LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13090, 25 October 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

in parts of the Amazon region only the lower class women wear clothes, while the higher class women are nude. It‘s pretty much the same in this country, too.

Australia’s butter shipments abroad for the year ended June 30 totalled 118,000 tons, an increase of 9000 tons compared with, the- previous year. Shipments to Britain totalled ' 111,000 tons.

Air John Wren, the Melbourne financier, announces that he is prepared to provide a wager of £SOO for Ambrose (“Tiger”) Palmer tor a fight, with George Cook, whose challenge appeared recently in tlio cables.

Alr W. H. Jeans, secretary of the Australian (Ticket Board of Control, announced yesterday that the matches between the visiting English team and the State teams in Australia would be played under the new leg before rule t i s suggested by the M.C.C. a few days ago.

The Australian jockey R. Parsons, who will ride Aliunga in the Alelbourne Cup, was involved in a car accident near Parramatta yesterday. The car somersaulted three times, but Parsons escaped with a severe shaking. He is proceeding to Melbourne tc-niglit.

Hon. J. Parkhill, in the Federal House of Representatives, stated that he had approved of the suspension of O’Hara’s pilot’s license on the recommendation of the Civil Aviation Department. because O’Hara’s flight, to, New Zealand constituted a, breach of the international air regulations.—-Canberra cable.

Air Norman H. Bailey, F.1.0.N.Z., representing Messrs Noedl and Bailey, Opticians, Palmerston North, will again visit, Pahiatua on Tuesday next, October 29th, and may be consulted by appointment only at Air Timms’ Pharmacy. For appointments ring ’Phone 47.*

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