NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10354, 1 May 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

IVd&y's forecast: Moderate to strong easterly wind; weather pro■bably cool and changealbflje, but there are indication!) of fair weather prevailing; expaab cold night; glubs little movement; . tides good; sea mod!erk.te.

We understand that ais a. result of tho largei dlrive of logsi at Puriri recently the Couuty roads: in places wera slightly damaged.

A Gislborne ■telegram states that a lad named James "Walsh was seriously injured albout the eyes through playing with gutapowdei".

Tha monthly meeting of the Thames Clounty Council will be held to-inoi-row (Tuesday). Meating's of tie Thames Harbour 1 Bbai'd (tliei first meeltinal of the Boiardl and/eir the new

constitution) ;^nd Hig!h> Sblxool Board o£ Governors will be held to-moircnv.

Tlie aharWmarkiet is no* active, l:>nt stevieral sales lira reteoa'ded. Waihis were done at 61s 9d and 625, «»d Junctions at 27s 3d, Sylvias sold at 3s and 1 3s Id, Saxonsi 2s, Monowais Is, O'eoidentalsi 3|d and 4d, Dixons li,(l andi Point Russells at Id.

The contractor, Mi' W. O'hion, has made "a start with the" construct ion of the cloncratel culvert with which it is intended to replace the wooden brulqe near the Maiori dluirch, Parawai. T!.i.e culvert Avill to 7ft wide by Gft liiirh, and will cost, wlien completed, some.thinio; like £250.

The repairing and widening of the Hikuiai suspension 'bridge is now almost completed and in a few days the atructuna will be opened for horse traffic. The residents! of that district will appreciate the 1 improvements to the bridge as they are now provided with a sale crossing.

The local football season opened (Hi Saturday, when wins were recorded by CJity in the senior 1 and first junior matches, and by Suburbs in the second junior match. S'lmo of the players lacl&d condition, but eonsidtering that the sea son started with, sucli short notice, there was ample evidence that with consistent practice on «bo part of plaje;^. the Thames will bd able to put n h-trong fifteen in the field this se\yjo.

Oiii' "Wailii Correspondent' t* legraphsi: ''The funeral of the late Joseph Adams was attended by alarpj numbiar of relatives of thei deceased and numicj.-ous friends and syinpatb.isers. A short, serviiio was lield at -the dfjUaased's late rck4ideinoe- prior to leaving for tha cemetery. The cere-nio-ny at-the gl'aveside was; touda?cod by the Ifov. JEi 1 Hooper, Wesley an minister. A memorial servie/o was held in the Mothodiist CJiurch yes-ei da.y.

Tho shooting season for both native and imported ga.ine commenced at 6 o'clock'* ihis nntrning 1. Local sr.ortsmen are anticipating large Itays in vi<.nv of the encour.igm2 gaane reports from the countiy districts. The favourite shcoMng gro-und's for ducks ate on the Hanraki Plains, ><n tlie 'luuks' of the. Waikato Kiver and Lakes Wlian^ijiL' and Wavkare. The di-yne-ss of the season has caused the birds to congregate im the open wn.ter. Several Ijai-ties kit Thames on Saturday for x)w Pi:-.ko, and we mar licar of fopio la.rgo '%ags" Vvfon-e- loiiij.