LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume II, Issue 61, 14 November 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Phiharmonic practice postponed. Chamber of Commerce meeting" to-night. In our advertising columns is an announcement' of a varied selection of dress goods, laces, and general fancy goods at Jackson's sample rooms until Saturday next. • The officer in charge of the local telephone exchange notifies that, the following new subscribers have been added to the list : —Andrew Kay. 37 ; H. Sutherland, 37 ; O. Kay, 37 ; j. Hutchinson, .37'; G. Paul, (private residence) 39; Dr Henderson, (surgery) 40. This makes 43 subscribers in all.

In addition io the monster programme advertised to be shown at the Te Awamutu Town Hail by the Empire Picture Company to-night, the management will include the famed spectacular coloured drama " Foe to Richelieu " which has been such a gigantic success in the cities recently. It is one of the most expensive films ever imported into New Zealand, and its inclusion in the programme should certainly attract a very large audience.

In a recent issue of " Munsey " there is a most touching poem entitled "Hullo Bill " of how Jack and Bill when small boys used to brighten each other's existence with"hullos" through the telephone, and how this was kept up all through life right on to tottering old age, till jack slipped away to the Great Beyond and left Bill, who was now long over the " allotted spanf- waiting and longing for his " time " to come. It is very touching, but it is somewhat before its time, and the effect is quite spoiled when it is remembered that' it is only 35 years ago (in 1876) that the first telephone (except of course the jam tins and bit of string) was constructed by Professor Bell, who a few weeks ago was in our midst partly on holiday bent, but more particularly to report on some of our gold-bearing country.

Mr H. J. Greenslade will address the electors in the local Town Hall on Friday evening, as advertised. •

From to-day an additional mail from Kihikihi will close at that office at. 3 p.m. This will give residents up till that hour to connect with Main Trunk expresses.

-v the "Police Court yesterday rriqrhingj before G. li. White, Estiva offender was charged 'with drunkenness. He was convicted and fined 10s and costs.

The Te Awamutu Town Band played a very enjoyable and well selected programme in the main street on Saturday evening. The playing was of a decidedly creditable nature, and the members are to be congratulated on the progress that is being made.

The nominations for the Te Awamufu Rudge Cycling Club's first road race on Saturday next are as follow: F. North, G. Galloway, A. Bruce, C. Davis, T. Davis R. Clark, W. Teddy, W. Hall, W. Colhoun, H. Wheeler, C. Moffitt; C. Smedley, F. Smith, and L. North.

The Right Rev. the Bishop of Auckland will visit Te Awamutu to-morrow, 15th inst. His Lordship will go to Pirongia (weather permitting), and hold a short service at 4 o'clock, returning to Te Awamutu for Evensong at 7.30. The Bishop will celebrate Holy Communion, at which all commu; nicants are specially requested to attend.