LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 November 1942, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Woman Bigamist. Evelyn Elizabeth Cora Ruka Brown, aged 36, married, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for bigamy in the Supreme Court, Greymouth, yesterday. Lindsay Parking, aged 21, on a charge arising from the same case, also received six months, Mr Justice Northcroft remarking that the community must be shown that the law could not be flouted. Sale of Work. Everything is in readiness for the annual Church of England sale of work, to be held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms, Church Street, tomorrow, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a plentiful supply of good and useful articles on sale. In view of the special needs of the parish arising out of the damage done by the earthquake, every effort has been made to make the sale a record success. Presbyterian Churches Damaged. The earthquakes in June and August had caused considerable damage to Presbyterian church property, particularly in the Wairarapa area, states the “Outlook.” The Gladstone church would have to be completely rebuilt, the Carterton manse would have to be partially reconstructed, and the Knox Church at Masterton would have to be repaired. Other congregations had also suffered damage to property, but as far as was known the estimated cost of repairs would be approximately £3300. Motor Vehicle Licences. The Postmaster-General, Mr Webb, stated last evening that at September 30 last 261,530 motor vehicles had been licensed for the current year. This represents a decrease of 21,170, or 7.49 percent, compared with the number licensed at the corresponding date last year. The number of cars licensed was 174,435, this representing, a decrease of 24,013, or 12.10 per cent,’ compared with last year’s figures. The commercial vehicle licences, 74,103, were higher by 3614, or 5.12 per cent. Motor cycle licences, 12,992, showed a decline of 771, or 5.6 percent. Letters for Prisoners of War. “In writing to prisoners of war in Italy, persons must show on their letters and parcels the camp and ‘Military Post’ numbers which form part of the full prison camp address,” said the Post-master-General, Mr Webb, yesterday. In no case should the place name of the camp be shown. Moreover, said the Minister, objection had been raised by the Italian authorities to letters for prisoners of war being addressed to the care of the Italian Red Cross, Rome, or the International Red Cross, Geneva, when the actual prison camp address was known to the senders. The Minister added that if these conditions were not complied with, letters and parcels for the prisoners might not be delivered.