NIGHTCAPS NOTES.

Western Star, 27 April 1920, Page 2

NIGHTCAPS NOTES.

(Own Correspondent.)

Sunday, 25th, Anzae Day, passed here without any special notice, save for appropriate addresses in the various churches. Owing to the indisposition of Rev. G. Crockett the Presbyterian pulpit was filled by Mr J. J. H. McLean, Birchwood. Mr McLean addressed a good congregation on the subject of “Freedom,” laying stress on the point that if temporal freedlom, for which our boys fought at Gallipoli was worth the sacrifice, of how much more worth was spiritual freedom, the door to which was opened when the Great Sacrifice was offered up at Calvary.

The football match played on the local grounds last Wednesday between Winton and Nightcaps resulted in a win for the visitors, the scores being 8 points to 6. A good crowd of onlookers followed the game with much interest, always hoping Nightcaps would come out on top, but the visitors were too strong. Bert Lee received injuries to his knee during the game, which necessitated his being off work for a few days. There were also the usual minor scratches and bruises as an aftermath.

The report of the raid on the Wairio Railway Hotel by Constable Boyle was a little exaggerated in these notes last week, as the night was not so far advanced as reported when the affair took place, neither was the number of those apprehended so great. Coal customers of the Nightcaps Coal Company are being circularised by a card stating that coal has again advanced in price to the amount of 2/6 per ton on trucks, and 3/- at the tip head. The miners have been granted a 50 per cent, bonus, the shift men getting 60 per cent., and this fact has most probably been the cause of the riso*in price. The miners maintain there is no reason for the rise in the price of coal to ! the public. The annual public meeting of the Band has been called twice recently, and no one has turned up to hear the finanial statement, so that one can take out of this what one likes. However, the bandsmen have decided to commence quadrilles on Friday evening by giving a- ball, andi, as this is the opening night, a large gathering of young people is anticipated. The Nightcaps Eutertainmient Society has been at loggerheads with the local branch of the War Funds Association over the amount collected by the former from their last entertainment. The amount is stated to he about £l6. The War Funds Association has been asked to: close its account, and it wants the money held by the Entertainment Society so as to wind up matters. The matter in dispute is the question of how the money is to ha spent. The Entertainment Society maintains that the War Funds Association can only use the money 1 raised by them, for the object for ; which it was raised, i.et, soldiers’ j medals. There arc quite a number of ' returned-men who received no medals,

but received cheques of more than, double the value of a medal, but the Entertainment Society has taken exception to this, and will not gjv© up the proceeds of their last concert. On Friday evening the members of the branch of the War Funds Association asked the members of the lesser society to meet them, and see what coiud be done. Mr Jas. Grant, senr., was in the chair. A lively meeting was the result, both sides maintaining that they could manage their own affairs. One member of the Association wanted to put the matter into the bands of the solicitor, and, after miuch talk and heated debate, the Entertainment Society were allowed a little time in which to think the matter over, before the Association takes any legal steps to recover the amount due. Some time ago' a- deputation from this concert party met the members of the War Funds Association over this very matter medals versus cheques for returned imeu—and the matter was considered settled, and that the moneys so raised conic be used by the War Funds Association at their discretion, but the matter now seems to be in dispute again, the. concert party denying that this conclusion had been come to 1 . There was a large attendance at the Miners’ Pictures on Saturday night when “The Riders of the Purple Sage ”. was screened. The price for adults was little in advance, but the picture was a superior one and worth the extra charge. The Sequel to this story, “ The Rainbow Trail,” is coming shortly, and will be sure to receive large patronage. Although out very much alive little town has no resident doctor who can show diplomas it nevertheless has its V.A.D. workers, who are much appreciated by a. certain class in cages -of ordinary sickness. The removal of one of these workers from the flat to the main street, of the township is the cause of much murmuring. If the Morley Village or the Flat people want assistance in night nursing they will now have to go up to the township for help. There are now two V.A.D. workers resident in the main street, and a real doctor with diplomas visits once a week. While collecting bones at Purdue and Reed’s slaughter house the other day 240 rats were destroyed with dogs and sticks. On Sunday last the ranger for the riding made a haul at Wrey’s Bush during the progress of divine service, when he secured 26 head of cattle—and tin's, on Anzac Day, too.