LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 July 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Popular Dance. Despite the rough weather the dance held by the East School on Saturday night was largely attended. Mr J. West supplied the music and Mr S. W. Ihaka capably acted as M.C. The Monte Carlo was won by Miss Fitzwater and partner. Weraroa Escapees Sentenced. Three absconders from, the Weraroa Training Farm, who were arrested in Taranaki early last week, appeared in the Juvenile Court at Palmerston North charged with the conversion of a car and with theft of benzine. They were each sentenced to three years’ Borstal detention. Badminton Colts Match. Negotiations are taking place between the secretaries of the Waffarapa and Wellington Badminton Associations for a match among young players at Wellington at the end of July or in the first week in August. A lower grade representative team has not previously been chosen for an inter-pro-vincial match by the Wellington Association since its inception. Indoor Basketball.

The following is the draw for the indoor basketball competition to be played on Tuesday night at Masterton:—at 6.30 p.m., W.F.C.A. v. Woolworths; 6.55, Pirates v. W.F.C.A.; 7.20, United v Lancers; 7.45, Borthwicks v. Reliance B: 8.10, Hugo and Shearer v. Y.M.C.A.; 8.35, Y.M.C.A. v. Reliance A; 9.0, C. Smith’s v. McDufl's; 9.25, Old Boys v. Y.M.C.A. juniors; Rovers a bye. Trentham Races.

The prize money at the Wellington Racing Club’s winter meeting was divided among 57 owners, Mr L. C. Hazlett, who annexed £B9O being at the top’of the list, followed by Mr S. Findlay, who won £7OO. Mr Hazlett is the owners of Slayer and Alma, while Mr Findlay owns Survoy. Mr P. T. Hogan, Washdyke, with three winners was the most successful of the trainers. Of the jockeys, A; E. Ellis, J. McLaughlin, H. N. Wiggins, and J. C. Richards had two winning rides. Fire Board Loan.

The borrowing of £125,500 by the Auckland Metropolitan Fire Board for the erection of its proposed new central station at the junction of Pitt Street and Grey’s Avenue has been sanctioned by Order-in-Council published in the latest Gazette. The loan is to have a term of 25 years and interest has been fixed at 4,| per cent. The board received authority in 1937 to borrow £30,000 for the purchase of the site and was also authorised to raise the money by hypothecation of debentures. The loan authority imposed a time-limit of two years within which money might be borrowed. This period has now been extended to three years. Meals for Children. An effort to meet the need of providing country school children, who sometimes come to school from long distances, with hot meals in the winter. has been made by the teacher at the AsHbutrton Forks School. The children are supplied with hot cocoa at 10 o’clock every day, and at 12.45 the gong sounds for a hot luncheon. The girls of the school take turns at preparing the meals. An electric stove has been installed and the pupils are very enthusiastic about the scheme. The butcher and the baker call regularly, and the menus are varied to a considerable extent. Figures showing the average consumption of each pupil indicate a distinct development in appetite since the scheme began. Financially, the scheme is a very satisfactory one for the parents, the charge on them for each meal being trifling. The parents have undertaken to supply the milk and vegetables, while gifts of such commodities as honey and jam help the scheme along.