LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 117, 21 January 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Putaruru War Memorial will be unveiled next Sunday by Mr. F. F. Hockly, M.P. On the motion of the chairman the Matamata County Council decided at the last meeting- that the clerk prepare a list of all outstanding- rates for perusal of councillors with a view to proceedings being- taken for recovery of same. “ A man who can tour the South Island and yet have arrears of rates should be brought to book,” stated Cr. Stopford at the last meeting- of the Matamata County Council during- a discussion on outstanding- rates, when reference was made to individual cases.

Considerable interest is now beingtaken in the new bowling- green on the Arapuni road and attendances are growing- each week-end. Quite a crop of skips has already been produced, and the keenness being- shown by new members augurs well for the future of the club.

The plans of the new Anglican Church for Arapuni have been approved by the Diocesan Office, Auckland, and the building- will be proceeded with almost at once. The size of the church is to be 34ft by 24ft with porch and vestry. It is expected that the building- will be ready for opening- shortly after Easter. A contract has been let to Mr. J. A. Ranger for building- the new Methodist Manse in' Putaruru. The contract price is £750, and the work is to be completed in three months. The new building is to be erected in Marchant street, and consists of three bedrooms, study, dining-room, kitchen, bathroom, scullery and washhouse, with hall and passage way and sleeping- porch. The house is very conveniently arranged, and front and side elevations reveal it as a structure which will be a handsome addition to the residences of the town. Next Saturday at the local picture j theatre Buck Jones will play the lead- 1 ing- role in the main film, which is entitled “ The Man Who Played Square.” The picture is described e,s the best of the year and is a g-old mining- di'amaJ-

A charming selection of model frocks is shown at Miss McEwin’s (Yandle’s Buildings) at prices ranging- from two to six guineas, including- the new tennis frocks with pleat-over skirts, and some exquisite evening- gowns in printed georgette. Inspection is invited.* ‘

uwing lu lacK causes it has been decided to postpone the sports meeting- advertised by the Putaruru Athletic Club for Anniversary Day till Easter Monday, ' when in all probability an augmented programme will be carried out. Mr. C. G. Hitchcocks, of Matamata, who has been in charge of the Putaruru branch of the Bank of New Zealand during Mr. Thompson’s ill Hess, returned to Matargata yesterday, being relieved by Mr. C. Campbell, of g the same town, who has assumed thtjK duties of manager temporarily. ' The injury received by Mr. A. C. Thompson, of Putaruru, while riding on horseback, is proving more serious than was at first anticipated. An operation has already been performed, and another may yet be necessary. Mr. Thompson is progressing as well as can be expected under the circumstances, and though the injury is proving troublesome it is pleasing to note that no permanent ill effects are feared. Dr. MaeCreadie, Health Officer, of Auckland, was in Putaruru yesterday, when, in company with Mr. Sergeant, local health inspector, he visited the proposed sanitary farm on the Putaruru Domain. Speaking to a representative of this paper, Dr. MacCreadie expressed himself as being perfectly satisfied with the location in view of all the circumstances of the case and stated that he had no hesitation in approving of the area to be used. A gully for the disposal of tins and other rubbish was also approved. A printing machine in operation is hardly a bed of peace, but in recess it is full of corners capable of irregular use by occupiers of suitable size. During the recent holidays a jobbing press in the Wellington Evening Post was adopted as a maternity hospital for a rat, and when the staif resumed work and investigated the cause of a visible mess in the cylinder of the machine, four newly-born rats were found nested in a mass of scraps of paper. A trap was set, and an adult rat—-pre-sumed to be the bereaved mother was found in it. A very notable event in the local sporting world takes place next Saturday at 2.30 p.m., when the new bowling green, recently laid down by - the Putaruru Bowling, Tennis and. Croquet Club will be officially opened by Mr. F. F. Hockly, M.P. Representatives of other bowling clubs from Rotorua to Hamilton are expected to be present and during the afternoon the croquet green will also be opened. This will b”e the first occasion that bowls, tennis and croquet have been played, simultaneously in Putaruru, and a cordial invitation is extended to anyone in Putaruru and surrounding districts, interested in the above sports, to be present. Afternoon tea will be provided by lady members of the tennis and croquet clubs.*