LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 30 November 1926, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

On Sunday afternoon, the Rev. W. Beckett presented to Norma Stalker, Frances Harris' and Mona Blanc the certificates won by them at the recent Wellington Sunday School examinations.

Yesterday was prompt .day for the first Wellington wool sale, and it is estimated that a sum of from £30,000 to £40,000 was circulated amongst wool growers of the Wellington and Marlborough districts.

Tiio Masterton Amateur Athletic Club will hold its usual running and cycling events on Wednesday cvenig, commecing at 5.45 o’clock. The events are as follows: 100 yards, 50 yards, 880 yards, one mile cycle, ] mile cycle and long jump. Additions are about, to be made to the premises of the Masterton Permanent Investment, and Building Society iii Queen Street, which will considerably improve.the office accommodation. The building contractors are Messrs- Roys and McKenzie. . * In a reserved judgment at Christchurch Mr Justice Stringer held that the bottle store of an hotel is not a bar, thereby reversing the Magistrate’s decision. The judgment followed an appeal by George lies, the licensee of the Provincial Hotel, against a conviction for employing a female other than a registered barmaid in the bottle store. An interesting lecture on 'bird-life was given lit the Masterton Rotary Club luncheon yesterday by Mr R. 11. D.' Stidolph. Rotarian 11. 11. Donald presided. Mr 'Stidolph stressed the value of birds generally to farmers and gardeners. Slides were shown which gave intimate peeps into the bird'life of this district and others.

“It does not matter-whether or not the motorist dimmed his lights; the general impression at the present time is that K is not safe to dim,” said Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in a case involving a road collision. He addressed counsel,®who was questioning a witness as to why he had not dimmed his lights at the approach another ear. “Ojiinion in England is that it is better for a motorist to keep his eyes on the left of the road as :i land mark,” added the Bench.

A Sussex Utopia.—The table at the harvest, home supper at Telscombe, a, village tucked away in the Hills just beyond Rottingdeau, was spread with good English beef, mutton, pork and ham, and there was whisky, cider, beer and minerals. The squire, Mr Ambrose Gorham, who lifted the Grand National in 1902 with Shannon Lass, was in the chair, and gave all a hearty welcome. “Townspeople are inclined to sneer at we country folk, but in cases of emergency they soon came to us for food,” said Mr Gorham. “Telscombe has a unique history. We have no policemen. We have no unemployed. No one in the asylum, and no one in a workhouse, and no one in prison. We have not even a publicliouse, but a good village club, and wc have the good old games and the good old dances.’’

“Over 80 per cent of men are unfitted to be soldiers, and such:physical inefficiency is bound to be a handicap in every walk of life,” said Dr John Fawcett, when making an appeal for more playing fields at the opening of Gay’s Hospital Medical School. In words of advice to the students, Dr. Fawcett said partnerships were one of the snares of a young doctor, and yet it was a great blessing if lie found the right man. He had known young men falling into a slough of despond and depression. for years because of a dissapointing start. lie commended to all of them laughter, which, as Stevenson said, made good blood, and was one of the greatest implements of Hie pharmacopoeia. *

Only two marriage licenses were issued in Alasterton during this month.

A frost of 2.2 degrees was registered in Alasterton this morning.

The anniversary of the Sohvav Sundav School will he held on Sunday next.

The price of bread has been reduced by hi per 21b loaf in Welington, but not vet in'Mastreton. *

The Alanganai and the Alarama arrived at Sydney this morning at 6.40 and 7.00 o’clock, respectively. The vital'statistics in Alasterton for the month of November are as follows: —Births, 24, deaths, 11, marriages, 2. Building permits' I to the value of £1.1,605 were issued by the Alasterton Borough Council during the month of November.

Ilannan, the New Zealand sculling champion, has forwarded a challenge to Alajor Goodsell for the world’s championship. :

No fresh eases of typhoid have been notified in Alasterton. The eight patients in .the hospital are .progressing satisfactorily. The Methodist Church choir gave a programme of sacred music at the Hospital on Sunday afternoon, which was much appreciated. A Press Association cablegram from London states that three hundred-bags of Australian Christmas mail will be a week late owing to the fog causing it to miss.trains.

