LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 3 December 1926, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The half-yearly meeting of shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand was held to-day at Wellington. The only business chairman’s speech (extracts appear oil page 6). There were no resolutions. The chairman of the X.Z. Farmers’ Co-opierative Distributing Co., Ltd., .in the course of his address at the annual meeting in Feilding to-day, remarked: —“The new premises in Masterton, which are greatly appreciated by local shareholders, were completed in January of this 1 year, and have been the means of attracting considerable new business to the company.”

The annual meeting of the members of the Masterton Methodist Church the reports of the church work during the year were most encouraging, showing that every department was in a flourishing condition. The sincere thanks of the meeting were accorded to the 'various officers who had performed their duties to the great satisfaction of all. Several matters of interest were discussed, among them being the service on the morning of Christmas Day, which it. was decided to hold at S o’clock. A watchnight service is to 'be held on December 33, commencing at 11.15. The annual appeal for the Methodist Children’s Home will be a retiring offering on Sunday, December 39, when the choir will render some special Christinas music. Messrs Jackson and Beale and M. W. J. Drew, were selected to represent the church on the Bible-in-Schools Committee. The meeting heartily- endorsed the recommendation of the stewards that the envelope system of church contributions be adopted in 1927. During the evening, Miss Bate gave a recitation and Misses G. .Judd and AL. Mav contributed solos.

Speaking at the meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary- Education Board last night, in reference to the amalgamation of the di)y classes of the Wairarapa High School and Technical School, Mrs Barrel- stated that the Department had already- approved of the scheme as being an economic reform and educational advance, and they- should be in a position to judge. Under an amalgamated school, the department decreed that the technical staff should be nadir the control of the academic principal, it. being laid down that the principal of an amalgamated school in which teehnicl subjects were taught should have academic qualifications. In this direction they- were well suited in Masterton. Unfortunately they could not achieve the ideal conditions of the two schools on one site, bu.t'under one organising head classes could be arranged so that loss of time could be practically eliminated. With two time-tables and two heads, the classes could not be fitted so well. These reforms would come sooner or later, and though the board might delay- making a, decision, it did not absolve them of their responsibilities.

An extraordinary meeting ot' the shareholders ot' the No. 2 Worhcis tual Benclit Building Society ot Alasterton was held last evening lor the allocation of £4OO (free of interest) by ballot, and £4OO by sale by tender. Mr R. Krahagon (chairman) presided over a large attendance ot shareholders. Mrs J. Neill drew the marbles, which resulted in.Mr A. E. Winzenberg drawing £4OO (free of interest). A tender of £l9d was accepted for the £4OO offered by sale. The chairman announced that another ballot and sale would be held in Fdmiry next. It, was reported the other day that a license to wed a woman of 06 had ibeen issued to a Stratford man aged 78 years, says the “Taranaki Daily News.” Had the event taken place it would have been the bridegroom’s lifth venture in matrimony, but unfortunately tho lady in the case failed to put in an appearance. And in the words of a current popular song, most of the usual people connected with such a ceremony “turned up.” No telegraph boy, however, turned up, and the unhappy bridegroom, with his attendants, waited almost an hour and u-half before giving up hope. The ultimate provision of a swimming bath at the Wairarapa High .School was mentioned at a meeting of the Secondary Education Board last night by Mr C. E. Daniell, who stated that any expenditure in dealing with the swamp near the Cornwall Street entrance could be made with the ultimate aim of constructing a bath. Mr Daniell suggested that the bath should be placed up on the level ground, the excavations to be spread over the swamp, thereby levelling it. The bath could be fed from the springs which at present filtered through the swamp. The board endorsed the policy of keeping in view the provision of a bath when spending money in thftt locality. Some hard-hitting has been done by Mi- A. |E. dull, North Island counties representative on the Main Highways Board, jmd president of the Counties’ Association. Mr dull did not mince his words, lie told the Tauranga County Council in the most pointed manner that it was not doing its job. The worse piece of road maintenance the Highways Board had seen in their tour of dot) miles was in Tauranga County. They had only one mile in ten metalled after lifty years. The board was told the bridges were falling down. Who built them? They had been erected by the Government, and now, after many years, the council came to the Maui Highways Board for more spoon feeding. Tauranga County could procure metal cheaper than some counties, and he knew of a county which was paying 'Mi/- per yard for metal. He invited the council to take a broader outlook, and to take over certain roads as country roads. There remarks seem to have nearly Caused a riot in Tauranga, but Mr dull, undaunted, gave Waikato County a. similar dressing down on the next stage of the tour.

