NEWS OF THE DAY

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 89, 24 March 1931, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Rainfall For the 24 hours ended at 9 o'clock this morning', 50 points of rain fell in Stratford, states Mr. A. W. Burrell. Women's Division Shop Day The shop day held by the Women's Division of the Farmers' Union, on Saturday was very successful, and the committee are very satisfied with the result. The corhpetition for the cake was won by Mr. W. Vickers, Midhirst. Municipal Boys' Band The members of the band will parade at the bandroom, Fenton Street, at nine o'clock to-morrow morning, and march to the railway station to entrain for Hawera, where the band will compete at the Taranaki Brass and Pipe Bands contest. New Number Plates Motorists will be interested to learn particulars of the design for car and motor-cycle number plates for 1931. The plates will have orange figures on a background of black. In place of the two dots to separate the groups of figures, there will be an orange triangle. This is designed to prevent last year's plates being painted over and used, afresh. Injury to Eye While adjusting a lawn mower this morning, Mr. H. Ruscoe, tailor, of Stratford, met with a painful accident which might have had serious results. The spanner he was using slipped and struck a cast-iron piece of the machine, and a splinter of the metal penetrated the left eye. Mr. Ruscoe will leave by the mail train tomorrow for Wanganui to consult an eye specialist.

Commerer-Knight Court Case Further evidence in the case of George R: Commerer, Strathmore, versus Leonard B. nKight, Stratford, was heard in the Stratford Magistrate's Court yesterday, before Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M. It is a claim for £125 10s 9d and a counter-claim for £45 9s 3d. The case was not finished, counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. N. H. Moss, stating that he desired to recall Mr. and Mrs. Commerer.

Higher Education ' That the Mountain Day to be held at the Hostel, this week, is creating widespread interest is evident from a story that comes from Wharehuia. A young girl attending the Stanley Road School was speaking to her parents about going up to the mountain house on the day in question. "But," said her father, "you have no school holiday." "Oh, that doesn't matter," was the reply, "you can tell teacher I am going in for higher education."

Non-Giare Headlights Investigations' were carried outlast week by Transport Board offlccials and members of various Government departments of the efficiency of the "Craftsman Non-Glare Headlight," and from what information can be obtained it sems that the invenfton created a particularly good impression. There was a big crowd of motorists at the demonstration, "wliich took place on the Hutt Road on Thursday evening, and among therm, the opinion apparently was unanimous that the "Craftsman" invention was just the type of thing required to get over the menace of glaring hea'dlights, and that it more than fulfilled the claims that are made for it.

Notice to Defend Two cases of failing to fife notice to defend claims in, court came prominently before Mr. R. W. Tate, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday. In both cases in answer to the magistrate, defendants stated that they had not noticed the instructions on the back of the summons paper. Mr. Tate handed the blue paper to one defendant, pointing out to him the instructions were on the back of the summons. "Some people cannot read in this district," was the magistrate's remark on the circumstances. These are not isolated cases by any means, and the publicity thug given to the matter may assist in educating others who may find themselves summoned to court in the future.

Wearing of Aiguiilettes. The question as to which officers of the three services are entitled to wear aiguiilettes on the right side of the uniform coat, instead of on the left side, has been raised by the publication of a photograph of MajorGeneral It. Young, the retiring General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces, and his successor, Brigadier W. L. H._ SinclairBurgess, who are seen wearing the cords on different sides (states the "New Zealand Herald"). Aiguiilettes are worn on the left side by all general officers of the army, flag officers of the Royal Navy, officers of air rank in the Royal Air Force, and by certain other senior officers in charge of commands. Only aides-de-camp to his Majesty the King and to Viceregal representatives are permitted to wear the insignia on the right side. Brigadier Sinclair-Burgess has this privilege as he is an honorary aide-de-camp to the King.

When Mount Egmont Erupted Supporting the view of Mr. W. R. B. Oliver, Director of the Dominion Museum Mr. A. W. Burrell, of Stratford, says there is no doubt whatever in his mind that the evidence to he found of Mount Egmont having erupted within the last 500 years is absolute. He had been finding evidence in tress since 1883. As an instance, he quoted the fact that eight miles from the summit and six miles from the site of the fountain houses there stands near Cardiff a living matai tree. Mr. Bunnell's records show that it was 4ft 6in in diameter in 1883 and a substantial amount of scoria was found in a fork 28ft above the ground. By studying the tree and counting the rings of annual growth it was calculated that the matai was 600 years old, and it was assumed that 150 years' growth had occurred before the deposit of scoria was made. A finer type of scoria has also been discovered in the fork of trees on Bird Road, 13 mT?§sfrom the hoiißes. Mr. Oliver will make a record of his findings and supported by 23 photographs, these will be compiled into an authoritative work on Mount Egmont's eastern slopes.