GENERAL NEWS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19509, 7 June 1933, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

It is understood that an increase of id per lb in the schedule price for fat lambs has been made. Rates for wethers and ewes are unchanged.

A valuable shipment of stud draught horses, comprising twelve Clydesdales, valued altogether at about £IOOO, is to leave Wellington by the Wanganella for Sydney on Thursday, consigned to Tasmania.

A Fress Association message from Wellington states that it is understood that parties of police raided premises in the city late on Monday night, and that literature and pamphlets of a political nature were seized.

A record delivery of a morning paper in the upper Rangitata country was made on the King’s Birthday. A party of motorists who were passing the “Herald” Office at about 4 a.m. picked up some copies of the special “Progress” number which arrived at Ben McLeod Station before 7 o’clock.

“X regard Australia as a more dangerous rival to New Zealand on the English butter market than Denmark,” said Mr J. Hine, a candidate for the Dairy Board, in an address at StratStratford. “As long as Australia has good seasons she is more dangerous. Australia also has a Paterson scheme, and 33 1-3 per cent exchange as well to enable it to dump butter on the English market.”

The headmaster of the Waimataitai School (Mr S. H. Sullivan) stated at last night’s meeting of the School Committee that regulations recently brought into force provided that children who were six years of age on or before August 18th next could start

school now, the enrolments having to be made either during this week or next. It was also provided that a child over the age of 14 would not be allowed to attend a primary school without permission of the Committee.

“It is a choice between the devil of low prices and the deep sea of the quota—how deep no man knows—and it s better to have the devil we know,” said Mr W. Grounds, chairman of the Northern Dairy Conference, in an address at a sitting of the conference at Kaitaia. Mr Grounds opposed the imposition of a dairy quota, declaring that North Auckland would be more seriously affected than any other part of New Zealand.

Returning mutton-bird parties report one of the worst seasons on record, both in regard to weather and to quantity of birds secured (writes the Bluff correspondent of the “Southland News.”) At the beginning of the season the birds were in poor condition, but improved as time went on. One family

states that the birds were so scarce that they secured enough for then- own use only and have none for sale. One birder also states that the weather was the worst experienced during her annual visitations extending over 60 years.

Like the Hite the Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey, who was for thirteen years Prime Minister of the Dominion, the Hon. J. G. Cobbe, Minister of Defence, Justice and Marine, who arrived in Timaru on Monday, was born in the North of Ireland, and although he has been many years in the Dominion, the Minister has not lost the accent of his countrymen. Proof of this was neatly shown in an incident that occurred at a gathering the Minister attended not far from Timaru. On being introduced to a member of the controlling executive of a body the Minister remarked: “I need not ask where you were born.” Quickly came the reply: “Nor I of you, sir.”

In motor plate figures, each district obtains a different series each year. This is arranged by an alteration in the starting point of the series. For May, 1931, car number 00.001 was registered at Auckland and the figures grew larger as one went south. Last year Wellington was the starting point and the numbers rose as far as Auckland and then doubled back to the South Island. This year Invercargill has been favoured. In addition to the numbers possessed by private cars, there are various letters which are affixed to the plates of certain vehicle classes. A light delivery van is denoted by L, a heavy truck by H, the different weights being designated by suffixed letters, a service car by S, a taxi by T, and a local body car by E. Govt., as most people are aware, denoted a Government ear. A new letter—R—has been introduced this year, for rental ear or private taxi. Car numbers run from 1 to 99-999, and after that they begin all over again, prefixed by X.

Eggs in the winter are worth twice as much as in the summer. Fowls kept under any old conditions will lay during a few' summer months, but it takes correct feeding and proper care to keep them producing throughout the winter. To have hens laying during the winter makes just the difference between your keeping the hens or the hens keeping you. Those who wish to turn hens into profit this winter will call at England. Mcßae’s for advice and correct requirements. England. Mcßae’s have a splendid range of modern incubators of varying capacity. The prices for these are very reasonable