To cope with the steadily increasing numbers ot' students, two new classrooms are shortly to be added to the Wairarapa High .School. Air P. AI. Compton reported; to the Secondary Education Boa.rd last, night that the Alinister of Education, in an interview the previous day, had agreed to sanction the erection of two rooms, but could not offer anything further until Alarcli ;>1 next, the end of the financial year. Regarding the erection of an assembly hall, the Alinister suggested that the board should go ahead with its loeal scheme and the Department would prepare the plans, call the tenders and supervise the work. It was decided to ask the Department to proceed immediately with the erection of the 'two rooms and to submit plans for the ultimate completion of four rooms and :r cloak-room; also to submit sketch plans of an assembly hall to accommodate 800 persons.

Bungalow i'or sale. Gooseberries for sale. New bungalow for sale. Carpet sweeper for sale. Experienced dressmaker desires position in workroom. # Tlie relatives of .the late Mrs M. C. Madsen, insert a thanks notice on page one. Messrs Lvttle and Co., Ltd., motor engineers and car agents, advertise their service station. The firm are specialists in motor repairs', and have full facilities; for handling any class of work. Perhaps no firm stands higher in the esteem of the motoring public that Messrs Lvttle Bros., under whose direction all repairs arc executed. Reduced petrol prices are advertiesd, and service to the motorist in their roomy garage is the motto of the managing director. Free air and water stands have recently been installed, and other improvements have been effected to give quick service. The garage is open from 8 a.m. to Id ]».ni. daily, and always under an attendant. The firm are the local agents for such well-known cars as Packard. Nash. Rugby and Ann-strong-Siddelcys. . Dunlop British-made tyres are also stocked. Give books' this Christmas! The following are a few of the latest novels just to hand, price 6s each:—“Mail Trap,” by Sinclair Lewis; “It Happened in Pekin,” by Louise .lordan Miln; “The Bat,” by Mart Roberts Rinehart; “Young Anarchy,” by Sir Philip Gibb: “The Old Bridge,” by William .1. Locke; “The Mystery of Mademoiselle. ” by William Le Qucux; “Introduction to Sally,” by the author of “Elizabeth” and “Her German Garden”; “Tlie Master of the Microbe.” by Robert Service; “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” by Anita Loos; “ Hcllnriou, ” by Rafael Sabatini; “The Blue-Casio, ” by L. M. Montgomery.” At McLeod and Young’S, booksellers.

The twelve candidates from St. Matthew's Collegiate SchoolJor Girls who sat for their proficiency certificates have passed. This is substantial proof of the excellent teaching at the school. “lie had not the heart to send the man away with big hair long,” said Mr Jackson in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday wtfen defending the actions of E. Prier, a hairdresser, of Lower Hutt, on whose premises an inspector of the Labour Department had found a customer having a haircut after hours. Mr Jackson said the inspector’s visit was made on a Friday night, when the.re was a rush of customers, and the man referred to had come a long way to have his hair cut. Mr W. Mountjoy, Inspector of Awards, said that tho Wellington Hairdressers’ Assistants’ Award provided that assistants should not be detained longer than five minutes after 8 p.m. A penalty of 10/- was imposed by Mr W. G. liiddcll, S.M.