NEWS OF THE DAY

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12041, 20 January 1925, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

The newi poet office at Te Uku, a few miles from. Raglan, will-be officially 1 opened about the . end of the month hy the Hon. R. F. Bollard, Minister for Internal Affairs, and 'member for the district. A telephone exchange and money-order office have 'been established there, and the office .has - been put in charge of . a ■ permanent officer of the- department, Mies E. M. G. 'Wollett, or Gisborne. ‘ It is now open for business.- ' ......

A Dunedin resident who* volunteered for the Great War -went for a bathe at Gallipoli, leaving on the beach* with his clothes a glo-ld watch, inscribed with his name, which he won at the Dunedin /Skating rink. That was ten years ago. Recently (says the “Star”) "the Dunedin police. rang him- up, .and asked if ho was',, the man whose name was on a watoh that had come : into tlieir pos,session. True enough, lit was his /watch. - )/■

Harmony reigned-between the department and -both the* nurserymen and ' the fruitgrowers (said Mr J. A. Campf hell. Director of Horticulture.' 11 at the nurserymen’s - picnic), and that har--mony meant progress; Had the Agricultural Department been started earlier there would have been less pests and diseases here; now, in many instance, all that can be done is'to'control those now, here, and. try and keep others out. / * . ,

;It is expected that: in the installa-. tion, of the Arapuui -scheme *a large number of workmen, possibly' up to 600, .will be engaged. At the contractors’ private siding at Putarum, where,, already a-, staff of about 12 men are employe!; lifting power for unloading great ..weights from-trucks is being provided ih the form .of a stealm crane on railway wheels. For transport between 'Putaruru and Arapuni, fine: company has - engaged 1 ‘about "a dozen motor-lorries. , In proposing the toast of the Fruitgrowers’ Federation at the New Zealand nurserymen’s picnic, Mr /Hale .stressed the value of organisation and co-operating in combating pests and diseases.':' and in the development. of markets, the interests of the nurserymen and the fruitgrowers were one in nearly all matters. New Zealand was essentially a fruitgrowing country, and there were great possibilities for development pn commercial dfe well as protective lines. - . ,

The goodb /shed accommodation/ provided by the Railway Department at the Frankton Junction station is inadequate to cope* with* the* growing business (says an-exchange). If •'will be difficult to make extensions at the present tits owing to the encroachment of other buildimgs, the * -railway lines, and the station/platform. Carriers have frequently'voiced complaints concerning the congestion .at the shed, and suggest that the building be removed to another site where more room is available for extension:

In the course the wool sale (says the Napier “Telegraph”) one of the auctioneers submitted ‘ .the ' clip' ,of Brownlie brothers, Puketitiri; and before submitting it remarked humorously that this wool, from the flock of the-famous All Blacks deserved a specially good prioe: There - was much laughter from the buyers’- benches, and one buyer retorted: “Oh; -Jimmy, Mill is my favourite.’,’ Whether or not, however, the Rugby achievements of the Brownlies influenced the .buyers, the’fact?remains that their-wool brought a very satisfactory price. . Robert Martin, a bushmani residing in the Mangatoahia' district,, was found unconscious oni the roadway just outside ICamo township, half an hour, after/ midnight on Saturday morning. It appears that Martinhad fallen from his horse. He was brought to IWhangarei hospital, where it was ascertained {hat he was suffering from a severe fracture of the hose of the skull. Martin never rallied, and died later, in -the morning. ■ Deceased - was -well known as a returned soldier; and a footballer of note,, having represented Northern Wairoa and North: Auckland a few years back. He was 31 years of age. Fate ?.is. notoriously ironical, arid another believer has been won in Palmerston North (slates the “Manawatu Times”). ■ The motor delivery van of a baker of the town;-, proceeding down Main s,treet on Saturday morning crashed' into another* ■ motor* also .delivering maker’s produce, on tho corner of Alexandra street. One vehicle was overturned with the impact, but. when the driver crawled out from underneath he was found to have escaped unhurt. , The vehicles were - fiairlv extensively damaged 'with Hie' collision. The aforementioned irony .: lies in - the fact that both vans belong to tbe-jme baker. \

The, man who saves a few shillings ! weekly and deposits the money in the'l Post Office is thrifty; the man who * startg-married life in his own home is 1 thrifty ; the man who has a large family and pays rent, gives np in despair ' any chance of practising thrift; but where there’s a will there’s 'a. way} nsk _ Leslie Jones, estate agent,- 100, Willis street, how it’s done—it. posts I nothing to ggk stueatjonai—>AtLtt, , i

Sheepfarinere in Otago are concerned about the mortality in lkmbs that is taking place. Government officials are investigating the matter' with the object of elucidating the mystery.

