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Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10478, 23 November 1903, Page 2

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Local and General News. Latest >Sjportin!g! ImtieriigieiioeTh© English Cricketers' TourSaburday's Ch-icike* at Tlnames. Al Sdtbsbituito for 1 .KauriLatest Cables and Telegrams. Pairliaitnientaiy Jottings. TJhg Eqjd of t'to? Sessian,

A| geaiitilemilan who 1 visited Waimamtgu on Thutttedaiyi state® that a viery fine enuiption took, placet .about mid-day, •tlhiej imiait(etrLaiL being; thrown 1 t.O' a height of 1200 ft .

There a,rei "2\ mile* of this sessions primted replies: in "HamS'Ord." If brevity is miy Ciriterian- of wit, Hansard fails deoid'cidly short of that coim•mlodfi.tiy. Mr R. R. McGregor, announces .1 sale of household! furniture and effecits at his iminrt, Pollen street, +o morrow (Tuesday), ■ooniirnencing' at '2

pm.

In the nominations for the fartlicoming racie anieetiiKg: of the Thames Jockey Club Hector warn inadvertently omibted) from itihe Hauraki and Final Handicaps and Mineroa from the two hack tfaioes.

The Auckland CJrioketi Association has accepted December 25, 26, mid 2jß as the date® for the intarprovii>n-, cial miaticih, Auckland, v. Wellington, to be played on 'the Auckland! Dionuaim Ground. '

Lasti week's Gazette contaiinei ■• a notification that soldieil* .awairdecl'the meritorious service imiedal and the long service and! good! oondluct medal may in fuifcutie wear both miedials-

Alt St. Franois' Cimirdh yesteir'duy Mir Walter Whyte, the popular tenor singer of the Miocrice-Berfceley Dramatic Oomipany, sang the solos "He wipe? the tea.r" and) "O SaluAaris." in his best style.

By home files just to hand we leasm •thai itfoe, Hie*.. T. G-. Banks; D.D-, brother of Mr J. E. Banks, of the Thames, diM| irfedently at Hartford Vicarage. The lair© Dr. Banks, who was 1 vioair of Hiarfordl, was also horn, seoretiairy to the, Huntingdon Counity Hospital, >andl for many year® was beaidlrnlasier of Chatham House, Rlansgate, .a school which! ihas sent so many famous! Amd ■successful men into oomr meroe amd! the professions- For the boWl and useful part which hie played in thtei miumiiaipal andl divid life ol IR'am'siglaltiel Dr. iflan-ife „willk ever! ble) rernemibtered. He was an eloquent speaker, clevier in debate and: not easily disturbed by opposition, and /himloriiprlsitj mialny iotihler: eulog'isifio refeirencesi it. isi stated he wasi the best orator and the sfalongesti force in the •loclaili pir|o]gti"*eteteitv<e) (Parity-. Dr". Banks wiasi also distinguished! in boaitiing; ciirales, haivLnig cioaiched; the Oocfoir'dl cirew for twio seasons 1 aigiaiinst Cambridge in the Umiiversiity ifaicos.

Tina 'evangelistic mission; at the Primitive Methodist Church oonnnnienoed yesterday. The morningl service was eon ducted by the pastor of the church, the Rev. E. Drake, who took as his subjeotl "Two, kindis of ■Ghir-'ist-iain'9," basing Ms .remarks on 2 Peter 1, 8, 9. Sisto Amiy, the connexiona! missionary, was in charge in the afternoon, giving a most interestiinig and telling address to the young! people. Ijn jitoej levfatoingl .StisiM- 1 Amy agalim preached, talking a® her su'bjeot "Thie tone and the false .refuge," Isaiah xxviii, 17, amd xxxii, 2. The addlresses was a most fo/reeful andi eloquent! appeal to .'the congregation to seek a refuige that would, be in accord with the noblest aspirations of the soul, with the demands of conscience, and with .the word' of God'- The services were: well attended tlu'oughiouit the day, and several entered: the enquiry ■ room- The meetings will be continued tihiroughooiiti tihe week.

