LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 94, Issue 14801, 15 November 1921, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It makes us no richer to complain that others have more. The electric light at Matamata was jested last Sunday., It is. expected that it will be turned on to consumers' toll is officially stated that 9.7,000 officers and men missing in the Nvar are still unaccounted for. The Auckland delegates to the conference of associated chambers of commerce will represent the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce at the conference. A meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Freezing Works decided not to start work until the decision of the Arbitration Court has been placed before them at a future meeting. The pretty little operetta. ‘‘The Rajah of Rajahporc," was repealed in the Town Hall, Hamilton, last night, on behalf of (he St. George's Church, Frankton. Unfortunately Hie audience was not large. The performers, principals and chorus alike, acquitted themselves very creditably, and the performance proved very enjoyable. The Matamata Hotel had a very narrow' escape from fire on Sunday night. A lady boarder having occasion to visit the office, discovered flames emanating from the kitchen. She at once raised an alarm, and help being forthcoming the fire was extinguished, very little damage being done. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery, but it is attributed to a defect in the heating apparatus. An interesting illustrated lecture, showing the work done amongst the slums of London. Bradford, and Manchester, by the Methodist Church, was given by Mr Snowball in St. Paul’s Church, London Street, last evening. Rev. E. O. Diamines was in the chair. The lecture will be repeated at Malang! to-night and at Hamilton Bast to-mor-row night, “The Chinese of this town arc the freest givers of any to our hospital/' remarked Sir .lames Wilson, at a meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board. A list of Chinese donors was presented, showing the total subscriptions to bo £7l ss. A vote of thanks was passed to the donors. An accident, fortunately attended with no serious results occurred at Hie, Matamata glaxo factory on Friday last. A driving belt displaced a governor, which caused ihc fly wheel to race. It broke into several pieces, one being thrown through the roof of the building, landing on the lawn outside. The mishap .did not materially affect the working operations at the factory. In Duke Street, Cambridge, yesterday afternoon a pair of horses attached lo an express waggon made a somewhat sensational bolt, luckily without injury to any person. It appears that Mr T. Martin, of Roto-o-Rangi, driver of (he vehicle and pair, was leaving for homo —the horses having been standing in a yard at Hie rear of Messrs Clark and Sons’ business premises for a while — and, before getting into the waggon, ■be loosened the brake, whereupon the horses suddenly made off without Hie driver. The pair found their way through an alleyway between Messrs Turnbull and Jones’ and Mr Swncy’s,>. and after crossing Duke Street one wheel of Hie waggon was knocked off through corning into contact with a varandah post of 51 r While’s shop. Continuing their mad career Ihc animals came to grief at the Fort Street corner, where they had endeavoured to negotiate a, sharp turning, capsizing and badly smashing the vehicle, but ending the holt. The animals were only slightly scratched. This summer I’ll have six dresses instead of two. Pretty drosses too, designed by an expert specially for'me. And I hey will cost less than two die when I had (hern made, or bought them ready-made. And these six dresses I’ve sot my heart on will be made by myself from materials bought from Hooker and Kingston’s during “Home Sewing Week," and cut out to measure free by their expert. Thai’s how I'ii have six dresses this summer instead of two. ■•Home Sewing Week" takes place all this week, November l'i to 21, at Hooker and Kingston’s Hamilton’s leading drapers.*