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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLV, Issue 193, 20 July 1925, Page 6

A fine pair of young cheetahs for the Auckland Zoo were landed at the northern port from the Waimana and taken to their new home.

The body discovered in the Basin Reserve, Wellington, last Wednesday evening, has been identified as that of Hugh Robert McKay. The lower end of the Ngahauranga Gorge road, a length of roughly forty chains from the Hutt road, is now being prepared for paving, and the road alignment is also being improved by the cutting back of the bluff. For twenty years two rival Scottish societies have existed in Wellington, but after two years’ negotiations they have decided to amalgamate, and the next move will be to build a Caledonian Hall on a qentnvl site recently secured.

Mrs Gillett, wife of Mr George Gilleft, proprietor of the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, died suddenly yesterday from heart failure. She had been in ill-health for some time, but the end was unexpected. Mr Gillett was one of the IPO-ii All Blacks.

Mr W. H. Thompson, of Crown Terrace, is the “barley king” of the Wakatipu district this season. Mr Thompson threshed out ti!32 sacks of barley, the next best return having been recorded by Mr W. Mclvibbin, who threshed out tilt) sacks.

Tlie rains which have fallen in Otago are declared by farmers to he the first real soaking the ground has had since the floods of two years ago. in parts of South Otago (states an exchange) they were necessary to enable the plough Ito be put in tlie ground. Southland remains unpreoedently dry, and rain is being somewhat anxiously awaited. A Stratford young lady who recovered a valuable wristlet watch would appear to have been extremely lucky. The watch was picked up in Stratford by a person proceeding to Auckland. In New Plymouth he suddenly remembered tlie watch and .handed it to a resident of the town, explaining the circumstances. This person met. a Stratford resident, who returned the watch to the Stratford Post office. Tlie annual chinch parade in eonneeii on with the local Orange Lodges was held at All Saints’ Church last evening when visiting brethren were present from Follding and Mar ton. Canon Faneourt spoitc upon “True Religion,” and at the conclusion ol the service the opportunity was taken by P.G.M. Bro. Budden to return the thanks of the lodge for the excellent service he had conducted. In the course ol a brief reply, Canon Faneourt expressed a wish lor a similar ceremony on some future occasion.

Tiie indications point to a much larger area being sown in wheat in Otago than has been the case lor the lost few years (states an exchange). Ther-- has been a strong demand for seed win ~t. and according to the way farmers are talking they consider that with a n.sod miicmuin price lor wheat they wiii be safer in sowing this than oats. The wheat-growing industry has also been affected to some extent by the drop in wool, on which farmers are not now inclined to bank as in the past season or two. According to the Auckland Star a noticeable feature among the immigrants who arrived by tiie Rimutnka was the large families. There were several ,of lour, -six and nine children, and all were healthy and sturdylookir.g youngsters. The largest family was that of a man who is taking up the land, and lie could call 14 children as- liis own. It is interesting to note that when ho left- England the sum total of his family was 13, but about a fortnight ago his wife gave birth to another child, and both mother and baby are doing well. 'There are twins, and the ages of the remainder run from 19 to three years, all of whom are bonny kiddies from the north of Ireland. A splendid opportunity for seeming a smart jumper suit at a lemarkably low price offers itself now during our Great Clearance. Eight different styles to choose from —plain and multi shades, round and V necks —long and short sleeves. Usually 11s 9d to 14s 6d. Speciul sale price 7s lid. The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd.—Advt.

For sore throats or tckllng cough take some drops on sugar. Usea either way Nazol works wonders. Sixty doses Is 6d Advt.

A Masterton message states that Thomas Sewell, aged 85, lost his life as the result of an accident on the Kahumingi hill yesterday afternoon. Accompanied b.v a man named Allright, Sewell left Blairlogio in a gig, when near Kahumingi the saddle strap of the harness broke and the shafts fell to the ground and Sewell was thrown out on his head. He was removed to hospital, where he died this morning. Included in the statement of the more important work carried out during the month, placed before the monthly meeting of the Main Highways Board at Wellington, was the following:—Wood-ville-Palmerston North.—On the Government section 57 chains of this road have been widened to a width of 22ft, and 26 chains have been widened to 30ft. Good progress has been made with the construction of concrete crib walling. “ The match of 18,000 up between Claude Falkiner (England) and Clark McConachy (New Zealand) was brought to a conclusion at Wellington on Saturday evening, and ended in a victory for the New Zealander by 414 points. Both were in good form in the afternoon, McConachy putting on breaks of 131, 249 and 146, and Falkiner notching 291 and 341. The final scores were: McConachy 18,000, Falkiner 17,586. The best breaks of the evening were: McConachy 295, 289, and 106 (unfinished), Falkiner 133, 453, 197. On Saturday morning the Government and the promoters of a new radio broadcast company signed an agreement providing for the erection by the company of an up-to-date 500-watt output broadcast station in each of the following centres: Auckland. Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and the maintenance of an efficient broadcast service. In return the company is to received 25s out of each 30s license fee paid by broadcast listeners, and a similar proportion of the radio traders’ and other license fees. The promoters will now proceed with the flotation of the company.