LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 26 March 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. "A little gold mine!'' was the expi'es-' sion used of the toll-gates in Eltham County, when it was shown what' the revenue would have been if the rates had not been reduced. ~j The Salvation Army Band and-.song-' sters; Tende><ed a, programme of music at the Old People's Home yesterday after? noon to the delight of the inmates. J At the annual meeting .of''the''Hawera j Football Club on Saturday evening the following new members were elected: Messrs-C. Dahl, R. Mundy, B. Jury, a IWlett^W. Greig, T, Fryer, W. j ■ : jyero, and J. Tanner. . A suggestion made by a speakei' at -j a meeting of ratepayers at.Mangatoki ! that suqh meetings should be held more frequently found favour with the listen- ' ers. He said he considered them wise things to hold periodical^, for they' tended to clear up misconceptions and to stop the spreading wrong reports: Members of the general committee of the Sir Arthur Pearson Memorial Fund aje: reminded that the final meeting of the committee will be held at half-past seven o'clock this,evening- at the Bor<iugh Council Chambers, and a full attendance is asked for. ; " . - . In the course of some general discusSion on. rates in Eltham County at ,1\ riday^s meeting at Mangatoki, a rate payer ■ said, his ra^esh.'id gone up from 3s 4d in 1916 to is ll^d in 1920 and 8s 9d- in 1922. Another1 said his were now 9s ; while this was capped by the statement that another paid 16s 6d per /acre. ..'.'■'.' - '•■■.-'. '-.. I At the* examinations held in eon nee--tion with ■ 'Trinity College of Music, London, in December last, the following pupils of the Eltham Convent were successful: Art of teaching "(completed £.-T.0.L.), piano, Miss Lucy Quin; higher local, '\Eleanor Sanderson, 77, senior pass, Frances Ennis, 73; junior: honours, May Mauley 87, Lorna Cuff 82;- junior pass, Gwendoline Maslln 75. The Manaia Sco;ut demonstration and swearing-in, ceremony, <to be~held in the Manaia Town Hall on Wednesday ■night promises to be a great success. A first-cla^s programme will be submitted, including life-saving, self deience; siguailing, and other items ot interest. There, will also be the presentation Of trophies won by Scouts at the Piunket fete. There is sure to be a good house. St. Mary's Church was taxed to its utmost last evening, when there was '•» -v.6ry. large coiiojiegatioh at the annual . confirmation service. . About 20 candidates were presented for the sacred rite.. H.is Lordship the Bishop ol: the Diocese (Dr Sprott) delivered an able and insnirino: address on what it meant to be a Christian. In simple language which the youngest -present coald follow without difficulty, ■• the Bishop piticed before the congregation a clear and-definite exposition of what the, duty of a, true Christian was, Jand made ?. special appeal to all who had been confirmed in past years and those confirmed that; night to live up. t6 - the solemn vows which were taken. Suitable hymns were chosen and were sung -with, feeling. - Messrs Caplen anid Cox have received a supply of prospectuses for the N.Z. Guarantee Corporation, which they will be pleased to supply on application. This company is bein & floated to finance motor-car sales on time payment for motor firms throughout New Zealand. Similar corporations are operating in Victoria, New -South VV ales, England, America, and Canada, and have been very; succeessful, both for investors and in developing the motor industry. Over £60,000 has been taken up in six weeks, and many leading financial men,, recognising the sound investment, have become supbstantial subscribers. Full-particulars can be ob- ' tamed from Messrs Caplen and Cox, Princes Street, Hawera. v : :'■ |