LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume 105, Issue 17746, 25 June 1929, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Savage club has been formed In Wanganui, and held its opening korero on Saturday night.

In the district controlled by the South Auckland Bowling Centre there are 34 clubs with a membership of 1007.

In the 24 hours up till 9 o’clock this morning .92 inches of rain were recorded by the Ruakura Farm Meteorologist.

Fourteen bankruptcies were notified in the latest issue of the New Zealand Gazette- Eight were in the North Island.

The gate takings at the National Dairy Show at Palmerston North for the five days were £1896 4s 7d, as against £2004 10s 8d for 1 928.

St. George’s Hospital (Anglican), Christchurch, has been placed in quarantine as the result of three adult patients having scarlet fever.

The new railway time-table came into operation yesterday, and although wide publicity had been given to the fact there were numerous cases of people missing their trains.

The Mercantile Gazette has the following notice:—Morrinsville Co-op Dairy Co., Ltd. Capital increased to £60,000, by creation of £35,000 additional shares of £1 each.

Entries for the Auckland Winter Exhibition, which will open on Wednesday, July 3, show a substantial improvement uptm the number received last year. The increase is between 150 and 200.

The automatic signalling system on the railway between Mercer and Ngaruawahia was brought into operation yesterday morning. Automatic signals on tlie section between Frankton Junction and Ngaruawabia will be first used next Sunday when the Horotiu duplication will he opened to traffic.

“I think it would be a very good thing if the motto of Rotary were changed to just the word ‘Service’ ; in its present form it Is a little topheavy and ponderous," said Sir Alexander Roberts, district governor for New Zealand, in addressing the Auckland Rotary Club yesterday.

Three hundred farmers from Otago who are at present touring the North Island, passed through Hamilton en route ’from Auckland to Rotorua today they will return to Hamilton on Thursday afternoon where they will spend the night, proceeding on their journey on Friday morning.

“I have often paid 8s or 10s fora professional show, and enjoyed it less,” said a visitor to Hamilton after seeing "Falling Leaves” by the Little Theatre Society last night. “I was amazed at the excellence of the performance. The third act in particular was one of the most perfectly acted things I have seen. I trust the people of the district will give the society the support it deserves to-night. You have a society of which you should be proud.”

The Hamilton Shakespeare Club will give a public reading of “ R.U.R.," a futurist play by Karel Capek, on Friday Night. The cast will be:— Harry Domain, Mr. W. L. Ranslead; Fabry, Mr. W. J. King; Dr. Gall, Mr. E. Bouillon; Dr. Ilelman, Mr. M. W. Coventry; Jacob Berman, Mr. A. B. Coltinan; Alquist, Mr. E. Wilson; Helena Glory, Miss 11. Ileywood; Emma, Mrs. Kaber Harrison; Marius, Mr. R. C. Griffiths; Sulla, Miss E. M. White; Radius, Mr. R. Ranstead; Primus Mr. H. Morton. \

The Little Theatre -Society, which made its first appearance so successfully in “ Falling Leaves ” last night, had, during rehearsals, a series of misfortunes which happily were surmounted. Mr. Eric Clayton-Greene, who was to have taken one of the principal roles was suddenly taken ill. lie was succeeded by Mr. George Hampton, but the latter, too became ill. The character was then, only a few days ago, taken up by Mr. 11. Morton. Mr. Morton’s splendid performance last night gave no indication that he had been rehearsing for such a short time, and was a tribute to his ability and enthusiasm.

Prior to the performance of 11 Falling Leaves ” by the Hamilton Little Theatre Society last night, Mr. J. A. Young, M.P., wished the society success and outlined its aims. He said that right down the ages the drama had played its part in the life of the community. To-day the movement has spread all over the world, particularly in England and America. It played an important part in the development of talent, and gave the public an opportunity of seeing plays which would probably not be presented by the commercial theatre, opening up a rich field in literature. To-night Mr. Eben Wilson, president of the Shakespeare Society, will wish the newly-formed society success.