LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 31 July 1936, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Flying Officer Buckeridge left the Hood Aerodrome to-day with a passenger for Wellington, returning later.

The monthly gathering of the Saint Andrew Society will be held in St. Matthew’s Parish Hall to-morrow night at 7.45 o’clock.

The Bishop in Jerusalem (Dr. Graham Brown) preached in St. Matthew’s Church last night. ' There was a very large' congregation and Dr. Graham Brown gave an inspiring sermon. At the annual meeting of the Methodist Women’s Missionary Auxiliary yesterday a special vote of thanks was passed to the local Press for their kindness in publishing reports of. the meetings during the year, thus keeping dis.tant members of the Auxiliary in touch with the progress being made. "The problem is just as acute as ever,” said Mr G. N. Boulton, secretary of the Wanganui Education Board, when the matter of the teaching shortage in the board’s area was referred to him. He said 13 married women teachers were back in the board’s service again, and 16 others had been recruited from outside districts. “We are trying to get more,” Mr Boulton said, "but not one is available at the moment.”

An- incident with' alarming possibilities occurred during the representative Bugby fixture, Manftwatu versus Horowhenua, on the oval at the Manawatu Showgrounds on Wednesday. Workmen were engaged in another part of the grounds splitting up a pine stump and to facilitate operations, set ono and alialf plugs of gelignite in an augur hole bored a foot from the end. The charge exploded like a gun and a chunk of wood weighing close on a dozen pounds, shot out of the end of the stump to land a hundred yards away right behind the goal posts on which both teams were at the moment converging. The missile continued to career across the oval to crash into the fence in front of the grandstand. It was indeed fortunate that the players were just out of the line of the projectile.

Bacon factory employees of the Wellington and Canterbury industrial districts applied in the Arbitration Court at Wellington yesterday for an amendment of awards to provide for a 40hotir week. The application was opposed by the employers, who sought an adjournment until after the Auckland hearing of the freezing workers’ application. This was refused by the Court which reserved its decision on the question of hours.

A suggestion was made to the incoming committee at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa Soldiers’ Hostel that an application should be made to the Borough Council for a rebate in rates on the hostel. Some members considered that not much good would come of the proposal and one member caused laughter by remarking: "They should do something for us, we won the war for them.” A voice: "I thought the ‘Yanks’ won the war.”

The valuable work being carried out by the St. Matthew’s Ladies,’ Guild was highly praised by the Viear, the Rev. E. J. Rich, at a meeting of the Guild yesterday. They all realised, he said, the tremendous debt they owed to the valuable organisations that grew up and flourished round the Church, with all the members working for the extension of God’s Kingdom. The Ladies’ Guild had always been a tower of strength and its fine work was almost beyond praise. In the Y.M.C.A. billiards and snooker tournament last evening, Catholic Club lost to Y.M.C.A. A 4/6. Details (Catholic Club mentioned first): —Billiards: M. Rimene beat A. Scott; J. McDonald beat S. Peterson; R. Cross lost to A. McWhinnie; A. O’Leary beat J. Mulvey; J. Curry beat S. Onion. At snooker, Y.M.C.A. won all the games. On Tuesday next Oddfellows will play Daniells, on Thursday next,?! Y.M.C.A. B will play Carriers and bn Tuesday, lltli August, Catholic Club will play Post Office.

The Government has, received over 150 applications for the position of Director of Broadcasting in New Zea } land, the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, has announced. The next task would probably be to appoint a sub-committee of Cabinet to examine the applications and reduce their number for final selection. Mr Savage added that it was also proposed to have a general inspection and valuation of B stations, with a view to determining the rato of subsidy to be paid to individual B stations or the purchase price of those to be bought for use as commercial stations.

Rules were adopted and officers were elected last night at a general meeting in Wellington of members of the newlyformed Wellington Legal Employees’ Union, which is to cover Wellington, Wairarapa, Manawatu, Hawke’s Bay and Wanganui. According to a report placed before the meeting, similar unions have been formed or are being formed in Auckland, Canterbury, Otago, Taranaki, ' Marlborough and Nelson. About 60 young men and several young women attended the meeting. There were delegates from Hawkeos Bay, Palmerston North, Wanganui, Feilding and Marton. 1

