LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 September 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Heavy Frost in Masterton. A frost of 12.7 degrees was registered in Masterton this morning. Battle of Flers. Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Flers, which took place on September 15, 1916. This engagement was a notable one, as it was here that tanks were first used in the Great War. Many Masterton residents who were members of the New Zealand forces took part in the battle. Summer Time. Official notification that summer time will commence at 2 a.m. on Sunday. September 24, and continue until 2 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, 1940, is contained in a gazette notice. The time will therefore be advanced thirty minutes as from 2 a.m. on September 24. Registration of Aliens. The registration of aliens has been proceeding at the Masterton Police Station during the past two weeks or so. Aliens are reminded that they are required to register by-Monday next. It appears that there are very few enemy aliens in the Wairarapa district. Plunket Society Subscriptions. The following subscriptions to the Masterton branch of the Plunket Society have been received and are gratefully acknowledged by the' hon. treasurer (Mrs J. D. O’Connor): —Mrs H. Jacob 10s; Mr and Mrs H. H. Daniell 10s, Mesdames R. H. Williams, K. Hopkirk, G. F. Corlett, J. R. Hall, D. J. Cooper, W. J. Crozier, B. G. Dean, R. King, D .Costello, A. E. Levick, A. E. Dillon, Sortain-Smith, Miss J. Cooper, Mr G. R. Garrett, 5s each. Harrier Officials. The following are the officials appointed for the Wairarapa district 10 miles championship harrier race, which will take place from the Park Oval on Saturday afternoon. The race is timed to start at 2.30 o’clock. Trail-lay-ers, Messrs ’Jt J. Hunter, C. Ross; timekeepers, Messrs G. L. Askew, J. ton; starter, Mr C. K. Long; judges, Messrs A. Talbot and D. Turnbull; referee, Mr L. A. Keats; course stewards, Messrs J. Cairns, R. Gully. Concert on Saturday. On Saturday night at 8 o’clock' in the Municipal Hall the public is assured of an evening’s real enjoyment, while at the same time assisting a good cause. The Te Ore Ore-Glad-stone Cadet Nursing Divisions are to give displays of drill, first aid and stretcher work. Leading the community sing will be Mr C. Mitchell, who will be assisted at the piano by Mr Hicks of Pahihtua. Other entertainers will be the Te Ore Ore and Gladstone Maori group and Mi’ Leon Chung with Miss Mulvey at the piano. Inspection of Meat. The Meat Bill, as amended by the Agricultural 'and Pastoral Committee, was passed by the House of Representatives last night. The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Lee Martin, said the committee had dropped uie clause prohibiting the sale from slaughterhouses of meat for human consumption except to employees or regular suppliers of stock. The Minister said he was sorry for that because he thought there was room for improvement in the methods which had grown during the last few years in connection with the retail sale of meat from freezing works. However, he believed the Bill was a good one and would make for greater opportunity for the inspection of meat for human consumption. Alien Registration. Nearly 900 aliens have registered at the Police Station in Wellington since the Alien Control Emergency Regulations were issued on September 4. Nationals of practically every country in the world have been registered, the majority being Chinese. There have been many Germans and Austrians, the remainder consisting mainly of Poles, Czechoslovaks, Italians, Yugoslavs,' Russians. Esthonians, Ukrainians and Lithuanians. A feature of the work is .the keenness of the Chinese to make the work of the officials easier. They were very helpful and patient. It is considered that most of the aliens in the district have now registered. Those who were in New Zealand when the regulations were issued have only till Saturday to register. . Hire-Purchase Bill Passed. The Hire-Purchase Agreements Bill was passed by the House of Representatives last night. The Attorney-Gen-eral, Mr Mason, moving its committal, raid there had been general agreement with the Bill, which did not impose any real difficulty on any legitimate trader. There would be no interference with the reasonable rights of vendors. Mi’ Schramm (Government, Auckland East) said that when the Bill was before the Statutes Revision Com•'mittee representatives of the motorcar industry, the furniture trades ini' dustry, the chambers of commerce and the banking institutions were heard, and generally speaking they approved of the principles of the Bill. They had asked for some amendments and some had been made. Although he 'lost both legs after an | accident eight years ' ago, while at college,' Ralph Veady, of California, cycles, swims, skates, dances, and 'drives a car He also runs a jeweller's shop The Wairarapa Electric Power Board insert a notice on page 1 re power being cut off on Sunday next.