LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12441, 6 September 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

As is a mail’s ideal, so shall his, life and his influence be.

The chairman of one cheese factory near Pahiatua. informed a Herald rep. yesterday that .a greater quantity of milk was forthcoming so far this season than for the similar period of last year.

A native child, Matthew Cook, aged 2s. years, in the Teheke settlement. was ordered to the Rawene Hospital by Dr. Smith, of Rawene, late oil Thursday night, hut died before lie could be moved. Sleepy sickness was the cause.

The death occurred suddenly of a Karori resident of many years standing, Mr .John Ernest Eagle, the age of 85 years. The late Mr Eagle farmed at Makara before taking up his residence at Ivarori. He came out to New Zealand when a boy in the sailing ship Gleanor.

A property of 53 acres, known as “Brooklands.” the homo, of flic late Mr Newton King, is to be handed over to the borough of New Plymouth tor inclusion in Pukekura Park. A local Bill to validate th : s is to be introduced next session. Mi* Newton King left. £IO,OOO to New Plymouth parks oil his death in 192“

Two of the first five living officers passing out* of Cranwell into the recently constituted Indian Fence, Pilot Officers Ghupendra Singh and Anarji Singh, were killed during a training flight. The crash occurred in Sma desert, and the cause is a. mystery. The clash startled tribesmen who slate the plane dropped like a stone from a. big height.

The level crossing at Paerata on the Main Trunk line, was the scene of an accident yesterday morning, when the south-bound Rotorua express crashed into a. cream-laden lorry. The driver, Bert Adams, marlied, of Drury, had a miraculous escape. He sustained a deep cut in the groin, and was admitted t<> hospital. The lorry was reduced to matchwood.

Tile high exchange rate had helped materially during the. past season the net return being £2103. but the chairman of the Woodvillo Dairy Go was of opinion that this benefit would be lost if cheese prices rose. It waa quite on the cards that (lie liigli exchange would be abolished it eheese rose- to, say, 60s, so that a substantial advance was needed belore limners were out of trouble

Mr J. S. Baxter was appointed by the Southland Presbytery to the office of moderator for a tern, of *>ix months, at its monthly meeting today. It was remarked that Mr Baxter was the first elder to fill this position for 70 years of the presbytery’s existence. Last season, a Pah iat u a district dairy farmer secured 30 replies to an advertisement for a youth. Ihi.-s season only two answers were forthcoming. Tire re appears to be a distinct shortage of lads for dairy farms. Although all stock has wintered very well in Paliiatua, sheep n» particular have come through in wonderful condition, and the loss in ewes this year has been remarkably small. Lambing percentages must he better than they have been for some time, as the mortality has been usually low in most cases. The winter has been a very mild one and visitors have remarked upon the excellent state of the jiastures. The ferry steamer Rangatira sailed for Wellington last nightjar 11-15. The diver found the cable of the Rnpaki firmly wedged between the l udder and stern of the ship and the difficulty of releasing it was increa—ed at high tide by the weight of an anchor suspended from the cable. Jt was not until the anchor rested on the sea bed at low tide that progress could be made. The cable was eventually cleared, and when the steering gear was tested the ship was ready to sail. An unemployed salesman, Albert Anderson, was fined 10s at Palmerston North for the theft of an azalea plant, valued at 3s 6d. Accused saici he wanted to inspect the house, which was empty, with a view to tenancy, and decided to take away a eat. He had returned for the eat when he saw the azalea bush hall out of the ground and did not think that there would be any harm in taking it. Accused was fined 10s, without costs, and an order was made for the return of the azalea to the owner. The continuance of brilliant sunshine over England, though delightful for holiday makers, is increasing the anxieties of some towns where water supplies are running low. and of farmers in many; parts of the country. Agriculturists who found the fine weather ideal for harvesting are now fearing the effect of its continuance on root crops, while the. parched condition of much of the grassland has seriously diminished the milk yield. In some remote villages water has to be fetched a considerable distance. There are. however. very few towns which have not as yet ample reserves of water. Several poultry additions • are made to the Mart Sale. Tyres, motor spirit ana oil at keen competitive prices at Donald’s garage. This firm carries a big stock of accessories. It executes repairs m first-class style—in fact, there is nothing in motordom but what it cannot do or sell. Of course there is the splendid service the public look for. the geniality and ]>ersonality that wins and retains customers. Donald’s for skilled workmanship, Donald’s for courtesies and low costs.*