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Southland Times, Issue 20586, 10 September 1928, Page 6

Last evening the Dominion Meteorologist issued the following forecast: Last week’s depression has now moved away to the eastward. A moderate anti-cylone is crossing the north Tasman Sea and barometers are again falling in eastern Australia. Strong southwest to southerly winds reaching gale force in places but decreasing shortly. Seas rough generally in New Zealand waters but decreasing later. Moderate to strong southwesterly winds and high seas in the eastern Tasman Sea but winds decreasing and backing westerly and seas moderating. Weather squally and showery in most districts at first but soon becoming fair. Generally cool temperatures.

It happened during the alighting process from a tramcar the other morning (states the Auckland Star). The victim, an elderly gentleman with a very pained look on his face, replied to the young man’s apology with: “D it! What’s the use of being sorry?” The contrite one reiterated his regrets by saying he had corns himself, and knew the agony of trespass. “Sorry! Don’t do it, that’s all,” retorted the stubborn and unforgivable citizen. Passengers chuckled at the incident.

Interviewed on Saturday morning, Mr Girling, M.P., replied to the statement made by Archbishop Julius in connection with the Church of England Empowering Bill, now before the House, states a Blenheim Press Association telegram. Archbishop Julius stated at Christchurch that Mr Girling was incorrect in stating that he had previously opposed an alteration to fundamentals. In reply, Mr Girling quoted the Archbishop’s address to the General Synod of 1925, when he said that he and others felt that there would be danger to the identity of the church, possibly loss of its property, if anything were done with the fundamental provisions of the constitution.

Twenty-one bankruptcies were notified in last week’s Gazette. Eleven were in the South Island. A terrific gale swept the district on Friday night doing considerable damage, states a Waipawa message. Portions of the roof of Winlove‘s shop was lifted bodily off and carried some distance. A great number of trees and fences were levelled and power and telephone poles were brought down. The main mast of the ill-fated schooner Isabella de Fraine t wrecked on the Hokianga bar in July, came ashore at Chase’s Gorge on Saturday, states a Dargaville Press Association telegram. The sails and ropes were still attached to the mast, which, although it had drifted nearly 70 miles, was in a good state of preservation. The Wellington musical competitions again show a loss, this time of over £2OO although the entries were 2,847, states a Press Association telegram. The loss for three years totals £7OO. Mr G. A. Troup, the Mayor and patron of the society, attributed the loss to the radio broadcasting. People would not come out to the concerts, preferring to listen in. The annual meeting will discuss whether the competitions ought to be continued.

An unusual sequel to a fashionable wedding which took place not 100 miles from Napier is reported by the Daily Telegraph. The happy pair were loaned the house of a friend, but the young husband evidently came from a district where up-to-date califonts are not in use, for on arising in the morning and blithely lighting the machine, he almost blew it and himself to pieces. The explosion that occurred fortunately damaged the machine more than the man.

At a meeting of the prize farm competition committee of the Southland A. and P. Association, held on Saturday morning, Mr James Milne presided over six members. Mr Milne said that last year’s competition had been very successful and he felt sure that another successful competiwould be forthcoming as the same trophy was to be competed for. Considerable discussion regarding the conditions governing marking took place. Pasture, arable farming, and drainage all came up for argument and finally the following amended marks were adopted on the motion of Messrs W. Alexander and R. J. Anderson : Pasture including noxious weeds increased from 120 to 145. Crops increased from 75 to 100. Stock increased from 125 to 175. Economics being reduced from 500 to 400, thus leaving the grand total unaltered.

Mr V. Dickie, son of the well-known Friesian breeder, Mr W. Y. Dickie, of Ferndale, Gore, is establishing a pedigree herd of Friesian cattle in his own name and two purchases have just been made for him by Mr C. E. Robertson, stud stock manager of Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. These were two heifers rising two-year-old, selected as the best of the females catalogued in the Hobson Farm Co’s sale of Friesian cattle held at Helensville last week. Mr Dickie has secured two exceptionally fine females for the foundation of his herd and is to be congratulated on introducing such highly bred cattle of outstanding individuality into the province. No doubt these heifers will eventually be mated with Mr W. Y. Dickie’s notable herd sire, Bloomfield Alcartra Pieterje, the son of the champion producer, Alcartra Clothilde Pietje, 11451bs butter-fat.

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