THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9496, 25 November 1899, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1899.

Mr Wi'liam Perry is gazetted Danish vice-Consul at Hokitika. Mr Eobt. Thompson has been reappointed a member of the Auckland Land Board 1

The Wellington main roll now contains 17,600 names and the supplementary roll 2000. 1

At Auckland yestorday John Hogden wai sentenced to ten ye'rs' hard labor on a charge of committing an unnatural offence.

November 30 (St. Andrew's Day) will bo observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout the colony.

Mr Henry Ivember, of Wellington, is gazetted a member of the General Board of the Government Advances to Settlers Office.

Mr IVrgusson, Registrar of Electors for the Ohinemuri district, is at present on a brief visit to the Thames on business in connection with the approaching general election.

The tender of Messrs Lovatt and Lovatt, of the Thames, has been accepted for the erection of a convent school at Pae r oa, the contract price being The contractors start work immediately, .

Mr James McCormick, of Lower Thames won the fi st prize in the weight guessing compel ition o" an ox which weighed 7'J7lbs in connection with the Auckland Agricuk tural and Pastoral Show, Mr McCorniick's guess was 797J11:5, being only half a pound over the actual weighti

At the Wesleyan Church to-morrow, both at tho morning and evening services, the •Rev. H. R. Dewsbury, ■ hainnan of the Auckland _ district, will preach, Mr Dewsbury is a very popular preacher, and large congregations will undoubtedly greet him at both meetings.

Mr Edmund Harvey Taylor was yesterday nominated as a candidate for the representation of tho Thames electoral district by Messrs W.Wood and Frede ic James Home. A notification to ting effect will be found over the denature of the Returning Officer (Mr T. W. Clark). Tho proceeds of the Flower Show held on Thursday under tho auspices of the Ladies' Benevolent Society are as follows: Receipts at door £'2ii 18s 9d, members' subscriptions 10s, donations 103 6d, sale of exhibits £6 12s 2d, sale of prizes £2 16s (id, afternoon tea 7s 6d ; total iii!) 15s sd.

The Hon A. Ji Cadiuan,-Minister of Mines and Railways, was kept very busy yesterday att nding to business in connec tionwith liis department. Mr Cadman visited several placo3 of interest,ye:torday, including the new geological museum in connection with the cchool of Mines and the Thames Hauraki pumping works,