NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10357, 4 May 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

In Thames linea to-d!ay Sylvias were sold alb 2s 10ld, o'ocidenta.ls at 6^d, 7d!, and 6Jd, with lbtuyei*si atGid andl Moanataiaris aib Id. ; . ■

We note an item in the general orders albolishes the: use of kilts as an article of aipiparel in the defence forties of New.Zealand. This means the extinction of all Highland! corps in the Dominion, an announcement which will Call for 1 a lannent from the bagpipes in eiyiea-y corner; of New Zea- ■ land. In Dutnedm the slogan will be sounded and there will be wild times, in tha oity of the Sdots 1

Our Paleroia. correspondent writes-: Tho Paeroia G-olf dluib hjedd its. opening undter favourable circumstances. A foursome w'ais played during! the afternoon, MKss Hague Smith, an*'Aflatthewa winning, with Mrs Pon'itt amd 1 BaiWanoel second 1. The local club promises to ble' very strong numerically this sralslon. sievetral new members baivingi alreiady expressed their intention of joining. At an early date an in vitiation will bie extended' to the Waihi arid Thames Golf Clubs to play a,t Paier'oia.-

M small syndicate is. paying attention to a clolal deposit-in the Whanganuaitia district, andi so> far operations have teen attended with • what aa-e donsidea-ieid'to be satisfactory results. It will be rtetmetableted that recently a larg!o area; Was talkien up for"- prospering!, .Ibluti was suireoidered as the results weu'e disappointing. A promising formation was subsequently discovered on a freehold, property, and with the co-operation of the owner of the land prospecting operations have faaetn ' iindertalken. Sol far the deposit Has not teen of a. quality high enough to render it a ntaiiklefcalble commodity but there are indiciations th)at it is impiitwing as diepth is attained, and it. is hopeld that a useful lignite will be opened up.

Thtere was a fair muster of the Thames Defence (Senior) Cladetsilast Bight when the staff drill instructor, Sergeant Tingey, continued his useful cour*se of iustrulction in elemenltaliy physical-military exercises. He showed the lads hojw to hold themselves so that -their Wcdies would be erected! and not prematurely -warped ; and also instructed them in turnings, etc. The lads showed an intelligent interest in their work, and bid fair to fae'dome a, valuable unit under the new diefem.cei scheme. At nesb drill the coursei of instrtiction will be continued), a,md following that Captain Walshe (N.Z.M.0.) fiu-ther instmcit the ■ lads in the course of first a?d he has so ably 'domlmencied.

Sohooi cammittcteß have been informed! that the Auckland) Education Board lias resolved! for the present to pay as from the Ist January last a special grant to the school fund at the rate" of 9d for ea'dh unit of aveiraig'o attendance. The basis of the scale upon which this grant will to distributed is a'a follows;: To schools: having an a,verag|e Ibleloiw 21, Is 3d for eaicih unit of arvteraga attendance.; from 21 to 60, £1 5s amd 9dl for each unit of average attendantele over 20; from 61 to 480, £2 IS®, and ©cl for each unit of average attendance over 60; "overt 480, £13s ss, and 3d for each unit of average attendance oivier 480. The grant for the! current yeiarl is being paid with the school fund allowance foil- the! quarter ending 1 June 30. A copy of the regjulaitions made, by OWer of thla Goveirnor'-in-Cbuncril defining the: incidental etxpensle<s of school ciommittees has also Ween received. The P. and o'. (V-s newl steamer s.s. Medina has been chartered, asi a, Ebyal yacht to convey their Majesties and suite- to- India for the Coronation Durbar at Delhi. The Medina is 560 ft long, has a displacement of 18,700 tons, a grtoss tonnage of '12,500, and her twin screw redprotiating engines will develop 15,000 horse-power," and a speed of 19 knots. She and lier sister ship the -M-aloja are the largest steamers yet built for the P. and O. Company, and will be the largesit of their olaisla in the Australian tradel, where oiwing ib tho limitations of the Suez Canal and othelr causes, tonnage l'ules much below. .the Atlantici standard. Both vesaiels will ble fitted! with a powerful wireless installation, bedsteadl c&ibins, electric laundrieß, and O'tbei' deotrio.il devices, while their piasssngier accommodation will be of a moat luxurious character. Tlie Ma-, loja will mate hoi' niaid'en trip in November next to Bbmba.y conveniently in advance of the- date fixed! for their Majesties' Coronation Durbar at Delhi.