LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Telephone Rentals. Subscribers are reminded that Tuesday next, is the last day in Master-ton for paying telephone rentals. Territorial Parade. There will be a parade of D Company. First Hawke's Bay Regiment, in the Masterton Drill Hall tomorrow night. Attendance at Exhibition. The attendance at the Centennial Exhibition yesterday was 9152, bringing the total up to 2,163,540. The daily average is 16,390. War Expenses Fund. The total received by the Government to date in interest-free loans and donations for war purposes is £1,588,147. Beneficial Rain. The steady rain which commenced to fall in the Wairarapa last night and continued this morning is of particular benefit to farmers, and will do much to freshen up parched pastures. Ribbon Parade.

Good entries are coming to hand for the Wairarapa Kennel Club's Ribbon Parade, to be held at the Masterton Park on Saturday. Included in those already in are entries from Wellington and Palmerston North. The parade is timed to start at 2.0 p.m. Nurses not to Leave Dominion. Because of a shortage of registered nurses in the Dominion and the number required for military purposes overseas, the Government has decided that registered nurses shall not be given permits to travel outside New Zealand, unless grave personal reasons are indicated. Red Cross Sewing uroup. The first meeting of the Master ton. Red Cross refugees sewing group will be held in Messrs Hugo and Shearer’s Oak Room on Friday at 1.30 p.m. All persons interested are invited to attend, and gifts of clothing, old and new, will be gratefully received. Donations may be left at the Town Clerk’s office.

Governor to Close Exhibition. The Governor-General, Lord Galway, will officially declare the Centennial Exhibition closed on the afternoon of May 4. Though the formal closing ceremony will take place that afternoon, the Exhibition will continue open in the evening — just as the grounds and Playland were open to the public throughout the forenoon of the opening day, though the official ceremony did not take place till the afternoon. “Just Fizzles Out.” Some plain speaking was indulged in by the Rev. W. E. Moore on Sunday afternoon at the Thanksgiving Service held at Pahiatua, when during his address he referred to the ability of the early pioneers to persevere doggedly under all circumstances. "What do we do in Pahiatua?” the minister asked "Do we keep things going? We do not. We do not persevere. When I first came to this town I was told "Don’t try to start anything in Pahiatua, because everything just fizzles out.’ I am convinced now that that was an accurate judgment. We do let things ‘fizzle • out!.” Successful Dance. There was a large attendance at a dance held in Cooper's Barn, Opaki, last night. The music was supplied by Jack Barnes's Rhythm Boys. Mr Pat Ward was an efficient M.C. The winners of the Monte Carlo competitions were as follow: Miss Nancy Cooper and Mr Rance McPhail 1, Miss Mavis Cooper and Mr Frank Lambert 2. Extras were played by Messrs Blake and Allan. A feature of the dance was an exhibition of the Jitter-bug dance by two couples, which was appreciated by the spectators. Supper was served by a ladies' committee under the leadership of Mrs J. Cooper. Exhibition Buildings. Numerous inquiries are being made as to the fate of the building material contained in the Centennial Exhibition, which is to close on May 4. Conditions are favourable to the Exhibition authorities, because of the shortage of certain materials on the local market since the big show opened at Rongotai. The general manager, Mr. C. P. Hainsworth, stated that so far no decided step had been taken for the sale of any part of the Exhibition structure, but applications received for the purchase of any material were being filed away for future reference. Mr. Hainsworth said that probably a realisation board would be appointed when the time came, but. that was a matter for decision by the directors of the Centennial Exhibition Company.

Control of Waterfront. The appointment of a Waterside Control Commission to deal with problems retarding the expeditious handling of cargo on the waterfronts of New Zealand was announced yesterday by the Minister of Labour, Mr. Webb. The Commission is to comprise Captain R. E. Price, Mr. H. A. McLeod, master stevedore, Wellington, and Mr. J. Roberts, secretary of the New Zealand Waterfeide Workers’ Union. The Minister said that for many years grave concern had existed in regard to the delays that had occurred on the waterfronts in connection with the loading and unloading of ships, and there had been a serious conflict o( opinion as to the relative responsibility of employers and workers for such a state of affairs. The'Government had therefore appointed the Commission. Football and the War. It was regretted that, because of the war. unions’ activities would probably be confined to local competitions and perhaps some representative games between neighbouring unions, states the forty-eighth annual report of the New Zealand Rugby Union. The council was of the opinion that no overseas tours should be considered during the war. It was pleasing to note the number of Rugby players who had volunteered for active service and many more would be required before the war ended. From Ihe Rugby players of the country would be drawn many young' men to reinforce their comrades overseas, and. till such time as they were required for active service, there was no better way of keeping (it than indulging in their usual games of Rugby. It was therefore hoped that unions would encourage the playing of all the usual Rugby games: by doing so they would be rendering the best possible service to the players themselves and to the country.