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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 221, 18 August 1932, Page 6

Realising that New Zealand generally does not appreciate the remark-

able’recovery it has made from the disastrous earthquake of February. the people of Napier have decided to celebrate the town’s rehabilitation by holding a big gala week in Pebruarv next.

The Awahuri Dairy Company, in common with other companies in the Manawatu district, had quite a windrail during the past season from discount and exchange, the figures being £4272 17s 7. The amount received rrorn tnis source in the previous season was £HSiO, the benefits or the position not being felt until towards the close or that period.

The Council or the Massey Agricultural College yesterday received a letter from the New Zealand Pig .Breeders’ Association seeking its assistance in the establishment or a pig recording system in the Manawatu district on similar lines to that in operation in the Waikato. The council passed a resolution signifying its willingness to co-operate in furthering the movement.

“I do not want to err on the side of prophetic optimism, therefore I prerer to take a middle course and wish to assure you that we are doing all we possibly can to be ready to meet the wave of prosperity that is close by, if not already here.” —Mr W. H. P. Barber, at the annual meeting of the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company yesterday.

“I am very pleased to assure you that you can well afford your holiday, taking our company in comparison with other companies operating in the Dominion.” stated Mr N'. Campbell (chairman of directors of the Awahuri Dairy Company; in welcoming a very large attendance of suppliers to the annual meeting yesterday alternoon. “The Awahuri Company has topped the list in New Zealand this season so far as its actual pay-out is concerned,” he added. A witness at a sitting of the Assessment Court at Wanganui said he did not agree with the Government valuations put upon sites having particularly good views, reports the Chronicle. He remarked that Mr Varcoe, the Government Valuer, coming from Palmerston North, which was mainly built on level country, was inclined to over-estimate the value of Wanganui sections having a good view. Wanganui had a large number of magnificent views, and for that reason residences which had a good view should not be assessed at a. very much greater value. Mr Tom Walls, tho well-known actor, was entertained at luncheon at the Savoy Hotel, London, by all sections of tho cinematograph industry to commemorate his winning the Derby with April tho Fifth. Mr Walls was congratulated, not only on winning the Derby, but on the films he had made. Mr Walls, in reply, said that ho wished to see Great Britain win tho blue ribbon of the screen. He saw very little reason why she should not ultimately do so. They had been handicapped Jn the past by economic conditions and finance, but he thought they could get over this with care and effort. Everybody associated with him in the creation of pictures was doing his utmost to put them in the forefront, and he felt entitled to ask exhibitors to do the same. He appealed for an improved standard of showmanship and better advertising. Any additional money spent on advertising would, ho thought, ho recovered at the box-office. He also suggested that more intelligent projection was needed.

There was a very large attendance of suppliers at tho annual meeting of tho Awahuri Dairy Company yesterday afternoon,'and over GO cars wore parked outside'the hall. There was one horse. *

Trite I-larn was very active dure - -1171-1- of -tea:.'. rise -.0 a great height item the is-ari or; .Saturday :_i7r■_■::. and t:.Vre was again considerable ait.vitv on Sunday. Wnen sapping or oho platform of 0.00 Eoo-n Methodist Cnurcn on iueeoor after delivering an address, Hov. H. Ryan roll and ~&s r.inurei to hospital ith a fractured ;a~. — R.-e-g Association. A Cron ell c-orrest-onier: report; "-ha: bile orkiug ao W "taker's Beach on oho Me.yreux above Clyde, a no:ner unearthed a icurpenny piece , dated 1 04-d. and an Australian penny, dated Ir-59. relics of oho early days. "The dairy research investigations nave boon, cord nod :o lad-: rao-ory —orl-r curing oars pen d. Arrangements have no— been made for man u;actrring oxperiments oo be continued for the nest dairving season." reported Professor V.'. Ricue: 'director o; the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute, to the Council of the Massey Agricu.fura! College yesterday. Comment that —ith exchange at 30 per cent. Australia was receiving a return of 2d per lb butterfat iron this source alone —more than the Id received by X'ew Zealand on a 10 per cent, exchange—vras made by one chairman (Mr N. Campdelii at the annual meeting cf the Av.ahun Dairy C-ompany yesterday afternoon. V ith the further assistance of the Patter- ■ ! son scheme, he added. Australian farmers —ere receiving a return or Is •id per ib compared with lid to Is in Xcv Zealand. A nev.- supply of radium for use ir. : the Wellington Hospital has been _ob- ■ ■ tained. the cost, a little over i'-tdO. ■ having been borne by the Wellington . Division or the British Empire Cancer Campaign, out of funds mainly supplied by donations from me Macarthy Trust. The amount rep-re- . ser.ted in the purchase is CO miiii- . grammes, or about one grain. This re- ■ iativeiy small amount or radium is. or ’ course, extremely active, and is dr-ud-i ed ut> in eight tubes —rour containing ■ ! fj milligrammes and four containing 13 milligrammes. "During a normal season we can ex- : r.ect an increase in output or. 2yo 1 tons." : stated Mr X. Campbell ichairj man of directors; at the annua; rr.eet- ! ing of suppliers of the Awahuri Dairy C-ompany yesterday afternoon. He ' i added that the p>ast season had been j an unfavourable one for p-roduct;on in ! the Manawatu, but the eomp>any s ! outp-ut had reached over 1052 tons, i -.vhich provided a very economical i '.forking basis. The company was being ! forced to turn down supply and had ; resolved to do so ir the lorries r.au to 1 travel any distance to collect it. Important "evidence" was given by a gaiah in the Adelaide Police Court. : The bird was placed on the door at the bar table, and was induced to say "hello cocky"' and make noises like the scraping of a knife on a plate, the i working or a bicycle pump, or the 1 shutting or a gate., to show that these ! noises were those which the police attributed to other causes. The bird's : master, Cyril Taylor. commission ; agent was charged with having I unlawfully sold liquor, but the charge j was dismissed. Counsel ror the de- ; fence said the bird had wen. the case j for its master.