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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 69, 22 February 1937, Page 6

Fire breaking out among a number of birds’ nests between the ceiling and the roof of a residence at 111 Albert Street was responsible for the Fire Brigade being called out shortly before 5 p in. yesterday. The damage was not extensive, and the outbreak was soon under control. Severe burns wore suffered by a Te Aroha Maori, Timi Oka, when a small quantity of sodium chlorate which he was carrying in a bag on the front of his saddle ignited and set fire to his clothes. Mr Oka was riding home after treating ragwort, and it is presumed friction ignited the chemical. While yarding cows on his father’s farm at White Pine Bush, near Whakatane, the other day a boy had a remarkable escape, from injury. His horse stumbled and threw him on to a bull’s head. He landed across the horns, and the beast, without an effort, tossed him in the air to land unhurt on the other side of a stone fence. A music set presented to the Dannevirke High School by the Carnegie Corporation has now come to hand, alter being held up in America for some time owing to the shipping strike. The announcement of the gift, valued at about 1500 dollars, was made some time ago. The Carnegie Trust gave the set to the school in recognition of the work being done in the training of musical appreciation and in order to assist in the further development of this cultural activity.

An officer of the Health Department i sat present investigating the office administration of the Waipawa Hospital, and Mr M. H. Christie, M.P., has stated that he will press for a Ministerial inquiry into the whole matter. Investigations, for which money has already been devoted this year, are being made by the Department of Agriculture to check the inroads of gorse on farm and pasture lands in districts which 'or the most part are in Canterbury. Practically all those engaged in the work of cleaning schools in the Auckland metropolitan area have formed an association and secured registration as an incorporated society under the name “Auckland Caretakers and Cleaners in Schools Association.” White butterfly parasites have been liberated in Waihi gardens by Mr W. J. Thompson, a well-known Waihi gardening enthusiast. He obtained them from Massey College, Palmerston North. The parasites were sent to Mr Thompson in small gauze cylinders. Expressing surprise at the high standard of efficiency that had been attained by surf life-saving teams in New Zealand, Mr J. R. Cameron, manager of the visiting Australian team, said at Auckland that he found little to criticise and had noted several things which appeared to he an improvement on Australian methods. The provincial executive of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union held its quarterly meeting in Taihape a few days ago, when it was decided, with a view to obviating the possibility of overlapping with the activities of the Women’s Institute, to meet delegates from the latter at Palmerston North during next month. Both the northbound Limited express, last evening, and the southbound Limited express this morning were heavy trains. The reason given for the heavy travelling is that the schools shortly resume and the teachers return to their places of duty to-day, a week before the pupils. The express passing through the citv this morning was 24 minutes late. To have both legs broken by a fall of rock was the experience of Mr William Epps at a Public Works quarry at Wairakei Gorge. He was removed to the Napier Hospital. He was struck heavily by the tailing debris and knocked from his position to the foot of the cliff oil which he was working. There much of the rock fell on him, covering his legs. To commemorate the ninety-seventh anniversary of the advent in Port Nicholson of the Bengal Merchant, which brought the first contingent of Scottish colonists to New Zealand, special morning and evening services were held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Wellington, yesterday. The present church is the third to have been built, but is the oldest established in Wellington. Severe mortality in lambs rfoin causes believed to have their origin in. the exceptional wetness of the season has cost Canterbury farmers thousands of pounds in recent weeks. On many farms lambs have been dying at the rate of four or five a day, and although in North Canterbury the worst now appears to be over, farmers, in districts further" south are still facing the possibility of further heavy losses. Very favourable impressions of New Zealand have been formed by Miss Scott Riddell, R.lt.C., of England, during her tour. She has high praise ror the hospitals, in which she is particularly interested, the hospitality and charm of the people, the roads and. the scenery, but she told a reporter that she felt very strongly that, due to legislation, she could not obtain . a meal at many of the hotels at which she arrived at night. “In England every hotel is supposed to supply bona fide tourists with food,” said Miss Riddell, “and this sort of thing is not creating a good impression of your country. If I told people in England about the trouble I had in getting food at the hotels here I don’t think they would believe it.”