LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8016, 16 April 1918, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Not ideal ions in connection with the biennial elections of the I’alangala. I’orangahnu, Wallingford and Tamil mil Road Boards arc published in 11»i issue.

The lirsl ballot in Class B, Second Division, commences to-day. It will be for 19,000 men. The Gazette containing the names will be. issued mi Thursday, April 251 h.

Mr Peter Johnson, C.M.E., will shortly open an np-to-dale motor garage and general engineering works in Waipawa.*

The fourth session of the Nineteenth I’arlianient was brought to a close at 9.30 last evening by members rising and singing the National Anthem.

Mi 1 J. Payne asked permission in the Mouse yesterday to move without notice that leave of absence be granted to Private Webb, member for Orey, for the session. Permission was granted, bill on the motion being pul leave was refused on the voices.

Call and see the new Blouses in Voiles, Uadianla, Silk and Crepe do Chone at Hood Bros.*

Npw Millinery, Sports Coats, Winter Coats and Costumes, just arrived nl Hood Bros.*

The Post Olliee advises that there is an indefinite delay on all cable traf lie, and the public are urged to use the cables for messages of urgent importance only. Letters in nckonweldgmen! of gifts received from the Waipawa Ladies’ Patriotic Committee were received h\ this morning’s mail from Sergeant K Collett and Private Jas. Dunn. In the House yesterday Sir Janie; Allen said be had received a clieqm from Mr Lowry for £IOOO toward; tlie Soldiers’ Hospital at Rotorua, the contribution being from the win nings of Desert Gold in Australia. His Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu will visit, this parish next Sunday and will hold continual ions and preach at Ongn Onga in the morning and at Waipawa in the evening. He will also preach at Tainumu at 3 p.m. New stocks of General Drapery opening every week at Hood Bros.* A general meeting of the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee will lie held ii the shop on Thursday afternoon, at o’clock, to allocate last Saturday’s re c<ip!s and discuss (Ik* question of the next parcels. By advertisement in this issue M; L. Pratloy announces that as the re presenlalive of the Slate Eire Insur mice Department he will give cover policies against lire and accident. lie is also prepared to compile income tax returns, and keep tradespeople’s books. A general meeting of tin* Waipawa Progressive Association was held in the Municipal Chambers last evening Mr E. 11. Brewer in the chair. A letter was read from the Prime Min inter, in reply to one sent from the Association, staling that representations made with the view to Waipawa being made the registering centre ol the Waipawa electorate, wen* under Consideration. In tin* matter of the proposed masked hall, it was deemed advisable, after a brief dscussion, l< defer the lixing of a dale for the function, in view of the unparalleled crisis through which the Empire i.*passing at the present moment. Two small accounts wen* passed for pay men! and meeting adjourned.

Saturday’s receipts at the Ladies’ Patriotic Committee’s shop amounted approximately to £4O. The followin'' compel it ions were decided during I lie afternoon: Cake, donated by Mrs Bert While, Onga Onga, Mrs Butler Held; box of chocolates, donated by Mrs Bibby, Mrs Ness; box of handkerchiefs, donated by Mrs W. Whyte. Argyll, Miss Marjory Butterfield: book, donated by Mrs (Dr.) Todd, Mrs Bert White. Additional dona lions were received from the follow ing:—Cash: W. Clark and Mrs W. 11. Ral hbone .Cl each, Mrs Kit tow sen. and Mrs I). McLean 10s each, Mr llandcock 7s lid, Mrs Douglas Smith, Mrs Robb, Mrs I). McLeod 5s each, Mrs W. Smith 2s (id. Meat : Messrs Simmons and E. E. Kit tow. Other donations: Mesdames L. McKay, 11. Arrow, Wheeler (Tainumu), King, Hogg, E. G. Rathbone, Klynn, 11. Me Lean, Mclntyre, 'McLeod, E. Kittow, W. Smith, Hobin, G. Tod (Olane), Robertson, Poston, Misses Jull and Avison. Just opened, a lovely range of Eiderdowns, 30/-, 35/-, 40/-, 50/ . Hood Bros.*