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Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10514, 9 December 1902, Page 2

I The German Emperor rhias entered upon ai hew phase of Ms development, if one isi <to> believe the statement that he was lately seen reading the news/ papers mi a rail way train' with the help of ; a. pidMje-nez. Nor is 'this to be wondered at. in, the face of .thelament j once made by the Kaiser himself, wh'ol, speaking of his school-days at Oassel, reniarke'd that out of a, class of 20, "no fewer than eighteen.of his- fellowpupils, wore spectacles, while two of these, with their glasses on, ■could not even see' the fenigth; of the table." As .compared! with other nations, the Germans may be described a® a spec-tacle-wearing people, and there can be no dqubb thiab the main cause of their defective sight is the peculiar character of their tj'pe, which is most trying' to the eyes. The present Emiperor, mo less than' Bismarck, has always protested, on patriotic grounds, against the substitution, of the Ro^ man for the Teutonic, or black-letter, chairaicter in print, and) bcthi have .had.: to suffer equally for their Chauvinism. '■■..■■ ■ .:

There were curious scenes at Verotnia,, Italy, where the actor Novelli. is performing at -present •in the Risitori Theatre. Tlie prefect-of the town'bad prohibited the'wearing of hats in, the theatres.- •Notwithstanding, a, -Targe number of ladies .Appeared with, their hats on, thereby provoking. indignant) protests aridi hooting by the public. As the ladiesl, stubbornly refused to oonipfyi with the ■ puiblic demand- to •take off their hats i the performance was suspended and the recalcitrant Indies led out of the house by the police amid!, the hooting, whistlingr amdi jeering of 'the audience.

The' Petit Journal asserts that during the luncheon! at the British Embassy recently, lord Kitchener observed tOiat' hia most useful he?pers dlurinlg the war were all bachelors 1. He added 1 that all good soWers ought 1 tobe, unmarried:, whereupon ; an -English lady, thia wife of an officer who greatly distinguished? himself mi the campaign, said to Lord; Kitchener, "Then you thi.nk my WsbaokJ made a mistake when.he married me." Lord Kitchener replied! that the lady was One of the exceptions''that -proved' tiha ruley and he maintained' his opinion.

"There was a, young man, evidenty a husband, wheeling 1 a perambulator in an aid'vanced'state of drunkenness." —Curious grammatical slip by Mr Ell, one of the elect of Christchureh, during m ypecirh the other evening.

Th© Mailee country through which Lord Ranfurly travelled to and) from, Mi'Ldura lately was supplied with 232 trucks of waiter in one week by the Railway Department—Bl trucks went on the Woomelang line (in course of eoristi'uction).

We notice in, the Gazette just to hand that the services of the Thames GoilldfieldK' Cadets have been accepted by the Government. It will be remembered that 61 stalwart lads gave their names' in 5s members, ;but that as they -were not allowed to be attached to a volunteer company and as the capitations, was but 5s per year (not enough! td pay to; gas much less clothes) the lads decided to disband.

Aj quantity of trout ota was de- t posited in: the various creeks in this distinct '(write* our Waihi correspond dent) by Messrs- Campbell and Morpeth, who brought, the consignment out late in the afternoon, • andi were engaged till midifght in the work of placingl the ova. The supply, 3000 in all, was obtained" from tlie Okoroiro liatcherieN.

It is a, curious fact that there is only a difference of one in the number of mem and women respectively on t'lie Chalmers electoral roll, the numbers being 301G and 3015. Of these. 2319 men and 2289 women voted.

Mr 1 J. Hamill, who.was manager of the Waihi Consolidatedl, 1 and' who was* in charge of the boring operations', conducted in-that company's property is at present at ■.Thames. Might we suggest th.at the matter of boring at Thaxneabe brought under ' Jiis notice, .as he has had considerable experience of boring of late. Mr Hamill, we understand, approves of the combined scheme, ••and! thinks..that it> should give a, decidedi i'riiipetun to mining on the Thames field .

All ■arrangements are now. nearly completed;' in order to unveil, the me-moi-ial om the e'ghteenth, inst. In order-to make it to 1 suit the various schools the hour has been fixed for 4 d'clodo The various! volunteer corps and band's, with, cadets and schools, are all invited to be present. The returned troopers, veterans, and representatives of local bodies, are also being invited. ..The ceremony will be performed! by Hioto, Jas. McGowan, M.H.R., mi conjunction with the Mayor and County Council Chairman.

South Australia> has passed an Act to give 93 -miHiion acre*' to any company that would build a railway to connect the Northern Territory with: South Australia.. Sir E. Barton, Premier of the Federal Parliament, has not seen fit- ta protest against the State Act.

.Yesterday the Elingaznate raft was obtained from the authorities in Auckland and was brought to Tlhames for exhibition, the stipulation being that half the proceeds must be devoted 'to! the Elingamite Belief Fund 1. The raftis aboct 13ft x 9"ft, but is. very heavy; in fact it toot half the orew; of one .boat to lift it ■yesterday. One of the steel float cylinders has been stolve in, while the raf b presents' a battered appearance. The rowlocks have gone — stolen 'ias ouriosl —but the life lines are intact and the pencil writings of the occupants are still eligible. The raft will' be exhibited at the Miners' Union! HalL from Wednesday to Saiburday evening and Thursday arid Saturday afternoon. Special; request isi • made to visitors riot to touch this valuable exhibit. '