Dance at St Patrick's Hall.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 June 1938, Page 6

Dance at St Patrick's Hall.

There was a good attendance of dancers at the first dance of the season, held in St Patrick’s Hall last night. The music was supplied by the Blue River Dance Band, and Messrs W. Orange and W. Green acted as M’s.C.

Cemetery Entrance. The Masterton Borough Council decided at its meeting last night to remove the gates and the central concrete pillar at the entrance to the cemetery, and that a notice board be erected strictly prohibiting the use of the drive by cyclists and cars.

Not on the Map. An invitation to Masterton to participate in a Wellington district court at the Centennial Exhibition was accompanied by a map of the district, ostensibly setting out, by a series of dots, the towns of the province. All that appeared on the East Coast area was two dots, one at Akitio and one at Pahiatua!

Municipal Library. The number of subscribers to the Municipal Library at the end of April was 383, four having left during the month. The amount spent on books from April 1, 1937, to March 31, 1938, was: —Librarian, £205 Os 9d; committee, £B7 3s 2d; Times Book Club, £2 10s 3d. In April the expenditure was:—Librarian, £23 18s Id; committee, £34 6s sd.

Opposition Caucus. Members of the Opposition are holding a caucus at Parliament Buildings today. The caucus is expected to extend over two days. The Leader of the Opposition, the Hon Adam Hamilton, said yesterday that matters of general policy would be considered in the light of the coming session and the general election. Some time would also be devoted to a discussion on the Government’s legislation and administration during the last two and a half years.

Grocers’ Dispute. Preparatory to making the first Dominion award covering grocers’ assistants, the Second Court of Arbitration yesterday in Wellington commenced to hear arguments and evidence on behalf of the workers and employers. The award will apply to all the Dominion except Taranaki. The principal subject at issue is the length of the working week, the workers asking for a reduction from the present 44 hours to 40 and the abolition of work on the late night and Saturday morning. There is disagreement on wages also. All Black Selector.

At last night’s meeting of the Carterton Borough Council, congratulations were extended to Councillor E. McKenzie on being appointed All Black sole selector. Councillor W. A. Hart said Councillor McKenzie had been a New Zealand selector since 1924. There had been criticism of the selection of some of the teams, but in the end Mr McKenzie finished up as sole selector. That was a great tribute to him. Councillor McKenzie said he regarded his appointment as a great honour, but the worries of the job were yet to come.

“Like a Speculator.” The Government’s subdivision of the Wright Street area on which State houses are being erected, was severely criticised by the Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, last night, who said it appeared as if an attempt had been made to get as many sections as possible out of the area, an action which he compared with the subdivision adopted by a land speculator. It was decided by the Borough Council that the Director of Housing should be invited to make arrangements to discuss the matter with the Council’s works committee on the ground.

College Old Girls. On Monday evening, at the Country Women’s Club rooms, Miss Sutherland entertained a number of Old Girls. An amusing and entertaining three-act play entitled “Devonshire Cream,” was read by Misses Sutherland, N. Boddington, B. Francis, W. Young, M. Pither, J .McKenzie, N. Brown and J. Prentice. The president (Miss Nina Boddington), on behalf of the members, presented Miss Sutherland with a shoulder spray of autumn flowers, and thanked her for a pleasant and happyevening. The next social evening will be held at the residence of Mrs Pither on June 27. Escapees Captured.

The two prisoners who escaped from Waikune Prison Camp in National Park on Sunday afternoon were apprehended near Raetihi yesterday afternoon. They were seen by a lorrydriver on the main road south of Raetihi, and the police were communicated with. A search of the locality revealed no trace, but when Constable Beaton was returning to Raetihi he noticed two men come out on to the main road some distance ahead. He proceeded on foot until he came up with the men, whom he recognised as the missing prisoners. They offered no resistance while they were being handcuffed, and were taken to Raetihi jail in the constable’s car. Game Sanctuaries. _____

Greater attention to sanctuaries was urged at the annual meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society by the president. Mr L. O. H. Tripp. The societv. he said, was not merely a rod and gun club, but a guardian of native birds. Good work had been done by the society at Kapiti in providing feed bushes for such birds. Swamps were being drained every year, and the breeding and feeding grounds of native duck were generally' decreasing. The provision of more sanctuaries was therefore necessary, and also someone to trap vermin, plant aquatic growths, and increase the food supplies in sanctuaries. It might be necessary to keep stock off them altogether. Food supplies for pukeko in sanctuaiies were necessary to prevent the biids iaiding farmers’ crops.