LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10498, 26 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

- -*^n"ree, the pugilist, ;*'», ifl receipt d| « salary 6f £-20 per wjpek from^tho picture company '.w.th which t he; is travelling 1 - ikroug^, New 'Zealand. r ■-^Tenideff lor'ipurchaß© of wire niattresa weaving plant will be received up to 4. p.m. of (December ls>t^articulars at this office.

0;n our first and fourth pages: — 'Northern -S.S?do's Time-table; -Mm-, nig 'Newe r; Things in General';": Local ~iuad "'Geaieral' iXtews ; iGene^'ai Eloc-' tiqns; Latest. Cables and Telegrams. •jisis .s'■';.& ia^^i ■•;■-" Tetniders jkre invited by tihe Talr.ua; Golden Hills G.'M; 1 Co. for excavation| of battery site at Tadrua. , j^to^ers'j close on iD'eiember 9th with Rifl|i ianri' Rbache, mining engineersi, Foii. S't.J Auckland.

Tlh'e official declaration of the re-j gult of the Thames election, is inaderpy Mr W. H. Potts,, .returning-officer. The totals show that the Hon. Jahiee MwGowan polled 3005 votes, Mr E. Beetle 905, Mr Maislon 497, and Mr Isitt 12,4. •

Mt El lArmitage, the well-known advance agent for : tl ui-i Tnylor-C'arring-ion pictures, has- iurived at- Thames to make tha necessaiy arrangements for the ajppeairance of the company on Saturday, Mondajr,' and Tuesday next. These pictures .are very highly spoken of in the South Island, where successful seasons have been given:

The Puriri Hactk ißiacing Clulb have drawn uip an attractive programme for'their race meeting to ibe he! 3on WeSinesdayv December J^rd., ttheire are elgflit events—flait; hurdle, and trotting raoes-^—the principal being tJHie Puriri Cuip of ,£.17. Nominations close on i# Saturctay, iDecember ofch, -with the;*' secretary, Mr Ritchie, Puriri. ''■'■■:•■'

The "Mikado" was successfully produced %■ "the " Waiiki Amateurs, thei' .paits beinig; taken, by Miss M. Plafker, Yum Yuinj Lady Muriel 'Deck, P?ftu Sing; Miss Lawlol" as Peep-Boo; Miss r Hessell as Katlsha, amongst tihie ladies. Mr IEIi-ich was Kokbi Mr M WaiTem iNankipoo, Dr. Deck Pooh-Bah, 'Stanley Williams Pish Tush, and G. Munns as the Mikado. Tlie amateunsi scored a distinct success. They may possibly visit Thames

Mr J. Treloar, wiho -recently left Thames to enter the engineering tmsineefs at Hamiltony has after several months study and investigation, been, successful im constructing a. new wind-mill and pump. It i$ altogether different from otter wind-mills, vhe design 'beingl based on the .results of the exhaustive experiments made bj the Danish Government. The whole mill iisi simple but powerful, and soundly constructed, anldl reflects great credit on Mr Treloar's abilities as designer of machinery:

lAi Waffii correspondent says that it is ourrently reported, though not officially, that the recount of electoral papers disclosed quite a number of cases of double voting, voters from Paero-a, Maokarvtown;, and other places having] voted a.t their own booths first, and then proceeded to other booths! in the electorate and again registered'their votes. The recount; of the Local Option ' papers is taking place to-day, and, ac is the general rule, alii cases of double voting will be traced and both papers destroyed.

Otor Rotorua correspondent writes as follows: Since 'Saturday last the geysers at Whakarewarewa. have been in a 'fair state of activity, after a rest '$ aMSit ,im. <Myk }pr so. Early on the.morning of the day named, Pohiutui erupted, and continued in a state of eruption for fifty-five minutes, during which fine, some magnificent • shots were witnessed. On Sunday evening, sieveni of the geyers were in a state of eruption at one time. On Monday, Pohutu geyser gave another display, lasting "thirty-vine minutes. Wai-kite geyser has been playing at intervals daiy'for some weeks.

