NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10852, 29 April 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

To-day's foredast: Moderate westerly winds veering to moderate to. strong southerlies; weather probably cool and diangealblo, but there are indications of fair weather prevailing; ; glass rise slowly; tides good : sten moderate.

Annual and quarterly meeting of Thames Licensing Committee will be held at noon on Friday, June. 2nd.

Services as usual at 11 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. at the Methodist. Church to-moiTow.

Tenders for p.amthi"* 1 t-lio fire Li-11 tower in Paliau St. wixs invited. Tendlers oilose Thursday, 4th May.

Mr Greville Smith (editor of the To Aroha Mail) and wife are at present on a short visit to Thames.

We learn that arrangements a,re bieing made for the Irish Home; R;iltdelegates to visit Thames. The d'ato has not yet been dofinitoly fixed, and arrangements are now in progress.

The 1 morning service at the Ghurah of Christ will ;ba conducted; by Mr Ohas. Waterhotise. In the evening Rev. Hinton, of the Baptist and' Congregational C3iurch.es, will be t!ie preaclier.

A reward of ,£5 is offered by the Auckland! Acclimatisation Society for anyone* supplying 1 information thai will lead to a conviction for shooting giainei out of season.

The throe services at St. George's Church to'-morro.W; —'8 a.m., holy communion, 11 a.m. prayer and sermon, 6.30 p.m. evensong 1 and sermon—will bo conducted! by tho Reiv 1. Dr. O'Gallai'han. It is probable that the man whose body was found in the Thames River near Kopu is that of a resident of Waihi named! Brown, who, we understand, has beon missing for about a fortnight.

A splendid view of the partial eclipse of the sun Was obtainable this morning. About 8.30 three-quarters of the surface cf thy sun wa-s c-ib-suured, and about an hour later contact endletf.

A meeting of the Champion Band, which is to play enchanting music for tho beneifit of patrons of the Fire Brigade's Motor Reel Bazaar, will he held in the Shortla.nd Firo Station on Mmiday, May Ist, at 7.30 p.-m., to arrange final details.

A special meet ing of tho Church i:V .Icj<us (.'llirist i:f Latter J>a.y Saints, at which the Fivsidcnt of the New Zealand Mission will .Ib present, will bo held, at tlio Oddfellows 1 Hall, Kit'kwood street., to-morrow (Sunday) at (>..'50 p.m. (Questions invited.

Tlici good example: set by those v.-Jio fonvard^d donaitimis unsolicited towards ]nirch;:sin« a. motor reel for t^e local Fire Brigade is Juiviuix a

favorable t-fft-ot u])cm the generous public. The .SuperintundtMit aoknowtedges tlia followintr donations: Mr E. Tliorntfui £1 Is," Mir W. ,T. MeCornyicfc £1 Is, My W, F. & il,dn&on 10s Gd. Mr 0. Mbllov 5.i.

Spncinl services in imtimeinoraiic-n of div Tercentenary anniversary i>f the publication of the Bible, will lu-lu-Id in St. James' Pit; byterian CUmrch to-morrow, when . Rev. T. Trestrail will pmurii at 11 a.m. and R;v. Ja«, Miln ■■ at 6.30 p.m.