LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hawera Star, Volume L, 18 December 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

“Ninety per cent, of the farmers of the country have mortgages,” said a speaker at the farmers’ rally yesterday. “And motor cars,” said an interject or. Tile screening of. the • talkie . programme at the Grand Theatre will in future commence at 8 o’clock oadh evening.

Emphatic protest is to be made, by the Wellington Harbour Board against the insertion, .by the Government of a clause in the proposed new mail contraiets exempting the steamers from , the payment of all harbour dues. T.he Empire Marketing Board has approved of a- grant of £SOO towards the cost of experiments for the improvement of the processing of New Zealand! pelts. The grant is being made conditional upon a similar sum being [ provided l by the New Zealand Government and the industry in the Dominion.

Speaking at the Nelson group of Toe H, Lord Bledisloe said as a result of cold temperature research work undertaken by the Imperial Agricultural Research Council, and with wliicTG the Cawthron Institute at Nelson was cooperating, New Zealand fruit would he landed in England in as good a condition as if it- had only crossed the English Channel. It was estimated that at present 43 per cent, of all the fruit for the English market deteriorated almost completely on the voyage, and thus the research work would soon prove of enormous benefit to the growers.

A revision of the duties on imported cast iron pipes was sought by- a deputation from the Onekaka Iron and Steel Company which waited on Messrs E. A. Ransom, A. J. Murdoch aud R. Masters yesterday. The deputation stressed the need for protection from competition from abroad and a duty of £2 a ton on imported pipes was sought.. Mr Ransom said the representations would receive full consideration and ivould be placed before Cabinet.

Very wintry weather accompanied by a gale prevailed in Auckland .yesterday. Heavy rain in the morning caused flooding in some buildings. One or two yachts in the harbour' broke from their moorings and went ashore but sustained little damage. The warships Laburnum and Veronica were to have carried out gunnery practice in Hauraki Gulf but did not leave port. The Manukau Bar was unworkable.

Donald George, a young man who arrived at Te Aroha on Monday in quest of work, was yesterday sentenced to a month’s imprisonment with hard labour on a charge of threatening befiavious and intent to assault. After receiving from the Mayor a note entitling him to free lodgings, George arrived at a boardinghouse drunk_ and threatened to slash with a razor blade che police or anyone interfering with him.

Mr. Oscar Garden with Captain Hcwett and Haig, arrived' at Rotorua at 3.35 p.m. yesterday after a someth at stormy passage from Hamilton. The visitors were met by fhe Rotorua Airways ’plane piloted by Flying officer Money. A big crowd gathered at the aerodrome to welcome the visitors. AH the machines made a perfect landing in the teeth of a strong vind. The party was met by the Mayor (Mr. T. Jackson) and Mr. J. D. Davys i,resident of Rotorua Airways) and escorted to the. Grand Hotel, where the \ ‘isitofis. were informally _ greeted by citizens. A civic reception followed and later a banquet was given by tihe i {otorua Aero Club.

Hon. A. J. Stall worthy, Minister of Health, in a post-sessional address at Auckland expressed apprehension lest the rafliway finances might serious interfere with the Government’s attempts to balance, the Budget. He said the position had lieen developing ever since the railways were started and had become so serious that unless taken, in hand would smash the finances of the country in the next few years. The Government was striving to balance the Budget, but lie wan afraid that the railways position might make it imposrsible. If they failed it w’ouicl not be for want of striving, added Mr. Stallworthy. “It is an unenviable task to be a Minister of the Crown in these difficult days. All the time we have to make unpopular decisions. AVe are seeking not to be popular hut to do our ob and we are Willing to take the risk of being turned out at the next election.”

HUNTINGTON’S; ’Phone 2118. Our special showing of Xmas Gifts for ladies, men and kiddies, at marked prices, is a revelation in value-giving, and is proving a great boon to scores of delighted shoppers. Tlic arrival of further lots per “parcel post” of our famous Ruby Ring Silk Hose at 12/6 pair, and the popular full-fashioned “Jenny Lind” at 8/11 pair, further enhances, the importance of this special showing. —Advt.

The Mantua Municipal Band will ren-' dor a Christmas programme in the Rotunda to-morrow night, commencing at S o ’(dock.

The advance to South Taranaki cheese factory suppliers for November supply will be an average of 9d, against up to Is 6d in December last year. The lower values are compensated to some extenit by increased production, and the marke,t, while steady and showing no great activity, is more hopeful than it was a few (weeks ago. (Consideration of a notice of motion to change the colours of the Hawera Amateur (Swimming Club is .to l>e given i at- a. special general meeting of mem- 1 bers a,t the baths commencing at 7.151 p.m on Friday. All members are requested to attend. 'The meeting will Ibe followed >by the first of (the season’s series of club evenings in swimming competition and a dance at. the Savoy Tea! Rooms is to be held on the conclusion of (the competition programme. Certificates won at last season ’s championships will be jpresenlted at the dance. As soon as finance is available, action will be taken to combine the hospital and allied services at Rotorua, said Hon. A. J, Stallworthy, when outlining; the reasons for closing the orthopaedic section of the l King George V. Hospital at Rotorua. Being practically a tourist base, Rotorua should have hospital facilities of an appropriate standard. A scheme had been approved under which an up-to-date sanatorium would be built at Rotorua under proper tourist conditions with hydrotherapy and special baths. It was the one place where a properly-run institution should be self-supporting. The King George V Hospital woukli not be closed and it- was not proposed' to dose the orthopaedic section summarily. Some children would remain until their treatment had been completed, others would be transferred to hospitals in their own districts and some would return home. At a. meeting of the Rural Intermediatei (Credit Board l consideration was given to the present difficult position in which farmers are placed l on account of the general fall in the prices obtained for primary products in the light of affording full protection to the debenture holders whoso j moneys are invested in the board’s business and at the same time avoiding the imposition of any general 1 hardship upon borrowers. Although the period of the year during 'which farmers normally arrange their finance has now passed, a* steady volume of applications still continues to be re'cevicd, and the amount of business reported to the board i's greater than that recorded at the corresponding period during the previous years in which the board has been operating.