NEWSY PARS.

Thames Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 10134, 23 December 1911, Page 2

NEWSY PARS.

LOCAL AND GENERAL *__ Ail Telegraph offset) to-day, 23rd, i;lo»3 at 8 p.m. The public are advised to put telegrams in as early J us poßsibla Mlails by p.s. Wakaitore, ■ arriving to-night, will be delivurad over the public counter for half an lio'ur after arrival in office. "The Angel's Message to the Sons ' nf Mien" will be Mr Wnterhouse's subject at the Qhureli of Christ tomorrow evening;. Special' dhritstmsis anthems will^. be rendered by the choir. Our Waihi correspondent states that Mr Stan. Williams, son of Mr B. B. Williattis( superintendent cf the Wiihi mine) who left for Australia some ten months ape to take up an appointment there, haa arrived in Waihi, and will spend Chiistmaa with, his parents. An appropriate address will be given a* Mackay Street Methodist Church to-morrow morning. At the ovening servica the Kef. O. I*. Hunt will preach on "The Incarnation-." Suitable hymns -will ba suns* and special freewill offerings receipted ill) aid of the Clireuit Fund. Tlmj attention of owners of Veliiclcs plying for hire is drawn to an advortisemenit in this issue notifying thalt legal proceedings will be taken awalirist any person who does not bold a. license fromi the. Borough Council. For the purpose of issuing licenses'the Te-wn Clerk will attend ;it hia office on Tuesday morning, 26th inst.,, from 9 to 10. Kov. Jamed MSln.e, M.A 1., preaches ait St. James' Presbyterian Church to-morrow* at 11 a.m. on "Incarnation." At 7 p.m. there will ba at Clhristmiaa praise service, at which Mir Griffin will sing "The Star oi JJallUehcm," Tire usual service at Tararu will not be held. A Wellington telegram states thai) in a special general order published to-day General Gpdley refers in terms of high appreeiatkin to the work of the officers of the New Zealand Staff Corps and of Wan-ant offitsers, noncommissioned officers of permwraeiit staff during the pn&t year. He also placed on record his appreciation of the way in which the territorial officers helped! the permanent officers staff. Out Wharepoa correspondent writes:—"The present season has produced a phenomenal growth of grass in Whorepoai. On account of the frequent rains, however, haymaking has been much interfered with, some of Ihie hay ibleing hardly worth keeping. If "Prophet" Devereaiux'e forecast bei correicit, t-hot>e who weite late in shutting up their paddocks will be more fortunate than their earlier brethren." The services aifc St. George's C'htiirch lomomnv will be conducted by Rev. Dr. O'G'allaghiiii, who will cieleibirate holy communion ojt 8 tun. Special hymns will bt< sung and tho choir will render anthems at both morning and evening services. On Monday, Christmas Day, holy communion will be celebrated a.t 7.30 a.m., 9 a.m. and after the morning service at 11. The Hauraki Band under the conduotorsliip of Mir G. Tansye, will render the following, programmia of musici in the Victoria Reserve tomorrow* (Sunday) evening n.t eight o'olodk: Mlairuh, ''Morris Hill," tenor sold, "On'pitol" ; wait/, "Irene" : patrol, ''Bluejacske+s" ; march, "G;uijrdni; comet soto, "Aye Maria": selection, "Alpha." ; ouphoniulm solo, "Eidiipso": gavotte. "Konigs" : nuirch "Imperial George" : "God Save the King." The funeral of the late Mr Eli ■Charles Mbrga.n took plate yesterday, the place of interment being Short land Cenieteiy. A goodly number of the public attended, the local Oddfellows being well ropreseted, testifying to tho estefem in which deceased was I eld. Mr 0. Waterhouse, pastor of the Oiurchi of Christ, conducted an impressive burial service, while the last rites of Odd-fellowship were delivered by P.S. Bro. J. Kbwie, of the Lbyal Waikato Lodge At tho Police Court to-day before Mi* A. fiuraife, J.P., a> mail named Lindsay, was fined 10s and costs for theft of a coat; ■'Byron. Dufty was fined 20s and costs for assault in Fibllsn, stjreet; Slaimuel Quadri. similarly charged was convicted and discharged ; amd a charge against a man named Mills for being drunk while in charge of a horse and breach of a proihibitaon order, was remanded,' for the magistrate to deal with.'Robert Pleitersomi charged with theft of oats, chaff,, etc., has been remanded to next Thursday. A young man named Arthur Martin, employed at Mr T. Phillips' stables, met -with an accident at theracledourse this morning. He was riding DunroSUn amd when taking one of tha jumps the hm'se nuscalc/ulated tho dktalnee and came a . cropper, crashing right through the * fence. Martin, who had iv narrow escape from Using killed, was thrown with some violence a.nd sustained at broken collarbonel. He wto conveyed to the Hospital, where he received the usual prompt treatment and after the injury had been attended to he was able to proceed to his home. The horse escaped serious injury. For the guidance of any ladies who may be visiting Thames from tha South during the' holidays, and who aa'e almost certain to vran/t something in the millinery line they should not miss visiting W. S; Wylia's establishnsent. All in., the North Islaaid eho-uld know that the dhoicesis effects, the newteist designs" and, cbnsideiing th« high g*uie qualities, prices are lowest at Wyiia's^Advt.