DISTRICT NEWS.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2034, 27 January 1922, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

DANNEVIRKE. The heavy rain which set In on Wednesday night, continued throughout yesterday, all the tennis matches set down for the second day of the tournament had to be abandoned. Should the weather permit, play will be resumed on the hard courts, until the grass courts are fit to play on again. The two men who were arrested for entering Mr N. Cullinane’s house at Oringi on Wednesday night during the owner’s absence, appeared before Messrs A. McKie and S. Tansly yesterday, and both were sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in Wellington gaol. A social and dance is to be held in the Soldiers’ Institute this evening. These socials have always been very enjoyable, and help to keep the membrs and the public interested in the Club. A meeting of the Dannevirke guarantors for the Chautauqua 1922 season, was held in Mr Quigley’s office on Wedensday evening. The Mayor (Mr G. I. Anderson) was in the chair. The attendance was only fair, which was no doubt due to the wet night, and several social attractions. Mr Greenhllls, the organiser, outlined the programme to be presented this season. He stated that complaints had reached him from all over New Zealand regarding the quality of last year’s programme. He assured the meeting that the lecturers engaged this season were the best that uad been around to date. The same also applied to the rest of the performers. The directors recognised that if Chautauqua was to be a success in New Zealand they must rrfaintain the high standard set when the organisation first visited this country. It was decided to circularise the guarantors, calling up the guarantee, approximately £3 a head. WOODVILL/E, Heavy rain fell here on Wednesday night, continuing throughout Thursday. Haymaking operations are again interrupted. The weather is unusually cold for this season of the year. En route to Gisborne, Mr and Mrs Arthur Coleman and family, who have been touring the South Island by motor car, broke their return journey at Woodville. A correspondent of the “Examiner” draws the attention of the Borough Council and the Health Department to the inconsistency of condemning worm-eaten and rat-infested shops a.nd still allowing the Public Baths to get into such a dirty condition, that adults will not bathe in them. He He considers that the baths should be closed if the water cannot be changed oftener. In the examination for the Junior National Scholarships, H. G. D. Bagley. District High School ma.ks of the caL«^^fflMfcawke’ s BA.