IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 448, 2 June 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

KING GEORGE V. MEMORIAL. Further Stratford dorJ-tlons to the King George V. Memorial Fund are: A' t J. £2 2s, Anon £5, — Sympathiser £l, Anon 2s 6d, M C. 2s 6d, Anon 7s 6d, Bird Road School 10s, Interested party 10s, making 'the grand total £133 3s 6d. OLD-AGE PENSIONERS. The problem of providing suitable accommodation for old-age pensioner?. end indigent people who cannot wholly support themselves is now be ng investigated by the comm: fee which has been set up. to review, the position as it applies not only to the Arckland city area, but to 'the most populous, of the suburban districts. MORE weddings. Wedd.-ng tolls have rung far more iTcqucn.ly this year in Masterton than. i.hey did for the corresponding period of 1936. So far this year 62 marriages hav e been ceiebiirted, coniPaled with 29 for the first five months of last year, and for the month of May there were 12 marriages compared! with thre e in the same month of last year. SALE CF ORANGES. Although a consignment of 748 cases of oranges arrived at Wellington yesterday, only between 200 and 300 cases were sold. Re'lailers cdtisidered that 'the price fixed by the Government was unreasonable, and therefore refrained from buying. In spite of this decision, however, a number of sales was put through, and about 25 per cent, of the stock was taken.

FEILDING TOWN HALL. lit is the intention of the Feildlng Borough Council to take a plebiscite on the qilestdon of a new Town Hall. Ther e are two issues involved, one being the adoption of the Mayor's proposal to purchase a section in Ferguson Street and erect a hall on it at an estimated cost of £9OOO, and th e other is' the erection of a municipal block on the site of the borough offices with provision for a town hail in addition t.o Hie borough offices.

AUCKLAND BUILDING. V./tirk valued at £40,991 was. represented in the’ 151 building permits issued by the Auckland City Council during May. DIVORCES IN AUCKLAND. Two judges are being occupied today in the Auckland Supreme Court in hearing petitions for divorce. The list comprises 70 cases and all will be undefended. HOUSEHOLDERS PROTEST. Objection to the proposal to transport senior pupils to Stratford and a desire for the Bird Road school to be maintained in its present state were voiced by a meeting of 26 householders at Bird l Road on Monday night. WOMEN'S GOLF MATCH. A bogey match played by members jof the Stratford Women's Golf Club : yesterday was won by Mrs Mark, who I finished all squlare The best cards returned otherwise were those of I Miss’ J. Hale (1 down), Mrs Coldwell I (4 -down) and Mrs Simons (6 down). WOOL STORE IN AUCKLAND ! One of the most up-to .duty wde! I stores in New Zealand is at present ' under construction in St. George's I Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland, for the Farmers’ Co-opera'tive Auctioneering I Company. Li’d. An expenditure of over £25,000 is involved. TRADE APPRENTICESHIP. "Six years' apprenticeship for , a j gasfitter ” remarked Mr W. R. Mci Kean, S.M., in the Auckland court, in i a tone of surprise when evidence was , being given in a dase before him of the terms of an award. “I think I could learn it all in. six months, judging from what has been given in evidence, and I want to know where the i special skill conies in.”

Racing enthusiasts will be pleased ito learn that satisfactory transport arrangements have been made by the I Railway Department for the for'thcom- , ing Wanganui Jockey Club's Winter j Meeting. The provision of fast trains, i with cheap excursion fares, also afI fords local residents the opportunity i of witnessing the hockey and basketi ball tournaments at Hawera on King's j Birthday. Similar excursion fares have been arranged for the New PlyI mouth Winter .Show. Particulars will |be found in our advertising, columns of this issue.