LOCAL AND GENERAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22434, 2 June 1936, Page 8

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Hamilton Bankruptcies Three bankruptcy petitions were filed in the Hamilton district during May. This number compares with four in the corresponding month last .year. Air Mail on Wanganella An Empire air mail, which was despatched from London on May 17, will arrive at Wellington from Sydney to-morrow morning by the Wanganella. The vessel also has an Australian mail. The amount of mail on board for Auckland is 75) bags.

Pakuranga Hunt Accident Rolled on by his horse after falling at a fence on the property of Mr. C. Preston, at East Tamaki, at the Pakuranga Hunt yesterday, a member of the club, Mr. Arthur John Smales, aged 2G, single, of 89 Calliope Road, Devonport, suffered fairly extensive injuries to a shoulder. He was taken to the Auckland Hospital.

Cycling at Ninety Years A resident of Ngatea, Mr. Samuel Harris, who Avill celebrate his 90th birthday to-day, is well known in tho district for his cycling prowess. Mr. Harris carries his years lightly, and recently cycled 20 miles to Thames, had his photograph taken in honour of his birthday, and cycled home again. He will be the guest at a social gathering in the Ngatea Public Hall to-night.

Japanese Students Strong indignation at the fact that Japanese students were being allowed to attend State institutions, such as Massey and Lincoln Agricultural Colleges, was expressed by a member at a recent meeting of the Marlborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association. He said theso students were being taught all that was necousary to enable them to go back home and compete against New Zealand in tho mutton and wool trade. Similarity of Names " These names are so much alike that I get hopelessly confused," said Mr. Justice Ostler in the Supreme Court yesterday, during the hearing of an action in which tho names of several companies were mentioned. His Honor suggested to counsel that it would simplify matters if instead of referring to tho companies by abbreviations, ho lefcrrcd consistently to one as the plaintiff and to tho others by their full titles.

Terrier and Hunt Pack Tho hounds of the Pakuranga Hunt Club had a competitor to deal with when they went away on tho scent of a hare at the meet at East Tamaki yesterday afternoon. The competitor, who considered himself perfectly able to lead the pack, was a small and rather excited fox terrier belonging to a spectator. Ho could not restrain his excitement when the pack went away in full cry, and, barking furiously, he headed them off, and then led them in chase of the hare for several yards until his shorter legs caused him to lag behind.

End of Free Parking Pending the development of the old station site as a bus and long-distanco transport terminal the City Council proposes to use the ground as a parking area. At present the surface for the most part is in a rough state, but is being used by motorists for free parking. Within the next few days it is proposed to fence off tho major part of the site and to carry out temporary levelling to tho surface. this is done motorists who desire to use the area for all-day parking will bo charged a fee to cover the cost of this temporary accommodation. Sustenance Man's Oar "A man on sustenance has no right to bo running a motor-car," said Mr. F. K. Hunt, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court at Otahuliu yesterday, during the hearing of a civil case. Defendant, who was being sued for payment of a trade account, said he had incurred it in respect of a motor car. He was receiving only 35s a week on sustenance. Tho Labour Department allowed him to use tho car to develop a small business in bottle gathering. "That will not pay for the upkeep of a car, ' said Mr. Hunt. "1 know what it costs to run a ear and no man on sustenance can afford it." The case was adjourned for throe months.

Fruitless Tramcar Knitting Women are to be seen knitting at concerts, at the cinema, in trains and oven in 'the Courtroom. J3ut one who was knitting in an Invercargill tramcar the other day did a lot of work for nothing. She left the tram at a stopping place and. took her knitting with her —but unfortunately she left the ball of wool behind. An astonished motorman found his car being pursued by an agitated passenger to whom ho had said a pleasant good-bye just a moment before. When ho opened the door he found that the wool had become jammed, the ball being in the car and the knitting in the woman's bag. When each started off in opposite directions the knitting started to unravel and, by the time the matter was remedied, a lot of conscientious work had been undone.

Wool Research Opposed A remit "That this association express its strong disapproval at any portion of tho proposed levy on wool being utilised for research purposes in this country, as it is considered that research can be better dealt with in England," lapsed for want of a seconder at a recent meeting of tho Marlborough Agricultural and Pastoral Association. The same matter was referred to at a meeting of tho Marlborough Sheep-owners' Union when, in reply to the union's letter affirming that any funds raised by the proposed levy on wool should bo used solely for publicity purposes, tho New Zealand Federation stated that the feeling expressed was similar to that of tho executive. It was pointed out, however, that owing to tho published statement of the Minister, it would bg hard to prevent part of tho sum being utilised for research.

"Far Too Modest" A complaint that Southland farmers were far too modest was made at the annual conference of the Southland Provincial Kxecutivo of the Farmers' Union by tho president, Mr. G. A. Hamilton. "We do not push our claims as we should," he said. "For instance, the Southland County, ono of tho biggest in New Zealand, receives only £2500 as Government subsidy for roading purposes, whilo other counties not a quarter the size got tho same amount. I would say that in tho last 25 or 30 years Southland has sulfercd to tho extent of about £150,000 by this injustice." New Zealand was 95 per cont a farming country, but in justice to themselves farmers had to see that their standard of living \ras maintained on a level equal to that of any other section of tho community. "If they don't," said Mr. Hamilton, "they will be pushed aside and become serfs and peasants, as the farmers of many other countries have become,"