Art Union Prize.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 November 1942, Page 2

Art Union Prize.

In the “Set for Life” art union, “C.C.,” Masterton, won a £5 prize. Coastal Patrol Boat Launched. The third Fairmile coastal patrol vessel built at Auckland was launched yesterday. Successful Shop Day. The Masterton Free Kindergarten Committee held a most successful shop day in Masterton yesterday. The worthy cause benefited considerably from the effort. Thief Sent to Gaol. “Thefts of this kind are prevalent at the railway station 1 and we have received many complaints,” said Detec-tive-Sergeant J. McLennan when Jack Maurice Callaghan McCarthy, labourer, aged 32, pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, yesterday to the theft of two cartons of 1000 cigarettes from the goods shed at the Wellington railway station. Sentence of three months’ hard labour was imposed. No Work at Coal Mine. No work was done at the Linton coal mine, Ohai, yesterday. A stopwork meeting was held yesterday morning when the men arrived for work, after which they went home. The manager, it is stated, was subsequently informed by the union secretary that no further work would be done in the mine till the decision of the Coal Mines Council regarding contract trucking was received. This refers to a matter which was submitted to the Coal Mines Council on its recent visit to Invercargill. The council reserved its decision and the matter is under consideration. Radio Services and Fees.

Replying to the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, the Minister in charge of Broadcasting, Mr Wilson, says that consideration of the question of reducing radio licence fees will have to be deferred till essential development work, planned by the National Broadcasting Service, has been completed after the war. “These plans,” he says, “provide for the completion of the national chain of broadcasting stations in order to provide better reception than is now available in certain districts outside the main centres, and also for the provision of studios and accommodation for the service.”

Following the keen interest shown in the recent Ribbon Parade, the Wairarapa Kennel Club has arranged to hold a meeting which will be open to all dog fanciers. In the Farmers’ Union Rooms, Perry Street, tonight, Mr J. Soler will give a talk on dogs, and a discussion will then follow. This should prove to be interesting and helpful to all dog owners, especially novices who are keen to show their dogs in the show early next year.