LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 February 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Territorial Parade.

A parade of the Wellington East Coast Mounted Rilles will be held in the Masterton Drill Hall on Monday night. February 5. at the usual time. Lansdowne School Grant.

Advice has been received by Mr J. Robertson. M.P.. that Cabinet has approved a grant for raising the flooring and new concrete foundations for the detached infants' classroom at the Lansdowne School.

Half-holiday Changed to Saturday. Following representations made by business people, the Havelock North Town Board at a special meeting agreed to change the weekly half-holi-day from Wednesday to Saturday. This decision will bring Havelock North into line with Napier, Hastings and other centres in Hawke’s Bay. Military Enlistments.

The following additional men have enlisted at the Masterton Defence Office for service overseas:—Messrs W. R. White. Rance A. McPhail (Masterton); C. Bliss (Carterton); S. H. McCarthy (Martinborough); Raymond Sycamore (Hinakura). The total enrolments to date are now 507.

Primary Schools Re-open on Tuesday. The primary schools in Masterton will re-open on Tuesday, February 6. at the usual time. The headmaster of Central School will be at the school on Monday. February 5, for enrolments from 9 a.m. till 12 a.m. and from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. As many as possible of those intending to enrol are asked to do so on Monday.

Swimming Record Broken. Swimming in the Southland senior championships last evening Miss Joyce MacDonald broke the New Zealand women’s 200 metres backstroke record by 3 4-ssec, reducing the time to 2.56 4-5. She made the previous record in Gisborne in salt water, which is claimed to be 3sec in 100 yards faster than fresh water, in which last night’s record was made. She broke the Southland record by 31 l-ssec. Show Fleece Competition.

At the monthly meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night, the secretary (Mr R. H. Williams) reported that the response from farmers in connection with the fleece judging to be held in conjunction with the Young Farmers’ Club at the show, was rather poor, but it was expected that more entries would be received when the attention of members was drawn to the matter. Recruiting Campaign.

With the object of securing a steady stream of 1000 recruits a month in the Wellington and Hutt Valley'area, a new intensive recruiting campaign has been started. The initial act of the campaign was the opening yesterday of a central recruiting depot in the heart of the city at 164 Featherston Street, and the first recruit, Mr F. A. Conway. Wellington, was enrolled by the Minister of Defence, Mr Jones, who officially opened the depot.

Rugby in War Time. Interviewed concerning the Canterbury suggestion that interprovincial Rugby should cease because of the war, Dr G. J. Adams, president of the Wanganui Union and a member of the New Zealand Rugby Council, said that Wanganui would probably' favour a continuance of representative games' and would almost certainly fulfil its annual obligations with Taranaki, Manawatu, and very' likely' Wellington and Hawke’s Bay. Whether Wanganui would go on tour in the south as scheduled would be a matter for consideration' with the South Island unions. Men Called Up. Staff-Sergeant P. L. Claridge. of Masterton, has been called up for duty with the New Zealand General Hospital. and will enter camp on February 7. Messrs L. M. Edwards (The Summit) and N. R. McClelland (Mauriceville). have been called up as members of the Railway Construction Company and will report for duty at Burnham Camp on February 14. Messrs R. L. Henson and V. W. Henson (Martinborough) are to report for duty at Papakura as members of the Forestry Service on February 14. 1940 Royal Show. The 1940 Royal Agricultural Show will be held at Tomoana, Hastings, in conjunction with the Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s annual spring show on October 23 and 24. The eastern district council of the Royal Agricultural Society advised the general committee of the Hawke’s Bay Society yesterday that it had unanimously' decided to offer its show to Hawke’s Bay, and the meeting readilyaccepted the offer. This will be the third occasion on which a royal show will have been held at Hastings, the previous occasions being in 1930 and 1935.

Attendance at Exhibition. With the Centennial Exhibition almost completing its thirteenth week, the attendances are keeping up remarkably well, and there seems reason to expect that the run of fine weather, which Wellington usually enjoys at this time of year, will attract many more people. Yesterday's attendance was 15.680. bringing the total to date to 1.331,428. The daily average is 17,752. Arrangements are in train all over the Dominion to bring organised parties to Wellington to visit the Exhibition, and these provincial invasions and other parties should keep the average attendance well up for some time.

Archbishop Redwood Memorial. The memorial cross unveiled yesterday at the Karori Cemetery over the grave of the late Archbishop Redwood was, in the words of Archbishop O’Shea, who unveiled it. the simplest and plainest, as the late archbishop had always desired. The late archbishop had wished also for the prayers of his people, and in asking the people to remember him thus. Archbishop O’Shea concluded. "I hope you will do the same for me when I die." The base of the cross is inscribed thus: "In memory of the Most Rev Francis Redwood. S.M.. D.D.. born April 8, 1839, professed a Maris! January 6, 1864. ordained priest June 6, 1865. consecrated bishop March 17, 1874, created first archbishop of Wellington and Metropolitan of. New Zealand May 13, 1887, died January 3, 1935. Requiescat in Pace." There was an attendance of 1000 people, including the visiting archbishops and clergy. The De Profundis was said for the repose of the soul of the late Archbishop and other Catholics buried at Karori,