A man, whose name was suppressed, appeared in " the Masterton Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday to answer a charge of issuing a valueless cheque. Mr. W. G’. Lamb was on the Bench. The accused was remanded until tomorrow.
The Supreme Court trial of William (Alfred Bayly, a Ruawaro farmer, aged 28, charged with murdering Christobel Lakey and her husband Samuel Pen-, der Lakey, at Ruawaro, on October 15 of last year, which was set down for hearing at Auckland on May 7, has been postponed until May 21. —(P.A.) One of the returned soldiers who paraded at the Anzae Day service in Masterton yesterday lost a medal during the march to the Park. The loss was announced by the Mayor at the service and later the medal, which had been picked up, was handed to the secretary of the Wairarapa R.S.A. (Mr. A. E. Prentice) and returned by him to the owner, if resident of Featherston.
At the conclusion of the Anzac Day service at Masterton Park yesterday the returned soldiers on parade marched back to the Soldiers’ Club, where they were entertained at morning tea by the lady members of the war-time Liverpool and Red Cross Committee, assisted by the Mayoress, Mrs. T. Jordan. Three rousing cheers were given for the ladies, their action in providing tea being greatly appreciated.
A Bill to provide for the regulation of the milk supply of Christchurch by a council similar to that which operates in Auckland will be prepared immediately by the Christchurch Dairymen’s Association. The Bill will be submitted to the City Council and other local bodies and when an agreement is reached on the provisions it will be submitted to the House of Representatives. This decision was made at a conference of the association held on Tuesday night.—(P.A.)
Great advances in the treatment of cancer especially by radiotherapy were revealed at the Australian Cancer Conference, according to the New Zealand delegates who returned on Tuesday night, reports a PYess Association telegram from Auckland. “We have gained not only instruction but increasing confidence,” said Dr. J. S. Elliott, of Wellington. “The combined method of surgery and radiotherapy offers a method of treatment successful beyond the most sanguine expectations of the past few years. If only people would come early for treatment the death rate from cancer with the pre-sent-day surgical and radiotherapeutic treatment could be lessened perhaps by half.”—(P.A.) Lady help for country wanted. Black and white spaniel pup lost. Light tan and black smooth-coated bitch lost.
Five-roomed house, Totara 'Street, Lansdowne, to let. Campbell’s Pharmacy draw attention of footballers and athletes to their value in elastic anklets, first-aid, etc. See advertisement page 1.
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Wairarapa Age, 26 April 1934, Page 4
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