LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13169, 30 January 1936, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Law cannot persuade where it cannot punish.”

The Druids’ Lodge will meet this evening when final arrangements will be made re the dance to be held the following evening at Ballance.

Owing to the humid weather, the attendance at the dance held in the Foresters’ Hall last night to wind up the Friendly Societies’ picnic, was not very well patronised, but nevertheless those enthusiasts present had a good night's fun.

A competitor, Airs Trask, had a nasty fall in the* married ladies’ race at yesterday’s picnic at tlie Park, she had breasted the tape ahead of the field, and by some mischance it became entangled, and Airs Trask was sent spinning to the ground, knocking her head on a. perambulator as ske fell.

In this issue the Unemployment Board announces that th<> next instalment of the 1 General Unemployment Levy will fall due oil Ist February, and tliat on the same date the fourth instalment of the Emergency Unemployment charge of 8d in the £ on income other than salaries or wages will also become clue.

The following team will represent the Alanganiutu Tennis Club in a match with the Kaitawa Club to ho played at Kaitawa during the weekend commencing at 10.30 a.m. sharp: Men: O. Davies, L. He av ns, W. Houston and H. Pinfold. Emergencies, N. Aforgan ancl J. Alills. Ladies: AXisses N. Etz. N. Curtin, P. Bentley and U. Johnson. Emergencies, Misses G. Wt llis and H. Horrax.

On the arrival of the visiting bowlers at AVoodville yesterday they were welcomed by Rev. Knowles Smith, president of the Woodvilie Bowling Club, and replying to the kindly wishes expressed, Air J. A. Nash, president of the AXanawatu Centre, made feeling reference to the death of the late King, and at his request everyone stood in silence for one minute as a mark of respect for a beloved ruler.

The most popular man in Pahiatua yesterday was the secretary of the Pahiatua. Friendly Societies picnic* (Mr S. Ala tt hews) who had the distribution of the free gifts for the children under his control. At one stage during the jhcnic yesterday the kiddies massed in a. throng outside the door of his office and pressmen awaiting access to the result sheet therein simply had to take a. back seat until the queue had dispersed.