LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 16 March 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Masterton [ Collie Club, which was to be held last , night was postponed until Fridav ' evening next at 7.30 p.m. | The St. Matthew’s Collegiate School , for Girls will hold its annual swimming ; sports Ibis afternoon at the Cole Street r [Baths, commencing at 1.30 o’clock. The j sports will lie run under the supervis- , ion of Mr P. ;J Smith and tho school t sports* mistnesF, M.’ss Rodgers.

The Prime Miniater announced dn Wellington yesterday that Cabinet had 'authorised further assistance for unemployment relief with the object of absorbing some of these out of work on country roads.—(P.A.) Authorities were issued by Cabinet ( at Wellington yesterday for the second half of the yearly payment to the Plunket Society/ in th© terms of a subsidy of £125 per annum payable fort; each full time nurse employed. A .•mmp of £7700 is involved.—(P.A.) h Prompt action has been trfken by the;Government ini connection witn the! l commencement of tho construction oil the unoccupied section of the East! 'Coast Railway. Following a meeting’ of Cabinet yesterday, the Prime Min- ' ■’stpr stated that authority had been issued, for the transference' to the work 1 of a number of the men employed on

’ tho Rotorua-Taupo railway, the coar : r struction of which was being stopped. ■ The hutments used by the men were f also to be transferred.—(P.A.) 1 The St. Andrew’s Presbyterian ’.Church, the St. Matthew’s Anglican, ’[Church, and the- Leslie Presbyterian < Orphanage will benefit to the extent of. 1 £l7OO under ths terms- of the will of 1 the late Miss Charlotte M. McLachlan, * who died on Thursday, reports a Press * Association message from Auckland. The will provides for £lOO for the Leslie Presbyterian Orphanage and similar - nuns for the St. Matthew’s Church and the Maori Mission, administered by the St. Andrew's Church. The balance of the estate amounting to £l4OO goes to the St. Andrew’s Church. Th«» Mast er ton Methodist Harvest; .Festival services will be held on Sun- . ‘ day. Special music will be rendered < __ both morning and evening. Mr Henry j -Jones will sing “The Reapers” at the < morning service. In the evening a 1 musical service will be held, the choir j rendering several harvest anthems.; 5 Various soloists will assist. The Rev. i . E. O. Blamires will conduct both, werr vices, and special thanksgiving offer- ; i ings will be received. The church will ’ .[be suitably decorated. Worshippers! reminded of the ending of summer‘ x time after to-night. 1 g' The Department of Agriculture* in 1 triview of the theory that sterility and ' ( -other problems which the dairy farm-' ier is faced with are due to a deficiency fK)f lime in the pastures, has been carryjing out experiments in this district 4 j .where lime is known to he diwficient ’ ...and sterility is occurring in the herds. 1 r ,Last year the Department used a very 1 , considerable quantity of which one; 1 s hundreds tons was donated by thel .[Farmers’ Mauriceville Lime Company 1 1 a contribution towards these im- . portant experiments and a id mi lar ,1 Iquantity has again been donated re- j _ cently. ; a| Writing of the performance of T. 1 - [Oakley at a recent meeting at Dan- ‘ i nevirko at which he won the two and 3!three mile cycle events, the 4 ‘News”' robserves :.hat the Masterton rider had i the fields at his mercy early in each ! t'race and came away when the win- - i nin g post was near. Local riders should 1 ■ copy his stylo of sitting on a machine ’'(the Dannevirke ■writer added) —he ? [rides with his arms and his legs and j uses his brains. Too many of the »[others try to ride with their back, [some having humps like a camel in r (their endeavour to clap on the pace. _,No good cycle rider endeavours to tie t himself into knots. t >n allegation of gross lack of proper I care on the part of the late Govera- ' ment in granting a State Advance® ■ loan to a man ill in hospital, with no 1 . money , and practically no prospects. ( ) was made at a lively meeting of the ' * < reditors of Leonard Owen Delicti, [-builder, a Christchurch Press Association message states. Bankrupt, it was J | alleged, had been granted a loan to J . build a house ow insufficient security. and had paid on interest for two years, ‘ and no rates for throe years and' had in- j curred liabilities! tor supplies. Bank- 1 nipt 'showed a deficiency of £4l lie,/ but the Assignee informed the creditors that the deficiency would be aboutk ,£BOO. It was alleged that bankrupt* 'anade repeated promises to his credit E Lors which were not fulfilled, ami that gen rows treatment accorded Irin L joy the Government had resulted in the creditors suffering losses thev might otherwise have avoided. A motion was/ earned that the matter be referred to the Crown Solicitor for investigation. ” (P.A.)

‘ Lady ’a cycle for sale. • Druids’ dance, to-night, Arcade Hall, i » „, ele „ Ctrio h g hti °g Plant required. ■ Mr * W. s. Heaps, land agent, advertises for sale a particularly wMI-builtf l » Sld n“ C o of seveu superior rooms, in [ Renall Street. Messrs. J. C. Hutton, Ltd., advertise . their trucking dates for next week as follow:—Carterton, Tuesday, March 19: leatherston, Wednesday, March 20. In to-day’s issue the Railway Department advertise particulars of traiust and cheap fares to Palmerston North on -March 20 and 21. The Masterton Auctioneering, Land i and Commission Agency, Hall Street! advertise a modern residence for sale This property is just on the market and is being sold to close an estate. A reminder is given that the garden oi Mrs. Mawley, corner of Oxford Street and Opaki Road, wi.J be open to the public this afternoon and to-morrow from 2 o’clock till 5. Contribution box in aid of Sedgley Home. .With Easter shopping in mind, you ‘ will no doubt be pleased to learn that! the W.F.C.A. arc making special dis- f plays and quoting special values at 1 their Easter Carnival. Each year thisfS event is eagerly looked forward to bylt thrifty shoppers, for they know that t the W.F.C.A. being a progressive firm, can be relied on for complete satisfac-!<i tion, quality and value. Do your Eas-la ter shopping early. ’ i« It will certainly pay Masterton shop pers to do all their holiday buying at Graham’s Easter Carnival. For 14 days only Graham’s are offering a special ten per cent, discount for cash in the showroom, dress, hosiery, gloves. ' Manchester and men’s and boys’ wear I departments. Secure your share of the 8 savings. n The Masterton Auctioneering Co. ad-'I vertise sale by public auction of house ! I hold furniture ami effects in Renalll 6 Street Extension on Wednesday next.'fi at 1.45 p.m. The articles are' all ini® first-class order ami buyers can attend c with every confidence. A bus will leave!' l the Mart- at 1.3(1; tickets may be hadi" on application. The property eompris- T ing half-acre section with house, gar-!" 1 age, etc., will also be submitted to auc- 01 tion. Full particulars on page 8 of this 8