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Wairarapa Age, 21 August 1934, Page 4

The directors of Messrs Murray Roberts and Co., Ltd., have voted £250 for the relief of distress in centres where the firm doing business. A cheque for £lOO has been handed to the Mayor of Wellington for his relief fund and the balance, £l5O, is to be apportioned between Gisborne, Napier, Wanganui and Dunedin.—(P.A.)

A party of fourteen Chinese is aboard the Makura at Wellington, returning to China for good, because of the acute business depression and lack of work in Tahiti. The liability of all Chinese youths bom in Tahiti for military service is an additional reason for their departure. The party’s spokesmen said youths were sent to France for military service. /‘We no like be soldier,” he said. Before the slump all were prosperous storekeepers, laundrymen and gardeners, but now all are poor.—(P.A.)

Reserved judgment was delivered at Palmerston North yesterday by Mr. G. L. Stout, S.M., in the ease in which the New Zealand “Sunday News” Publishing Co., Ltd., was charged recently with breaches of the Gaming Act in respect to coupons in the paper instituting a competition under which the public were invited to forecast in each of eight races at certain race meetings. Fines of £5 Is were imposed on each of two charges, the others being dismissed. The Magistrate held that the prizes offered were payable “on an event or a contingency of or relating to a horse race.” It was immaterial that some other legitimate business such as the sale of the newspaper was connected with the competition. (Security for appeal was fixed. — (P.A.)

Two rooms to let. Dressmaking wanted. Rabbit traps for sale. Book on economics lost. Pair white mittens lost. Young girl wants housework. Advertiser wants to buy second-hand bicycle.

Middle-aged person seeks position as housekeeper.

Advertiser wants to rent 7 to> 10roomed house. A dance will be held in the Masonic Hall on September 1 by the Oddfellows’ Lodge. Music will be supplied by the Blue River Dance Band.

Messrs. Carpenter & Elvans announce that their great footwear sale will commence at. the Quality Store at 9 a.m.

to-morrow (Wednesday). Genuine money-saving bargains will 'be going in the ladies’, men’s and children’s departments and a cordial invitation is extended to town and country residents to call and see for themselves the range of values offering.