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Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10489, 28 August 1903, Page 2

A, culvert; ucalr the wharf collapsed to-day and the Borough, employees were at once set to work repairing it,

The Ajuoklaind district has 1768 cadets, says a report just published. This, is the largest, nuiimber in the colony. . . Mr HJeiinnianmi Lang©, wlho -went home witih, thie New Zealand Band,- is expected! to be baiek in tine colony in about a. fortnight. All 'but three members of the Band .are 'oomingj by lihe Gothic.

Arrangements, we uindßustand, have been, made with the Aui.okhmdi City Football 'Club to visit C'oronwundel amd play the local team., on Saturday week-

The Premier gave little encouragemsn,t to a deputation of plumbers aisking 1 for colonial , instead of local registration.. He thought we were forming too many close corporations nowadays.

A skatingl club has been foraied. on the Thames and will be called tlhe Thames Skating Club. The club will open in the Miners' Union Hull on Fi'iday next and a, large number 1 of invitations .will "be issued for the opening night. . *

The Oddfellows' Hall will present ami animated appeair-ance to-night judging by the extensive preparations that are being miad© by thle- imembers of the. Hiauraki; Rifles, in honor of a reoaptiion jtoi tilie-ia- lladly< supporters. Messrs W. G. Clark a,nd F. Keller are secretaries and ,& successful gathering; is la&siiiraL

The' Thiiiiu.es representative team meet P«-eroa representatives a£> Baeron on Saturday, amd leave Tihaiiiies at noon 'by brake, reburningl the same evening. The selection •c.omimiittee will iiocioampany tTie teaam witli a, viewl to making ]a final selefcoion lor the TJairnnaki tour-

Tlie funeral of Mr Micthaeil MoMahon yesterday afternoon was largely attended. Tapu was in evidence in tire cortege, testifying to the respect in wliicihi the .-deceased gentleniian. was held. Many residents 1 from Thamesi amd surrounding districts payed tbear last tribute also, the Rev. Mbnsignor .O'Reilly officiating >at the burial service, wfoioh was deeply impressive.

Hockey enthusiasts earn anticipate an exciting 1 gam© on Satuirdiay, wihem Che Uaiited Clubi (Aiucikland) will be pitted against ai representative Tihaimes team. The local players have bean shoiwing good foirin, <a.ll this sea.----so-n, and steadily Lmprovimg, while the visitors have already established a reputation as a first class team and have .proved themselves past Tnaisters of tlie igamie.

''Dick" McGregor, the popular footballer, who captained' the North Island team* last Saturday, is at present at.Thames. He stales that the New Zealand tour was ai .most enjoyable on©; that Queens km di showed better foiim, than: New South. Wales ; that Judd was- the ,best Forward' and White tlhe pick of the backis; thatmost exaggerated yams were spread about (members of the team (Asher in parti■cnilar being credited with killing two men on the ■football field in, New Zealand) and! that, he "Dick," was touched iby- the many kindnesses received from- Thames and Auckland supporters of Rnngby footbll.

The new telephone bureaux' and post offi(|s at tih'e Kauaecaaiga -was formally opened! ito-day. Mr W. MiclHuteheson, the -chief -postmaster, journeyed to Kaiuiaerairiga amd gave instructions as to the work ing of the bureau and other useful information. The mail carrier (Mr Walker) conveyed the mails to land from Thames, tlho mail leavins 1 Kauaieranga at a. quarter to 1 8 in. the morning andi connecting with |he .morning train from! Thames. Mails; ia;re delivered at Ka.uaeramga on Tuesdays and Fridays- Mr R,. Law 1 is in, charge and 1 the im.aina.ge>niKiixt could mot have been placed in better hands- The new order of things will prove a great iboon, to 'the resident® of the Ka.uae.ra.nga-

