NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 29 December 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

A' , IHI LOCAL AND GENERAL ■ —4 —-'■■ : To-day's'weather forecast: Strong westerly wind fiquojlly and veering to southerly: opect showery ant chemgecble weather vhh glass rising soon; tidve 'Moderate, noai moderate with fwell off there. Ifc is telegraphed from C'hristdiurel 1: ihat the itavies Oiip matches hay« been postponed. "One of the most orderly and wellbehaved crowds I have seen," is Police Inspector Wright's description «Jf the largo gathering at tliie Thiaimes races. A West port telegram states that Waited 1 Altfkin, proprietor 1 of tho Westport News, died last night. He had been ill for six months. Master Fliilip B'ownes, of the Post and Telegraph Department, v/ho was formerly ait Thamtes, is now located i at Tafiipo, which ho describes as one , 'of the most 'beautiful districts raoidi ly advancing in favor with tourists^ ' It is sta.ted that a new. morning paper is to Ikj, estaiblishied in Auckland and a new evening paper- in Wellington. In ooimection with the former it is said that u'large amount of capital has already. b:«n subscribed. It will require it!. Among the visitors to Thames was Mr ;W. Blomfield, proprietor of the Now- Zealand Observer- "'Mr^Bloinfield has just returned from an extended trip to Itritain and the Continent and has al splendid stfldk of stones of incidents, huraoiousj and othetfwifie, that occurred in the course of his extensive travels. ■We ' understand that Mi 1" Adam , Wilson (son (if Mr John Wilson, of Tajraaru), foainorly accountant a* the Thamies branch of the Baulk, of New Zealand, and latterly in the same position at tha Westpori "bf^lnicli, h,as b?«n promoted t/.-the manager-hip of the Daitik of New Zealand :it Paerofl. - ' ' , The pohutukaWas a.re now in hloo.-n and the coast presents a most at-, tractive appearanoc, with its finugd of treea now coTered with red blc*r siMus. In tho purks the pohutinkaAvi-s aro in bloom and th« sight is a dbiarming one. In the Borough Cbuncil's allotment the tiees are- also in bloom and a magnificent spfjeimon miay be seen in the Oouneil's yard in Qineen St. Tha many Thanms and ui>country friends of 'Mr John Morrison will regret to learn of his death, which took place, .at his residence . Hikutaift yesterday morning, after an illness of six itipnths. Deceased, , who was 75 years of age, was a very old resident of Hikutaia, where he followed the occupation of a| farmer for a. numbei" of yeai*s. Ho leaves a. widow, ten sons, and two daughters to monim tJieir loss. The funeral will lea.ye his.late i Jesideuoe a* Hikutaia to-morroW (Saturday) at 12 noon for Paeioa. Oe.metery. A laughable, inoident occuiTed at the ThaanoH raaes. The cry of "A i fight, ■'a'■■'fight!" ' was-raised and soon 9" large crowd gathered l'ound tlv* coniliatants. The police quickly noted the scene and soon a detective, two burly policemen, and a mounted coristalble were liulrryin,<r to the spot. . PtisWng; their way through tlie crowd j with the intention of arresting the disturbers of the peaie, they rea^h- J ed the .centra.of the ring—-and saw two diniinutivo urchins engaged in a bout of fiHfcictufifs; One of the policfcmien appreciating the humor of tT.e , position, promptly tuclked' onis of the combatants under' his arm and Walked off amidst tho laughter of the spedtators. A Wellington paper says: — "Thomas Willia'to. ("Toby") Ehodes wha defeujited Paa^on Taylor for ThiUiies, is proprietor of the County News, Ooroniiiindel, and during the height of the Atidklaind boom, 1893----99, was probably the most successful licensed miining advocate practising in the Northern/ Warden's Courts. Although _possibly assisted by.the-small ■ Conservative''vote in a Demonratic mining donstitulency, . Rhodes:is.liberaliiit politicsawd^^es his election (1) to the knowledge of tho district's wants; (2) hi& opponent's -ignorance of thfl same: (3) the roi^ilsiori of feeling against" wowser l^presantaticffli.; for although Rhode*. is a teetotaller he is hot a prohibitionist. He has not a striking persomiility, but has a better working knowledge of mining law than any other member of the House, and has a. fair stock of Dwnnwn sense." Wylia is selling at special pri ties drees suits. \va<lking suits, s{?ortiug suits; men's suits, youtlis I'suits, boys' suits, tweed suits, tailor-ait >suits. holiday suits, white suits 1, khaki suits, Norfolk suits, C'anibrigo* suits, juvenile suits, London suits, Stotciv tweied suits, West of England tweeds, Donegal twteeds, Harris tiwecd suits, suits for Ukk fop, suits for Ilia i'arwer, suits that fit with' colour fivs*. 'Fashicuablo cloths at lov. J figures. Hat« in blalcik, green, grey, beaver, white, mole. Big stock. Good range of pananiia. hats, test value in Nw. Zealand at W. S. Wylie's.—Advt.