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Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10502, 25 November 1902, Page 2

On. Monday next the daily steamer service between, Onehunga and New Plymouth, will be resumd©.

An incipient fire occurred the other evening in a house occupied by Mr D. Cbutts, at Waihi. It appears thte fire originated at the back of the fire■p'ace, and obtained a good hold, but Mr CWtts managed, to. put it out_ in a short time by buckets. But little damage was done. The Jiouse- was insured in the Northern Ctompany, and owned by Mr Moore.

Our C'oromandel co-respondent writes:—''A .nasty accident occurred at the Tiki to a young man named Lindsay, eldest son of George Lindsay, well known in mining circles. Young Lindsay was exercising his horse Hector, which fell and rolled on him, inflicting severe injuries about t'hte chest and ribs. A stretcher •was procured, and Lindsay was- conveyed to the hospital with alll speed."

"Is it worth while, your Honour, wasting the time of the Court by cross-examining witnesses as to the cost of living?" MrJLounthwaite asked in the Arbitration Court the other morning. "I don.'t think so," replied) t'lie President,and he drily added: "I think it is probable that we are the three best experts in the colony on the subject."

In view of the scarcity of feed, the Victoria,!!/ Minister for Lands (Mr Me-. Kenzie) has decided to- allow sheep to be grazed along the railway lines during the day time.only, and under the 1 care of shepherds/ ■

When, tihe Horn. J. Can-olt was at Thames Dr. Pom&re (wiho accompanied the Native Minister) .stated that this was his first visit to Thames. A so-calved • doctor whio was here some month* back, and whot was iniistaken for Dr. Ponuwe, was am, unqualified medico, w'hlo is now ru-tioating behind stone walk as the result of his impudence and enterprise!

The experiment of preserving eggs by .chilling lii> cold storage chambers has been, » great success, in Melbourne this year. The expense 1 is very small, and th© difference between the buying andi selling 1 price of the lot now being treated is about £4000.

Mr Jansen, of the local Telegraph Office; while out shooting om Sunday, met with what might have been, a. serious accident. Unaware of the fact he fired both* barrels of the gun at once, the recoil being so great a* to give him a nasty wound in, the eye and sprain his thumb. Sportsmen should be more cautious when firmg 1 their maiden shot.

The. Battaliin Band bazaar, which promises to be the success of the searson, will be opened at the Miners' Union Hall on Thursday afternoon by His Worship the Mayor. In the evening there will be & grand parade of the Hauraki and Battalion Bands, Hauraki and Thames Rifles, Fire Brijgades, etc., all assembling at Mary street corner at 7 p.m. sharp. It is expected that' the Elinganiite's rait will be forwarded in time to be exhibited on Thursday afternoon.

The dispensary established by several of the Friend y Societies in Wellington about eighteen months aigo, on the lines of those worked in other parts of the colony, has exceeded anticipations, in its results. Only two Lodges are n.O'W standing out> and by the end of the year the dispensary will be serving 2100 members. The profits are being funded instead of distributed amongst the subscribing Lodges, and it is hoped to extend the ■scheme in the near future by opening a branch establishment.

We have t-o acknowledge the receipt from, the Department of Agriculture of the report of the Veterinary science" division', compiled by Mr J. A. Gilruth. The report draws attention, to the large amount of work done in the inspection* of meat at export -works, and in the various- abattoirs which, hare been erected. Mr GMruth called attention to the inadequacy of t'liie salaries paid to the' veterinary officer.?, and addedl that. in. consequence, the colony had lost the services of of its best officers. A large number of specimens had been forwarded to the laboratory for examination. Some plates are given of the Napier and liwercargill abattoirs which shoto-ld prove useful to public bodie* not yet possessed of modern buildings. There are papers oni various diseases in

stock, giving drawing- of symptoms. The) book is a very useful one, and could with advantage be found on every farmer's book shelf.

The chief event of the election season, is to. come off on Wednesday evening at 7.30 in the Oddfellows' Hall 1. Nothing like getting the superfluous excitement driven out of the system, and this cam certainly be done, by getting amongst the children. Mrs

Thorburn has carefully trained about 30 children to entertain the* public with various tableaux and action songs. Several choruses and solos will be also rendered by leading vocalists and Mr Redwood will give selections in the gra-p'hiophone. The limelight will Be supplied by Mr Nicholson and Dr. Lapraik will give a humorous selection. 'Altogether the programme promises to be a. feast of good things which "will be a sedative to the community. Ai full house is sure, so be sure to secure tickets early.

As a seasonable thing, the DunedinSlfcar resuscitates a 'chesitnut' ;■ —Am old Dutchman) had a boy, of whom he was very proud, and he decided to find out his mind. He adopted a very novel plan by which, to test him.. He isllSppedi into ffle .litt'lfe fellow's 1, room and placed on his table a Bible, a bottle of whisky,, and a silver dollar. 'Now,' said he, 'yen boy cornea in, ef he takes dat dollar, lie's goin' to be a beesniz man: ef he dakes dot whisky he's goin' to da a drunkart,' and he hid behind the door to see which the boy would choose. In came the boy, whistling. He ran to 1 the table and, picked up t'hte dollar and put it im his pocket; lie picked up the Bible and put it under his arm; then he snatched up' the bottlte" of whisky aud took two or three drinks> and went out smacking his lips. The old Dutchman poked his head out from be'liiind the door and exclaimed: 'Gracious, he* goin' to be a bolitician."

People have been asking us what is the "emergency ration" of which one reads, so much. Every soldier carries one in his haversack. It consists of a small tin cylinder, similar "to a packet spirit flask, divided into two compartments. Oil© of these is filled with four ounces of cocoa paste; • a.nd the other contains a similar quantity of concentrated beef (pemmican). As its title implies the ration is not to be used except in the oases of direct necessity, and if consumed in small quantities it will maintain strength! for 36 hours. The tin, has to be produced at parades and daily inspections, and the soldier who does riot display hiis 1 ration' is severely dealt with. The' ingredients may be either spread upon a biscuit like butter, or boiled up as cocoa or soup.

The Nelson Mail says: It is found that the number of Wiltons (a/Nelson family) related to each other at present in the colony is no less thorn 477. The first generation numbered t; the fourth 3. There have not been, any second marriages. If all coJtftw'al families increased as the Wiltons have done there would be no need' to deplore the somewhat slow rise in the population of a new country.

We liiave been ■ askod to> state that the entertaiminont in aid of the fluids of the Convent will be -licild on' Wed' nesdaj, December .'Vrd.