LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume VI, Issue 243, 2 September 1913, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

. Owing to the Court work at Te Kuiti increasing at such a rapid rate it has been decided to have minor cases dealt with by the local justices. According to the Taumarunui Press, a handsome gold medal has been presented by Mr H. Luks to the Taumarunui Rod and' Gun Club for competition, the first shoot for which took place on Saturday. The Rev. F. H. Spencer, New Zealand agent for the British and Foreign Bible Society, will visit Te Awamutu on Saturday, and will address a combined gathering in the Presbyterian Church at 8.15 p.m. on Sunday, in reference to the work of the society.

Members of the Young N] Institute v/ill meet- at the T

Hail this evening

Messrs Lawson and Swain sell ioo hedge trees on SaturHlj next,-as advertised. A notice appears in another column to the effect that coaches will leave the Commercial bj'ofe! next. Friday at 7.15 pan. for rhe minstrel concert at Kihikihi. ’•

The following ladies’ hockey team will play Kihikihi ladies at Bockett’s paddock to-mon-ow, Wednesday, at 2\ j-.-a : < --.'s I. Mclntosh. D. Thou >. t r,

McCutcheon, R. Lang, E. iiutt and V. Hutt.

The football match, Rovers. v. Waratahs, has been fixed to take place at Bockett’s paddock; tomorrow afternoon. Given* line weather, the game should he interesting, as both teams, arcconfident of winning. .

Mr.LX.< AVrttg’ate-Mtijl 1 i s, a prominent resident of Piqongia, was taken suddenly ill bn Sunday morning, and it was found necessary to convey him tci> tire Waikato hospital that evening. Enquiry at the hospital this morning shows that his condition is slightly improved, and it is anticipated that he will be about again in the course of a few dro/s. On Sunday afternoon a patient wandered away from the Tokanui mental hospital, and it was not until he had been away for 24 hours that his whereabouts could be ascertained. Yesterday afternoon Constable Lander found the man wandering along the banks of the Puniu River, and immediately escorted him safely back to the institution.

To-morrow night a grand promenade concert will be given in the Town Hall under the auspices of the local football clubs. A first-class programme has been arranged, which will be interspersed with dancing. During the evening the Spear’s Cup together with the caps will be presented to the Te Awarnutu A team.

Two accidents happened at Bockett’s paddock on Saturday afternoon during the progress of the Hamilton-Waipa football match. Williams, the Hamilton three-quarter, sprained his ankle,, while D. Mathieson, another member of the visiting team, received a nasty kick in the back. The injuries necessitated both players leaving the field. At Mat a mala, while playing against the Hamilton juniors, Johnson, a local player, • had his collar-bone broken. He was taken to the Hamilton hospital. The September issue of :‘he Australian magazine, Life, ir -w notable one. In it begins Gaptain Scott’s actual story, and the opening chapters are given of, a strong new serial story by Jack London, entitled “ The Valley Of the Moon. These two features alone make September Life a fine sixpennyworth, but the 160 wellillustrated pages of the magazine are rounded out with many other articles, short stories, and departments that make the issue doubly attractive. “ Captain Scott’s Own Story ” runs through twenty-three pages, including eighteen pictures of rare interest. Mr G. Gilford is the local agent.

Had it not been for the action of Mr J. A. Young, M.P. for Waikato, it is possible that last Wednesday’s race meeting at Te Awarnutu would not have eventuated. It seems that a Gazette notice revoked race permits - issued before a certain date, and the local club, learning of this cancellation only on the morning of its meeting, was placed in a somewhat uncertain position. The Minister for Internal Affairs, who was communicated with by the club, was in Auckland at the time, and in liis absence the departmental officers were unable to take any action other than to get into touch with the Minister. This would have meant a loss of time —so much so that the day would have been too far advanced to commence the races on receipt of a reply. Learning of the posin tion, Mr Young immediately took such steps as disclosed the tact that the cancellation did not apply to the Waipa Racing Club, v