Local news from 1908 columns

Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 242, 10 May 1988, Page 12

Local news from 1908 columns

About 80 years ago, on April 27 1908, the Waimarino County Call was published. A selection of stories and advertisements from that edition will no doubt interest readers of today's Bulletin. From the overseas cable service come the following two stories. •Buckingham Palace: The King and Queen were rather displeased at the number of women at the last Court whose complexions bore obvious signs of artificial colour. After several women, including some young girls had passed, the King tumed to the Queen and remarked how astonished he was that the young daughter of a celebrated peer should have come to Court with a painted face. In recent years this practice has become very general. When it was confined to middle-aged matrons anxious to preserve their fading charms, the King, who has a large tolerance in these matters, did not make any remark but it was easy to see that he was shocked at the number of young women at the recent Court whose faces shone with rouge." •New York: "There has been a remarkable sequel to an exceptionally foolish freak ball which recently took place at Coney Island and one which will probably induce certain 'ladies and gentlemen' of the smart set to refrain from participating in freak functions for a considerable time to come.

A feature of the ball was the performance of 30 'mock' marriages by a public notary who was invited to the ball for the purpose, 30 couples gaily volunteering to go through a sham ceremony of marriage for the amusement of the assembled company. To their consternation however the marriages have been held to be legally binding and the 'silly sixty', as they have been dubbed, will have to go to the Courts and obtain decrees of annulment at considerable cost if they desire to have the marriages dissolved." From the advertising columns come the following selection. '"Waimarino Acclimatisation Society: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the 'Animals Protection Act -1907' that the Domain Reserve, Makotuku Forest and Scenery reserve, Cemetery Reserve, Makotuku (all of the locality known as Rangataua Lakes) have been gazetted as a sanctuary for native and imported game. Notice is also given that Cock Pheasants and Hares are the imported game which may be taken or killed in the Waimarino (except in the sanctuary proclaimed in the above notice) for season 1908 from 1st May to 31st July and Grey Duck, Teal and Pigeon are the native game to be killed or taken during the game season. N.B. Kaka are this year protected throughout the Dominion." •" Federal Dining Rooms: Good meals can still be secured for one shilling. We have engaged a first-class chef and our meals are

first in quality every time. Parris and Eddy - Proprietors." '"Horopito Dining Rooms: Meals at all hours. First class chef. Best tables in the District. Once Come, Always Come. One shilling a Meal All Round." •"L.H. Mumford, Fruiterer, Raetihi: This Week's Price List: Oranges (5 or 6 for 1

shilling); Bananas (3 pence per lb); Apples (3d, 4d and 5d per lb); Pears (5d per lb); Tomatoes (5d per lb); Peaches (6d per lb); Plums (5d per lb); Grapes (ls 6d per lb); Water Melons (2d per lb); Lemons (ls 6d per dozen); Passion Fruit (6d per doz); Pineapples (6d to ls each)." •"Four lean-to cottages are being built at Messrs Abbott & Proud's mill on the

Raetihi-Ohakune road and all are near completion. In the near future the question of erecting a school halfway between Ohakune and Raetihi will have to be considered, There are numerous men with families coming to work at the (nearby) mills and these people are not in a position to send their children to schools at a distance."