LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thames Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 17833, 7 March 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The jubilee of the borough of Te Aroha occurs this.year.

A dance will be held in the Kau-» aeranga Hall to-morrow evening in aid of Miss Jessie Law, one of the popular girl contest candidates. Supper is provided. This is the motor age; fuel oils constituted one of the largest imports into Thames during the past month, no less than 51 tons having been landed during the 28 days.

''Willow, the King," is fast nearing the end of his reign and a sign of the times is the fact that the Thames Rugby Union will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, March 22.

An instance of renewed activities in the foundries is afforded by the fact that 29 ton s of coke were landed in Thames by sea during February.

In connection with the Gisbome Hui of Maori tribes,' a party of nativqgp from Kennedy Bay left the other day to represent the Coromandel Peninsula in one of Messrs. Corbett and Winder's cars.

The big steam crame which was used to place the 40 foot span of the Kauaeranga railway bridge in position last Sunday, has returned to Wharigarei, and the bridge gang is engaged in putting the finishing touches to the job.

The commodity which topped the list Qf Thames imports during February was flour, of which 52 tons arrived by ;sea. Liquor, which usually heads the figures had to be content with third place, only 47 tons being landed.

The Valley Queen's flag is now at the top of 'the pole. No doubt the fact that the carnival is closing on 28th instant, will cause many alterations .in the flags during the month. i

Local fishermen have had rather a thin time during the past fortnight and small- catches—even by seine boats—have been the order of the day. Conditions are now a bit more favourable for better hauls.

Mr. Noah Jonassen leaves Thames on Monday evening for Hastings, where he will give an exhibition of a parachute descent from an aeroplane. This will take place on Saturday, March 15 at the Hastings aerodrome. The event has been postponed on several occasions owing to the Hastings races and show. Mr. Jonassen has received his new parachute from America and this will be the first occasion upon which it will be tried out. .

Mr. J. Corbett's speed boat, "Silvertown Kid," which has been lined up during the past few days will give am exhibition down the Coast during the; week-end.

The committee of the F. 8.8. Tennis Club has arranged a "Ladder day" to be held on Saturday next, whe n nothing but ladder matches will be played, commencing as early as possible (about (2 p.m.). All club members on the ladder are requested to come, bring some afternoon tea and a cup, and have a jolly good time. It shall the rule of the day that, should any player be unable to come, the one below on the ladder shall play the one above, and the absent player will remain in the same place. Rather an amusing incident—amusing, at any rate, to the spectators—occurred yesterday morning at the junction .of Davy and Albert Streets. Two schoolboys' came riding their cycles along the footpath in full career in opposite directions, one down each street. - Result—a collision and two 'damaged cycles. Without even waiting for mutual recriminations, both ladh sparred up and a healthy little two-round fight was only stopped when each had a bloody nose. Formerly known as >"Scrip Corner," perhaps a slight change to "Scrap Corner" would modernise its nomenclature.

The responsibility, said Mr. N. G. McLeod at the Thames Valley Power Board's meeting, is on thei toisuinei to see that power poles on his pro--perty are protected by barbed wire to prevent cows rubbing against them, a cow had been electrocuted the line had broken at a point at which there wag a join between the class of wire useid by the Board and solid wire on the past portion .of the line. The pole where the join was, had no barbed wire round the bottom., The chairman said it was a matter for the insurance company, but the Board should see that regulations were observed.

Sir George Hunter, Reform M.P. for Waipawa, is making an excellent recovery from the indisposition which laid him aside last session. Sir George is now up and about again, taking daily walks and motor-car drives. He lias resumed his Parliamentary duties and is in constant touch with the requirements of his electorate. Sn George intends to be in hi s accustomed place in the House during the forthcoming session.

According to one of the auctioneer witnesses in a recent Supreme Court action in Wellington, second-hand furniture is practically unsaleable nowadays at auction. Reference to this statement was made by the Chief justice, Sir Michael Myers, in a reserved judgment .delivered last week. His Honour said that he accepted the testimony of the witness on the point. The actual words used were: "The price of second-hand furniture—"meaning the price at auction —has never been worse than it is to-day. .It is very difficult to sell."