LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hutt News, Volume 3, Issue 9, 24 July 1930, Page 7

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A purse, containing a,, sum of money picked up on a recent Sunday morning, was handed to the Police and awaits an owner. / The District executive of the W.C.T.TJ has arranged for Mrs Peryman and Miss Kirk, JJ?., to be the speakers at its meeting in the Wesley Hall on Thursday '-31.5,t, inst. All interested in the work of the Union are cordially •Inyitefl to attend. Further particulars will be found in the advertisement. i An unreserved auction sale of carpet squares, carpet runners, hearth rugs, boys* suits, boots and sSioes, crockery, etc., will be held in the Lyceum Hall, ! tomorrow (Friday) at. 11 a>m and 2 'p.m. The goods which are from an over-stocked Wellington warehouse, are all brand new. The general public is afforded an opportunity of securing rare bargains. Details appear in our I advertising columns. At the meeting of the Education last week. Messrs J. Stonehouse | and D. N. Edwards were appointed com"misaioners for Hutt Central School. I The Workers' Educational Associa- | tion has arranged to hold an interesting course of eight lantern illustrated leojturea on Biology under the tuition of ! Dr. F. G. Maskell, in the Borough Council Cltaaniber, commencing on Thursday evening next, 31st inst. The syllabus is a most comprehensive one and'should prove of great interest to those, who are fortunate enough to be able to avail i themselves of such an "excellent course of lectures., f

Wo are pleased to report that Or. A. Mcßain, who recently underwent a cxitical operation in a Wellington hospital, has . made a '■- wonderful recovery to health and <has returned to his home.

|' Messrs Beaver and Beaver of Pe- . tone, who have specialised.in the znanu: faeture of home knitting wear since 1925, have established a local agency at the premises of Miss M. FraseT, 290 High Street..^Mjessrs Beaver and Beaver will make any article of knitted wear to the v cuatomer/s measurement and only the best of materials are need. Beautiful knitted garments for both children and adults in wool; cotton and silk are made to order at shortest notice. The Biver Board's punt, wkieh is at preseac moorod in the lower reaches of the Hutt river, has recently suffered at the hands of thoughtless larrikins, who found delight iii 'the wilful destruction of the- tools .and accessories [found on the pmrt. A new taipaulin; which was used to cover the engine, was deliberately slashed, apparently with a knife, and rendered almost useless. As this is not t&eflrst time the Board has suffered in this way, the matter: has . been placed in the hands of the police und we understand proceedings will »>e taken against' persons suspected of the of?enc/e.

Great interest is being shown in the approaching concert for funds to help the Anglican Boys' Home Scout Troop. Even without the Incentive to help the boys of the Troop, the concert will of itself be well worth going a long way to enjoy. The artists are of very high class indeed. Mr. Ernest Glading, champion of many competitions, has kindly promised to sing. The splendid singing'of the ladies on the programme -—Mrs Julia Schmidt, Miss Mona CJarrick, Miss Marjorio Lee, Miss Jessie Bennett, and the fine piano selections of Miss Zell CKane, should please those fortunate enough to obtain admittance. Mr. A. G. Flanagan, tie organiser of the concert, has a fine,baritone voice, and Mr. A. Harbord will supply the humour of the evening.