LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 9 May 1932, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Ripe strawberries grown in Te Kuiti were on sale in the Waikato this week. The date of the flying picnic, which was to have been held next week-end at Tinui, has been altered to Thursday 12th May, at the request of the residents of Tinui.

An alarm of Are was sounded at about 9.35 o’clock last night. The outbreak, however, which was only a minor one in the bathroom of a house in Bentley .Street, was suppressed before the arrival of the Masterton Eire Brigade. It is understood that no serious damage was done. ■Sir George Richardson, commenting at Auckland on a resolution of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers’ Assoeitaion favouring the use of £20,000 from the Canteen Funds, said there was a growing feeling that the time had arrived for a definite policy to help men within their lifetime. He favoured a policy on a friendly society basis. It was estimated that there were 12,000 ex-soldiers unemployed, and £20,000 would not go far among them.

Mahakipawa Goldfields, Ltd., reports that from 538 cubic yards of wash diit sent to the sluice boxes during April 265 ounces of melted gold was obtained. The directors announce that the last two months’ operations have effected a decided change for the ibettei in the financial position of the company. During that period 4330 z. of melted gold have been won, equivalent to approximately 4460 z. of standard gold, the value of which will be, with the premium, approximately £2450.

The annual meeting of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society was held at Carterton on Saturday, there being a ‘good attendance of members, Mr G. Hart (President) presiding. 'Motions of sympathy were passed with the relatives of the late Miss Edith Mc.Master and the late Mr James Snell, v The annual report and balance sheet','' disclosing a successful year, was. adopted. . Mr M. McLeod was appointed the Society’s delegate to the annual meeting of the Royal Agricultural Society. The balance sheet of the P. and A. building account was approved. Rent for the year amounted to £324 2/6, and after meeting the expenses a profit of £l4/17/3 was made. To erect the building cost £4949/15/-, and the ■mortgage at date is £3728, leaving a profit of £llBB/12/11 since the building was occupied. There was a good attendance at the Winter Sports Club on Saturday evening. Many new members were present. The ping pong match between teams captained by Miss Allan and Miss Bright proved to be very evenly -contested, Miss Allan’s team winning by 17 matches to 13. The following are the results of the various sections, Miss Allan’s team being mentioned first: — Ladies’ singles, 3/3; men’s singles, 3/5; ladies’ doubles, 2/1; men’s doubles, 2/3; combined doubles, 7/1. The quoits competition advanced another section and some very good scores were recorded. Mr Frost still leads in-, the competition. On Saturday, 21st May, a team of twelve players from the Government Life Insurance Office, will meet the local club in a 'ping pong match. The Wellington team consists of some of Wellington’s crack players, and ping pong enthusiasts should not miss this opportunity of seeing the game played as it can be played. For those not taking part in the match a trophy competition will be held. At the annual meeting of the Wairarapa P. and A. Society on Saturday, Mr W. A. Irons informed the meeting that the application to the Government for assistance to farmers in the Wairarapa by way of a loan to purchase winter feed for their stock, owing to the long dry period experienced', particularly in the South Wairarapa, had ; been successful. Advances for payment of the feed would be made against orders on dairy factories, spread over the months from October to May, 1933, and from October till the end of January the following year, thus spreading the payments over twelve months. The factories would accept the promissory notes, but would be under no liability. The period for repayment was spread over the producing months of the two seasons. Farmers in need of supplies should give details to their factory secretaries, so that the Department would know what quantity was required. The supplies were available in Hawke s Bay, and it had been arranged at a meeting of farmers for Mr A. Clark, of South Featherston, to accompany Mr Freeman, of the Department of Agriculture, to inspect the feed available and purchase in bulk. The Railway Boaid had been approached with a view to seeming freight concessions, but the Board would not depart from the schedule rates.

The Miniature Rifle Club will hold the opening shoot of the season on Tuesday night, lOth May, at 6.30 o’clock in the Foresters’ Hall.

Because of the unsettled conditions in Christchurch the Canterbury College students have decided to abandon their capping day procession, which had been arranged to take place tomorrow.

New Zealand sends £536, 956 out of the country each year for wool-packs and sacking goods, and now an effort is being made to retain this money in the Dominion by making these articles from New Zealand flax.

On the ground of mutual separation for the statutory period Taite Te Tomo, member of Parliament for the Western Maori District, Avas granted a decree nisi against his wife, Hara Te Tomo, at Palmerston North on (Saturday. A message from Napier states that goods valued at £l2O were taken by burglars during the- week-end from the premises of Hallenstein Bros, in Emerson Street. -Shirts, shoes, etc., comprised the bulk of the swag. Rifles and ammunition valued at £4O were taken by the same means from Henry Williams and Sons, in Hastings Street. A London cable states that Chequers, the official country residence of the British Prime Minister, has been temporarily closed owing to the danger of roof collapse through the ravages of the death watch beetle and dry rot in the old beams and the more recent panelling. Renovations are being made as far as possible,.with steel and concrete.

An interesting demonstration of the use of modern weapons was given by the Masterton Volunteers in the presence of a large number of the residents of Kaituna, who were their hosts on the occasion. Indirect fire practice was carried out by machine-gunners, while Lewis and Hotchkiss gunners alsp gave a demonstration with their particular weapons. The practice was carried out on Mr Pringle’s property, at Kaituna, under the direction of Lieutenant Holmes, Platoon Commander. On behalf of the platoon, Q.M.S. Spicer expressed warm appreciation of the way in which the men had been treated by Kaituna residents. The day concluded with a hearty vote of thanks passed by the Volunteers to their hosts and a brief sing song under the leadership of Private C. Cuff.

Mr W. F. Kent Johnston, president of the New Zealand Post and Teleoraph Employees’ Association, in an interview, stated that the Public Service, and the officers of the Post and Telegraph Department in particular, were entirely loyal to the State and to the citizens comprising it. He added: “The Service labours under a disability, but while the Government is its employer it is also its judge and arbitrator in any dispute. With this in view my association been endeavouring for some years to secure divorcement of the administration of the Service from party political control. Despite the gagging of the Service by a portion of a special clause to be added to the Finance Bill, the Service, ‘ both collectively and individually will continue to exert its maximum endeavour, by all fair, legitimate means, 1 ' in its attempt to secure the economic betterment of its members and of the general community. As we previously stated to the Prime Minister, Ave are citizens first and Public servants afterwards.” Signet ring found. - Muldlcaged help Avantcd. Ford one-ton lorry for sale. _ . Lost Persian kitten is advertised for. Girl Avanted to do light houseAvork. Advertiser AA’ants to buy duchess chests, etc. Lost brown kid glove is advertised for. Messrs. C. C. Ross and Co., land and estate, agents, Perry Street, Masterton, advertise on page 8 of this issue particulars of dairy farm for sale. What is the direct cause of coughs and colds'? Frankly, A\ r e don’t knoAV, but Ave can giA 7 e you one indirect cause, and that is being carelessly clad during autumn and winter. And Avith this point in mind Ave are making a great offer to men of Avarin Avinter underwear at cut prices. This AA r eek only, mind you. So make the most of the opportunity of getting all the underwear you need at prices you can Avell afford to pay. —At J. L. Murray, Ltd., Masterton. *