LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14770, 8 October 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

More men perish from lack of proper self-appreciation than from consumption.—Maxim Gorky. The annual meeting of the. First Church Tennis Club will be held in the schoolroom on Monday next, at 7.30 p.m. A full attendance is requested.

The Claudelands’ Guild stall at the recent sale of work at St. Peter’s was controlled by Mesdames Newell, Reeves, Griffiths and Elliot. It is staled that a returned soldier in Hawke’s Bay has drawm first prize in' Tattersall’s sweep on the Sydney Metropolitan Handicap.

The Hamilton Borough Council ik taking steps to arrange a cleaning-up week and a rat-catching campaign, and the scheme will be outlined at the ffext meeting of the Council.. . A poll will be taken in Hamilton cm Tuesday, October 25, on a proposal to raise a loan of £3OOO for carrying out drainage works in the Woodlands Drainage District.

Major H. P. Sharp, of the Salvation Army, who has spent many useful years of olficership in the organisation, will conduct the 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. meetings in the Bryce Street hall pa Sunday next.

Dr. Gower, Surgeon-Superintendent of the Waikato Hospital, desires to acknowledge the following gifts*— Flowers from Mesdames Dalzell and 801 l and the Boy Scouts; sweets from Mesdames Black, Warren and E. G. Day; toys from Mrs Warren. Elaborate celebrations will take phtce next week in the busiest part of Victoria Street, the occasion being the Sixth Birthday and Anniversary Jubilee of the Big Store of Hooker and Kingston’s. Once each year they celebrate this great event by preparing special values and discounts —thus showing their appreciation to the many thousands of loyal and faithful customers. The success and unbounded prosperity that this store has shown from year to year is proof of the firm’s good values and methods of trading. It is no doubt these points that have attracted you to the store, and will continue to do so, for the firm’s slogan of “Better value, belter sorvjee ami complete satisfaction” will tie rigidly adhered to in the future. Crowds each year attend this big Anniversary Jubilee—your welcome—> and die spirit of friendship is strengthened.—Hooker and Kingston, Ltd.*

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The sitting- of the Supreme Court at Hamilton will be resumed next Tuesday afternoon. The prize for a doll in connection willi St. Mary’s Princess was won by Miss A. Hill.

A thunderstorm passed over Hamilton yesterday afternoon, and again this afternoon, when the lightning was unusually vivid, and heavy rain fell. At the Hamilton Court to-day a first

offending drunk was committed and * fined 20s, in default 48 hours imprisonment- A prohibition order was issued by consent. The Hamilton Orphans’ Club will hold their ladies’ night at the Alexandra Hall io-night. All members who have signed nominations forms and arc financial, but have not received notice about to-night arc required to attend. An elderly woman, Mrs Hannah Hogers, belonging to New Plymouth, who had been visiting Canterbury, died in the Wellington-New Plymouth mail train a few miles from Palmerston North yesterday afternoon. She was accompanied by her son. In the Magistrate’s Court, New Plymouth, yesterday, Sidney Fincham, storekeeper, of Mokau. was committed for trial on a charge of forgery in connection with an order for liquor for a proclaimed area, and was also fined £5 for keeping liquor for sale. Joseph Milts, licensee of the Okate Hotel, was fined £5 for unlawfully allowing the consumption of liquor after hours, and £2 for exposing for sale after hours. Five other defendants were fined £1 each for being unlawfully on licensed premises

Mr H. Banks, national lecturer for the Theosophical Society in New Zealand, will deliver his fourth lecture at the Lodge Hall, Collingxvood Street, to-morrow evening, at 7 p.m., on “Theosophy, the Aliy of■ Christianity.” Those who have heard Mr Banks have been struck with the earnest and

forceful presentation of his subjects, and will be curious to know how he will deal with this subject;, for it is of the highest importance to establish fraternal relations between the Churches and Theosophy, by showing the fundamental unity of ideals and purpose behind them. The annual District Convention >f the W.C.T.U. was held in St. Paul’s Schoolroom. Owing to the unavoidable absence through illness of the president, Mrs Morion, the chair was taken by Mrs Jones. Devotional exorcises were conducted by Mrs Blamircs. Delegates were present from Hamilton East, Ngaruawahla, Cambridge, Morrinsville. and Tc Kuill branches, uni very - encouraging reports were received from these delegates. Much business was transacted, and papers read by the secretary (Mrs Dcnsem) and Miss Earnshaw (Dominion organiser), who has been in Hamilton for the past three weeks. Afternoon tea was served.

The monster carnival and bazaar to be held in the horse bazaar on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of next week is arousing' considerable attention. The festival, which will be opened by His Worship the Mayor, at ViO p.m. on Wednesday, is in aid of the Band Queen in connection with the carnival fund. Strong committees have been sol up in connection with the bazaar. Games and attractions of every kind and athletic events will figure on Ihe entertainment programme. Entries for the various competitions on the programme will close on Monday at Mr W. Gann’s shops, Victoria street.