LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVI, Issue 142, 26 August 1938, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

A London cable message states that Wellard, playing for Somerset against Kent, hit Woolley for five consecutive sixes. The ball was lost three times.

Strong pillow cases, full size, 6 for 3s 6d. Single sheets, 8s lid pair. Double sheets, 13s 6d.—Bryant’s.* How are the mighty fallen! “One old Ministerial car and one old Viceregal car were converted to second class during the year,” states the annual report of the Railways Department, tabled in Parliament. Sunflower soap, l’s quality, 3 large bars for 2s 8d; 4 large cakes toilet soap, Is; Brasso, lid tin; Zebo, lid tin; Silvo, lid tin; Venetian red raddle, 7d pkt.—Bryant’s Cash Store.*

There was a break in the powersupply on Wednesday evening about 6.35, due to a failure on one of the transmission lines from the Tuai power house at Waikaremoana. Waipawa was not the only place to suffer a complete “black out,” the trouble extending as far as Wellington.

Mr E. A. Shattky, F. 1.0., F.S.M.C. (Lond.), of Messrs Shattky and Webber, Opticians, of Hastings, visits Waipawa each Tuesday morning. Appointments at Murray’s Pharmacy.* From Sheffield, England, the principal of the Palmerston North Technical High School, Mr H. M. Scott, received a7s British postal note. A covering letter advised that it was sent by a former pupil who had not paid his typewriting fee in 1930. The principal, on cashing the postal note, was handed 8s Bd—so much for the benefit of exchange. Boys’ worsted shorts. Made from men’s suitings. Worth 8s lid. Sale price, 5s lid—Bryant’s.* A start has been made with the work of repairing the Patangata bridge, the contractor for which is Mr C. H. Jones. The operations will necessitate the driving of piles and the lifting of the spans by means of hydraulic jacks to enable the construction of the tiers. The contractor stated that one tier had dropped three feet and another nine inches and it w'as yet impossible to estimate how long the repairs would take. Something new—Gold Leaf baked beans, large tin 8d; Gold Leaf tomato soup, 8d tin; C.M.C. sheep tongues, Is 6d tin; McLean’s peanut butter, in fancy jars, Is 6d each. —Bryant’s Cash Store.*

Memories of Bland Holt, who was a regular visitor to New Zealand many years ago, were recalled at the Otago Boys’ High School anniversary when a letter of apology for nonattendance was read from the veteran actor. He was a pupil of the school in 1864, states a Dunedin correspondent. It was stated that although Holt, now living in retirement in Melbourne, was not very w r ell at present, he still showed a keen interest in the affairs of the school. 100 yards cotton tweed, assorted shades. Usually Is lid. Special, 6d yard. All wool tweed. Usually 5s lid. Special price, 3s 6d yard.— Bryant’s.* A deputation of three women waited upon the Mount Eden Borough Council with the request that the Council should form an outdoor bowling green at Nicholson Park for the use of women players. It was stated that the Edendale Ladies’ Bowling Club, which the deputation represented, had a membership of 50, and the members were confident that with an additional green available the menfbership would increase considerably. The Council promised to give the request every consideration. New season’s flower and vegetable seeds now opened. Full selection of Cooper’s and Yates’; Yates’ garden manure, Is 6d tin.—Bryant’s Cash Store.* The warm sunshine of the last few days has had the effect of liberating from the chrysalis stage the advance guard of the large aerial fleet of white butterflies, which, between now and the end of next autumn, may he expected to embellish the landscape and to strike despair into the hearts of vegetable growers. Within the next few weeks the pest is likely to be well established again in spite of the mortality caused by the parasite imported to attack it. The next two months indicate a heavy demand for gents’ dress wear, consequently we have the latest and best in the right togs for this social season. Dress suits, shirts, sox, studs, etc., at D. H. Edwards, Ltd.*

At a special meeting of the Waipawa Borough Council it was decided to approve a grant of £49 to the Centennial Exhibition Committee. This is the amount levied on the new allocation. On the first scheme put forward the amount asked for was over £IOO. At Adelaide yesterday Jim Ferrier easily won the final of the Australian amateur golf championship, defeating H. R. Payne of Victoria by eight to six in a thirty-six holes final. Ferrier is the first player to win the open and amateur double since 1907, when the Hon. Michael Scott achieved that distinction. The report of the president of the North Island Motor Union, presented to the annual meeting held at Hawera to-day, states that the total membership of Automobile Associations in the North Island is 56,253, having grown from 28,320 in 1934. Hawke’s Bay’s total is 5596, as against 1180 in 1934. There was a large attendance at the “500” tournament held in the Oddfellows’ Hall last night, and run under the auspices of the Labor Party. The prizes were won by Mrs E. Dunkin and Mr R. Hopkins, and a competition for a cake was won by Mr H. Gill. Supper was provided, and dancing till midnight concluded a most enjoyable evening. The final night of the present series will take place in a fortnight’s time. Lovers of the light fantastic are notified that the ever-popular ball of the Waipawa Volunteer Fire Brigade is to take place on Friday night, September 2nd, and this year’s function promises to eclipse all previous efforts. The music is to be supplied by McKay’s orchestra, a combination new to Waipawa, and which is recognised throughout the province as the “king” of old-time music, so patrons are assured of something good in the way of music, while the firemen can be depended on to do the rest. Members of the Savage Club spent an evening with Gilbert and Sullivan at their korero last night. The opera selected for presentation was “The Mikado.” Savage Adeane contributed an interesting running commentary on the motif of the opera, and a fine selection of the principal musical numbers was presented by Savage Kingston by means of gramophone records. Other features of the programme were a talk on India by Savage Douglas and piano-accordeon selections by Savage J. Walker. Eno’s Fruit Salts now reduced in price, 2s and 3s fid bottle; Andrew’s Liver Salts, Is 6d and 2s 6d tin; Kruschen Salts, 2s 3d bottle; Clement’s Tonic, 3s and ss; Bidomak, 3s fid bottle.—Bryant’s Cash Store.* Whilst the English team’s score of 903 in the recent match is a record for test cricket it is not the highest on record for first class cricket. Victoria, playing New South Wales at Melbourne in 1926-27, made 1107, and the same State, playing Tasmania at Melbourne in 1922-23, made 1059. New South Wales, playing South Australia at Sydney in 1900-01, compiled 918, and in this match there were five partnerships of over 100 runs. “Did I understand you to say earlier in the meeting that you are honest, sincere, and truthful?” was a question asked of Mr 0. C. Mazengarb, National candidate for Wellington Suburbs, at question-time, after an address at Khaudallah. The chairman, Mr W. A. Veitch, rose at once and said that he could not permit a question like that. “Well, all I want to know,” replied the interjector, “is what kind of a politician a man -who is all that will make?” (Loud laughter). “That is a good one. You win,” said Mr Mazengarb laughing. Mr Veitch added that having himself been a politician for 24 years he greatly appreciated the humor of the question. His own work as a reporter of the game of bowls for the Christchurch “Sun” was referred to half-humor-ously by the Hon. D. G. Sullivan (Minister of Railways) as an example of untrustworthy comment when he was presenting trophies at the Olympia rink in Christchurch, states the “Press.” “Some of you will remember that before I went into Parliament I earned my living as a journalist on the ‘Sun,’ ” said Mr Sullivan. “One day I was asked to take charge of the bowls column. ‘Bowls?’ I said. ‘What are they?’ For five years I wrote up the matches. I did go to see a game once. So now you know how much attention to pay to newspaper comment on anything.” He added, however, that in the five years he had gained a real affection for the game.