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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 221, 14 August 1930, Page 6

A broken oollarTjoue was suffered by Mr It. H. Townsend, of Eureka, when the horse he was riding in the Waikato Hunt fell at a fence and rolled on him. Another sharp earthquake was felt in Palmerston North at 10.25 o’clock last evening. The movement was a jolting one of short duration, and was preceded by a rumbling noise. The ltowson Scholarship at the Massey Agricultural College has, for the second year in succession, been awarded to Mr L. J. Hunter, of Invercargill. The scholarship, which is valued at £25, covers the full cost of a 12 weeks’ term at the college and was founded to train promising students to become efficient dairy factory managers.

Severe fnosts, with occasional heavy falls of snow, are reported from the Tutaki Valley, in the central Buller portion of the Nelson district. The deer, driven from the highlands by hunger, have, in the early hours of the morning consumed most of the.turnip crops. These wary animals select a time for their visit when almost everyone is sure to be in bed and are becoming not only a source of annoyance, but also of loss to the settlers. The Tutaki Valley was one of the areas affected by last year’s earthquake. At a cement quarry near Auckland last week, the largest blast that has ever been exploded in New Zealand, if not in the Southern Hemisphere, was fired. During the past eight months, preparations had been made, and the whole quarry face was lined with veins containing gelignite. The whole quarry face trembled as if struck by a violent electric shock, there was a spout of dust flung high, with just the suggestion of a flash, a dull boom followed by whiplike explosions; and a tremendous rumbling crash as an avalanche of between 250,000 and 300,000 tons of rock slithered down. It was very, noticeable that the air was loaded with gelignite fumes.

Spring will soon be here and with it comes the showery weather. Men—here is the coat you want, get it now, at sale price. Navy double-breasted trench coat, doubie-proofed and belt all round storm collar. Every man should have one. Special sale price 70s—Collinson and Cunninghame, Ltd. —Advt.

A white kiwi is reported to have been found on Little Barrier Island.

It was mentioned in the Assessment Court at Fox ton on Tuesday that a section in the main street of the town had recently been sold at 2s per foot frontage. The opinion of Auckland timber merchants is that the new duties will have the effect of increasing the cost of building and, incidentally the cost of living.

The completion of the purchase by the Auckland Aero Club of the aerodrome at Mangere hitherto leased by it is announced. The price paid for the 80 acres involved in the purchase was £7200.

In Accordance with the procedure followed in other years, the Oroua County Council will from next month, revert to holding its monthly meetings at 1 p.m., instead of at 11 a.m., for the ensuing period of the lambing season.

At the monthly meeting of the Board of Governors of Scots College, a letter was received from Messrs Brandon, Ward and Hislop, intimating that the late Mr James Hutehen had bequeathed to the college the sum of £IOO.

The door takings at the wrestling match held at the Opera House last evening were approximately £4OO. After the deduction of expenses, and a percentage for the Manawatu Wrestling Association, the balance has been shared between the wrestlers oil'the basis of 60-40 per cent. The condition of the American wrestler Tom ltay, whq was admitted to Hospital last evening suffering from injuries to his back, was stated to-day to be satisfactory. The full extent of the injuries sustained was not known this morning, but it is likely that Ray will be confined to bed for several days. Three supplementary wool sales will be held in the North Island during this month. The first will be held in Wellington, on August 19, the second at Wanganui, on August 20, and the third at Napier, on August 22. It is anticipated that a catalogue of approximately 1750 bales will be offered at Wanganui.

The series of protests which have been made for a. long time past by the Christchurch Presbytery against the running of Sunday excursion trains by the Raihvav Department is to cease, the presbytery decided at its meeting yesterday after a brief discussion of the subject. The “enemy” were in too great a number for the presbytery’s protests to be effective, it was stated.

How a summons was nailed to a man’s front door was related at the Blenheim Magistrate’s Court in a case in which a ratepayer was sued for outstanding rates by the Blenheim Borough Council. Being unable to effect the service of the summons in the usual way, as the-whereabouts of the defendant could not be ascertained', the borough officials nailed a copy oi the document to the front door of his residence and also published a copy as an advertisement in a newspaper. His Worship accepted this form of service and gave judgment for the borough by default for the amount claimed.

“There is very little chance of getting the lliniutaka deviation,”, stated Cr. J. E. Murphy at a meeting of the Pahiatua Borough Council on Monday night. The Mayor (Mr J. D. Wilson) said he had been one of a deputation from the Wairarapa .Progress League to the Prime Minister in reverence to the Rimutaka deviation, but the Minister gave no intimation as to what would be the outcome. There was no doubt that the railway must be kept going between Pahiatua and Wellington and the advantages of the deviation were apparent. Outside of the railway question,'however, he did not know that the local borough had very much in common with the AVairarapa. At a recent dance at Eltham a member of the committee who lias had a great deal of experience in the control of these functions decided that in view of’previous happenings it was time to deal with the supper door “crashers.” Accordingly, he endorsed on the back of the supper tickets a code word in bold letters and the doorkeepers were instructed to examine carefully each ticket presented, to ensure that people did not gain entrance before their rightful turn. Fully 30 people endeavoured to enter for the first sitting with tickets manufactured from cigarette packets, old theatre passes, or anything of the correct colour, but in this instance the doorkeepers were too alert to be caught by such artifices.

. Australia is in the throes of one of the worst depressions it has ever known. Everyone is pessimistic regarding the future and the Australians have at last awakened to a full realisation of the penalty to be paid for wanton and wicked extravagance,”, writes a New Zealander at present in Sydney. “This is particularly noticeable in Sydney where for many years the people have been indulging in an orgy of extravagance. They are now paying the piper with a vengeance, and the city men I meet are unanimous in their praise of the precautionary measures New Zealand, especially under the Reform Government, has adopted to keep on the right side of the ledger. New Zealand’s position, as compared with. Australia’s, is the one theme of discussion here.”

In a letter received locally from a New Zealander who is in Sydney, reference is made to Australian workers. “Their mentality,” he writes, “issomething to marvel at. There are so many thousands of men out of work in Mew South Wales that relief works were started lately at Maroubra, near Sydney, but- recently the workmen actually struck over the-question of hours. An agitator went out to Maroubra, addressed the men, and then called them off the work. Some objected, but they were quickly silenced. Mow the strikers are walking about out of work, others having taken their places on the job. This country is cursed with labour agitators who spend all their time fomenting trouble between employer and workmen. And the pity of it is that they meet with great success in their efforts.” The extent to which superstition still maintains its grip upon the public even in these essentially practical days was revealed .when it was found, while inspecting the interior of the new Post Office at Napier, that there was one door without a number. Inquiry failed to elicit any explanation, and it was thought that it had been a mere oversight until by accident one of the employees found the missing number hidden beneath a desk. l't was number “13,” and the man who was engaged on the task of , placing the figures on the doors had evidently considered that to hide the offending number was the easiest way out of an awkward situation. Apparently (says an exchange) he recoiled from the idea of affixing this number, yet did not like to admit it. The number has now been placed in position, and. it is trusted, will have no ill effects.

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