NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 14555, 24 June 1913, Page 4

NEWSY PARS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Another batch of'immigrants li 3 in all, due in Wellingfeon Iby Remuera to-day. 75 women coming ti join husbands.

IPrench Deputy Ohiamber Ifejeoted Stociailiist iParty's- tamendimenit^tb r*dtice period of compulsory serrice by six: monihia^ , •'..-.' .-, ■;■.■: ■>.::- ■-.' .•'■:.- ■.- ■

■','A memorable meeting of Masons tools! place in the Salutation flotel on -28th March, 1870. The meeting was held to consider the advisability of forming a lodge under the Irish stitution and the result: of the meeting was the formation of the present Liodge of Light, which was consecrated on Ipril 27th, 1&70.

Thie name of Captain 3Ri. F. S ■ 'Sjedidioni <o£ tihie Nieiwl.. Zealand • Sta fi Cforps jappeiairs .in a list issued by the War Office :>of Army offioers who liave recently qualified in the 7it!x course of intefenicjtjijcm at tlhe Lbn;don . School of Economics, The Wiar Office, it. aippears, pays tt.p fee® of the regiular offioers for a note is appended stating: -tout Caip{tjalin SedSdion (vra® ■permitted to attend the lectures .'at his own expense.' ■ ..'"'■' '. . .■•

T!he tmudi' diisoussed meeting -between ißterlb McCoy, of Melbourne. and: Jo© SRiussel o? Brisbane, at the (Sydney Stiadium, 'lasted 3*s* «9ecfandis, ¥hxur jpuinolies -were seen, wliien 'Eteseil gazed! appeaEng-ly _ at tihe referee for an apprecioible time (tlhus a wrrter m the Sydney Stan) "then wheeled half roundl and flopped to the boards, face downwlards !a!nd labsolutely inprt, and /wa-3 counted 'outf umlueedinig! the crae's cf his seconds to upThe funeral of the late Mr Wallace Jones, who came to Wharepoa about six years, ago., took place on the 23rd inst., leaving his late residence at 1.30 p.m. His remains were followed to tEe Wharepoa Road Cemetery by a large number of relatives and friends in vehicles, on horsebacik, and on footl. The Rievil Cowie, of Paeroa, officiated. Among, the floral emblems was a (beautiful wreath from the directors of the Thames. Valley Co-operative Dairy v.0., of whicE the

deceased was an able member till

sickness caused, his resignation. The

company was represented at the fun-

eral by Mr H

Hubbard, the chair-

man, and Mr E. V. Quick, the sec-

retai-y

Some:'time, ago. at Batea 1,. a young couple, had a/ narrow escape firo..>i death, *on a narrow ■. trestle railway Sbiridgje. 'Swing !&■ train overtaikirj: them, the young man seized his com pan-ion and jumped with her into th. j stream below, just as the engine thundered past. He kept the lady «» noat until rescued, which was a mat ter of great-difficulty.'' "The tragedy has occurred in the death of the heroic rescuer, who was a son of Captain. Ti-nney, HjafribOurniastei 1 of P.itea, and formerly master of the Steamship Alhuriri. The '" deceasf-u wk> wats \h very/popular young Fellow, some time ago. complained cf pains in the head and was ordered to the hospital whiere he died a few days Hiis 'remains wer inferred Wikfo, military 'honours he haiviinjr, been a member of the Taranaiii Ri|le3;

The following additional regulations under the Public Service Act are gazetted: —Every officer shall perform public duty beyond the usual hours when required; but in special cases' the Commissioner may o,n the application of the Permanent Head^ authorise special payoient for such extra service. This ..regulation 1 &hall be deemed to have been in force on and from, the Ist day. of April, 1913. The Pefmariant Head may at any time errant' an officer leave of absence without pay. for any period not exceeding one month if. in his opinion there are-, special, circumstances justifying such . a course. The grant of such leave shall be reported to the Commissioned:. Where nidre than one month's leave is desired, application shall be made through the Permanent Head to the Commissioner: An officer who is on the staff as a shorthand-writer and tyj>ist and who has passed a satisfactory examination in the use of mechanical appliances for adding, tabulating, and listing, shall,, if and so long as he is employed upon such machine work, be granted a special-increment, of .£lO per annum.

Friday next will see the commencement of A. Court. and Son's great winter jsale, n rhich is'calculated, to make the Busy Bt-ehive busier than ever. Great reductions have been made in all departments to the benefit of the general public. A replace advertisement appears in this issue.

Mr !Al G, Steele, Hi.A.M., inserts an announcement an -this issue f ofspe- . chxi interest to tihipse wisihinig, -totake '< up a course of insitii'uctiioii in the then iy of music. Mr Steele wjao is no strangea* to Thames is a. niu«icia!i of 110 onean dbdlity and those entrust his themselves to his tutorsfhip need have no quals as to their progress in the study of piiaaioforte playmo:. iEbrolments may be made with Mr.'. Btiiek. Jeweller, in SPfoilen Street. I