LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 13 April 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A bridge and euchre tournament will be held in St. Patrick’s Hall, Queen Street, on Tuesday night next. Good prizes and supper will be provided. A display of old time football photos, trophies, etc., in connection with the Red Star Football Club’s jubilee, is being made in the window of Messrs J. Elliott and Co., Queen Street, A full attendance of members and friends is specially requested at the meeting of the Masterton League of Mothers, to bo held in the Parish Hall on Wednesday next, at 2.30 p.m. Mrs M. Cleghorn, 8.A., will speak on her travels in Germany.

In connection with the Red Star Football Club’s jubilee picnic at Mr J. 11. Payton’s property on Easter Sunday free motor conveyances will leave the municipal building at 9.30 o’clock in the morning. Hot water and milk will be supplied free. The secretary reported to the meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night that the Young Farmers’ Club would hold, a Field Day on 3rd May. Mr A. L. Wheeler, of Marton, official certifier of the Romney Marsh Breeders’ Association, would be present to give a lecture.

A letter was received at the meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night from the Royal Society suggesting that the Association revise their list of judges. Messrs W. F. McLaren, R. M. Perry and J. M. James, with power to add, were appointed a committee to deal with the question.

A suggestion that a field day should bo held at the Hood Aerodrome for High School boys with a view to increasing interest, in aviation, was made at a meeting of the Wairarapa and Ruahinc Aero Club. It was suggested that brief lectures might be given and also demonstrations on the working of the ’planes It was resolved to communicate with the New Zealand Aero Club asking if the proposed Empire Air Day scheme for the whole of New Zealand was to bo held this year. At the meeting of the general committee of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night a letter was received from the Eastern Council, Hawke’s Bay, of the Royal Agricultural Society asking for increased subscription to the Royal Society. The president said tin* matter of increase had already been thrashed out. Mr G. H. Perry suggested that the letter be held over. The delegates would probably hear a great deal on the matter, which was a debatable point, at the Royal Show Conference. The letter was received.

The judgment of Mr J. 11. Luxford, S.M., in respect to the civil claim, heard at Carterton recently, of Booth and Co., Ltd., v. Harold Goodin and

Harry Hall, was given in the Masterton Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The claim was for a sum of £275 2s 7d, the balance owing for timber and building materials supplied in connection with alterations of a building now known as the State Theatre. Judgment was given for the plaintiff company for the full ,amount claimed, with costs and witnesses’ expenses. A smart journey of 22 minutes from Masterton to Palmerston was accomplished yesterday by the Wairarapa and Rualiino Aero Club’s now ’plane, ZK-ADL, which left the Hood Aerodrome at 1.55 p.m., piloted by FlyingOfficer J. M. Buckeridge, for that centre. The return journey, however, took 55 minutes but in this instance a head wind that reached at times 50 miles per hour was encountered. Mr A. McDonald, of Masterton, was a passenger on the return flight, the ’plane arriving at the Aerodrome at 4.35 p.m. If weather permits the following musical items will be played by the Masterton Municipal Band in the Park tomorrow evening at 8.15 o’clock: — Marches, "Sincerity” (Desond), "Farewell, My Comrades” (Rimmer); hymns, "Old Earth” and "Roberta” (Ayrton); selection, "A Musical Souvenir” (arranged by Hawkins). This number contains music taken from the works of Mozart, Beethoven,. Weber, Schubert, Haydn and Mendelssohn; idyll, "Happy Days” (Turner); selection, "The Mikado(Sullivan), and descriptive-piece, "A Rustic Fete” (Hawkins). "I’m now thoroughly satisfied as to the success of the parasitic control measures. It is actually difficult to find white butterfly chrysalids in any numbers in the field in Hawke’s Bay, whereas, on the other coast, no difficulty at all would bo experienced in filling requirements in this direction.” This was the comment of Mr J. Muggeridge, Government. Entomologist, of Palmerston North, who was in Hawke’s Bay recently on a further tour of inspection of the chief crucifer-growing areas, for tho purpose of checking up on the progress made with the parasitic control of the cabbage butterfly in the province.

Under awards governing employees in certain lines of business the following hours are observable during Easter: — Masterton butchers are entitled to keep their shops open until 8 p.m. on Thursday, 18th April. The employees will liavo holidays on Good Friday, Saturday (picnic day) and Easter Monday. The hours of closing for shop assistants (employees in soft goods, boot and shoe, fancy goods, leather fancy goods, hardware, crockery, book and stationery and furniture shops) during Easter week will be:—Close at 5.30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday; at 9 a.m. on Thursday; closed all day Friday, Saturday anil Monday. Grocers will observe the same hours as detailed for shop assistants, but employees may bo worked on two working days preceding Good Friday at overtime rates for preparing orders, provided they are paid at time and a half rates.

' The annual report of the Masterton Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Navy Leaguo states: —Wo learnt witli regret of the Wellington Education Board’s decision that in future Mr Darrocli would be allowed to address schools after school hours only. It may bo possible to arrange this in Wellington, where Mr Darroch is resident, but in country districts it will bo very difficult and in remote places quite impossible. It was decided to go into this matter very thoroughly early in 1935 and to ask the board to reconsider their decision. Thanks are expressed to Mr A. D. Low, lion, auditor; Mr J. V. Gordon, for receiving subscriptions; Mr B. 11. Williams, for much help and the Press. The committee hopes that members will show their interest in the Navy League by attending the annual meeting in the A. and P. Booms on Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.

