THE PUTARURU PRESS. THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume III, Issue 94, 13 August 1925, Page 4

THE PUTARURU PRESS .

THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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It is reported that Nurse Brown, I of Ngaruawaliia, proposes to open a | maternity home in Putaruru at a very j early date. The Rotoi-ua Dairy Company is holding a meeting at Putaruru on Monday. Discussion is invited on the erection of a new butter factory for Putaruru. A complaint made to the Putaruru Hall Committee this week re the piano available for dances elicited the information frdm one member that the present instrument had been bought about 16 years ago at a cost of £l2. “ When the Glee Club have given us a library with ten thousand books in it we may get them to turn their attention'to the need for a new piano,” was the view expressed by anothef member. After some further discussion it was decided that nothing could be done in the meantime.

The North Canterbury Hospital Board has just had its balance-sheet “ tagged ” by the Auditor-General because it placed on temporary deposit with the Christchurch City Council a sum of £4OOO that was lying idle in a loan account. The board’s action meant that the money earned a sum of £lls in interest that would not have been received if the loan money was left in the bank. The chairman j (Mr. Otley) : “It is ridiculous when you cannot invest money with the City Council, where it. is as safe as in the bank. I think if you get a balance-sheet back and it is not 1 tagged ’ you are not carrying out your duties.” Mr - . Leadly : “ Well, anyhow, it is a tag on the right side.” (Laughter.) , , A New Plymouth resident who had a motor cycle for sale has been left wondering-as to the wisdom of giving a prospective purchaser, who was a stranger to him, a trial of the machine (says the Taranaki Herald). While some adjustments -were being- made to the machine a day or two ago a welldressed man approached the owner and after some conversation he gathered that the bicycle was for sale._ A trial was suggested, but the inquirer thought it inadvisable to venture out in his best clothes. This difficulty was soon overcome, however, by the offer of some overalls by the owner of the cycle. Thus equipped the inquirer set out to try the machine after securing further advice as to a suitable route for the trial run. Since then nothing- has been seen of the would-be purchaser or the travelling outfit which was so generously and innocently placed at his disposal by the owner.

A good story is going- the rounds at ’'the expense of a farmer in the Waitara district. He had a particular aversion to sportsmen tramping over his property in search of game. On a recent Sunday afternoon he was sitting in front of his house with a friend, when his friend suddenly called his attention to the fact that two “ sportsmen ” were tramping over his property. The farmer hailed the strangers, demanding what they meant. The two “ sportsmen ” fled, followed by the irate farmer. After leading him* rathex- a stem chase the fugitives apparently collapsed l suddenly and appeared to be convulsed with laughter. This greatly puzzled the farmer, until a closer scrutiny revealed that he was in the presence of his own wife and daughter. Thinking to play a joke on him, they had dressed up in some of his old clothes, got down"the guns, and proceeded across the farm.

“ Three Women ” is the title of the main film to be screened at the local picture theatre on Saturday night. Pauline Frederick, Marie Prevost, May McAvoy and Lew Cody, who are in the cast, g-uarantee a fine production.* I