LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 154, 12 April 1945, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Despite the unfavourable weather to-day the Waireka Croquet Club held its closing day and 'prize-giving.

The “My Easter Egg” art union brought to Mid-Canterbury residents more success than for some time past. All the winners except one, reside ill the Ashburton borough. One prize of £lO went to 150297, Mrs A. E. Etheridge, North East Belt. The £5 prizes were won by: 62675, “No Luck ; 150217 “Tea”; 35275, “Eggs for Easter.” One prize of £5 went to 118211, “Loyal Nurse,” Methven.

To enable parties of school children to visit the Waitangi treaty house, accommodation for 40 persons is being made available near the treaty house, according to information received by the Auckland Education Board from the Education Department. The department stated that it had arranged with the Waitangi Trust Board to provide simple accommodation for parties of school children and teachers. The department added that it would consider assisting towards the cost of transport to the extent of paying the balance after each child and teacher had paid the first 10s. It was necessary that application for such assistance be made in advance. — (P.A.)

A copy of a letter from the Factory Controller in which lie said that, arrangements had been made for the production of 16,550 electric stoves during 1945 was received by the Auckland Electric Power Board at its meeting this week. The Factory Controller said that, even if the manufacture of this number was not completed, it was considered that the quantities made would cover the requirements of new houses. They should also be sufficient for the replacement of units that were at present installed but Avere Avorn out. The chairman of the board (Mr S. J. Harbutt) said it Avould be impossible for 16,550 stoves to be completed during the year. The principal firm engaged in production had not been able to secure the necessary material so far and probably Avould not be able to do so before June or July.

We all run risks every day that are practically unavoidable. Who knows, for example, that. the occupant of the next seat in tram, bus or train is not suffering from ’flu or something else ,that’s “catching”? And there may. not be another seat vacant for you—so you just have to chance it. A great safeguard Avlien traA'elling is to keep pipe or cigarette going. Tobacco smoke is a Avonderful disinfectant. The tobacco should be of good quality, and Avhether for disinfecting purposes or pure enjoyment, “toasted” is the best. It’s famous for its purity, flavour and aroma, and so comparatively harmless than e\ r en over-indulgence won’t affect you. The toasting (manufacturers’ own process) is the secret. If is toasting that eliminates the nicotine and renders this beautiful tobacco, safe. The six genuine toasted brands Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold and Pocket Edition, are everyAvhere. in evidence. Go Avhere you will, you’ll find them on sale. But be sure Avlien buying you are getting the real thing. Imitations are vvorthless. lx

A naval casualty list issued last night reported one man missing presumed killed and one killed as the result of accident. Neither man was from Canterbury.

The speaker at the Ashburton Rotary Club’s luncheon to-day was Mr N. R. Farrant, who'spoke on “Rehabilitation.” Mr Farrant is a member of the Ashburton Rehabilitation Committee.

When the Rev. W. W. Avery presided at. the welcome social to the Rev. and Mr Blight last evening 'it;was his last official.act as chairman of the South Canterbury District Synod, Mr Blight having been appointed to that position. Mr Avery mentioned that he was commencing his tenth year in the district, and also spoke of the three good years which had been his while chairman of the district.

Tiie Acting-Postmaster-General (the Hon. F. Jones) last night announced the loss of a bag of mail containing approximately 621 b of prisoner-of-war correspondent. It included letters written in Germany last November and December, and received in the United Kingdom in January. The loss of the bag, which would contain about 10,000 letters, occurred while certain mails were in transit by air from Britain to New Zealand. —(P.A.)

After heavy driving rain and a gale overnight, two slips occurred on the Westport-Reefton railway yesterday, but they were cleared in the afterneon, enabling the .railcar to reach Westport in the evening at 8 o’clock, an hour late. The miners employed at the Charming Creek mine held a stopwork meeting and decided it was too stormy for them to proceed to work in open trucks over some seven miles of hill country.—P.A.

An example of presence of mind and ccmmonsense is thajl of a schoolgirl who, when riding to school along the Mayfield-Rangitata Road on her pony yesterday morning found that a tree had fallen across the power lines. The wires, though not broken, were a few feet above the ground, across the road. The little girl turned back and informed a neighbour, who communicated with the Power Board at Ashburton. Meanwhile a drover passed along the road with a mob of sheep. He drove the sheep under the wires and when attempting to break a branch off the tree to pass himself he received a severe shock.

Since 1902 no higher temperature has’ been reached in Christchurch in April than the 82.7 degrees registered yesterday afternoon. The next highest temperature reached in recent years in April was 81.8 degrees in 193 C. The highest temperature last summer was 56.6 degrees on February 1. A high north-west wind blew in the Plawarden and Waikari districts since early morning, and gusts of a velocity of about 60 miles an hour were experienced. Trees were stripped of leaves and fruit, and several telephone lines were reported out of order. The wind was the heaviest experienced in the district for some time. Fortunately the crops in the district have been harvested. —P.A.