LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Independent, Volume XXX, Issue 2313, 20 March 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Leamington Football Club will be held in the Leamington Town Hall on Monday evening next at 8 p.m. At a meeting of the executive of the Cambridge Horticultural Society, held on Tuesday night, Mrs (Dr) Douglas, of Hamilton, was appointed judge of decorative section at the show to be held on April 11th. Mr J. Ballard, of Gordonton, was appointed judge of the' fruit and vegetable classes. Arrangements were made for the appointment of an Aucklander to judge the chrysanthemums, dahlias and other cut flowers.

Evidently all the. optimists are not dead. “Business has been decidedly good considering the circumstances created by adverse conditions and an unfavourable summer season so far as weather is concerned,’ ’ commented one of the principals of an importing firm in Palmerston North to a Manawatu Evening Standard reporter. “There is really only room for one outlook, and that is an optimistic view. Trade has been very satisfactory, and excellent clearances have been made of seasonal stocks, indicating the tone of business generally. Everything is on an improved basis compared with last year, which itself was regarded as a good one. We are maintaining our sales figures in Palmerston North, and the outlook as far as we are concerned is not such as to give any anxiety.”

The monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening. .

On Saturday last the children attending the. Methodist Junior Christian Endeavour Society, to the number of about thirty, were given a picnic at the Leamington Domain. The weather being beautifully fine, the children spent a most enjoyable time with games, sports events, etc. Mrs A. W. Martin (leader of the class) and a number of willing assistants worked hard for the enjoyment of the children, who spent a very happy time indeed.

In conversation with a Waikato Independent representative Mrs Ellis (N. Island travelling secretary of Dr Barnardo's Homes Young Helpers' League), stated that there appeared to be sonic misunderstanding in the country regarding the children sent out from the Homos in England. Drafts of t those children have been sent regularly to Canada for years past, while the Australian Government was anxious to receive those sent out by the League, and was quite willing to contribute towards the cost of importing them. However, as yet none of the children had been sent to New Zealand. Mrs Ellis stated that the results of training and giving these waifs a start in life were most cheering, a large percentage making good. On Tuesday afternoon school children at Cambridge assembled in strong force at the Peace Memorial Hall, to hear Admiral Byrd's address, which was to be relaid from Auckland by wireless. Unfortunately, thg arrangements were faulty in some way, and the large number assembled were greatly disappointed not to hear the address. Some local wireless enthusiasts were more fortunate. Mr S. R. James informs us that reception was bad from Auckland, but he switched on to Wellington, and received the message splendidly, hearing every word most distinctly. The Hautapu school children also greatly enjoyed the treat, the speech coming through splendidly.

A social gathering was given by the Methodist Ladies' Guild at St. Paul's schoolroom on Tuesday in aid of the Guild's efforts in connection with the forthcoming flower show, on April 11th. There was a good attendance, and the social was voted an exceedingly enjoyable one. The pressmaking and word-finding competitions were particularly interesting, while a pleasing musical programme was rendered, the following contributing: Instrumental solos, Mrs Skellern a n d Mr Geo. Vinall; songs, Mesdamcs Kcmsley and Randall, Misses Mary Attwood and Penn, and Mr F. Norman; violin solo, Mrs Chatfield;„ recitation, Miss Melva Jenkins; monologues, Miss Valerie Lewis and Mr Frank Penn; vocal quartette, Misses Gutry and Penn, Messrs Gutry and Penn. Nearly every item was encored. Mesdames Skellern, P. Lewis and Attwood, and Miss Norman, provided • the • accompaniments. Supper was handed round at the conclusion of the gathering.

“There seems to be something radically wrong that there should bo so many single men calling upon the Charitable Aid officer for help," stated Mr V. E. Smith at the Palmerston N. Hospital Board meeting on Monday. “I think we must be imposed upon in many cases." Mr Smith held that it was peculiar that these men always arrived after 5 p.m., when it was too late to get anywhere. He fancied life was being made too easy for these persons in the towns, and with the result that they would not get out into the country where the farmers wanted help.