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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 645, 2 March 1923, Page 4

The next Now Zealand lawn tennis chain, pionships will bo held at Christchurch. Mr 1 Lloyd George’s 11th article will deal with France’s purpose in the Ruhr. A London cablegram states that Princess Mary’s son will bo christened Harry George David. In the semi-final of the amateur billiards championship in England Symes beat Turner by 2000 points to 1535. The Manawatu Fruitgrowers’ Association decided last evening, on the motion of Mr T. Webb, to forward to the Dominion Fruitgrowers’ Conference a remit advocating the more stringent inspection of orchards. ’ “Every skilled labourer finds work for five unskilled labourers,” said Mr W. C. Burt, of Dunedin, at the annual meeting of tho New Zealand Industrial Conference, when referring to the need for skilled labour in this dominion.

Three Australian girls, Captains Maud Carmichael, Myrtle Ballenger and Gladys Emerton, of the Salvation Army, recently sailed by the steamer Changsha to spend seven years in China. They will work on behalf of the army. From Hongkong they will go up the coast to Chefoo and then to Pekin. “Could there not be devised some means of killing sparrows in large quantities at the one time. I have millions at' my place/’ said .Mr T. Webb at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Fruitgrowers’ Association The chairman (Mr A. R, Rush) thoJlitpon became reminiscent, and remarked tilt [when he was a boy an effort was madejto, pass a law to prevent boys from break*#, birds’ eggs. “I remember jg, flood in Australia when 24 inches of rtiin fell itt 28 hours,” said Mr R. T. Bell, chairman of the MahawatuOroua River Board,, when addressing the Sluggish River Drainage Board at its meeting yesterday. Ho added, after recounting some experiences in connection with that incident, that the Manawatu flood areas must bo protected against a large flood, which was always possible. “It is no uso saying that another large flood is not likely to occur,” he concluded.

The Hon, C. J. Parr (Minister for Education) stated in Auckland yesterday that he had asked the Director of Education and other educational authorities to consider whether it would be possible to classify district high school teachers so as to bring them more into connection with secondary school teachers as they wore doing practically the same work. Another anomaly was that immediately a secondary depart-, ment was added to a primary school, the 1 whole school went up a grade, all the teachers and assistants receiving increased salaries.. “I think,” said the Minister, “the headmaster, and perhaps one or two others who take some additional responsibility, should receive some extra remuneration, but it is difficult to find arguments Jor increases for the others.”

A bag of grapes,, grown in his vineries at Bunnythorpe, were loft ijt the “Standard” office yesterday by Mr G. H. Gallop. The fruit is well formed and rich m flavour, and illustrates how suitable the district is for grape growing. In our ladies’ underclothing section, fine all wool vests with v nook, no sleeves, are priced at 7s lid nett cash. The new corselettes for ladies have also just arrived and merit special mention at 8s lid and 11s 6d.—The C. M. Ross. Co., Ltd. —Advt, ' , The genuine Mason jam jars arrived again at Collinson and Son’s last week, having been - sold out and in very short supply. Pint, quarts and half gallons oii hand. With the best rustless zinc screw tops, best quality rubber rings and smoothest finish, the genuine Masons are really The glass is tinted to prevent bleaching or crystallisation of the contents. —Advt.

A London cablegram 4 states , that two brothers, Adolf and Max Posner, buttonmanufacturers, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to defrauding the revenue of £19,59?, income tax and excess profits, arid were fined £SOOO and £3OO respectively, and ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. “If /General Richardson can get the Samoans to work he will have solved one Of die greatest problems' facing the British Empire/’ remarked Mr R. A. Wright, MP. at the farewell dinner to General Richardson at Wellington. “If there Is oho clan who can do thjtt, it is Gencr&l Rich 4 ardson.”

A blight which is stated to be seriously affecting tree plantations! in the Bangitikei district was discussed at last night s meetiiig of the ManawatU Fruitgrowers Association. It was stated that the disease was not iireblight, as had been reported, but was a variety of scale,) which was doing a considerable, amount of damage.

