GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 7085, 6 December 1929, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

Sir Alexander Roberts, Mayor of Lower Hutt, will bo the principal speaker at the br6aking-up ceremonies of the Palmerston North Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools on December 18.

A donation of £SOO has been given to the Rangiora High School, by Mr T. Chapman, a retired farmer of Christchurch, towards the fund for the development of agricultural education, of which the school makes a special feature.

■ The British Olympic Council debated the broken time problem and unanimously decided that no competitor who received any payment in compensation for loss of salary, directly or indirectly, or in any guise -whatever, shall be permitted to partake in future in the Olympic games.

In regard to the proposed formation of a special rhtiug area in t-hh Aratangata district —in order that the outlet to the lower area of the drainage district may be widened—the Buckley Drain-age Board yesterday protested to the Manamatu-Oroua Board against iny of its rateable land being included in tho special area.

The rabbitskin sales at Dunedin on AVednesday showed a serious price decline of 30 to 50 per cent. Tho temporary cessation of the furrieis to buy is attributed to the world-wide financial stringency connected with the American stock slump, the Hatry group losses in England and the money hunger reported from tho Continent.

An electric linesman, Arthur Benton, a singlo man aged 40 and residing in Dunedin, was engaged with two other workmen yesterday afternoon at Maungahau, near Mosgiel, putting a transmission line on to the main lino tfrom AVaipori to Dunedin, when he was eloctrocuted. Tho new line was being hauled across the main line, which was carrying 36,000 volts and deceased’s hand apparently came in contact with the bare wire.

At Kaikoura last evening, the body of Harry Helmore Cower, aged 48, a married man and retired farmer, was found in the lupins near the beach, with the top of his head blown ofE. He left home at three o ’clock : to shoot rabbits and at seven o’clock his wife, being alarmed because he did not return, called friends to search for him. Tho body was found near a batbed wire fence and a double barrelled gun, with one barrol discharged, was found standing upright against the fence.