LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10413, 21 October 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Prime Minister on .behalf: of His Majesty’s Government. in. New Zealand, lias issued invitations to a luncheon at .they Town Hall- on November's to the members of the New Zealand cricket team,.—Special. Acceptances for the first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s spring meeting, to be held at the Makaraka Rpeecourse next Thursday and Saturday, close at 8 o’clock/this (Friday), evening. ’

Canterbury Park, formerly the property of' the Canterbury Jockey Club, has been ■ jyurchased by Sir Henry Wigrani, states a Christchurch P.A. message. The property, which consists of: 82, acres, adjoins the Wigrani aerodrome, one part jutting into the aerodrome land. ' The brief season of the George Wallace Revue Company was brought to a conclusion at the Opera House last evening, when a new 'Vaudeville programme and another revue “At the Cross Roads” was staged to a very large audience. The programme as on the previous • evenings went with a swing from start to finish, and the performers, especially George Wallacei were repeatedly recalled. The company leave for the south tin’s morning. .

A telegram from Nelson on 12 reported Mr. J. Pagan, president" of the Nelson provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union as saying that 97 soldier 'settlers had abandoned their farms in Waimea County since January last. This statement was subsequently referred to in the House of Representatives, and characterised by the Minister of Lands, the Hon. A. D. McLeod, as a gross exaggeration. Mr. Pagan, who is at present in Wellington, said yesterday that the statement as printed was a gross, exaggeration, and it was not what he said. He stated that 97 soldier settlers in Waimea had abandoned their farms up to January Uisb.—-The message 'was not sent out by the Press- Assn. Mrs. F. M. Forde, a voluntary welfare officer, Las presented her first annual report to the Wellington Education Board. She recommends that each case in which a child after leaving school has not a good home environment, or in which the parent or parents are economically pinched, should be reported to the child welfare branch of the Education Department, which has machinery for systematic treatment in good habit training; that an endeavor be made to provide healthy recreation for children attending* the special classes ; that provision be made in the class for more time to be expended in training children on vocational lines, such as carpentering and cooking. Upon the second of these recommendations Mrs. Forde lays great stress.—P.A.

Strong condemuntiun of the recent amendment of the Tariff Act was voiced at the meeting of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Wellington last night., Captain F. Colbeck (Martinsville) declared’ that under the new tariff there were over thirty articles used by primary producers- upon which the duty had been raised. He moved, “That this executive_ views with flic greatest dissatisfaction the recent amendment of the Tariff Act, which has the effect of imposing more taxation on the primary producers who feel that they have been betrayed, insomuch that the Government implicitly led the farming communitv to believe that there would be" relief.” Mr. R. D. Duxfield (Horotiu) seconded the motion, remarking that the farmer* throughout the Dominion were keenly disappointed with the new tariff. The motion was carried unanimously.— P.A.

An enjoyable euchre tournament inaugurated by the ladies of the Roman Catholic Church, Te Karaka, to augment the funds of the Country: Queen, was terminated last Tuesday evening. The success of the venture has been unqualified 1 and a substantial amount- lias accrued to tlic fund. The prize winners for the evening were Mrs. Russels and Mr. Krause, while Mrs Brown was successful, in winning the trophy for the ladies’ aggregate points and Mr Whiti .Jones that for the gentlemen. During the evening a presentation was made to Miss Lena R-uru, as a mark of oppreciation of her kindness in gratuitously bestowing her services as pianiste. After the termination of play a supper A tempting dainties, provided by the ladies of the committee.. was partaken of, following which the devotees of Terpsichore 'were given an opportunity to enjoy themselves to the strains of delightful music provided by Miss Rum. Card plaving enthusiasts in the district are pleased to know that the cycle of euchre parties is now to be continued fortnightly by the Tennis Club.