LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 29 June 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

* Thirteen championship football matches arc down for decision in Mas : tcrton to-morrow. Over two hundred men are now employed on relief works by the Wellington City Corporation. A wash-out on the other side of the Whakataki saddle has caused the road to Castlepoint to be blocked for vehicular traffic. At the meeting called by the Wairarapa Exhibition Committee last night Mr G. Selby stated that a word of praise was due to those who controlled the art section of the Exhibition last year. He stated that the credit balance was due to this section, which had greatly assisted in making the exhibition the success it was.

Electric lighting failed in Masterton at 5 p.m. yesterday. The lights were on again in five minutes, but there was another break of a few minutes from 5.10 p.m. During the early part of the evening the quality of the light was poor. The failure occurred at Mangahao, and Kourarau had to take the load until current from the Government station could be turned on again. It is understood that line trouble near Napier was responsible. A Wangnaui telegram states that the ratepayers yesterday decided by 2413 votes to 1924, to revert to the system of rating on the annual value. Tho first shipment of petrol for the Canterbury Automobile Association’s scheme to supply members will arrive at Lyttelton on July 7, states a Press Association message from Christchurch. The petrol will be sold through bowsers, but also in case lots. The bowser price has not yet been announced but the prieo per case will be 14s Bd, which is equal to Is lOd per gallon. The monthly meeting of the Women’s Auxiliary for Homo and Foreign Missions was held in the Kuripuni Methodist Church yesterday afternoon, Mrs Rutter presiding over a large attendance. Mrs E. 0. Blamircs was also present and introduced the speaker, the Rev. T. J. Wallis. An excellent afternoon tea was served by the hostesses, Mrs S. Keen and Miss E. Jones. Material for the making of dresses for the (Solomon Island Mission was distributed. It was decided that Lhe next meeting be a gift afternoon for Foreign Missions. The Rev. T. J. Wallis delivered a most interesting address on life in Fiji thirty years ago. Mrs Rutter thanked Mr Wallis for his address. The Principal of the Masterton Technical School (Mr U. W. Martin) reported at the monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board last night that. owing to the small average attendances during the first term, the desirability of continuing two classes —woolclassing on Thursday, and millinery on Tuesday—has been questioned by tho Education Department. The roll of the Thursday woolclassing class has been increased this term to 14, which probably would be sufficient to ensure the continuance of the class. By transferring some pupils from an overcrowded dressmaking class to the millinery class, it might be possible to keep the latter going for the remainder of the year.

The Principal of the Master ton Technical School (Mr F. W. Martin) reported at the monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board last night that owing to the small average attendances during the first term, the desirability of continuing two classes —woolelassing on Thursday, and millinery on Tuesday—has been questioned by the Education Department. The roll of the Thursday wool classing class has been increased this term to 14, which probably would be sufficient to ensure the continuance of the class. By transferring some pupils from an overcrowded dressmaking class to the millinery class, it might be possible to keep the latter going for the remainder of the year.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For Children’s Hacking Cough,

The Hamilton hairdressers’ dispute was amicably settled at a conference of employers and employees, at which Mr P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, presided. The agreement provides for 48 hours’ work a week and a minimum wage of £4 17s Gd, with. the usual holidays.

The referee in a recent Maori match at Opunake showed that he understood the Maori temperament when he held up the match during a line-out to permit of two old warriors from among the spectators to "rub noses’ and exchange convivial greetings under the goal posts.

11 There are some families who have been practically without money throughout the summer and winter, and there is more want in the city this year than I have ever seen before," said Ensign Newton, of the Salvation Army, in Christchurch the other day. “Wo do the best we can for them, but we have not enough clothing. Several mothers have told me that they can’t send their children to school because they haven’t enough clothes."

A very peculiar accident which almost cost it its life occurred to a dog in the timber country (says the (Southland Times). One morning it was seen to go into the bush, it was presumed, after rabbits. However, by night it had not returned, nor did it return the next day. Not much worry was occasioned to the owners as it was thought to have gone to a neighbour’s house some five miles away. A visit was paid to them a few days later, but the dog was not there. The owners were forced to the conclusion that some accident had occurred to the dog, either killing him or making it unable for him to get home to the farm. A fairly thorough search of the bush as far'back as they could was then made, and after penetrating some three miles a moaning sound was heard to come from a large log. On splitting it open they found their dog caught in a narrow portion of the hollow interior and unable to move. On being released and given food liesoon recovered from his week’s imprisonment. Mr F. W. Martin, Principal of the Masterton Technical School, reported to the monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board last night on the necessity of” adding a milling machine to the workshop equipment at the school. Hitherto the cost had been almost prohibitive, but a good British machine could now be obtained for about £240. Mr Martin observed that there was not quite enough work for local motor firms to instal a milling machine. Garage proprietors had informed him that they were prepared to allow their gear cutting to be carried out at the Technical School. Mr Jordan asked what assistance could be obtained from the Government. Mr Martin replied that it was hard to say what the Department would consider was necessary. Several board members agreed that the machine was necessary in order to give the students a proper training. On the motion of the chairman it was decided to write to the Dbpartment and point out that the installation of a milling machine was considered necessary for the training of mechanics and ask the Department if it was prepared to instal it at an estimated cost of £240.

