LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13930, 8 July 1919, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

We ame pleased 'to learn that Mi* J. Daniby ■is :sihoiwing ■ signs of im-p-'oivemieinit Ani health. ■ ■ / ' The Thames 1 Valley Co-op. Dairying Co. Ltd. ismvite tenders' for cartage, of which. partiiouilairs are advertised. - J. Renshaw, Pollen Street, stocks the Final brands for tihe extermination of rats, mice, cockroaches, silverfish, wood-bugs, rabbits, eto. The Wellington City Ooujxml haa •nofugh coal in hand and in sa'ght to inainitain . the lighting! and tramway j services till the end of ,tihe naonilhi. I „ i Having) rcetcnVed insjtiruicitiioini from Mf P. Cloit.worthy, the Farmers* Auctioneering Co. will sell the whole of his livie and dead stock ooi July 21. A dance tendered by the local Hockey Association 1 to the -Waihi Associatibns'fe. !reipf >ieseti>tati!V'f|s will be in St. George's Mall oni Saturday evening. A combined' practice for the peace celebrations .be held' ,in. St. George's Church on Friday, at 8.30 p.m. All members are earnestly requested to be present. j \--\:'y^,jQ<M^mmh Life Insurance' Pei^irtnieiiih^gike-.-'nijrtiic© of ithei loss of, a> : p(Mcty ori the life of 0. O'Brien., ' school teacher," latfce of' Whitklngai, j Maax>kaito, and Kihiikihi. j The Fawners' Auicifcioneerinig 1 Co. ' 'have 'received instbrucitioirus from* Mr J. Tetley, Turua, to sell the whole of his live and dtiad stock aiti Turuai on July 28. The seca-eitary of tihei Industries Cormmiititiee'sitjaitiesi t'haib time dees not allow of tkeiiv visiting the, Bay of Plemity and; North; Auckland disltiriots a« desdred by thet Countjr. i ■ . : - : I The Finamcie Cbmmdtteei of tihe Ohiinemuri County Counoil reported tk> the liasb meetinig that the overdraft to daite stiands ait) £5,674 4s lid. Aocoumita passed for jpa.ymeoniti, eiaye the Ohcinemuiii Gfizeibt©,. totallied :£-1,663----7s ldi thus "bumipiing up" tiho over-di-aft to orer £7,300; j ' ■ ," - ! The: weiaither forecaisiti Is as follows: The inidiicatiions arte foa- variable amd moderaite breezes, southerly roioder'aite winds prevaliliing. There is a prospeob of fine weiatther, d!ay« bright and ■nights oold. Barotmetiea- lit/tie iaorement. eas and tides moderfattie. Tenders will be received by the secretary of rtilie Thames Hiiigh School , Boßird uip to I p.m. of Monday,- August 18 of the leaso for 21 years of several dairy famifii situated at. Waar«ongKwnaii, albouti three, miles fromi Te Ai voha. Furthieir iparticukirs are gfiven iiii the adjve(rtisemienl:i. . t. . . ■ Our? Auckland' correspondent for*wiard.3 the latest share quotations as foUoiwis: Sales: Auckland Trams £1 2s 9d, N.7x. Insurance £li 12s 6d, N-Zi. amd r River Plait© C 2 7 8 6d, ; Wil son's Cemenib. 16s lid. Buyers: Komn*a ; Reeifs l^d, Old Hauraki 4jd, Rising Sum 'is lOd:, Talisman' Ts yd. Waiihi £2 4s, Junction ll s 6d. A portion of the Ohinemairi County has recently been ceded) to the Piako Countyi A commission! "to det'erimine the- reteently sat at Te Arofoa, and practically +he whole of the ratepayers in the distlricifc affeicitied had peitaitiomed for ti-ams-fer to the Pialko County. "The Ohinemuirii Council's f^preSem'taltdves pressed for the transfer of all territory up to the Tirohia-Tkhuna Road," says the Ohinemiuri Gazette. "Piako County representatives were agreeable, and this Tras eventually agreied^tipibii; nratmHy-*' The Womein's Naifdbnal Reserve will hold a . sociiai afterTiiooin in: St. George's Schoolroom 1, Mary Sfc-, ou Thuiisdiay from 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p,m'. There will be" stalls of hoa emiadJe cakes and, useful articles, alsoi aftetrnobW tea,. Musical»items will bo giveia duringl the aftiernowni. Giftte c<<f hoane-miaide Ctalkes w^ll be graiteifully rteoeired; The proceeds will be in a,id of the Thanies Soldiers* Rest Rooms and knittted comforts for invalid soil-, diet's, R«<>ti6hiia» On Saturday night members, of the visiting and local representative football teams dined together. Dr. Lapraik (Patron), and' Mr Robt. Darrow (Chaii-man), of the Thames Union welcomed the visaiors. In (responding), PT McElwain (hon. ' gee), and A. Wetlierilti (seilector)^ congr.atula,ted! Thames on a meritorious! victory, Mr. McElwain' stating that with three exceptions, Auckland had put its strongest team in the field. The captains of both teamig declared the game to ha.ye been both fast and clean, and complimented each other on the good sporting feeling evidenced. Mr L. Pedrotti congratulated the Auckland Junior team on ita rictory.