LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 18485, 29 October 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The weather forecast is as follows: The indications are 1 for westerly, and backing by west to south wind's. The weather appears likely to be clbudy and unsettled, with rain following. The barometer has a falling tendency. The seas ■&**© moderate. Our Auckland corespondent forwards the latest Share; quotations as follows-: —• Safes: Auckland gas 20s. Buyers: Sylvia reels 4d, Occidental Id, Waiotiahi 4d, Rising Sun 2s 2d, Talisman 10s 3d, Waihi 36a 6d, Juncton 16s 3d. Mr A. D. Thompson, one of the i Public Service^ Commissioners, ar- ' rived in Thames on. Saturday evening, and was engaged at the post office to-day interviewing any meanbed's of the civil service who desired to see him. Thei Commissioner leaves for Auckland by to-morrow's boat. All creditors and others ha,ving claims against the estate of the late Rifleman R. ;J. Cox, of Matatokii, are requested to send them, with pai-tdcularsi, on the) forms provided, to the local deputy, Public Trustee, Auckland, on or before December 19th. The late Mr Wm. Beehan, whose death was reported in Saturday's issue, wasi born, in Trale©, Ireland, 64 years agio, and came to Auckland when he was 20 years old. Hei was engaged in business as a draper. Deceased is survived by three' sons and five married daughters. Two of the sons have recently been wounded ait Messines.

Employment for a returned soldier is advertised. The' returned man is anxious to commence work. He is accustomed to houses aaid could do carting) work where no heavy .lifting is required, and has had some shipping experience, and would accept work on a fishing launch. '

Mr Claxton has been informed by wire .this moirniing that thei Auckland Provincial District Branch of the N.Zi. Federation of Fruit Growers has been formed, and the Waitemata. Co. has been absorbed. The business is how that oi the new branch company. This movement is sure to benefit the fruit growers of this district very materially. Mr Claxton hast taken a most active part in bringing, about the formation of the company.

We hay© received a copy of "New Zealand Illustrated," published by the a Weekly Prefes" Co., Chrisstchurch, as a Chris/tmas number, suitable for sending to our boys at the fronjb. This well-known annual is splendidly illustrated, and although published in war time ha« not declined one jot from the high standard «et up by previous nunibeire!. reflects the spirit of the New Ziea>From first to last it man artistic patriotic publication with a ton© of optimism, through it which,. exactly reflects • the spirit of tRe New Zealander, and it will doubtless be welcomed by boys who are abroad.

At a patriotic social and dance held at Kaehere there was a large atendance (writes our correspondent).' The evening opened with a pianoforte solo, "Battle of the Nations," by Miss G. Downs. Than, followed a eiong by Miss Betty Wallace, "When the Great Day Comes/ Another song by Leh Glasgow, I 'Please Give Me a Fenny, Sir," relulted in the collection of 7 si. There was also a. tea party dialogue, taken part in by G. Buchanan, 11. Nelson, and Misses M. Wallace and J. Wallace. Other items were: Song, by Mr Carter, "The Deathless Army" (encore "Good Old N.Z."); duet, Misses 1. and G. Wilson, "Anzac"; song, Mrs* Wallace, "Homeland"; dance, Highland Fling, Mr Reidy. After snipper Mr Reidy gave an Irish jig. Misses Wilson sang "The Long, Lonp;' Trail/"' Mr Len Carter "The Mighty Deep," Miss Gnibb "Coming Home," and for an eincore "The Broken Doll." Dancing was continued until an early hour. A word of praise is due to all ifihose who helped to make the evening such a isiuooess. It is certain the V.M.C.A. will benefit" by a goodly sum as * result of the coonmittee'si energy in making the evening enjoyable to everyone.

Yesterday moiming, at the Baptist and Congregational Church, speaking from the exhortation "Be ye therefore imitators of God," the Rev. J. Farquharson tTones, 8.D., having pointed ou* that the chief end of mam was to glorify Godl, declared that there could not possibly be any higher pattern nor could there be any truer source of happiness. Remembering how naturally imitative children are it behoved all (parents to> be most careful in regard to their own words and actions, and Qic preacher, urged his hearWs, having tEemselves become children- of ,God, to demonstrate the 'fact to the world by imitating 1 their Heavenly Father m love. At night the -rev. gentleman speaking on the subject "What they did to the' King," showed that history repeated itself in that mien and women to-day rejecting God's preferred mercy crucified again' the King of Glory.