LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Putaruru Press, Volume VII, Issue 311, 24 October 1929, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Rev. H. Ashworth left Putaruru on Friday on home mission work involving visits to iluntly uni Ngaruawabia. Mr. W. J. Poison, M.P., Dominion president of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, was a visitor to Putaruru during the week-end. Three sets of twins in a herd of cows is an unusual occurrence, but when they all arrive in one week the performance is something of a record. Such occurred in the herd of Mr. J. Fitness, Mangateparu, who states that the six calves are “ bonny ” ones, and all thriving.

A Communion service was held in the Putaruru Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning, there being a large congregation. The Rev. W. T. BraOyn conducted the service, and he was assisted by Messrs. Sealy and Benton. Six new members were received and welcomed.

“ Ask me something easy,” was the laughing reply of Mr. C. H. Clinkard, M.P., when asked by a Putaruru Press representative as to the possible date of the close of the present session of Parliament. Mr. Clinkard was of the opinion that the Mouse would have to sit until the important business yet to come before it was disposed of.

Rev. E. E. Sage, of Morrinsville, was the preacher at the Putaruru Methodist Church on Sunday, the occasion being Home Mission Sunday. In the evening there was a large congregation, and Mr. Sage preached an eloquent sermon on “ The Attractiveness of Christ,” directing his remarks to the young people of the congregation.

The Tirau-Putaruru Presbyterian session met at the former place on Saturday. Twelve new members were added to the communicants roll. Arrangements were put in hand for a visit to both places by the Rev. John Bissett, who will conduct a mission in November. Mr. Sealy was appointed to organise a choir to assist at the mission at Putaruru.

On Tuesday morning the Tirau school was the scene of a pleasant function, when the Rev. W. T. Brabyn presented the cup donated by Mrs. Coubrough to the boy and girl gaining the highest number of points in the school section at the children’s exhibition held recently in Tirau. The winners, Mary Barton and Edgar Pevreal, received a hearty round of applause as they received the trophies.

Mr. D. R. Fraser, of Tokoroa, had a narrow escape from being seriously injured by a Jersey bull on Saturday. The infuriated animal tossed the unfortunate man and then trampled on him, rolling him to a fence. Relatives went to his assistance and Mr. Fraser was rescued and taken to his home, suffering from severe bruises and shock.

At the Putaruru Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. J. W. Barr Brown and T. F. Snell, J.’s P., Ivan Jenkin, a young man, was charged with alleged carnal knowledge of a girl under the age of 16 'years. He pleaded not guilty and was committed for trial at the November sittings of the Supreme Court at Hamilton. Bail was not asked for.

The keenness of the older members of the bowling fraternity of Putaruru has affected several “ new chums ” to the game, with the result that challenges amongst novices have been prominent of late. A well-known butcher set the ball rolling, or rather the bowls rolling, by issuing a challenge to an equally well-known draper, stakes being a tin of cigarettes. The game took place during the mid-week, and the challenger succeeded in proving liis superiority by 18 to 15 after a close and interesting game. Two other challenges followed, and the third in the field succeeded in beating two opponents. Convinced by these tokens that'.he is a bowler of no mean ability, \thej champion novice has challenged' 'one of the leading players in the club.

How easy it is to make a mistake was instanced in Morrinsville on Monday, when a certain well-known resident was commenting with horror that the wife of a Cabinet Minister could sit in public smoking a cigarette, and “in a long cigarette holder at that.” His listener commented that in these days it was not unladylike for women to smoke, and there was no reason, if the Hon. H. Atmore’s wife wished to smoke, that she should not. However, a few minutes later it was found that the lady was not Mrs. Atmore. Later in the day the statement was turned into a good joke, for one of the hearers met the Minister and recited the story. “ Well,” the Minister said, “ fortunately or unfortunately it cannot be true, for I have not yet met Mrs. Atmore.” The Minister is a bachelor. —Morrinsville Star.