiating.

The Kev, A,% Webb, in.a letter to tlje; Giaborne Herald, thus eoiidludes on the recent licensing poll s~' : ' Thaiik God, in AVaiapu. electorate, though the trade lias just received a three years' lease, from the public, if 19.00 electors, voted tor continuance, 1890 voted for no license. The tide is steadily rising, and all the Mrs Partingtons in the World won't'be .able to sweep jt back * not even those who wear a mitre as a head-dress."

The misdeeds of air. uudutiful son were pathetically related at the Wellington police Court the other day by an clderty debtor who was summoned onji ju'dgmcntv Ho had worked his passage l 'to aha from England for his health's sake, and, on returning, found that his wife had died, the son had procured tho insurance money, ■sold'the house and contents, got married and cleared, out, leaving his father to support five young children without a heme. The Stipendiary Magistrate adjourned the case for three months:.

In connection with the proposed contest for country brass bunds in the Domain, Te Aroha, on 29th January next, steps have been taken to appoint an adjudicator, and the conditions of the contest will bo the same as those in force at the forthcoming Wellington Band Contest, The time is iw short to allow of a general test piece being prenarcd, and each band will he allowed to choose its own pieces,: Two selectionsfull folio pat'C sizc-wili constitute the test pieces probably. The bands invited to compete are;. Thames, Wa.ihi, Waitekauri, Karaiigahake, Paerea, Coromandel, Hamilton, I'auranga, Cambridge, and Te Aroha,

The water supply of those who have tanks and wells in. Paeroa and Ohinemuri townships is new running so low that wells are being sunk in all directions, but it is only in a few cases that the water, when reached, is available for use.—A meeting of the Water Supply Committee of the (Jpuiity Council was. held on Monday at the County Council Chambers to consider various proposals of the County Engineer, Ski). W. McArthui', for meeting the present urgent demand for water for domestic purposes in both the upper and lower townships, Several proposals for a water supply were considered, bat nltiniatcly tho Committee decided in favour of a scheme which would, give an immediate supply at) a moderate cost—always provided it can be. carried out. To give time to see if the plan can be carried put, the meeting, adjourned until next day.

At a meeting of tile Managing Committee of the New i Zealand Amateui' JKowing Association held ill Wellingtott on Monday night soiuo diseussion took nlaee with it gard to: tho championship whalqboat face of 4UIO, which appears on the programme of the Auckland Anniversary Kegatta, the. event being cpon to all comers.' It was pointed out that members of amateur chubs" might Jose their amateur status by competing. -It ■was decided that the secretary should write to the local oliicor of the Association in Ancklaiul calling his attention to the nature of the face, and asking him to use his discretion in making the facts known to the clubs, which were likely to enter crcwa for ■flu event, and pointing out that members of iifhliated clubs ran grave risk of losing their amateur status by cQiiipetinc: in tho event, and drawing, particular attention to the Association's amateur deiiiiition.

Mr Catr/ii), bookseller anil stationer of Pollen, street,, is to the fore as is usual at Christmas; time with him with a fl.no assorted -stock of cards, toys, and goods of a more expensive -nature, suitable for pre* scuts. His cards are & particularly nice lot and are no doubt as he says, the very best that .mo.ii.cy can buy, He* imports them from HoinCj and not only their beauty but their novel designs strike one at the first cdlnoc, and the cheapness at which tlioy are sold is For instance the packets wliicli arc sold at from .sixpence to two shillings, arc wonderful value, a'tfd there are also boxes of c.ards containing ten [with envelopes, which are sold for one shilling. It is the hand»paintcd desigus on ivorinc which are specially.attractive; already they have been in demand and doubtless before the -festive season is much new jit Outran, will find his stock in- that particular artipjp exhausted. We need not mention tliQ toys, tljoy aipos some inkertigers say " too numerous to parti'Qularijio," but the goods i(i the shop suited for moro elaborate presents qpvor a wide range, and moreover include mm really handsome as well as use?ill m'tioM Not the least worth '. mentioning xvlucli come undor that category arc handsome ten.setfl, ladies'companions, and writing desks., the .(list unfiled being of most ftttraevivo desigmi.,. .and Die companions aro so nicely finished and so useful \ m to make them coveted by all feminine beholders, the Writing desks are of many patterns and prices-from sixty shillings downwards—this highest priced being well mounted, well inlaid and veneered, and good value is found in those of Japanese, pattern which nifty be obtained for about twenty shillings or so, Mt Catranhas also laid in » Hue stock of books suitable for school: prizes and alt % popular annuals are to be found on liisahclVßS,iiicliiding "Boys' and Girls? G«u« and "&)UUIJEngland," whieli it may be said arc sojd 4 Auckland prices, There are mimcroiis other features of Bit- Catran's stock, but mo Imve said enough tpshow that iii (lie shop ' can be found everything likely to be bo re. (jnired In Hie particular liiio,- At)>x]