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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 287, 1 November 1934, Page 6

During the month of October only one bankruptcy was recorded m the Palmerston North, district as compared with two during October, 1933. A new theatre is shortly to be erected in Masterton for Amalgamated Theatres, Ltd., one of a chain throughout New Zealand. The new building will accommodate 800 people. ~ Indications are that in the angling season opening in the laupo district to-day the fish will be m a better condition than at the opening of the previous season. An early run of fish from the streams to the lake took place this year, and spawning was more advanced than usual. Built between 1850 and 1860 by an artillery sergeant, one of the oldest houses at New Plymouth is to make way for the erection of a modern dwelling. Its four rooms with stonework chimneys werp built by bergeant William Marjouram, Royal Artillery, who arrived at New 1 ly m r °uf-n j 5/ the Polar Star at the end of 1854. Sergeant Marjouram was a well-known figure, who organised the signalling system from Marshland Hill to Bell Block and Omata, and he erected the building for his wife and himself. Records show that he was a devout Christian, and outside time devoted to regimental matters organised reiigious teaching, the house being used for a Sunday school. Later it became the home of a Chinese market gaidener, and subsequently a tenement. A letter arrived in Auckland on Monday that was posted at The Hague, Holland, on Thursday, October 18. It had taken just 11 days to make the journey half round the world, and that counting a day or so to go over to Miidenhall, England, before setting out on its journey proper It was one of the letters brought by Captain IC. D. Parmewtier, the Dutch pilot, who competed in the Centenary Air Race while carrying passengers and mail on a commercial flight. The envelope bears stamps to the value of 1 guilder 12j cents, an equivalent of Is 8d in New Zealand money. One of the stamps for 30 cents is an impressive triangular air mail stamp showing tile propeller and engine of a well-known Dutch ’plane. A special overprinting on the envelope announces that the letter has travelled “Nederland-Australia, Maqßoberston Race.”

Degree and diploma examinations of the University of New Zealand commenced to-day, and will continue until November 21, after which less important examinations will be conducted.

Signs that the building trade is improving are to be seen in the large amount of timber which has been passing through Matamata recently, says an exchange. Many countries yesterday observed a “Thrift Day,” which was inaugurated by the International Thrift Conference at Milan in 1924. Various activities were undertaken to emphasise the wisdom of saving money. At Otaki last evening Mr H. Atrnore, M.P., delivered an address on social credit and monetary reform to a large attendance. He predicted that the next general election would take place in March, 1935.—Press Association. A stone piercing the windscreen of a car near Masterton last evening com. pletely showered the inside of the car with tiny fragments of glass, one of which lodged in the eye of Allan Walter Scott, an official of the Lands Department. The injured man was admitted to the Masterton Hospital with possible serious injury to his eye. — Press Association.

The lack of interest among adults in life-saving work locally was remarked upon at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Head Centre of the New Zealand Royal Life-Saving Society. It was, however, stated that there was a prospect of a class being formed at West End this season, while the Poxton and Tangimoana Clubs predicted a season of enthusiasm.

It was announced at last night’s meeting of the Wellington Returned Soldiers’ Association executive that the membership was 1005, compared with 645 twelve months previously. This, the chairman of the membership committee, Captain H. T. Marshall, pointed out, was the first occasion since 1922 on which the membership had reached 1000, and that was with only seven months of the year gone. By seizing flaming tyre tubes and rushing outside witli them, Mr T. Frazerliurst prevented a serious fire at the premises of a Wliangarei rubber company. Mr Erazerhurst, whose hands were seriously burned, was in the vulcanising room at the time, and pulled the burning tubes off the machine with his bare hands and rushed downstairs and outside with them. He saved a fire by his promptitude. To-day is the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of Coronel, the naval action fought off the coast of Chile on November 1, 1914, between the British cruiser squadron commanded by RearAdmiral Sir Christopher Craddock and the greatly superior German force under Admiral Count Von Spee. The armoured cruisers, Good Hope and Monmouth, were sunk, and with them perished some 1400 officers and men so that there was not a single survivor.

There were animated scenes at the Bluff last night when the Malieno sailed for Melbourne with a full complement of passengers, marking the revival of the South Island-Melbourne passenger service, which was suspended in January, 1931. It is estimated that 2000 were on the wharf to give the tourists a hearty send-off. A special train of 15 crowded carriages went to the Bluff from Invercargill and about 250 cars also visited the port which bore a gala appearance. Two relics of old New Plymouth were found in the course of recent gardening operations in thp garden of an old house at present being pulled down. The house, built in the early “fifties” by a sergeant of artillery, was used as officers’ quarters for some time. One of the objects is a black impressed cameo, apparently from a brooch, bearing a Grecian head and the other is a military tunic button impressed with a harp and the figure 18. Mr W. H. Skinner, to whom the objects were shown, placed the button as that of the 18th Royal Irish, who were garrisoned at Marsland Hill.

The origin of confetti was explained by Dr W G. Fern in an address at Christchurch. He said that a manufacturer in Paris made paper in which holes had to be punched. One day he found the girls in the factory throwing pieces of paper which had been punched out at one another. He did not dismiss the girls. He was at once impressed with the possibility of using the waste paper at weddings. He put them on the market, and later someone had the idea of using coloured paper. The latest development, he was told was confetti gummed on one side, which made it extremely difficult to remove.

Two unique incidents are reported from the Titirangi golf links. Playing at the fifteenth hole (known as “Temptation”), a club member lifted his tee shot to a great height, with a result that it did not travel far. After some search the ball was found in the ladies’ tee box. Later, at the same hole a member played a long tee shot, and was assisted by others to look for the ball, which had disappeared. Eventually, and by a sheer fluke, one of the searchers discovered the ball wedged between the horns of one of the goats which are grazed on the course to keep the herbage down.