LOCAL AND GENERAL

Grey River Argus, 22 April 1925, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Exceptionally fiue crops of grapes arc . to be seen in various parts of the Gisborne district this year, and some ( of the growers have hud record crons. The Blenheim branch of the Farmers Union, being dissatisfied xxith barley prices, passed the following resolution on Alonday:—“'That the farmers cd the district be recom mended not to grow barley on contract, as the price offered by Breweries Ltd., viz., 5s per bushel, is in the opinion of this meeting, not a rcmunerati \ t* one.’’ At a meeting of the committee <•!’ the Westland Racing (Tub. it was an iioiiiieed that the receipts at the recent meeting were £1459, and the expense: £llll, leaving a cr< (lit balance of £l5. A representative was appointed to attend a conferenci* of racing and trotting dubs al Reef Ton tomorrow night re"arding a proposa’ for a circuit of racing dales for the autumn and summer race meeting. Full results from all the South \\ t>: • land stalking camps arc not yet available. Those reported had excellent sport, securing many tine trophies. Major Wilson, Lord Helper, Air J. D. Cobbold, and Air James Muir, brouglr. out eleven heads, ranging from 12 to 18 points, all xvith a length of over 40 inches. The best head of th** season and one of the finest ever shot in N'exv Zealand, xva.s a 16-pointer* -Ji't h Lord Belper, in the L.‘indsboro"gh. large tributarv of tin- Haas! River. When returning from a funeral • Sunday a Westland settler’s niotor.car was turning a corner sharply wh?n it collided xvith another settler’s car, mox ing in the opposite direction. As a result a head on collision occurred. Both cars were damaged considerably, anl John Ritchie, an occupant, was ladiv cut by broken glass from th * xvir ; screen. At a meeting of the (Trey Motor Cycle Club the balance sheet was pre. sented shoxving receipts and expenditure in connection xvith the recent sports meeting held at <>m The receipts xvere £273 16s 9d, and after deducting expenses a balance of £5 5s 8d remained. A vote of thanks xvas passed to Mr (’rooks for his xaluabl" help during the meeting. A suggeticn to hold sp cd trials at Kuniara beach was held over until next meetTime }|nl tide wait for no man. The truth of this xvas demonstrated in a practical manner to an Oamaru resident during the Eister ‘Holidays (says the North Otago Times*, lie divested himself of his best suit of clothes on tin* beach at a seaside resort, and went for a swim. He afterwards lay on the grass in the sun, ami went to sleep. When he awakened the tide had carried his garments way out into the surf. He returned to his home a x* otter. but xviser man. It has l"'en docid'-d to h Id a cerem<inv |-or the laving of the fminda I ion stone of the new power house l>» I"* erected :il Dolison nrd the Minister of Public Works (H*'i*. .1. . (‘eatos) is to officiate on M;iy 20 next, or such other date as will suit the Minister. The work o.f erecting the ]>ower house is |o i:e commoTK-ed »"*.':t week, .- nd the engineer to the Board. Mr Lythgoe, is of opinion that the turning of the firs 4 sod should l>e mark'd by a suitable ceremony. 'The Board at its meeting last night, howev r. decided ‘lint th? laying of the fouin.'ati(>n st oie would be sufficient ceremony. 'i’lie Moeraki l.>ea< h presrn';? i a bright red ajipe-'rance the other n. >rn ing, the phenomenon being caused b\ the presence of millions of small crustaci'ans resembling crayfish, though, only an inch and a half long (says the Oamaru Mail). 'These had b< eu xvashed ashore xvhen the wind changed from the south-xvesf. to the northeast; and the beach for oxer a mile was cov(ted xvith this living mass to the depth of from six to twelve inches. 'The*'* small crabs are familiarly known as ‘ 4 whale feed,’’ though it is not known that they are actually consumed by whales. The occasional visitation i< not by any means a welcome one. as they all die on the beach in the course of a few days, and make conditions very unpleasant for the residents. A’estcrday morning a motor accident occurred on the road between Kuniara und the .I unction Railway Station. Two ladies xvere driving to the Junction at. •i fair speed, xvhen they encountered U number of cows, not far from the Junction. They passed through them all, exceed a coxv which suddenly swerved on to the road* causing a collision. The car xvas deflected from the road, and xvith the animal in front of it, pitched headlong into a waterhole at the roadside. The lady wh> xva.s driving managed to get clear, but the other occupant was trapped inside where she fainted. There xvas nobody else on the scene at the moment, but not Jong aftorxvards one of Kennedy Bros.’ cars, conveying a party of Grey, mouth people to Ross arrived, and they lent a hand in extricating the impris oned lady, xvho, with her companion, proved to have sustained no injury beyond a shock. Spiers’ mail car subsequently extricated the car* by the aid of a rope. It was a very narrow e.*> ,capc, however, for both ladies from n serious accident.