NEWS AND NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20098, 3 May 1935, Page 2

NEWS AND NOTES

H. Allchurch and Co. will sell at their usual weekly sale this day, a special line of Black Orpington pullets, also a special line of P.B. weaners, produce, fowl wheat, furniture, etc

Since the claim was made by Dargarville of possessing the first feminine taxi-driver in the Dominion, challenges have come frem Masterton and Wellington, going back to 1917. Both records are, however, beaten by that of Mrs. Bertha Wilcox, of Gisborne, who commenced driving a public taxi car in 19916, and has been in the business constantly ever since (states the Gisborne “Herald”). Mrs. Wilcox has developed a thriving bus service from the taxi work which she continued personally until 11 years ago. She regularly drives her own bus on country routes and supervises seven other buses and three taxis.

To-day at 1.30 p.m. Messrs Runciman, Pryor, Ltd., will hold an auction sale of general household furniture and effects, tools, bikes, etc., at the Wentworth Auction Mart

A somewhat remarkalbe feat was accomplished by Miss Joyce M’Gill at the recent Strath Taieri Show. Although only 11 years of age, she won the Ladies’ Jumping Competition out of a field of 12 and the Open Hunter event from a field of 14. She also won the special prize for most points in the sporting section. Miss M’Gill’s riding over ail the hurdles was almost perfect, and she showed a wonderful understanding with her mount, receiving a well-deserved ovation from the public.

Returns of income tax should be completed and forwarded to the Commissioner of Taxes, Wellington, C. 1, on or before June 1. If for any reason the return cannot be furnished by the prescribed date application should be made for an extension of time. Where returns are accepted compiled to a date subsequent to the 31st March, they should be furnished within two months of that date.

On two occasions recently boys standing below windows in the upper storey of the New Plymouth Boys’ High School have narrowly escaped injury, reported the principal, Mr W. H. Moyes, to the Board of Governors. He advised the replacement of the steel window frames in the main school block. In some cases the screws, holding the sashes in position had completely rusted through, with the result that, when opened, the windows fell out. The matter was referred to the Education Department.

The patriotic residents of one district in the *korth Island have ordered through the Post Office, 200 of the smaller King George medals which were specially struck to commemorate the Silver Jubilee. Although these medals have been struck in fine silver, and were not Intended to be so expensive as to be available for general distribution, the school committee of this district, in association with a number of other subscribers, have raised sufficient money to purchase a medal for each child at the primary school, and the distribution will take place at a special Jubilee gathering next week.

The order of Knights of St. Gregory, recently bestowed on Mr Bernard McCarthy, of Hawera, is a papal order of chivalry founded by Pope Gregory XVI. on September 1, 1831, as a decoration for meritorious service of subjects of the Papal States, then in existence, under the patronage of St. Gregory 1., known as “the Great,” who was Pope from 590 to 604. Membership in the order is not now confined to any country, or to Catholics. For example, Sir George Grey was offered a knighthood of St. Gregory as a recognition of his assistance to Bishop Pompallier and his missionaries. It is a reward given for any meritorious service which benefits religion or the Holy See. It has several classes: Grand Cross Knights, Commanders and Knights.

Air transport in South Westland has been accepted as eagerly by sportsmen as by settlers, travellers, prospectors, and the Post Office. There is fine deer stalking there in the back country, but the time taken to reach it has in the past put it out of bounds for many people. Now stalkers have found that an aeroplane can take them to the good shooting in an hour <jr two, and Mr. J. C. Mercer has taken se eral parties in, even showing them their quarry from the air. Within a day or two Mr. Mercer is to take a party of duck shooters up the Arawata River, where duck are usually beg and plentiful.

No moneylender may belong to England’s biggest synagogue, which has a membership of 1600.

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