“The excessive growth of lupins has frequently changed the course of the river,” said Mr R. I‘. Bell, chairman of the Manawgtu River Board, when speaking to the Sluggish River Drainage Board yesterday. The stream in iquedtion was in tho Feilding district, and the speaker instanced that as One of the cases where the powers of the river boards should be exercised to compel those responsible for the nuisance to abate it. A request that its members should donate fruit for the children of the Queen’s Park school, Wanganui, on the occasion of their visit to Palmerston North on March 9, was received at last night’s meeting of tho Manawatu Fruitgrowers’ Association from Mr J. M, Rose, who wrote on behalf of a meeting of combined school committees. ' There was a ready response, almost all present/ intimating their willingness to assist in the direction indicated. There will be some heavy shipments of dairy v produce from Auckland during the ensuing month. Space has been allocated to the end of March for about 289,000 boxes of butter and 39,000 crates of cheese. This will be a welcome clearance, as the freezing stores are being rapidly filled owing to the small quantity of butter that has been sent overseas during the current month. The consignments since the end of January to date totalled ,about 45,000 boxes of butter and 2000 crates of, cheese. This leaves about 28,000 boxes of butter and 23,700 crates of cheese in store, and _as batter is still coming to hand for* grading at the rate of nearly 40,000 boxes a week, there is a heavy tax on the storage space. Mr D. Boyd, who, won the - euphonium solo at the Dunedin brass band > competitions, created what is perhaps a record in brass bands contesting in Australia and New Zealand. He last competed at Auckland in 1905, and won a solo competition, when he succeeded in annexing the tenor trombone event. -His record also includes the winning of a prize at every contest he has attended, and there are few bandsmen who have a greater number of attendances to their credit. He won his first medal at Queenstown on the tenor horn when eleven years of age: Many successes, followed on the euphonium and trombone, culminating in his popular win on the euphonium after a spell of eighteen years from solo competitions.

At the meeting of the Dominion executive of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association at Wellington, Colonel T. W. Macdonald gave notice of the following motion: “That this executive views with grave concern the cabled alleged statement of the Prime Minister of one of the Dominions of the Empire, in which he suggests, in effect; that no part of the Empire should take action (in case of war) unless that part 'is itself affected. We fear that such a policy, if adopted, would in the complete disintegration of the Empire, and make for the collapse of civilisation as we know it, whereas we fervently desire the consolidation of the Empire into a League of Free States, upon which to build up a universal League of Nations for tho preservation and peace of the world.”

An attempt, to fell a large pine tree on a vacant section at the top. of College Hill, Auckland, on Saturday afternoon, was attended with unfortunate results. The tree, instead of falling in the desired direction, was carried across the section, by the heavy westerly wind which was blowing at the time, and crashed on to the roof of a residence on an adjoining section. The tree had been properly scarfed to make the bole fall inwards on to the section, while a guy with tackle had been, placed in position to control the fall, but, as the tree commenced to fall, the wind took charge, A number of rafters in the house were broken, and ' weather-boarding, spouting, and roofing-iron were fractured. The plaster ceilings in two of the rooms were also damaged. There were no personal injuries. Numerous acts of vandalism at Auckland’s new Zoo have been reported to the City Council. One of the ostriches died on Saturday, ns the result of copper poisoning, due to the presence of bronze money in the bird’s stomach. The sea lion was shot dead deliberately, while two of . the quaint colony of tuatara lizards were killed rather brutally by violent prodding with sticks. In addition, riionkeys have been Htdly treated by n little band of hooligans who visited the Zoo on Sunday. Flower beds and rockeries have been wantonly interfered with, and the picturesque creek, which should "be an outstanding feature of the Zoo, has been fouled and littered with rubbish. _ A report regarding' death of the oiitnch showed that its body contained several bronze coins, a small silver coin, two large pieces of lead, and a small coil of wire.

“I am not saying that New Zealarid ii a wonderful country simply because you are a .New .Zealander,” stated Mr Julian Grande, a visiting journalist, speaking to a Timar’u Hchild representative, but because I really think that. But you' want another half million people. You have a most fertile land, which is being less than half used. If you get another Half million people you will bo able to make New Zealand one of the most prolific parts of the earth. It is not in the least a mon-otonous-looking country, but is wonderfully varied by plains and valleys, gentle slopes and noble Hills, deep ravines, bold peaks, great mountains, and naturally fortified eminences’. All you want is half a million people to develop it. You should not get these people from the Home Country only, but you should get Dutchmen, ’ Danes, Norwegians, Swedes and Swiss; and if I won’t frighten you I suggest a few Toutons also.”

