LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 10592, 10 September 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tlhld market opened fairly steady to-day. Waiioitahis were placed' at 28s 6d and 295, and there are now -buyers Bit 28s 9d- Talisman® were done at 28s 6d, amd there-aate further buyers ait -that figure- Waihi Ebctemdeds were done at 4s 7d, May Queens a,fc 3s, aindl Golden Belte'(paid) -at 2s od-' Saxons were in demand, sales being made <at B^dSudden death at Oimialliu, ai miami ■being found dead in bed this morningT!he hard bar ha® again comic mi in the Thames mineThe High School resumed duties to'-dlay- Miss 'Rensh&w is assisting temporarilyTilie gold returns for the Auckland district for the past 3 weeks total £.106,717----iln the ouWeinit number of the Triaidi, in addition, to the .usual budget of 'interesting 1 reading matter, are soima excellent illustrations that are well worth fr-aiming;-It is stated that the erection of the new Cornwall Air-ms Hotel is to be proceeded with at once- T!he build' ing will consist of 2>2 rooms, and is e'stiniiaited! to cost a, little over £.1100After the geyser had 1 been soaped for the benefit of the Thames visitors the favorite saluationi amongst the goldfields men Was "How do; let soap you're very well-" The istationmiastei's throughout the colony hiivve jeceived instillations that the >by-law with reference to persons aiiTOJking oni the station platforms iw:d in non-smoking carriages is to be strictly enforced-■Cbmplaint-s- .are made of several niiean thefts liiaving taken place at the' changing houses of thet Wai'hi cmnpany- The meanest theft was that of a moiuTiinpj band which was stolen; from, a man's tat! Public School Cadets in parties of not les-s than twelve may now tra.vel by railway t» battalion parades., rifle matches, and annual competitions for manual and physical-drill at the rate charged! for school parties, and the masters as officers at a. penny per mileThe annual football fixture bet-wren teams representing Messrs Fraser's Auckland) and Price's! (Thaimies foundries was played at Thames on Saturday, and resulted in a win for the visitors by five points (a goal front a try) to niL The game was not played ia the best of wither, (but a>n interesting contest resulted- In the evening the visiting team: was entertained at a. social at the .Junction Hotel, whier'e Host Hooper h!ad a splendid spread arranged- An enjoyable eviening wias spent, and the visitors returned to Auckland by the p-s-Wakatere yesterday, thoroughly pleased., with their outing.

Commenting on the Thames-Auck-land . hlo'okoy m.iitcib, the Auckland Herald says: "All of tha Thuunes ■backs played safely, but one 101" two of their fomviairdis were incpined to play roughly. With a little coaching thle -Tflhiaiinies teaim would take a, lot of beating." The Government .has engaged a skilled operator and a principal assi'staniit. !tk> operate the three diamond drills which.l have been secured to assist the development of mining. The meal will arrive in the colony in a few months- Regulations tire now being- drawn up for letting out and working the drillsOur Coroniandel correspondent writes.: —"The Stock Sal© Yards* Committee purpose proceeding 1 with the erection of the yards, with ,a>s little delay as possible- Collectors have, been appointed amd will wait on settlers throughiout the district- It. is hoped to push matters ahead so that tne sales will be commenced! this season-" * . ■ T!he Mines Department has i'ssiuied Nic- 1 of the New Zealand, Geological Survey Bulletins, dealing with Hokitiba and Wtestlamd, by Da-- J- Maiakdar tosh Dell, Government Geologist, assisted by Mr Celin Eraser, M-S-c- It consists of 101 paiges, and is- profusely illustrated with view® of the country explored,, with mkffpphotograp'hsi of nock sections 'by Mi' Alexander McKay, F-G--& Accoimipanying ilfc is ai series of excellent mapsA' very ©nljoyaible daaciei wa© held at thle Masonic Haill on Saturday night, 'when the Hulk, Girls,' Hockey Club entertained thle representatives of the WaiM Ladies.' Hookey Club- Members of. the Auckland liiookey team were present^ and up-country was also, well represented, there' .being a crowded attendance- Excellent music was supplied by Williams' orchestra, a,nd supper was provided -by the local ladiesThe committee, .consisting of Mrs Bayldion, Mrs F- Gibbons, and Miiss Guthaie, Mas® Gillespie, Mss El- Foy and Miss Hazel Dunlop hiad the arrangements well in hand and are to be congratulated «n the undoubted success of their efforts--1 A very "solid" meeting: took place the other* day in Albert street where ai quintette of members of the male persuasion foregathered and discussed various matters appertaining to the progresjs of Thannes- One confessed to turning, the scale at 21st, the second topped tihe .beami at 18st, the third, who was 6ifit fo Mgjh^ scaled 16st 'Slbs, the fourth was 15st 61bs, and thei fifth a commercial traveller, was 14st 12lb- The sixth, a Pressman, made up a "light weight" at ll&sit aoi'ba- A^Q; aggregate of 85st 121bs for five individuals, or am; average of I7st 2-Jlbs per mlam, at a chance meeting, is something of . a record! ; Regarding, the locomotive contract it is