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Thames Star, Volume XXX, Issue 9024, 23 March 1898, Page 2

MOANATAIARI AND MAT QUEENHAURAKI (LnaTBB). TENDERS will be received up to noon on THURSDAY, 31st inst, at the local office ot th- M >anataiari Gold Mining %m pmy, Limit d, for the SUPPLY AKD DXLIVBRY OF MINING TIMBER. Specifications to be Been afctheloc I offices of th<» Moanata ari aiid May Queen Ilauraki Companies. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Hbney A. Gobdon. General Ma< ftjer. Thames, March 23rd, 1898. MA.V QUEEN HAURAKI (Limited). 'pENDEPS will be received at the local " office of the May Queen Hauraki (Limited) up to noon on THURSDAY, 31st inst, for CARTING LOADS of not less thaa 30cwt of Quartz from the Saxon Hopper to the Company's Crushing Battery for a period of 12 months. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Henry A. Gokdon, O >neral Manager. Thames, 23rd March, 1898.

Thb annual harvest festival was held at St Paul's Churoh, Pa roa, oo Sunday last, being the fourth Sunday in Lent. The churoh was decorated with fruit, vegetables, grain, and flowers The services throughout the day were conducted by the Vicar, the Rev, W. H. WiJeon, assisted by Mr L. 0. Paget. Holy Commubion was celebrated at 8 a.m., and after morning prayer, and evensong was held at 7 p.m. In the morning there was a fair congregation, and the Vicar gave an appropriate sermon. In the evening the church was crowded, the Vioar gave a splendid sermon, taking as his text Mat 13ch. 39v., " The harvest is the end of the world, the reapers are the angels." Appropriate hymns and psa ms were eung at both services. The fruit and vegetables ha^e been given to the Thames Hospital. M.4NOFOETM carefully toned for 7* rd periodical visits at reduced rates. J Qbi o Queen street, between Walte* and Pah, v stwets.—lAnwr At the Police Court this morning, hefive Messrs 'I'heo. Wood and Thos. Radford, J's P.. John Henry Dutty and A^iremu Te Whetie were charged with threatening behavior in a public place. Both plea led guilty. The Bench said that defendants were liable to a penalty not exceeding £o, bur aa this was their first offencu they would be fined 20s and cost's £1 19s Ouffcy was allowed a fortnight to pay the fine A native named Tanui was charged with furiously riding a horse along the Parawai road. Sergt. Gillies conducted the case for the prosecution, while Mr Day appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. Valentine b'avage, Lawrence Park nan, and Tau gave evidence for the prosecution, which showed that defendant rode the horse at a furious pace, and when opposite Mr Miller's residence he collided with a sulky coming in the opposite direction, which was driven by a boy named Lawrence Parkinson. Dtfendant was thrown off his horse, and when pick >d up was uucoDsoious. The sulky was damaged to the extent of about £3. In the course of his evidence the defend mt said the home had a hard mouth, and was very anxious to be on the gjllop. He had one or two drinks with his friends before leaving Shortland, but was sober. Hore Ta Rumanui, the owner of the horse, also gave evidenoe, after which the Bench said that undoubtedly the defendant had ridden furiously, and imposed a fine of 10s and costs 28s.

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