WOODLANDS NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 21090, 23 May 1930, Page 3

WOODLANDS NOTES

(From Our Correspondent.)

The play read at the weekly meeting of the Literary and Debating Club on Tuseday evening was “The Truth about Bloyds.” Like others of A. A. Milne’s plays this was eminently suitable for within the time available at one evening and was much appreciated by all present. In this play Milne has created a peculiar atmosphere around the life of the mythical poet Bloyds told in good dialogue not without wit and humour, which maintain interest to the end. The following took part in the reading: Mesdames Robbie and Middlemas; Misses Hillis, McKerchar and Robbie; Messrs Richmond, Bell, Saxelby, Anderson, August, Griffin, Middlemas and Trotter. Mr J. McHardy was elected acting secretary during the absence on holiday of Mr E. Richmond.

The Woodlands Bowling Club held its initial card playing evening on Wednesday when despite very unfavourable weather conditions there was a good muster of enthusiasts. The club is fortunate in having been offered by Mr P. R. Sutherland a spacious and comfortable room for the season. Miss L. Brown was successful in winning the ladies’ prize and Mr Bell the men’s. The club will hold card evenings on Wednesdays during the winter months. A lecture on petroleum was given under the auspices of the Shell Company, the lecturer displaying several films. The film dealing with the history of aviation was especially interesting. A meeting of the Woodlands branch of the Farmers’ Union was held in the hall last evening, Mr W. Clark presiding. The following remit from the Provincial Executive was approved: “That as farming costs to-day are 70 per cent, above 1914, while export values are 23 per cent, lower, the Government be requested to compile definite tables with a view to having this injustice put right.” Other remits approved dealt with the following matters: A higher tariff on imports from foreign countries; fostering Empire trade; protection to oat growers; an increase in the petrol tax; alteration in the method of election ,of the Meat Board; a proposed tax on luxuries to relieve unemployment; abolition of\Arbitration Court favoured, but retention of Conciliation Council; that Crown lands be made more attractive for settlement; that the Southland County Council be requested to refrain from voting county funds to public bodies or private institutions.