LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXII, Issue 271, 10 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On Alonday last a record for ffieff number of patients in the Waipawa. Hospital, Waipukurau, was establishedIn all there were 78 patients in tha institution.

At to-day’s meeting of the- Waipawa. Hospital Board, at Waipukurau, B. Allen was appointed to the position of ornamental gardener and D. T. Johnson to a position of night porter.

The final session of the Waipukurau Orphans’ Club’s 1928 season takes place at St. Mary’s Hall to-night. The guests of the evening will be members of the Waipawa Savage Club, who will contribute the musical programme.

Last evening a concert party organised by Airs Alercer, of Danncvirke, visited the Sanatorium and gave the patients a couple of hours of real pleasure and enjoyment.

On Saturday afternoon last a partjr of 25 members of the Napier

Club visited the Pukeora Sanatorium where the inmates were treated to amost enjoyable musical, vocal and. elocutionary programme.

At a meeting of the Porangahau School Committee Air C. Tricklebank’s tender was accepted for concreting the local school playground. The balance of money left over is to be spent in erecting an iron fence on the back boundary line of the school.

Sir George Hunter, ALP., has written to the Waipawa County Council agreeing to meet a deputation from tlife council in regard to the matter of a new post office, at Waipawa.—The Waipawa Borough Council and the Progressive Association are to bo seen and a date arranged. Pillion-riding on motor-cycles is to be allowed by the Auckland City Council, which decided to repeal its by-law prohibiting the practice, which, is permitted by the motor vehicles regulations. The new city by-law will permit pillion-riding on the condition that each of the two persons has a. properly-constructed scat and proper foot-rests. One rink from the Waipukurau Bowling Club attended the opening of the East Coast Bowling Centre at Havelock North on Saturday afternoon. president of the centre, Air J. E. Hall’ (Waipukurau), in a happy speech declared the season open, and then called upon Mr W. J. Rush, president of the Havelock North Bowling Club, to formally declare the greens open. After welcoming the visitors Air Rush called upon Airs Rush to roll up the first bowl, which was done, a“toucher” resulting. An enjoyable afternoon’s play followed. Six thousand five hundred ami seventy-seven miles of pipes are needed to distribute London’s w*ater supply. By selling lost golf balls picked up in her garden a Skegness lady has raised £2O for the Cottage Hospital. Aluminium is more abundant throughout the world than any other metal. It forms over 8 per cent, of the earth’s: crust.

On Friday evening the Foxton Chamber of Commerce will hold their usual ladies’ evening. Messrs J. Linkwater and J. A. Nash, M’s. P., together with representatives of the Levin and Shannon Chambers of Commerce will bo in attendance. All members of the Chamber, with lady friends, are requested to be present. The ladies arc to bring a * l basket ’’.to assist with the catering arrangements. Prosecuting on behalf of the police, in the charges against. Sydney Scott, secretary of the Auckland branch of the Communist Party of New Zealand, alleging possesion for sale of seditious literature, Mr Hubble said letters sent to members were signed: “Your revolutionary brother,” or “comrade” or “with revolutionary greetings” or “yours in revolt.” The Magistrate: Bright, cheerful sort of greetings they arc, too! The license of the Caledonian Hotel at Stafford, which was recently destroyed by tire, has been allowed to lapse (states an exchange). There is therefore at least one township on the West Coast which is minus a hotel. In 1870, five years after the gold rush commenced, Stafford had 37 'hotels and a population exceeding 5000.

The Waipukurau Operatic Society will hold a general meeting in St. Andrew’s Hall to-morrow (Thursday) evening at 7.45. The business is urgent as the committee has several important matters bearing on the next production to bring before members. The committee has secured information concerning several operas and the final choice will rest with those present tomorrow’ evening. It is hoped that there will be a full attendance.

The following paragrapn appeared in the last issue of the Waipawa "Mail”: "We understand that Mr D. B. Kent has advised a prominent member of the Opposition party in Waipawa that he docs not desire to further continue his candidature in the Liberal-Labour interest in the present campaign.” On referring the paragraph to him, Mr Kent desires to give- a denial to the assumption that he is withdrawing from the election campaign.

At the annual Synod of the Waiapu Diocese, held last week in Napier, Oanon Rice moved that the work of spiritual healing in the Church was one to which , more attention should be given, so that the Church might more fully do the work for which it existed. The mover spoke in eulogistic terms of the work of Mr J. M Hickson during his healing mission. Mr Hickson had returned to New Zealand not with the intention of undertaking healing mis-

sions personally, but with a desire io establish a "Healing Fellowship” throughout the Church. Canon Rico claimed that the healing power was in the Church, and should be used more •extensively. Th?, motion veas carried.

Tho results of the Max Studio examinations in dancing (Association of Operatic Dancing of Great Britain, Children*} Examination Syllabus) for this year are as follows: Grade V., Pass: Betty Davis; Grade IV., Honours: Ray Malcolm, Pass: Freda Thurston, Peggy Laing; Grade 111., Honours: Yvonne Malcolm; Grade 11., Honours: Jean Smyrk (Waipukurau), Cecil O’Halloran, Yvonne Malcolm, Pass: Thelma Eddy; G’rado 1., Honours: Betty Keir ("Waipukurau), Pass: Marie ’Wallace, Shirley Shaddon, Yolandc Luke, Joy O’Halloran. "Do you know what is really the

uppermost thought in my mind on coming back to Dunedin?” asked a citizen on his return from a world trip. It sticks cut quite clearly, he said. It is that New 'Zealanders arc well off and don’t know it. Other places can teach us this and that, but for a country to live in I am quite content with our Dominion.

Summer Coats of more than usual charm await your early inspection. Cut and. style are really original and the most wanted shades are here. Then too there is the ensemble suit; exquisite combinations of beige and black beige and navy, grey and rose, etc. Our latest shipment you will find of unusual interest. — MATHEWSON’S, LTD., Napier. * RHEUMATISM, NEURITIS Residents of Waipukurau and surrounding districts will be pleased to hear that Arthur Malcolm, Rheumatic ’Expert of over 39 years’ practical experience, has returned. As a result Xif his 36 years’ successful tour of Ausi.'alia and three years of the Dominion, he ''has received from all parts, including Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay, letters of gratitude from men of integrity and commercial influence. Rheumatics, neuritis, bad backs, swoollen hands, knees, feet, ankles, also bronchitis, asthma and goitre, all dealt with according to individual suffering. On immediate receipt of name and address, care of Post Office, Waipukurau, ho will call on you at any distance free of

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