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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVIII, Issue 226, 22 August 1928, Page 6

The North Taranaki cricket coach, Mr B. B. Wilson, sailed from England by the lonic last week for New Zealand. He is expected to reach New Plymouth about the end of September, and thus he in a position to commence coaching immediately the season opens. Mr Nr J. ’Lewis, of Wellington, who has been selected to carry the colours of tho Reform Party in the contest for the Wanganui seat at the coming elections, intends to take up his permanent residence in the electorate. For this purpose ho will leave Wellington on Saturday next.

Walking into Mr ■ Martin’s fruit shop at the cornor of Barbadoes and Kilmore Streets, Christchurch, on Saturday night while the owner was at the back of the shop, a thief calmly removed a till containing a few pounds in silver and a bank-book. Later, the empty till and bank book were recovered from the Avon River. Whilo Mrs George Frith, wife of a Thames borough councillor, was assisting in the preparation of supper for a local dance, she struck something with her foot. In falling, a knife she held struck her just below the oye, and inflicted a nasty gash. She threw her hand out to prevent herself falling too heavily, with the result that she broke her wrist.

A young kauri tree, the first of a Eroposed avenuo at “Scotlands,” the ostel for boarders at , the New Plymouth Girls’ High School, was planted last week by Hon. G. M. Thomson, M.L.C. It is intended to have an innor avenue of puriris, with kauris on tho outside of them. Mr Thomson expressed liis pleasure that native trees had been chosen for the purpose. Tho traffic in “bobby” calves, if the railway return may bo taken as an indication, will this season exceed that of the 1927 period. Large numbers of. young calves, in excess of last year’s record, are being handled by tho Patea works, these coming from Waitotara, Moumahaki and Wavorley and tho district lying to the north, while the Imlay works commenced last week to handle those coming in from the Nukumaru, Wangaehu and tho ltangitikei districts.

The Auckland Hospital will receive a bequest of £ooo under the will of the late Mr Alexander Bell, retired farmer, who died in Auckland last month.

At about ten minutes past five last evening a motor lorry driven by Mr A. E. Alellor, when about to cross the railway lino at the Commercial Hotel, knocked ( down a cyclist, whose machine was dragged under the lorry and damaged. The rider was thrown clear and was able later to reinore his bicycle. The lorry was travelling at a slow pace at the time of the mishap. It happened at a meeting of shareholders of a dairy factory not far from Palmerston North. A proposal was before the meeting that the next annual meeting of the company be held on the third Tuesday in August, 1929. “Poes anybody know if that day. falls on a Sunday?” seifiously inquired tire chairman. Then he took stock of his words and joined in the Toar of laughter. The Prime Minister stated in Wellington yesterday, relative to a cable >to the Mayor of Ashburton, that Hon. W. Noswortliy had announced definitely that lie would bo a candidate for the Mid-Canterbury seat, that lie oould not understand it as Mr Nosworthy, before leaving for Canada, had left the matter of selection as between himself and Mr D. Jones in his (Mr Coates’s) hands. The work of reclaiming and stabilising the sand duno area at tlio mouth of the Rangitikei River is now practically completed, states the annual report of the State Forest Service, presented to Parliament yesterday. The results are stated to be satisfactory, and it is expected that the experience and data gained during the undertaking will bo of immense value should it bo decided to treat other sand-drift areas in a similar manner.

Arising out of his decision to stand for the Wellington East seat, Mr J. J. Clark has liis resignation as chairman of the Wellington executive of the New Zealand Political Reform League, and it was. accepted at a special meeting of tlio executive last night. No successor has yet been appointed, the matter being deferred for a fortnight. Mr Clark also tendered his resignation as a member of the Dominion executive of tlio league.

The Palmerston North Operatic Society held its first practice last evening for the November production of Rudolph Friml’s musical comedy “Katinka.” There was a satisfactory attendance, and tlio indications are that the society should have a successful season. Only preliminary work was done—making the vocalists familiar with the tuneful melodies of the score. Mr A. J. Graham, the society’s honorary conductor, was in charge of the practice.

A Wanganui resident had a number of daisies growing in his garden resembling somewhat the ox-eye daisy, a specimen that the farmers do not altogether view with friendly eyea. Some months ago a Wellington friend visited the local resident and suggested that there was money in tlio daisies if sent to the Empire City for sale, and he offered to make arrangements for regular supplies. The resident was surprised when his first cheque came to £7 and a more recent one amounted to nearly £9.

As an indication of the mildness of tlio winter it has been pointed out by the farmers of long residence on the Ngaero swamp that this year, for the first time, the drains have not been sufficiently full to carry away the weeds thown in when clearing was done earlier in the year. It was not until the heavy rain commenced a* the beginning of last week that the drains assiymed their normal winter appearance. |u some _ parts it has been necessary to con tin no pumping water for stock, tlio streams not running high enough for the purpose. That it should be compulsory for .all school teachers to have university degrees was urged by Professor R. S. Conway, of Manchester University, at a luncheon tendered to him this week by members of the Canterbury Collego Board of Governors. “In some things this Dominion has led the world,’ said the professor. ‘lt was the first to give suffrage to women. Why don t you insist that no one who has not a university degree shall teach in your schools? A great rich Dominion likp this has no right to send its children to be taught by half-educated people. Each year in the early spring the Victoria League, of Auckland, conducts a sale of flowers in the streets of Auckland and suburbs to further the objects of the league, and various societies and organisations of the city combine to assist the league in its endeavours. The secretary would welcome any spring ilowers from this district —daffodils, jonquils, anemones, violets and the like —and consignments should be sent to arrive at Auckland on Thursday, August 30. or early the following day. Parcels should be addressed to the district secretary, Boy Scouts’ Association.

Twenty years ago on Boxing Day Tommy Burns met his Waterloo at Sydney in a pugilistic encounter involving world supremacy against Jack Johnson. Coming to Auckland, en route to America, after the bout, a well-known sportsman, Mr J. C. Gleeson, tendered a banquet to the vanquished hero (says tho Star). History is about to repeat itself, for Mr Gleeson intends to pay a similar compliment to Tom Heenoy. who is leaving America this week on his return to his native land. Gene Tunney’s late rival in. the boxing arena is sure of a great welcome home.

An Auckland message states that som© excitement was caused on board the steamer Port Bowen last night when it was reported that one of the crew had his throat cut. Tho ambulance was summoned and took the man to hospital. The wound was only slight, and after six stitches had been inserted the man was taken back to the ship. Later lie was walking about tho vessel apparently very little hurt. According to tho man’s statement, the injury was done with a razor when lie and some of Iris comrades wore skylarking. This explanation was also given by the ship’s officers and consequently no action was taken by the police.

Tho ranks of tho Maori War veterans in New Zealand are depleting rapidly as tho years go by. In November of last year it was estimated that there were 336 -veterans still in receipt of pensions, 62 others having died during the previous year. Since last November nine of the members of the Taranaki branch living in and around New Plymouth have died, reducing tho total membership of the branch to 28 at the present time. Eleven of these 28, practically all of them over aO years of age, attended the annual meeting of the branch in New Plymouth last week, the remainder being confined to their homes through indisposition. ,