Harvest Thanksgiving Services.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1942, Page 2

Harvest Thanksgiving Services.

Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in the Lansdowne Presbyterian' Church on Sunday. The church will be open on Saturday afternoon to receive gifts which will later be sent to the Children’s Homes. Young Farmers’ Club. A series of films of much interest was shown by Mr W. H. Saunders at the monthly meeting of the Masterton Young Farmers’ Club on Wednesday night. The films included views of the Masterton Centennial Gala Day, the Girls’ Interhouse competition, College sports and a tour in the South Island. Several new members were present. Advice was received that a field day would be held on May 7. Maoris and Patriotic Fund. A decision to appoint a Maori to act on the staff of the National Patriotic Fund Board with the N.Z.E.F. was announced by Mr Tirikatene, M.P., president of the Maori Advisory Council of the New Zealand Labour Party, at the annual conference yesterday. The welfare of the Maori Battalion would be the particular care of this officer. Mr G. A. Hayden, secretary of the National Patriotic Fund Board, said when this was referred to him that no appointment had yet been made.

Taking Notes in Court. A strong warning that none but counsel or newspaper reporters would be permitted to take notes in the Magistrates’ Court was given yesterday by Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., a Christchurch Press Association message states. The magistrate made a statement to this effect before several cases dealing with military defaulters were called. “It has been reported to the Court that notes are being taken of evidence and other statements made in the court in the hearing of these cases,” said the magistrate. “I want to make it known clearly and definitely that, except by counsel and duly authorised representatives of the Press, no notes may be taken. If they are taken it will be treated as a serious breach and I will deal with it sharply.” Stud Lincolns. In April of 1939, Messrs Dalgety and Company,' Ltd., shipped to London to the order of that well known Lincoln stud breeder, Mr C. N. Nicholson, Willoughton Manor, near Lincoln, two stud Lincoln rams, one bred by Mr L. R. Wilton, of Masterton, president of ihe New Zealand Lincoln Sheepbreeders’ Association, and the other by the well known breeder at Blenheim, Mr W. M. Bishell. This has led to a further order and two stud rams are now on their way to the Home Land. Mr E. St. C. Haydon, chief representative of the Stud Stock Department of Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., has again selected sheep from the same two breeders. These two sheep are beautifully low set, compact rams, very well covered and carrying the type of fleece so sought after in South America.