LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10241, 7 June 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Key. ©ates forwards the following weather forecast; "Southerly mtoderate to strong winds; glass rise probaWy very high ; tidea moderate j seai moderaite; rain squalls probable; probably very cold night."

The barquentine Selwyn Cra|g is at present at Kopu loading timber for Australian ports. Mr F. B. Burgess, of CJorcwiiand&l, was admitted to practice as a barrister ihy 'Mr Justice Edwards, on t'je application of Mir 0. J. Parr.

Aimong the students to receive their B.A. deijp-ee at (Aiucfelanicl on Friday were Missies N. 1. Gibbons and F. J. Taylor, of Thaanes.

The Rev. James Milne, M.A., do livered an. interesting sermon ott> St. James' Ciiuroh last night, in whioh h© referred to the effect of foreign missions on the Empire.

Clean sheet dt the Police- Court this morning. Usually on Monday there is someone to face the magistrate, but of late clean sheets at the local police court have ibafloire quite.' comimon.

The football match on Saturday was aaidi to be one of the 'best contested game® this season, aaad every incjh of ground was keenly contested. Thejjame was p trifle "willing" at times, and players were' all out win.

In reply to the telegram re national defence forwarded to the Priuie Minister' 'by "the local branch of the N!ation«l Defenc(et League. Sir J. G. Ward telegraphed that the matter will ( receive the aittention thait its import- , anoe wiaarrants. . j

The Beoretary of St. John's Ambulance Association intimiates thai the first of a aeries of lectures on first aid to the injured will be delivered at the County Chambers on, the 14 th inst. at 8 P'.ttU^ Ladies wishing to attend are asked to aonnmiunioate with tEe seqretary before that date.

It isi stated that as the result of prospecting, operations in the Mata diatriot it is intended to work the eanfls,^which are supposed to re gold bearing, hy a new process,, in which gravitation will form a pjrincppal factor if the requisite fall 'cmi be secured.

Answer to "Inquirer," Karam*ahaket: The prisoner you mention was arrested at Waihi, formally charged with the offemde, and remanded! to Thames and confined in the Thames gaol. We understand that the Shoitlandi gaol has been closed for some time.

An old Thames boy who is at present engaged on the. Main Trunk, line states tEa£ Ngaruhoe still continues active', but there have been no spectacular displays such as were recently described in our columns. The other .day; when the' Mountain was covered with snow up to a certain altitude, and volurD©s of black smoke were belching forth, it provided, a beautiful andl quite a unique display.

."Welf, I don't know how many tries were scored altogether," said a player in the First, Juniors footbill match. <m Saturday; "because many of the tries were scored' over a sheep tract that deceived us>. It was just a« ba3) for one as the other. When the teams changed ends the other fellows did the same, and we had the laugh at themi But it was funny to *cc player aifte<r player""struggle throuffh andt after battling hard touch the ball down'—over the sheep track of course!"

The news of the victory of Capitol in the Great Northern ■Steeplechnse was received; locally with enthuakrtin, and quite a number of congratulatory messages were received by Messrs J. Twohill (owner and trainer) and M Deeble"(rider). The victory was a, desiidledly popular one at Thames, aod it is stated t&at quit© a substantial amount of money ciomeg to Tham(}H in consequence. In one instance a local eiyndicate had Bully and Capftol going for a double (in which both horses won) for £500.

It is staited: that a eonstaible stationed in the King' Country district uald a rough time the other day, and that_there wa,s nearly a repetition of th"ci MbLe-an .case, for whidl} the o'ffendeir recieived the salutary tencie of $0 yea,rs; im.prisonm|ent. Jr the case under notice the mian defied arrest, and it is said, beait the con Btalble in the rough and tuniibte that ensuedl. The armi of. the li-iw is as long as it is powerful, and the offender is sure to 'be punished for h;fi brutality.

In connection with the proposed public schools demonstration and gala to be held on the 9th of Nov-Miv 'ber, preliminary steps are being taken by thg various school committees. The Kauaerang-a .School Com-, mitfcee have aippointed Messrs G. Ruckland andi A;. B'ateraan as their delegate® ~10 the conference, while the Waio-Karaka School Have appointed iMtagsrs J. (H. Hodge and J. xS. Shaaid to rqwesent the school district. Parawai and Tararu will prj'bably elect their deleg^t-es promptly, 80 that a programime may ibe issuotl to the various schools in good time.