At the monthly meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board last night, on the motion of the chairman, Mr T. Jordan, it was decided to write to the Education Department asking if it was prepared, as the Assistant Director of Education had suggested, to advance money for additions to the High School Hostel on condition that the board paid five per cent, on the sum advanced. Mr Jordan said he thought fresh accommodation should be provided for next year. Accommodation should be provided in which the house master would not be crowded out by boarders, as was the case at present. He thought that the board should not go in for doubling the accommodation, but should make provision for an additional 25 boarders and for a proper preparation room. Mr I*. M. Compton thought the board should ask for the complete building, according to ttfe original plan. About £4OOO, he said, required to be spent to make the building up to date. The conditions were very cramped at present. After further discussion it was decided to write to the Department as suggested.

Furnished house to let. . Advertiser wants to rent house. Leghorn and Minorca cockerels for sale.

The Masterton Auctioneering Co. will continue the auction sale of Mr Brailsford’s drapery stock to-night.

lii our wanted columns the Wairarapa Farmers advertise sale specials in their fancy goods and crockery dept. Mr H. W. Dale, South Belt, builder and contractor, is prepared to undertake all classes of building, etc. Work guaranted. Estimates given. Miss W. Dyer, A.T.C.L., L.T.C.L., has taken over the pupils of Miss A. Bary. Miss Dyer will be in attendance at the studio, 59 Queen Street, on and after Monday, 2nd July, from 1.30 to 5.30 daily. Members of the Masterton Golf Club are advised that the services of the N.Z. Golf Association’s professional will be available for two weeks commencing from Wednesday next. It is hoped that all players desiring lessons will take advantage of this opportunity and to save unnecessary waste of time'intending pupils are asked to advise the secretary immediately.

The best family protection against coughs and colds, sore throats and chests, is “NAZOL.” No cold is “ NAZOL’’-proof. Economical, 1/d t'er GO doses. *

Now showing —Ladies' Grecian anc Dixie Shoes, in Patent, Tan fttui Stout bee our windows, at Carpeu *” Kvans Que*»r> W+r«Pt.

. There was a light fall of snow in Masterton and the outskirts this morning.

At the euchre party held at St. Matthew’s Parish Hall last night, the prize-winners were: —Ladies, Mrs Donnelly first, Mrs Staniforth consolation; men, Mr Hope first, Mr Erie Meurk consolation.

The mystery attached to the recent discovery of large glass balls o.n various beaches on the New Zealand coast if solved by the explanation that the objects are floats for fishing nets. Mr Gilbert Sanford, of Sanford’s, Ltd., Auckland, stated that the glass floats are specially made for seine boat nets m place of corks, which become water sodden. The 'floats are apt to come off the nets during hauling, and Mr Sanford estimates that his firm loses about 100 floats a week in that manner. The lloats first came into use about four years ago, Mr Sanford said. He scouted suggestions that the balls were used to support submarine nets during the war, and had drifted with the current lo this part of the world. The fact that a shamrock had been found on one float and a numeral on another was explained as being a form of identification. Mixed bathing has just been introduced at the Melbourne city baths, and will throughout the winter be held every Thursday night, from 7 to 9.130. Describing the first night, the Argus says that the water was warmed to SO and that there was an unexpectedly large attendance, 516. “The mixed bathing took place in the men’s pool. Each bather was required to have a shower bath before entering the water. To kill body germs, between 25 and 50 residual parts of chlorine to 1,000,000 of water arc maintained in the pool. Circulating continuously, the water passes from the pools through two 12-ton sand beds and a chloriuator before returning freshened and purified. The atmosphere is cleansed periodically by great shower sprays from the roof. That aeroplanes would be as common as motor cars in New Zealand in ten years’ time was a prediction made by Mr l'*. E. Darkness, who delivered an interesting lecture at Auckland on “The Development of the Aeroplane.” Contrasting the progress of civil aviation in Australia and New Zealand, the lecturer said that it was to be regretted that owing to the apathy of the New Zealand Government the Dominion suffered from a lack of “air sense.” Had prizes been offered in New Zealand, as was done in Australia for some time, New Zealand might have made as much progress as the Commonwealth. Speaking about Auckland, Mr Darkness said he believed that the time would quickly come when a municipal airdrome would be as essential to aviation as a harbour was to shipping.