The Waipawa Mail MONDAY, MAY 23, 1938. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 96, 23 May 1938, Page 2

The Waipawa Mail MONDAY, MAY 23, 1938. LOCAL & GENERAL.

The annual meeting of the Waipawa County Council will be held on Wednesday, when the chairman for the ensuing year will he elected. Tuesday next is Waipawa’s visiting day at Pukeora Sanatorium. Gifts and delicacies may be left at Mrs Mason’s.* Special services were held at the Methodist Church yesterday, in celebration of the bi-centenary of John , Wesley’s conversion. The celebrations will be continued with a circuit ; rally and old-time class meeting', to be j held to-morrow evening. ( Children’s warm undervests, short ] sleeves. Usually 2s 6d. Special 1 price Is fid; all sizes, 22 to 34. 1 Bryant’s Busy Store.*

All those who handed in their names as desirous of joining the Municipal Band and any others who wish to do so are reminded that the first practice will be held in the band-room at 7.30 to-morrow evening. For tasty winter meals—Oak spaghetti, sd, 6d, 8d and lOd tin; baked beans, sd, 6d, 8d and lOd tin; Frimley tomatoes, Is Id tin; asparagus tips, Is 4d tin.—Bryant’s Cash Store.*

The quarterly summoned meeting of Loyal Abbotsford Lodge was held on Friday -night, N.G. Bro. C. M. Fair presiding. Sick pay and accounts totalling- £IBO 9s 9d were passed for payment. The election of officers ,resulted as follows:—N.G., Bro. H. C. Mustehin; V.G., Bro. W. J. Miller; E.S., Bro. H. Dyer. The installation of officers will take place at next lodge meeting .

Labor laws are no concern to Jack Frost, but you can knock him badly in our warn winter underwear. Warm singlets and underpants, 3s 6d to 18s 6d; winter pyjamas, soft and warm, 8s lid to 18s 6d; ten dozen boys’ warm pyjamas, 3s lid to 5s 6d. —D. H. Edwards, Ltd.* The first representative football match of the season will be played at Waipiikurau on Wednesday aftei'noon, between Central Hawke’s Bay and a strong Napier-Hasting-s team. The selector for Hawke’s Bay, Mr ‘N. McKenzie, will be present with a view to finalising his selection for the match with Wairarapa on June 6th. The teams are published in another column.

Mr E. A. Shattky, FA.O., F.S.M.C. (Lond.), of Messrs Shattky and Webber, Opticians, of Hastings, visits Waipawa each Tuesday morning. Appointments at Murray’s Pharmacy.*

According to a Gazette notice published on Thursday the Saturday half-holiday at Waipukurau will come into operation on June 4th, and as the following Monday will he a public holiday (the King’s Birthday) the new order will start off with a long- week-end. The notice in respect to Hastings has not yet been published, but is likely to appear this week, and it is anticipated that it will be given effect to on the same date as Waipukurau. A painful accident occurred to a popular pupil of Otane school, the son of Mr J. Cooper, “ Silverstream, ” Otane, when his horse fell on him, breaking- his leg-. The injured lad was assisting to muster cattle in hilly country, and as he had gone round one side of the hill while his brother event the other, his plight was not discovered for about two hours after the accident happened. The unfortunate lad was removed to the Waipawa District Hospital. Shoe Special! Boys’ black shoes, guaranteed solid leather, half price. Sizes 7-10, 7s lid; 11-1, 8s lid; 2-7, 9s lid. —Bryant’s Busy Store.*

The Leader of the Opposition (the Hon. Adam Hamilton) has decided to speak: at Hamilton on Monday, June 6th, in reply to the Minister of Finance (the Hon. W. Nash). This advice has been received by the Prime Minister (the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage), who has advised Mr Hamilton that national broadcast facilities will be extended to him. In all probability the Government speaker to follow Mr Hamilton will be the Minister of Education and Health (the Hon. P. Fraser). New stock of oily canvas clothing. Leggings, 6s lid; short coats, 16s 6d; riding coats, 355; sou’westers, 3s 6d. Bryant’s Busy Store.* “There is something in the tradition of the old school tie,” said Savage Eagle in the course of his talk at the Savage Club’s korero on Friday evening. All the returned soldiers who recently made the trip to Sydney wore a black and white tie, and on their arrival the members of the contingent rapidly became known by reason of this simple form of recognition. It. was, Savage Eagle said, the open sesame, and after the first day in Sydney'it was not necessary to produce tickets of admission to social functions. The tie was the pass.

Children’s raincoats, sou’wester to match, in red, blue, brown, and green. Special price, 10s 6d to’ 14s 6d.— Bryant’s Busy Store.* Judging by the figures of newsprint consumption in the various countries of the world during 1936, New Zealanders are among the keenest newspaper readers, says the “Post’s” London correspondent. The United Kingdom comes first, with newsprint requirements of 601 b. per head during the year, followed by New Zealand and Australia, each with 581 b. per head. There was after that a big drop to Canada, 361 b., and then came Argentina, 271 b.; Scandinavia, 261 b.; the Netherlands, 231 b. A remarkable contrast was provided by the countries where the Press does not enjoy the freedom it possesses in democratic countries. Japan’s requirements during the year were 131 b. per head, Germany’s 111 b., Italy’s 31b., and Russia’s 31b. “It’s only a rumor!” The rumor going around that the “Troeadero” (Napier) has been sold is very much exaggerated. The “ Troeadero ’’ is going full steam ahead.” Open daily, including Saturdays and holidays.*

Statements that the Government intended to create a monopoly in New Zealand for the manufacture of tyres were viewed with deep concern at a meeting of the Auckland Automobile Association. Members of the association considered the replies of the Minister of Industries and Commerce to the letters of the association were vague and evasive. In an official statement the president of the association, Mr F. G. Farrell, said the association had requested the North Island Motor Union to oppose strenuously any proposal inclined to restrict the importation of tyres, or to increase the duty on them, factors which the association considered could materially affect the retail price. It was stated that the association had no objection to the granting; of a license for the manufacture of tyres, providing the licensees were required to compete on equal terms with the existing manufacturers, to produce an article of equal merit, and were not the means of increasing the cost of tyres.