The following 1 is the petition: to the House of Representatives, promoted by the Anti-Coimpulisory Vaccination League : —"That whereas: a, century of vac citation has proved' its utter futility as a. iprophylaiL-itie of small' pox, the most vaccinated cities, such as London, Liverpool, iSlieffield, Warrington, and others, being; the most -ruthlessly assailed, amd, -that whilst! itself a. severe diseasel, it has been the -vehicle of -others, that it has propagated' or in tern-siftedl -sxich diseases as consumption, cancer, erysipelas, leprosy, and> degeneracy of the teeth, and is- therefore a. 'powerful factor in the physical deterioration: of the English race; and; inasmuch, as it lias proved that wherever sanitary measures are thoroughly and systematically carried out, smallpox is kept under control and extirpated, your petitioner's therefore dio earnestly pray youtr (honourable House to -repeal all vaccination, legislation, leaving 1 it in, precisely- the same position as any other form of medical treatment, andl to establish-. and persistently cany .out- the most approved methods, of sanitation, of cleanline-sis, and liyigienio conditions-"

Mr Stevenson, ox-ohanipion billiard playerl of England, made his first- public appearance in Xew Zealand' a.t ■jS 7iaip|iar, dlefea-ting fois opiponeni by 1000 to 168.

The .a.ir in the May Queen, mine has avow greatly improved and the contractors- a.re able to make satisfactory headway. The work of sinking is mow being iproceedted with and' a connection, should soon, 'be made with Agne\v'.& rise Jroiiin the N,o. -1 level.

After am excitingl -game yesterday afternoon Warriors defeated Grafters by 11 to nil, tries, being scored by J. Ensor, G. Brown-lee, andl A.- NichollsA; goal nvatsi ujlso -cjomieited by A. N'kiliolls. ■ '

Good progress is .being madia by the contractors at present at work in. the Moanaftaiari tunnel. A horse train: is. used to cany out the mullock, and after this contract . (for straig'htiening and 1 widening the tunnel) is completed, the extension of the drive will Ibe taken in hand.

We hear 1 there is a probability of 'a Rod Club being formed in Te Arohw. Trout aa-e reported ias heconiing fairly plentiful, and -several' fishing enthiusia&ts a.re .moving in the mlatter of stirring up the interest of residents in the 'gentle .art.'

Out! lady readers need not be reminded' of the opening of the Kiai Ova tea .rooms to-morrow afternoon at Mr R- S. Thorbiurn's popular drapei.-y establismimient. The rooms will be under the management of Mrs Thorbuirn, which alone is a. sufficent guarantee of success.

Sir M. Hioks-Beach. is the "Fatiier" of ithe House of C6iinim;ons, he having held a seat continuously for the past 39 yeans. Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-m,an, who entered {Parliament in 1868, and has held a seat -coinitiiniuously since, is "Father" of the Liberal (party- in the House of Comaraons.

At the Cfhristchureh Magistrate's Court this week Solomon Lewis and Walter Jorgensan. weila cihargedl with unlawfully using &• tent for betting at a. pigeon match at Heathoote. Jjs the inlormiations did! not fall under any of ithe clauiS'es of the Gaminig .and Lotteries Act they were dismissed.

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Lenihain, RC. Bishop of Auckland, attended the opening of tihe King's Drive, Cornwall Park, amd then drove to the football match. Th© Venerable Arcihd©a<?O'ni Caldeir, B'shop's Comiiinissairy, represen tod tli© Angliioani diocese at the opening of the King's Drive, Cornwall Park, in the absence of Dr. Neligan in Taiiianaki.

For Bronchial Cough take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s 6d eveiywhere.—Advt.

The funeral rites to the .memory of Mr George Taylor were solemnised it the Tar am Cemetery yesterday 'afternoon, the Rev. E. Drake 'officiating. An exceedingly large number followed the deceased to his last -restiing place, the Protestant Alliance' Lodge, of which, fee was a meunber, 'being 1 well represented- Price's foundry, in which Mr Taylor w>as employed 1 for so many years, was closed for the afternoon, to enable his brother (comrades lo pay their last tribute.

