The Otautau Standard And Wallace County Chronicle. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XXVIII, Issue 1396, 25 October 1932, Page 2

The Otautau Standard And Wallace County Chronicle. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1932.

Miss Lilian McConnaehie, at pre- . sent teacher at Gibbston, has been , appointed to the Otautau .School' staff m Miss Robertson's position. Residents are tendering a ...Public I Send-ofir to Mr W. B. Rowan m Mrs Stearne's tearooms to-morrow night t at 8 p.an. , The 'Athletic Ball last evening was I well attended. . The hall was decorated with cbloured streamers, while . the floor was m fine order. Music j was' provided by the Green Valley Orchestra oB six instruments^, while i Mr E. Liddell acted as M.C. The Otautau Amateur Cycle Club , hold their second cycle road race to . Fairfax and back on Saturday evening, 29th inst., at 6.45 p.m. i Trophies have been donated by Messrs Geo. Stearne and M. Mclvor, while a prize for fastest time will also be given. The St. Andrew's Scottish Society L will hold their annual Hallowe'en Social and Danc e m the Hall- on Friday evening. A good programme of items i^ being arranged, a number of novelty items by the children being included. The old Scottish customs of this festival will be survived, while > "the Haggis" will be duly presented ' and eaten. A full attendance, is » looked for. ! Messrs A. H. Turnbull and Co. are m receipt of a cable irom their Prin- ! cipals, Messrs W. ,Weddel and Co Ltd., dated London 19th, reading : ' "Danish Butter, 116/- per cwt., N.Z i Salted, 100/- to 110/- per cwt.j Kangaroos, 97/-. to 100/- per cwt. ; Butter market slow. N.Zr Cheese, white; 65/- .to 66/- per- cwt., N.Z. Cheese, coloured, 59/- to 60/- per cwt. Cheese market slow." The Commissioner of Taxes draws the attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing m to-day's issue' that the due date of payment of Land-tax for the current year is on Monday, .the 7th day of November, 1932, and that the demands will be posted on or about the 31et day of October. The new improvements carried out at , the Recreation Area during the year came m for very favourable comment from visitors to the sports on Monday. The concreted terraces m front of the pavilion, new entrance way -and top-dressing area being particularly pleasing. The children's play area, at the top end was alsolwell used' and there is little doubt the provision of still further improvements m these will be appreciated. The easy handling of the large crowd present fully showed the wisdom of the erection of the fence m front of the natural grandstand from which latter all present got a n excellent view of the events. The Progressive League should now consider the erection of a stall on the grounds which could be leased on occasions and so , bring m a revenue for upkeep and maintenance or further improvements. • j