LOCAL AND GENERAL

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3370, 26 September 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Members of the Maniapoto District Silver Band are requested to assemble in the school grounds on Monday afternoon at 2.15 p.m. on the occasion of the visit of the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and Lady Bledisloe. There will also be a band practice to-morrow morning (Sunday) at 10.30 a.m.

Among the contents of a load of rubbish that came into the Christchurch city destructor recently was £IOO, encased in an old cigarette tin. But the woman who threw away that money was lucky—she discovered her loss before it was too late, followed up the truck to the destructor and got her money back.

The Mayor, Mr. W. J. Broadfoot, M.P., requests that business firms will give their employees the opportunity of attending the welcome to the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, and Lady Bledisloe, on Monday afternoon.

A commencement has been made with the driving of the piles for the new bridge over the Mangapu stream on the new Hangatiki-Otoro-hanga deviation.

The following are the results of the recent examinations conducted by Dr. Vaughan Thomas, of Trinity College, London: Higher Local Division, Grace Keighley 75, Laura Keighley 70 (Miss I. Graham's pupils). Preparatory, Norman Johnson 82, honours (Miss Handyside's pupil).

Ladies willing to assist in the arrangements being made for the ViceRegal visit are requested to attend the meeting convened by the Mayoress, Mrs. Broadfoot, in the Municipal Chambers this evening at 7.30 p.m.

A remarkable accident at Northern Wairoa resulted in two horses being killed. Mr. J. Langton, a settler, of Avoca, and a Maori, were riding horses in opposite directions in the Karaka Gorge. The animals met in a head-on collision, both being killed instantly. Neither of the riders was injured.

Due to a fault developing in the gear leading the power into the Public Works sub-station at Hangatiki, power failed at about 6.53 and was restored at about 9 o'clock last night. A temporary expedient had to be resorted to to restore power.

Mr. Harry Dawson, of Australia, who has conducted a number of revival compaigns in Auckland and country district, is to visit Te Kuiti next month, accompanied by Mrs. Dawson, who assists the inissioner in the singing. Meetings are to be held in Barraud and Abraham's Hall, Taupiri Street, commencing on Sunday, October 4, after the evening church services. Week night services at 7.30. A local committee has been formed to carry out the preliminary arrangements.

"No matter what anybody says, chemical warfare is going to be the main feature of any future war," stated Dr. H. E. Annett, speaking at the Hamilton Rotary Club luncheon the other day. Dr. Annett said at the end of the war the Rhine valley was dotted with enormous factories used for the production of high explosives. Nothing had been done regarding the control of these factories when the armistice was signed, and they were still a menace to the peace of Europe.

The Carnival Dance held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday last proved a huge success. The music, which was supplied by Epi Shalfoon and his melody boys, proved the feature of the function. Time after time the orchestra had to respond to an encore, and even when closing time arrived the dancers were reluctant to let the melody boys depart. The hall was gaily decorated with blue and gold streamers, a fine super was served, and a real carnival spirit pervaded the gathering, dancing continuing until well into the small hours of the morning.