LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10240, 5 June 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

The Rev. Bates telegraphs: '*Ws3terly strong;. wiLnds to gale.; .^ides moderate; sea .modertaie; rain probable ; glass fall but expect rise after 30 hour® and then southerly strong winds to giale; rain amd weather proibably much colder.".

The Latter Day Saints will hold religious services at the usual hours to-morrow in, the KirkVood St. IlaU.

Tenders for supplies, etc., to the Thames Hospital for twelve months, close; on Mlonday next. Particulars' &xz advertised.

Mb* Greem, of lAucjklajnd, will be thei ipreachcr at thei Churoh of Christ tp^mprr6w, his evening subject bmng "What shall the answer be 1?"

Our Botorua correspondent informs us that the <Wairoa tea rooms were completely destroyed by fire at an early hour yesterday morning, nothing being saved.

Rev: Writ Hinton preaches ns usual, to-anorrow at the Mary St. Church. The morning subject in the family altar. At the close ■".; the service the Lord's Supper will be partaken of.

. Mr Corkran, the treasurer of tVe Thames Branch of the National Defence Leagjuet, will receive, contributions towards defraying the expense's incurred^ at the time Mr MqNab visited the Thames.

Services will fee conduoted at !?•■. George's Church to-morrow at the usual hour, the. Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan being the' preoicher. The Dr. also conducts servide! at St. John's, T»r«nJ, at 3' p.rnv

The officers and members of the Loyal Waikato and 'Charles Bruce Lodlgies (Oddfellows), with lady friends are invited to attend a ladies evening to 'be given lw the Loyal Charles Bruce lodge on Thursday next in the Kirkwood St. Hall. Admission is *ree.

At last night's meeting of the Thfcumlejs SBbKorag^ Council a) memo, of thanks from Mrs G. S. Clark and family wak received for the kind expression of loving sympathy with them, in their recent breavement. The communication was formally received.

A! special sermon entitled 1. "Foreign Missions and the Empire" will hi preacihed in St. James' Presbyterian Church to-m,orrow evening by Rev. James Milnei, M.A:. Communion, service will be held in the morning. Mr Milne also preaches at Maltatoki •at 3. Ai hearty invitation is eoct'ended, t > all.

At yesterday's iiieeting of the Thames Lioensing Committee the annual license fee for accommodation houses was fixed at £10. Mr R'tiod'os spoke very favorably of some of th.3 accommodation, houses in the back blocks 1, and said that the poimfort and requirements of travellers were well attendedl to.

A general meeting of the memibers of the Thaimies Co-opertaive Terminating Building Society will be heM in the 'Miners' Union Hall on Friday next, the 11th inst., for the purpose of balloting for an appropriation of £200. Members are notified that pll. dtaes must be "paid up on or before MJonday next, tne 7th inst., to entitle them to participate in the ballot.

Anniversary services will b© conducted! a* the Primitive Methodiat Church, Miackay St., to-morrow, th« Reiv. Al Harris, of Auckland, being the'preaicjher. At 2.45 the choir, assisted iby friend®, will render t|i« cantaTa "The (Hfelling Seasons." Mr Harris also' preaches at K'opui at 3 p.m., whil© the Ulev. Harding is *t Puriri andl Omiahu.

The sky during the past few days has 'been heavy andl lowering, indicating approaching rain, amd this moring a heavy breeze sprung up which it is eocpeoted will be followed by a downpour. A, slight shower or two 'fell later, but' ■ the rain wais not sufficient .to do any good. The' weather about this time, of tKe "year can' usually be classified "samples," and cannot, be depended] upon though this season we have had extended summer weather.

At last nighPs meeting of th# Thames Bbrough Coumdil, on the suggestion of C!r. iScott, it wiag~ decided to comraiunicate with the 'Railway Department with the object of having the laite_train on Siturdaiy night fa layed until about. 9.30. It was stated that if the tram were delayed; until the hour stated it would be a di»oid*d advantage to it he districtt a.nd would prove a great boon to resident* !n the country.

The Mayor last, night expressed the opinion that unless the people of Nlcw Zealand took more interest in the question <rf "National Defence and entered; into the scheme of compulsory training there would probably | be~introdu;oed a system, of conscription which would bei much ■wors*. | The Council decided to strongly sup,port the adoption by the Governmien.t of the comipulsory training; proposals. In past time the first thing done to a.bum or scald was to exclude the air. To do this the victim had to either aipipillr & paste of oil and 1 flour or else bandage the scalded part, thus adding 1 to his suffering's. All that is now necessary is to apply Chamberlain's 'Pain Bbluii. This liniment gives immediate relief, also heals tho part hi one-t.hird the time taken by ;. any other application; but what i? more wonderful still is that there is never anyi soar left after Chaimbcrlain's Pain B&lm is used. For gale by ulOi chemfl'Sitß atod storekeepers. " |

Tenders for driving 50i"t on the reef at the Sans of Freedom level are invited by the Alburnia G.M. Co.

It is inotified in another column that Phil Walsh Dramatia Comipany will paly a visit to Thiainiies on WedL nesday next, 9th June. The pieoe to be staged in "In Old Kinvara."

Another student from Wesley Training TJbllege in the person; of Mr C. (HL O'Wis will oocMpy the pulpit of the Pollen St. Methodist Church tomorrow at 11 a.nii and 6.30 p.m. respectively.

The A.M.P. Society has £.2,82i5,326 invested on mortgage; of freehold in

this Dominion), aad there is not a penny of interest overdue. This speaks well for the financial position of the. Dominion.

A Thames visitor to the Addingr ton workshops writes to the affect that there was no appearance of "the Government stroke?' when he visit ad the plaice. He was agreeably surprised with the up-to-date methods employed and the general appearance of ■ the works which he desdribos as a credit to the men employed and the Government. L4t""present about 800 men are engaged. • '

The school children, are in full practice for a concert to be given in. aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes ou Thursday, June 10th, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Richmond street, and they have a good programme to present to the public, consisting «;f dialogues, action, songs, recitations, and choruses. We hope, that the general public will not forget this date, as we know: through their patronage what the result of last year's concert was. lit was the clause oi relieving Dr. Bardai'db'a Home'of one of its boys, who was able to start out on Ufe's journey;.

A,t the second of the series of soctiails in eonineotion with the T>ominion ('Dtuidfs) Lodge there was a. large gathering, "about 60 couples being present. Dancing was kept up with merry swing by the young folks, while the card tables were also fully occupied. Excellent music wias provided !by Clarke's orchestra, and Hie floor being in excellent condition a most enjoyaible evening was spent. Ait, ai suitable hour supper was provided ajidi muqh enjoyed. Hatidsome prizes were awarded in the euchre competition®, in which considerable interest wias taken.

The Darling; D*owns, Queensland, ha.ye lately been visited by a Wairarapa farmer, who was greatly impressed by the number of Nlenv Zealainders who haiva already invested flapital in those rmich-ibocMned lands. He told a Dominion representative on his return that he knew personally of tweinty man,, with & total capital of over M' 50,000, who had gone I over to try their fortune in the new country. At Bnsor Bros.' to-day pie and citron melons 251bs for Is, laiu;e sweet oranges 18 for Is, small 24 for Is, pumpkins 201bs for i Is, Swedes 201bs for Is, Fresh separator butter lid and ** per Ib, Green Peas 81 bs for Is; Pactket Peas 4d and) sd; Haricot Beans, 51bs for Is.—The Cheap Stores, Ensor Bros., Mary Street.— Aidvt.