The King Solomon gold mine return for tho week was 560 z.

A correspondent draws attention to tho fact that the “chain letter” season has apparently arrived again, and that tlioso "silly effusions” arc now being distributed throughout Masterton. The correspondent advises recipients to destroy them, as this is the only treatment they merit. Tho propeller lost by the Waliino on Sunday morning just outside the inner harbour at Lyttelton was recovered Into yesterday afternoon after being found by a diver. The propeller is of bronze, and is valued at £SOO. It is undamaged, and will be carried by tho Waliino as a spare. On the motion of the chairman, Mr F. Campbell, it was decided at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Football Association at Wellington last night to send a letter to the New Zealand Rugby Union expressing best wishes for success on tho coming tour of Great Britain by the All Blacks. The children of the Masterton Central School, had a distinct advantage over tho Wellington children yesterday afternoon in that theywerc enabled to sit in a warmed hall and listen in to the "swearing in” of the new Gov-ernor-General, Lord Galway, whilst at Wellington a cold southerly chilled the onlookers. Tho oath and Lord Galway’s speech came through with remarkable clarity.

At the monthly meeting of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A., it was. decided that the annual Mother and Son tea will be held towards the end of May, the arrangements for which will be completed at the next meeting. It was decided to start social afternoons in June. Motions of sympathy were passed to Mesdames Pike and Pearce in their illness. The hostesses for May aro Mesdames Bate, Hare and Trcvorrow.

Tho last Auckland wool sale of tho present season netted Auckland wool growers £87,684, which is just over half tho amount realised at the corressponding sale the previous year. The average return per lb., which was just over 5Ad., compares with a little over per lb. in March, 1934. It has been a disappointing season all the way for wool growers, and'tlio total receipts at £344,029, although a shade higher than in the 1929-30 season, when wool touched bottom, aro nearly £600,000 short of the amount realised the previous season.

At a. meeting of the committee of the Wairarapa and Rualiine Aero Club the flying report stated that during March, over 69 flying hours were done by the two machines, making the total since Ist October, 432.30 hours. Thirty crosscountry flights were made. It was decided to hold the annual ball on 10th May and the following social committee was set up:—Mrs 11. Y. Halse, Miss E. Robieson, Messrs N. G. Whiteman, J. V. A. Reid, A. Buchanan, 11. Robinson, W. L. Free and Dr. A. M. Scott. It was resolved .that tho Pilot-Instructor, Flying-Officer J. M. Buckeridge, should work out a scheme for weather broadcast reports and submit details to the next meeting of the comniittee. Messrs Free, A. W. (Buchanan and J. Y. Reid were appointed a flying committee. Twenty-three new members were elected. . ■ * .

"Mr R. Ddrjfoch, secretary of tho Wellington branch of the Navy League, visited Masterton from 29th October to 2nd November, 1934, when he addressed tho pupils of 29 schools and presented long-service badges to 24 school members,” states the annual report of the Masterton Auxiliary of the Navy League.” "An appeal made for clothing for the relief of distress in the district resulted in 97 garments being donated. We were most grateful for a donation of £5 from Messrs G. 11. Scales, which,, with another donation of 5s wo had in hand, enabled us to buy another 53 garments. Most of these garments were handed to the Two Garment Society and the Salvation Army for distribution. Tho Masterton branch contributed towards the cost of commemoration plates presented to H.M.S. Esk and 11.M.5. Eclipse by the New Zealand branches of tho Navy League; also towards the cost of the Navy League wreath of native flowers placed at the foot of the Nelson Column in London on 21st October. ’ ’

Shop premises wanted. Advertiser wants to buy fowls. Lost attache case is advertised for. Tenders invited for plastering work. Dance at Galaxy, Carterton, tonight. The W.F.C.A., Ltd., Garage Department, advertise bargains in used cars. The Masterton County Council insert an advertisement on page 1 re tenders. G. Mclvor and Co. notify that their closing down sale will end on Thursday next. A dance will be held in the Arcade Hall oh Easter Saturday night and Easter Monday night. Novelty dances. Subscribers are reminded that Monday, 15th inst., is the last day for receiving telephone rentals. A notice to clients who have goods on deposit at G..Mclvor and Co.’s appears in the wanted columns. The Masterton Corporation Gas Department insert special advertisements in our wanted known columns. A dance will be held in the Kopuaranga Hall on Tuesday night. A car will leave Masterton P.O. at 7.40 p.m. . Tho Masterton Trust Lands Trust invite tenders for long term lease of tho building known as the Masterton Opera House. The call and life of Moses is the subject from the wonderful Chart on Sunday at 7qnm. at Buliamah Gospel Hall. All aro welcome. Tho Foresters’ Ball will be held in the Mauricevillo Hall on Tuesday, 16th April. The music will be suppiicd by the Bliythm Boys’ Orchestra. A dance under the auspices of the Wairarapa Kennel Club will be held in the Masonic Hall to-night. The music will be supplied by Pool’s Blue Biver Orchestra. In to-day’s issue the Bailway Department advertise train arrangements in connection with the Easter holidays. Special trains and cheap fares arc featured for the Tauherenikau and Feilding races. Tickets may be purchased at any time in advance of date of travel.