PLUNKET SOCIETY.

Wairarapa Age, 15 March 1929, Page 4

PLUNKET SOCIETY.

FORMATION OF SUB-BRANCH AT TINUI A meeting of those interested in the formation of a sub-branch of the Plan 1 ket Society in the Tinui district wa-- ■ held in the Tinui Hall yesterday afterRepresentatives were present from the Mastertoil branch and from the Mauriceville sub-branch. Mrs W. Bullock, in opening the meeting, spoke of .the educational value of the society’s work and of its endeavour® to help and teach mothers to take care of themselves a<s well as of their babies. The great aim of the society, she said, was to keep the we! babies well This was even more im portant than curing the sick babies. The Plunket Nurse had paid regular fortnightly visits to Tinui and Casrlepoint' and the surrounding districts for three yehrs. The people of the district had always helped generously and trad expressed their appreciation of the ■jnurse’s visits and or the help she had : given th<un. It had been felt for some [rime that it would be an l advantage to all concerned if a sub-branch could be formed so that the district could, so to (speak, manage its own affairs and relieve the Masterton branch of some of ■the responsibility. *i It was decided to form a sub branch, >|to be called the Tinui and District ; fhib|branch. Mrs Whitby Janies was "elected president, Mrs Hugh Morrison, : vice-president, and Mrs R. Pilmer i (subject to her approval), secretary and. treasurer. The following commit--tee was elected; Mesdamew Bellis. Scho--field, Cameron, Meredith, Norman ..Groves, Guy (’roves, McAllister, Park- ’ er, Laing, J. Dalziell, Jame» Andrew, i and Miss Bell. The committee is to rlbe added to if so desired at the first h general meeting. J The secretary of the Masterton .[branch, Mrs F. W. Martin, read ami > explained the more important rules ieflating to the constitution of a subj .branch, and said that the executive . officers would be pleased to give advice or assistance at any time. ! The Rev. H. Whitby James proposed . a vote of thanks, which was carried , unanimously, to the Masterton ladies p for their visit. r Afternoon tea was provided by the J Tinui ladies and was greatly enjoyed. Mrs Miller, representing Maurice- . ville, spoke of the work of their subI Ixnaneh, and mentioned the successful * effort which had been made by them to >help in providing a new car for the J nurse. She asked for practical assist } amice from the Tinui branch' toward.- ’ the sale of produce to be held in Mas * terton, on Wednesday, March 27. f Mrs H. H. Beetham very kindly lent her car to convey the Masterton reprp wntativos to Tinui.

The niarbrv .<atue of St. Patrick which arrived in Masterton some months ago will be blessed and un t veiled next Sunday at 3 by Arch i bishop Redwood. This statue, which 3 has been donated to St. Patrick <is School by the Brigidinc community in Masterton, has been designed and j moulded in Rome. The workmanship lis so perfect, it may be safely said that nothing t.» surpass it can be found in New Zealand. The statue was in position yesterday by Messrs s Hoar and sons, but will remain covertied rill the ceremony on Sunday. I Some time was occupied in the Magistrate ’s Court yesterday in the hearting of a claim by James J. Culloty, r police constable, formerly of Master . ton, against Thomas Wagg, for the sum t'of £l5 16®. The amount claimed was ; for expenses incurred in coming to ;Masterton from Dunedin as a witness. (Constable Culloty had been subpoenaed as a witness while still stationed ’;in Masterton. The defence contended ‘ that he had been notified after his ? transfer to Dunedin that his prel|sence in Masurton as a witness would ■|ndt be required On behalf of Con'jstable Culloty, it was stated that he 'bad been informed by a Wellington solicitor concerned in the case that he - would be notified if his presence were 'not required. The defence denied that (the word “not” had been used in this -Iconnectivn. Mr D. K. Logan appeared - (for the defendant and Mr C. C. Mar .'sack for Constable Culloty. After shearing evidence and argument, the' (Magistrate (Mr. J. Miller) -said that a t sub} u?.naed witness was bound to appear, [unless notified that he wa-s not rea quire!. On that account, the conton , [tion of the defence that Constable j.Culotty was told by the Wellington , solicitor he would be notified if he j Were required was unsatisfactory. It .'appeared, however, that the constable I was in anj< case coming to Masterton _ on holiday at the t : mo to which his , claim referred. Judgment was given for plaintiff for £8 and costs. The Khyber Paes,, the most irnport- ‘ ant of the passes which lead into India from Afghanistan, is a narrow, > ■defile winding between cliffs 606 ft. to »|loooft. high. At the narrowest part • of the pass it is about 15ft. wide. ’ A DELIGHTFUL DELICACY. Sandwiches that arc something more ' than sandwiches—delightful tasty delii cacies of Peck’s Salmon and Shrimp i Paste. Made in England in a model ' factory, Peck’s Paste is guaranteed free 1 from preservatives and of the highest llfood value. Pack a jar in your picnic I hamper—remember to ask for Peck’s Salmon and Shrimp.*