LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Age, 8 July 1936, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wairarapa Wrestling Association has been allotted the North Island amateur wrestling championships, which will be held at Masterton. on September 7 and 8. A table tennis contest, played last night between the Te Ore Ore and Masterton Winter Sports Club, resulted in an easy win for the latter by 24 matches to nil, or 48 sets to 9.

A dance will be held in the Municipal Hall* on Saturday by tho Masterton Harrier Club. The music will be supplied by the Blue River Dance Band and the visiting harriers from Wanganui will be the guests of honour.

An organisation of undertakers, the Auckland Provincial Funeral Directors’ Association has been formed. The association is still in its early stages, but a meeting is to be called shortly to consider policy matters, a member stated. Aspects of the new industrial legislation would be examined, inr eluding the 40 hour week. —(P.A.) A young English stallion, Foxlight, by the Ascot Gold Cup winner, Foxlaw, will arrive in Wellington on Sunday by the Northumberland, having been purchased for Mr. J. Mulvaney, of Masterton, by Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd. He will remain at Trentham for some weeks after his arrival. Foxlaw, his sire, proved highly successful at the stud in England, his progeny including two Ascot Gold Cup winners. Foxlight should be a valuable addition to the list of imported sires in New Zealand.

The rapidity with which noxious weeds such as variegated thistle and ragwort were spreading in Hawke’s Bay is alarming farmers, states a Press Association telegram from Waipukurau. All county councils except Wairoa were represented at a conference at Waipukurau yesterday to z consider means of checking the menace. It was decided to recommend that rabbit inspectors should undertake to report cases of neglect, the Department of Agriculture to take action against the property owners concerned, also that the Government subsidise rabbit boards for the extra cost.-—(P.A.) A very satisfactory report was presented at the anmlal meeting of the Wairarapa Permanent Investment and Loan Association, held at Greytown on Monday. The result of the year’s operations enabled five per cent, interest to be credited to shareholders on their capital, plus a bonus on shares of three years’ duration and over. Messrs D. P. Loasby and H. G. Williams were re-elected to the directorate, and Messrs Mark Maxton and A. L. Webster were re-elected auditors at the same remuneration as last year. Votes of thanks were passed to the directors and staff, including the several district agents. Violin for sale, in first-class order. Modern dwelling with garage to let. Junior lady shorthand typist wanted. Hat lost from Kaituna Hall last Monday evening.

Gentleman’s umbrella lost from reading room, advertised for.

The Mauriceville Dairy Co. invite tenders for cartage of cream.

The Lansdowne Church will hold a Market Day in the Y.M.C.A. on Friday. A dance will be held in the Epiphany Hall, Kuripuni, to-morrow evening at 8 o’clock.

The 40-hour week will be of great benefit to the people. . . and here’s more good news. The 40-hour week sale is on at Bullick-Blackmore’s—a marvellous offering of super bargains that will save the purchaser’s money. Be in on these big savings. A particularly attractive window display is that in Bradbury’s north window at the present time. A fine showing of Richelieu pearls will attract every eye. These pearls are the finest imitation pearls made, and are well worthy of inspection.