Lake Wakatip Mail QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 1940.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4487, 1 October 1940, Page 2

Lake Wakatip Mail QUEENSTOWN, TUESDAY OCTOBER 1 1940.

The Bishop of Dunedin will institute the new vicar in St. Peter’s church, (Queenstown, on Friday next at 8 p.m.

Some twentv local .and district territorials left 'yesterday morning- for three months training in For bury Park, Dunedin. The partv was Lu charge of Lieut. AV. Stewart. It consisted of Stergte. B. L. Scheib, MBennisoni. cor pis. J. J. Eason. B- Anderson, H N. Grant, ptes. L- Clayton. O J. Allan. I. Hiamilltioiii. J- Hanning, J. Lindsay -,C. Nelson J- Taylor, F. AV. Summers. B. Brown ('Queenstown') and corporals C. H. Henderson, H. C. Smith. G. Flllott. ptes. B. J- Fletcher. E- G. Henderson. H. E. Pitta way, and T. A- Shaw (Ai i’owtown).

A very enjoyable social was heM in the Mackenzie Hall last AVednesdav evening. The P.AV.M.U- members under the leadership of Mrs J. L Lindsav were responsible for the j organisation and program_ arrangements. Games and competitions were entered into with zest. Items were riven by Mrs Lindsay, Miss M. Gray, Mr J. Fraser and Misk Jean and Mr inn Hamilton. During the evening mystery parcels were sold and the vai iety of contents provided surpri o and amusement for the recipients. The gathering closed with supper provided by the ladies. The bi-monthly meeting of the Lake County sub-branch of the Plum ket Society was held in the Plunket roo ms on Tuesday Sept. 3 In the absence of Mrs j. AT- Miller, the president. Mrs AV. A Anderson, presided over a representative attendance. The nurse’s report was read and received . Arrangements wore made for the collecting of annual subscriptions and collectors wnl wait upon subscribers during the month of October .

The following town and district men left for various military camps thus morning:—Thos. Davidson., L. Jamieson (Papakoura); J- McSoriley. Ha’l,■ L. Bailev (Burnham); J. Angelo (Treutham); The following will go to-morrow (Wednesday): T. Sanders. J. T. Lynch, E. Scheib. Quite a miniof friends assembled at the. Post-oil-lice to bid good-bye to the departing soldiers.

AVe have been advised that the sth prize in a raffle conducted by Mr AA'heatlcy for the Bed Cross Appeal some months ago has not yet been claimed. The number is (553, and the prize is 12lbs of sugar. The holder of this ticket should claim the prize from the Patriotic committee. Mr Peter Dick, consulting optician, Dunedin, may be consulted nt Eichardts Hotel today from 9 a.ra. to 9 p.m. Those with defective _ eyesight should take the opportunity of seeing a specialist .

Up to August 31 a total of £43.590 7s 4,d has been subscribed to the Southland Provincial Patriotic Fund. '

The ‘Church Standard’ recently reported that Stalin had strictly forbid ’en the display of the Crucifix m Poland, unless it had a. picture ox himself and Leni i on each side of it Sta’in evidently did not reallise how appropriate this was; because Christ was indeed crucified beit.ween two ma'e factors I Messrs A. AV. AV ill Lams, secretary, A. Furn. architect, and Miss Buchanan. matron of the Southland Hoepita'. visited the district recently ri ii cl made an i nspect ion of -the Prank - ton hospital with a view to finalisin';' necessary improvements to the institution. It has been decided to incorporate two general purpose wards in the present, building, and to install a central heating system. The monthly meeting of the Bed Cross. Queenstown branch, will be held in the County chambers on Friday next, not Thursday as previously arranged. The time of meeting is

2 30 p.m. 'Tlie Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society, Ltd.. Lave an advt. i i this issue uotifvju.fr that their local repi escntative, Mr Eric H. Thompson, is peparcd to enter into arrangement with clients for all' modern assurances. Higher death duties and altera ion of basis, of taxation make it i operative that assurances be adjusted to present day requirements Lovers of flowers are advised that

the Presbyterian church will hold its annual spritifr show on Thursday next. The show should prove one of the most interesting yet held. There will be the usual variety, cake, produce and sweets stalls- and afternoon tea. The Parliamentary session will be resumed this afternoon, alter au adjournment of a month. The duration of this stage of the session will be determined by circumstances, hut before the adjournment ,was taken _at the end of August., the Prime Minister. Mr Eraser, expressed the view that it would be brief. Owing to the unusually mild spring, supplies of green peas have arrived! on the Auckland markets much earlier than in other years. Peas., which are so far in very short supply, sold at the markets at Is f>d to l.s 9d per lb. while supplies received earlier were being retailed at as much as 2s (id. Much heavier quantities are expected in about a week’s time. Fresh asparagus also i,s> on. the market already, the wholesale price being from is to 2s a bundle, retailing for as low as. Is 3d. This line also Is expected to be more'abundant shortly. New potatoes are now coming forward in large quantities, selling at the markets from fid to 4d per Lb. “AATiat stopped Napoleon ? The English Channel. There is an almost complete parallel with what will happen to the plans of Hitler, too,” said Mr It. M. Algie. during .an address to the Auckland Ore hitmen's Association'. ‘‘lt was. and always will be. called the ‘English’ Channel, and when you sing ‘ThereTl Always be an England', you include in that the Channel. That is significant.

A linen handkerchief 100 years old was displayed at Akaroa last week. This wa® procured from a sailor on H.M.kS. Brito mart, whose commander. Captain Stanley, visited Akaroa on. August 11. 1840. to hoist tire flag at Green’s Point, when the magistrates. Murphy and Robinson, exercised the first act of sovereignty over the Smith island. The handkerchief, or neck cloth., is of linen,, about 18in. square, and red. with a white flora,l design round the edge®. It is now in the possession of Mr G. E. Murray, of Kinloeh. Little River, whose late wife was a granddaughter of James Wright, known as the Barron of Whakamoa. who was whaling at Whakamoa in 1842. How James Wright came into possession of this re,tie is mot known. The handkerchief is in a wonderful state of preservation.

Wanted known that A. E. Tilly short. Monumental Mason, Andersons Bay. Dunedin, visits the Lakes Distinct at regular intervals and will undertake all classes of monumental work. All work guaranteed. Messages may be left at the Mail office, Queenstown or Arrowtown. Phone 23-931, Dunedin....

Begulatious for the control of trout fishing in the Lakes District are issued. They provide for omen seasons for trout and other acclimatised fish between October 1 and April 30, except in Lake AVanaka or tributary rivers of the lake, in which the season extends from November 1 to 31st May. The bait and lures which may be used are specified. A limit of 20 fish a day for each fisherman, is fixed /and no trout less than _ ten_ inches long may be- taken. Provision is made for the society to authorise netting in the lakes .