LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13847, 6 November 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

'■■■ : ..' I **"•HIT11*" The Tapu bridge is now practically completed. Eight girls of every ten in the Auckland telephone exchange aire absent with influenza. The review by the Governor-Gene-ral of the 44th" and 45th reinforcements was held at TrenthaTO dayCi*.' Newman suggested at the County Council meeting that the engineer concentrate the workmen where the work was most urgent ' The bonfii-es on the hills last even* ing were numerous, and a very large amount of fireworksi were let off. in celebration of Guy Fawke®' Day. A telegram was received from Civ A. A. Adams at the County Council meeting raying that member was unable to attend, j<s he had air attack of 'influenza. At the close of the meeting of the Harbour Board yesterday, members pi-oceded to the wharf, (and after making an inspectioni authorised the harbourmaster to cany out certain necessary repairs. i Our Auokjlanid correspondent"' forwards the latest share quotations a® follows: Siilesi: Waiotahi Is-, "Golden Belt ,5dJ, Rising Sura 2s 3d, Talisman 10s, Waivhi 4 21s, "Junction 15s, Wadotabii 10§d It, was decided, at the (""ounty Council meeting to ask Messrs' R. W. Ragnaill and F. H. Claatoin, two past chairman of the County Caunoil, to fuamish their photographsl for the purpose of hanging them on the wall of the meeting room. The weather forecast is as follows: The indications are for freshening westerly winds strong to g|ale. The weather will probably prove squally and ichiamgoable. Rain is probable. The* barometer has a faDUimg tendency. Seas and tides are moderate. In (retferrang,, to the notices of motion given by Messrs: Scott and Law at the; Hai-bour Board meeting Mr Gilmour, of Waihi, said that if his district was not prepared to contribute towards the revenue of * tho Board he would resign his seat. „ Tliß/Tliaines Coumty Council read a letter from.' the Farmers' Union, asking! Sf'finger posts were erected on all County roads, that'these posts were--a girie*at-convenience to the travelling public. The Coiincdl had already erected a .number ief these signs. " Civ. McCormick's notice of moMon that the motion re the: contribution tiqwaai^s tho ohtaiining jjof a report, from Mr Blalir Masoaii on ( harbour' improvements, be resorndecf, :r-.was, oariried' at the meetingi of* the" County CourneiL It*was> decided to make ' a contribution of £40 towards the cost of obtaining the report. , The three, up-ooomtry \ members of. the Tham^ Council have been ,'cra^viaßssag".; titeir' ''diiitrietisi. for the piirpoise; of".^^otbtavniing^' "to""a petition, asking that a drainage area be constituted for the valley. Civ Cox reported alt the meeting that he had signatua-es i'epresmtihg 64 votesi. Or. McCormick also bad a fair number of signatures, but both he and Cr. Alley would endeavour to have a complete list by next meeting. A thousand mile motor trip lias just been completed by a| party coinl--sistdnigi of Ma- and Mm W. J. Hall, Mra Faithful, Mr JT L. Walton., and Mi- Nichoills, in Mr Hall's Studebaker car. The party left Thames some ten days ago, travellingi via W raibi, Tauranga., Opotilkiii, Giisibome), land Napder to Pamei-ston North, and came bacik thtt-ougth the WaiJkato. The 1 journey proved a most instructive and snijoyable one. ■ At the last meeting! of the Waih: Borougii Counclil the . delegates a,pxximited in connection, with the con'oronce concerning the Thamesl 'Haa-->our Improvement Bill, which seeks 0 pi*evont the Upper Thames mining joajipanias from dumping their tailngs an the river, reported that they nad had- a oig flight; against delegates vho were out to get their harbour mprovement scheme through regardess off its seriousness to Waiha. \ ""ouneillor Corringham said that the iressure- brought to bear by the, Vaiilbi delegates was largely respon-' ible for thw decision ol the confernoe to shelve the question for sis niornthsi. He was satisfied that the ilt carried down the Ohdnemiiri river irould) =not cover the bed of the Hau-' a.ki Gulf one-eighth of an, inch. j ' ■•■ • | There died oa Sunday evening one >f T^aurangfa'si most notable chJaraoers in the person of Mrs; David Lsher, of Durham St. Born at laketu 64 years ago, she has Kved • ,ll her Hdfe (in, the dtisfahbt, being' larrictd in- Tauramgai in 1873, where lie has resided ever since. She was chiieftadness of the Ngaeterangd, faitoha, and T© Arawa tribes. Her laaden numei was Katerina Te Atirau, er father being Home Te Atarau, and er mother Rahema Te Nia. Both arente aa-e dead. Held in high esteem! y nlative 'and Europeam friends alike ie late Mrs Aether was one of the igjhest types of the Europeatnised ative. Of sterling character she delded considerable influence among ye members of hter own race, and ar death is being sincerely mourni-' 1 to-day by ait,«*Wio< knew her, both *ar*rh, xm'A V.iiim-MPMn:-nlilrn