LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4416, 19 May 1922, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Besides the two shops he is having erected on the corner of Williams Street and Belmont Road, Mr W. M. Cullen i*s prepared to put up a third shop if U tenant were assured. This latter shop would have .three brick walls, back one in iron,’ and the place fitted up with all modern conveniences.

Mr. Chas. Bray, C.E., has been appointed engineer to the Mongonui County Council out of 23 applicants for the position. Mr Bray has had considerable experience in engineering works for various local -bodies ; was for nine years engineer to the Kiwitea County Council, 6% yeairs to the Ohinemuri County Council, two years as civi.l engineer on the Nihotupu dam construction works for the water supply of the City of Auckland, besides having held other important positions. Mr Bray is at present head overseer in connection with the drainage works being carried, out in Kaitain district by the Lanas Department.

“An evil which is inclined to grow unless checked is the exploitation of school children on every possible occasion for charity and other affairs. We deprecate the inroads on the school time made by these appeals, and while deeply sympathetic to the various movements, the waste of time can only lead to one result towards the end of the school year, namely, ‘Cramming.’” This paragraph was contained in the annual report pf the Wellington School Committees’ Association which was received at the annual meeting.

A striking two-colour supplement of Miss Rosina Buckman is a feature of this week’s issue of the “Sporting and Dramatic Review,” and indicates the progressive policy of the proprietors. A specially attractive set of, illustrations is included, pride of place being given to the Opening meet of the Pakuianga Hunt Club, which isrepresented in a double-page pf snapshots. Other events are the Egmont Racing Club’s winter meeting, the recent Cannes Conference, Queen’:; vis’t. to East of London, first Sunday races at Nice, British and French a -.my at football, racing in Vancouver and Sydney, Liverpool Grand Nation- 1 al, theatrical and motion picture stars, and numerous other miscellany.

A well-known Napier tailoring firm, recently received the following letter from a Maori client: “I have received a parcel from you with, my riding breeches in it, which I order you. Thanking you very much, for it had got in safely to me. The breehces fit me well, and I likes it, too. Mv friends talk to me that it was very good, they likes it. And I think * must always order a riding breeches for rryself- there. I think also riding suit and sack too.. There was a letter in the parcel and I read it well. Excuse me I was sick in time, so I didn’t answer it so quickly. I wonder if you can manage to send me some samples of all suits. Riding suits, a coat, waistcoat, and riding breeches, or whatever you may call it Forget-me-not.”