RAETIHI NOTES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18821, 11 July 1923, Page 3

RAETIHI NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent.) CHILDREN’S FANCY DRESS BALL. Friday evening last was a night out for the childr-tii of ibis district, and Die children's plain and fancy dress ball, organised by Mrs Harvey, was a brilliant affair and the hall being well filled, the funds of the Anglican Church will be assisted to no small amount. The grand march was a most .spectacular event, and the children V.-Jio Look part in this carried it o/it in a creditable manner. The hall was nicely decorated, and the supper was all that could be desired. First-class music was supplied by Mrs Irving (piano), Mr Most (flute), and Mr H. Green (violin), i 1 he children took the floor at 6.30 p.m. I and were kept busily engaged in various dances until the supper adjournment, when they all retired in favour of the acini ts, who than danced on till after midnight, proclaiming at the conclusion that tiie children’;: ball had been a most successful event. ACCIDENT. A footballer named Evans had the misfortune to meet with an accident on Saturday in the Uniteds-Piratc match and dislocated his shoulder. BANKRUPTCIES. Mr F. J. Hi’l, at ting deputy-official assignee, of Wanganui, was in Raetihi !«st week and conducted three meetings ci bankrupts. lhe first was that of Fred Toft, fat stock buyer, whose statement of accounts showed unsecured creditors at .£'1235 and assets at £llO, the defiici‘•ncy being £1125. The bankrupt promised to comply with certain requests put forward by Mr T. A. Harris, who al terwards moved: “That the offer of the bankrupt to pay off in thiee years lOs in the £ be accepted.” This was seconded by Mr R. Bryers, and the meeting adjourned sine die. lhe next meeting of creditors was that of M. and A. Nicolle, who up till recently were conducting refreshment rooms and whose statement showed 1 hat their total debts amounted to £242 lb's lid, with no assets. The bankrupts had only been in business about six months, and they attributed their 1 ailure to sickness and falling off of business. They could make no offer, and she meeting adjourned. The statement, of accounts of Messrs Ashmore and Gregg, farmers, was as follows Secured creditors, £37,845 10s; estimated value of securities, £40,303; surplus to contra, £2457 10s. Unsecured creditor;;, £4196 15s Id. Total assets £2622 10s; deficiency, £1574 5s Id. They attributed their loss to the <lrop in stock and land values, and after C. W. Gregg was examined at length, the meeting adjourned. THE TRAIN SMASH. ’Hie first detailed report of the train smash at Ungarue arrived here on Satin day evening by the “Chronicle.” Hundreds of people were, waiting for the full report of the disaster, and the stationers were soon sold out. Two lo•al residents \ Messrs K. C. Guthiie and R. C. Jordan) were on board the train when the accident happened, and fortunately they escaped unhurt. WELCOME HOME. A party of friends visited Mr R. Jennings’ home on Saturday and extended a welcome to he and Mrs Jennings, who recently returned from the south, where \he honeymoon was spent. O i hcha.f of those present, Mr W. H. Tustin presented Mr and Mrs Jennings w.rh two pieces of Doulhon ware (a jug ard a cake dish). He wished them long life an* prosperity. Mr P. C. Murray aho wished the newly married couple all sorts of success, and after Mr Jennings responded, the remainder of a very pleasant evening was spent with music and cards.