A Clean Sheet.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 April 1943, Page 2

A Clean Sheet.

No bankruptcies were recorded in Masterton during April. No cases have been recorded to date this year. Fur Coat Coupons. >■

Ten clothing coupons will in future have to be surrendered for the purchase of a fur coat not longer than 28 inches. Hitherto these garments have had a coupon value of 15. Drivers’ Licences. The Masterton Borough Council issued 43 drivers’ licences during April, bringing the total number issued for the current licensing period to 2115. indoor Basketball. Members of the Marine Corps will take part in indoor'basketball contests in the Y.M.C.A., Masterton, on Saturday night. Play will commence at 7.30 o’clock. Vital Statistics. The following are the vital statistics recorded at the Masterton Courthouse for April, the figures for April, 1942, being given in parentheses: Births, 15 (34), deaths, 16 (17); marriages, 3 (13). St. John Ambulance Dance.

The St. John Ambulance will hold a dance in the Masonic Hall tomorrow night, when a large attendance is anticipated. Mr J. Barnes’s orchestra will supply the music, and the usual novelty dances will be featured. The proceeds are for the brigade’s funds and the worthy work of the St. John Ambulance Brigade is known to all.

Butchers Closing on Monday. In response to several inquiries, Mr S. R. McKenzie, secretary of the Mana-watu-Wairarapa Employers’ Association, has advised that local grocers have decided not to observe a holiday on Monday, May 3, in substitution for Anzac Day. All butchers’ shops will close, but other retailers will be open as usual on Monday next.