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Manawatu Standard, Volume LII, Issue 267, 11 October 1932, Page 6

University degree examinations will be held at Palmerston North on November 1. There is reported to be a large number of candidates. Mr James Mearns, of Rongotea, was taken to the Public Hospital yesterday afternoon by the Free Ambulance, suffering from a fracture of the right ankle. He sustained the injury when he was walking on an uneven piece of ground at Rongotea. Congratulations were extended by the president (Mr M. A. Eliott), at the meeting of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association today, to Mr J. A. Mitchell, of Longburn, upon sending three yearling Jersey bulls to the Waikato sale and realising the record average price of 125 guineas. Mr Eliott stated that the return was a testimony not only to the breeder, but to the district. Although the National Expenditure Commission recommended the closing of all grade 0 schools, the Government does not intend to adopt the proposal in its entirety. The Minister of Education advised the Wellington School Committees’ and Educational Federation last evening that each case of the grade 0 school would be dealt with on its merits, and that no such school would be closed until all the circumstances had been fully investigated and considered.

“You talk about the depression here in New Zealand, but you don’t know what a depression is,” said Rev. Alexander Reese, in recounting at Christchurch his experiences as a missionary in Brazil for 23 years. He said that when the depression struck Brazil there were 81,000,000 sacks of coffee, the principal export product, stored in warehouses as a measure for keeping up the price artificially. The banks closed upon the farmers and motor cars that had been bought for as much as £7OO were sold for about £lO. In one instance a magnificent farm previously worth about £12,000 was sold up because the farmer could not raise £4OO to pay the bank. For a few weeks property and goods had practically no value and the greatest misery prevailed among the people.

The Mau'nganui arrived at Sydney at 7.30 a.m., to-day from. Wellington-

Wild Native birds are particularly plentiful at the present time at the Woodvillo Gorge Domain. A visitor to the bush at the week-end saw and heard wild pigeons, bell birds and numbers of tujs.

Reconsideration of the question of community lighting was sought by the Feilding Chamber of Commerce in a letter to the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board yesterday afternoon. The subject was referred to the engineer.

The Department of Industries and Commerce informed the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association today that it; is going into the matter of making an exhibit at the Royal Show. Its decision will be communicated later.

A proposal by the Kairanga County Council for amendments to the dog registration legislation for the purpose of increasing the maximum license fee for sporting dogs to £2 a y4ar were supported by the Mauriceville County Council at its monthly meeting.

In response to a recent decision by the Palmerston North Rotary Club, large supplies of books for the Weraroa Training Farm are being received from Rotanans. At the luncheon of the club yesterday, there was a plentiful supply of literature in evidence. A unanimous decision to support the West End School Committee in connection with its protesting against the short notice given when calling the recent meeting of the Palmerston North and District School Committees’ Association was made by the Hokowhitu School Committee last evening.

Gracing the table where District Governor H. Valder sat at the luncheon of the Palmerston North Rotary Club yesterday was a very line specimen of the Bird of Paradise flower, which had been loaned by Rotarian A. W. Just. The remarkable tints of the flower roused much appreciative comment.

The distinction of being one of the first blind men in England to undertake a long walking tour alone belongs to Mr S. M. Lydford, who returned to Napier this week after a six months’ visit to the Old Country. Mr Lydford, who is almost blind, tramped a total distance of about 350 miles during the period. After receiving special reports from the chief engineer upon the revenue prospects and the practicability of the proposals, the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board decided, yesterday afternoon, not to undertake reticulation extensions to an island in the Rangitikei River at Tangimoana, or a further line at Umutoi. An application for an extension at Taikorea was approved.

A statement received at to-day’s meeting of the Kairanga County Council governing the operations of the counties’ group traffic inspector disclosed that during the past six monthly period that officer had covered 7061 miles in the furtherance of his work. Further, 115 offences had been detected, fines amounting to £lO2 15s had been imposed, while 57 court cases were still pending. Mr H. F. A. Wollerman intimated at last night’s meeting of the College Street School committee his intention of donating to the school a silver cup which he had held in perpetuity since the abandonment of the old volunteer movement, having won it for rifle shooting as a member of the Wellington College Old Boys Corps. The donor suggested that it might be applied in the direction of encouraging competitive team work in horticulture between the classes. The suggestion was considered most appropriate, and the donor was extended a vote of thanks.

A liigli tribute to the New Zealand Police Force was paid by Rev. Alexander ' Reese, a missionary from Brazil, at a gathering in Christchurch. He said that the magnificent standard of the Polioo Force was one of New Zealand’s greatest blessings and was one of the greatest guarantees of civilisation. If they wanted to see the difference they would find it in South America, where he had known people to flee in terror from their villages when they heard that the police were coming. “Whenever I see a New Zealand policeman I feel like taking my hat off to him, as he is the greatest friend of the community,” said Mr Reese.