LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3640, 8 February 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

“A vicious life,” says a reformer, “invariably leads to an ‘ early gravd. ” From bad 10 hearse. A tourist says tho average Australian is more optimistic than is Iho New Zealander. T-hejrq is an unsatisfied demand in W’aihi at present for to let houses. There has been a slight epidemic of whooping cough among infants in Wanganui of late. In Victoria the number of men at present, prospecting for gold and receiving assistance in that State is approximately 5000. In an alleged shooting case at Melbourne, a detective said that on one of the accused he had found four pistols. The big fish are coining 111 freely on the northern c{>nst and very gmod spbilt jis recorded, especially oIT Whangaroa. The New South Wales Director of Education, has expressed the opinion that swimming should be a compulsory subject in the schools. Notification of definite intention to rebuild were, received from no fewer than 73 owners "of property* on the Napier Business Property Owners’ Association last week. Tn Roxburgh, Otago, large consignments of fruit are being sent from this station daily, . principally apricots and peacheT For the week ended January 30 20,565 c ase s were railed, a weight of 261 tons 12 cwt. The season is about j three weeks earlier than last year. To-day is a time of trial for the trade union, movement in New Zealand. Unemployment has very seriously reduced the ranks ol member ship, whilst short working periods and lower wages have made it difficult for many men with domestic responsibilities to maintain iheii contributions..