LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXIX, Issue 284, 10 December 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tenders for Metal . The Waipukurau County Council invites tenders for the supply of 1000 cubic yards of red metal on the Na-pier-Wellington highway. Tennis at Burnell Part A match between the Russell Park and Takapau tennis clubs was played at Waipukurau in the weekend, the former winning by 15 sets to 10. Salvation Army Shop Day The Salvation Army, a religious and social organisation meriting the liberal support of all sections of the community, is to hold a “shop day” tomorrow and for the occasion gifts of till kinds will bo gratefully welcomed. j Yankee Tennis Tourney A Yankee tournament was played at the Waipukurau Lawn Tennis N Clubs courts on Saturday, results be- ■ ing as follow:—Semi-finals: S. Pea-''**’ cock and Mrs Giblin heat Shand and Miss Hartley; Swainsbury and Miss Rice beat Dunbar and Miss Harding. Final: Swainbury and Miss Rice beat Peacock and Mrs Giblin. Christmas Postings and Telegrams In order to secure as far as possible the distribution of Christmas traffic over, a number of days, the public are requested to assist the Department by posting correspondence and printed matter and by sending telegraphic greetings as ninny days as possible before Christmas Day. Early posting and telegraphing will also be of advantage to the public, as delivery before Christmas Dav will be assured. Horses for Sale. At the Waipukurau sale to-morrow i (Tuesday) the New Zealand Loan and-Jw Mercantile Agency Co. ,Ltd., will of- ’ fer. on account of Mr P. C. Ward, a four-horse team, comprising 2 aged draught mares, 1 fotir-year draught gelding and 1 nine-ycar draught gelding. These horses are shatters, and are broken to all claesos of farm work. Two five-year hacks will also be offered. * Struck by Flying Rock While engaged in blasting operations on the Te Anau-Milford Bound Road on Saturday morning, two men were injured by flying pieces of rock. They were admitted to the Southland Hospital in the afternoon. Francis Claude Haydon, aged 34, single, was struck on the chest by a large piece of rock, and his injuries are stated to be serious. Edward McPherson, aged 32, single, also received chest injuries, but in his case they are in the nature of smaller abrasions, and his condition is " reported as satisfactory. Tr.bute to a Great Mi&sionary.

The Rev. W. R. Hutchison addressing the congregation of St. Andrew's Church last night at the evening service dealt very interestingly with the life of the Rev. Samuel Marsden, as a remarkable pioneer in the mission field, both in Australia and New (preaching his first sermon in New Zealand on Xmas Day, 1814,. at the Bay of Islands, in the presence of Maoris who at that time were cannibals). The speaker pointed to the great work, as a representative of the Anglican Church, and in judicial circles, performed in Paramatta (New South Wales) in convict days, as well as other Australian centres, and New Zealand, for a lengthy period, by the intrepid miasioner. A warm tribute was paid not only to the courage displayed, and tenacity of Marsden, but the breadth of outlook he had shown } in furthering the interests of other denominations, the Methodists and Presbyterians tfwing him a special debt of gratitude. Incidentally the fine part played by the Rev. Henry Williams and others of that family was remarked upon. Building Trade Apprentices The opinion that with the revival of the building trade would come a demand for more building apprentices was expressed by Mr. A. A. Kirk, vocational master of the Wellington Technical College, in a report presented to the board of governors recently. “Already,” Mr Kirk said, “there have been applications for apprentices as good as those supplied four years ago. But owing to the recent slump in this trade, many parents have refrained from putting their boys in these classes with the result that to-day we are unable to find sufficient well-trained boys. Un- | less more boy.-: link up with our ’ building classes the shortage of candidates for this trade will be even more acutf in a few years’ time.”