LATEST THAMES NEWS
(Special to the Daily Teleobaph.) DEMAND FOR WHITE PINE. Thames, this day. Tiiehe is just now a big demand for white pino timber, as largo shipments aro being sent to Australian ports, Vosbgls are continually at Kopu and Tarua taking large quantities on board, UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OP MINES. Tho Thames School of Mines is com* municating with the Minister of Mines re the uflilialion of the local school with the University, and will probably circularise tho members of tho House on the snbject, INTERESTING WEDDING
At St. George's Church yesterday was solemnised the wedding of Mr N.B.LuBk, second son of Major Lusk, and MiBS Freda Lawlor, third daughter of Mr Geo. Lawlor, of Thames. The bride wore a smart frock of cream hop3ack, with cream straw hat on suit, She was attended by her sister, Miss Marebel Lawlor, attired in a navy blue and cream costume, with hat to correspond, Mr Harold Lusk acted as beat man. The bridal party, who consisted of immediate friends and relatives only, were entertained at breakfast at the residence of the bride's parents, A WARNING TO MINERS A party of New Zealanders are proceeding under contract to the Egyptian Government to take up important mining positions near the Assouam Dam. The wages aro £'4o a month, with a lengthy vacation eaoh year, All the places that were open a short time back are now filled, and there is no likelihood that a further addision will be made for Borne time. In the case of the Gold Coast of West Africa and Sumatra mining com4 panics it i? utterly useless for New Zealanders to leave home unless under speoU fio engagement. Some who made the journey in the oxpeotation of employment fared very badly.
THE SNOWFALL There was enow this morning on the hilli around Thames. This is the first snowfall for years. Reports from the back country between Thames and the East Coast peninsula stato that tho weather is exceptionally cold, and that snow fell during tho night, Dasnevieke, thieday Suow began to fall at three yesterday afternoon, and continued for some hours, This morning the whole country was under about three inches of snow. About nine this morning another heavy fall ocourred, butjit is now breaking.
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1058, 4 August 1904, Page 2
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