NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10348, 22 April 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

To-day's foret-!a.st: iSltrong to a gale northerly wind vtering to wie&teri" •

expect unsettled and) cloudy weather; Very heavy liain may te expected; glass fall slowly; tides good, sea heavy.

Government notification of the closing of a road in the P'iaiko district is given, also thei sections affected-.

There ia still a fairly active demand for Nfeivpl Zealand horses for Australia, aad buyers are expected at forthcoming sales.

We notice that Mi' James -Montcith McLaren, of Parawai, Tliames, has been appointed a Justice of the Peace.

The ToWn Clerk notifies that Thos. William Hayes has been appointed a»ssistiant sanitaiy inspecto'r 1 of the Borough of Thames

The Superintendent of the Fire Brigade aoknowledgies the receipt of £5 5s l'ro'in W. D:eelble andl Sfons Ltd. and £1 lsj from Mir William Coad towards the Motor Reels Fund.

Tho Auckland Aieclimatisiation Society offers a reward of £5 to anyone supplying information that will lead to ai conviction for shooting native of imported .game oo.it of 'season.

There are some white slaves in the Sbuth as well asi in the North Island. Al farmer's wife has hand-milked 28 cows, night and morning, throughout the present season.

The Rev. G. P. Hunt will preach at!; Mkcikay Street Schoolroom at 11 a m. and 6.30 p.m. to-morrow, takingl as his evening topic the type of friendship' exemplified by the chara.c:ter of Jonadab.

Tho difficulty of procuring domestic servants is probably at its most acute stage in Auckland at present, and! it is virtually impossible to find any young woman to accept engagement for domestic duties.

A! heavy wind, aiuountingT'to a gale, with rain squalls intervening, has been experienced at Thames during the last two days, and as a consequenco a big sea lias been raised in tho Firth of Thames.

Huly domiTi'.inion (8 auu.), prayer and sci'jno'ii (il a.m.), and evenstmg and sermon (6.30 p.m.), at St. George's Churuh to-morrow presided over by the dfev. Dr. O'Callaghan, who also preaches at Puriri at 3 p.m.

Wo leant by special telegram that there ..was a splendid "drive" of logs at. Pui-iri on behalf of the Kauri Timber Company. Fully 1000 logs have tan sent emit and it is hoped that further "drive,-!" will ilia made.

A. uir'ivspondent over the signature of '"Hard Times'' wiites to a Sbutlie.ni paper that what with the price ef meat up, butter isp, milk up. "in tho name of Il'cuiven when are the men's wiur'cs ttv «'o yip'!"

In this issue Dr. La.pi'aik announ(.ies his OiMididalnre for a seat on the JJorough C<uincil. He is si. well known resident, lias k-rai si nunilxr of the School of Mines Council, a consistent supporter of all branches of a.thleties. and has identified liiins<-lf with several iisiei\'il li«.n,| institutions.