LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12569, 9 February 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. C. Morton, of Rangiwahia, has been appointed lecturer in sheep management and sheep farm manager at Massey College.

Three were killed and many injured when State troops fired on a riotous mob of thousands of Moslems in the town of Bijebhara, Kashmir. Fanatical Moslems, demonstrating against alleged religious grievances! launched an attack with sticks and stones. “There was but one fly in the ointment, and that was that 25s of my New Zealand money was worth only 135.” said Mr AV. H. Jackson, wlio has just returned to Masterton after ao visit overseas, when speaking to a pressman of the visit of himself and Mrs Jackson to France. “I consider the standard of livum in the North Island is higher than that in the South Island,” said a visitor to Timaru the other day. He remarked that the people in the north probably did not have any more money than those in the south', hut they seemed to spend more “The hire-purchase system is all the rage up north, and I believe you could even buy a hammer this way.” Every word uttered in London was clearly heard by New Zealand listeners, when the High Commissioner for New Zealand (f?ir James Parr) spoke to the Dominion (ast night through the Empire short-wave- station at l)n----ventr.y. The address was re-broadcast by 2YA and reception was perfect Sir James contrasted the present conditions in England with what they were when, he ivas last in the Old Country. “When is a man intoxicated?” asked Mr W. J. Treadwell, of a witness in a motor vehicle case at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court “It appears now that if he has had one drink he is intoxicated,” witness answered. Mr Treadwell; “Never mind what appears to be; when do you think a man is intoxicated?” AA’ithess: “In my view, when a. man has had half a dozen whiskies h,. is netting pretty ‘full’.” Mr Tread well ; “Tf a man had a couple of shandies at one o’clock he wouldn’t be intoxicated at three, would be?” AVitness; “Oil. no.” The charge of intoxication failed.

Fire in the Mehallakebir settlement in the Tantali cotton quarter destroyed 800 houses and burnt to death 13 women and two men.—Cairo message.

The death occurred in the Willi gaum Hospital of Muriel Larking, single. aged 38. of Wanganui East, who was admitted last night suffering from serious burns after her‘night attire had caught fire.

Major C. H. Douglas last night addressed a large and appreciative audience in the Wellington Town Hall. The Mayor (Mr Hi.si op) presided. Major Douglas criticised the present currency system and urged its reform.

Five Indian soldiers who were combing the Midnapore district. Dengal, for terrorists, were burned to death when a thatched shed in which they were sleeping was set on fire early this moining. Twenty-five others escaped.

The population of New Zealand and its dependencies and mandated territory at the end of last year was 1,611,445. Of this number New Zealand provided 1.545,925 (including Maoris), made up of 787,730 males and 758,195 females.

Fire gutted the Criterion Hotel at Moree (NS.W.) and also four shops. Over forty people in the hotel had narrow escapes in their night attire. Some were injured Avhen rushing from the premises. The damage is estimated at £l2-000.

The “Star” says that Mr G. B. Shaw is to spend a month on a motor tour through New Zealand, studying Maori life and ways. Sir James Parr presented him with two of Jainess .Cowan’s M(ao>ri ethnological books, and also a no-vel with a Maori background.

The Wellington agent for the Byrd Antarctic expedition, Mr T. J. Gardiner, received an offer from Dr. Potaka*, of Nelson, to serve as medical officer in Little America in place of Dr. Shirley, who- is returning sick. Ifi is understood that, a young Christchurch surgeon has also offered his services.

Having previously pleaded guilty at Rotorua to a charge of bigamy, Evelyn Cecilia Armstrong, aged 29 (Air Fraer) appeared for sentence in the Supreme Court before Air Justice Smith. The Judge told the prisoner that the offence was a serious one. but the fact that she had made a voluntary confession was in her favour. She was admitted to probation for three years and ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution. A verdict for plaintiff for damages totalling £5Ol was returned by a jury in the Balmerston Noi’th Supreme Court before Air Justice Blair this morning in the action in which Kathleen Hughes Gninnah, of Havelock North, as administratrix of the estate of her deceased brother John Foote -Grunnalh. claimed £IOOO damages from David A. Honore, rental service proprietor, of Hastings, and Eric Haywood Ford, farmer, of AA Taverley.

The first regular trails-Atlantic airmail service linking Europe and South America by the catapult-equip-ped Lufthansa mother ship, the AV estphalen. became a reality with the arrival of the German flving-boat Typhoon with European mail, and the departure for Europe of cargo from Rio de Janeiro. The Typhoon brought in more than 300 pounds of mail which had left Stuttgart (Germany) on Saturday morning A Condor Syndicate plane took the mail southward to Rio do Janeiro and Buenos Aires.

Though the Labour Party has been busy for some time past selecting its candidates for the next general election, other political parties appear to b© in no hurry to make auv move. A rather unusual course has been followed by the Labour Party in Raglan. An advertisement, appeared in a recent issue of the party’s official journal to the effect than “applications are invited for approved Labour candidates” to contest the seat, .here appears to be an impression in Labour circles that the general elecVon may bo held earlier than the due date This view, however, is lion taken very seriously and is regarded as a device to stimulate activity in the party’s organising work. A letter oi appreciation for wliat had been done for her has been received by the Smith Familv. AA’rtlington, from an elderly English !adv. Airs L. AVilson, who had been assisted to rejoin her friends in Lancashire, “I must say I met with nothing hilt kindness from everyone ’’ she writes, “and I thank our Heavenly Father for His goodness to me and our Lord Jesus Christ, and may Their holy blessing rest on all those good people of Wellington, and those surrounding, who made it possible tor me to go home to dear England. I shall always think of von. A'ihi ran thank the good people of AVellington in my name for the money subscribed for my fare Home, and T shall get m.v pension, and I owe this to the people of Wellington. ...”

It was brewing night in the homebuilt factory, and father had been commissioned to bring home the hops, the wheat and other ingredients, not forgetting the malt. The purchases were duly made, tied in a neat parcel and mounted on the carrier of father’s bicycle. He had scarcely started on the journey, and had traversed the two principal streets of the city ivhon a passing motor car honked loudly and ently behind him. pointing to the roadway. A glance behind Was sufficient to show the cyclist a long, long trail of malt as far back as he could see. By some means it had reached the tail of his coat, and run down the leg of his trousers all unknown to, him as he made haste home. It- was a very petulant father who reached home later that evening. Brewing was declared off.