LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 18487, 31 October 1917, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

An Auckland message advises that J. 'Hawcisi, a watersidie worker, died in the hospital to-diay from injuries sustained while emaipioyed on a steamer in port. A rnaeiting of shareholder© of the United Mining Co., heid in Auckland to-day, decided to iincreas© the capi-' tal by the issue of isiix thousand new shares. Our Auckland correspondent forwards the latest Share quotations as fallows: Sales: Wilson's Cement oid. 23si 6d, N.Z. War Loan 995. Buyers: Sylvia Reefs 4d, Occidental t Id, Waiotahi 4d, Rising Sun. 2s 7d, ' Talisman 2s 3d, Waihi 3i6Ts 9d, Junction lGsi 3d. i Says an exchange. Advertising! is all right if it is done properly, but no return could be expected "from a' poster recently tacked on the fence* of a cemetery in" Brooklyn (New York), which- reads: "Awake—your country needs you." The Crown dottiing Co. give notice that owing to being extremely -busy, their order bookis will be closed a,bout the third weeks in November, to allow of Christmas: orders being completed.

In addition to the Second Division ' now being balloted for l<soo men, being > _ accretionsi from the First Division, will be called up next week, and their names wiE b© gazetted along with the Second Division men.

Notice is given; that the election of three representatives on the Thames Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the contributory district of Thames, will be held on Wednesiday, November 14. Nominations of candidates will be received at the County Council Chambers until noon on Wednesday, November 7.

A Christchurch message states that Alfred James Leinnon, aged 56, an a^coounibaht in thei firm of BorthAvion and Sons, meat exporters, was found dead in his office, this morning, as the result of a. revolver shot in the temple.

»' The first; ballot for the Second ■ Division was commenced on Monday, > Class A, married men. without children being .drawn upon. There , nae over 15,000 in thiJsi class, and 5000 1 are required. The* result of the ballot i will be made known next week. Tenders will be received up to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. ,6, by the Thames County Council for the following contracts: Water Race No. 194 contract, concrete living of tunnels; Maitatoki Road drain, No. 190 contract., 2 miles 24 chains wid- . ening,' eto. The husband and relatives of the late Mrs WdUs dosirei to thank Dr. Waleihe, the matron and nurses . of 1 the Thames Hospital, 'fur their skill and kind attention to Mrs Wells while under their care, also the neighbours for their unvarying help and kindness, and the m-any friends for their letters of sympathy, cards, a.nd telegrams received, . Mrs Vile, widow of the late John Vile*, died a# Pahiatua on Sunday. She celebrated Ar. 100 th. birthday I last) May. Mrs Vile had been Gl years in New Zealand. She leaves ix Ijarge niumbem otfl d'eiscendantsi, including! two great-great-gra;rid childt ren. Mr. P. C. Webb, member for Grey, did not make a personal appeal for exemption from military service. The appeal was from the electors of Greymoutih, who desired the retention of Mr. Webb's services as their representative on the giround that, as a practical miner, who held | the confidence of the mining community, and bisi 'knowledge ana experience was necessary in the House*. It was stated in evidence that Mr. Webb had lately saved the country from a grave: industrial crisis. The board decided against the appellants. The Riverton Star says that four cases of diphtheria were admitted to the Riverton Hospital on Monday from- out west. The haphazard way in which some parents treat the diphtheria epidemic is astonishing. On Monday morningi two children 1 were sent down to the doctor in ! charge of an eider sister. They wandj ered about some time, no doubt looking into the shop windows. Eventually they strolled to the doctor's door, and when asked their business said, "Please, we've got diphtheria." They were immediately despatched to the hospital.