LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 56, Issue 4064, 24 June 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tenders for the construction of 15 more State housing units in Te Kuiti have been called. Already 10 houses are being built in the town.

Patrons at the Waipa Racing Club’s winter meeting at Te Rapa to-morrow are reminded that the first race will start at 11.15 a.m. sharp, and that there will be an interval of 40 minutes only between the events, the last one of which will be started at 4 p.m.

The local Cribbage Club held another enjoyable progressive tournament on Thursday evening, when the honours were gained by Mrs Kerr (Kihikihi), with nine wins, and Mr J. Russell with eight wins. A very tasty supper was dispensed by the ladies.

Rugby footballers and supporters should note that the usual junior, third and fourth grade competitions ol the Waipa Rugby Union for tomorrow have been postponed, but the Stag Competition games (seniors) will be played. Rovers play Frankton at Albert Park, and Te Awamutu travel to Cambridge. This latter match represents a rearrangement of the draw, for originally Te Awamutu were to play Technical at Hamilton.

The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, announces that the general rolls for the general election this year close on June 30. Applications for registration not already in should be sent without further delay. Immediately after June 30 a start will be made with the printing of the rolls and copies should be available for public information towards the end of July. Names received after June 30 will be placed on the supplementary roll.

The following extract from the Waipa Post of June 24th, 1913, may be of interest just now: “An offer has been made to a vice-president of the Te Awamutu Town Band by the man ager of the Dresden Piano Co., Wei lington, to donate a shield for annual competition by Waikato and King Country bands. The shield presented is a valuable one, and only awaits the combination of bands to bring it to the district. The conditions regulat ing the contests are understood to be that affiliated bands in Waikato and King Country must each hold the shield for one year, and after being held in turn by all the bands, it must be competed for, but cannot be won outright. The first contest is to take place in Te Awamutu.”