NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10314, 6 August 1912, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL —+ —

The report oi' the Education Commission states that children should not be allowed to loiter about the sbre«tsi late at night.

Baillie St. School Committee hold their monthly meeting to-night, when the usual school business will be dealt with.

Keiburns in connection with Lh<i voting for election of officers of th^ Miners' Union are still incomplete, and full details will not, be available until to-day. It is probable that the final returns will show some changes in the personnel of tho office-bearers.

Thames iCounty Council held it& monthly meeting to-day.'By the way the walls of the Cbumail Chamber look decidedly baa-e and there i& an entire abseinra of photographs of past cihaii'hien and) councillors. It would be an interesting reflord if framed photographs of past and present memlbra were hung in the Council Chambers.

"While tw'o young men were riding home last night one of the horses stumbled: over a heap of metal in Richmond St., with the result that tho ride.i 1 was injulred and the horso ■also damaged. The street at this point is usually lighted fcy the electric lights at 'the CMdfellows' Hull, but these wero out at the time. Had it not been for the presence of rewind of the second horseman! h,e too would have met with somio injury.

We learn that tho i-epairs to' th 1* Cbimty water race, portion of which carried away during the recent, stormy wewtheir, have been completed, and a splendid job has been made of the work, which was done expeditiousily and well. The prompt manneir in which the full supply from the Miangakirikiri Creek, was from the Maungakirildri Creek was servoir; to bef kept, fairly full so that the minimum of inconvenience was caused.

Thames residents will be interested to leara that Mr 11. H. W. Bligh, of the White Cross League, will visit Thames this Week and on Sunday will deliver social addresse i to women at 4 p.m. and at 3 and 8 p.m. will spelak to men and lads over 14 years. We understand that Mr Bligh will arrive at Thames on Thursday and will spend the time before Sunday in the schools. His worts is of vast importance. He posvsesses a thorough grip of the stulijept and a tactful way of dealing with it and his lectures should be well attended.

At the monthly meeting of the Waio-Karaka School Committee lasr night (Mr W. K. Patea-son, chairman of committee presiding) the usual routine business was transacted. It ■was stated that the repairs to th? school recemitly ordered had been completed satisfactorily. Notification of the appointment (temporarily) of Mliss Williams as fifth assistant wa* made. Thei report of the headmaster (Mr W. H. Newton) was received and adopted. The resignation of the school cleaner was received with regret, it being stated that thd utmost satisfaction had been given. I was decided to call for applicants for thiei position at a remuneration of £>30 per annum.

Thus the Auckland Herald:—"A period of prosperity is being experienced at Thames. The! building trade is active, and in addition to a number of fine shops and up-to-date dwellings just compMed or in course of etrection, the foundation work f><a commodious a.nd modern theatre! >* in progress. Eixtensive alterations are also 'being made at the racecourse. An excellent grandstand has just been completed, and terraces, la.was, and other improvements are being carried out. Thames possesses a numiber of handsome public buildings and the present buildinjgj activity will considerably improve the appearance of the! town's maia thoroughfares. The business community report that trade is brisk, and that the outlook for Thames is promising!.

The Thames branch of the Salvation Army, under the leadership of Captain Green, is proving itself a real humane institution in that men and women hitherto somewhat diffident and careless have been won over, and now 1 are prominent in tho ring. During the last two months there have been 25 conversions. In one instance a young boy w'as won over, and he in burn prevailed on. his brother and then 1 on his mother, and noiv all are active members of the armty. Typical armtv work is being carried out by the energetic young captain and his willing band. and Thames should indeed be grateful for the possession of such a smil saving and humanitarian institution. The band has inciieased considerably in number, the addition of a ladies' timbrel band beinsr an important feature; in truth, despite the fact that both old and the new* instruments (on which £50 Was recently spent) are- being made use of, there are ten learners who are not provided -with instruments. Perhaps some of those Thames residents possessing instruments which they do not use, would kindly lend or donate them to the band for the benefit, of the learners. The congregations at the barracks have increased perceptibly. 200 being a fair average. Brigadier Vince has been,

on a short visic to the Thames making new and renewing old acquaintances. The Brigadier was in the Army when it started over 30 years ano and consequently has an intimate knowledge of Army work.