Missing Boy

Otago Daily Times, Issue 21543, 15 January 1932, Page 6

Missing Boy

ihe police have received no further information regarding the boy, Horace John Parker, who has been missing from hi!) home at 78 Easther crescent, Kew, since Tuesday. It is thought that he may have made for Paretai in the Balclutha district. City Police Court There was no business before the City Police Court yesterday morning. Resignation from Cabinet A Press Association message from Wellington states that Mr D. Jones resigned from the Cabinet yesterday. “ Wool Race ” to England Considerable interest is being taken in a “ wool race ” from Port Chalmers to England by the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Line steamer Tairoa and the Federal Line steamer Cumberland. Both vessels completed loading operations yesterday afternoon and sailed last evening for London, via the Panama Canal. They are carrying large consignments of wool for the London market, as well as other products. The Tairoa will replenish her bunkers at Kingston (Jamaica) and the Cumberland will take in oil fuel at Curacao. It should be an interesting race to the Homeland. The officers of the Cumberland expressed the opinion that the vessel would dock in London on February 20. She is probably the faster of the two ships, as she averaged 13J knots on a previous voyage from New Zealand to London. On the other hand, the officers of the Tairoa are confident that their vessel will make a fast passage, as she usually averages 12J knots. Australian Air Services

Mr S. E. Neilson, of New Plymouth, secretary of the New Zealand Aero Club, returned on Monday after spending a month in the Commonwealth. He mentioned that the only air service that is paying is that in West Australia. A new service had been established between Sydney and Brisbane, three-engined Fokkers being used. The 500-mile journey was done in four hours and a-half. The North Queensland services were having a bad time owing to the depression. A service had been established between Melbourne and Hobart, the machine being a seaplane that had originally been imported by a New Zealand firm but never used. Aero clubs in Australia were more scattered than in New Zealand, but the cities had the advantage of the State providing the land, hangars, and workshops. New Zealand clubs were proportionately doing as much flying, and instructing as many pupils, the Commonwealth.,

Pakihi Lands. Professor Easterfield, of the Cawthrcn Institute, Nelson, recently expressed. the opinion that He felt more strongly' than ever that what is known as the Pakihi land was destined to become one of the most valuable assets to Nelson. During the last week an excellent hay crop had been taken from the experimental plots at Sergeant’s Hill, and the cattle and sheep on this area are in excellent condition. The prediction of this accomplishment would have been generally derided five years ago. The experimental flax area is also showing very great promise, and the large amount of information gained is sure to be of great value to the industry in the future. The professor emphasised the fact that the planning of the comprehensive experiments at Sergeant’s Hill and Woods’ Farm wad due to Mr Rigg, assistant-director and chief agriculturalist at the Cawthron Institute.

Minister as Dentist • The spectacle of a Minister of the Crown extracting teeth was witnessed at the Port Waikato children’s camp on Monday, when a call was made upon the professional aid of the Minister of Health (Mr j. A. Young), who was visiting the camp in his official capacity. One of the girls at the camp was suffering from severe toothache, and while such troubles come now only in a general way within Mr Young’s sphere as a Minister, they were once within his particular province as a practising dentist. The girl was quickly relieved of her suffering, a deft extraction by Mr Young, accomplished with his fingers, removing the offending tooth.

Quinnat Salmon Mr J. A. Harvey, secretary of the Lakes Acclimatisation Society, has forwarded to the secretary of the Southland Acclimatisation Society a quinnat salmon caught in Lake Wakatipu. This is the first occasion on which a fish has been caught in the lake and classified as a quinnat salmon. Quinnat have been observed in the lake at certain seasons of the year, after which they have disappeared. It is surmised that they have reached the lake by way of the Molyneux, Mr G. Jaquiery, secretary of the Research Committee of the Southland Acclimatisation Society, is making inquiries regarding the locality and method of capture of the fish.

An Unusual Capture While spending the holidays at Tennyson Inlet, Mr D. J. Hogg, of Blenheim, had the experience of pursuing a swimming stag in a dinghy and effecting a capture. Mr Hogg was on the beach a few days ago when his dogs discovered the stag on the hillside, and drove it to the beach, where it took to the water, with the dogs in pursuit. The animal struck out strongly, with the object of crossing the bay, but Mr Hogg and a companion launched a dinghy, and. after a hefty “ pull,” headed it off. Finally they seized it by the antlers, which were in the "velvet,” and despatched it, though several times their frail craft was almost overturned by the stag, which exhibited remarkable powers in the water. The animal turned the scale at 3001 b.