NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10346, 20 April 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

Readers are remanded! of the social to We 1 held in the Ma*a,toke Hall on Friday, 2'lsti in'sit. Al brake leaves Tasked corner at 7 p.m. sharp.

The Bon. T. Mackenzie is delivering lectures-! in the South on "New Zealand: Its lilountainsi, Glaciers, Theitoal Spring's, and Oaves," illnstfaitied by limelight and cinematographic, views.

An Aufcklandl telegram; says a man apparently between 25 and 30 years went aboard the steamer Waiiuna last nig"ht under the influence of liquor 1 and 'doming abhors again fell in-to the harbour. All efforts to discover tlie body o;r identify the man sio- far had failed.

Mr John Kow'e, who as a member of the retiring Borough Council proved himself a capable and conscientious representative announces himself as a, ciandlidalte for a seat on the neiw Council and promises, if elected, to endeavour 1 to conserve the besti interests of the Borough and district.

We learn that the condition of Mr Ei. H. Chapman, superintendent of the Tararu Homes, was much more sieriou's than was at first anticipated. Mr Guapman, in his fall, received a blow that resulted in concussion of -the brain, and he ba.snteen in a semioonsoiousi state for a; Week. His many friends will be pleased to hear that he has now taken a turn for the better and has regained coinsic'iousne&s.

Mr W. 11. Lucas announces his candidature for a sieiat on the Borough Council. Mr Lucas a'a one: of the oldest councillors has alw'aysi brought a miatur'ed juldlglueut to bear on, munioip'al miattei-s and Has served the district well. He 1 is one of the Council's r'epresentaitiviea on tha Hospital and Charitable Alid Bowrdl and in various otheiv.pulblid capacities, has proved that lie has the bast interests of the 1 district at heart.

Mr 1 MfcCormiacik, a. prominent golfer of Auclkland, who has been eng^a^d by the Thames Golf Glub to gave' its members lessons in this gireiat winter Came, has 'bean here 1 since Monday last andl has had a very busy time. The meimibiers oif tlie dub have shown that they diesiire to gain a thorough gtroundinpj in the game and in consequence have taken every opportunity to acquire some, of Mr McCormack's. knowledge and skill.

Major-General Godley has received a letter fromj his ciousin, Lord Kilbraoken, son of Mr John Robert Godley, the foundei' of Canterbury. Lord Kilbraciken has been lately created a peei', and ha states in his letter' that on the supporters of his ooat-of-arms ha has ai representation, of the Southern Cross, which he haia placed there to show his connection with Kew Zealand. He explains in hisi letter that he Was with his father at Lytteltoai when the first foair ships arrived; His Lordship was a mite of three years then, but he stateti that he can rememibier the incident. His.' title is the name of his estate vi Ireland. •

Tlie carelessness of the average Oolonial is becomingl proverbial, s-ays the New Zealand Times. He do&s not realise that ai gun actctident Can happen to him till it does occur, and civ'en then most probably he do&< not know it has happened. A, man walked into the Oarterton railway st.jvti»ni and consigned a rifle, and left it to the care of the ataitionmiaster. A

thought flashed througli that official' mind that th.ci gun might be loaded Hei opened it and looked 1, and w-.; amazed to find one ciarti'dig'e in tin chamber and three more in the map 1 azine—all -the elements of a fir.;t class tragedy.

Referring to tlie albssuce of Sir Joseph Ward 1 in England, the Hon. T. Mackenzie, when speaiking at. Rakiaia. eocprefesed himself forcibly on Imperial matters. "If this Empire is going to cloaitinut"," he said, "there must bs an Empire Senate to' de«l •with miatters that affecib the Eimpire. Tliisl great nation oannot be governed bjy a smiall poii-tdn-n tuclkecl away in a cioiner of it, ibut voices must co^n* from all parts of the domiinionsi. Sir Josepli AVaird' will ably represent the Dominion in this Imperial Conference, a.s he did in the last, and we shall have picrfodt confidence in the results of the givthering."