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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 198, 20 July 1935, Page 6

A writ lias been issued by the Customs Department aud served on Mr T. Jenkins as secretary of the Dunedin Master Tailors’ Association, claiming payment of the sales tax. This confirms information received some weeks ago that the department intended to bring a test case for non-payment of the tax by Dunedin tailors.

A young man, an Australian, stowed away on the steamer Kairanga at Newcastle and Avas arrested Avhen the vessel arrived at Auckland last evening. The Kairanga proceeded from Newcastle to Sydney to complete loading and the stowaway remained hidden among the coils of fencing wire in the shelter deck until the vessel had left Svdney.

In their tour through Hawke’s Bay yesterday., Their Excellencies Lord and Lady Galway were preceded by an officer of the Hawke’s Bay Automobile Association. At the Ashhurst end of the Manawatu Gorge the party was met by the patrol officer of the Manawatu Automobile Association, Mr V. Crichton, who conducted the official cars to the city. The recent lighting of a duel in Auckland recalls that it was not the first of its kind, one being fought on the Auckland waterfront in 18-16. the scene Avas nearly opposite the present railway station, where the tide used to come up to the foot of the cliff, which had at that time sonic fine pohutukawa trees growing on it. The duellists were a barrister and a surveyor, they used pistols, and when they fired nobody Avas hurt. The seconds (says the Star) then called the duel off.

His Excellency tlie Governor-Gen-eral, Viscount Galway., and Lady Galway had a busy day. yesterday in coming through Hawke’s Bay .en route to Palmerston North. They left Napier at 10 a.m. and the official functions commenced at Hastings, where they were tendered a civic reception. At Waipawa and Waipukurau also civic receptions were held, and at the l’ukeora Sanatorium they met the patients and staff. At Norsewood a short stay was made, and then followed civic receptions at Danncvirke and Woodvillc. From Woodville they continued to Palmerston North, arriving at this centre a little after 6 p.m.

An accident with unusual features occurred on the Arapuni road when a motor car struck a motorist from a running hoard of a stationary car, the motorist receiving minor injuries. A car driven by Captain W. V. Simmons received a puncture when travelling from Arapuni to Putaruru and as the spare tyre was also punctured Captain Simmons (relates an exchange) waited for another car to pass. After a time a car travelling in the opposite direction Avas seen and Captain Simmons stood on the running hoard and put out his hand to attract attention. The car, however, did not slacken speed and the motorist was struck and dragged from the running board, receiving cuts on the legs and a bruise on the head. The passing car, driven by Mr Matthew Hayes,-of Arapuni, immediately stopped, and the driver returned to Captain Simmons, whom jit found lying a few yards from the car in a dazed condition. He was taken to the nearby house of Mr A. Watson, where he recovered shortly afterwards. Mr Hayes stated to the Putaruru police that lie could not see Captain Simmons oil the running board owing to the glare of the "stationary car’s liead- , lights, and he did not know that anything Avas amiss until he felt a bump.

As iho result of a fall from a bicycle, a boy, Ray Rasmussen, of Lombard Street, suffered a fractured arm on Thursday. He is now in the Hospital. A sudden fall of hail upon the Tararua range early .yesterday afternoon near Levin left the crests of the foothills noticeably coated, with a white mantle. An Auckland Press Association message reports that the warehouse ot P. Hayman and Coy., in Customs Street East, Auckland, has been sold at auction for £BOSO. The steamers Nguio (formerly the Mapourika), of 1203 tons, and the Regulus, of 584 tons, have I>een sold by. the Anchor Company to Auckland shipbreakers. Both have been idle for several years. “I have not discussed it at all and ant unable to say anything about it, said Hon. A. Hamilton (acting-M mister of Finance) at Auckland yesterday in referring to the suggested alteration in the electoral laws. The Levin branch of the "Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union submitted a successful remit to the conference in Wellington yesterday, that automobile associations should be asked to move in the direction of having pillion riding on motor-cycles prohibited. Gold-seekers were busy on the banks of the Kawarau River this week, when the river had dropped. The gates of the dam at the outlet of Lake Wakatipu were closed on Sunday, but the river failed to fall to the expected level owing to rain in the mountain country.

