LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 10359, 31 August 1922, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The annual social gathering of the Temuka Presbyterian Church will be held in the Drill Hall, Temuka, on sth October.

The Geraldine County Council invite tenders for bridging the Te Moana and Waihi Rivers at Four Peakß and Woodbury respectively.

Nominations for the election of directors of the Temuka Co-opera-tive Dairy Company close with the Secretary, Mr E. Booth, on or before the Ist September. The retiring directors are Messrs G. B. Cartwright, T. H. Pye, M. Cameron, and R. J. Mayne, who are eligible for re-election.

Interest in the community singing at Geraldine is still keeping up, there being a large attendance at the Parish Hall on Monday evening, and the singing went with a good swing. Mr E. v White was the leader, and Miss Gillies and Mr Manson were accompanists. Solos were sung by Misses McArthur. and Hunt, and stories were told by Captain McArthur.

"Overland Red" is the title of a thrilling Western romance to be screened at Bennington's Pictures tomorrow evening. The story comes to Geraldine with a big reputation behind it and should prove a great draw. Another episode -of "King of the Circus" will be shown, and the "Tale of a Dog" is an irresistible comedy. During a debate in Parliament, Mr Hanan commented upon the fact that nearly £1,000,000 was outstanding for income tax and land tax. It was a serious matter. Despite the economies already effected, the cost of government must be further cut down.

A "Memorial Hall" was opened at the Hook on Tuesday. The hall has been built to commemorate the me•mory of the soldiers of the district who made the supreme sacrifice during the Great War. The Hon. E. P. Lee unveiled the tablet on which the names are inscribed.

Mr J. G. Leckie, late ranger to the S.C. Acclimatisation Society, secured a position of ranger at Greymouth, and has just secured a conviction against two men for being illegally in possession of trouL The offenders were each fined £2 with costs

The New Zealand cross-country championships were run at Dunedin on Saturday. D. Todd, 11. Rose, A. Barclay, and A. W. Page, all of Wellington, fiimhed first, second, third, and fourth, securing the possible points. J. Tapp and J. Beatson (both of Otago) were fifth and sixth. Time, 31min 3sec. Todd beat Rose for the individual championship by three yards after a great race. A Christchurch telegram says that Ivan Major tiling, the youth charged in fifteen cases of breaking, entering and theft, and who confessed to 54 cases, was sentenced to be detained for reformative treatment for five years. William Edward Searle, who was associated with Illing in four of Ming's exploits, was sentenced to reformative treatment for two years.

In reply to Mr Hanan, in the House of Representatives, Mr Massey said he hoped to have more discussion on the subject of tax-free debentures during the debate on the Budget. He recognised that it was a serious matter that some £49,000,000 worth of the best securities the Dominion had to offer should go free of Income tax, and he had a scheme on hand, details of which he was not. prepared to discuss at present. He was anxious to do the best he could in the interests of the country, but he wished it to be distinctly understood that he did not propose to do any injustice to debenture holders. Later on, Mr Witty suggested that the Prime Minister should bring down legislation providing that, no firm or company should hold bonds to a greater value than the value of the bonds taken up originally when the loans were issued.

The Chamberlain Medicine Company has just celebrated its 50th anniversary, and lias forwarded to us a booklet giving the history of the concern and its manufactures. A covering letter says:—"To our friends. 'The Press,' —We cannot let Ibis year—the 5 oth anniversary of our Company—go by without an expression .of our sincere thanks to the Press of the world for (he pleasant relationship which has been created during this half a century. Our advertisements are to-day appearing in some few American papers that cover the entire period. Many, great many, have carried our advertisements for twenty, thirty, forty yeVFrs. We have many papers on our list 10-day in Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania, Canada, that have nol had an issue for over a quarter of a century without carrying an advertisement of j C'lmmberiaiu's Family .Medicines. We | anpreciale the wonderful •liai have taken place in newspaper-! (bun during the past fifty years. We! believe more than ever in the * -111 j r;iry of the clean cut newspaper of j this day as the best medium to nt- j t .;,<•( tiie public to an article of merit.-- Chamberlain .Medicine Co., \\r2~." VV'' have pleasure in wishing" the Company "many happy re-' turns." <

The annual ball of tlie Geraldine Fire Brigade takes place this evening. , Mr H. A. Livingston •'"will deliver gospel addresses in the Presbyterian Hall, Geraldine, this and to-morrow evenings, commencing at 7.30. The annual general riieeting of the Temuka Cricket Club will be held in the Fire Brigade rooms to-mor-row evening, when it is hoped that there will be a. full attendance of members and intending members. The Rev. Hammond, whom the "Sydney Times" calls "the orator of orators," .will give an address on the question of Prohibition, in the Dominion Theatre, Temuka, this evening. The rev. gentleman is an able speaker, and an interesting address can be looked forward to. The death is announced of Mr John Ewing, at Dunedin, a wellknown gold prospector of Central Otago. He had very large interests at St. Bathahs and Cambrians. A Tery enjoyable evening was spent at Winchester on Monday, when St. John's Church choir entertained the members of St. Peter's Church choir and Young Men's Club. The programme included songs by Mrs Chennels, Miss L. Radford, Messrs Brickell, R. H. Taylor, and Sidow, these being interspersed with games and ladies' competitions. The evening, which was brought to a close with a nice supper, was a very pleasant one. For Influenza, take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure.

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Mr H. A. Livingston—Gospel addresses. ,■ St. Peter's Sunday School Annual concert to-morrow night. Mrs Rodman —Spring show of millinery. F. Cooper, Ltd. —Rape and lucerne seeds. Bennington's Pictures —At Geraldine. Rev. Hammond—Dominion Theatre, Temuka, to-night. Temuka Presbyterian Church — Annual social gahering. Wanted to Rent —JHouse for term. Mrs Rodman—Thanks notice. Pictures Dominion Theatre, Saturday. '