IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 439, 21 May 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

STRATFORD POST OFFICE. From Monday, May 24, the posting boxes in the public lobby of the Stratford Post Office will be cleared for the afternoon delivery at 1.45 p.m. instead of 2 p.m. CRIPPLED CHILDREN FUND. As a result of an effort by Otago University Students yesterday a sum of £420 was collected on behalf of the Crippled Children Fund. It is expec ed that By the end of the- week the £5OO mark will have betn reached. Last year's collection was £l2O ATTRACTING TOURISTS. Increasing use is being made by the Government Tourist and Publicity De partment of cinema films for circula tion overseas to attract tourists tc New Zealand, and the Government film studios at Miramar are constant ly sending out new films and copies of old ones to be shown in luxury lin ers and in picture theatres through out the world. » EXTREME LABOUR IN N.Z. “There have been several Laboui Governments in the British Empire.’ said Hon .A. Hamilton, leader of ths National Party, when speaking at the National Club, Wellington, yesterday “Some of them have done good wort jind followed sound programmes, bnl I venture to say that in none of their has there been such an extreme tvp, of Labour as we have in the New Zea land Government to-day.’’ OPUNAKE A BOROUGH. A proclamation published in tin Gazette issued last evening constitutes Opunake a borough. The Opunakc Borough Council will consist of . mayor and six councillors to be elect ed at a poll to be held on June 18. The returning officer to conduct the first election will be Mr C. N. Thayer, ol Opunake, who will also have to pre pare the roll of electors for the election. The first meeting of the newlyelected council will take place on July 1.

' CHOICE OF MUSIC. An interesting insight into the musical preferences of the younger generaI tion was provided by the sacred solo, j own selection, for boys and girls j under 16, at the Christchurch competitions. There were 35 entrants, and j “Hear My Prayer’’ was the choice of ' six of them. The ever-popular “JerusaI lem” was sung by three competitors, I but, strangly enough, a hymn older | and more widely known than either | of these. “Abide With Me,’’ commend- ! ed itself to only one competitor. I STRATFORD GOLF TEAM. • The Stratford Golf Club’s team to play Hawera at Hawera at the weekend is as follows: R. Strachan, K. Neal. R. B. Anderson, R. Wills, N. Heslop, E. S. Rutherfurd, L. Sole, T. Urwin, V. 'Young, K. Pegg, J. Kehely, J. Spedding. To play Hawera at Stratford: R. Brown, B. Green, T. Sullivan, J. Coupe, N. Douglas, T. O’Neil, W. ■ Farquharson, R. Fryday, M. Thoippson, F. Bodie, W. Clarw, S. Ewing. j DECISION RESERVED. I Whether a night watchman was a ’ ! factory worker when he did not actually assist in any manufactory operaI tions was the question debated by Mr i H. Graham, secretary of the Midhirst j Dairy Company, and Mr D. T. C. Bray- . I shay, district inspector of factories, at ■ , the Stratford court yesterday. The > | company was charged with employing > 1 between November 1, 1936, and April ! 6, 1937, Godfrey Running, the night- : watchman concerned, on more than six days in a week. Mr W. H. Wood- [ i ward reserved his decision for a > 1 fortnight. HIRE OF SPORTS GROUNDS. ■ A recommendation that the Auck- ‘ land City Council resolution increasing the charges for the hire of various * sports grounds be rescinded and that 1 the matter of increasing charges be ' deferred for consideration until April 1 1, 1938, was made by the Parks’ Committee last night. Tile committee : stated that this suggestion was being made in view of the interest of the Government in the question of sport generally and belief that financial asistance would be given to the council by the Government by way of subsidy toward expenditure on sports grounds.