LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10524, 24 April 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Tlie Hon.. Jlaones 'McGoWa,ii will leave for Atiokland to-morroiw.

iSenior and (party's tender aicoepted for driving the low tevel in the Scandiniaviaji mine at Tafaru.

iMr C. iS'apdems', and not Mr A. Sanders, was elected a mfiauber of the Kauaerairiga S'ohool Oommitteie.

Mr" HJ. D. ML- Haszard has ibeen elected a Fellow of thel Royal Gtedgtraipi&kral Society.-

31t is undierstood that Mdrntyre, of Eodhiibition fame, has implicated others in connection! with the recent awards.

■T!he Rev. Mr Dligh was publicly weicoxned at the Methodist Church l'aibt night when the anniversary entert'-Hn-ment was held.

The first montliily Eopu regatta social will be heldl to-morrow. Elaborate attrangements are being madtei to signalise this series.

We kiam that addictions are likely to be made to thie numlber of auctioneirs in our midst^ and that thiei'e is a probaibility of two otihiers. ooinnienT.Mng biuisinless. •

iMtr "Wl.. Burton ihias been appointed to the: vadanoy on the Waio-Kaxiaka School Csomjmittee, in pl'a'oe of Mr W. Siiuiinonds, who 'hins been appoinitied Seoretaiy .to tihe Committee.

lAj social and dance will be iheld in the Tararu iSdhiool oai Friday evening in aid of the school oadet corps funds. Progressive euohre will b& arranged for non-danicers. IRickit's brake leaives Maiy street^ at 7.30 p.m.

' Many at Thiauies will reigj-et to learn of the death of Mrs J. .Be Mason, which oocauTed aiti hier resideiiioe, 13psom, Auckland, oni Monday. The deioeaised lady Was in ii&r 7&\h. year and left) a large -circle of friends and ac^uainitainCes.

T!he local municipal elections are talking place tonlay. Tihere does not appear to ibe much interest tak^n in the Contest, and the polling especially through.Out the early pairt of the day, Was silow. It livened up dulrin.g, the afternoon, but the results should be made known, early this evening. Mr R. Ellis is-tlhle returningl 'officer naid he has the assistance of an afble! staff.

At yesterday's foetingl of the Th%nu.£ Drainage- Board thie following! report from the engineer- was read : —"Duri ng the Week eveaythinig! at the pumping plant Mas been goingl on satisfaktforilv, pumpimg, tihe usual speed, four stroke* per minute and. keetpinfj the wat-t,r below ithe 650 ft "level. The consump'tiom of .slack 0.0a,l has aanoumited to. 46 tons. Have received ,ihy rail 44 tons and Ihiaivtei mow in stocik about 23 tons. The slack coal hks 'been comingl t<hand regularly. "W!e liave (been ex-. pecting a boat toad of 'Hrkuranigi coal for some 1 time as a stock supply."

Alt a, 'representative meeting held last nigiht, it .was decided to entertain the Hbn. James 'MtiGowan at a com Iplimentary 'banquet on the oooasion of his next visit to Ttemes, which is expected to- be next week. Tihe committee consists of the Mayor (Mr AI. Burns) amd Messrs G. &■ dark, W. B. Lucas, B. Deefole, G-. Buckland, J. T. Tajgjis, M. Paul, Gfeorge Cbanier and Albaf't Bi-'ulce (seoTetavy). \k telegram was • despatchiedi to the Hon.. Mr MbGoiwami stating 1 that hie censtituents desired to entertain him at a: banquet and asking him what date, would be most, suitable.

Among 1, the pleasures .of c-iyiJised life perhaps the ome 'most universally appreciated is that of music. Scarcely any outdoor gatfiering i$ complete without the stirring strains of .a band ; so with, our indoor life, tihe piano*, or other instrument is almost a sine qua non. ißuifc the king; of all the sources of musia is the human voice, which can be attuned to sympathy with every menffcal emotion. Joy, sorrow, love, devotion, courage, and even funt, find their constant expression in son*;. Tlie great majority of people are content to pick up the popular songs amd tunes by hearing! others sing; or play tihlem; ibut the energetic and progressive prefer .to learn them ' wrrecifcly as printed. Few, however, have the opportunity of acquiring: this art owingl to the paucity of qualified teachers amd the expense of suitable class rooms. Kedognismg; this fact our edulcational authorities have indluidod vocal music inVthe .syllalbus- of our local -technical school, and we would strongly advise allwho'clnin sing to join, the class there and qualify themselves to takei their part's intelligently n,nd correctly. The expense Is trifling, (bwt thiei skill is ntot Obtained without a. sourdei of study.

Dr. La,praik w.'ll deliver a lecture on "Frieedly. Societies from a Medical Poi.ut of Viesw," a.t the Oddfellows' Hall on. Friday evening.

Messrs iMiller and Son announce thait ial iclaims agiain«t the eistate of thei late Tlhoinas Mitchiell must 'be forwarded to them on or before May 6.

TemfdetrS will be received by tihe Komiaftia G.M. Co. till May 4th, for electing a coal hoppei' neao- Pute wKarf, Paeroa.

We acknowledge receipt of a copy of "Tlhia Citizen, Reader,"; New Zealand edationi, !by tihe Rib. 'Hon. H. O<. Arnold Fester. This rieadtir is specially adapter for ■cioiloudal children, its object being to describe in simple and popular bnigiulage tto rigih'te, duties, andipriviiei^/esi (of fcMiaemshti'p. lit deals; With patriotism, the Government oil' the eovunitirv, the Parliaments of New Zealandi the duty of voters, thie ballot, laiw raid juif.ti.ci3. the trial,' our Courts, thie navy and airmy, a soldier's tfiainiugj tha flag, Britaia and her colonies 1, taxation, our duty towairds foreign' countries, education, thmift amd freedom:. It contain® an interesting series of illustrations and altogether is a production) that should supply a much needed! want in the scihools, familiarising the children mth ai praotical krnoiwledgje^ofl the history of to-day, and acquainting 1 them with thie elementary principles of the legislative airrang©menits of their country.

We toave received from Messrs T. H. Bajoe and W. Al Burns, </omniissioners of th& Government of Canada to the. iNiew Zealand Exhibition, a copy of th!e Canadian Handbook, oantaiindng a Voluminous description of the history, productions, and natural resources of Canada,. The production"is an excellent oaiie, and is a glowing advertiisemenit of the ■vviealth and possibilitiesi of th.att dominiom;. Tts social, political, and business conditions, educational systems, -the mineral weailth, aigiriciulture, landis for settlement, nmnu factures, the Postal service, shioping-, trade and commerce a,re but a fe^ of the subjects dealt with, \vihile an aihundance of fine illustrations adcentuaites the interestino; fmtnaws that oharao"terise its puibliciaftion.