LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12076, 21 June 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Dont’ worry. Do the best you can and. let hope conquer care.

At the end of the year there will be 130 shops in new permanent buildings on the devastated area in Napier.

Injuries to his left ankle were received by Mr R. Pederson, labourer, 8 Windsor Place, Wellington, when he fell from a ladder at his home yesterday afternoon.

As a result of the Government’s decision to close the Wellington and Dunedin training colleges several lecturers and physical instructors at present employed will be retrenched but their retirement will not take effect until February 1, 1933.

Despite tht fact that this year’s Manawatu winter show was of only four days’ duration, compared with five days last year, the receipts for the fixture show an increase of £IOO. The takings for this year’s fixture from all sources were £1370 16s, and for last year £1261.

Fifteen defendants appeared before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday at Palmerston for operating unlicensed radio receivers. In the majority of the cases fines cf £1 were inflicted, but two defendants, who had not yet taken out their licenses, were fined £2.

By six votes to five the Waitemata Power Board yesterday refused to pass a motion that a return showing wages and salaries be prepared. Tile mover said that the Government had taken a lead in wage-cutting, and it had suggested that its lead should he followed by local bodies and others.

The latest results of the Manitoba elections give the Government 35 seats, the Conservatives 8, and Labour 5. There is one Independent, four seats are doubtful, and two are deferred. The victory of the Premier, Mr J. Bracken, and the Coalition, is the most impressive ever given to any party in the, province. Confidence in the property market seemed to have been restored to a considerable degree, a land agent told a reporter. The market was improving and was a. good deal better than a few months ago. The greatest demand in Christchurch was for modern bungalows, and in popular districts these were rather scarce.

The bout for the world's heavyweight- boxing championship between Max Schmellmg (holder 1 , and Jack Sharkey, the talkative gentleman from Boston, originally set down for New York on June 16, but postponed to June 2L, will, according to New Zealand time, which is 17 hours ahead of New York, take place on Wednesday afternoon —tc-morrow.

The Ferndale broke in two at six o'clock last* evening, says a London message, the crew embarking in the boats, and the captain, first officer and engineer remaining aboard. Jhe forward half of the ship settled down on the rocks, but the after-part remained afloat. Much of the cargo has been salvaged. Fifty members of the crew landed at Algiers and are being repatriated. Edward Tarrant, a middle-aged resident of Pieton, appeared in the Police Court yesterday morning, charged with the murder, at Pieton on November 3rd, of the old man named James Flood. On the application of Sub-Inspector Ward, the accused was remanded to appear at Wellington on June 28th. It was explained that it would be some time before the Lower Court proceedings were ready In the interim it was desired that the accused be held in custody in Wellington. Me will be returned to Blenheim for the Magisterial hearing.

While no official news concerning the missing German airmen has been received, a Perth amateur has picked up a wireless message stating that a party in a launch, which was sent from Wyndham to examine an abandoned seaplane, found on the plane a note dated May 2<>th, reading:— ‘‘Australia to-day. YVe left the plane in a float, using it as a boat, in a westerly direction along the coast.— Bertram.” The launch examined the coast without success. According to another report, Sergeant Flinders, of Wyndham, said that, probably after exhausting their tinned rations, the airmen entered the hush in the hope of finding aid and were murdered and eaten by natives not more than five miles from the coast.

Two more deliberate attempts have been made to wreck the Newcastle-to-Taree trains near Winghani. these being the third within five days in that district. A special jiolict- watch is being kept. A ganger passed over the spot where the attempt was made, half an hour before a train was due. Jn that brief time a sleeper, a baulk of wood, and stones were placed on the line fifteen feet from a bridge over a gully. The locomotive hit them with terrific force and thrust them aside, but kept to the rails. The engine was later found to he damaged. The would-be trainwrecker, having failed- in his first attempt, replaced the obstructions, but tlie-se were discovered before another train was due.—Sidney message.

The Wellington Education Board is collecting information concerning the effects of raising the school entry age with a view at the beginning of next year to he able to gauge the decline in atttndances and to what extent other economies can he made It is estimated hy the Minister of Education that the raising of the age will result in, an annual saving of about £120,000. It is anticipated that many of the larger schools will lose two to three teachers next year as a result of the reduced, roll. It is likely the reduction of the roll by about 40 pupils Mill mean the staffing being reduced bv on,e teacher. Tt is learned th,at in the past roughly one in every three children under the, age of six joined the school in the third term of the year. All necessary motor accessories stocked at Donald’s. Prices in keeping with the times. Your enquiries will be appreciated. *