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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 89, 14 March 1934, Page 6

Among the demonstrations given by tlie Maori community at Orakei (Auckland) on Saturday afternoon was one of basket weaving from flax. The baskets were subsequently used to contain food prepared in several liangis, or earth ovens.

A fine collection of bulbs has been given by the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Bledisloe, to the Kaikoura Countv Council for planting in the Garden of Memories, the memorial to the residents of Ivaikoura and the surrounding district who died in the Great War.

An interesting exhibit has been placed in the war trophy hall at the Auckland War Memorial Museum by the executive committee of the Auckland Returned Soldiers’ Association. It is the membership card of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, which was made out by the association on May 11, 1920, when he was in Auckland. A safe was removed by thieves who broke into the Central Meat Auction Mart, Ghuznee Street,. Wellington, some time on Monday night or early yesterday morning, and was recovered at the top of Makara Hill yesterday, but no arrests have so far been made. The safe had been chiselled open and £SO in cash taken, but the office books were recovered intact.

“Something will have to bo done to the notorious No. 60 highway,” stated Cr. Jos. Batchelar at yesterday’s meeting of the Kairanga County Council, when referring to the Fitzherbert main south road. “Complaints a,re heard on all sides of the state the road is in.” It was decided to hold the matter over pending the framing of next year’s estimates, when endeavours will bo made to commence tarsealing operations along the route. The recently-appointed Native Affairs Commission will commence its. sittings on Friday afternoon in Wellington. The members of the commission are Mr Justice Smith (chairman) Mr J. Alexander, barrister and solicitor, ot Auckland; Mr L. W. Nelson, of Wliangarei; and Mr D. G. Johnston, accountant, of Wellington. Mr R. F. A. Grey, of Auckland, will act as secretary to the Commission, which is rcquired to report to the Governor-Gen-eral by May 31.

Through falling 60ft. over a cliff at the Okaliau Falls, near Ivaitaia, a farmer, Mr W. Flynn, received serious ini uries to the spine and possibly internal injuries. Mr Flynn was acting as guide to a picnic party which was visiting the falls, and was walking along the top of a rock face when ho slipped. He rolled for part of the way, but the lower portion of the cliff in perpendicular, and he fell straight down into the water. At great risk to themselves, Mr T. Flynn, a son of the injured man, and Mr H. Kirtlan. clambered down the face of the cliff and dragged Mr Flynn, who was unconscious, from the water. Had he not been rescued at once he would certainly have been drowned.

Notifications received by the Palmerston North City Council of houses requiring chimney repairs had reached a total of 485 at 9 a.m. to-day. They were still coming in.

Ranging in age from 70 to close on the middle eighties, 30 of 70 odd survivors of the New South Wales Soudan Contingent attended the 49th anniversary dinner, which was held in Sydney early this month.

Although handicapped by the loss of his left arm and left leg, the result of war injuries, Mr Edward Price, of Takapuna, on Saturday afternoon won the championship of the Takapuna Bowling Club. He will later take part in the Auckland Bowling Centre’s champion of champions tourney.

Noticeably colder temperatures have been recorded at Palmerston North during the past few evenings. Last night the thermometer went as low as 35 degrees under cover, and stood at 46 degrees at 9 a.m. to-day. There was a clear white frost on the lower levels. The barometer was very high. An investigation into the finances of the Christchurch tramways will be undertaken at the request of the Tramway Board by Mr James Anderson, formerly city treasurer, and Mr H. A. C. North, public accountant. The purpose of the investigation is to inform the board whether it can safely avoid striking a tramway rate. The First Marton Rover Crew (Palmerston North section) recently extended an offer to the Returned Soldiers’ Association to attend to the graves of returned soldiers who lie in the Palmerston North cemetery. At a meeting of the executive of the R.S.A. last evening the offer was gratefully accepted, it being reported that the Crew had already entered upon their self-imposed duties. Since the opening of the autumn session at the University of Otago on Monday of last week, a steady stream of registrations has flowed into the office of the registrar, and the enrolments to date total 1280 as compared with 1176 last year. There are 44 more medical students this year than in 1933, and the total in the arts, science, music and agriculture departments is 482 as compared with 369 last year. An increase of 13 has been recorded in the faculty of dentistry, this year’s figure being 124.