LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 153, 11 October 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Talk carnival. A meeting of the ladies’ committee of the Croquet Club is called for to-morrow afternoon. Tenders are invited by Mr R. P. de Riclder (architect) for additions ancl alterations to two shops and offices for Mr M. S. Laurie. In the window of the Cosmopolitan hairdressing saloon may be seen a very valuable gentleman’s companion set, which has been presented for competition to the Waipa Gun Club by Mr H. A. Luks. The club committee is now arranging a match, to the winner of which Mr Luks’ gift will be presented.

We understaed that Mr M. S. Laurie will be visiting England next April. Jrle will travel by the North German Lloyd “Roon” via Suez, leaving Sydney on April l6lh. This will be the first occasion on which Mr Laurie has visited the “ Old Country,” and he will no doubt have a very enjoyable trip.

The following tenders have been received by the secretary of the Bowling Club (Mr M. S. Laurie) for alterations and additions to the club’s pavilion at Victoria Park : —W. J. Bickerstaff £7O (accepted), Peat and Teddy £75, T. Mclnnes £l2O. The work will be proceeded with at once.

Members of the Waipa Racing Club at the meeting last night expressed more than ordinary appreciation of the action of the Ohaupo Club in deciding to combine in order that.the chances of a totalisator permit coming to the Waikato would be increased. Waipa is a club of over forty years’ standing, and were the other local clubs to follow the action of the Ohaupo Club it would mean that such combination would practically assure the prospects of a totalisator permit coming to this district.

We understand that Mr Fullerton, of Te Kuiti, has secured the contract to build the police residence at Otorohanga. The price is in the vicinity of Crooo.

Mr C. N. Muir, representing the International Correspondence Schools of London and Scranton, is at present in Te Awamutu, making a short stay. The headquart e s of the I.C.S. for this district will be Hamilton, and inquiries sent to box 89 there will receive prompt attention. There are over 7000 students of these schools in New Zealand alone, and Te Awamutu residents ought to avail themselves of this unique form of home study.*

The old Presbyterian Church buildings have lr c i placed on skids for removal to Hie church site in Alexandra f.t.eet, and early next week mov ng preparations should be c mulcted. In view of the church buddings not being available th: : eiwice on Sunday will be held i.: the Town Hall, when Mr Fred. Butler, the celebrated basso cf New York City will conduct the service. Mr Butler is classed as “ the worla’s greatest interpreter of religious music by Mr J. Wilbur Chapman. There will be no morning service.