BOROUGH BRIEFS.

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 22, 21 February 1927, Page 4

BOROUGH BRIEFS.

The service at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday night was taken by the Rev. Blathwayt, of Takapau, the Bov. Canon Rico exchanging with him. Mr J. S. Shuttleworth is shortly leaving for. England, and his furniture, etc., is to be sold by public auction on March Ist. Arrangements are being made to take the local school children through to Hastings on the occasion of the Duke’s visit. Already some 240 children have handed in their names as going. At the Waipukurau Auction Mart to-morrow afternoon at 3 o’clock, an auction sale of Hounsell’s bankrupt stock of gramophones, musical instruments, sundries, music, etc., will be held." • ‘- A further theft was reported on Saturday evening when it . was discovered that a room at the ; “Almadalc” boarding house had been, entered and a new suit and extra pair of trousers belonging to a boarder had been removed. It is surmised that the clothing was removed during the afternoon as the discovery was made , early in the evening and the clothes were in place in the morning. The value of the missing garments is set down at £l2. It is noteworthy that nothing else in the room had beep, interferred with , although there were various articles of value easily accessible.