GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6910, 16 May 1929, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Coal Oil (New Zealand) will put clown a bore at Oraata. New Plymouth, at the end of June. The site has been selected as the result of geophysical investigation. The Minister of Health (Hon. J. A. Stallworthy), replying to a deputation from the Wairarapa Hospital Board, said he was a firm believer in nurses having one clear day off in seven. Two men were arrested on arrival at Hamilton yesterday on a charge of converting to their use a car valued at £3OO, the property of E. V. Adams, of Wanganui. The car was taken from Wanganui on Monday. At tho Supreme Court yesterday, Wiremu Mihacra, of Tahoraiti, was granted his discharge from bankruptcy conditionally on his consenting to a judgment being entered up against him for the full amount of the approved claims, £lßl 3s lOd. Subject to the approval of tho Government tho trustees of tho Dunedin Savings Bank have made the following grants out of profits:—Otago University for medical school, £500; W.E.A., £200; St. John Ambulance, £200; James Powell Best Home, £200; R.S.A., £123. The Educational Conference sitting in Wellington carried a remit regretting that the new text books in arithmetic and history are not in accord with educational ideals. One delegate said there was not enough meat in them for children to chew at. Hon. G. W. Forbes, Minister of Agriculture, has informed tho New Zealand Farmers’ Union that it is regretted no alterations can now be made in t'he method of the payment of the bonus for the current season in connection with the export of pork. The Farmers’ Union Conference at Wellington yesterday decided to urge the need of legislation making the dehorning of cattle compulsory except in the case of stud stock and none but dehorned cattle over eighteen months should appear for sale or be trucked. Two iron manhole tops covering electric cables in Hobson street, Auckland, were blown out with terrific force at 11.30 on Tuesday night. Tho oxplosion shook large buildings to their foundations and the report was so loud that it was heard distinctly two miles distant. A Chinese named Albert Hong Duk was sentenced at the Auckland Supreme Court to one year’s imprisonment for theft and false pretences, having obtained £92 from a young Chinese. He represented that tho money was required to secure an extension of a temporary residence permit. If a Gaming Amendment Bill is introduced next session it is hardly likely it will be a Government measure. Hon. de la Perrelle stated to-day. If, however, any private member introduced h Bill relating to proposed amendments of the Gaming Act it would have his cordial support. Varying opinions concerning summertime were expressed by branches of the Fanners’ Union in communications read at yesterday’s meeting of the New Zealand executive of the union at Wellington. Tho president (Mr. W. J. Poison) said it seemed to him that the bulk of the farmers had come to realise that half-an-hour summer-time was a reasonable compromise. Mr. A. McNeil, business agent of the New Zealand Bailway Department, was In Palmerston North yesterday arranging tox the visits of South Island fanners to Palmerston North. There will be three separate excursions of over 300 farmers and their wives. The first, from Canterbury, will arrive on June 0 and depart on June 8." The second, from Otago, will be here from June 19 to 21, and the third from Southland on July 12 and 13. In addition, a special excursion! of Wairarapa farmers will visit tho Manawatu on June 13. When the remit favouring the introducing of a system of women police carno before the National Council of Women sitting in Gisborne yesterday, Miss Lovell Smith stated the Minister was awaiting the considered opinion of the conference before moving in tho matter. Delegates maintained that this was tho most important remit of the conference and considerable time was spent deliberating the subject. Eventually, it was decided to urge tho Minister of Justice to appoint trained women police who should have the same status as male police. A jumble sale will be conducted by St. Peter’s Guild this afternoon in the Parish hall at the rear of St. Peter’s Church, Terrace End. The sale will start at 2 p.m., and a wide range of goods will be available.