LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1930, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The butcher’s shop of Mr. E. Reynolds in McLean Street, Waitara, was entered on Wednesday night. The intruder smashed a window at the back of the premises. As far as could be ascertained yesterday nothing was taken.

Two well known commercial travellers, states the Marlborough Express, are reported to have established a new record for the Blenheim golf links during the week-end. In four successive shots between the 13th and 14th holes they lost three balls and broke one club.

That any move to deprive patrons of the Wanganui race meetings of the programmes of music supplied by the two bands w:ould meet with, the instant disapproval of the committee of the Wanganui Jockey Club was evident at a meeting of racing delegates at Marton on Thursday. “If such a move is made we have instructions not to support it,” said Mr. P. A. O’Neill. “We ,have good bands.” “The world knows it,” interjected one of the delegates, amid a gale of approving laughter.

At a conference of delegates of racing clubs at Marton on Thursday, the question of using a loud speaker outfit for the purpose of broadcasting a programme of music was discussed, the object in view being to make the country iclubs independent of a band. It was held, that the idea might suit some clubs, but -would not suit others. One aspect of the question was aptly put by one delegate when he said: ‘Well, the machine does not require luncheon tickets, at any rate.” Delegates relished the humour of the remark.

The monthly social and dance of the Central Home and. School Association was held in St. Mary’s hall on Thursday. During the evening items were given by Mrs. S. O. Jones (song), Mr. L. Higginson (song), Messrs. R. and J. Gadd (instrumental), Mrs. R. Hawkins (song), Mr. South (conjuring). Miss M. Crawshaw played the' accompaniments. Old-time and modern dances were enjoyed, music being provided by George’s Orchestra. Mr. K. N. Andrews played extras. The master of ceremonies was Mr. S. Sandford.

An amusing story is told of the alarming experience of a “drunk” who was locked up in the cells at the police station recently, says the Gisborne Herald. He had fallen into the river in the afternoon, and remembered being pulled out, and some time later he was taken to the police station, in an intoxicated, condition. At midnight he awoke to find himself lying on a wooden bench in the cell, and the only conclusion he could come to was that he was believed to have been drowned, and that the “body had been removed to the morgue.” The fact that there was another bare wooden bench on the other side of the cell, and that the electric light was streaming through a small square hole in the door like moonlight, only heightened the illusion that he was in the morgue, and that the other bench was a slab awaiting another corpse, and becoming alarmed he commenced to cry out, “I’m not dead! I’m not dead!” However, a constable quickly put an end to his tears, and he was soon made more comfortable.

The attention of hotel and boardinghouse keepers is directed to an auction sale of crockery, china and glassware which will be conducted by L. A. Nolan and Co., New Plymouth, at the mart on Wednesday afternoon. The firm of Carter and Sons, Ltd., is relinquishing this branch .of its } business and everything will be sold without reserve.*