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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 222, 20 August 1931, Page 6

The 'Wellington Competition Society's festival was opened last evening by the Mayor, Mr T. C. A. Hislop. There are record entries. In the House of Representatives yesterday, Mr G. C. Munns asked the Postmaster-General, Hon. J. B. Donald, whother he would take steps to prevent correspondence to Ireland concerning the Limerick Sweepstake being sent through the post, saying that there appeared to be no guarantee of the bona fides of this sweep. Mr Donald said steps had already been taken to prevent such correspondence passing through the post. A consignment of eggs from poultry of a valued strain was recently sent from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, to the Massey Agricultural College at Palmerston North. The eggs were obtained by a member of the staff of Massey College who was visiting Canada. He packed them in the ordinary manner, and they were placed in cool storage, at a temperature of 40 degrees. Fahrenheit, during the voyage. Twenty-four eggs proved fertile, and 20 strong chicks arrived at the end of the period of incubation at Massey College. It is believed that these are the first eggs which have produced chicks after so long a sea voyage; and the quality of the stock will he observed with interest. Eggs that are three weeks or older have been known to hatch, but it is seldom that the experiment of sending them on a long sea voyage has been tried. Instead of using a “dead” comb, a comb of bono or celluloid, which does little more than pull your hair out, use White’s electric comb which puts new life and strength futo your hair every time you use it Hair which falls out, turns grey or has dandruff is lacking in vital electricity. This may bo restored by using White’s Electric Comb. Obtainable only from Colson and Cunniughame, Ltd.—Advt,

At about 3.25 o’clock yesterday afternoon the Fire Brigade was summoned to Ferguson Street, but no trace of an outbreak could be discovered.

The Hastings Borough Council has signed a contract for the reconstruction of the Municipal Theatre, which was damaged by the earthquake in February. The price is £10,859. Replying to Mr W. E. Barnard in the House of Representatives yesterday, Hon. A. J. Stallworthy said he was endeavouring to make some arrangement -whereby gift coal for the poor and distressed would be carried on the railways at reduced rates. “The authorities at Homo have expressed the opinion that we have reached rock bottom so far as prices of our produce are concerned,” stated Mr N. Campbell at yesterday’s meeting of the Awahuri Dairy Company, the speaker adding that he very much hoped that the statement would prove correct.

An effort to reduce the number of patients who remain in hospital although they could be treated as outpatients is to be made by the Auckland Hospital Board. At a meeting of the board, the chairman, Mr W. Wallace, said the honorary staff refrained from ordering the removal of several patients, but it was necessary to reduce the number of patients. The centenary of the fall of the Kaiapohia Pa, Canterbury, will be commemorated in October by gatherings of Maoris from different parts of New Zealand. Tentative arrangements have already been made, and it is hoped that the Prime Minister and Sir Apirana Ngata will be present. The Pa was built in 1700 by Te Rahautaki, and was sacked in 1831 by Te Rauparaha. The Wanganui town clock has ceased to strike regularly, and, yesterday the hands were removed, leaving the face bare. This action is a preliminary to the dismantling of the clock and the demolition of the tower, which has been ordered for public safety. Already portions of the high ornamental parapet round the roof of the post office have been levelled, and before long all overhanging stonework will have disappeared. Smart work by Detective Russell in Palmerston North yesterday prevented a number of business people from being victimised by the issue of valueless cheques. After a cheque book had been issued from a local bank it was discovered that the signature of receipt did not correspond with the specimen signature kept on the premises. Detective Russell notified business people to be on their guard, the numbers in the cheque-book being known and given them for their information. Subsequently an arrest was made.

“The farm dairy instructor is as essential as the policeman,” stated Mr P. Hansen at yesterday’s annual meeting of the Awahuri Dairy Company. “Some companies originally resisted his introduction, but they are now very thankful that they were forced into line,” added the speaker. In upholding the necessity for the employment of instructors, the manager of the company (Mr W. S. Death) stated that the dairy industry was faced with a difficult situation as the result of the low prices and the only way to overcome the difficulty was to improve the quality of the produce. Re-adoption of the scarlet tunic as the uniform for mounted rifie regiments under the new territorial system of military training was urged by Colonel Eindlay at the annual re-union of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment. “In the old days of the scarlet tunic,” lie said, ‘ ! the very fact that a pian was wearing one filled him with pnde ; and a man who is proud of his regiment is the man who will work for it. The scarlet tunic is essential to the new system of training. Besides its many other advantages, it catches the eye of the ladies,” the colonel added as an afterthought, “and when the uniform does that, a soldier realises that lie is somebody.”

Owing to tiro necessity for economising, the Government does not intend to replace Mr 15. Douglas Taylor, Director of School Music, who leaves for California at the end of the month, the Director of Education, Mr T. B. Strong, stated at Christchurch. Already the Education Department has lost live of its most capable administrative officers, including the AssistantDirector, Administrative Inspector and Musical Director. It was a pity, he said, that the vacancies could not be filled, but the call for strict economy was a very loud one. However, it was hoped that with a return to normal times the administrative staff would be brought up to full strength. The loss of a complete set of by-laws, which had never been seen after being delivered to the offices of the Mount Eden Borough Council in 1927, was reported by the Mayor, Mr T. McNab, at a meeting of the council on Tuesday, when an account for the preparation of the by-laws was received from the borough solicitors. Mr McNab said the by-laws had been delivered to the council’s office, but they had never been placed before the council. The ex-town clerk, Mr S. Gray, knew nothing of them, and in the intervening years the borough had been working on an old set, considered obsolete when the new by-laws were ordered in 1927. Although the originals had been lost, the solicitors fortunately had a copy, and these would be discussed at the next meeting.

Speaking in retrospect of the annual meeting of the lvaiparoro Cheese Coy., Masterton, on the subject of depressions, the chairman, Mr J. McAnulty, stated that in 1749 Bolingbroke said that there was scarcely anything around him but ruin and despair. Pitt and Walpole expressed themselves in similar terms. Wilberforce in the early 1800’s said that he dare not marry, the future was so dark and unsettled. Lord Gray in 1819 said he believed that everything was pointing to a convulsion. The Duke of AVellington in 1852, on the eve of his death, said: “Thank God, I will be spared from seeing the consummation of ruin that is spreading around us.” Disraeli in 1849 said that in industry, commerce, and agriculture there was no hope. Lord Shaftesbury in 1868 said that nothing would save the British Empire from shipwreck. Coming more to our own times we had Mr Joseph Chamberlain saying in 1902 that the country was done, and now in 1931 politicians of •all shades and colours were singing the same dismal song. “But we will pull through this one just the same as they pulled through those in the past,” declared the speaker.