LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVII, Issue 62, 8 February 1939, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The monthly meeting of the Borough Council will be held tomorrow evening. Large size towels, fast color, 24in. x 48in. New Year Special, Is Gd each.—Bryant’s.* In the Yankee tennis tournament held on Sunday the prize in the women’s section was won by Miss A. Britten and that for the men by J. Meta. Mr E. D. Savidge, representative of Azzopardi and Holland, opticians, will pay his periodical visit to Waipawa on Thursday, February 16th. Appointments with Mr W. J. Harris.*

The Council of the New Zealand Golf Association has decided to offer £2OOO in prize money at three open golf tournaments to be held in the Dominion this year in connection with the Centennial celebrations. Jellies that will set! Have you tried Lushus or Edmond’s jellies at Gd?—Bryant’s.* Members of the Waipawa Women’s Institute are notified by advertisement in this issue that the first meet# ing of the year will be held on Friday next, February 10th. A splendid programme has been arranged, and as nominations are due for the new committee it is hoped that there will be a large attendance of members.

An important change in the education policy was approved by the Senate of the University of New Zealand when it affirmed the principle that entrance to the University should, in general, be by way of acrediting instead of the University Entrance Examination now held. Girls’ silk raincoats, hat to match, in green, blue, red, brown. Special, 7s lid to 9s lid.—Bryant’s.* It is unofficially stated that the loss in the Waingawa freezing works fire is £20,000. Work was resumed on Wednesday except in the slaughtering of sheep, which were to have been killed at Waingawa. These have been forwarded to Feilding, Waitara and Hastings for slaughtering. Some of the butchers from Waingawa are going to these works to cope with the extra sheep. Full stocks of tinned goods are now to hand. Pears, peaches, apricots, fruit salad and pineapple, also salmon, sardines, meats and pilchards. Get them at Brynnt’s.*

The Master Fish Merchants’ Asso ciation of Sydney has asked member to boycott potatoes. The secretary of the association said that member would unanimously observe the boy cott. “Fishmongers have to pay a

much as £3O a ton for Australian potatoes,” he added. “In New Zealand potatoes are £4 a ton. Because of the absurd embargo in Australia on New Zealand potatoes, we cannot buy them. As a protest we have imposed this boycott.” Boys’ interlock singlets, all sizes in stock. Usually 2s Gd. Special, Is Gd. —Bryant’s.* Owing to the unfavorable weather during the greater part of the growing season, the wheat harvest in the Canterbiuy district is late, and there are indications of a lower total yield this year. So far the samples of wheat are of excellent character, with many lines showing a low moisture content. A wet autumn held up sowings, and rather more spring wheat was put in than usual. In some districts high winds and hail caused damage to the crops.

A message from Dunedin state? that the Johnson quadruplets have entered a children’s rest home for a short stay while Mi’s Johnson takes a much-needed holiday. The children still attract considerable public attention, and greetings have arrived from so far afield as England, America and Australia, as well as from many New Zealand towns. The quads, have already been film stars, but a company has again approached Mr and Mrs Johnson with a request to “shoot” the famous four. Boys’ blazers, gold cord, strong wearing. Special, Gs lid.—Bryant’s.* Members- of the Parliamentary Labor Party and of the Opposition are to hold caucuses in Wellington tomorrow. The Opposition caucus was originally called for to-day, hut to meet the convenience of some members it has been put forward by a day. Proceedings will be limited to the one day, for the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Hamilton, has arranged to leave Wellington for the South Island to-morrow night. The caucus of Government members is expected to extend over two days. Why cook a hot dinner in this warm weather? Try our delicious Kiwi cooked ham, pickled pork or Dominion sausage.—Bryant’s.* At the close of the evening’s service in St. Andrew’s Church, Waipukurau, on Sunday, a congregational meeting, presided over by the Rev. F. W. Robertson, was held to consider (lie tendered resignation of the Rev. W. R. Hutchison, owing to ill-health. The resignation was accepted with regret, and Messrs A. F. Cook, R. S. Allan and Elliott were appointed to represent the Charge at a meeting J the Hawke’s Bay Presbytery to >e held in Napier on February 14th. If was resolved that the resignation ake effect on April 6th and that Mr Hutchison be granted leave as from March 19th.

Mr E. A. Shattky, F. 1.0., F.S.M.C, Lond.), of Messrs Shattky and Web>or, Opticians, of Hastings, visits Vaipawa each Tuesday morning. Appointments at Murray’s Pharmacy.*

Defeating Wellington by an innings and 35 runs Auckland won the Plunket Shield for the current season. The Fire Brigade received another call at 12.30 to-day, the scene of the fire being a stack of timber at the mill. Two of the principal prizes in an overseas sweepstake have been gained by Hawke’s Bay investors. A prize of £IOOO goes to the “Four P’s Syndicate,” Napier, and a further prize of £750 goes to an investor from Kaliuranaki, Havelock North. We’ve never offered anything like this before. Men’s bathing shorts, latest, 10s Gd for 7s Gd. Men’s celanese sports shirts, 10s Gd for Gs lid. Boys’ white tennis shirts, 2s Gd. Twenty men’s striped blazers, 33s Gd for 19s Gd. —D. H. Edwards, Ltd.* “When travelling on the liners 11 different currencies had to be handled and I am sorry to say the currency of New Zealand was the one which cut least ice,” said Mr R. Walker, Adelaide, in an address to the Auckland Rotary Club. Notice is given by advertisement in this issue that part of the Wai-pawa-Onga main road will be closed for four days from Friday next frs: tar priming, and traffic will be required to detour.