NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10852, 29 April 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

Canon Tupper Carey deswibes New Zealand as a paradise for working mem. "No one," he says, "is allowed to work more than eight hours a day, and a servant with her hair down her backi gets 17s 6d a- wedk and food found."

A. Wanganui telegram states that the body of Benjamin Pegley, 22, was found lying on the borough boundary road early this morning. The deeieaseid was subject to epileptic iits and it is Surmised that when riding home on his bicycle last night he fell ofi in a fit and Was smotheired.

The secretary of the Fire Brigade Blaeaiar Committe (Mrs Hope) acknowledges the following donations to the fciaza'ar: Mr T. Wallacia, fancy goods valued at £1 12s 6c!); Mir Hoskiug, case of pipes vlalued at .£1 os; also thci following amounts in oash: Mr'« BCwie 20s, Mrs J. R.. Gulthrie 10s, Mi'.s Ei. Bateman 10s, Mrs Newman ss, Mrs Lawrie ss, Mrs Lewis 3s 6d, Mrs Fr'aniklin 2s 6d.

A united service <i praise and prayer to eomin nmorate the Tercentenary of the publication of the Bible will be;held, under the auspices of the Ministers' Asisolciiation to-morrow evening in the Central Hall at S o'clock. Dr. Lapraik will preside and an address on "The Influence of Scripture on Literature" will be do livured by Mr E. H. Taylor 1, President of the Association!.

Applications fo>r registration under the Defence Act, 1909, are no* --:iomino; in as promptly as anticipated 1. The attention of all persons required ■by the Act to enrol is cialled to an advertisement appearing in this issue, and we trust it will not befound necessary to enfortie the penalties mentioned therein for failure to enrol. Forms of regiabration may be obtained! at any Post Office or Police Station.

T. morrow morningl Rev. W. H. H:n! >n connivences a strips of ;id-■liess-e? on \: » History of the X.\ Ip He haa rrepat'-d a chart 1.-y w!.: I he hopes \o ilkstrat: t!ii- v-i'^'grtss i . translation in cadi century sincte ChrisK A viery cordial invitation is extended to all who feel doubtful as to whether they cian confidently rely upon the Bible a.s a translation of the original manuscripts.

A correspondent m rites: "It does not appear to be generally known that the Stewart Law, who recently passeid away at Devon port, was the youngest son of ex-Constable Law, iortaerly of CW'om>and,e.l. The young man wag a. general favourite. Ho was in his 22ndl year, and succumbed to pneumonia and pleurisy, after v short illnessi. He was a courteous and intelligent young man, and was advancing in the railway sieirvice. General sympathy is expressr ed for the bereaved relatives."

Mr Sffanton, .of Wellington Helping Hand Mission, is on a visit to the Thames, and will eoiwluct Gospel services at Matatoke to-morrow'afternoon and Kop'U Hall to-moirrbw evening. Mr El. V. Turnb'ull takes services at Oniahu and Puriri. The Rev. James Milne. M.A., will preach in the Mackay St. Primitilvla Methodist Church at 11 a.m. and the Rev. G. P. Hunt at 6.30 p.m., when the subject will ba "The Friends of Jesus."

A strange sight Was witnessed at the Mount Mbriah Hospital, New York, recently, when 200 penniless men attended the institution in response to an advewtisemerit offering £5 for a quart of human blood. A

fine strapping sailor was selected as the 1 one most physically fit for tlie bleeding 1 processi to which the doctors desired to subject him, and for a.bout half an hour blood flowed from his arteries to; the! Veins of a woman who wa.s dying of internal hemorrhage. The patient revived wonderfully, and is now in a fair way tmv&.rds recovery.

After the municipal election at Waihi, when the Mliner'si Union candidates ware defeated , Mr "W. K. Parry (president of the Minors' Uiaioii) delivered, al warm speech after the result of the Council poll had been made (known. He deplored tho defeu.ti of tlie Union's) nominees, and said that it was a star.divg 1 disgrace that tlie workers of "Waihi had let their nominees he placed at the boittom of the poll.. Efo referred to the enthusiasm of the Women, and to the courage and stamina they had exhibited oiutside the polling booth that clay. Their actions were calculated to put to shamo thois.© men who had failed in moral courauo in tlie active support of their organisation. The women had set a. most: admiralble example to tho men. He had seen them that clay witli Uie fire 'if battle in their eye, and, he felt a thrill of pride as ho watched: their enthusiasm.