LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 304, 5 September 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Meek, Government Audit Inspector, Hamilton, was in Putaruru last week on official business.

Major Middlemass, officer in charge of the Salvation Army, emigration and settlement office, arrived from Wellington on Tuesday on an official visit to the boys’ home at Putaruru.

Mr. J. M. Treloar, deputy registrar of births, deaths and marriages, supplies the details of the vital statistics for the month of August : Births 4, deaths 2, marriages 2.

Miss S. A. S. Parker, of the Napier Girls' High School, has been appointed secondary assistant at the Putaruru District High School, vice Miss Cowie, who has left the district.

Owing to so many district activities in connection with the Methodist Sunday School Hall it has been decided to enlarge the building, and a very gratifying response is being made to an appeal that is at present being circulated in the town.

Though there has been only a co% paratively short spell of fine weather tanks were beginning to get low and the farmers were in need of rain, so that the heavy rain that fell on Monday night and Tuesday did a great amount of good.

The monthly meeting of the Putaruru Chamber of Commerce, convened for Monday evening, lapsed for want of a quorum. A large number of apologies were received, in most cases the absentees being away owing to influenza, which is very prevalent at present. A visitor from Wellington stated that that city more than lived up to its reputation of being the “ windy city ” (no connection with Parliament) on Monday. Policemen on their little stands on point duty were blown over, as were cyclists, and even one motor cyclist and machine were thrown to the ground. Though windy, the day was fine. A slight thrill was provided for frequenters of the Putaruru railway station one day last week. The Auckland-bound Rotorua express was entering the station when a dog jumped in front of the train. It raced along ahead of the engine and contrary to expectations it managed to jump clear, the cowcatcher just giving the animal a slignt glancing blow.

The Minister of Lands (Hon. G. W. Forbes) has advised the Putaruru Chamber of Commerce that its representations relative to certain settlers in the Tokoroa district being refused loans by the State Advances Department had been discussed at a conference at which tfl’3 Superintendent of the State Advances Office and the Valuer-General were present. After discussion it was decided to go into the. applications and refer them for reconsideration by the State Advances Board.

General regret was expressed m Putaruru and district when it became known that Mr. Arthur Clarence' Olsen, formerly of Marigatapu, had passed away in the Waikato Hospital. ’the deceased, who was single, met with a slight accident to ms foot seven or eight weeks ago, and despite all that medical skill could iclo the mishap took a serious turn, resulting in his death at the comparatively-early age of 46 years. The deceased was a Drotlier of Mr. Olsen, manager of the Selwyn Timber Company.

The many organisations in Putaruru have been added to by the formation of a Presbyterian Bible C,-.ss. The following officers have been elected : President, Rev. W. T. Brabyn ; secretary-treasurer, Mr. J. Gawith ; executive, Messrs. B. Gawith, R. Benton and officers ex officio ; organist, Mr. A. Wheeler. A leader has yet to be appointed. The first meeting was held on Monday evening, wuon, prior to the devotional exercises, games were indulged in. Mr. Brabyn, in commending the class to the consideration of the church people, m’ade it clear that it was not lormed in opposition to any existing bodies of a like nature but as a necessary and integral part of the church work.