: Some little difficulty has arisen 5n connect'on, witihl the date of the proposed combined public schools demonstration. It has been pointed out that: Thursday, the ioth December (the day suggested .lor the function) is one of the daiys. om which candidates sit for the National Scholarships, while the. following Thursday is tihiei.day on which all the 6th standard pupilsl .sit for fprofiaiencff, competency and pass examinations. As the school examinations will' be concltided on Thursday, tne 17th. December, a pro^ iposail has been nrade to hold the com'bdned demonistraition on Friday, the 18th Deceniibeir, ahwl to n.sik the business people to oLceive that day. nsi the hailf holkla.y in place of [he yvrevious day. Tiite whole matter will dioulbtlas's be discussed at the nexjfc_ uieefcing of the comlb'nerl conimitt2c<i|.

We understand that if a- .sufficient number of cows can be guaranteed the directors of the Kaiuaeraiiga Dairy Couipasny have decided to move the Kaiuiaeranga 'factory to a site near the Parawii: Railway Stationl. The surrounding 1 farmers have been canvassed and already almost the required number is assured, so that within a. couple of months it is estimated tfl'iat the plant will be working at the new site. This is undoubedly a, move in the riigiht direct'on, the opijaion.being expressed right from the veiy'lirst. tha.t the factory ought to have been in a more cenitral iposition, and will fill ci long--felt want ajnong t!lie men. at, this end of the district. Up-Jbo. the present they have had to take their milk to Mli'tait©k:, or at considerable trouW-e deliver it at TTnlames, and as creameries have proved the making of many of the small farmers it is in the best interests of thoste in the .vicinity named to support the project in .every possible waif. . (

A Canterbury member of Parliament belongs to about 140 societies, and he saiyw they cost him £1 a year each. About two and a. half yenrs ago" (acdordiing to a. Wellington political candidaite) the female Chinese population w»8?2 r, now it is 55. Last year Britain imported muttou to the value of £8,711,931, the j.rrn'cV.pal' Bouirco being- Kew Zealand, l^liioh contributed £3,996,228 wortih, ; the Argentine coming next with .£2,----360,565, and Australia third with £1, 645,470.

A firm of London drapers received one morning in response to an advertisetnemt for a porter, for two ;.weeks' work 351 personal applioall&Tis —many dressed like city clerks— pjjvithin* 'tWio (hours;-

In a. 'boat tuaide e«n>tLrely of newspapers, George W. Joibnson has; just tfowed more than 2000 miles in the jIT.S'.A. thromgh inland waters. The ' shell in whioli! he xtmAa the trip is 20 ' feet lotog'bjr^Oin- wide arid 6in deep, ' and wte;Mia'derof newspaipfers pressed together ucdler a. mould. Because she had dropped her spectacles' out. of th>e w.r-.-o.v, a woman | tra.velling between Barlow amd Burnt \ Mill, 'Essex, pulled the oommunicatiorioord, and stopped! a train.

, Art the 'Paiermo. (Argentina) cattle show tlio 'champion bull realised £30841, a.nd .ertud bulls ._ fetched.between, • £140 andi £183,' the latter price being obtaiimed 'by the Santa Claita and Retiro. studs.

'Alt the Salvation."'Ajrmy Hall this evening^a gift tree will'be displayed, and the'Hauiraki Bttmd will play outside the Shall. lA novelty in the shape of a Salvation Army wedding will be celebrated on 'Sunday afternoon, silver coin admission being made. Adjutant Grey will lead .all services.

A striking: illustration of the. severity of the depression in the shipbuilding circles of Great (Britain (says the Sydney (Morning Herald) :s afforded by the fact that no fewer than t\ven,ty.■ prominent fia-ms tendered re-ce-nitly for the conisitniction of a new vessel required by the Union Stearneihp Company of New Zealand.