The difficulty which has been; experiemioed in'connection with the nonpayniient of fees by High .School pupils, saysi the Mknawatu Staindaa'd', will in the future be oivercomei by requiring all parents, to sign a>n admission famii, iiindteii-'ta.kinig to pay the prescribed fees if the .scholar does not make the required ipea'centagei of attendance- A suitable^ admission agreement was passed by the co-mimiit-tee.

Considerable excitement was cause' 1, among the passengers on board the express to Rotorua by the sudden stopping of the train j-utst beyond Kiirikiriroa. It was found that. a. cow had stumbled! into a. cattle trap at one of the crossings, amd was so- tinnily wedged itihat it took half a dozen men and boys to remove it. After being delayed' about five minutes, the train was able to proceed.

There was a. large attendance at the oolu.in.bi-a. Skating Rink last night, when the special attira.ct.ion was * tug of war on skates. T'eaans, seven aside, were ichosen represent active of Shortland and Grahamstown, and the latter as. in football showed their .superiority and secured .a. win by three pulls to two. IShortland ha« now secured a win at hookey, while Giraliaimstow.n has won at football and txiig-of-war.

The Battalion, Band will play a, progra.miine of [selections- at the'corner of Pa-h-aui and Pollen streets to*inof-ro-w evening. Ai collection will bo taken up by the friends: of Mir and M'ra Burnett, who have ihadi a. rather severe trial of late. M-rsi Barnett has been in the local hos.pit.al undergoing a.n operation for the last, four months, and Mr Barnett, who was working at Waihi, got out of work there' a.nd has been working of la.te at Kerepai. During his absence from; Waihi his house, furniture, and effects were totally destroyed by fire, leaving 1 them; almost desolate- As this is a. very deserving case we hope the public will make n liberal 'response to the call to-morrow

evening. We aiokiuowledge receipt of the current ■niumbor of the Auckland Weekly News from. Mr Coad, the local a:gent. It is as usual well a.nd profusely illustrated a.nd the letter 1 decidedly interesting. A: is-pooi-al* feature is- tlhe series of views of • Cornwall Park, Auckland', and an. excellent full page photographic copy of Sir John Logan G'alpbell, its generous donor-

Upon, inquiriiDJg; at the local hospital today we leiim that Mr Thomas Mi In as is still in ,a 'Critical condition, but that to-day there is a slight umprovmient- 0

The (return iniatoh, between, the representative football teams of Thames u<nd OhineaiMii-i will be played at Ptieiio-a to-morrow. Though, the Thames team will be weakened by the absence of several of its best playesrls (who have been chosen as .members of bhe Auckland' touring team) .are interestr ing game should result.

At the police court this morning Wm. Tweintyaiwui was finedi 10s 'n default 48 hours for being drank'and was se<nite|»<jeid A.-o oaiiei miomtihss imprisonment with hard labor, without the option- of a fine, for (resisting Acting-Detective Miller -while the latter was in the execution of his duties.

We learn that' good progress i® being miade im tihe Mafhara Ro}l^! miin« at Tapu. It is ioitendied to juakesubistaintiail additions; to the battery, and as the .TOiioie development is proving satisfactory this Important work will be .pushed on .as .rapidly as ipossiibleThe tenders for .stoping about 150 fa.thoaus close o.n Wednesday, the 2nd ims-t.

Again to-day the ■oa.bleg.nvmi by tlie Pacific line badly beat the cablegrams that camiei over the old line- We received! <t telegrami giving the result of the liaoe yesterday and had published 1 ian extra hours: before the •"urgent" }oaihjlfli -oajmiei . throujgh the Press Assoaiation-

By this tune Mr W. McCullough, proprietor of .the Thiamies Star and Advertiser, who is paying the Homeland a visit, should; have arrived' at the Gape. It is Mr MeCullough's intention should time permit to visit the* battle fields at Belmont, Graspan, the Modder River, , and; Maigarsfan-te-in, amd also make a flying trip to Kiimberley, the dianiionS' city.