The dangers of indiscriminate shooting in the‘ Mount Holdsworth reserve were stressed at a meeting of the Mount Holdsworth Club last night. Instances were given of damage to the lrntsi 'by rifle fire and members agreed that every means should be taken to stop this dangerous practice, especially as there were often many people visiting the reserve. It was stated that shotguns and pea rifles would not be allowed in the reserve under any circumstances and anyone trespassing in the reserve with these firearms would' be dealt with. Deer stalkers and pig hunters were only allowed in State Forests, under a permit issued by the Government. The shooting of pigeons in the Mount Holdsworth reserve was also reported by a member of the club. It was agreed that steps should be taken to appoint a ranger to control the reserve. A most enjoyable concert programme, arranged by the Masterton Radio Listeners’ Club, was broadcast from Station 2ZD, Masterton, on Wednesday night. The programme was a first-class one and the reception was reported to be excellent. The following contributed items: —Miss N. Mulvey, piano

solos; Mr A. Drew, vocal solos; Mr B. Vernier, vocal solos and humorous items; Mr B. Gnadinger, vocal items and request numbers; Mr C. Eoberts, piano solos; Mr W. Iggulden, vocal solos and recitations; Mr 0. Jackson, piano-aceordeou selections; Messrs. Drew and Tenner, vocal duet. Mr R. Russell gave a lecturette on the Brit : ish Empire. The accompaniste was Miss N. Mulvey. Requests for a number of special items were received during the evening. Owing to the limited time at the disposal of the club, it was not found possible to accede to all the requests. These, however, will take precedence at the next concert. The financial difficulties facing the Mount Holdsworth Club were discussed at the annual meeting last night, when it was decided to approach the Masterton and Carterton Borough Councils asking for small annual grants. It was stated that if the club had a small guaranteed annual sum it could function much more satisfactorily. Moreover, tho reserve was very largely used by the residents of these towns, besides those of many other parts of the Wairarapa. Mr B. lorns, who suggest-

ed that the councils should bo approached, also pointed out that many years ago an annual grant of £SO was made by the Government and he thought something should be done to see if that grant could be restored. Messrs J. W. Lewis and B. lorns, were appointed a deputation to wait on the borough councils mentioned relative to the matter. It was decided to ask the Mastcrton Borough Council if it could make a grant of £lO per year and the Carterton Borough one of £5 per year. If annual grants were not obtainable from the councils it was decided that the same deputation wait on the member for Mastcrton, Mr J. Bobertson, to see if Government assistance would be forthcoming. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Coughs and Colds, never fails.

A Press message from Wellington states that Douglas Charles Stevens, aged 31, found guilty yesterday ceiving ingots of tin valued at £590, knowing them to have been dishonestly obtained, was sentenced by Judge Johnston to-day to twelve months’ reformative detention.

A London cable message advises that the liner Rangitane, owing to the shroud of a main driving wheel having broken, is proceeding, on. one engine, to Colon , where she is due on 9th August. The owners, have dispatched spare parts by the Manhattan, to New York, from whence an aeroplane will fly with them to Panama.

It would appear that “the sky’s the limit” in prices for reserved scats in the grandstand at Carisbroolc Park, Dunedin, for the Ranfurly Shield Rugby match between Otago and Southland. In one instance yesterday the high figure of £lO was paid for a block of four seats, a price which will doubtless make small “profiteers” who quitted theirs at 15/- decidedly envious. In Invercargill enthusiasts who are keen to see the Ranfurly Shield match fr m the stand are advertising that they are prepared to pay £2/15/- for a single seat. The previous best price in the south for seats resold was £2 each for two. It is recalled that in Dunedin in 1921 seats were sold for the first Test match between South Africa and New Zealand at £5.

The following registration appears m this week’s Mercantile Gazette: — George and Doughty (1936) Ltd. Regd. 17th July. Office: 100 Deovn Street, New Plymouth. Capital: £15,000 into 7000 ord. and 8000 pref. shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington —A. C. Hesketli 100 ord., G. P. Mawson 25 ord. Stratford—S. M. Porritt 100 pref. Hawera—L. F. Matthews 100 pref., A. E. Death 25 pref., T. J. Watters (junr.) 10 pref., A. E. Collins 100 pref., R. M. Everndon 25 pref., D. V. Wliiteford 25 pref., W. >M. E. Leggett 10 pref., A. Jackson 50 pref., C. D. Dickie 250 pref., H. G. Dickie 250 pref., E. Gaylard 25 pref., H. Saunders 50 pref., J. W. Thomas 100 pref., M. 8..5. Thomas 250 pref., M. J. Donnelly 20 pref., A. Jackson 25 pref. Inglewood—S. A. Reid 10 pref. New Plymouth—C. E. Price, M. T. I. Price, S. W.. Price 250 pref. and 250 ord. jointly. Alton—E. H. Foreman 20 pref. Masterton —G. W. Morice 50 ord. Objects: General drapers, mercers, costumiers, and incidental.