LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2399, 8 April 1931, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The earthquake has left Ihe beach at Napier safe and sandy. A poll is to be taken on ihe halfholiday question in Wanganui. Auckland is in the throes of a meat war. One of the largest companies has opened tinder the auctioneering .system. At the Juvenile Court in Taihapc three boys were fined tos each for throwing stones at Railway car-riag-es in Taihape. Marjorie Bowen (Mrs Arthur L. Long) has just confessed that she is the author of the books by ■‘George R. Prcedv” and “Robert Pave.” “If we could (only get protection for Empire produce in England many of our difficulties would, be solved," said Mr Norton Francis i-t a meeting in Christchurch. More than q,000,000 carcases of New Zealand lamb passed through Smithfield markets last year, and pi these only 30 were condemned, and in several cases only because of faulty thawing. Few big jobs have gone as smoothly as. the Tatra Flat, tunnel. The first tunnel only requires two chains of concrete work to compete it, and this should be in about a fortnight. Holland’s famous sprint cyclist, Pete. Moeskops, has decided not to race again. Moeskops won the world’s professional sprint rhampionship in JQ2I, 1922, 1 0 23» 102.4 and 1925. Writes a correspondent to a London paper; ITow about a knighthood for Charlie Chaplin? His films, with their unique, matchless humour, must have done more to raise and uphold British prestige than anything- else. At a ladies’ night dinner in London Mr Justice McOardle took the opportunity to pay a handsome tribute to the press. “The press of England,” he exclaimed, “what a wonderful thing it is! It is, 1 sincerely believe, the greatest influence in the life of our English people.” Norfolk Island will be tire first poiq of call of the Melanesian Mission steamer Southern Cross during her 15 weeks’’ 'etuisc, which commences to-morrow. The vessel will make about ifco calls, and her itinerary will cover 10,000 miles. The most northern station is at Rabau, in lire mandated territory of New Guinea. The increasing sales of British motor vehicles in New Zealand wera stressed by Mr David Crozier, chairman of the Canterbury branch of the British (U:K.) Manufacturers’ Association, at a luncheon. M hile in 1928 British, vehicles represented only 14.7 per cent. of.the total, bv February, 1931, this percentage had increased to 47.9. The Duke of Gloucester, proposing “The British Industries Fair” at a Guildhall banquet in London, said that it was, of course, advertisement, but at the same time it provided a. stimulant to our own industrial organisations, all of which would admit that they could not geT away from that hackneeyd phrase, “It pays to advertise.” An incident which occurred in a Wanganui church served to provide a lesson for some who indulge in conversation during divine service. At the conclusion of the singing of one of the athems by the choir, the minister turned to the congregation with the request: “Will the lady in the front seat cease talking? This is a house of reverence, not conversation.”