LOCAL AND GENERAL.
The excursion to Auckland by the Wakatere this morning was fairly well patronised some 350 travelling to Auckland by her. She returns tomorrow afternoon.
The annual Flower Show and Sale of work of St. James’ Presbyterian Church will be held on Saturday September Bth in the Hall, Pahau Street.
A special meeting of the Thames Plunket Society will be held on Wednesday at 2.30 p.m. at St. George’s Schoolroom. Miss Pattrick, Director of Plunket Nursing will be present.
An echo of the internment of enemy aliens during the war period is given by the following extract from the annual defence report:— “Prisoners of war—escape and capture (total cost), £4,429 Os lid.”
Some of the Wanganui retailers are becoming anxious owing to the dockers’ strike at Home, as to whether certain lines ordered! months ago to be here well in time for the Christmas trade, will come to hand (states the Herald). Previous experience of strikes at Home has shown that early ordered goods are put into thei sheds,, and later orders come to hand first, and it is reasonable now to expect a repetition. In this case a number of sports goods majbe late in arriving. Certain American lines ordered to be here in time for spring are also late in coming to hand.
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Thames Star, Volume LVII, 25 August 1923, Page 4
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