THE KAIKOURA STAR And COUNTY GAZETTE AND RECORDER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kaikoura Star, Volume LI, Issue 99, 10 December 1931, Page 2

THE KAIKOURA STAR And COUNTY GAZETTE AND RECORDER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nominal ions for the Waiau Racing Club’s New Year’s>Day Meeting close to-night. The Farmers’ Co.op. feature Christmas novelties in their advertising space, and invite your inspection. xA dance will be held in the Suburban Hall on Saturday night, under the supervision of the Hall Committee. A representative of John R. Procter, Ltd., opticians, will visit Kaikoura on December 16 ami 17. Appointments may be made with Mr T. Eastcott. . Th»* Suburban School prize-giving and •>»« ial will lake place at the Suburban | HaH, ~n Friday, December 18. A splenprogivupoifo has been arranged. ■ It i- announced that the first business ' < r the new Parliament will be the que's. tmn of ■xtending the life of Parliament to four years. This is the first, step in the policy of ‘ 1 country first.” At the Drill Hull, on Saturday, December 19, a sale of work will be con., ducted by St. Michael’s Tennis Club. A feature of the evening will be the tug.o’-war tournament, entries for which close on Saturday next. This evening the pupils of the local Convent will give a concert in the Drill Hall, when a bright ami entertaining programme will be submitted. Patrons are assured of an enjoyable evening's entertainment. The children will be; at their best, and merit your support. On Thursday, December 17, the pupils of the Town School will give a concert in the Drill Hall, when the public can look forward to a very pleasant evening’s enjoyment. The children have been practising for weeks, and can be relied upon to give a good account of t hem selves. The deu'.h occurred c.n 2,[on ’ey a ter noon of Sir J >hn LuYe, a tno age of 73 years. For many v?.u-a l.e was a member of I'arlinment and TJayor of Wellington for eight years, including Ihe war period. He w ir, defeat d for Wellington No th in th? .1928 Genera’Election, ami s-tood again at last week’s election, although opposed by official Coalition and Labour candidates. U n _ ■ ler the orders of his doctor he did m t take the platform during the campaign, depending upon newspapers and pamphlets for making his policy known. A portrait of each one of the eighty successful candidates at the General Election is contained in the current issue of the “New Zealand Free .Lance.”

they are featured on the double page and this will no doubt be detached ami kept as a reference by all r.mdcis. Sidelights on the polling are also prominently featured. The title pj.ige of the pictorial section is a unique snap at the Vice_Regal Garden Party on the day following the election and shows His Excellency in earnest conversation with the Prime Minister. That they are discussing weighty political matters is evident from, their expression. This full page is well worth framing. All the nows of The week is brightly told in both picture and story in this issue. Those who have not already commenced the exciting new mystery serial, “The Silent Six” may start this week with the third instalment—a synopsis of the first two chapters is given.