LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LXII, Issue 17418, 5 September 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It was reported at the Harbour Board meeting last- evening that the fairway buoy in the AVaihou River is in its correct position for the firsttime in 30 years.

Accounts amounting to £229910/10 were passed byi the Thames Harbour Board last evening.

During the past week seven unemployed men have been given work on the Puriri-Neavesville track.

Rather an amusing incident happened in Pollen Street a night or so ago when a resident of Thames unfortunately was taken with a fit of coughing, and in the paroxysm lost I%'s lalse teeth. After striking half a box of matches he was astonished to find them up his sleeve. He is still wondering how they got there.

A final reminder is given of St. James’ Church Sale of Work and also the Flower Show of the Horticultural Society, both of which open at St. James’ Hall, Paliau Street, to-morrow. When the S.S. Ihumata was approaching Ta-uranga wharf after her recent accident, a large body oi natives were gathered there. One Hoi. noticing the dent in her how, seemed highly excited. Ho looked spellbound for a few seconds, then slap- ed ids thigh and roared: "P-y korry. Tom Hsouey. hey I

An anonymous donor lias presented tlie Th-imes-Hauraki Hotkey Association with a shield to he played for in a sevon-a-side tournament at the close of this season. The executive of the Association is now engaged drawing up conditions under which the shield shall he clayed for.

From all appearances it would seem that a “bumper” crowd will take part in the Rugby excursion to Mon-in,sviLe on Saturday to see Thames try to bring back the Peace Cup. It is understood that a small .section in the best business portion of Pollen Street changed hands recently at £3O per foot. A shop will lie erected on it.

The unemployment position m Thames has taken a turn for tiie better. The Labour Department has placed a number of men in work, whilst others have obtained employment out of the district. There are now iess than 30 on the Department’s books, as against the peak period when there were 97 unemployed. “Yes. I saw the inspector there and he seemed a hit put out about bis tram being hurt,” said accused in a case in the Invercargill Police Court the other day. Other flashes of humour were heard, such as: “The language was prime”; “a police constable jumping down your throat for a statement”; and “three of ’em cut out a bottle of whisky in only 20 minutes.” An exhibit at the Harbour Board’s meeting last evening was a chart of the rivers and sea adjacent to Thames. On the chart also there is marked the physical features and heights of the immediate territory round Thames. The chart is a, very valuable one and blue prints of same will be prepared for each member of the Board. It is the work of Mr. E.F. Adams, who lias .spent much time and trouble in its preparation and it is to lie sent to the Marine Department which reel nested its preparation. The audience at a. recent session of the Wanganui Competitions was treated to an unrehearsed item which was not included on the programme. A. Ballet dance depicting a game of football between the All Blacks and Springboks had just concluded when a Maori "rushed on to the stage in his working clothes and commenced dancing a haka, crying out: “Kauai te All Blacks!” The audience roared, but their hilarity increased when a worried-looking stage manager stalked on the stage and hustled the impromptu performer into the wings.