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Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10501, 17 December 1903, Page 2

The Hamilton Band is* espeofedl to give a good afacKmnt of itself aiti tha Rotoruft contest.

The weekly meeting of the Shorthand! Writers' Association was hel.l las* night, and' members -are making steady progress in speed practice.

Al course of instruction in electricity will probably be introduced ■into (the ;Cotfomiandte<i School of Mines mext year.

At tha meeting of the Board of Education yesterday it was dfeoided to apply fori .a/ grant for 'the. erection of a manual training school at Waihi.

Mr Yule, the well known up-ooun-try dentist, notifies that owing to the holidays, his next visit to the Thames has been; postponed' until the &th. of January.

Owing to .thei pressure on our space and tlh© late: arrival of the aftamoon'a cables, we are compelled' to hold over accounts of the diisitribuitiotn of oertificaitea and prizes at the High Sbhool, Para,wai, >amd Tararui schools, bait they will appear in ta-moiirow's issue*.

The proposed 1 dates for the Rotorua carnival are from February 22' to 27We learini that a large number of Thiannesites intend availing; themselves of the cheap rates- to paiiticipaite in •tih'Q festivities.

Examinations ml cotaneotiioini with, the local School of Mines iconoluded last evening.

iWlhilej alt! Tapraingia Heicienitly!, Dr. Pomlare, Native ißealtiE? Officer, it "ri reported, disoo'vetreidi ai Maori boy of ten suffering from leprosy. His father (now dead) had suffered fronii tho same disease, oonsequmtly ithe case is probably one of heredity- T!he lad's symptoms were not of an aggravated dhai-aicter, buib the case is wnisidtered induinaiblo. He hia;s been isolated.

Is there such a person a« su£Eeu*s rheumatia pains, that has not hear 1 what Book's Rheumiatio Powder claims? The excess of uric acid jt helps to destroy, andl sufferers perfect health may again enjoy.—Advt.

The sdhodars of th,e P&rawai and Kaiuaeiranga Schools will wind up the year toKmomw by ai trip to Omahiu by train. Parents' and. 1 friends, have iniUnuiCedl their: intention of going, and' am enjoyable day is, froimi previous experiences, bound to be sipent-

Mr Sprang, 'Caretaker at the Old Mens' Home, desires to thank thriougli duff ooluinins Dr. Lapraik lor a- supply of reading, miatter; Mr Wlhiiteheadi for Sunday School, and Messrs! Wood and Thornton, for gifta «rf fruit.

Great preipiairations are Being made by the Waio-kaa'aka School atuthoriitfe'si lon the children's 1 exaunsion to Te Airoha to-morr.ow. .Special trains will be Teaming and it is .anifcicipaited. a large numbe(r< will airail themsielves of a pleasant day's outing 1 to this poputlar Tesor*.

■Mil* O. BJipleyt, of Pollien .street,, ha® receiwd! a large 'Stock of Watches and jewellery suitable for Christmas presents, and asi he ha® a splendid assortment jait .priijctetss tot isailiib all purses, the goods should! easily bo disposed of to those in search: ai 'Xnias amd New. Year toikens-.

Mr Herbert H. Smith arrived! from Auckland last eveningl to make anrangemen't® fof tha showing, of his wonderful British Biograph, which he will open with in the Miners' Union Hajtii on MJbmday evtem^ng next. Mr' .Smith 1 waisi here last .n 1898, and <sLnice then has; imported the .Britisli Biograph), the living pirtturei ■■machine, atnd has) been exhibiting 'his wondjarful maidhine throughout Australia and New Zealand. Mr .Smi'thi promai«esi & firsts class entontiainnietnt 1 on next Monday evening. The series of picitoiresi is nwst varied, including gems of Engliejhi^ flrji&h, Scotch, American!, and ■New Zealand! >seenary- In addition to stationary scenes, 5000Jb of animated! pwAures will be shown- The entertainment is highly spoken of by the press, and it is » varied in cihairacitei' tihat everyone will find soxmething to please their taste.

Ait a well attended meeting of the Man'aigewjniti Commifctee . ofl "tiue Thbames Athletic and Cycling Club held last nigihife viairious detailsi in conneotion wit-li the dub's annual sports to be held' ati P'arawai o rn Jamiuaiy 29th, (Ainniverßiairy Day) were arraniged. The programme was oonisidweid, ainiendedi, andi formally adopted, and' the opinion,l was. expressed thait it was one of the miost lfoeral and aibtrtoctive programinies Bubmitted to the athletic public. The total prize inomey, indudiaig tropEies, wil exoeedi aad( some of the principal even.t9 (the aaaihi pedestrialnl event fimd) tike Thames' Wlheal Racw alone taking up £23) should j attract the best pedestrians; and cyo- j lists in the Auckland! district.