NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 10350, 25 April 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

To-day's forecast: Moderate to strong southerly winds; thero are indication's- of fair weather, though unsettled and cloudy at times; expect a cold night, glass risei slowly; tides and sea moderate.

Reports of the meeting's of householders in connection with the WaioKaraika a-nd Baillie Sti'eofc S'chnnJs will be found on our fourth page.

At call (the setaond) of one halfpenny per share has Ibeen made by the directors of the Ivew :Sucoee\s G.M. 00., payable to the secretary at Auckland' on Thursday, 11th day of May, 1911.

The first cases under the new Gaming Act i'or betting, on a. racecourse will 'bo heard at the Clhristeihureh Magistrate's- Court to-day, being six informations against three bookmakers.

A call (the ninth) of one halfpenny per sdiai'e has been made by tho direiotors of the Halcyon G.M. Co. payable to the secretary at tho company's office, Auckland, on Monday, the Bth day of May, 1911.

More evidence of tho ]3rogres,s.ireness of the MatatO'ka settlers is contained in an advertisemont in this issue which announces that a. meeting will be held in tho Mi*tatoke Hall on Friday, 28th iiist., at 7.3Q p.m. foil" tha purpose of taking steps to form n riflo club.

Inspector Wright has received a telegram from Sergeant Bale, of Rotorua, to the effect that Frank Seymour, an employe of the Public Works Department at llotorua, died suddenly on tliei road a.t Rbtoma yesterday. Constable Giles has proceeded to the district to farmg 1 tho body to Rotoruai for the purpose of holding an inquest.

A. plea for more liberal treatment for tho Waiotahi school was made -.<t lasit night's meeting of thei householders of the Waio-Karaka scliool district, which InoludeN Waiiotahi. It •sras stated that tho latter .school was ono that served ai district want and that it would 'be unfair to compel little children to tramp all the wuy to either tho Waio-Ivarnika; or T'araru siihoi.>ls. It was admitted that if no siiiool eodstol tha Education-'' Board would probably decline an application to erect one, but seeing that theschool was tliea'c, lnidl an efficient teaching staff and played an important pr.rt in tha education of the ! young of tho Waiotahi district, it j would bo a shame if the buildiiiir wei-'d closed, and any proposal to that effect would bo strongly and resoluely oppoaetl. It was pointed out that tho grant for the Wa-iotahi school waM net Kiiffieieiit t(> cover the expenses incurnxl for uli.-aning and sa::itary toniract and «m iho motion -of Mr'Sliand. se.vnded by Mr I{,. Muir, it was decided U? lcpre.-feitit to the ; Kidtic-afu-n T?b-.\rd the urgent. n<«c^sitv : f<ir moro libieral iwatment of this \ iclmrd in ii.o nuift;]' rl' ovants. j