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Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9617, 20 April 1900, Page 2

The Terrano-a arrived from Whangarei this morning: -*ith a cargo consisting of 6< head of cattle and two hor es for Mr J. W. Walker, Te Aroha The animals will be taken to their destination by the 4 o'clock train this afternoon-

Mr Peter McGregor announces that tomorrow will be the last day of the cleaning s*lo at his drarery e^ blishment and that a special feature will be the dispo?al of ladi-s mickin'oshes at half-price.

We have to thank Mr W. Coad for a copy of tho current issue of ihe Auckland Weekly News. The suoplemmt contains several illustrations of places recently visited by the Auckland Scenery Conservation Society ; Geueral Buller's army on th-? march in Natal ; battle of Rensburg, and n:acy others of interest

The work of raising the southern end rf Baillie street, at its junction with Grey street is proceeding, and wi'l be a distinct improvement to Shortland when completed. The debris f.om the flape Creek i« be:ng utilised for the purpose.

.'• Paul Pry" writ s as follows .•—" Will you kindly inform mo whose duty it is to s«e (hat the approaches to the Waio-Karaki reservoir are kept clean. The reason I would like to know is that now the ccare of the bubonic plague is with us all pigstyes and filth shou'd be removed from, its immediate preo-ncts. Hundreds of residents drink this water and lit.le dream when doing so that there is abed of slush ne»r handy, anl when it ruins this must consequently drain into tho reservoir."—The 1' County authorities are responsible for the "VV'aio^Karaka resei voir. \

Dr H. J. Sprer, M.D,, the well known specialist,l died in Auckland on Sunday, aged 47, after a short illness. ,

''■t. a social gathering in St, Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Ooromandel, on Friday evening, (he Misses Floia and Ant>ie D^vies who have been teachers in the i. uuday School for a considerable time were pre eated with a handsome batter dish and knife, and a case ot tea spoons, tongs and butter knife respectively, The presentition* were male by Key. T. A Norrie.

An Eight Hours Bill for mine.'S is being prepared by the F. i. Wale 3 Government, and will be introduced next session. JLpnes Svmmons, a N.S. Wales Rchoolbjy, was bitten by a brown snake at Woollungong 1.-;st;week, and died from its effect?. At the Hack races at Coromandel on Monday the Ladies Bracelet was won by Speck and the Cup by the Uonfessor. The News states that the number of persons who patronised the baths at Te Aroha on Easter If oadiiy exceeded that on aM previous occasion"", and many were th^ laudatory lemarks p;ssed eoncenrng the excellence of the springs and improved hppearance of the san tcrium grounds.

Mr Easton, Audit In=pecto", wired the Town Clerk under date April 17th: " Sorry cannot get down for a month." Referring to the matter at the Borough Council last evening the Town CJerk (Mr A. Bruce) said he.wiohed to draw attention to the Depart merit's negl-.cc in tho matter, and remarked that tho accounts for the 30th September last bad not yet been auditsd. Resolved on the motion of Or i'oulgrain, seconded by Cr Luca?, tbat the attention of the Auditor-General be drawn to the delay. When interviewed at Adelaide on bis way to England, the Hon W. E >llestoa said he did not think it probable that he would again enter politic*. . Mr Ernest Smith, Fon of Mr E. L. Smith of; the Star Hotel, Tauranga, is leaving for South Africa. On the new electoral roll for the Taranaki dis'riot is the name of an c'eotor who describes himself as a conductor of oxen. There are also two " ladies" and a " gent'u* man" on the ro 1

A orved Maori-house of considerable dimensions is being forwar Jed from. Napier to London by the Indramayo for erection at the Paris Exhibition. Some idea of the size of the strudure maybe gathered f rom the fact that the beam forming the apex of the roof is sixty feet long The house is of great age. »nd some of tbe'earving and painting is eai 1 to be generations o'd. : Mr William Field, who kept the Kapanna A'ms Hotel at Coromandel for a number of years but was compelled to retire from business on account of failing beaLh, died in Auckland on Mon<iay.v ' For nearly twenty years it has been well known on the 'Ihames and in aurroandinc: districts that if a lady want- a fashionable, stylish, up-to-date dress, of the newest and j best material, she ran obtain it from ,W. 8» Wylie, Every season brings novtltie3 an I new goods, and judging by the first ship* ment now opened for the Autumn aud Winter trade, dresses, capes, jackets, tnantl es mackintoshes, umbrellas etc will turpass in style, value and variety any. sling hitherto imported by W. S. Wylie— Advt. • iTr H, E. Hyatt, head-teacher of the Driving Creek school, left Coromandel last week for a three months' ho' Way. He in. tends to visit the Paris Exhibition. i\'r Borchgrevink thinks there is still a chance that M. Andree, the balloonist, lives among the Esquimaux of Greenland.