LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12567, 7 February 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The difference between Lot’s wife and the lady driver is this: The former looked back and turned into a pillar of salt. Tbe latter looked back and turned into a telegraph pole.

Rosenbloom, i*lie ligbt-heavv-weight champion, fought, a draw with Joe Knight at Miami, Florida.

The British stock market opened quietly, British funds were firmer, hut. war loan issues were unchanged. Other departments were quietly irregular.

A cable message has been received in Sydney from tile manager of the Australian Rugby League team saying that the tour yielded a profit, of £9370.

Indicating the plight of British merchant and Navy officers as the result of th-9 shipping depression, an oil tanker has sailed with a crew of all master mariners.

Tbe British Post Office commercial accounts for tbe year 1932-33 have been presented to Parliament bv tbe Postmaster-General. For the” year ended March 31 last, the Post Office business resulted in a net surplus, after charging interest on. capital, of £11,055,717, compared with £]o 631 - 794 in 1931.

An unscheduled death drama broke into the broadcast of a radio station at Lo.s Angeles. Alt unidentified man entered the studio with a request for employment. When refused he ran amuck with a knife, killing a man and injuring another. The commotion could be heard by listeners, a programme being broadcast at tbe time.

An unusual experience was the lot of a large congregation at St Luke’s Church, Hinds, Ashburton, on Sunday morning, for the monthly family service. Owing tc three swarms of bees having taken up quarters in the building, the service was conducted outside under the shade of trees. Tbe ceremony included two christenings, which were faithfully performed despite. the unorthodox setting

A Kobe message states that tile magazine Gendai published on interview in which Admiral Suetsugu declared that Colonel Lindbergh had carried out espionage work regarding the coa.st.pl fortifications of Japan, causing indignation in America. Representative Kiyo-se demanded an explanation and the Navy Minister (Admiral Osumil replied that Admiral Suetsugu had not written the article. He confessed that the article went too far, hut declared that an explanation had been, communicated to tbe American Press.

It was announce*! in Sydney last night that Mr William Inglis and vSion, bloodstock agents and salesmen, have purchased the business of H. Chisholm and Company, the old-est-established bloodstock firm in this State, and will in future have a monopoly of thoroughbred sales in Sydney. The announcement is regarded as particularly interesting to New Zealand breeders.

In the eighteen years the Venerable Archdeacon I*. B. Ilaggitt has been in charge of the Merrivale parish he has baptised about 700 babies, prepared 100(5 for confirmation, married 440 couples, and conducted the funeral service at least 350 times. The Archdeacon, who has been called to the position of Dean of the Cathedral parish of Nelson. gave these figures when speaking at his farewell at Christ church.

Amusement was caused at the meeting of the Pic-ton Hospital Committee by a letter from a Maori who had been notified that charitable aid he was receiving would be stopped as he was now able to work. Tbe Maori’s letter of appreciation oi what had been lone for himself and family concluded: “I am very nleased to hear from you that my charitable aid has been stopped, otherwise I would still ask for some.”

After a short retirement, the jury in the Wellington Supreme Court yesterday returned a verdict of guilty in the case of. Horace John Algar, who was charged before Mi- Justice Ostler with the theft of £143 3s 6c!. He was remanded for sentence When the jury had returned with its verdict, his Honour remarked to. at* used’s counsel: “I congratulate you on the defence you made, but 1 think you had a rather hopeless case.” Mr R. Hardie Boys said accused had not stolen the money The money belonged to him and lie bad adopted a procedure w r hich might seem, rather extraordinary to make sure he was not done out of it.

Three tennis balls for the price ot a pail*—nearly! That is a comparison between prices paid by New Zealand and Australian players, according to a. remark made at a meeting of the tournament committee of the South Canterbury Lawn Tennis Association. The member concerned said that M .iss N. Lloyd, captain of tbe touring Australian women's team, had mentioned that her party was lather surprised that New Zealanders played only with first-grade balls. In Australia the first-class players were content to use a. ball which was retailed at Is 6d each, and, as they used three balls, the cost of a set was 4s 6d. In the Dominion players had to pay 4s for a pair of balls.

Mounted Republican Guards withstood 4000 ex-soldiers. Royalists, and students, bearing banners and chanting the “Marseillaise,” marching to the Ministerial quarter in Paris. Troopers (iiew swords, charged and scattered the demonstrators. Some rioters threw handfuls of sand into the horses’ eves. Four hundred, headed by the blind deputy. M. Sciapmi, smashed bairic-ades and reached the barred doors of the Ministry oF the Interior before they were dispersed. M. Sciapini was trampled down and taken to hospital. Seven were arrested. The police and Republican Guard dispersed an extremist ex-sol-diers’ demonstration in the Champs Ely sees and neighbouring thoroughfares. There were several arrests.

Affiliated with the New Zealand Astronomical Society .are several secondary schools which have their astronomical clubs and are taking a keen interest in astronomy. These are Wellington College, the Ashburton High School, and the Southland Boys’ High School. The Ashburton School possesses a six-inch reflector. At Wellington College a finely equipped observatory with a five-inch Zeiss refractor is available for the students. This is a pleasing aspect, of the progress of the society, and it is hoped that still more schools will, on seeing the educational value follow the example l of those mentioned. Members of the society in the teaching profession also do good work, and, in particular, mention may be made of Mr S. R. Fairbrotber at Little Wanganui School. Te Narnu, and Mr \V. R. Mechaells, F.R.A.S., at Alexandra, states the annual report of the society.

The first game of euchre in which the points will count in the points prize starts on Friday evening next, when it is hoped that there will be a large attendance at the Mayfair Hall. The attendance reached tin* 40 mark last week and the committee have made arrangements for a bigger patronage.