At present visiting the Dominion as an evangelist is Hon. Miles Phillimorc, of Trinity, Cambridge, son of Lord Phillimore of Henley-on-Thames, London. He is representing the Oxford Group Movement in New Zealand. It is proposed to form a fellowship in New Zealand and pave the way for revival, revolution and renaissance of the spiritual make-up of individuals and of the community.

Tlio annua] conference of the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union at Wellington yesterday decided to urge that summer time l>e discontinued after the last Sunday in March. It was emphasised by members from dairy districts that the extension of the Act’s operation into April had imposed a great penance upon women and children who had to rise early, in the morning to milk cows in the cold and dark. The assertion frequently heard, that land values will recede to a level proportionate with the price of butterfat, is given support by the recent sale of two dairying properties in this district, writes the “Standard’s” Rongotea correspondent. Thirty-five pounds per acre is stated to be the figure at which they have changed hands. One of these farms, situated within hall a mile of the Square at Rougotea, was sold in the boom period for £l2O per acre.

“Broadcasting in the Dominion has been developed along the right lines, and New Zealand listeners are particularly fortunate that advertising has been kept entirely out of programmes,” stated Mr W. A. Waters, president of the Manawatu Radio Club, in an address last evening. “Radio is one of the finest gifts of science, entertaining people in their homes, and it should be kept in that sphere as a national development,” added the speaker. Means of providing assistance for Mr and Mrs Cowdrey and their family, who were injured in the gelignite explosion at their home at Holcombe on July 12, are now being considered by settlers of Ilalcombe and Stan way. At a. gathering on Thursday at Stanway it was agreed to hold a dance and card evening and it was also agreed to accept voluntary subscriptions. A meeting is to be held at Halcombe to formulate a programme through which funds can be raised to assist those who suffered in the explosion. It is estimated that the average payment to dairy farmers in the Auckland Province for the season now ending will be about 9fd per lb. of butterfat net. The net payment in the previous season was probably a shade under 9d per lb. Approximately every Id per lb. of butterfat is worth £1,000,000 to the province. On this basis the increased payment this season means the distribtuion of about £600,000 more. However, production in the province is about 3 per cent, lower for the season, and this probably reduces the extra distribution to from £350,000 to £400,000. In its selection of candidates for country electorates, the National Political Federation, which represents an unwritten unity of the Reform and United parties," is experiencing something like “an embarrassment of riches.” There is no dearth of candidates, says the Dominion. This phase of party popularity is very marked in respect of the Otaki seat, for which already there are no fewer than four Nationalist standard-bear-ers. The four prospective candidates, Mr G. A. Monk, Mr A. 13. Sievwright, Mr Will Appleton, and Mr Dunbar Sloane, have, it is reported officially, agreed to submit their names to the selection committee. The final selection will be made early this month.

The steamer Ngaio, which is to l>e broken up, has had an interesting career. Formerly the Mapourika, 6hc was built in 1898 tor the Union Company’s West Coast trade. On her fifth voyage to the West Coast she nearly became a victim of the Grey bar. The vessel was struck by. a blind roller which lifted tire stern out of the water and carried her broadside on to the north tip. Severe problems presented themselves in the relaunching, but eventually a cradle was built around the vessel, the breakwater cut through, and the ship takeu to the other side. The Mapourika was stranded again in 1900 on Mabel Island, near Picton. In 1921 the vessel was purchased by the Anchor Company for the AVellingtonNelson service.

In the course of his reply at a civic welcome extended to _tire GovernorGeneral and Lady Galway at Woodville yesterday afternoon, Ilis Excellency smilingly refused the honour thrust upon him of having served in the South African campaign. One speaker had remarked that as Lord Galway had served in the South African War he might be interested to know that four members of the Woodville Volunteers, which had been formed 50 years ago, had been specially selected for the First New Zealand Contingent for South Africa and that every subsequent contingent had included a representative from the Woodville district. His Excellency commented, in the course of his speech, that someone had erred. as he did not serve in the South African War. He had' been at school while the war was in progress.

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