THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1898.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9157, 29 September 1898, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1898.

The Septtmber number of " Universal Brothorhood" is to hand,. . Besides the usual quotum of Theosophio.and general literature, ♦hero is a fino frontispiece, Washington's Last Farewell to His Mother.". ■ Mr J. J, Taylor, who is well-known in local oriokot and football circles, as a member of the School of Mines and Rover teams, leaves to-dav for Auckland, viliore he will take up his residence. In anothor column appears the preliminary notice, of Miss Laura Power's Concert and Burlospe Company. Tho programme ia a wonderful collection of varieties, and should draw a crowded house. Members of the 1 epresentativo team who play against Coromandel,on Saturday next, are requested to meet at Short's stables this afternoon at 4.30, when a brake will be in, Readiness to convey them to Parawai for a practice match; A meeting of the Committee of the Thnmes Cycling a.d Tourintj Club took place last evening at the Pacifio Hotol. In the absence of the Chairman, Mr E. Norden presided. Mr J, B; O'Sullivan (captain) stated that he had forwarded a letter of condolence to the mother oE the lato fdr E. Twohill, tho deceased having ocoupied tho position of a Vice-President of the Club. Mr W. B. Eyre was appointed to handicap the Club's pedestrian events. A. large amount of business in connection with tho Club's forthcoming carnival on November Bth waß transaotod, Mr Woodward reported that be had made all arrangements for the concert, whioh will take place in the Academy of Musioonthe evening of the sports, and announced that in addition to local talent Misses E. L, Foaton and Marie Quinn, and Messrs Ingham, G. Rowe (Auckland Banjo Club), and ft.'A. Dexter would take part,while tlie Auckland Cyoling Club would provide three cycling tableaux A vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings. Mr Gladstone had Scandinavian aft vtell as Highland ancestors. In 1895 a student at the University of Upsala, in Sweden, found an old and seemingly rare book in his library. It contained a history of the Swedish nobility, and among tho noble families mentioned was the Gladstone house, or, as it was written in Swedish, Gladaton, and tho student sent it to him as a present, Some tim« after ho got thin reply" Hawarden Oastlo, Chester, April 16,189 C. Dear Sir,—l hopo you will forgive tho exorbitantly long delay in acknowledging your obliging and very acceptable gift, First, it was due to my digtanoe from my country, and then to heavy arrears, together with very pressing engagements; never, I can assuro-you, to frivolity or indifference. i The emigration of a portion of my family to ficandiravia in tho 17th oen< tury is an important fact in my family history, Thoy were borderers, and I have always supposed it to have been the cessation of warfare on tho border after the union of tho Crowns under James 1, in 1603, lam extremely gUd to havo Scandinavian blood running in ray veins Tho other half is of the Celtio Highlanders. I send you with much pleasure the best photograph of myself that 1 possess, and, with best thanks, I ro» main yours very faithfully, W.E. Gladstono, &o, 87." At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr H. J, Groenslude, J.P., Thomas Chcnal was charged with drunkenness.—Accused pleaded guilty.—SorgoantG llies mentioned that 5s had beon inourred for cab hire. Ho regretted that lit the time of % arrest a number of hoodlums and females gathered round the constable who made tho arrest.- The crowd hooted the constablo and encouraged the accused to resist, The scene was a most disgraceful one.—ln reply to a question from the Bench at to why some of those who hindered tho policeman had not been brought bofore tho Court, Sergeant Gillies saia that if the constable Jiad attempted to c|o that ho would have jiad to let hjs prisoner go. His inatructbus tp ooitstabjes in cases such as this, in future, would be tq let tho ipan jiad lsen arrested go, and to arrest soifiit (if thpsp \vl|o obstructed the oonstablo in the exception of his duty,—The Court regretted that some of tho offenders had not been taken into oustody, as ji» that case, thoy would have been made an oxamplo of. Tho duties of tho polioo woro sufficiently onorous without having public interference to contend with in addition,-A fine of 6s was iinppscd and accused was al*o ordered to pay fia cab hire, or in default 24 hours imprisonment.—Alec Soss was fined 2s and 2s costs for permitting bis horse to wander in tho Borough. - Tho Court then adjourned,