LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LVIV, Issue 18497, 15 January 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thought for to-day: In order to. maniage childreni, we must borrow ' their eyets and their hearts, see and j feei as they do, amd judgje. tihem i from tiheir own point of view. I, pray God to make parents reasonable.—De Guerin. j I ! We hear that Private K. Payne, who left! Thames with, one of the late reinforcements, is seriiously ill ml a ■ London hospital. i , A Sydney repoat says there has been a steady deluge of lain ainoe , Thursday. Moods are reported in. , tihe country distaiote.

| By laws to smend the Thames County by-laws, and to provide fur£h«r regtulatioipe, are: advertised .on page, 1 of thlis issue. We direct the attention of our readers to these, and 1 especially those. ;in the Thames 1 Counity.

Tbei stage of tihe theatre ait last night's concent:! was vary effectively decorated, the scenery showing to advantage. This was kiodiy lent by Mr C. Sanders, on behalf of Dr. Barniairdo's Homes.

! The Taraoaki Herald if ports' that spurious igilver coinß are in oircula- ( tdon. An imitaitdon shilling, whiioh appeai'ed" itk> be made of ,cad, was ' 'recently received,by a Keiw Plymioutii bank. '

I It Jnay bei of intea-eßiti tio New Zealand women to know that America's first woman Senator M'ss 1 Jeamnettie , Rar.kin, traveilled Now Zealand ovaitwo.years ago 1 as a dree«maker. She ! oame out her with the intention of ■Studying 1, the social oonditliions' of the ' country.

TiEe Revue Club ooßoert held in the King's Theatre last evening was largely patronaied. All the items weir'e well received, and emcosres were gflven 1 unltlil late in: the second half. Included in tliet expemsesl was tihe Governmenit amusememt tax of £2, which sum was nearly contributed by the coimmiittee.

The fourteenth ballot appealing m tlo-night's paper contains the names of the balance of Class.A..of the' Second Division Jof tihei Expeditionary Force Reserve, and aooretiomis to the First r^ivlfaiou: ..^tftntaugh cominfel of a^ge, erfx>). Tho first..baliot for Class B men of the Second Division (married men with one child each) will not be taken for some time; yet. :

During November alone the despatcheßi totalled 4,000,000 letters and 160,000 parcels and packets, a large proportion being Briu.ieh postings, says the reiport of the Australian Base Post Office in London. The staff consists of 1 117 men, mostly unfit, amid 296 girls reader excellent service >as a result of the recent organisation. |

A correspondetojt in. an. English'paper dctcribss the oar,e of soldieis' ceimeteries in France, During the last two years a great deal of pkinti<ng has beem done, he mys, and many of the comieteriieß are; now ieraarkaibly beautiful. Th<»se cemeteries whlich have been made'in old apple orchards ar© pea'haips the mosit beautiful of all and theirs ie one of ihcs&e i» particular, commandiinjg! an open viewon, one side ablaze with flowers and

faultlessly kept'which is'the most lovely sipob Uhat oan be imag.ned.

Ppirtaculars of which ir.ight have proved to be a. most regrettable fatality have jusifc transpired. It appears that Mrs" I. Brown and. two daughters were bathing la.sc week dn 'the of T'aa'aru Ptodn*,. wham they got out of tlieiir depth. Mrs Brown tried to effeqt, a. rescue, but failed, and. her art** 'for assistance brought a youmg niari ■ named C. Strong to the scenei. He was fortunately successful and was just in time, as one of the young '"gfrrfe had sunk for a second time, and was uneqnscaoiiis whcpi gtoik out. of the water. Efforts to restore.< consciousness were., however successful. The parties concerned are to be congratulated on) their narrow escape, and' Mr Strong upon his prompt action in the nick of time. .We ■ understand Mr Brown has handsomely rewarded Mr Strong 1 for hie valuable aid.