THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1899.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9496, 27 November 1899, Page 2

THE Thames Advertiser. Favour to none; fear of none; justice to all. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1899.

«. A- cable me sage states that there is an improvement in Lord Salisbury's condition

The Premier will address a public meeting at' > garuawahia to-night.

The Piako County Council intend erect ing a bridge over the Waihou Biver, ai Shaftesbury, To roha.

Lieut. Adams has completad his 9 r years' continuous service with the Wellington Five Brigr.de, and thus become the first man entitled to the Gold -'tar of New Zealand Brigade's Association

Constable F avell has lieai tent from Waitekauri to'Waihi, to tako tho place of Constable Wlielan, who was seriot sly injured during an cssault on Thursday, the particulars of which have abeady bean reported.

Mrs James Barrett, of Paeroa, met w th a oas'y accident theio on Wednesday evening, being accidentally struck oil the no e by a stone. Sho was attended by Dr. Buckby, who found it necessary to put in five stitches.

Mr F, D. Fergusson, Peturni'-g Officer for Ohinemnri, notifies in-another column that nominations close ou Weclno, day noxh, November 29 h, and the polling day wil l be Wednesday, Dec 'luber Cth, There are 27 polling places, of which the Criterion Theatre, Paeroa, is tho pr ucipal

A Wellington telegram says that the issue of the much admired penny stamp in two colors lias been stopped for changes that were contemplated in the colors. The sLmps cannot bo mado until special inks arrive which w 11 not lio ti'l the beginning of the year.

At Paeroa on Frida ■ a young man named Thomas Dudley, a plumber, was coram tted for trial on a charge of making a false declaration in connection • with a residence si'e licence, No 920, at Karangahake. Mr Poritt appeared for the Crown and Mr Clendon for defendaut.

The Rev. L. M. Tsitt, in the course of a prohibtion address (says a Wellington telegram), was asked which cand date to support, and replied that ho was under pledge to the New Zealand Alliance to make no reference to any party in politics It was thought much wisor to fijht straight out foi "no license " '

Nominations for three delegates to the Executive Council of t!io Thames Miners' Union under the new rules closid on Saturday night, when seven nominations were received as follows;— David Henderson, James McEnker, 11. Henderson, H. Mct/.chlan, J. 'I onltin, J. H. Hodge, and John Hubbard.

The Marine Department is, arranging to charter one of the Napier st am trawlers for the purpose of thoroughly t sting the fishing grounds on various parts of the New Zealand coast. Mr Ay on, tho Inspector of Fisheries, will accompany the expedition, a'id will from time to time furnish tho Marine Depaitment wi h full details of the process of the work.

A telegraph : c communication from Invercargill says that two men were drowned in the Alataura yesterday at Gore. Water Turner was coning ashore from Graham's dredge in a boat attached to a traveller on a line, when it lurched and he was thrown out. Re kept afloat for sjme time but the river was high and running strong, and he finally sank cl se to shallow water. He was about SO years of age and a single man. Thi> other man was Phillip Mill, a farmer at Waikaia, who started to cross the rivr horseb.xk. He has not been seen si-ice, but the hor .e was found riderless.