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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21511, 7 December 1931, Page 6

A Chimney Fire A chimney fire at a residence at 160 King Edward road, occupied by Mr K. J. M'lntyre, received the attention of the City Fire Brigade,at 9.59 p.m. on Saturday. No damage was done. Aerodrome Opened The Milson Aerodrome was officially opened at Palmerston North on Saturday by the Minister of Defence (Mr d. CCobbe). Seventeen planes took part in the demonstrations,'which ineluuded (sajs a Press Association racing and stunting. Among ■ the visitors were several distinguished pilots. Otago Witness Illustrations The pictures in the illustrated section of the Otago Witness to be published tomorrow are very interesting and cover a wide and varied range. One page shows the rhododendrons in the dell at the Dunedin Botanic Gardens, and another some of the exhibits at the Clutha and Matau A. and P. Society’s ‘annual show at Balclutha. A third is devoted to the Kaikorai Band, whose jubilee is _ being celebrated this week. The wedding or Lady May Cambridge (niece of Queen Mary) at which one of the bridesmaids was Princess Elizabeth, is a special feature from overseas, making a picturesque group, while the activities of the Gore Tramping Club, the opening of the Auckland yachting season in rain and etorm, the first reunion of the Marlborough College ex-pupils, a bullock wagon at the Little River show, open-air. classes' at a Canterbury summer camp, and an engine of destruction which may change modern warfare are the subjects of other worthy sets. Single pictures include portraits of the party leaders of last week’s general election, a letter earned oh the submarine Nautilus under the Polar ice, Phar Lap air Trentham, the Dunedin Field Club’s jubilee dinner, and the wreath which the Wellington branch of the Navy League sent to London in ice for Day.

College Students’ Salaries Contrary to the usual practice the Training College students did not receive their December salaries (says a Press Association telegram from Wellington) wlien the Training College closed down on Friday for the school year. They will receive a cheque on December 18, the break-up day for the primary and secondary schools. It is explained officially that the principal reason is the difficulty of arranging finance. It is purely a matter of courtesy paying out on the day of disbandment. The students are not legally entitlted,t° until the end of the month. Furthermore, this year the college has disbanded exceptionally early, and the difference in time could not be overlooked by the -Treasury. To have paid on the fourth would have cost the State'more money, and the necessity for economy is very great.

Eleven Cows Electrocuted Eleven dairy cows out of a herd of 40, the property of Mrs Chalmers, of Horahora, were found electrocuted on Friday morning as the result of a high tension line breaking. The cows were turned out on Thursday night (reports our Auckland correspondent), and everything appeared, in order on Friday until II carcasses were found, lying in a paddock.

Car that Did Not Come An amusing episode at an Auckland Central polling booth on election day concerned a telephone message which ths deputy-returning officer received from an elderlv lady. ' “ When are you going to send your car? the lady asked. “What car? ” the official countered. ‘ The car you always send for me.” “i am sorry, madam,” replied the puzzled officer, but I do not own a car;” “Well,” came the impatieht voice at the other end, I have always driven to the poll at other elections, and if you don't send a car thi« time I will refuse to- vote," and the receiver was hung up. It transpired that on previous occasions the lady had Been conveyed to the voting place by a motor car employed by an organisation interested in the licensing issue-- The nonappearance of a conveyance on this occasion gave her some concern. •

City Police Court There was no business at the City Police Court on Saturday.

The Long View The wisdom of taking the long view of a problem rather than acting for immediate benefit was stressed by Rotarian J. S. Barton, chairman of the Napier Commission, at the last luncheon of the Napier Rotary Club (says an exchange),. The wisdom of. the long view was especially; apparent where public finance was concerned. - said ? the commissioner, who suggested-that the position of the .election was that of the long view against immediate benefit. Some time ago there was cause for dissatisfaction at the way in which New Zealand’s credit was being mixed up with that of Australia in the Old Country. However, in the latest figures received it was shown that this position had been materially altered. As an Example he quoted the following prices for 5 per cent, securities in London: — Queensland 62, South Australia 62, Tasmania 65, Victoria 62, West Australia 65, New South Wales 57, New Zealand 90s. This, he suggested, was ample evidence of the fact that New Zealand’s credit was gopd and said a great deal for the wisdom of those who had carried out the policy.

Te Aroha’s Beetle Pl&gue There are signs of a diminution in the plague of grass grub beetles in the Manawaru and Gordon' districts, near Te Aroha, but the ravages of the, pests (says the Auckland Star) have extended to almost every farm in the neighbourhood. For the past month farmers have had an anxious time. At night, when the beetles do their scouting for food, they alight on the trees in swarms, and any cattle) in their path become very frightened, racing round the paddocks jin an alarming manner. The presence of such enormous swarms' indicates an even greater danger from both the grub and the beetle next year, when the eggs deposited in the soil have hatched. It is feared that unless some effort is made to check them, the insects will prove a menace to the dairying industry. .

Time is Money An Auckland business man had the truth of the aphorism that time is money impressed on him last week. He had occasion to make a small remittance of funds to New York, and inquiry at his bank brought him a quotation of 3 dollars 45 cents to the £ for a draft. Before he had time to give the order or the bank -clerk to note his requirements a telegram was handed to the clerk intimating that the rate had been altered to 3 dollars 29 cents, a drop, of 16 , cents in the f.

Nearly Drowned A supposed hoax, which nearly turned into tragedy, occurred in Central Park, Whangarei. Two hanks clerks were sitting uhder the trees eating their lunch when another young map arrived, i He stripped and appeared in the latest bathing cdstume. “ I can’t swim,” he confided to the others. In his togs he. looked so athletic that they did not believe him. “ You jump in there. It isn’t very deep,” they said, pointing to the main channel. In he jumped. He was in difficulties immediately, his head bobbing up and down, and he called for help at each, emergence. For a space the boys oh the bank thought he was joking. Then, realising the true position; they jumped in and rescued him.- - , - -v

More Farmers in New House Five of the .11., new members of the House of Representatives are farmers and two others have had farming experience which will be useful to them in dealing with the problems of the primary producers. Messrs J. Hargett (Invercargill), A. Stuart (Rangitikei), D.< S. Reid (Raglan), J. Connolly (Mid-Canterbury) and A. D. M'Lcod (Wairarapa) are farmers, and two Labour members, Messrs J. A. Lee (Grey Lynn) and A. S. Richards (Roskill),. have had considerable experience in farming. Only one of the mew members, Mr F. W. Schramm (Labour, Auckland East), is a solicitor by profession. Mr P. M'Skimming (Clutha) is a manufacturer, and Mr F. Jones (Dunedin South) is a boot operative. Mr D. W. Coleman (Gisborne) is Mayor of that town.

Spectacular Electioneering A spectacular appeal to the electors was made by the Labour Party in Rotorua the day before the election, when Mr A. F. Moncur, the party candidate, travelled by aeroplane throughout the electorate, dropping 8000 pamphlets. He' left the Rotorua aerodrome at 4 o’clock, circled over the town, and dropped the first instalment of pamphlets. Then he headed for Matamata, Putaruru, Arapuni, Taupo, and other districts, returning'to Rotorua about 6.45 p.m. Owing to a high wind, most of the first lot of pamphlets were blown .out into the lake, but in the evehing’e calm the distribution was very effective.

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