LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LVI, Issue 14324, 10 September 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

j The demand for oysters in Auckland /is still in excess of the supply.

' A .general campaign of rat destruction is to be undertaken at Devonpart,

Tne distribution of .war is to be left t 0 district committees, therefore Thames is likely to get i^ share. The bull at the District Homes faim lias been sold through the offices of Mr Hall, Ma*ato«ke, for 40 guineas. Go^ernniient House is at present uaidei'going renovation, in anticipation of the arrival of New Zealand's now Governor-General, Viscount. Jel , Jicioe. • The secretary of Ho»pat a .l Board reported that iheir coal now cost them Is per ton more at pitmouth, plus 2is per ton increased rail,way freight. The spi'ingl tim© costumes have .arrived a,t Geb. Gullen and Oo.'s wi'"h navy the predominant shade, bu* there are many others to choose from. The models are exquisitely tailored. The long-talked-of a-eform of • making- Post Office Savings Baoiks ac dounts capable of being operated o'V by cheques has been voiced again i-i Parliament by Dr. Newman.

A Ghristohurch> telegji-aan aniwunces the death .of Meut. "-Colonel Cossyroivo, V.D., Dominion, Chief Scouk Much of tlie suiccesgi of the' Bojv . Soout moiyement in tliis country was due tc t iiis eniorgy. aiid entimsiiasini.. Sergt.Matjor Cossgrove of? Thatnes is a son of the lato Lieut. -Colonel Cbssgr.ova

Mr. MctCombs, M.P., thinks that if a higher rate of'interest was given depositors in '*the Post Office Saving Bank, money enough could be obtained for public Works.

During tlie past month th© hospital reoeiived coal amounting to 43 tons 2cwt. T!he hospital kitchen and Homes oonsuanfid". 4| tons and tlie boilei' consumption amounted to 46 tons 12 owt leaving' 7 tons on hand.

We regii^t to report tlie death, of Mrs J. C. ; Mdntosli, at.his late 1^ sidfeaicei Hopai, yesterday, aged 5l v years from niinea's' complaint. Much syinipatihy will b».,,.felt ?with. his relar tives in their sadi bereav<«nealt. ■' Tllie' fuuei'al will leav© Shortland wharf-»t 3 p.m. toi-n»Tow -for Shortland Cemetery. " »

Heitheringtong big " spring ■ show takes place, .on "Friday next. A'b. ths present^omen*;%e^ axe offer3in|r;^ oep'tional values in gentlemen's ?*l</ hats. We "direct al-teoition-to the advertisement.

Mr s . J. Harris, of late or; Thames- and dldest daughter of the llato Mr^ J. B^fee;ns!iire, .died ait Auckland yesterday -atar a lomg illness. The fuinjeral took, plate© a>t iAuiokland to-day.

1..-.' 1 i " ■ ■ ...■.■*'' .'-.■'■ ' ' ;■ Tlie spring! flower dhW and sale of i work Of St. Jaim^: Presbyterian Cliuir'ciii will be held in tih^s Ghuirdj Hall to-morrow at 2.30; JSb&cdMU be a display of spring flowers, with ■'splain and fancy work, produce, cake and refieslMMnt stalls ; 'also a Christmas Wee' and children's "dip." Show and sale will be o;p«n from 2-30 to 5 and from 7 to 9 puih. Mmisslon is 'free. • - ■ :, . . I . Tlie death is rei^orted of Mr J. W. Gwilliam, at th a TbVe^ Hospital yestea-day, aged 6>2 yeai^s. Mr'-Gwil-f .liam, who fdr many years ciarried on I -tine oociuipation of a general earner in ! this town, was very'•■welltoowni. The J funeral of the late Mi" G^villiami ! leave his late 'residence at 1.30 pan-to-forroiw". for Sihoftland (^ihetery. '■•■■■■■' €- 1 Dr. - Valintine Avuting 1 to the Thames HoS|pital Board asked if it had exjpeoenoeid.&ny ®liortag|a of proba.tion.eir nurses and if so would the Board approve a; 'proposal W baing out suitable and selected immr.granta. Mr MciGoirmicik said, that the hospital Wag short of 3 or 1 4 probationei's. He moved that the Boaiid-.. advertise' for 4 >p«ba.taoners and if thts were not sucoessful -\\Tite aptproving of the immigration ipa^qiosal. This was seconded by Mr Hall and earned. ;

The iMedical Superintendent of tthe Thames Hospital reported ,^ha,t 38 males and 34 females had been ad-mi'tted^-'duiring the mont!h, while 37 males, and' 3$ females had been dischafTigied. 5t the time, of reporting, there were 24 males and 25 femailes in the institution. There had beua four deaths during the month. , The out-patien*b treaWl numbered ..15. males and 5 females,, and attendainciea totalled 159 males and 36 femalesDuring, the month there wiere 22 operations.