Mosquitos have been troublesome in Wanganui this summer. An endeavour is being made to allay the nuisance by treating the stagnant pools in the district with kerosene.

Rabbits and hares are becoming numerous between Greytown atd Featherston. Any fine evening motordrivers would have no difficulty in securing a hag.

Sir Peter Moko informed a Wanganui ‘‘Herald” representative that he did mot think- those associated with the Itataim movement would trouble to run a candidate in the next general election for Maori representatives. '

Complaints Hgve been made; and not before time (says the KeatherstOn cor-' respondent of the ■ “Daily * News”), of the speed some motor-lorry drivers travel over the Mungaroa and Rimutaka Hill., It; is understood proceed,-,* ings will be tfiken in the, near future.

: Pigs seem to be very'.plentiful this year, and from present indications it appears that the Inglewood Bacon, Company will have a .record year (says a Taranaki exchange). That company is exporting pork this year, and this week is shipping 'BOO carcases by the Ruapehu for london. Exceptional hay crops are being harvested in many parts of Hawke’s Bay, and the new grass is showing phenomenal growth (says the' Napier “Dailv Telegraph”). There is plenty of wort available for the farmer and his hands, and the prospects appear to be of the brightest. -

An exciting and ' hazardous experience befel two young men who were staying at Tongariro National Park during the Christmas Holidays, and who essayed to'climb Mount Ruapehu; After being lost in., the bush below the snowline, they w4re found the next morning by a party. A sudden fog came down the mountain which .caused the climbers to lose their way.' ;

While descending the incline down Opakii road oh, Sunday the front wheel of a Wellington-owned .car came , off and bounded down the, road. It mounted the footpath and struck Mr George Allen in;the back, knocking him down. Mr O. Traill, who was in company with Mr Allen, was also knocked down, hut .his injuries: were not so severe as those of his friend; who needed medical, assistance.

'The favourable -season experienced right from last spring has' mbant' £■ considerable increase •in tie milk production of , South Taranaki over the previous season. For eight representative 1 factories whose figures for the six months ended December 31st a -Hawera “Star” representative, compared with the -corresponding returns in 1323, the aggregate, output has ’Pcrensed by approximately six per cent;

Five boys in a , Wiltshire -village school have recently admitted that they had'never seen a, train, and 16 more in the same school declared that they hod never, been in. one. This brings to 'mind the' stogy of \the‘ old lady who, having never, seen- a' railway, decided one day to-try, this new-fangled method of locomotion; v Arriving on the -platform- she sat down'and , waited. After two hours The stationmaster ventured to. ask her, what train she desired to go by.’ “Train!” she gasped;“trainl I thought the-whole consarn moved!”

At' the meeting of the Wanganui Harbour Board the chairman mentioned that there was’ a’ considerable quantity of benzine coming into the port, so much- so that- the shunting operations by" locomotives- produced an element .of - dahger. He Considered that the time had arrived when electric capstans should .he installed. Two of the kind word necessary,.-'and would - cost approximately ,£7OO. The board unanimously' supported- fthif-views- of , the chairman, and it was decided to procure the capstans. '

' A -protest has, been made by the Auckland' Trades and Labour Council against the Arbitration-; Court’s decision to exempt - the Arapuni dam contractors; the' Sir W. G.: Armstrong and Whitworth .Company, 'from the' provisions of awards covering their employees, except'/in the--matter of wages. The council maintains that a precedentofi nullifying existing .awards 'has been established, and it objects to the work* ers having to work- 47 hours a week when they, .are , mostly tinder 44-hour awards. ' - ,

Mr C. J. Morton, cinematograph officer of -the Government Publicity. Department; spent'two days last week at Mount Egmont and secured sense splendid pictures .in the vicinity of tfie North Bginont Hostelry; the conditions' fceirife, ideal for photography both days. From New Plymouth Mr Morton goeq on, to Waitara and the Mokau, taking picjiures 'of the magnificent scenery en route, and arrangements ' are being made by tSie Mokau people to'take himup the river and. secure films of the incomparable . Mokau -' river scenery. Thence he:'.,will photograph portions of the scenery pf the A-wakino Gorgq and other interesting features of the picturesque country to Te Kuiti. -