LOCAL & GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 July 1939, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

“City of the Strait.” The Wellington provincial history which is being compiled by Mr Norrie, will be published in book form under the title of "The City of the Strait, Wellington and Its ‘ Province. Centennial Attraction.

A feature of the coming Centennial celebrations will be special musical entertainments at which four worldrenowned singers will be engaged. A 1 the last, meeting of the Wellington Provincial Council Mr P. E. Pattrick was appointed to represent the Council on the committee a I tending to the arrangements. Provincial Memorial.

A tender for £9.175 16s Gd was accepted by the Wellington Centennial Council at its last meeting lor the erection of the Petone Bathing Pavilion as the Wellington Provincial Memorial. Mr W. S. Wauehop was instructed to amend the design of the window panel as the figures and dress of the Euro pean and Maori were not considered satisfactory. Art Union Grants. The Government has made grants amounting to £B6OO from the surplus art union fund to a number of philanthropic, charitable and kindred institutions. The fund from which the grants are made is formed from the accumulated balances of the profits after the regular distribution of £5OOO from each alluvial gold art union to the various mayoral funds for the relief of distress. Central School Dance. Old time and modern dancing was enjoved in the Central School Assembly Hall on Saturday night at a gathering arranged by the Parents Association. There was a large attendance. Barnes’s Rhythm Boys provided the dance music, and much-apjareciated extras were played by Messrs E. Coddington and T. Hicks. Mr W. R.-Nicol was an able M.C. The supper arrangements were under the direction of a ladies committee. Workers From Overseas. Seeking employment in New Zealand a further party of 19 workers from overseas arrived at Auckland by the Awatea from Sydney on Saturday. Among tnem there were two Jewish refugees, who were associated with the clothing trade in Germany, a young English geologist, who hopes to find work in the oil fields, and three New Zealanders returning after several years in Australia. The party included four labourers, two carpenters, two painters, two bushmen, boot, textile and farm workers, a butcher, a storekeeper and a welder. Sweethearts Reunited. Forced by their Jewish ancestry and political persecution to separate in their home town two years ago, two young German sweethearts were reunited upon the arrival of the Awatea at Auckland on Saturday and will be married today.' Since coming to New Zealand the young man established himself as a dairy-farmer in the Auckland district, apd wrote requesting the girl ho had known since childhood to share his future in the Dominion. She left Germany early in May, and her welcome in Auckland was an extremely happy one. Missionaries From China. With a view to discussing future activities with the New Zealand representatives, four missionaries of the China Inland Mission arrived at Auckland by the Awatea on Saturday. ’The party included the Rev G. W. Gibb, general director of the mission in Shanghai, Mr and Mrs H. Knight arid Miss Maud -Hullah. The visitors yvere met on the ship by the Rev 11. S. Conway, organising secretary of the mis sion in New Zealand, Mr J. O. Sanders, chairman, and Mr S. Barry, former chairman. A meeting of the New Zealand Council of the mission will be held. Fast Living and Church Attendance. Advice to Australians regarding fast living and church attendance was given by the Rev J. Milne, who returned to Auckland by the Awatea after spending two months in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. "It is my impression,” he said, "that to progress socially and lastingly Australians should realise that the pace of their lives should not be made too vigorous. "There is an indication that the influence of the community is becoming more vested in the young people. The churches are not so well attended as they used to be. This does not give a sure indication of default, as there seem to be growing outside the churches several influences that are more or less righteous and good.” Centennial iPageantry. If satisfactory arrangements can be made regarding transport it is hoped to held the Wellington Centennial memorial opening and street pageant on Anniversary Day. January 22. A new committee was set up by the Wellington Provincial Council at its last meeting to go into the question. A recommendation had been made to the council that the street pageant should be held on March 9 but it was felt that that day had no significance and any such celebration should be held on An niversary Day if it were at all possible. The committee set up was Messrs T. C. A. Hislop. A. E. Mansford, ,T. W. Andrews. T. Jordan and W. S. Wauehop. Industrial Expansion. Satisfaction with the progress made by New Zealand industries was expressed by the Minister of Industries and Commerce, Mr Sullivan, at a dinner in Wairoa on Saturday night. Some argued, he said, that New Zealand should leave manufacturing to the older countries, but it was important to remember that with the possibility of war severing communications such a policy would mean that all those now profitably employ c-d in making articles am.l producing goods would have Io find employment in primary industry—an impossibility. The Minister referred to the close watch being kept, on prices for the Price Investigation Tribunal, and declared that the Government would not hesitate to use the lull powers vested in it under the Board of Trade Act or the Prevention of Profiteering Act, to see that the consuming public was not exploited.

As a newspaper correspondent points out. the gas and electricity companies are fighting a ceaseless battle. But it’s rather a pity that they have to dig al 4 * their trenches along main thoroughfares.