LOCAL & GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 15115, 28 December 1921, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

A notice \n the Gazette changes tho name of Cabbage Bay to Colville Bay. The village will be known as Colville. A number of natives from this distrie have gone to join the great Maori camp at Ratana’s homo m Rangitikei. An Auckland * message states that Phillip Solomon, single, aged 35 years, a billiard saloon keeper, has been missing since' 8.45 p.m on Thursday. Ono hundred and eleven applications were receivd for the positions of inspectors of nuisances to the Christchurch City Council. Waihi Borough Council has been authorised to raise a loan of £4OOO, at a rate not exceeding 6 per cent., for tb 6 purpose of providing a recreation ground.

The Railway Department draws attention in the advertising columns of this issue, to a special advertisement in connection with train arrangements for the New Year holidays. On Christmas Eve a patient suffering from scarlet fever was admitted to the lbcal hospital, necessitating a member’ of .'the staff going into isolation, and thus missmg all the Christmas festivities. The spire of St. Patrick’s Church in Palmerson North, which was an old landmark, having been erected over 30 years ago, and was 122 ft high, was taken down one day last week. Tho timber in the spire was found to be perfectly sound. Two maimed returned soldiers from Palmerston North were granted permission at a meeting of the Taranaki Jockey Club to sell cigarettes and tobacco on the racecourse at New Plymouth at the Christmas meeting. Among those who were down to interview tho presiding Justice of tho Peace at the local court) during tho holidays was a woman. As she had missed the last train outward on Friday sho decided to forfeit the bail, and engaged a car to .take her home —a considerable journey. The Christinas card from the ThamesVolunteer Fire Brigade takes the form of a splendid photograph of the members. It is a remarkably good likeness of a brigade that coihbines efficiency with social enjoyment The good wishes of the superintendent and the brigade are very heartily reciprocated. r

On Monday at a sitting of the Polico Court, with Mr. J. Finlay, J.P. on fcha Bench, two men charged with drunkenness failed to appear. They were convicted and the bail in each case was estreated On Tuesday morning a solitary offender was similarly dealt with and tho bail, 10s., was forfeited. v In 1910, when Colonel Collins took over tho Audit Office, the permanent staff numbered 52, and the salaries amounted to £11,200. Today there are 137 on/the staff and the salaries total £37,§73. Tho lodgments to public accounts have grown from £14,000,000 to £75,000,000. A school boy named Edward Martin Grace, aged 15 years, residing at Hamilton, was admitted to the Thames Hospital last evening suffering from a severe cut on the left leg and abrasions to the face. The injured boy is one ofl a party of scouts who are spending the Christ-’ mas holidays at Puru. He was playing about near the Puru Creek when he fell backwards into the creek. His injuries are not of a serious nature. Sharland’s Tomato Sauce makes a good addition to Soups and Gravies. It makes them richer and more appetising. —Advt.