LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12718, 8 August 1934, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i never repeat what I hear; it is the only way of paring the nails, and shaving the head of Rumour Haunted Down.

At Berlin Hopman, the Australian tennis player, was defeated bv Sertoli o, 6—4, B—6, B—6

Mahatma Gandhi commenced a seven-day fast at Wardha, near Bombay, at 6 a.m., in expiation of assaults committed by his followers on orthodox Hindus during the recent anti-untoiichability campaign

Declaring that he was willing to guarantee that nations need not fear another major war for 10 vears, Mr D. Lloyd George, in an interview with “Petite Journal” at Paris, said: “It is true that the psychological conditions necessary for war are present, but material 'facts also must he taken into consideration. T know how such a war has been conducted.”

Ordered to be suppressed by the Canadian Premier, Mr* R. R. Rennett, the booklet issued by Mr H. IT. Stevens, Minister of Commerce, flaying industrial magnates for “sweat chops,” threatened to cause a serious Cabinet split. Mr Rennett revealed that a flood of telegrams had been received from firms threatening libel suits. Mr Stevens, on his way to Vancouver, finally agreed to »the suppression of the booklet.

A fire starting from an unexplained cause resulted in considerable damage to the premises of the Te Rau Press Ltd. m Gisborne shortly after 10 o’clock last night. The blaze started in the machine room and burned through the floor in several places. A lino-type was completely ruined and a fair amount of damage was done to other machinery. Premises beneaili occupied bv Air J. C. Hardy, fruiterer, and Paris House, a second-hand clothiers, suffered extensively from water and smoke.

Grave injury was received by Elmer William Cresswell, aged 10, who slipped and fell into a trough of boiling water at the Eureka dairy factory, says a Hamilton message. The boy, who is the son of the factory manager, was playing on the edge of a trough which is used for heating water for washing the floor of the factory, when lie overbalanced and fell into the trough, which contained boiling water to a depth of IS inches. He was immediately conveyed to hospital and his condition is very serious.

The newspaper “Der Morgen” reveals that the master mind behind the putsch in Austria was Dr. Otto W ac-nter, who acted as intermediary between Austrian Nazis at Munich and the Nazi rebels at Vienna. He returned to Vienna a few days before the putsch and escaped to Germany when the revolt failed. Antone Eisenliut, aged 21, who led a Nazi rising in a village near Graz, was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment with 24 hours’ confinement in a dungeon from which every ray of light will be excluded each anniversary of July 9 5

■Construction is to begin of the ‘‘Centenary Eiffel Tower” at Melbourne, which is to be 440 feet high and surmounted by the largest aerial beacon in the world, on a site adjoining Princes’ Rridge, half a mile outside the city. The cost will be £55,000. The tower will be visible for 100 miles, and will house a Continental cabaret, a Spanish garden, lounges, and a creche. It will have high spetd lifts to convey people to the 300 feet level, where there will Ik> accommodation for 900 people. The lifts will then continue for another 100 feert, where there will be a smaller promenade accommodating 600.

“As one travels through this naturally beautiful land one cannot but regret that commercial competition is responsible for the frequent election of advertisement hoardings, which are incongruous and repellent blemishes on the loveliness of the landscape,’’ said the Governor-Gener-al, Lord Rledisloe, in his Arbor Day address at Wellington College. “1 earnestly hope that it will gradually come to be recognised, in view ol the growing resentment among nature lovers and motorists against these scenic disfigurements, that the path both of patriotism and of commercial wisdom lies in their discontinuance, at least outside the confines of your towns.”

A very enjoyable dance was held in the Rongomai school on Thursday evening last, the proceeds being in aid of the Show Queen (Aliss D. Lett, of KLaitawa). There was a good attendance and all present agreed that the evening left- no scope for improvement. Air P. Jensen, who acted as AI.C.. did so in his usual capable style. The musicians, Air K. Alarenzi (saxophone) and Air G. Olsen, both of Eketa.huna, were in excellent form. The programme consisted of a variety of both modern and old-time dances. During the evening, Aliss R. Shanahan, of Tane, gave two humorous recitals, which were ♦received with much applause. Air A. Wake gave an extra on the accordeon, which was highly appreciated. Extras were also played bv Aliss Perry.

The Lincoln Ellsworth Antarctic expeditioil's vessel Wyatt Ea.rp is to leave Dunedin this morning to load the Nonthrop Gamma plane at Auckland. The ’plane is board the Alonterey, which is due at Auckland on Friday. After being damaged on the ice in the Antarctic, the ’plane was sent to the United States to undergo repairs. These have been completed and the expedition is now making preparations for its second voyage to the Antarctic. Captain R. Holth, master of the Wyatt Earp, received advice yesterday morning that the aeroplane was en route, and he at once made preparations for the Wyatt Earp’s departure. The vessel is expected to return in a fortnight v time to take on board fuel oil, and will probably sail for the ice about the first week in September.

Speaking to the annual report and balance-sheet at the annual meeting of suppliers and shareholders of the United Dairy Company, at Woodvillo, the chairman, Mr'E. Harding stated that the indebtedness of the company to its bank had been reduced to £SOO during the year and would be liquidated during.‘the coming year. Despite the low prices ruling and the consequent reduction in earning the company had managed to live within its reduced income, said Mr Harding. “We frequently hear expressions of opinion that the present rate of exchange is of little or no benefit to tho community as a whole,” said Air Harding. “In our case the exchange on our export butter amounted to £2252 6s sd, or 16s a cwt, which, on a butter-fat basis, is roughly 2d a pound.” Air Hall moved that a dividend of 4 per cent, should be paid on the share capital. Air Harding said that tile motion was out of order as it was contrary to the articles of the association! The article m question would have to he rescinded. Air Hall gave notice of motion to move at the next annual meeting that tho article should be rescinded.