THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none: fear of none; justice to all. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1894, NOTES AND GLEANINGS.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 8641, 22 January 1897, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none: fear of none; justice to all. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7,1894, NOTES AND GLEANINGS.

A mass of business transacted at tlio Warden's Court yesterday, and recorded in this issuo, Ims crowded out a leader and other matter. Tho Hon. Mr Cadmaii arrivrd in Auckland from Coromandol yestorday. He leaves for Wellington by tlio Takapuna. Mcmbera of tho Thames Navals aro reminded of tho inspection parade, which takes place on Saturday. At tho Polico Court yesterday, boforo H. C. Gillospic, Esq., J.P., Tau, a nativo, pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and was cautioned and discharged. Tararu I. will bo represented on Saturday in their match against the Uniteds as follows :-Cantloy (capt), Carter, Clar'c, Darrow, Harper (2), J. McGregor. Hcilly, Ityan, Siddall, aim Wiggins. The following non-permanent postal appointments arc gazetlod! -Postmaster Waikino, 11.l 1 . A. Jones; Postmaster Golden Cross, Mr H. McClolland; Postmaster and telephonist Karangahake, Mrs Jane Airey,

At tho Warden's Court at Paeroa on Tuesday it was stated that there were over 5C3 plans in tho Survey Office, and in one case it was stated that tho plan had been thero for fou» months.

The Warden intimated at tho Pa°roa Court on Tuesday that in future he would require all depositions in connection with special olaims to state if tho land applied for was Crowu land open for mining.

Marcus McDowell, who was fined £15, with costs £318s at I'acroa on Thursday for having 1544 uncustomed cigars in his possession, was taken by Oonstablo Beatty to Auckland, .Tho alternative in default of payment of tho fino, was fixed at six months' imprisonment.^

J. B.'Wcsfc and Co. report that at the Thames eattlo market on Wcdno?day, 20th inst, a good supply of fat cattle was yarded. Prime medium weight steers made 18s per l«i01b; good quality young cows, 1/s; steers ranged from £1 to JXI 2s Gd; cows, U 10s to i? 5 10s ; good owes, 8s 3d to 8s 9d; heavy good lambs, 8s .3d to 8s 9d ; smaller sorts, 7s to 8s

Afcer the usual practice of the Thames Naval Artillery Band lust evening, Lieut. Potts.ou behalf of the members of tho Band, presented Bandmaster <!. Smith with a handsome silver-mounted conductor's baton uB a mark of esteem and respect. Tho baton bears tho following inscription, " Presented to Bandmaster ft. G Smith by tho members of tho T.N.A.V. Baud, January, 1897.,' Bandmaster Smith in a neat speech thanked tho members for their kind present.

When the stcimer Oliau was loading at tho lower steam crane in Orcyinoitth last week, tho chain hearing a full truck of coal snapped while it was being swung round to bo lowered into the vessel's hold. It foil on tho wharf, and tho liandlo bats pierced the planking as if it had been bored by an auger. A few seconds' delay and tho truck with its load of oight tons would probably lutvo crashed through tho bottom of tho steamer and sunk her alongside the wharf.

A boxing anil wrestling .tournamenfc will take place ut tho Academy of Music to. morrow evening under tho auspices of Mesaw Matthews and Sutherland, tho champion wreatlors, when Mathews will wrestle the well-known Maori heavy weight John Rowo, of Korcpohl (Piako). J- Sutherland will wrestle the Maori known as " Two*to-one, the Maori giant," nud Jack Connors will try conclusions in tlu Gnuco-Ronwn stylo with the Maori champion Haimona, from Hoeatoinui. Thero will bo special prizes given for Maori wrestling for nativos only, and two prizes will bo given for boxing, open to local talent, also a prizo will bo giffenfor heavyweight lifting and feats of strength, opontoalUomors, The celebrated Connor Bros, will perform in acrobatio feats and tumbling, and Messrs Mafc'iowa and Sutherland will givo an exhibition of Roman statuary and different styles of wrestling. I'UNoyonTKS carefully tuned for 7« tld, Periodical visits at reduced ratos. J. Gmm liamea Musio Wftrekoum, ?oßon *treot.fAow

Work on tho temporary water supply tor Paeroa is progressing favourably ( The ditch, for the pipe has been excavated from Paeroa to within a quarter-mile of Mr MitcliolVs houso. The pipes were on the grourd this week, arid the work of laying them was commenced on Wednesday.

A vory protty wedding ceremony was celebrated at St. Matthew's Church, Auckland, on Wednesday afternoon at threo o'clock iwhen Mr Robert Farrell, of Paeroa, was marriod toMissAnnio Mathiobon, oldest daughter of the lato William Mathieson. In tho evening a social gathering was hold at the Cook-slreet Hall, whare a very pleasant evening wa3 spent by some eighty or ninety guests. Mr Farrell is one of tho original shareholders in tho Broken Hills Gold Mining Company, Tairua, and amongst tho numerous wedding gifts was a handsome silver tea and coffee sorvico, cruet, and cako stand pro ontcd by sovcral mombora of tho original syndicate. During tho proceedings at tho Warden's Court yesterday, the Warden read tho following circular which he badrccci7ed from tho Undor-Secretary of tho Mines Department: "In view of tho probability oi numerous applications being made for long poriods of protection on tho plea that financial amogemonts are about to hi entorcd into to enablo tho claim, for ffhict protection is required, to be worked Wardens aro requested to satisfy them selves of tho bona fides of each application submitted for their rocommondation bj perusing tho original correspondence la twoon the applicant for protection or the owner of tho claim and the persons or com panios who aro to find tho neccssarj capital. Certified copies of ull such cor rcspondonce, which must bo supplied bj tho applicant, must bo forwarded to tbii ofiico with each application to tbe Mmistoi for protection otherwise the applicatioi will not be entortained."