LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13105, 13 November 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

i have learned t j accept a thing once done, as done; we must take the consequences, but there’s no sense in debating it as though it were still to do.— John Krskinv, in “The Private Liie oi Helen of Troy.’’

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The legality of the transport of racehorses by motor on Sundays was upheld by Mr Justice- Reed in a judgment on appeal at New Plymouth yesterday. Basil R. Blackball appealed against his conviction by a Magistrate for working at his calling oil Sunday by transporting racehorses in a motor-float and his appeal was upheld.

When lie was asked at his meeting in Masterton whether be would vote with the -Democrats if they were returned as the strongest party, Mr G. R. Sykes returned n decided negative.l and added that lit- would rather vote with Labour than with the Democrats. “1 would rather trust myself with Labour than with the Democrats,” he said. Mr Sykes had made it clear in the course of Jiis speech that lie regarded the Democrats a,s representatives of city vested interests, having nothing whatever in common with the town or country interests of a. disti ict like tin* local electorate.

People who win money from, across the Tasman are usually regarded as “lucky.” Sometimes thev are; sometimes not. Results from' Hobart, received yesterday, show that u number of New Zealanders have participated in the £2s,<>(X) sweep venture on the Melbourne Cup. The names of the drawers of horses are not yet, disclosed. Several New Zealand winners of cash piizes arc*-, however, announced. The top cash prize, £SOOO, fell to “Covered Wagon Syndicate- ” Wellington. Sounds like the enterprising sido-shmv men. Mrs 8., Wakatu. Nelson, caught the next offering of £2OOO. A mere £SOO conn s to “0.E.,” Palmerston North. This windfall is immediately followed l>v another £SOO for “Forlorn Hope’’ Feilding. “Tin Lap,” of Wailii, also captures another £SOO.

At the Sydney wool sales 12.191 hales were offered and 11,60(1 sold, also 1786 privately. Competition was again animated and excellent clearances were effected. The market was very firm. Greasy merino made a fresh record to 261 d.

Severn fog interrupted load and rail communications in parts of York shire, Midland Counties, Gloncoste;shire and Somerset yesterday. Jhe Thames Valley was also affected in the earlier part of the day and visibility on arterial roads near Condon was less than five yards in places.

Glen Wade beat Johnnie Woods in a. professional wrestling contest -it Christchurch last night by one fall to nil. Wade secured his fall in the sixth round with a rocking loose splits. The bout was the best seen in Christchurch this season, both wrestlers showing skill and speed. At the request of Scotland Yard, which is investigating a 100,000 dollar gem robbery in London, the Canadian immigration authorities are holding, two women and a young mail at Quebec whom they took off the liner Athenic, which arrived on Saturday night.

“Labour supporters do not like you to mention the Lang Government because the Lang Government tried to interfere with credits and currency in New. South Wales and at one stage the banks had to close their doers. The Government was not even able to pay wages to its civil servants. ’ So remarked Sir Alfred Ransom in his address at Kohinui last evening.

Tire official opening of the Nirealia Tennis Club was to have taken place during last week-end, but. owing to rain setting in during the early afternoon. the ceremony was not performed. The patron, Mr H. E. Greathead, of Eketahuna, was present and with other visitors enjoyed games during the. morning.

Sir Alfred Hansom, addressing a very large meeting at Kohinui last evening said he agreed with the leader of thi Labour Party that the next Government was either going to be a Nationalist >r a Labour Party Government. He did not regard the Democrat Party seriously and added that any vote cast for any party other than the Nationalise Party was a vote for Labour. A North American Newspaper Alliance copyright message from the Wyatt Earp says:—“With the Polar Star lashed to her decks the Wyatt Earp moved out of Deception harbour to-day. For a week we> had experienced high winds and snow storms and had hern driven back and forth in Bransfield Straits. Alter six hours we are almost half way to Dundee Island and the way ahead is clear. We appear to have a good chance ot reaching our base to-morrow.” Nireaha parties state that deer are more numerous in the foothills of the Tara runs now than at any previous period. Herds of as many as thirteen deer have been seen, but few have been destroyed as tli hinds at present, have young only a few days old. Stags, at present in the velvet* stage, usually frequent the edges of the bush at this time of the year, but make buck into the dense bush at rearing time, during Mnich and April. *

“if any young man in this district wants a dairy farm J would recommend him to get all particulars regarding the sections offering at Ngnkuru,” stated Sir Alfred Ransom at Kohinui last evening when speaking of the remarkable results obtained from these pumice areas since their development. The land, he said once known as the black desert,’’ was now producing more than the New Zealand average of butter fat and would continue to produce more.

Oil Sunday morning. Mr George Johnson, a farmer of Strnway was attacked by a two-.veur-oki ' bull which, although an unusuallv quiet animal, charged Mr Johnson,' knocking him over and goring ham. until it was attacked by a sheep tiog which held the animal off until the unfortunate man was able to get out of the paddock. A doctor's examination revealed two fractured ribs, and it will most- probably he- some time before Mr Johnson will be able to u t about again.

Speak mg at Kohinui last evening fear Allred Ransom, uiemlier jor the district and National Government candidate, amid many electors had told non they had had quite enough ct the Government and thev wanted a change. Upon investigating the burden ol their complaint he irener al)y found that their pocket” had been a fleeted during the depression J lie pocket was where thev were most sensitive. These people placed then- own selfish interests before the interests of the country and so condemned the new legislation without regard to the iact that it was introduced lor the benefit of the majoritv.

Ray Lvall Todd, the seven-veiir-ol ! son of Mr G. Todd, farmer, of Law’s rond. Danno-virke, had an unenviable experience having spent Mond.iv night in some native hush, not vorv iar from his parents’ home. Short Iv after 0.30 on Monday evening the bov bT.Vt U f V 1 ki, V lling ' vo,Hl 011 the hank Oit the Tamaki stream and a* he did not return a, seal eh was made that ’h ‘ KUC T , SN ' Relieving that hi had fallen into the stream the police wore notified and vesrerda.v morning two constables drae.-ed the stream. There was a sigh hel when a constable found the little lei low m a puce of native bush alive, hut m a dazed condition 11,. was taken to his home where lie is receiving medical attention. It is snrnusisl that he fell and struc k ,'b staele rendering him senij-oonseious