interesting to note that im the Railways (Statement submitted to ■Parliament by the Minister a few days ago the 'following reference was mode to the previous comtraicit carried out by the firm; of A,- and G 1- Price: — I "The last three of the locomotives j due under thei conttfaict of Messrs Price Were deliveiied during the year, well within the contract time. These engines, as well as the seiven previously 'built and delivered iby the siame firm., iliave been im eveiy respect satisfaictory- Since 1902 all thei new engines loaf the .railways 'have been built in the- colony, ait the Govei-n----i anienit workshops oar by Messrs Price I Bros-" Our Wellington coiTespohdeinit -writes: "The Governnieint has decided! thiat the day of the onei-man prospectoi' 1, inowever useful hie may have been in the early days, has passedPi'ospeicting; requires to- be carried out., on anioir'e systematic limes, and the regulations wilL be amended accordingly- Thei suiccessi of the Upper Blaiakwater Miners' Association, which Ivais recently miade twenty miles froitn Reefton whait appears to be a valuaible disciovery, shows what cam be done by system, and while the Government is willing to assist in, work of ithiis dhiair'aioter, it is now averse to the distribuitioDi of subsidies to' one or" two' men- During last financial year the sum of £1822 was paid in subsidies to prospectors-" Our Ooromandel 'oorresplondent j wTites: "A wedding of grfeat local interest was solemnised at Kuaotunu, when Mr Ernest 'Leonard 'Marshall, second son of !Mr Jolin Maiisliall, of Corouiimndel, was united in the holy bonds 'of wedlock to Miss: Cha,rlotte Knight, daughter of Mr J. Knight, of Euiaiotunu- The ceremony was oondubted by Rev,., M. J- Evante 1, of Coroimalndel- The bridesmaids were the .Misses Knighit (2), sistersi of the bride, 'and thie Misses Marshall (2),. nieces of the bridegroionn- The groom was attemdied py Mir J- Edgar. After th« ceremony a, sumptuous 'breakfast was partaken of at the residence." of Mr F- A- Maaishiall- In -the 'evening the friends of thie bride and bridegroom, to the numJbefr of nearly 200, attended p.i social im Woodcock's Hall, when Mil- €• H- Bennett, J-P-, on behalf of the residents of Kuaotunu, presented the bride wiitih a silver tea) pot, as a sliglut redognition of tsie> courteous (manner in whioh s-hie had carried; out tih'e duties of postmistress.

There weiie 2.7 faitaXitieia in the colony kisti year in connection with the various branches oil auinieug- *■ ' The editor 1 of a Ghristohuirah. paper ■hias been prosecuted for .refusing to disclose to. the Inspector of Dairies ■the sO'uitfc© of infoiraiMio'ii with: regard to ■ciertaii'iii articles on tine city milk, supply-. During 1905, 64,,750,510 letters were posted in Niew Zealand, as against' i 60639,233 in 1904- Letters received feoia places outside, the colony during 1 1905 numbered 4,914,431Two million nine 'hundred and fortytwo thousand nine hundred and fifty three postcards were posted in vt.he colony last veiaa", a© against 2,053,363 in 1904. , The Hon- J- MloGowan, in his Mines Statement, isays: "'At -a, depth, of 2310 ft petroleum flowed into the bore at New! Plymouth, -and the indications imppear piroinisinig, but anything' like lundfutei inflation in the value of e'hiares -or p'ropea-ties is to be deprctcaited • ait fhi© present stai^e-" Near Lake Brimmerl ai -amiall qua.nt.iity of o'l ■was obtained by hand-drilling, by the Kotuku. Oilspa(in.gs Syndicate, and the Laic© 'Brunner Oil iOompamv has • expended £1000 on plant and ■ labor 1A novel method of obtaining motive power for manufacturei was et* ployed in Mosgiel- The main shaft ait. the iMosgiiel Woollen Factory broke and eigjht traction engines were engaged daily in driving thie machinery.' ' / Tha North Otajgb Times states that the 'areia going into potatoes this 'seasioin Iwliill be •exoeptiomailly large, amdi should there be no destruction by blight thertei mil b& no necessity for an outcry against itihe duty on Alustraliani potatoes!, for with the ordinary yield there should 'be. a considerable surplus for exportThere is a paper published in London ,oalled> "The Star," the editor of which appeal's to 'hare- somewhat "curious ideas- In <a recent issue hie wrote as follows:: "What .has Kitchener to do with us? Wihat have we to- do with Kit-ahemer? Let every herring hang 1 |ite own tail-" The Colonial Under-Searetaay stated in thie House of Commons that 20 Boer families who traversed a. large part of the African continent to> .escape British rule haves recently moved fromi German. territory, and have 'applied for land in the British, Eiast African Protectorate- British rule was preferable to German after all! A, Weillingtoni mercer makes a, unique display, no- doubt of interest to Rugby footballers- This is a display of jerseys worn by players in England against the Nfew Zealand representative teaani, and collected by one. of the "All Blacks-" The jerseys represent England, Wales, ' Ireland, France, Newport, Cheshire, Leicester, Cardiff, Devonport Albion-, and a grubby old jersey worm by the Welshi full-back in thle match against the Ma.ori team in 1888- "Jimmy"- Duncan's training "swealter" completes the motley col-, leoti'on'-