News in Brief

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 227, 26 September 1935, Page 8

News in Brief

Bible Houso in Wellington has its name painted ou tho building in nine different languages.

An Auckland woman who intended to put 10s on a racehorse changed her mind and bought an art union ticket for 2s Gd. Last week she drew a £250 prize.

After having been unconscious for 36 days, a longer period than any that can be recalled by South Australian medical men, a boy of eight years, who received head injuries in an accident, is showing Blight signs of re: .'cry at the Adelaide Children’s Hospital.

Tho celebration of tho Jewish New Year will commence this week, Friday being New Year’s Eve. Saturday is the first day of the year 5696. The Day of Atonement will be observed on October 6 and 7, and the Feast of tho Tabernacles will commence on October 11.

Tho school children living at Pukemiro Junction and attending the Itctowaro School are still on strike. Tho parents refused to allow them to return to school after the term holidays a fortnight ago owing to tho Auckland Education Board refusing to issuo freo railway tickets to those who are over 10 years of age.

The incidental allowances to school committees wero strongly c.iticised as grossly inadequate at a meeting of tho North Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Educational Institute and a motion was passed unanimously urging that the Government be called upon to make adequate provision, especially for heating and cleanirg. While workmen wero engaged in placing a large plate-glass window in a shop in the main street of Hastings, yesterday, a young man came al-ng and, not noticing tho window, which was standing at right angles to tho building and covering nearly the full width of the footpath, ho walked straight into it and smashed a large piece off the side. No cuts were received by anyone. Sold on a rating application from tho Horowhcnua County Council under conduct of tho Registrar of the Supreme Court at tho Levin saleyards ou Tuesday, four sections of land at Poroutawhao realised an average price of under £4 per acre. An area of some eight acres was sold for a total of £24, while a 14-aero section was disposed ot' at £26 only. An area of nino acres was also knocked down at £26, whilo the best prico was tho £45 paid for the smallest section of six acres.

Speaking at Levin on Monday evening, Mr J. K. Hornblow, in referring to the flood question upon the Whirokino highway, remarked that the responsibility for the alleviation of the trouble should properly rest with the Main Highways Board. He further spoke of the desirability c£ the control of all arterial highways being vested in that authority, who should then be empowered to levy the County Councils for their share of expenses.

For the year ended March 31, 1935, tho export of kauri gum amounted to 3412 tons, valued at £91,070, an average price of about £27 a ton, says the annual report on tho industry presented to Parliament. Statistics show a progressive decline in values since 1930, when the average price was £53 a ton, although this year’s price shows an advance of £2 ou the average for 1934. However, it is still only about a third of the prices realised in 1922 and 1924.

An announcement was mado recently to the effect that tlio National Art Gallery and tho Dominion Museum building, now under construction in Wellington, would probably be opened about this time next year. It was learned yesterday that the work was so well in hand that tho new building was likely to bo completed in contract time. Under thesf conditions it was anticipated that the official opening would take place not later than Juno of next y -ar.

The many friends in this district of Mrs. Monte Meredith, of Wosthaven, Taranaki, and daughter of Mrs. H. G. Bryant, of Manakau, will regret to learn of a painful accident which befel her recently, as a result of which she is now a patient in the Takaka Hospital. It would appear that having lighted a benzine lamp in her homo, Mrs. Meredith’s attention was distracted and sho overlooked a billy ef benzine nearby. This exploded all over her, in consequonco of which she suffered severe burns, and it was fortunate that her face, although affected, escaped comparatively lightly. A man ran several miles through the bush to the nearest telephone to summon medical aid, while a stretcher was improvised and the sufferer carried to a mill tramway. Placed on a trolly, she was drawn by tractor to a launch, which took her fivo miles to Rakope, where a doctor had arrived. Tne stretcher was then lifted on to a motor vehicle, and carried throughout the night to Takaka, the hospital being reached seven hours from the timo of the mishap. Mrs. Meredith is now reported to bo progressing favourably.