A remarkable case of devotion to twc dogs, which is probably unparalleled in the Dominion occurred' nedr Taumantnu recently, during a heavy flood which brought the Wanganui river up to an ah normal level. At the spot where the incident occurred the river is spanned by a shaky ;h«nd-nmde spring bridge, and so high Whs the river that the narrow bridge was submerged) its flooring torn away, and the wires more or less. tangled. A settler’s dog was tied up on the low land across the river, and in danger of a speedy and certain drowning. Against nil efforts nt dissuasion the settler climbed out od the swaying wires, which Wgre in constant peril of being swept away by logs rushing down the swoollen , water. In addition, the man took a considerable risk of becoming fouled in tile wires and drowned. At one‘ point his foothold on the bridge was so deep in the river that only his head was visible,_ and"he appeared to have the greatest difficulty in maintairiing his hold. He battled through the flood, however, and soon afterwards was seen leading the pair of joyously-cnpenng dogs to higher land and safety. A dance,' in aid of the Oroua Downs sports queen will be held in the Longburn Hall on Tuesday evening next, At only 4s 7d a yard nett cash—a new heavy weight fuji silk, natural lone with lustrous finish. At Collinson and Cunninghanie’s dress section. A 36in satin at 8s 3d yard nett cash will make an effective little frook with 3yds. Lustrous sheen in ,a sot of colours, including tomato, saJmoii, turquoise, kingfisher, shrimp, nil, mary blfie, lemon, maize, orange, etc.—Advts {fhese are stirring times for New Zealand grocers, thanks to "No-Rubbing" laundry help "Keep Smiling" boot polish and "Golden Rule” candles.—Goldingham and Beckett, wholesale distributors.—Advt.

The jubilee of Canterbury College will be celebrated this year. There are 409 solicitors practising in the district covered by the Auckland Law Society. During 1922 approximately 80 inches of rain fell at Mangahao, there being more wot days than fine ones. In some months rain fell on 24 days. At the Hibernian sports at Manaia yes. terday afternoon the three miles New Zealand cycle championship was. won by O’Shea (Christchurch), Griffin (Palmerston North) being second. ' *' Among the floral tributes received in connection with the death of Sir dim® Herries was a handsome wreath from bir James Allen, High Commissioner m London. It bore the inscription: ‘ A tribute to a sincere friend,, whose loss I deeply mourn.” The hearing of objections to*4 the ratepayers’ list of the Pohangina Babbit Board, which was represented by Mr H. Symes, the secretary, was fixed for yesterday at the Magistrate’s Court at Feild* ing. No objections having been lodged, the list was approved and signed. A Wanganui telegram state that a cable was despatched to James Paddon yesterday on behalf of Darcy Hadfield. issuing a challenge to row for the world’s sculling championship. Mr C. G, Young, secretary of Hadfleld’s Wanganui committee, has deposited £IOO to bind the. match. Three ■of the brick houses erected at Wanganui by the Government during the period of extreme house shortage are still unoccupied (says the' Herald). Certain alterations are now being made to the ex* terior of the buildings with a view to making them more attractive in the hope of finding buyers. “It is a fact worthy of mention that fruitgrowers did not get one half-penny advance in prices for their produce during the war,” said Mr, A. R. Rush, president of the Manawatu Fruitgrowers’ Association at the annual meeting of that body last night. At the same time, he added, they had to pay double and treble the pre-war prices for material. v A remarkable coincidence occurred at the Town Hall during the screening of a moving picture at Eltham. A local medical man was summoned by messenger to attend a case, and at precisely the same moment, during the progress of the. picture/ one of, the sub-titles was flashed on tho screen, “Como quickly, doctor, the« lias been an accident.” - The Law Society at .Wellington passed Sotions directing the attention ,of the overnment to the,fact that an increase iii the number of Siipreme Court Judges in-urgently needed, and to the fact, that the salaries of Judges and Magistrates should be placed on an adequate footing as soon as possible. According to Sydney files to hand, Misr Violet Walrond, the New Zealanc swimmer who won the 100 yards championship of Australia at Sydney recently, caniiot take the title from Australia, and Miss Mina Wylie is still resident champion. Miss Walrond is in effect an Australian champion without a title. She will receive a medal bearing words to the effect that she war first in the 100 yards sprint for the championship, and Miss Wylie, as resident champion, will receive a facsimile of the sam* medal. There is an impression _ abroad this year that tomatoes are poisonous on account of the spray on them, and for this reason people will not eat the fruit,” said Mr T. F. Conway at last night’s meeting of the Manawatu Fruitgrowers’ Association. “The matter has been gone into and it has been proved that a man has to eat, two and a-half bushels of freshly sprayed fruit before he would be subjected to any discomfort at all on account of the arsenical spray. The matter has been scientifically proved, 1 and there Jr no danger.” * ; ,