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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 245, 15 September 1932, Page 6

At a meeting held last night in the Central School, held for the purpose of forming an ex-Pupil's Association, the headmaster (Mr E. Bary) mentioned that since 1572, when it was first established (as the Campbell Street School), 11.652 children had passed through the school. If the present roll of <9l were deducted they should have a very much alive association of a majority of the remaining 10,901 ex-pupils. Dissatisfaction regarding the manner in which the limit for trout caught in one day was altered from 20 to 15 in the new fishing regulations was expressed by the Palmerston North of the )\ ellington Acclimatisation Society in a letter received at last evening's meeting of the council of the society. Mr E. G. Matthews, the Palmerston North representative, said that the proposals should have been circularised. Mr E. J. C. yViffen explained that the regulations had to be in the hands of the Minister a month before the season opened, and that there liad not been time to do as suggested.

To-day is the sixteenth anniversary of the entry of the New Zealand Division into the Battle of the Somme.

The jubilee of the 60th year of the settlement of Norse wood will take place at Norse wood on the 20th September, 1932.

A ribbon fish nine feet six inches loti”- and six and a half inches thick was landed on the beach at Motuekn on Monday evening. On account of its rarity, it was sent to the Dominion museum at Wellington. The amount of silt deposits from the Manawa-tu River during the recent floods upon the adjoining land was commented upon by a Woodville farmer the other day. He stated that on his property the covering of silt was greater in depth than he had ever seen it before.

Some time between the morning and evening services on Sunday the vestry of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church at Opotiki was broken into. A chisel was used to force the door. A number of duplex envelopes containing money were lying on the tablo and were taken, the amount they contained being estimated at about 30s. Concern that, unless a settlement of the dispute at the port of Patea is effected within the next- few days, the majority of dairy companies shipping through Patea' grading stores will have difficulty in making advances on the 20th of this month was expressed by directors of South Taranaki factories on Tuesday.

A workman engaged with bucket and windlass in clearing a sower in Adelaide Street, South Dunedin, discovered among the silt brought to the surface a five franc silver piece dated ISI2, and bearing the image of Napoleon's head. The coin, which is a little larger in diameter than half a crown, was waterworn in parts, but nevertheless was well preserved. “If there is one part of the Empire which is always spoken of as playing the game, it is New Zealand,” said Mr W. P. Cross, an English manufacturer, in an address at Christchurch. “That is no idle compliment. I have heard it from some of the greatest industrialists in England and in many public speeches at Homo. If other parts of the Empire had given the same assistance, and pulled the same weight as New Zealand, then we would not have suffered so seriously from the depression.”

The care that smokers need to exercise before throwing away matches, especially wax matches, was demonstrated at Timaru recently. A motorist was passing a cyclist when he threw out a match. The cyclist, who was a youth, had his coat unbuttoned, and the match alighted in his vest pocket. The youth did not notice that anything was amiss until he felt something pricking him, and putting his hand down he had liis fingers burned. The match burned a fairly largo hole in his clothing. A proposal is on foot to erect a tablet in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Auckland, in memory of Sir William Martin, first Chief Justice of New Zealand. Some IS months ago it was learned that Sir William’s grave at Torquay, England, was in a very neglected condition, and a small sum of money was subscribed by Auckland residents who remembered him and by descendants of others who had been numbered among his many friends. An appeal was also made to the Cathedral congregation. In all, about £l6 was raised and sent to England. However, in the course of inquiries the Minister of Justice had been approached, and it was learned later that the New Zealand Government had directed the High Commissioner to have the grave renovated at the public expense.

Two men bad a narrow escape from electrocution in Taranaki on Tuesday. Both received painful burns. Messrs F. Goodwin and J. Biesiek, employed on the Taranaki Electric Power Board's water-race in the Maungatea swamp at Ratapiko, proceeded to remove a wire, which proved to be alive with a strong current. Neither man was able to let go, but fortunately their cries for help were heard by a neighbour, Mr Scurr. who rushed to the scene and severed the wire with an axe. Mr Goodwin collapsed back into the race, through which the whole of the Maunganui River was running. After some tense moments Mr Scurr succeeded in rescuing him, in a drowning condition, and suffering front painful burns. Mr Biesiek was also suffering from burns.

“His Excellency the Governor-Gen-eral of New Zealand, Lord Bledisloe, has many times given practical evidence of his regard for his Alma Mater,” states a recent issue of the Students’ Gazette of the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester. England. It is about forty years since Lord Bledisloe was a student at the college and editor of the gazette. The magazine continues: “The recent presentation of six large coloured pictures of New Zealand scenery by His Excellency shows that residence in the Antipodes as the personal representative of his King (and patron of his college) has not- caused forgetfulness of interests of other days. His Excellency may be interested to hear that the clock lie long since presented for use in the senior common room is still on active service.”

I'nder the will of the late Mr Alexander Gray, Otahuhu, several wellknown charitable institutions are to benefit substantially. After certain interests have been provided for the trustee is to divide the residue of the estate between the Barnardo Homes, St. Mary’s Homes, Otahuhu, Anglican Orphanage, Papatoetoe, the Anglican Children's Home, Richmond Road, Leslie Presbyterian Orphanage, Remuera, Presbyterian Social Service Homes, Onehunga and Devonport, Methodist Orphanage, Mount Albert, and the Baptist Orphans’ Home, Manurewa. Mr Gray was born in the Old Country, but came to New Zealand when he was two. He farmed at Feilding for a number of years, and about 20 years ago retired and made his home at Otahuhu. He was a member of the Otahuhu Borough Council for some time.