LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13086, 21 October 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The greatest danger to the seaside bachelor is that he may be caught at any moment by a permanent wave.

In a wrestling contest at the Sydney Lei char dt Stadium, Hardy Kruskamp defeated Wong Ruck Cheung, the latter being unable to resume in the fifth round.

A serious collision between a sedan car and a train occurred at Seddcai road railway crossing, Hamilton, at 6 o’clock last evening. The two occupants who were severely injured were: Lancelot Peirse. aged 54, commercial traveller, of Wanganui, who suffered head injuries and is in a. serious condition and John McKlroy, aged 13, of Hamilton, who suffered a broken leg and shock. His condition is also serious. The car was extensively damaged.

A new leg-before-wicket rule making such a decision possible for an off-break bowler who pitches the' ball outside the wicket is to be in force in all Plunket Shield cricket matches this year, as well as matches against the visiting M.C.C. team., and the New Zealand Cricket Council lias asked that. affiliated associations should use the new rule in all firstgrade matches. The decision has been made by the council following a cablegram from the Marvlebone Cricket Club asking that the rule should be. tried in all matches against the M.C.C. team.

After being held up for 10 days by labour troubles at Svdney the Niagara. manned by a full volunteer crew saiied at 7 on .Saturday night for Vancouver. Her first stop will be Suva. More men offered than were needed and the examination of their credentials continued throughout the day. A number of unionists with good discharges were included among those selected. The crew commenced to embark about noon, a squad of police safeguarding their movements to the ship’s side. There are 22 passengers. one of whom has the entire first-class to himself. The cargo consit of about 1100 ton.

Mr Norman H. Bailey, F.1.0.N.Z.. representing Messrs Noedl and Bailey, Opticians, Palmerston North, will again visit Pahiatua on Tuesday next, October 22nd and may be consulted by appointment only at Mr Timms’ Pharmacy. For appointments ring ’Phone 47.*

By special arrangement Reuter's World Service, in addition to other special •sources of information, is used in the compilation of the overseas intelligence published in this issue, and all rights therein in Australia and New Zealand are reserved. Such of the cable news in this issue as is so headed has appeared in The Times and i« sent to this paper by special permission. It, should be understood that the opinions are not those of The Times unless expressly stated to do so

In the final of the British covered courts tennis, championship Borotra neat Nigel Sharpe, 6—2. 6—o. winning the British indoor title tor the eighth time and beating the lato E. W. Lewis' record of seven victories.

Harold Reeve lias again added to his reputation by defeating Australian Los Brainier (says the Sporting and Dramatic Review). In recent contests Reeve has done everything asked of him, and he must now be serionslv considered as a contender for Ray Nicol’s light-heavy crown. There is no other boxer in New -Zealand who has shown such marked improvement a s Reeve, and apparently he now thinks lnmself big enough to go for heavier game, tor he has challenged Nic-ol for his title and also for O’Brien’s middleweight title Whether he can get down to the middleweight limit, however, is another matter, and he would be unwise to jeopardise his chances by taking off weight.

With unexpected suddenness the cruiser Diomede commanded by taptain Cosmo Graham left Auckland at--1.30 yesterday afternoon lor special service under the Admiralty. Although it was generally believed the warship would not leave until to-nxor-row no significance is attached to hex earlier departure as orders had been received that she should sail as soon as she was ready. The Diomede proceeded straight out of dock to sea. She had been docked on Triday morning fox* cleaning and painting and this work which was done by shore labour as the warships crew were busily engaged in storing. Ihe ship was completed about C o cioex on .Saturday evening those men who had been granted .Saturday night leave were wained that the warship might depart at a moments notice and this hint wa*; strong enough lor there to be a full muster this morning.