LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 66, Issue 5602, 7 April 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Confirmation Service His Lordship the Bishop of Waikato will visit Te Awamutu on Sunday next, and will hold a Confirmation service in St. John’s Church at 2 p.m. Competition Winners

Winners of competitions at the Red Cross Depot during the- month were as follow: Mrs Karl, lingerie set; Mrs Horan, tray and Chinese embroidery.

Mr Holland’s Tour Mr S. G. Holland, leader of the National Party, is expected to visit the Auckland province next month, his itinerary including public addresses at Cambridge, Auckland and Te Awamutu.

Te Awamutu Veterinary Association Applications are coming to hand very satisfactorily for enrolment in the T.A.V.A., and it is expected that the minimum group membership will soon be reached. Farmers who have not yet applied are advised to get in touch with the secretary, Mr R. F. Armstrong, or Mr M. E. Dodson, the veterinary surgeon to the Association, whose telephone number i 5,583. Frost and Rainfall

Although over an inch of rain fell in Auckland last Thursday, Te Awamutu was not so fortunate, only .71 inches being recorded here. Yesterday morning one degree of frost was registered in Te Awamutu, but frosts of four and five degrees were registered on two days in March. This morning the thermometer reached freezing point. Frosts so early are said to presage heavy winter frosts. Apple Distribution

Because of the national transport problem New Plymouth has been made the distributing centre for Nelson apples over the district from Auckland city to Palmerston North. Since the arrangement was put into operation a fortnight ago 33,000 cases of apples have reached New Plymouth, whence they have been dispatched to other centres by train.

A Councillor in Camp At the March meeting of the Coromandel County Council, Cr T. V. Whittle asked the county clerk if his council correspondence might be addressed to him as Private T, V Whittle instead of Cr Whittle. He said he was becoming known in camp as “Councillor” and whenever roads and bridges become the topic of conversation it was a case of “Where’s that—Councillor ? ”

Long Delayed Letter A letter-card posted in Foxton on September 29, 1905, was delivered to the addressee in Auckland last week. It was originally addressed to Hastings, and the recipient cannot explain why the letter took such a long time to reach him. The only postmarks on the letter are Foxton, Palmerston North and Hastings, these being stamped when the letter was first posted, and the Auckland postmark of last week. N.Z. Women and Marriage

“The plain facts are that there is a war on, and that it is going to be very difficult for New Zealand women to marry, unless they marry Americans,” said Mr Justice Callan in the Supreme Court recently. His Honour was discussing a case in which the likelihood of three sisters aged between 40 and 45 being married was a factor. “In those circumstances,” his Honour added, “it is apparent that the odds are against their being married.”

Red Crass Depot Goods and services have been gratefully received from Mesdames Law, Warner, Boryer, C. Jowsey, Raine (Snr.), Hiskens, J. Prince, Ryan, Gittos, Teasdale, Judge Chunn, Bailey, Self Murdoch O’Sullivan, R. White, Tothill, McFall, McGee, Ibberson, W. Cavanagh, Whitton, J. B. Hutchinson, C. Rickit, Thorsen, and Atkins, Misses Woolly, Empson, and C. Macky, and Messrs J. Russell, G. S. Clarke, and S. J. Oliver. Soldiers on Farms The Army Board may from time to time order or authorise the temporary employment of members of the defence forces in agricultural work or other work of urgent national importance, according to an amendment to the Defence Emergency Regulations issued last week. The amendment also provides that while such order continues in force it shall be the duty of members of the defence forces to obey commands given by their superior officers in relation to such employment. Hospital Rate Notice has been given by Cr J. D. gievwright of his intention to move at the next meeting of the Wellington City Council: “That as all the citizens of Wellington have already paid, or are paying, by Social Security taxation on their incomes and wages a sum amounting to more than £1,250,000 to pay this year for all hospital and charitable aid services, this council, seeing that the. Government s expressed sympathy is dead, hereby resolves not to impose or levy any hospital rate for the financial year 1943-44.” Honey Marketing Dispute

Commercial beekeepers at, Wanganui will give full support to the Canterbury producers in their endeavour to obtain a fair deal under the Honey Emergency Regulations. Thev have taken the matter up with the Prime Minister’s Department, pointing out that the price being paid by the Internal Marketing Department is below the cost of production in the Wanganui district, and if the regulations are enforced hundreds of hives will be abandoned or removed to better producing areas.

Esperanto and Science The use made of Esperanto by scientists and medical men in many lands was referred to by the treasurer, Mr David Evans, at the weekly meeting of the Karori Esperanto Society. Before the war, international publications written entirely in Esperanto were issued by men engaged in scientific and medical research, he said. Discoveries in one country were thereby readily accessible to professional men in other countries, and considerably facilitated international relationships, for the advancement of science and medicine.