OUR THAMES LETTER.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 19, 23 April 1892, Page 5

OUR THAMES LETTER.

Paeroa footballers will -be interested to learn that the district schemo 'hasbeen adopted with great enthusiasm by our local clubs, atfd the' game promises to ,be ' more successful than -ifi •■ previous season.l The uamea *7df r the districts are City North, Citfy^City- * South, Suburbs'(Block 27), arid County (Parawai). ' ' ' ' It is whispered 1 that tlhe new owner of the 'Marototd mine will', probably work 'it on' tribute, 'although nothing has yet been definitely decided. . V"'' Crawford's Special Gold Mining Co. . haabeen sold by auction and. bought, in by, Mr J. ft Macky* on behalfrrof othe . new company now in .coarse of forma-i tion. > - - r • , Mr E.F. Adams, surveyor, eldesison < of the headmaster of the Thames High ' School, was on Wednesday married to Miss Maud Hall; second daughter of ' Mr J. W.- Halty the welfckndwn) local, dhemist. » ' !, The School Committee elections are not exciting much interest this year. V . f ' The up-country t members of the Thames Miners'' Union will .be in-^ terested[to leairn that' the banner ordered.) . from London 'some time ago' has noWv arrived. The_banner is 10ft x 12ft, and 'has been-really^weU executed/"On one side is an excellent representation of the Saxon ! 6.M. Co.'s poppet heads and engine house, from a photograph by *Foy Bros., and on the top appear the r following inscription v : —" Amalgamate^ Miners' Associatidn of Australia: Branch No. 54, Thames,, New 'Zealand." ' On the reverse 1 side there 'is a picture repre» senting three generations—yjouth, manhood, and old, agp,—together with the proverbial bundle of sticks, with the motto—" Unity is strength," and along' the top are the words —" United •we stand, divided we fall." ' Th'e T total-cost of the 'banner was about £SQ! V , The Foresters' Fete on Easter Monday was fairly successful. The principal events resulted: — ' Maiden Race.—Stewart 1, McCarthy 2, Phillips ,3. Easter Handicap'(first heat), 100 yds. —McCarthy I,' Brown 2, Phillips 3. Second heat (300 yds.) — Taylor (of^ Paeroa) I', Nicolai 2, McCarthy 3. Final heat ( (2oo yards)—Taylor 1, Me- ' Cafthy 2, 'Nicolal 3./ r ' Taylor (of Paeroa) having thu9 gained' 16 points,he secured first prize, 'McCarthy being second with, 14 points, and Nicolai third with 6 points. Half-mile Handicap—Brady 1, Irwin 2, 01 liver ("Hiku'taia) 3. Hurdle Handicap (200 yards)— Maxwell 1, Nicolai' 2, r£Jogan 3. , Mile Race.—Brady I, Olliver 2^ Mc'Enteer 3. JJI'U Consolation Race, 150yds.—'Olliver (10yds) 1, W. Brown (syds) 2, McGregor (syds) 3. *#* The quarterly meeting of the Miners' Association was held last Saturday night, but the business Was purely formal, with the 'exception that' it was decided,to in future,celebrate Anniversary Day on 'the first Monday in March.