The Waipawa Mail. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1940. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXVIII, Issue 125, 22 July 1940, Page 2

The Waipawa Mail. MONDAY, JULY 22, 1940. LOCAL & GENERAL.

A final payment of £766,440 to New Zealand woolgrowers for their 193940 wool clip is to be made, making a total payment of £12,633,389 for the season.

Fresh currants and sultanas just arrived. New season’s stock, 9d lb.— Bryant’s.*

It is expected that the through fare on the American Clipper from San Francisco to Auckland will be about 600 dollars, equivalent to £lB4 in English money. It is believed that regular passengers will not be carried until either the third or fourth trip.

Have you one of the latest in golf pullovers? “The Wind Breaker,” light as a feather, and windproof, in shades of lemon, maroon, navy and sky blue, long sleeves with crewe and V necks, 9s 6d to 13s 6d. —D. H. Edwards, Ltd.*

Twenty-five recruits who offered themselves for service either at home or overseas were medically examined at Waipukurau on Thursday, and there was a very good percentage of passes. To-night forty Territorials are to be examined. Pollard and bran! Leave your order with us and w-e will do the rest. — Bryant’s.*

A report, tabled by the secretarymanager, Mr G. E. Fowler, at the monthly meeting of the Central H.B. Electric Power Board on Friday, showed that since the last meeting of the Board, there had been an increase in revenue earned in Waipawa and the country area representing 15.15 per cent., and an increase in the Waipukurau borough of 13.8 per cent. Raisins, Lexias, Australia’s best product. We have ample stocks, 9d packet.—Bryant’s.* “Out here we do not appreciate the horrors of Hitlerism and the Nazi system,” said Lieut.-Commis-sioner J. Evan Smith, head of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, when addressing members of the Auckland Rotary Club. Lieut.-Com-missioner Smith described stories told to him by refugees on an Atlantic liner some months ago as more terrible than any he had seen in newspapers describing Nazi cruelty and terrorism. The horrors of the Nazi system could not be too strongly denounced,

Owing to the death of Mr F. J. Witherow the annual meeting of parishioners of St. Peter’s Church, which was to have been held this evening, has been postponed until next Monday, July 29th. * Daventry broadcast a Maori session last evening, the programme including hakas and talks in Maori. The principal speaker was SecondLieut. C. H. Bennett, son of Bishop Bennett. Sergt.-Major Rangi Logan, of Waipawa, sent greetings to Waipawa, Hastings and Patangata. Get your Lux knitting book from us free with two large Lux, 1/5. — Bryant’s.* A highly successful dance was held in the Patangata Hall Thursday evening, promoted by the' Patangata and District Ploughing Club in aid of the Red Cross Fund. Excellent music, for both old-time and modem dances was supplied by the Elsthorpe Orchestra, and Mr D. Smith acted as M.C. Vocal solos by Miss B. Linton were very much appreciated, as well as piano accordeon solos by Miss N. Chamberlain. Extras were supplied by Mr W. Angus. A mystery parcel was won by Mr Beddingfield, Mangakuri. A dainty supper was handed round under the supervision of Mrs A. Dillon.

Mr E. D. Savidge, representative of Azzopardi and Holland, opticians, will pay his periodical visit to Waipawa on Thursday, July 18th. Appointments with Mr W. J. Harris.* A final reminder of the production of Merton Hodge’s play “The Wind tad the Rain” by the Waipawa Dramatic Club to-morrow evening, in the Municipal Theatre. At the dress rehearsal all the performers were almost word perfect in their respective parts, and a splendid evening’s entertainment is assured. The play was a huge success when produced in London and a great triumph for the author. As the whole of the net proceeds are to be devoted to the Red Cross Fund this fact alone, apart from the merits of the performance should ensure a packed house. Excellent booking has been recorded, and intending patrons who have not yet reserved their seats would be well advised to attend early. Arrangements have now been made for the acceptance of cablegrams in the Maori language for transmission overseas, according to advice received in Rotorua. The question was first mentioned to the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. P. Fraser, by Sir Apirana Ngata, when a telegram to his son containing several Maori words was declined by the post office at Parliament Buildings. Mr Fraser replied at first that he could foresee difficulty in having the censorship regulations amended, and in the possibility of the telegrams not being accepted by the cable administration and by the Governments overseas. The following day, however, he advised Sir Apirana Ngata that all difficulties had been overcome.

Warm golf shirts in the latest checks, stripes, and self shades, the newest production of Summit and Lichfield in the tailored cut. Smart union cloths from 8s 6d to the allwool flannels at 18s 6d. —D. H. Edwards, Ltd.* A large class of city schoolchildren was assembled on the grounds the other day for instruction in emergency precaution drill. The teacher, among other things, addressed them on the natural tendency of folk to go into a huddle when danger threatened, and explained that the one way to make an air raid ineffective was for the community lo scat-

ter and seek individual shelter. “Scatter” was the watchword for the occasion, he impressed on his proteges. Then the teacher proceeded with some practice, and gave the signal to scatter. The drill was

successful beyond all expectations—it took the teacher three hours to

find the dissipated units and get his class together for ordinary school work again. Special concessions in the charge for inland telegrams exchanged between members of the Armed Forces in New Zealand and their friends and relatives in the Dominion came into force to-day. The Postmaster-Gen-eral, the Hon. P. C. Webb, stated that the charges for such telegrams will be one penny a word with a minimum of 6d, no charge being made for the addresses. The telegrams will be subject to the following conditions: — The messages must he of a social or domestic nature; messages from relatives or friends must he addressed to members of the Armed Forces in camps, barracks, naval depots, forts, coast-watching stations and so on; members of the Armed Forces, when lodging their messages, must be in uniform.

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.*

Referring to the practice of asking witnesses in criminal cases who are in the box if they “can see the man here in this Court,” counsel in a 'Supreme Court ease protested that it was taking an unfair advantage of an accused man, who was by himself in the dock at the moment the question was asked. “It might be a good thing, as Mr Sullivan suggested, that when a witness is asked whether he can see the accused man the latter should be mixed up at the time with the rest of the population in the Court, and not in the dock,” commented Mr Justice Callan. “It might have a deterrent effect on the people who have a little time to spare and attend the Court,” he added with a smile.