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Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 303, 20 November 1935, Page 4

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FEILDING GROUP COAIPETITION. SPLENDID” DISPLAY. There was little sign of the general backwardness in lambs, which prevails this season, in the Feilding group display of the New Zealand Aleat Board’s fat lamb competition which took place ab the Feilding freezing works this morning. Throughout the whole of the pens entered quality and finish were evident and the judge (Mr A. V. Robinson, of Carterton) had to employ very fine points in judging in making his final awards. One hundred and six pens had been entered in the competition, but for various reasons only 80 came forward, the following being the results : E. Short Est., Feilding, 1 and h.c. Quentin Wilson, Bulls, 2., L. A. J. Henson, Alt. Stewart, 3. W. H. Burrell, Feilding. v.h.c. Commenting on the lambs, All* Robinson said the display had been a particularly good one and to place the first six pens had been a difficult task. Owing to the wet season the lambs were showing a little backwardness in condition, but in the judge’s opinion the whole display was a credit to the district and one which should produce 15 perfect pens to represent the Feilding group in the district competition on the London market. Mr Robinson went on to say that he could have given the first prize to any of /the placed pens and to make his final awards he had had to resort to very fine points. He had expected good lambs and was by no means disappointed with the exhibits which had come forward. Following the live judging the lambs were slaughtered after which the carcase judging was carried out by Mr J. Drysdale (Wellington), Meat Board inspector, the best 15 pens going forinspector to represent Feilding in the London market competition. The judging attracted a large attendance of farmers who followed the proceedings with interest, the weighing' of the lambs after slaughtering to determine their qualification or not for carcase judging being a feature which was keenly watched. The visitors were the guests of Alessrs Thos. BCrthwick and Sons at morning tea and luncheon.

During his trial before the Graz (Austria) Provincial Court, Franz Geisseder, who was charged with desecrating graves, 'suddenly produced a revolver and fired shots at the Judge, who received a flesh wound in the leg; thfe Public Prosecutor, whom he narrowly missed; and the two chief witnesses against him, both of whom were seriously wounded. Geisseder then shot himself in the head and died soon afterwards.