LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 78, Issue 7016, 7 February 1949, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Positive Case A positive case of poliomyelitis has occurred in the Putaruru district. The patient, a male 41 years of age, has been admitted to the Waikato Hospital.

Federated Farmers Members of the Parawera branch of Federated Farmers are requested to note that the meeting that was to have been held to-night has been postponed until to-morrow (Tuesday) night, as the Hall is engaged to-night.

Otorohanga Horsewoman’s Successes Mrs A. G. Cornfoot, of Otorohanga, secured second place in the champion hunter class at the Clevedon Show on Saturday. She also secured third prize in the heavy weight hunter. Mrs Cornfoot rode her horse Victory, which is well known in local shows.

Scrutiny By Police Motorists and their passengers travelling north on Saturday were subject to scrutiny by police stationed at various points on the Great North Road. The scrutiny w’as needless as the cause of it (though not then known) was lying dead in an orchard in the Whakatane district.

“Just Tumbled Out of Eggs” Such was the description given, by a delegate at Saturday night’s meeting of the Acclimatisation Council, to the success experienced this season by a pheasant breeder at Ohinewai. f rom the efforts of three hens and one cock pheasant there had arrived 127 live chickens “and this.” the delegate concluded, “ should constitute a record anywhere.”

Display of Begonias A feature of Friday night’s meeting of the Te Awamutu Beautifying Society was the display of begonias provided by Mr A. J. Marx, of Park Road. The president (Mr M. H. Williams) complimented Mr Marx on the excellence of the begonias. Mr Marx extended an invitation to members of the Society to visit his glasshouse any Saturday afternoon during the next two weeks.

Banding of Grey Ducks Good results had ■ been reported from the breeding station established by the Department of Internal Affairs in the Manawatu district. Accompanying this report as presented to the Acclimatisation Council meeting was information that bands last season had been returned from as far south as Timaru and as far north as Thames. It was decided to support any move made by the Department to establish a banding station in the Society’s area.

Sanctuary at Te Aroha At the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society on Saturday night a delegate from Te Aroha outlined a proposal contemplated by the local Club for creating an island and lake sanctuary in the Domain for the encouragement of grey duck breeding. A bulldozer could possibly do the necessary work, and a permanent lake of five acres, together with an island of three acres to be planted with native trees, could be created from what was at present swamp land.

Pheasant Allocations for 1949 In the course of his report to the Acclimatisation Council last Saturday night, the chief ranger (Mr Dobson) gave the figures for the current season’s pheasant liberations which will be shortly undertaken. Figures of local interest are: Cambridge 135, Hamilton 155, Kawhia 135, NgaromaArohena 150, Otorohanga 135, Te Awamutu 130, Waitomo 135. In addition to these figures, individual clubs will be credited with 20 per cent of the birds reared in their own territory.

Motorist Hits Cyclist Slight injuries were received by Graeme Dyson, of Puniu Road, on Saturday night when he was standing with his bicycle near a service station on the Kihikihi Road and was struck by a car driven by Mr John Arnold Haig Robinson, of George St. Dyson had gone into that part of the service station where the free air pump is situated, to blow up a tyre of his bicycle, and the motorist allegedly drove through that way, thus colliding with the cyclist who was thrown onto the roadway. The bicycle was damaged.

Band Recital ’ There was a large attendance at the recital given by the Te Awamutu Muncipal Band in Victoria Park yesterday afternoon. The Band, under the conductorship of Mr R. H. Close, gave excellent renditions of the test selection “Divertimento,”' the hymn test “Silver Hill,” the quick step “ Knight of the Road ” and the marches “The Conqueror” and “Flying Squad.” The items were all greatly enjoyed. The Band leaves this weekend for Auckland to compete in the Dominion championships and they will carry with them the best wishes of residents generally.

Motor Cyclist Injured Mr Frederick Ericksen, a motor mechanic employed by a local firm of cycle dealers, suffered lacerations to the face and concussion when the machine he was riding in the motor cycle sports at Fairfield on Saturday seized up at the end of the straight past the Fairfield School. It was estimated that his machine was travelling from 80 to 100 m.p.h. Ericksen skidded along some distance on his face. He was admitted to the Waikato Hospital and enquiry made this morning elicited the fact that he was making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Tale of Tails Enraptured with the knowledge that on his farm were several stoats, and with the further knowledge, newly found, that each should be carrying a tail bounty worth 4s, a local Te Awamutu farmer recently made plans for their destruction. The deed accomplished—but, alas ! no tails. Some ingenious person, with no doubt an eye to the future, had several weeks previously removed 16s worth of tails and was no doubt with a similar eager anticipation awaiting a natural course of events. Such was the tale of no tails related at the meeting of the Acclimatisation Society to sympathetic listeners.