.At a meeting of the Matamata branch of the Farmers' Union, Mr C. Pond said that many farmers did not get full advantage for their wireless fees. There was a 7 o'clock breakfaEt session, but that was of no use to farmers, and he suggested that the Broadcasting Board should be approached to arrange for one station in each island to be kept in action from 8.30 till 10 a.m. every day. Mr F. C. Bush mentioned that many farmers' wivep who were busy with breakfast and getting the children away to school would appreciate an extension to 10 a.m. A motion on these lines was approved. Convictions for drunkenness In England have fallen from 188,877 in 1913 to about 88,000 last year.Mr Oliver Wendell Holmes, a former justice of the United States Supreme Court, left estate worth .€IIO,OOO. Duties collected on foodstuffs Imported into Britain during the tast financial year amounted to £33,263,000.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19350503.2.138
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21463, 3 May 1935, Page 19
Word Count
154Untitled Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21463, 3 May 1935, Page 19
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in