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Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1931, Page 4

In conversation with an Express representative, a well-known Marlborough pastoralist said that in spite of the good rains experienced recently, he could do with three days rain per week for the next month, so dry was the country as a result of the prolonged drought. An Awatere farmer endorses this view, stating that, though his district has benefited enormously from the late rains, the sub-soil is far from saturated.

“Just the other day,” said Mr. J. Manson at a meeting of the Blenheim Farmers’ Union, ‘‘l sold two calf skins. The sales note shows that they realised 3s Gd. Of this the store charges, etc., came to 2s 3d and I got Is 3d.” Members were sufficiently philosophic over the matter and the general advice was to sell calf skins with the calves inside them —as “bobbies.”

“I dm rather distressed about the way we have to put off some of the country places,” said Mr, Justice Frazer, when the Arbitration Court was seeking to arrange a Gisborne fixture at its opening session in Auckland on Tuesday. “We have had to put Gisborne off. We should have gone there six months ago. Perhaps they will get a new court one of these days, and be able to get through the work,” he added reflectively.

The great influence Fascism wields, in Italy is shown by the ever-increasing use of the Fascist calendar throughout the kingdom. Correspondence recently received in Auckland from Italy had imprinted on the envelopes numerals representing both the Christian and Fascist years. The Fascists came into power on October 28,'1922, and the present political regime, led by Signor Mussolini, is now nearing its ninth year of office.

The age of lava beds and other volcanic deposits in and near Auckland is not easy to determine. Professor J. A. Bartram, in a lecture at the Auckland University College, explained that volcanic basalt, or bluestone, altered little with the passage of ages. Some of that in the Auckland district might, be only 1000 years old. It was possible that the activity of Rangitoto ceased less than a millennium ago. The lava flow at the north end of Takapuna Beach had overwhelmed and killed trees, and there was positive evidence that they were kauris.

Three married men with families arrived in Wellington on Friday with the intention of seeking work. The Wellington Unemployment Committee issues a warning to anybody who is likely to follow suit. The Charitable Aid Board- will assist only people who have resided in the city for three months. New arrivals cannot, register for unemployment, relief schemes without a fortnight’s residence, and the waiting list of Wellington men who have been long out of work is substantial enough to make the prospects very poor for newcomers.

“If these little irritations are to be enforced, the Railway Department will find it is not acting in its own interests,” remarked Mr. W. J. Nicholson at a Papatoctoe Town Board meeting when reporting that the railway authorities had closed an access to the Papatoctoe station on the east side. The crossing had. been used by travellers for the last 10 years, said Mr. Nicholson, and while it was, perhaps, an unauthorised one, it had proved a great convenience to passengers. Many protests had been received and it was suggested the board should request the department to provide a ramp at the northern end of the platform. The board decided to request the department to reconsider the matter.

“To anyone who has never driven a motor-car, it seems almost incredible that the full, bright lights of a car are not capable of illuminating a person walking ahead of the car on cercain classes of road surface,” said Mr. R. E. Champtaloup, touring manager of the Auckland Automobile Association, in an address to the Gisborne Advisory Committee of the association. “This applies particularly to black bitumen roads,” he went on. “On roads where there are no footpaths, and pedestrians find it necessary to walk on the motor road, they should always, if they value their lives, walk,on the right-hand side of the road, when they will be facing on-coming traffic. Any traffic coming in tho same direction as themselves would then be on the left of tho road, and would pass them unharmed.

A farmlet of 11J acres for exchange and a confectionery business for sale are advertised by W. H. and A. McGarry, Eltham.

To-morrow at their rooms at 1.30 p.m. Webster Bros, are. selling on account of the D.O.A. in the estate of W. T, Black, a cash safe and several other useful articles in good condition.*

Every farmer who purchases and wears a pair of the all-wool saddle trousers being sold at the Melbourne for 12s fid special sale price is doing his bit towards rehabilitating his own industry. The “wear more wool” and “wear nothing but wool” slogans should be taken to heart and acted upon by every worker' in the Dominion.

Hard quarters. A Waikato farmer finds Lisaman’s Mammitis Paint very useful for this complaint. Likes to have it on -hand. Send 5s 6d to Lissaman, Box 63A, Kaponga, and see if what he says is correct.

We cannot worry over a 10 per cent, cut. Stocktaking is due and stocks must be reduced. We have made amazing sacrifices on all goods. McGruer’s Sale is now on. Sea windows.* ■