LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 126, 23 May 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Basketball Match A friendly basketball match was played at Onga Onga on Saturday, between Waipukurau Old Girls and Onga Onga, the latter team being successful by 14 to 7. A Bara Avis. A white heron, rarely seen in New Zealand, was observed on the Awapuni lagoon last week by two Palmerston North boys, who secured several photographs of it. Scholars Resume Studies. The public schools throughout tho Hawke’s Bay Education District were re-opened this morning, following upon tho winter vacation of a fortnight’s duration. Waipukurau to London For the first time in history a resident of Waipukurau has been m communication with England per medium of the telephone. The call was put through from Waipukurau last week and went by way of the ordinary telephone to Wellington thence per wireless to Sydney and on to London. Another Heavy Rainfall. There was an exceptionally heavy downpour of rain in the Waipukurau district last night, tho countryside receiving a further good soaking. The gauge at the Waipukurau Hospital showed that up till 9 o’clock this morning tho .total recorded for the preceding 24 hours had been .44 inches. At the station of Mr Percy Hunter in the Porangahau district .60 was the recorded total for last night. Radio on Taxi One taxi service in Dunedin is keeping abreast of the times in providing its passengers with radio entertainment, 'bays the. Star. A powerful wireless set has been neatly installed, in one of its cars and operates according to the wish of the passenger. The sot is controlled from tho instrument panel, and is within easy reach of the driver. Reception has proved excellent. The set is a novelty that has attracted much attention. Operations for Appendicitis There were 303 operations for appendicitis in the Waikato Hospital during the year ended March 31, 1932, against 260 for the previous year. Replying to a question at a meeting of the board recently, the acting-superintendent, Dr. R. S. A. Graham, said appendicitis was increasing, very much, and was an outcome of modern civilisation. It was time people wore educated to realise that tho trouble became much worse if it was neglected. If people sought, treatment as soon as -.the symptoms were manifest, many severe complica- 1 tions would be avoided.

The Mission Field

The churches of New Zealand in

their overseas work spend on an average £90,000 a year and support at least 365 missionaries, besides sharing in the work of several of the great British societies whoso headquarters are. in London, stated the Rev. David Calder at the annual meeting of tho Taranaki branch of . the British and Foreign Bible Society at New Plymouth. Tho world expenditure on missions to the heathen by the Protestant churches averaged £11,000,000 a year. That expenditure was guided though not controlled by an international organisation which met every few years. Its last meeting was at Jerusalem in 1928. Speaking in St. Andrew’s Church, Waipukurau, last night the Rev. A. C. McLean made a strong appeal for the continuance of mission activities, stating that the Presbyterian Church had increased its representation in that field from two to 37 in the course of 64'years. Ho showed that not only from a spiritual but a physical and pacifist viewpoint the work was of great significance.

Next Friday sees the opening of the most extensive and exclusive collection of model gowns and millinery yet shown in Hawke’s Bay. A shipment of goods is being opened from the leading gown and millinery houses of London and the Continent which we confidently assert cannot be bettered for style or price in New Zealand. Be sure and see our first showing on . Friday, March 4th—MATHEWSONS LTD.. 34 Memorial Square, Napier, Phone 747.