DANNEVIRKE ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 244, 12 July 1927, Page 6

DANNEVIRKE ITEMS

Dannevirke,' July 9. The Dannevirke District Jersey Cattle Club has decided to conduct a female fair this year, as well as a bull fair. The date fixed fox’ the sale this yeax - is September 21, and prizes are to be offered for the three classes, aged cows, two-year, and yearling heifers. Air. 11. C. Leach, of Woodville, has been appointed the judge. The recently-formed Dannevirke Amateur Operatic Society has decided to prepare immediately for “Aliss Hook of Holland.” The properties, costumes, etc., have been bought from the Palmerston North Society, which produced the opera recently. . A five-roomed house at Oringi, owned and occupied by Airs. Agnes Raynoi’, was destroyed by 11 ro on Friday morning while the family were out milking. Nothing could be done, as the fire bad obtained too great a hold to be extinguished, and only a little of the contents was got oiit. The insuVances were £B5O in the Standard Office on the house, and .£350 in the Farmers’ Mutual on the furniture. The needs of the unemployed were mentioned at this week’s meeting of the Borough Council, and a public meeting is being convened for July IS. . Rangers, the leading club iu the Union Rugby competitions, romped over Aotea on Saturday, and won by 28 points to 3. The fact that the Ranfurly Shield match was in progress at Alastertou on the Saturday made it difficult to get Aotea s team together, ami they played four 'men short, which accounts for the big discrepancy in the scores. Councillor IT. Frederickson, at the monthly meeting of Daiinevir’rc County Council, drew attention to the way ni which expenditure was mounting up, his criticism being awakened by the chairman’s motion to increase tho general rate this year by one-eighth of; a penny in the £l. Councillor Frederikscn moved certain reductions in salaries. The motion, after a good deal of discussion, was lost, on the voices, only three councillors votiiiu for it.