Late Locals

Inangahua Times, 28 June 1913, Page 1

Late Locals

— The contract: for the new Dnl Hall has bsen let lo Mr Gundy of Greymouth, who, we understand, w 11 make a (orimenccnuiit at the work on Tr.esdiy m xt.

Anniversary services in connection wi:h the Wesley Church, will be held to-morrow morning and evening. Special music will be supplied by the choir and ochestra, and appropriate addresses wdl be d livccd by the Minister. At the evening service Miss Scantlebury will sing "A Dream of Paradise."

At hoi Ambrose McCanl, who pleaded euilty at the Magistrate's Court lo three charges of embezzling £573 is 7d, the pioperty of his employer?, Golbn and Co, was sentenced at the Supr <n ; Court bv the Chief just.c: io j8 months' imprisonment on each charge, *he term? tj bc.concu •• rent.— Wellington wire.

The latest thine.in inlenution ;il contests is a dancing tnurra ment, which is being organi.-ed inßadfii, Germany. Ihe tournament is to take t>Uice »ft August, and one of its lea mv > will be a tango dancing competition, for which a-prize or LIOO is being offered.

A very large concourse of people assemb.ed this afternoon to pay their last t>ibute of r-is* pecc to the late Mis Kenning, mourners being present from all parts of the district, and the mournful procession was a very long one. The rites of the Church of England were performed at the church and the grave by the Kev F. Quintrell. Interviewed at Christchurch on Thursday Mr M.Fagan. Secretary of the Inangrhua Miners' Union, stated that no miners were wanted in Reefton, men only being wanted so that an endeavour could be made to reduce the price of the contracts now b::ing let. Mr Pry or, a member cf the Conciliation Board oented Mr Fagan's statement, saying (hat 2000 men could be placed on this field. Mr Evans, ihc - genial manager cf the Consolidated group, also affirms Mr Pryo.'s statement, which is backed up hy Directors of other Companies.

McLean's aie to appear in the Theatre Ro\a' on MoncUv evening, the st:-r i em being the Langtord- McVea taxing contest. This fil-v ha- d aa n large audie-ces ihr< u:h .uv ih • colony ;nd ii spoken b -e

press as a nm'en>i< *-e au.>.;t

Ed pho'oci 'rpiv,. :>.s lure iVr Nciv. n wii c." !! varicus s'ar iim-. o! an crii.eational, diansiil c ai d s;.cnic c ;r.racter.

If you war.t the very l itest and best push cart in flio market call at Carroll and O'Brien's, and see their now imputations. —Adv'.

The Annual Bail in ;-id < I' 0 c funrls of the I ,:iclie Benevolent Society, will be h M in the 'i heatic koyal on H ed-.csday and Thursday l6th. and 17th. July respectively.—For the Adult Ball on the 16H1., double tickets ss, extra lady 2s 6d. For the juvenile Poster Bali on the T/fh , there will be four one tuiinea prizes to be given fur the best carried out poster, one Cecil for 1 boy and <. it I over 10 year?, and I one each for boy and girl uncle; to (years.—A special prize of 12 (cabinet photos ot winner wi 1 be I veil to die best carried on; diess i for chi (I u-itw 11 yc irs. *mj price of tickets (or : cc nd ; i<>;h t ■ are —( hiluic = 1 t.ent! M.-.i ! Ladies a rbte. '1 icke s ma- b : ' obtained ftoin any f.mlee j - ! Lewis, Secretary. l' ; r j

Mr M. Hanrmi went'out to Big River to day, meeting tlv. electors at Pro .sires June io.i and Merrt jigs on the wav. He was accord d :Ui enthusia tic reception at all t iree places.

Mr Michel vvs tivated to a large an:! varied number of questions -liter his speech at Blackball and, it eventually biokc up in disorder the 'Socali-4: element singins "We'll k ep the R;:d flag flying."

The Post 11 '.es (he Government have made the following appointment to the Legislative Council: Sir William Russell, (Hawke's Bay); John Duthie, (Wellington); C./i.Hardie, exmeber for . v .elwyn ; W. Earnshaw, (Dunedin\ repiesenting Labour, and (W. J. Kiclvjll), Pacroa ; representing the native race. — Wellington w re.

Messrs Howard and Edga Phillips, Piano tuners are in Reefton and all orders left with E J. Scandebury will be promptly executed. 20.

Dia! Bordeaux Pas':" will" givebetter results than home made

Bordeaux mixture and is less fit o jb!(\ ™ Patterson' s. —A'ivt.

.Mr J. Liddcl, piano tiner gnd repairc, is now a ot Kcefton, and will, cndertake all work in connection wi h the tunings and repairing of pianos and organ?. le. 1 ; at Buvk's Head liotJ, w.ll be promptly a tended; to, 26.