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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 101, 28 March 1929, Page 6

The carriages which were damaged in the railway accident near Paekakariki last Friday are now being taken to pieces and will be conveyed to Wellington on Sunday.

Our Foxton .correspondent writes that a monster mushroom measuring 28 inches in circumference was discovered on Robinson’s run on Wednesday morning by Miss E. Fee, of Beach Road, while on a mushrooming expedition.

Joyce Pearce, aged three years and 10 months, a daughter of Mr William Pearce, of Smart Road, died a* the New Plymouth Hospital yesterday from scalds received through falling into a bucket of boiling water on Tuesday afternoon (states a Press Association telegram). She was staying with her grandmother, Mrs Harris, at Pihama. At a well attended meeting at Levin it was decided to form a miniature rifle club. Mr Bould, the president, reported that the Defence Department had promised the use of the drill hall and there was every possibility of the department providing a range, but lighting equipment would be necessary. It was decided to purchase four 22 bore rifles and commence practice shoots at an early date.

The annual conference of officers of the New Zealand and Australian rail-ways-will take place in Adelaide in a few days. Messrs P. R. Angus, assistant chief mechanical engineer, G. W. Wyles, assistant signals and electrical engineer, and E. J. Guiness, stores controller, of New Zealand Railways Department, left last Friday for Sydney, where they will spend a little time investigating railway matters before proceeding to the conference in Adelaide.

Adoption ' of a tray service to patients in the Wellington Hospital was urged by the dietitian (Mr E. M. Reid) in his report to the monthly board meeting yesterday. “For a long time I have been anxious to have this method of food distribution introduced into the hospital and with the present arrangement of heated wagons the tray service would be an easier matter,” stated Mr Reid. “If this scheme; meets with the approval of the committee I suggest that trays be made to pattern and the plan tried out in one ward.”. It was decided to adopt the suggestion. An interesting incident, which constitutes perhaps a unique record for New Zealand, was witnessed at the recent Napier Technical College swimming sports. Uncle and nephew, both pupils of the college, were swimming. The uncle won the 33 1-3 yards senior championship breaststroke, while the nephew won the 33 1-3 yards junior championship breaststroke. What goes a step further in making this a record is • that both boys broke the existing records of the school. The times were 25 1-5 seci and 26 4-ssec respectively. The uncle is 16 years of age, while the nephew is nearly 15. “A perfectly needless cause of irritation,” was the description applied by Dr. J. B. Condliffe of the Institute of Pacific Relations in Auckland this week to certain anti-Chinese provisions in New Zealand’s laws. He referred specially to the fact that the Chinese are the only race debarred from the benefits of the Old Age Pensions Act and that there is a similar discrimination against them in the more recent Family Allowances Act. Dr. Condliffe pointed out that copies of these statutes went to China where they came under the notice of students and were used to inflame racial feeling. “The Chinese are peculiarly sensitive to insults of this kind,” he added. In stating reasons for resisting increased valuations the minds of ratepayers frequently range over a wide field, as the Assessment Court at Auckland found, this week, in hearing objections to new city figures. Perhaps the most novel reason was advanced on behalf of a ratepayer with several house properties. One was situated near a day school, and he was emphatic that the institution’s proximity added no value to his property. Another house was near a Sunday school. “That is even worse,” the objector declared. “There is a lot of noise and they seem to have something on there nearly every night.” The Court made no comment/ but sustained the new valuations.

The Good Friday meetings in the Salvation Army Citadel, Broadway, will take the form of a holiness convention, commencing in the morning and continued in the evening. Lt.-Colonel and Mrs Carmichael assisted by the officers of the divisional headquarters staff will be responsible for the meeting. Special subjects will be taken in keeping with the day. A hearty welcome will be given to all- who attend.

' Two large grey nurse sharks were seen swimming close to the Whitianga wharf the other morning, and a local fisherman put over- a line with a dead kahawhai for bait. In a few minutes one shark was hooked and later landed. It was Bft long and weighed 280 lb. Inside it were a number of young sharks.

As a result of pulling a kerosene tin of boiling water over himself, Brian Wylie, aged two years, who lives with his parents at Stokes Valley, wa3 severely scalded down the back from the shoulders to the knees yesterday. After being attended to by the Free Ambulance, the child, who was also suffering from shoe;;, was taken to the Wellington Hospital. His condition last night was reported to be satisfactory.

A party from Levin had an excellent day’s sport last Saturday on the fishing grounds off Kapiti Island. At least ten species of fish were hooked, including kingfish, schnapper, trevalli, terakihi and blue and red cod. The total weight of the catch was about 5001b5., a 451 b. kingfish being the best fish. The water was remarkably. clear and it was possible to look down a great depth and view the abundant marine life. During the day the party landed at Motungarara Island, off Kapiti.

A largely attended smoke concert was tendered by political supporters and registered athletes at Gisborne last night to Mr A. E. Davy, chairman of the United Party, who, prior to his departure for Wellington, was a resident of Gisborne (states a Press Association message). Tributes were paid to Mr Davy’s organising ability both in the political and athletic world, and the guest was presented by the Gisborne Centre ot the New Zealand Cycle, Athletic and Axemen’s Union with an illuminated address expressing appreciation of his lengthy association throughout New Zealand with professional sport.