THE OPOTIKI NEWS Friday, November 18, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 111, 18 November 1938, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Friday, November 18, 1938. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Sale. ; The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. advertise the sale of the houaeliolf.l. furniture of Air. W. AlcCulloiigh to be- held 1 at the residence, Hospital Hill, to-morrow. Dance at Woodlands. A dance and pre,s|>iitntion of trophies, will be'held under the auspices of the Opotilcj Hunt Club on Friday, November 25th. Temperatures. \ Temperatures at 9 a.m.. yesterday in North Island centres were as follows: Auckland and. Fast Cape 63 degrees, Taurungn. (18, Opotiki (55, Gisbornc (54," Napier (5(5 aiuhs Wellington 58. i \ l l '* 'p. Accident at Matawaii Concussion was suffered by a child, Itegiiie Fleteher, on Sunday when she was knocked down by a motor-cycle at Matawai. Shop Holidays. : A special meeting!, of the Opotiki ibisincssmcn’s Association will be held in the Rorough Council chambers on Tuesday next. Arrangements will be made in conncci ion with the holidays to lII' observed- at \CI iris till as and New Year. . : ‘ ■£5030 Prize WonThe information that lie had been the winner of .£50(10 as the drawer of tli v* third hoist-, Ortolji-’s Star, in an Australian ( on the recent .Melbo ll rile Cup wfis confirmed by Dr. •I; I). C.\D-uueim|bali§ologist of the Rotorua spa, whei| by a Roitorua I’ost representative. “I do not think that winning the prize will alter the usual teller of my life very much,” commented Dr. Duncan.

A Late Frost. An unusually late trust <>t some severity was experienced in Gisborne on Wednesday morning, alien -I.;{ decrees was registered at the aerodrome. This was actually the fourth heaviest frost, of the year in Gisborne and was only exceeded in .July last when a frost of (J.'.l degrees and two frosts of 5 degrees were recorded. 'This morning's frost, was equalled on October !) last.

Gift to Mr. Savage. A frill, of a handkerchief .made from the finest quality silk has been received by tljc Prime .Minister, the lit. Hon. .M. J: Savage, from a Gisborne woman K(> years of age. His initials, are worked across one of the corners. “Tliis handkerchiel' has been sint to me by an old age pensioner as a token of her gratitude for what tiie Government has done,” said .Mr. Savage, in expressing keen appreciation of tin 1 gift and the kindly thought behind it.

Matawai Victory Ball. I'Jnthusinstic supporters of the Labour Parts thronged the .Matawai ilall on T’riday nip;ht for the Victory Hall. Mr. A. (L Hul Up list. M.P., and Mrs. I I ult.quisi' and 1 their daughter .Joy attended. I'pon arrival .Mr. Hultqnist was presented with a buttonhole by little .Jimmy Iverekere. Mrs. |{. Bail'd presented Mrs. Iluliipiisl with a pretty Victorian posy, while Joy Hultquist also I'eceivc‘d a pretty little bouquet from Kathleen Heaufoy. .Mr. IL Baird, alfei' a congratulatory speech, asked Mr. llultquist to accept a cheque from his many wellwishers and supporters. Mr. Hultquist thanked himany friends ter all tl|ey" had dons' to help him retain his seat in the House of Hopresontutivos, and for the welconu* and the cheque, which Jie appreciated very much.

CwpE/iters Leave -Job. Si:; tn I‘ptMit<-i's walked off tie' ordnance depot const ruction jolt at: Tientliani camp recently. 'l’lie' <-ontractor stated that the men received above award wanes. including; payment lor an hour’s I ravelling time a day, a l()-minnte morning smoko with tea provided, and transport, to the job. Work on llu' depot, the. main section of which would he Ml,(lit. lone by lOdlt. wide extemline with other additions to (iOtll’t., had been held no at various stages bs'eause of labour trouble. It was a ease of the law of supply and demand, and with a shertaj'i' of carpenters some men were endcnvoiirine to pit. one builder against another. If one conceded to unreasonable demands it made it more difficult for ether builders. Throe of the men had not secured the work they had anticipated and offered to return, hut he would not have hack any of those who walked out on him.,