NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10369, 13 November 1912, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Weather forecast: The indica- ! tions are for westerly winds moderate to strong and squally at times; tho. weather cppeairs likely to be cloudy and unsettled and rain probable; the barometer has a, falling tendency; seaa moderate, tides mo- | derate. i Eivans, the injured Wailii striker, is a married man with one child. A sitting of the Magistrate's. Court will be held to-morrow by Mr F. J. Burgess, S.M., who will also* hold a sitting of the Warden's Court on Friday. A telegram from Wellington is to tho effect that Archibald Boyd was to-day fined £20 for illegal betting on the Trentham raceourse. Leave to appeal was granted.

The special train which left. Thames this morning for Hamilton, carried a fair complement of passengers all on pleasure (bent, the attraction: being the second and final day of the Waikato A. and P. Sliow.

The shooting affray at Wadhi by which Constable 'Wade, who comes from Pakuranga, and a worker named Harry Johnson -were shot' by Federationists, created great excitement at Thames yestefrday, and provided the principal topic of conversation, throughout the day. The general opinion was one of genuine regret that this development had occurred, as it might lead to further serious collisions.

The final demonstration by Miss Binns with the Perfection oil stoves whicii took place at Rtensb-aw's to-day, concluded a highly successful series 'W"hich have gone to prove that the stoves are highly desirablci items in any home. They take up a minimum of space, add to rather tliaai detract from the appeararce wf a room, are easily worked, cook to a nicety and cost little. There id not the worry of ordering coal, chopping wood, or blowing to make them! burn. All that is required is to fill the oil cavities with oil. by meatas of pumping, light the widks, and a heat is generalted which turns raw material into deleofcablo dishes, and pervades tile room with a wlarmth not by 1 any maa-us excessive, but rather pleasaiiß. The cost of ibiu-nin? the oil is id an aoou-, so it oam: be easiily seen that the stoves- are* really most acceptable and economical household requisities. Tlieii' cupabilities have been tried-, tested, and riot found wanting, so wliait more can be said except recommending 1 our readers to buy.

An exciting race occurred this 1 morning between the special train for Hamilton and a privately owned motor car. A party of excursionists were on board the ear and it was their intention to board the train a,t P;arawai. On thie motor's arrival at the P'arawlali 'bridge the occupant* were disappointed to ssee t-he train -steam out of the station, and as the keenest desire was expressed to be present at the show, the only tiring left, to do was to race to Kopu and enable the occupants to catch (Le train there. An exciting and exhilarating race ensued, the mm." gaining and passing the train, out of the windows of which could be seen the nodtHnc heads and waving hands of excited passengers. The ear, however, did ntit respond too well, the brake sticking and preventing the excessive speed that was required to i*eaoh Kopu station 1. However, the oar' reached the platform juot in time to allow of the pa-ysewgws to board the train befo-i'e it again stemmed out. -and more than one sigh of relief was heaved as 'the party took their seats in the now moving train. As the oar otwrer said, "It was an exciting race alright, and I thought we would lowe : but we got there."

The anniversary entertainment in connection the Tararu Presbyterian Sunday ScJiool took place on Monday night, -and was a very enjoyaible little function. In the absence of the Rev. Mr Milne Dr Lapraik presided, and a happy little speech expressed, hia pleasure in being present, and congratulated teachers and scholairs upon another year of smocessful work. Hie ]>resented the scholars who succeeded in passing the Sunday School Union examination in June last, with their certificates aiud the prizes awarded to them by the school—'24; in all. Ell even of these gained first-class certificates, and of these, two (Elsie Adams and Leigh Chapman) won Union prizes. The annual report presented by the treasurer (Mr Newton) was of a.n encouraging' nature. Special reference was made to the loss sustained 'by the school by the resignations of Misses Brady and .Jaoksion and to the excellent work done by the latter, and Mr S. B. Ferguson in preparing scholars for the S.S.U. 'examination. During the evening solos wfere most acceptably sung by Mlrs N. P'ayne, Misses

Jainos, Avery, Teale, Gibso-n, and Hild.i Hai-vey, by Messrs W. Smith. Galloway, and Roy Hosiking: recik:.tioi),3 'by Mis;s Melletf- and Mr S. F&rguson; and a piainoforte duet by Misses Tetley aaid Leslie. Hearty v'oteii of thanks to thei Key's, .Milne ajxd Buckingham for their escellerit addresses on Sumdaj'; to the chairlnian for presiding and for his annual prizes; to the Baptist friend's for the loan of anniversary music; and to those who had contributed items both on Sunday and last night were acorded by acclamation 'belore the meeting w'a,g concluded.