The Observer tells the following-: — He ihad all the appearance of being down from the goldlfieldls. His trouper legs ware too short., and! Ms coat sleeve stopped too suddenly. He had ai whisker like a naglecifced fir hedge, and his head of hair -wanted ifalrning off, or reajpiag:, or chopping; oft' with a meat aixe. He was: walking. along Queen street, bumping 1 against people and getting .mixed up with tire traffic geniei'ailtly. Presently a smaittly dressed young! fellow: aicioosited' him- "Good dla,y, .-sir," said the latter. "Excuse me, but Tin a strainger in* Auckland 1, and you look like a city maai; could you direct me to the Barak of New' Zea- ! land? I have ai draft for five hunidired, I wislh ito 'flaisihi, andi I reailly cannot find tine place.". The man; with the tumtultuousrwhiskers and the sudden jerk pants looked! ait the swell youith and saddf, "I alinl't mo city miain, I'm just dowm from Waitekauri, andl I don't know: no .bank" "Dear me, are you from iWaitekauri 1 Why I uisied to live in Wbitekaiuri,"' said! the soft vofcedl beguiler, "My name .is John Smith- I'm: tine son, of old Smith. What's this your name is, now?" "Tt'h, "you're young Smith, soni of old Smith,, aire you:?' 1' said the gold miner, amd h& grabbed ■ tih© oonfidfeinc© majni andl biekedi him >a.n awful oarttorse kidk just where ihiis coat ended. 'Well, tihaitu Your brotlior done mie ou,ter fivo quid laiat ,tiime I was in A'u^klaaxd.'

Hhe following, oonitiiiblutions wero ounitted from the, prize list of the Ladiea'Denavol'enit Society: Mrs Kernick 3s, Mr E. Butt 2s 6d.

Messrs Moirriae Berkeley and Oswald Clark lim another coluomn thank the Thaimies jpublio for the liberal patronag© extWidedi tbebr ■oompany during the setaaoii.

No other English team has ever received! such am entihusiiiastic Wielcome to Aulsitlrailial asi dlidl tlije presenti M.CC. 'team <m< ,tiheir arrival at Adelaide. *>

On, ncoftumt of the large entries in the hows© classes', the Wiangamiui Agricultural Assooiaitiou hias been forced to piiocure an: additional ihoa-so judge. Mir E. D- O^Horke, of Auoklarad, bas agreed to judge the hunters.

Mir EL Targett, who has been, in business for years as a fish ouarer, ha& at ohar'aicteri'stio adVti. in this* issueHe is eiHll curing fish ie large and quianitities, but oashi miuist be foirwardedi with, the ordW, on no bueinesisi .will iTlesiult-. ' :■

D>r. ■Wohlrniaain, the \ Governtment Balneologist, in hi® first annual report on tourisb and health resort®, says to da anything: like adequate justice to all tihe tihernnal districts woiild involve the kninediaite expenditure of at leaeit: in addition to mainy thouisaindfii ai yea/r in wages, amd upkeepi. ' ■

Tenders for .clearing the Matatoke road and idirain® and remioviiinig the material wiE be recei,ved; ait the County office till 7 p.m. on Deoembier, 2nd. Specifioationis may be seem at the CJoumty office, alsdnati PurifTandl Kopu posit officee. ■ ;

■Alt an emiergemcy meeting of Lodge Coii'omiandlel! of Free and AJaoepted Masons presentation in the form, of ai Past-Mlaisiter's Jewel was made to Wior. Bro- Indler, P.M-, who is aibou* to leave the district- A isoeial was held in tihe Maisoinio Hall afterwards, a® a fiaiewoll to .the, popular post-miasteir.

. The 'aniiual statutory meeting of the Thaimlea €oumty .dounciil' will be 'held, neocb Wedmesday ait noon, wihen the buisdn««ei to he proceeded with is the election of cihiainmlain, and appoinitintent of the County Council'is 1 repner tgientativleisi on the. Hospital andi Cbaritalbll'e Aid Boardi, eta.