A report received 'by the Xew South Walesl Teachers' Association on the child -labour question, shows that out of 855 scholars In 29 schools., 563 assisted in dairy woirk. One country teacher says "The worst cases are those - of'SEate boys amd families engaged on shares or wages-. Of those cases tlie evil amounts to wonae than slaiveiry." ;

The many friends of Mr George Eoss^ father of Mr Chas. Ross, blacksmith, wll regret to learn of his death!, which occuired at ihiis residence, I?lem>uiena,' on. Tuesday. Tile deceased was an old resident of. Thames, where he was held in high esteem, and only removed .to Auckland some short time back. The funeral takes place to-mor-; row. . .

j* Under the FMiiery Regiulation a i-boy of 14 waits summoned at the K'aia^ J.poi Court, for fishing: for wh'ltebait witih a. scrim net having an opening of.'more than seven fe^ifc square. Mr 1 Day said he should have been bo-ought I i).etfp.re the. Juvenile 'Court. JM.r T.j,G. [ Eiusisell said tihe Collector of Customs did, 1 not. press for a fine. Hie defendant was cautioned and discharged.

One of the ;N!o-license ( speakers at Dunedih, who !hlad spoken strongly against the retention of women in ba^rs, was set upon one night, recently by/ a number of women, who used their hands and sand bags, and gave him a. rough handling. A, number of High.-'School boys came to his rescue, and relieved him from a, position of some danger. The - sand bags were used on his head and face, and he escaped witilii some damage to his personal appearance.

•■: A jDrtiper inquiry into the; receoit enormous condemnations of imported boneless !beef from New Zealand and elsewhere is being, asked for in Engr land. It has already ;been pointed out that the 'ba<;i state of one of the consignnienit? was clue to the breakdown of i the steamers refrigerating gear, aiM tihiat th'.s inforniiation. ■ was for a loiig time withheld from publication, it being left to- be inferred that the meat had become unwholesome before "it was packed.

Bishop Williams, of Napier, speak-; ing. .to. a. ■'reception 'tendered him on his return, froni 'England, remarked: "Whatever anyone 'may be disposed to say,; the Old' Country is a beautifulone ; I don't know of any other so beaiutiful. (A, voice: Except New Zealand). We have our beauties of-scen-ery Jn New Zealand, but of quite a different character.- • Wei ha.ye many attractions here, but the calm-;,, and ! quiet beauty of ■Che Old' Land is uni.-, que." .. . ' >„.'.!

Mr S. Stockbridge' 97"^ Tory-st, Welliai.gton, N.Z., writee: • ' Ohamlbcrlain's Tablets aiade t.he firiest correct'.ve' we"'liavo ever ihiad in ouir . home.* I al>va/ys • give" them .to my.' children ar.d find that they are. the safewfc medicine for tibiem. What I like about theinja tih'at they a.ro mild and genitle in their action'••aiu.4'.. never leave any after effects! People trouble witih Indigestion or Constj'paition. will findi.,tha.t Cham-. berlain's can* 'always be <lepetndied •U'pop. For isMe by'Sll chemists and ■...,..'

:Waitier Jayi Oovernor tof the Muitland (IN.®.W.). .gaol, cpi^mitted s.ui-, eide recently. His bodly wael found on the lawn at the rear of his residence by his two sons. A revolver bullet had enteirad his left breast and pierced ibis heart.'Jay,:who was fifty-nine years of age, had teen hiuclii worried pwirag to the''reduction.'in the stiltira of the gaol and the withdrawal o£ certain officials, in consequence of which; extra wort devolved upon him. Mlaitlaind <raol has accoinmodaition for 165 prisoniorS, JUid thei number at present conifined there is only 76. ( Jay, "who was regaii-idied as an excellent official, would have retired next yeari. . ■■•''..