In the Eclipse imine a,t Tararu a nice looking reel Bft wide has been intersected, a,nd it is intended to develop (this lode as scorn as possible. A" present they iare .getting through so as to dlrive on thefooWall side- The lode gives every prospect of turning out well, and the development has added! considerably to the value of the property

Tlie iretum mva.teh, between, tibe Kia Ora Table Tennis Club ""-and the Tb Arohaitas, will be .played to-night in Te Aroha, the local team leaving by train this afternoon. The Te Aroha players will be selected 1 from' Mra Edwards, Mr-s iSniardon, Miss El. Lipsey, Miss Maingay, Miss Pivvitt, Mrs Baine land Misis Bigss ; Messrs Harris, Brown (2), Bull, D" Wallace, Cooper,. Strange- '

At A. Court's sale this day you can get men's, youths', and boys' clothing cheaper than at any other establishment in the ooliony. Wear Court's bats—Advt-

"Wo learn< that there/is a probability of iMbCollum, the Thamies footballeir, being chosen as a .member of

the Auckland! touring team, which ■leaves for the South oil Sunday- Mr iMicQoillum thasi ipLaiyedl !a •ctonsiistent game, as wing forward' throughout

the season, and we understand that Mr Fred 1 Mummy (the selector) was so pleased) with, the Thamesi player's display that he will probably include hiiro in the Auckland team.. Thames will then have. -MeDuff, Hay ward, Autridge, :S- Smith, and M'cC'ollum in the teaimt.

Major Perry, Australasia's expert biora.mist, who, with a very talented company, is visiting the Thames for Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, September 5, 6, and 7, has promisedl to take a bioseopic film of the • .Thames fi-shiaiig fleet.. Seeing this company are touring 1 Jvew Zealand 'and Australia, this will be a splendid advertisement for the Thames and' its fishing industry- All interested are requested to comimiunioate with the Army's local officer, Ensign, Sharp.

It isi not generally known that in parts of Sweden earth is often baked o>n ibread as a substitute for butter. This is ternmed: ''stone -butter," and is used in Germiany. In the northern parts of Sweeten earth is often bared in l>read', andl .is sold in the public markets on the Italian peninsula, as well as on the island of Sardina, in Persia., Nuibia., and other tropical countries. This practice probably bus. its- origin in the know-ledge that >J1 earths haive soane sort of flavour, and take the iplace of salt, a necessary ingredient in.every kind'of food.

This is how a French educational paper addresses an excellent little homily to school children—"All our pins come fronn England. Last yeai they made no less than 280 millions of them. And yet when a pin is wanted, one is never to be found! Now out of every hundred pins soldi, only one is really worn out or broken. The other ninety and nine are mislaid, so that we lose every year some six millions of francs worth of pins, or about fifteen centimes worth for eveiy person in the country."

Gone ! Vanished I Absolutely Cured! The old. man's cough is gone. For years he was troubled with asthma. Now he is quite cured. Book's Balsam cured him! It has cured others! Has cured thousands! Bock's Balsam cures Asthma in all it's stages, old standing coughs, ordinary colds, heals cuts, cracked hands, etc. Book's Balsam is free from narcotics. Relieves everybody! Thousands testify to ifcl Many a blighted life made happy l.y it! Price Is 6d, all leading chemists and stores. j

An amusing scene occurred at Ldmoges, aenr Pan's, the other day } when a bailiff mudo a seizure of railway property on behalf of a .travelling circus company, which had obtained a judgment of £6 against the railway company. At the time the bailiff arrived at the station a passenger train was standing at the platform. This ho at once proceeded to seize, in. eluding all that it contained. With locked doors against them, the; passengers protested in va:n } and the traffic was suspended until tho station inspector had sent ofi an urgent message to headquarers, and ha 3 received word in reply 60 settle the amount claimed^ and set the traffic •gain" in motion,