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Southland Times, Issue 20394, 25 January 1928, Page 6

The Dominion Meteorologist last night issued the following forecast: —The weather is still fair to cloudy with scattered showers, chiefly in Otago and north of Auckland. Warm and sultry generally. There was a clean sheet at the Police Court yesterday. Eleven tenders have been received by the Town Council for the erection of a band rotunda at Queen’s Park. The Town Curator (Mr J. A. McPherson) reported to the Council last, evening that 3,000 wallflowers had been lined out in the nursery to grow on for spring display.

A service car from Tokomaru Bay yesterday morning went over a bank near Mangatura falling 20 feet. There were no passengers and the driver escaped with a cut across his face.—Gisborne Press Association message.

A Gisborne message states that Theodore Thomas, alias Miller, was charged at the Police Court with forging and uttering the name of F. Burling to a cheque at Owhanga on November 8, and was remanded to appear at Haumarunui on January 31.

Taranaki oil fields report—Waiapu No. 2; well depth 3,080 ft in shale 8 fin. diam, casing to 3,070 ft. Gisborne No. 1: Well cementing ineffective, now endeavouring to free casing and cement again. Gisborne No. 2: Well construction work in progress. —Gisborne Press Association telegram.

A strong company has been formed for the manufacture of nitrates. The plant will be erected about one mile south of the Clifden bridge on the Waiau. An application was received by the . Wallace County Council on Friday for the right of erecting a dam and water course on the Waiau river. The application was granted. —Western Star.

A circus employee, Charles William McFedries, charged in the local court before Justices with using obscene language and wilfully pushing a Maori through a plate glass window in Judds’ billiard saloon, was sentenced to two months’ gaol on the first charge and was fined £5 in default one month on the second. —Pahiatua Press Association message.

The Town Engineer (Mr E. A. Gunibley) reported to last night's Council meeting that the work on the “unemployment” drain at Seaward Bush was progressing slowly and the drain was having an excellent effect upon the swamp it traversed. Seven men were employed. The supervision of the work, however, was taking up a great deal of the staff’s time.

At a meeting yesterday of the Wairarapa Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union the following resolution was carried: —That the Professor of Economics be asked to outline a formula as a guiding principle to the Arbitration Court in the fixation of wages, such formula to aim at the rise and fall of wages in proportion to the value of the Dominion’s exports.—Masterton Press Association message.

New Zealand products are becoming increasingly. popular in England, according to Mr. C. H. Bryant, a Birmingham manufacturer, who is in Auckland in the course of a two months’ holiday tour of the Dominion, states the New Zealand Herald.

“People who say that New Zealand products are not advertised,” he said, “must be going about with their eyes shut. Butter is well advertised in every city and town, and the butter itself is living up to the advertisements. Already it is more popular than Danish butter, and the great majority of people who buy New Zealand butter have the satisfaction of knowing that they are keeping their money within the Empire.”

It is reported that by the prompt action of a young Napier fisherman, who refuses to divulge his identity, a drowning accident was narrowly averted at Haumoana the other evening (reports the Napier Telegraph). The angler was pursuing his sport on the river bank, when he hooked a beauty, and several children playing near dashed up to see the prize landed. One in the excitement got too near the edge and fell in and was soon in difficulty. The angler, it is reported, plunged in, clothes and all, and succeeded in bringing the boy ashore. It is said that when asked by spectators of the incident for his name he refused to oblige, and departed further upstream before his identity could be established.

That Invercargill is going to see some of New Zealand’s finest swimmers and lifesavers in action on Saturday and Sunday was fully demonstrated at the national championships where the Lyall Bay representatives, who are visiting Invercargill at the end of the week, took a prominent part. The life-saving team, not to be outdone by the swimmers, annexed yesterday the Nelson Life-Saving Shield which is the most keenly sought after trophy for life saving in the Dominion. The swimmers will give a demonstration at the baths on. Saturday night and the life-savers at Oreti Beach on the Sunday afternoon. As both the swimmers and the life-savers are as famous for the neat execution of their work as well as for speed, Invercargill residents should experience a treat during the week-end.

A world’s record m.ako shark weighing 630 pounds was caught yesterday off Cape Brett by Lord Grimthorpe, of Leeds. A Gisborne Association telegram states that a service car from Tokomaru Bay yesterday morning went over a bank near Mangatura, falling 20ft. There were no passengers, and the driver escaped with a cut across the face.

At Christchurch, Herbert Barrington, aged nineteen, pleaded guilty to six charges of breaking, entering, and theft, and was committed for sentence. The evidence showed that accused slept in the Brighton sandhills for several nights. He has in his possession a toy revolver, a miniature jemmy, and two keys.—Press Association.

An Auckland Press Association telegram states that the Arawa, from London, yesterday morning brought 137 immigrants, who are described as a good type. A good proportion are Scottish and Welsh, and include ten young women on engagement as teachers with three years’ contracts, mostly in private schools. Eight daughters of British seamen are going to Flock House for training, while twenty-six domestics have positions to go to.

Years ago the Maoris of a North Island district got up a race meeting on their own account, and they thought of nearly all the requirements, omitting only the distance of the chief race. On the course, therefore, the president was asked “How many times round?” and he promptly answered “Till my horse is in front.” It is suggested that that ruling has lingered on and found expression in the Cornwell Cup this year.—Evening Star.

A good story was recently told by Canon Monroe, vicar of Wimbledon, and an Irishman. Three old women gathered together in a Dublin public-house to discuss the affairs of their native land. “Well,” said the first, “I’ve made up my mind for the Free State.” “So you may,” replied the second, “hut I’m for the Republic.” After a pause the last of the trio decided it was wisest to be neutral, and proclaimed triumphantly in a loud voice: “Well, you can do what you like, but I’m putrid!”

Reports state that the fruit crop in the Auckland district has not suffered as badly from drought conditions as was at first feared. With the local market eager to absorb a large portion of the crop and the export bookings well up to the 1926 record, the season is regarded as a promising one. Export bookings from Auckland are: — First half of February, 600 cases; last half, 815 cases; first half of March, 3900 cases to Britain, 1800 cases to South America; last half of March, 8100 cases to Britain, 700 cases to South America; first half April, 3800 to Britain, 2000 to South America; last half April, 3400 to Britain, 300 to South Africa; first half May, 2800 to Britain. This is in excess of last year’s exportations.

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