LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13136, 18 December 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

S’pose you do own a grouch, what’s the use of displaying it in your show window?—Gene Strr.tton Porter.

After 98 days’ yawning, during which all medical treatment was futile, Mrs P. E. Wakelin, of British Columbia, lias recovered through complete isolation and absolute quiet.

Replying to questions in the House of Commons arising out of the trial in the Mouse of Lords of Lord do Clifford, the Attorney-General stated the estimated charge to the public funds was about £7OO. He preferred to postpone a statement as to new legislation until the matter could further be considered.

Blizzards swept Scotland and Wales yesterday, and there were considerable falls of snow in the Midlands. Some snow fell in London, which turned later to rain and sleet. Late last nignt i here was a sharp frost and the ice surfaces of the roads were the cause of many accidents. Electrical railways services were to some extent delayed, owing to ice formation on the live rail.

Twelve members of the party which will make an attempt on" Mount Everest next year, have been chosen. The leader is Mr Hugh Buttled go, and the party includes eight others, of whom Mr F. S. Smythe is one, who have already climbed once or more times on Everest The selectors have had the assistance of the central medical establishment of Royal Air Force in choosing the candidates best fitted to the special conditions of an Everest attempt.—London cable.

The steady recovery in Bdita.in’s foreign, trade is further illustrated in the trade returns for November, issued during the week-end. These show that for tlic; first 11 months of this year, exports totalled £440,858.556, which was £31,302,259 more than in 1934, and £61.446,652 more than in 1932, and the highest figure since 1930. Imports totalled £683,571,272, which was £14,056,087 more than in 1934, and £70,719,807 more than in 1933, and the highest figure since 1931.

While returning to Tologa Bay on Monday evening on the last lorry of logs being transported to Tologa Bay for shipment to K.D.V. Box Company, Auckland, John J. Pritchard, aged 59. a widower, was thrown to the ground and crushed by logs which became dislodged when the lorry was passing another vehicle. Pritchard bad a leg fractured ami was suffering from shock. He was removed to the Cook Hospital in a fairly serious condition death ensuing this evening.