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| Obituary for Mrs INGLIS |
DEATH: Mrs
Jane Thorpe INGLIS, relict of the late James Inglis had died the previous day
at her home in Cochrane Street, Thames. Jane was 74 years of age and she was
buried at Shortland Cemetery, Thames.
The Wakatere was due to leave at 6pm for Auckland. Or you could catch the Waimarie from Auckland at midnight and go to Kopu, Turua or Paeroa.
BUSINESS NOTICES:
Shortland
Fish Market had a wide variety of meat for sale – Pig’s Heads 1s 6d each;
Pickled Tongues 6d a lb; Cooked Trotters 2d each.
Need some
concreting done? Contact L R Gray at the corner of Bowen & Clarence Street.
Need a Happy
Home? Coakley’s Groceries is the place to go on the corner of Pollen &
Willoughby Streets.
AMUSEMENTS
and SPORT:
Thames Bowling Club was holding their opening day the next day at 2.30pm sharp.
ThamesMiners’ Union were holding their annual combined excursion by train to Te Aroha
on Monday 26 October. Tickets were Adults 2/6 and Children 1/-. Contact W H
Lucas, the secretary for tickets.
Thames
Rowing Club had held their AGM the previous evening and Dr Lapraik was elected
President. Commodore was Mr A Myers MP.
The St
Francis Tennis Club opened the previous day at the Cochrane Street Courts. Rev
Father Dignan played the first ball for the season 1914-15.
WAR NEWS:
There was to
be a big concert in the King’s Theatre on Tuesday in aid of the Belgian Relief
Fund.
Germans
expelled. The Allies expelled 5000
Germans from Bruges…The Germans on Sunday ordered a strong force, mostly youths
under 20, to cross the Yser at all costs. They failed in their task and their
losses are estimated at nearly ten per cent.
Thames
Sewing meetings had started the previous night at St James’ Hall – the object
was to make and provide clothes for the poor of England and Belgium.
A large map
was published to show operations in France and Belgium.
GENERAL
THAMES NEWS:
A serious situation
for the Thames Drainage Board. The companies paying for the pumping had written
to the board and explained they could no longer pay, hence pumping should stop.
The Board agreed that pumping of the deep levels should stop once all machinery
had been removed.
Mining News.
The Occidental Consolidated was dues to crush some ore, a few dabs of coarse
gold were picked out when breaking down the reef this week.
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| The St James' Church (right) and (left) on Pahau Street, the St James' Hall where the Thames ladies were holding their sewing bee meetings in 1914 |
