LYTTELTON NEWS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16324, 23 September 1918, Page 9

LYTTELTON NEWS.

d s — 4 METHODIST CHURCH. An interchange of ministers in connexion : with the annual home missions took place ° at several of the Methodist Churches yester- ° day The Rev. E. P. Blamires, of the East belt ohurch, oonducted yeetorday'e service at i 3 the Lyttelton Methodist Church in place of P ta, e Bev. J. E. Parsons, who left the port 5 > on Saturday for Timaru. to relieve the Rev. Mr Joughin. $ THE PICTURES, ft sensational American after-war drama, i- "Tho Billions Plot," portraying a gigantic '3 international conspiracy to destroy the United States, starring the talented actress Anita Stewart was shown at the Lyttelton Harbour j Light pictures on Saturday afternoon and r. evening, the supporting subjects including a £ Keystone comedy, "Shirt Strategy. This 5 programme will be repeated to-night. Ethe. 1 will appear to-morro* m a Metro drama "The Eternal Mother,' the other films being a comedy entitled "Lonesome Luke and the Wild Woman," a Co-operative Weekly Budget, and Charlio Chaplin in "Behind tho Scrccn.'

SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE. During %bo past week over 100 seamen and boys made use of the Seamen's Institute, and about 15 offioers visited the club rooms. An enjoyable social evening was held, there being a large attendance of eeamen, who were provided with supper by the Lyttelton Ladies' Guild. Fifty 6eamen attended religious services, and thTeo joined the SailorsChristian Brotherhood; U new testaments were distributed on request, in. addition to large bundles of magazines and other literature.