Local and General.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10651, 1 July 1904, Page 4

Local and General.

Captain E. MoLeod, late of the p.s. Terranoi'a, and now skipper O'i the s.s. WoUing]tou, was at,' Thaiufis

yesterday audi renewed acquaintance with his many friends. "A football supporter" writes stating that lie hopes, the local Rugby Union will insist on the game nexi Saturday OMnmeiKiing. at 3 p.m. sharp as, advertised. We believe' that •it is the intention of the committee to see that the games, axe commenced more punctually in future. A meeting of the members of the Charitable Aid Board was lied yesterday aateruooii for the purpose oi ' opening 'tendienis for painting, vaa--nishing, and papering the Old' Women's Home. Two tenders, only were received, namely, from Messrs T. B. Booth and Eae Bras. The ten- . der of Messrs liae Bros., being the lowest, was accepted. The hatred of the Asiatics is ciarryin,g workers to extraordinary lengths in Australia. An Anti-Chinese and Asiatic League has been established in Sydney with the object of conducting ai 'Cirusade for -the rooting' out O:f Chinese and other Asiatics in the Commonwealth, for the regulation of those living' there, and to secure the repeal of legislation which permitted them to come to Australia at all. Dresses, trimmings, etc, at special price® to clear, at Geo. Martin's Winter Sale. —Advt.

An animated correspondence is ! going on in English egricultural jour- '* rials on the subject of motors taking . the place of horses in general farm work, and both sides of the question j are warmly defended. Mr John Scott i (of Edinburgh) goes, fully into figures., j and makes the first ccst of plant for ; a 400-aare farm. Tinder horses at i £7G3, and under motive power at , £565. He figuires out the cost per acre • at 7s fcr horse traction oultiviation, ] with four men, and by motor, with one man, 3s 4|d per acre. The success attending Montgom- > cry's. Entertainers in the past has en-oo-uragect Mr Mcmtgamery to largely increase his organisation, and several new perfoTemrs have been added to the company, which is now aciknoiwlodged to be one of the best and strongest entertaining organisations extant. One of the many attractions is undoubtedly Zeno the Great, the American Cinquevalli who, since he has been in the Australasian Colonies has appeared by command on four occasion before Lord and Lady Tennyson, at the Victorian Govern- ; ment House, also before the GoverInors of New ,Sou% Wiales and Tas'mapia. His perfoirmance has been ! described in, several papers a® being | wonderfully dean, new and! olever. j The Thames season: -commences next ] Wednesday.