CITY AND SUBURBAN

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 186, 4 May 1933, Page 11

CITY AND SUBURBAN

Happenings About the Town INCIDENTS, OBSERVATIONS The New Zealand Counties’ Association, which did not bold a conference last year on the ground of economy, will open this year’s conference in Wellington on July 20. It will last for three days.' To-day is the 70th anuiversity of the firing of the first shot iu tiie second Taranaki war between the Alaori and the Pakehas. Sergeant-Major E. Bezar, of Wellington, was iu charge of the party of about thirty soldiers who were working on a road not many miles from where the ambush near the Wairau aud Waimoukau streams took place.

There are eleven woollen mills in New Zealand, and up io a year or so ago they eacli purchased from £30,000 to £50,000 worth of wool every year, aud the bidding of the New Zealand mills frequently influenced the bidding of overseas buyers at the wool sales iu an upward direction, according to the class of wool required. At. Hie present moment industry is seriously concerned as to what will be the outcome of the Tariff Commission’s inquiry and report. The personnel of the Commission is being awaited w h con siderable interest, particularly by tm. woollen industry and the manufactu - ers’ associations.

Everv day the Wellington District Nursesare confronted with fresh cases of great need among people who ,n sick and suffering in the city. -the sisters, therefore, would be very Biatiiied for donations to fund. Any money receive I mHlbe 1voted solely to buying b n., fm. H needy sick under t ] w,r I t ‘!* c ;he imrUs nnlv given to patients.whom the nuis.s arc attending Blankets and warm clothing of all descriptions would be J“"welcome. The nurses Have many atients under their care who with their families are very poorly clad and have insufficient bed coverings Any donations left al; the suigery, — ian Street, will lie acknowledged.