Wie mieiedJ soaroely remiincb cms? readers of thet graindl oomaert to Be given by Mins P'ayne's pupilsl to-morrow,

night. Ai splendid progirairnane has been prepared and a short dance will follow. We desire also to direct «pecdaili dittenition to fact that there are no tidkete- Aidiniiission Ist at the dboa'.

Ait the Kuraimui-Oailedoniatt CSi> ra mine, where boring! opera*ionsi are

proceeding, efforts to lift the* oasing are still being, made- Oine lengith hiaia been iseoured, but it is estimiaitdl tlhat tiherie is' still about 1501b down. Hhte, 'lnole. When .thisi isl teought to the surfaide the hole will be reaimied to the boibtoimi tot 3 inches and another emother ende!avon.r will be made to recover, the diamond! bit. ',

There was another large audience at the Mineiis' Umion! Hall on Satiurdiay eviening when blie Morrice-'Berkie-ley Dramaitic Company gave the second representation of the stirring drama 1 'Adrift, in London.-' Last, nigfit. the hall was 1 packed, when a grand sacned <soncerti was -given. The programme submitted' was a firsit-'class one, and! Was thoroughly appreciated -by the) audience. .■ _•

Ai majii charged sat .the- local police poiuirty (Witlhi igrossiljy indV^nt! !Heib,nn vuouir was somewhiaib snwpriseid when hie was informed! that Ins offence was not punishable by the infliction, of a fine, and) that he would havie to go to gaol for 48 hours. The police have received 1 several compLaints of indecent aieits beinigi Kaomimlittied! on the publia streets! and they intend! to take aiotioni in every case thati domes' under their nofckie. The offende isi only punlisbaMei by imiprisonmient amd it is well tliat this fact should be known-

A peeuiliair linoidenib is 'related of a. Waxhi clergyman. A few! montTis ago he went to Auckland, and had a number! of teeth, extracted while undferain anaesthetic. His health became poor fromi (that itiinie, and he aeetnojed to be suffering from dyispepsia. A week or so ago h« ihad a severe fit of cougihing during which.he ejeotiedlA tooth. The rev. gentlemiami's health ; immediately began to improve, and h© is; now quite well-

Mn Perhamt, CE., amd! Goremmen* Enispecitor of Waterworks, is at present at Thames for the purpose of ins|p|e!atiinig( tine) Waliklekie cHeek, and the isouiroa of the doimestiia water suppily of >tho Waraugib, also to exaanine inito the matter of «tonag« of water for the borough. Mb" Perhaimi will, we understamd, also deal with. 1 the matter of borough) supply; from) the County. It would ' appear thaiti the Borough: Counoil are entitled to 30 ga|lotns pert idiay pea* head of population.l atnidl that M)r Perham will select thte place wihen: ftthiet neciessiairy oonmiecttion: will 1 be miade »nd the water taken frmnj.

lint Southland! the Farmers*' Union are-paying a levy.of Be> 6d in order tio keep a, veterinary surgeon, and they were prepared to iocreaae it tto 21s 6d so as to have three in. the district. Having eocperienced the benefits of a surgeon they find they cannot do without one-.

A woman was .charged 1 aifc the Wellington police court with selling liquor without a license, and was lined £100, im default six months' impris>onimietat. The acioused intimated she was to pay the fine a® we'll as the coats.

The largest sale of horses ever held in South Australia was that of Mir SKidlmian, "the cattle king," at Kapunda recently, when 1039 animals were yarded and' all sold). Buyers were present frami all parts of Australia, iniCiludLng, the leading) purchasers for the Indian market. The sale oooupied five days, and the dlaily average ■of prices: was £8 lls to £17 ss, the average for the whole sale being £11 19s.

The Cape Times states that the birthdays of the late Presidents of the Transvaal asnd Orange Free States which, fell on the 2nd and 10th October respectively, were celebrated by a picnic .by the Boers who were taken prisoners during the war- Those who surrenidlerecl at the close of th» war, "amdl the National .Scout© and! those who, swrrendteired) under Lord Roberta's proclamation, were debarred from attending.