THE Inangahua Times THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 1932 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Inangahua Times, 27 October 1932, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 1932 LOCAL AND GENERAL

The annual meeting of the Reefton Cricket Club will be held in the Band Room to-morrow evening, at 730 o’clock, and all intending players are invited to attend. * JTnere was again a large attendance at* the In'ingthua Silver Band's old time danc3 at the Band Room last evening, and all spent a most enjoyable time at this well conducted social event The lucky spot dance was won by Miss E. McMahon and Mr Morott. Th*music was suppl ed by Mrs Ecklun 1 and Mrs Lawn and Mr Cook supplied extras. Mr A. McEwin was M.C.

The Annual Fete in aid of the local Convent takes place to-morrow and Saturday, Oct. 28th and 29th in the Parish Hall and School. The gates will be opened at 1 o clock and admission will be free. Dainty gifties, home made cakes and sweets, as well as plain clothing may be purchased at a very reasonable price. Many new games will be available for all-comers. In the evening a short programme of music and dancing will be given after the local band has delighted the public with some choice selections played in their usual brilliant style. All are welcome, so come along and help in a good cause. i

The old time dancea, conducted by the Inangahua Silver Band, have been remarkably successful. This no doubt is due to several factors, the splendid music, the perfect floor, the cheerful and friendly atmosphere which prevails, and last, but by no means least, to the good work accomplished by Nyal’s famous Corn Remover, which has enabled many to part company with painful, thr. bbing corns, and so enjoy to the full the pleasures of the popular r,|d lime dances. Oblainabe at W. J. nnlf iiri.a ! A'ay. i

Coal raised in the Swansea a*-ea in 1981 was 10,656,679 tons, two and a half million iess than in 1930.

The Women’s Institute hold a euchre tn-night in St Stephen's Hall at 8 p.ra. Good supper; Good prizeß. Admission

, A protest against the running of mystery trains ’ on Sundays was made by Mr Reid (Raglan) during the course of Che debate on the Financial Statement in the House on Tuesday. 4 1 don’t confess to be any better than any of my fellow men, but it is wrong for the Railway Department to undertake this, he said. ‘ I don’t think they should run t■ eir business on Sunday. If a Chinaman works on Sunday he is fined.’

The secretary of the Mount David Sluicing Company. Ltd. , advises that a return of 27 ounces of gold was obtained from six days’ sluicing. The manager, Mr A. C. Buckland. in his report of October 11. stated: 44 lam getting tbe claim nicely opened up. The work has progressed very satisfactorily and lam pleased with the way tbe men have hustled to get things straightened out at the claim. The actual values can only be shown when the area of 4 bottom ’ on which we are working (paddock) has its final clean in. Possibly this will be in a fortnight or three weeks.”

Yesterday we made reference to cyclists riding at nights without lights, and stated that a lady was struck by one of these unlighted cycles. Mr A. Day, whose cycle struck a lady, waited upon this office this morning and stated that his cycle was fully lighted, he having an electrically lighted lamp on it. and also that it waa an accident that might occur at any time, owing to the lady getting flustered and not keeping to tbe right aide of the road. 1

A warning against permitting a schoolboy to regard himself as a. failure was uttered hy Mr T. B. Strong, Director of Education at Christchurch. To do that, he said, was to make the hoy start with a handicap when he went to work. He had it settled in his mind that he was more or less a “dud.” It was the duty of those who had to do with the education system to make the children happy. How could anyone he happy when he had to carry through the early part of life the burden of feeling that he was a failure? All should look forward to the time when it was possible to remove this disability.

Children’s frocks with Bloomers to match. Only 2/11 h at Thorphy’s Ltd. Tobacco’s'—Edgeworth, Royal Seal. Imperial, Temple Bar, Riverbead, Capstan. At Wicken’s Cash Store, Broadway. 4 Plain Rayons and Babette Crepes, at Tborpy’s. Ltd. 1