LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12084, 30 June 1932, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

What we do to-day largely determines what v.e shall do to-morrow.

Poised on an aquaplane behind a fast motor-boat, the New Zealander, Miss Lily Copplestone, crossed from Dover to Calais in 63 minutes.

State payrolls were abruptly reduced four million dollars annually when Governor James Rolpli, junr., ordered a five-day week for all State employees.—’Frisco message.

An explosion at Dillman’s Hill, near Kuniura, destroyed the water pipe line cutting off the supply to Ivuinara. Apparently a charge had been placed in the pipe which -s thirty inches in diameter. The police are investigating.

Stanislaus Felix Hausner, the trans-Atlantic flier, who was rescued after drifting eight days on the ocean on the wreckage of his plane, returned to his home town for a boisterous welcome. Lie arrived at Newark airport aboard a passenger plane from Washington.

At the stud sheep sales at Sydney yesterday, on account of Mr- Donald Grant, New Zealand, two Border Leicester stud ewes were sold at £ll each, and twenty-five Romney Marsh flock rams at 2gns each. On account of Mr Rennie, Canterbury, New Zealand, three Border Leicester Hock rams, 3gns each, and ten Southdown flock rams 4gns each.

Two Invercargill butchers were prosecuted for having in their possession, sausage and mincemeat containing an excessive amount of sulphur dioxide (preservative). Counsel stated that notice had been given to all butchers some time ago of the necessity for compliance with the regulations. Each of accused was fined £1 and ordered to pay £4 gs costs. At the resumption of the Premiers’ Conference at Canberra, the Premier of New South Wales, Mr B. S. B. Stevens, yielding to a warning by 7 the Prime Minister, Mr J. A. Lyons, that all Governments must be prepared to make drastic cuts in, their deficits next year, said that lie hoped to be able progressively to reduce his estimated shortage by £4,000,000 a year.

The ease in which Heta Fred Gardner was charged with the murder of George Crewe, was concluded, on Tuesday. The pathologist at the Auckland Hospital stated that he had found bloodstains on clothing in Gardner's possession. Detective-Ser-geant Robertson detailed an interview with the accused, who made a statement. The production of the statement was objected to by counsel. The accused, who reserved his defence, was committed to the Supreme Court at Auckland for trial.

“There is a very keen demand at present for small dairy farms with easy ingoing,” stated a leading land agent to the Manawatu Standard.

•‘They are being sought at reduced prices as compared with those ruling two or three years ago. Anything which is attractive does not remain on the market for long, and quite a number of sales are being made. Properties which are changing hands lie particularly within the area between Paekakariki and Marton. Th e same conditions also prevail in most of the other dairying districts, especially the Waikato, North Auckland and surrounding land.”

Although it might yet be necessary to supplement the unemployment relief funds, nothing could be done as far as increasing the wages tax was concerned until Parliament met. said the Prime Minister (Rt. Bon. G. W. Forbes) yesterday, in replying to a statement by Mr J. McCombs. M.P., in Christchurch to the effect that he had it on the best authority that the Government intended raising the tax from Is in the £T to Is 9d. Mr Forbes said that the Government bad not given any consideration to the raising of the tax. When Parliament met tlie position would be reviewed. “As those who have had experience in the House know,” he added, “such statements by Mr McCombs are to be taken with a grain of salt.”

“The tempers of the unemployed single men are becoming strained,” said a union official when a deputation representing the men waited on the North Taranaki Unemployment Committee at New Plymouth. The union secretary addtxl that if the committee could not give the single men some further relief he would not be responsible for their actions. Some, he said, had threatened to break windows. One member of the deputation said lie had been to the police station, but bad not threatened to break tlie station windows as some others had. However, if lie could not obtain further relief he intended to go begging in the streets, inviting arrest and trial before the court. He believed the law would hold that a King's subject should not be allowed to starve.

Tlie Governor-General andi Lady Bledisloe arrived at Waihi yesterday morning in the course of a tour of the eastern centres of the province, and were accorded a lieartv reception by the townspeople and district farmers. After the mayor had extended a cordial welcome, his Excellency delivered an address, in, the course of which he touched on Empire problems and tlie necessity for closet trade relations between the Mother Country and. her overseas Dominions, which, he said, would go far to ending the present depression and bringing prosperity back to the British Empire. After mingling with the people, Lord and Lady Bledisloe paid a \ isit of inspection to the Waihi Company’s gold-mine. They went underground. and also inspected the refinery and an interesting model of the reef system. Thev left for Katikati and Tauranga at 3 p.m.

Messrs Borthwick and Co. will be trucking pigs on sth July at Paliiatua, Mangainaire and Mnngatainoka.

All necessary motor stacked at Donald’s. Prices in keep-

ing with the times. Your enquiries will be appreciated. *