It is proposed to instal a radio service at the Wellington Hospital and an active canvass is now being conducted for the purpose of bringing the fund up to £IOOO, when tenders will be called for installing the broadcast receiving equipment throughout the main building of the hospital.

The following names were inadvertently omitted from the list of helpers at the successful party and sale at Kuripuni on Saturday in aid of the funds of the Church of the Epiphany: Airs. Pa la moil tain (cake stall); Airs Batson (Ice cream); Airs Bungate( afternoon tea). Airs Gerrand, Cornwall Street, provided the pudding for the guesing competition, and Airs Leidernian the'Christmas cake.

The anniversary services in connection with the Greytown Aletliodist Sunday School were held oil Sunday. The singing of the children, who were conducted by Mr A. AI. Haight, was a feature of the services. The Rev. W. Beckett and Air A. E. Bate, of Aiasterin the morning and afternoon, respectively The Rev. C. R. Taylor conducted the service in the evening. The inclusion of farm mechanics in the agricultural course of the Napier Boys’ High School lqid been decided upon by the authorities. A. grant- of £IOO will be made by the Education Department toward subsidising the course (reports the “Daily Telegraph”), and the question of equipment will be deferred' untfl a suitable instructor lias been appointed. A small boy at a Waikato school' was asked to write all lie knew about a Mayor. This is what lie wrote: — ‘ ‘ Alayors are people created . at the poles every three years. Their duty is to push the town along and also tell business men when to shut up. ' They sometimes lav foundation stones, feomeAlayorg belong to the horse tribe, but you spell them differently so they won’4. get mixed upi. A Lord Alayor is the same thing only more stuck up.” The proposal to form a Alount Holdsworth Club was* mentioned yesterday by Botarian R. J. Young at the Rotary Club luncheon. The mountain, he said, was-a great asset and if protected would become a valuable tourist resort. A club on the lines suggested could do invaluable work and an endeavour should be made to get the boys interested. Already he had asurances in that direction. He asked Rotarians to interest themselves individually in the project, which was well worthy’of support. *

’ Known in two Continents as one of the most versatile revue artists of her time, Miss Beatrice Lillie, who is ..private life is Lady Peel, and who is now 'doing film work in Los Angeles, has ■'been named as co-respondent in a suit ■brought by Mrs Priscilla Whelan ■against Mr Timothy Whelan, the American scenario writer. Mr Whelan proposes to bring two actions. According to the British United Press, Mrs Whelan claims that Miss Lillie captured tiie affections of her husband, and for this she demands £20,000 damages. Miss Lillie is also made a corespondent in the scond suit, which / is brought for separate maintenance. Mrs Whelan alleges that her husband and the actress lived together at the Whelan home in September last, and that Miss Lillie went to Catalina Island at his request.

House to let. {Swag found. Sheep dog for sale. Austin car for sale. Large workshop to let. Position wanted as housekeejier. Advertiser has vacancy for boarders. Dr. Simpson will visit Masterton to morrow.

Tenders are invited for alterations to residence in Cornwall Street.

The annual meeting of the Langdale Sports Society will lie held on Saturday next.

The Solway School are holding a •Shop Day on Wednesday, December Ist. in the Central Arcade.. All sorts of farm .produce, home-made bread, etc., will be on sale.

The Masterton Auctioneering Co. advertise their unreserved sale by auction, at their Mart, to-morrow, of a useful lot of furniture and sundries, sold under distraint for debt.

The annual meeting of members of the Methodist Church will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) evening. Reports oil the church work will be given, to be followed by a conversation on the work of God. Music and song will be provided by the Voting Women's Bible Class.

At the final mooting of the year of the Loyal Temperance Legion, held in the Aletliodist School room, about 100 children being present, the chair was occupied by Mrs J. Cocker. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Aiiss Jackson for her untiring interest during the year. A most enjoyable evening was Spent in games and competitions.