Frost in Masterton.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 July 1941, Page 4

Frost in Masterton.

A frost of 7 degrees was registered in Masterton this morning. Masterton Harrier Club. The Masterton Harrier Club will hold a race from the residence of Mr and Mrs C. K. Long, Opaki Road, tomorrow, being a field handicap event, the points scored in connection therewith to count for the Robertson Cup. Nursing Division. Good progress is being made with the home nursing classes being conducted by the St. John Ambulance Nursing Division. About thirty are attending the classes, which will be continued for at least another six weeks. The voluntary aid unit is also training systematically and the attendance of members is very good. Practices are held alternately with drill and physical exercises and several informative lectures have been given.

Miners Demand Increased Wages. Members of the State Miners' Union, at a meeting at the Liverpool mine at Rawanui yesterday, passed the following resolution:—“That this mass meeting at No. 2 Liverpool State mine expresses its dissatisfaction at the lack of consideration given to its reasonable request for a rise in wages, and that we consider that the increased cost of living is leaving us unreasonably far behind, and we demand an increase of 20 per cent for wages men and 10 per cent for contract workers.” A similar resolution was adopted unanimously by 100 men at the Strongman mine meeting. Fatal Motor Accident.

Cars driven by Mr M. H. Davies, farmer, Te Aroha, and Mrs Margaret Remnant, Rongotea, collided on the FoxtonSanson highway on Wednesday. A passenger in Mrs Remnant’s car. which had one side torn off, died later in hospital. She was Mrs Elizabeth Powell, aged 51. Tangimoana. Mrs Remnant, whose condition is reported as dangerous, received abrasions and fractured ribs, and Mrs F. W. Osborne, Te Aroha, a passenger in the car driven by Mi’ Davies, received lacerations and a possible fracture of the skull. Mrs Osborne’s condition is serious. Home Guard Dance. There was a large attendance at the Mauriceville Hall last night when the Home Guard held a most successful and enjoyable dance in aid of its funds. There was a very large attendance and thanks to the excellent management everything went with a swing, for which the secretary, Mr McArley, was largely responsible. The music for the dancing was supplied by Mr J. Barnes's Orchestra. A competition was won by Mr Hawkhurst. Supper was provided and greatly appreciated. 11 was one of the most enjoyable gatherings ever held in the district. Marketing of Meat. The undertaking given by the Minister of Marketing, Mr Barclay, that in the event of shipments of meat being delayed the Government will pay the freezing companies approximately 50 per cent of f.o.b. purchase value of the meat after it has been in store for three months is implemented by the Meat Marketing Order, 1941, gazetted last night. If. after six months from the date of killing, the meat is still in store, the Government will purchase the meat outright and will pay the balance of the purchase price. The order applies to meat from stock killed at approved works between October 1, 1940, and October 1, 1941. Card Tourney. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. held another- successful card tourney last evening in the Y.M.C.A. Lounge, the result of which further assists the association in its work in and about the community. The best scores of the evening were recorded by Mesdames Williams, Morris and Newland. The lounge has been attractively furnished and with a oright log fire and happy party of card enthusiasts, an enjoyable evening was spent. Ladies of the auxiliary provided and served the usual homemade supper. Y.M.C.A. Work Overseas. The following extract' from a military officer’s letter, just to hand, speaks for itself in appreciation of the work being carried out by the Y.M.C.A. representatives overseas: “I might mention that I think the people of New Zealand would be doing a lot of good for the boys if they helped the Y.M.C.A. a bit more, as we have a Y.M. chap attached to our battalion and while we were in the lines he did more for us than anyone I know of. One instance, after being in the trenches for a while we had no cigarettes and he came up through the bombing with cigarettes and chocolate for the boys and gave them to us. Believe me, it was appreciated. He was also on the job after the battle, running round the wounded Germans with water.”