LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17385, 23 April 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The R.M.S. Niagara arrived at Auckland from Vancouver at noon to-day. Over J2OO hags of mail from overseas will he deliverer! in Auckland at the beginning of this week. • v The Auckland Gas Company's 64 per cent, debenture issue of £'200,000 was over,-subscribed by £129,500. .

The annual meeting of the parishioners of Hamilton East, will he held to-morrow night in the old Masonic Hall, not Pearson's Jlall, as announced.

The. Beautifying Society is making preparations at Memorial Park for the Anzac. Day ceremonies on Wednesday. The committee will be in attendance from 9 a.m. to receive floral tributes.

A labourer named Roland \ ivian Cave, of Weka Street, Frankton, was fined 40s and costs for being found on licensed premises after hours at the Magistrate's Court this morning.

The Y.W.C.A., New Plymouth, has decided to purchase a section of land near the present hostel, belonging to Mrs Douglas, for the purpose of building a hall, etc., for the Girl Citizens, an off-shoot of the association.

At an appropriation by ballot for £4OO of the combined Te Awamutu and Cambridge Building Society (group 2), tlie successful shareholder was Mrs C F. Battson (No. 589), of Te Awamutu. The first draw proved to be that of the successful shareholder. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Orphans' Club ; the report and balance-sheet, which were adopted, showed the club had a membership of 710, and the assets amounted to £753, with no liabilities. The cash in the bank was £558. Mr .T. B. Johnston was elected president and Mr J. D. Crawford secretary. The Maurice Moscovitch season was concluded at His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland, on Saturday evening, before a crowded audience. Enthusiastic scenes were witnessed at the close, Mr. Moscovitch and the members of the company being accorded an ovation. In a brief speech Mr. Moscovilcti announced he would return to Auckland in July with another mystery play, “ The Silent House.”

At a small, but enthusiastic meeting of those interested in . the formation of a Boy Scout. Troop in Te Awamutu, Mr Mairs was voted to the chair, and after some discussion as to ways and means, it was decided to form a troop, to i>c known as the Te Awamutu Boy Scouts, with Mr L. O. Morgan, assist-ant-master at the District High School, as Scoutmaster. A Provisional Council was also set up to go into the details necessary for the control of a troop.