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LOCAL AND GENERAL

Patriotic Gesture. As a means of assisting the £1.000,000 appeal a meeting of between 500 and 600 employees of Tomoana Freezing Works decided almost unanimously that each man subscribe 5 per cent of his wages for one week. Street Nameplates Repainted. "The repainting of street nameplates is proceeding. 110 having been completed, covering the whole area west of Chapel Street from the river to Renal! Street." reported the Borough Engineer Mr C. R. Mabson at last night's meeting of the Masterion Borough Council. Monkeys Escape From Zoo. Seventeen monkeys which escaped from their cage at the Wellington Zoo during the recent gale led keepers and curator a hectic dance in wind and rain for more than 12 hours before the majority were recaptured. Three of the truants are still at large. Plunket Appeal. The president of the Masterton branch of the Plunket Society. Mrs J. Caselberg, stated this morning that the response by the public to the annual Plunket appeal had been particularly good. It was anticipated that the total would be increased by the amount raised at the society's tent at the Masterton Show today. Labour Caucus. The programme of business for the coming session of Parliament is among the subjects to be discussed at the caucus of members of the Parliamentary Labour Party which opened in Wellington yesterday. Consideration is also to be given to the war effort and other questions of a general political nature. The caucus resumed this morning and is expected to finish today.

Masterton Library

The librarian Mrs A. Cohen, reported to the Borough Council meeting last night, that 6372 books, of which 601 were non-fiction, were issued last month. Seven hundred and forty-nine books were added to the library. At the i end of the month there were 603 subscribers, compared with 509 last year. In the juvenile library there were 140 subscribers, an increase of seven on last month. Retired Farmer's Bequests. Bequests to two institutions in Norway, churches in Timaru. and for the benefit of sailors are made under the will of Mr Dirik Pihl, a Norwegian and retired farmer who died in Timaru on January 15. The estate was sworn for probate at under £70,000. The Chalmers Presbyterian Church. Timaru. will receive £3OO, and the Salvation Army and Anglican Church, i Timaru. £2OO each. Church and the War. "As the danger draws near you saw people trotting off to church; people who had never thought of going there before," said Mr Ivan Menzies when addressing the Wellington Rotary Club on moral rearmament yesterday, lie said it reminded him of the young man who, when fishing off the Heads, was carried out to sea. There he prayed, "Oh. God, get me back to the Heads. I can make my own way into Wellington." , No Sunday Pictures.

“I consider this to be an oblique attack both on our Sunday and on the working conditions of the people employed in the screening of pictures," said Cr. E. A. Sharp at the meeting of the Christchurch City Council on Monday evening when a proposal to i allow one picture theatre in the city on each Sunday evening to screen pictures for patriotic purposes was discussed. The council after a fairly long debate. rejected the proposal by eight votes to six. Milk Utensils. "I have recently had complaints in connection with the handling of milk utensils by certain milk vendors. In one instance a billy was found to be in a dirty condition and in the other no measures were taken to have a suitable lid placed on the billy. Under the Health Act. 1920, an offence was committed in each instance. The milk vendors concerned have been warned and they have taken steps to comply with, the regulations," reported the Borough Health Inspector, Mr T. A Russell at! a meeting of the Masterion Borough! Council last night. Soldiers’ Appeal Dismissed“I have no objection whatever to! lighting for New Zealand in New Zea-1 land, but I can conscientiously say that! I do not wish to serve as a soldier m; j any other country than my own." stat-, led Sergeant Moore Hooker Bowden | | pay-sergeant, Ist Battalion. Auckland! 'Regiment when he appeared beforei the Armed Forces Appeal Board at I Auckland yesterday to apjx'al against j his calling up for service overseas The. chairman. Mr Orr Walker. S.M.. said; that Ute appeal did not come under the; heading "conscientious objection" anu j would, therefore, have to be dismissed ; | i The First Million Reached. An annouiicenien; that the fir-*, i £1.000.000 had been contributed to the. National Savings Fund, was tirade yes- > i terday by the Minister of Finance, .Mi j Nash, He said that though much oft i this money consisted of small cmi'ri-l | buttons of a few shillings a week, th-J j tola 1 m just over fi.ur months was mW ! press’.w, the actual figure at the dost ! ief business on Friday bring £lOO7 231 jGf thi- total. the sale of National; Savings Bonds has produced £522,262 I and L tli t9ii!i ha,-. been deposited :e > 'National Savings Account'. 'When , 'is realised that the deposit-- .a Nate n-' a! Savings Aecour.b iitiv.- been madt .by .."j' 90 000 mvestors. the power; ! Wielded by •* stead;, fiov. < ' it.all *.>•.- I mgs i;ia readily he gauged .mi Mr; j Prisoners Sentenced. Stanley Clive Hetna> ow. nwlni i met h.m;c aged 26. ami !.<••.ter | MeDmm ll Coll t: fiber .nd "-ion-- ; C-tier f- : -t 4 tile So; : Cour. Welm.pt. :■ ■•<■ ; charge, of breaking and ■ u’l i am! •. w.c d' idt •: ■r. b;. : t 'lid-ire: I'ouf. 'l'm- • lb : '.<>! of hr.-ak-j ;:.:■ .. •.d - - !. . ■ f R i i :■ ■. Ao 1 i ' nD< I b<- ; - •.'? ~;.d e. mmi'tmg tlu-ft <' ii.: y< ar C-dims v. a - t-!'.'. t a Bortfid

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1941, Page 4

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956

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1941, Page 4

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