LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 26 September 1942, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dominion Day. Today is the 35th anniversary of the elevation of New Zealand from the status of a colony to that of a Dominion. Christmas Mails.

The public is reminded that Christmas parcels and newspapers for the United Kingdom and the Middle East should be posted not later than September 30. False Sales Tax Returns.

Fines totalling £3OO were imposed by Mr F. H. Levien, S.M., at Auckland yesterday when Harold Charles Nason, cabinetmaker, Devonport, pleaded guilty to three charges of having made false sales tax returns with intent to defraud the revenue. Fire in Queen Street.

The Masterton Fire Brigade was called out at 6.19 o’clock last night to a fire in the premises occupied by Messrs N. R. Cunningham, Ltd., radio dealers, Queen Street. The fire, which was in the workroom, was quickly extinguished by means of a bucket pump. Only slight damage was done.

Proposed Egg Floor. A meeting of poultry producers held in Masterton yesterday afternoon appointed two representatives to act on the advisory committee in connection with the proposed floor to be established in Masterton to control the collection and distribution of eggs. The two appointees were Messrs A. Williams and F. Nelson.

Fire Station Repairs. After an absence of three months, Masterton’s fire engines are once more being accommodated at the Fire Station. The front portion of the building was so severely damaged in the earthquake on June 24 that it was found necessary to remove the engines to a safer place. The top floor of the building was subsequently removed. The restoration work has now advanced to a sufficient stage to allow the engines to be again placed in the station. Woman Sent to Gaol.

Dorothy Seymour, aged 42, appeared before Mr J. Miller, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court at Napier yesterday charged with keeping a' brothel between May 2 and September 19, 1942, in Battery Road, Port Ahuriri. Convicting accused and sending her to gaol for three months, Mr Miller said this was the maximum penalty and he considered it inadequate in this case. “This is a particularly bad case,” continued the magistrate, “as accused was leading her daughter, who was assisting her in this shameful game, into a life of moral degradation.” The Petrol Ration.

The annual meeting of the South Island Motor Union, in Christchurch yesterday, which was attended by North Island representatives, adopted a resolution that in the opinion of the North and South Island Motor Unions it was .essential in the national interest that transport be kept mobile and that the present petrol allowance had proved inadequate for this purpose. Therefore, in view of the present petrol stocks and general conditions, it was urged that the full face values of the coupons be restored at the earliest possible date. P. and T. Dance.

A most successful and enjoyable dance was held in the Masonic Hall last night by the P. and T. Social Club, in aid of the funds of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. There was a large attendance of dancers. Barnes’s Rhythm Boys provided the dance music, and Mr H. Marsh controlled the dancing. A ladies’ committee, assisted by members of the Catholic Club, was responsible for the supper arrangements. The action of the club in donating the net takings to the St. Vincent de Paul Society was greatly appreciated by members of the society.

Students and Military Service. The position of students at secondary schools who intend sitting for the University Entrance (Matriculation) Examination and were called up for military service in the ballot published on September 15 was explained last evening by the Minister of National Service, Mr Broadfoot'. “In view of the short time remaining till the holding of the examination in December,” said Mr Broadfoot, “appeal boards have been recommended to grant postponement of mobilisation in order that such students may have the opportunity of sitting for the examination. A notice of appeal on the ground of undue hardship must be lodged by such students without delay with the secretary of the nearest 'armed forces appeal board.”