IN TOWN AND OUT

Southland Times, Issue 22728, 2 November 1935, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

NEWS OF THE DAY Broken Left Leg. After having fallen from a cart Francis' Fahey, aged 51, married, of Roslyn Bush, was yesterday admitted to the Southland Hospital suffering from a broken left leg. Last evening his condition was reported to be satisfactory. ♦ ♦ ♦ * Will She Be Lucky? Superstition is by no means dead. Yesterday an Invercargill woman boarded a tramcar carrying in her hand a horseshoe. In reply to a question from a friend she stated that she was just coming out of a store after buying an art union ticket when she saw the horseshoe on the street. She considered that failure to pick it up would ruin her chances of winning a prize. # * * * Piano Trade Flourishing. The piano trade in Invercargill is experiencing a particularly busy time of late and one of the 'principal firms reports that October was a record one for sales. “It looks as if there is a ‘swing-over’ again from the wireless sets to pianos,” remarked the manager of the business in question. “Many parents are keen to have their children taught the piano, and that fact, we note, has been responsible for several of our recent sales.” ♦ * » * A Fair Hearing.

At Mr J. Hargest’s meeting at Bluff on Thursday night the Mayor (the Rev. A. E. Waite), who presided, stated that the local Labour candidate (Mr T. F. Doyle) had asked him to convey a message to the audience asking them on behalf of the Labour Party and himself (Mr Doyle) to give the Government candidate or any other candidate a fair hearing. This request was respected and the meeting was orderly throughout.—Bluff correspondent. * * * *

Dairy Inspectors. There was no suggestion to appoint 100 dairy inspectors, stated a letter from Mr W. M. Singleton, Director of the Dairy Division of the Department of Agriculture, which has been received by the Southland Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union. The policy of the department was, in fact, in conformity with repeated suggestions from the Farmers’ Union and those who were in close touch with the dairy industry. At yesterday’s meeting of the executive it was decided to defer consideration of the matter for a month.

Dangerous Dogs. Recently a boy on entering a shop at Bluff was attacked by a dog (not the property of the shop proprietor) and had his clothes badly ripped by _ the animal, while he also suffered minor injuries through sudden contact with the floor. The dog was driven off and later an order for its destruction was issued. The Borough Council has been advised of several other cases of residents owning dangerous dogs at the port and is taking steps to have the matter attended to.—Bluff correspondent. * * * *

Proposed New Party. “This is not party politics; further than that it is absolutely opposed to the present Government,” commented Mr R. Sim to the amusement of the meeting, when the Southland Provincial Executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union received a letter on the present banking system from Mr. John Payne, a former member of Parliament, at its monthly meeting yesterday. “It suggests the formation of a new party, the Financial Reform Party,” said Mr D. Dickie. “The bulk of the stuff is either irrelevant or entirely wrong.” The letter was received.

£2OOO Wanted After AH. Mr A. G. Arnold, of Palmerston North, winner of the £2OOO prize in the Better Prizes Art Union, is _ now reported to have changed his attitude towards the acceptance of the prize, and it is stated that he intends to use the money to set up business on his own account as a carpenter. It was previously stated that because of religious scruples Mr Arnold had refused the money, but in an interview reported in northern newspapers Mr Arnold said that he now had the money in his possession and intended to use it. He did not deny that the money had previously been returned to the ait union authorities, but was unwilling to make any explanation about the matter. * $ * * Meter Rents. “It has been resolved, in view of the uncertain position regarding the question of future supply and power charges generally, that no alteration, could be made until after the end of the financial year and/or when satisfactory negotiations have been completed with the Government,” stated a letter from the Southland Power Board received at yesterday’s meeting of the Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union in reply to a letter from the union asking that some concession be made to those consumers who had more than one meter. Mr J. Lynch (Nightcaps branch) said it was a small matter, but it would mean a big relief to some farmers, and he expressed disappointment at the reply, particularly as the board had been able to restore the cuts. * * * » Resumption of Service. The Union Steam Ship Company’s trans-Tasman vessel Marama, which will be engaged on the Bluff-Mel-bourne service during the present tourist season, will leave Melbourne for Bluff on her first trip next Thursday. If conditions are favourable the vessel will make a call at Milford Sound and will arrive at Bluff early on the Monday afternoon. The ship will have Wirth’s Circus on board, and there should be a large crowd at the port to watch the unloading of the animals. Altogether the Marama will make seven trips, and both going and coming, subject to weather and other circumstances permitting, a call will be made at Milford Sound on each voyage. The vessel leaves Melbourne on her last trip on March 11 and arrives at Bluff four days later.

Governor-General’s Visit. The following telegram was received yesterday by the Mayor from Major Purvis, Military Secretary to the Gov-ernor-General: “The Governor-General and Lady Galway will leave Wellington on November 5 on the Government steamer Matai on the southern lighthouse trip and will arrive at Bluff on Tuesday, November 12, between 8 and 9 a.m., weather, conditions permitting. While in the south their Excellencies would like to make the acquaintance of residents of Invercargill and have directed me to say that unless you advise to the contrary, they will arrive at Invercargill by motor from Bluff at a little before noon and will proceed direct to the Grand Hotel. If convenient, their Excellencies would like to meet residents at 2.30 p.m. on the Tuesday. They would return to Bluff on the following afternoon.” * ♦ ♦ ♦ *

South Island Parliament Very brief consideration was given to the item on the order paper referring to a proposed separate parliament for the South Island when it came up for discussion at the monthly meeting of the Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union yesterday morning. The question had been raised at the previous monthly meeting when a let-

ter in support of the proposal was received from Mr William Hinchey, but was held over till yesterday. When the chairman (Mr G. Hamilton) asked for comment, Mr J. Middlemiss said: “That vzould be quite a good subject for our winter debates!” This remark caused some amusement as the executive had just discussed the value of debates at branch meetings. “We should let Mr Hinchey fight his own battles,” declared another member, and the meeting passed on to other business.