LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20595, 22 September 1930, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Declaring that there was no occasion for any pessimism regarding the position of New Zealand, Sir Otto Niemeycr, who arrived in Christchurch today, on route to tho .Hermitage, said that this country was more happily situated than most other countries. Sir Otto said Jm did not fee! sure that rockbottom had been reached in the present world depression, and ho was not prepared to say that the values of our primary products had reached their lowest point; but lie did not think that there was any justification for despondency.

A light rainfall amounting to a quarter of an inch was experienced in the Jniko Coleridge region on Saturday night. Yesterday it was reported that the level of the lake was unchanged. Three men were disturbed shortly after midnight on Saturday attempting to force an entrance to the premises ol tho Hawke’s Bay Farmer# Co-operative Association in Waipukuran, Tim manager, Mr L. G. Darker, was advised by telephone that men were prowling about the premises In company with a member of tlie staff lib went to tile place, and found three .men, who appeared to bo about to break in. The prowlers dashed to a waiting motor ear, in which was a fourth man, who drove straight at Mr Harker and his companion, who stepped aside and got tho car’s number as it sped away At 4 o’clock on Sunday morning, four men in a car travelling towards Napier on the Taradale road wore arrested

The Pliormium Committee of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research has recently been conducting valuable tests concerning Now Zealand llax, and has ascertained (says a Press Association telegram) that yellow-leaf disease can he attacked by tho application of manures. Tho Bureau of Standards lias manufactured ironi New Zealand pliormium fibre some samples of paper showing distinctly good qualities.

Tho monthly mooting of tho Board of Governors of Colinnha College was held at First Church on Thursday. There were present tho Rev. J. J. Cairney (chairman), Mesdames Jt. A. Ewing and W. Hcwitson, IPs W. H. Borrie, J. Elder, and J. Lawson, the Rev. George Miller, Messrs J. C. Begg and J. J, Clark. Miss M’lntosh, M.M (principal), was also present, Mrs Ewing reported that the work of renovating tho turn largo dormitories by Messrs Omaml Bros, had been carelully and artistically carried out, and also that tho music rooms had been_ most satisfactorily' ropapored and painted, it was decided to hold an “at home” at the college on Friday, September 2(J, to enable parents to make the acquaintance of Miss M’lntosh, who has taken charge from tho beginning of the third term. The election of officers for the ensuing year, which had been postponed on account of tho illness ot Mr W, Gow, resulted :—President, the Rev. J. J, Cairney; vice-president. Dr J. Elder; auditor, Mr ’J’, D. B. Paterson; treasurer, Mr W. Gow: secretary, Mrs D. B. Waters. The members of tho Finance, Educational, and House Committees were unanimously re-elec-ted.