LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dunstan Times, Issue 3464, 7 April 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Clyde Town Trust will be held in the Library this evening at the conclusion of the Domain Board meeting. The monthly Meeting of the Vincent Hospital Board will be held at the Council Chambers, Clyde, on Thursday the 10th of Aprilat2p.m, The latest issue of “Humout’' just to hand gives just another indication of the wonderful field of wit that the editor of this paper has at his disposal every issue. Pictures; stories, and jokes representative of the work of the best humorists in England the Continent and America make wonderful interesting reading. Added interest in this little threepenny paper is provided by a weekly juke competition and a weekly Crossword Puzzel “Humout” is on sale at ail booksellers. A hundred and forty men arc now employed on the Dominion Fertiliser Company’s works at Ravensbourne, anti within the next three weeks that number will be increased to 200 Mr Jas. Fletcher says that the job is three weeks ahead of time, and that the whole construction will be finished in December. The first cargoes of rock and sulphur are due at Ravensbourne in November. The annual meeting of the Clyde Fire Brigade takes place on Wednesday night, this week. It is hoped that, by turning up to the meeting residents will show their appreciation of the work the Fire Brigade has done. H'useholders are reminded that the annual meeting for the election of school committees will beheld at Bp.m. on Monday, 14th inst. It is suggested that the question of closing schools during February lor the summer vacation would form an interesting item of discussion at these meetings-

We have been requested to state that, in deference to the wishes of several intending competitors, the committee of the Sports to be held at Clyde on Easter Monday, have decided to include a 400 yards and halfmile footrace on the programme. The usual conditions will apply to these—three entries or no event; five entries or no second money- , . . Samples of a fager beer just turned out by New Zealand Breweries from a new plant have reached Dunedin-, New Zealand brewers have of late varied their qualities by adding a beer of light gravity such as meets the new taste, but the industry now called attention to is the first avowed challenge to the Dutch and German lagers that have been imported lately in large quantities.—‘Stai’ The next act in connection with the wreck of the Manuka; so far as Otago is concerned, will be the auctioning of the seven boats belonging to the illfated steamer and the sundries that have been picked up, The boats are to be sold at Port Chalmers; the sundries at Dunedin- No more of the missing pictures have since been recov ered by the owner- — Star. The increase in the wages of the lower paid officers in the Post and Telegraph service, de cided upon recently by the Postmaster General (Sir Joseph Ward), will come into operation as from Tuesday- The scale for the general division has been revised, and the increases are designed to provide a more reasonable payment to male officers after completing their apprenticeship period of five years It was stated by Sir Joseph Wara recently that a workman usually reached the maximum of his grade (£240) when lie was 26 vears of age, but under the nety scale he should reach that wage at approximately twentythree years of age. A Christchurch telegram states that many Canterbury farmers are becoming alarmed at _ the length of the present spell of dry weather. A good soaking rain is urgently needed to give the fast-withering pasture a new lease of life. At present the prospects for winter feed are not at all bright, and if little or no rain falls within the next night or three weeks, the plight of the farmer during wiMer* wul be a sorry one. Many farmers are holding heavy stocks Qf sheep, and the- problem will he how to carry these through the winter. Lucerne, the deep roots of which make it an ideal drought resister, is the only type of feed showing green now- _ The ‘Tapanui Courier says that harvesting operations in Central Otago are no further advanced than they are in other parts of Otago, despite the fact that the district has experienced a long spell of fine weather. Very little stacking has yet been done, and in some parts late crops are only being cut. At the Balclutha Court last week, a defendant in a lousy sheep case raised a laugh when in reply to the inspector as to why he had not asked him to show him the lice, the defendant said. “What’s the use of asking you anything; you are judge and lawyer and all the rest in these cases as far as I can see. A Vancouver cable states that the town of Yazo City, with a population of 5,000 in the state of Mississippi, was the scene of a curious tragedy when “l e Mayor, Mr Strickland, killed Mr Frank Birdsall, the editor of the local paper. Mr Birdsall had been conducting a campaign against Mr Strickland’s administration. The Mayor becoming furiously drunk, invaded the newspaper office and fired thiee shots into tlie editor’s body, then went to his sou’s undertaking parlours, where, standing alongside a coffin he had previously picked, committed suicide. A London cable states that fine gold is quoted at £446 P er oz * At the London wool sales on 4mil 2nd, 9,652 bales were offered, including 903 from New Zealand, about 4,340 bales were sold. Good competition prevailed, with prices equal to last week’s rates. New Zealand sales : - Greasv crossbreds, Whare lOi and 9jd, E'ee, lOd and BrVd. Try Davidson’s Victoria Store for Colgate’s Dental Cream 2/Jd, Tooth brush free With every tube. Limited supply. “Get in early.” Although the rabbit trapping season is not yet in full swing, there is every indication that the offerings at the next rabbitskin sales on April 15th will be good, and in advance of those at the March sale- The skins coming forward are of good quality, and prices should be fully equal to those of the last sale.

The annual meeting of the Clyde Golf Club is called for Friday night. A meeting of all interested in the Easter Sports Picnic at Clyde is called for Thursday nightA meeting of the Dunstan Parish Vestry is to be held at the Vicarage at 7-45 on Friday night, nth inst All players and intending players of the Clyde-Earnscleugh Football Club, are reminded ol the practice at Clyde on Saturday next, A good muster is requested. Those who like stirring adventures with a strong dash of romance- and who doesn’t?— will see Tim McCoy in an idea! role “The Adventurer” which will be screened by Hull’s pic tures at Poolburn (to-night; Monday; Oturehua, Tuesday; Ophir, Wednesday; Naseby, Thursday; and Cromwell Friday. Also Leatrice Joy in “Tropic Madness” at Middlemarch, Friday; and Ranfurly, Saturday. Fat cattle improved in value as the sale progressed at Burnside last Wednesday, bullocks selling up to £2O ss, and cows and heifers from £lO 10s to £l2 , 17s 6d, working out at 43s per lOOlb for bullock beef, and 32 6d to 35s for cows and heifers. Captain Malcolm Campbell, the racing motorist, is setting out on an expedition to hunt in Cocos Island, for private gold and jewels which he believe are worth ;£ 12,000000. “This is the second attempt, but the expedition is better equipped, and has certain definite information which justifies faith. A special constructed yacht will carry electrical apparatus for locating gold ’’ An alteration has been made in the date of the next Wellington wool sale, which has beer; advanced four days- The sale will open in the Town Hall on Thursday, April 10, instead ol Monday,. Abril 14, as previously arranged by the Wellington Woolbrokers’ Association,