GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10380, 6 December 1912, Page 1

GENERAL.

NEWS IN BRIEF.

Cricket matches will be resumed to-morrow. Discovery of new 1 waterfall reported at Taumarunui. • • Jack to fight Bombardier Wells at Paris in June. Fever raging in Burmah. Several Idead and miany stricken. Efeperanjto appears to haVe died a natural death at Thames. Greek gunboats bombarding Valont, a Turkish port. Panio caused. Long sitting of court at Coromandel, and Magistrate Burgess fully occupied. Confirmation service St. George's Church Sunday afternoon, December lStht Meeting of Thames and Coromandel districts Licensing Committee at noon to-day. Examination of candidates for matriculation now proceeding. Tests said to be stiff. Splendid weather to-day and look* as though it is likely to continue— provided it doesn't change. Stated that -construction of children's ward at Thames hospital will be commenced forthwith. Waihi inquest revealinjg the fact that some of the witnesses called are strangers to the truth. Suffragettes playing up again. Uproarious scenes at Birrell's meeting and wholesale 1 ejections. Weights for the , Thames rades promptly declared by Hlandioaipper 1 Wynyaird, appear elsewhere. Inquiry into allegations maladministration St. Helens n.'ursing home, Auckland, to be held shortly. Glasgow students and suffragettes com© into conflict. Former give lafcter some of their own medicine. Tennis appears to be taking on at Thames and some interesting interclub games should be arranged). Stated that number of members of SPlarliament will visit the Central Otago goldfields early next yea* 1. Stated that, another company making iniquirieisi a Thames with. ideai of erecting diairy factory here. Coromandel looking well and pros(pieirfcusu Sb my some leading Coromandel men at present at Thames. Cabled that Turks are using dumdum; (expanding) bullets against the Bulgarians!. The day of the Turk is done. Work at King's Theatre progressing apac© and splendid show being made inside. Builder Tonkin knjows his work. Search for body of Louis Neale, drowned at Waiheke, still untiiuccesßful. Seaweed hampering dragging operations. Rose and Slwteeti Pea Flower Show! at Karangahake to-day. Several Thames growers competing ajnd! keen interest displayed. Will Thames be properly represented ait the Auckandl Exhibition? Plenty of time yet, 'but'the-distrfct should get a Vustle on. Peace Conference* at London suggested by Porte so as to Becure advice of Sir Edwardi Grey. Partition of European Turkey to follow. fR© proposed alteration of ladies' hours at local baths, it is stated the fair sex will hawe something to say on the mjaititier. So beware! "Beautiful scenery!" "wtas the expression used by a. visitor to Thames yesterday after ai journey fromi Thames to Tapu and badk. One of the Sedgwick boys is saidl to be coming to the Thames district under transfer. The lads have so far put up splendid records. lib is likely that several Minister's will visit the Thames district in January. At any rate a visit from the Prime Minister is assured. Local fishermen say catches nave been fair, but nothing to boast about. All are strongly opposed to trawler entering the Firth of Thames. Number of sheep in Coromandel distinct would surprise not a few. Some splendid farms in evidence and generally the district'is realising 'that there is gold in wool. How federationists may become arbitrationists and arbitrationists become federationists is one of the prol blems dealt with by BieV. J. Milne in article which will shortly appear iii our columtoß.