HAMILTON NEWS

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1037, 30 July 1930, Page 11

HAMILTON NEWS

-Vs soon as a loan can be arrange d, tenders will be called for the erection of an Anglican Church hall on the corner of Nixon and Naylor Streets. Hamilton East. It is hoped to build a church hall at Gordonton within six months, while Mat&ngi Anglicans are also planning to erect a church building next year. Although the officer of the Waikato Social Welfare League was appointed less than a month ago. 120 cases of hardship* have been investigated in the--, town and 72 families have received help. Following an address by the Rev. L. M. Rogers at the Rotary Club on Wednesday, various RoUrltns expressed sympathy with the movement, and surprise at the results alread achieved. In a letter date! London, June le, io the Diocesan Magazine, the Bishop o Waikato, the Right Rev. C. A. Cherrington, speaks of the healthy state ci the Anglican Church in England, and of the many sacrifices of poor people for the Church. One parish, he said, had promised the Waikato Diocese £2O annually in pennies and halfpennies. • • • There waa a large gathering of Matangi residents to farewell Mr. Alan AlcMillan, who for three years has been officer-in-charge of the local railway station. He was presented with a cheque as a token of the esteem of the lesidents of Matangi and district, • mm For the hut time for many ye* rs snow fell lightly in i>arts of Franktou on Monday morning. The new Hamilton Boys Band, ujfadcr Mr. A. E. Savage, is making good progress. A competition for the best instrumental interpretation of “Abide With Me” resulted in a win for Bard Boy Hall-Jones. • • • Even a bitter frost did not prevent several Rugby enthusiasts from wait - ing at the booking-offico for seats for the British match on Saturday, at 4 o’clock yesterday morning. By 10 a.m. both stands were practically booked up. only a few seats remaining in the auxiliary stand.