Local and General News

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21308, 30 March 1939, Page 6

Local and General News

Civil Cases

Judgment for plaintiff was entered by Mr H. Morgan, S.M., in the Timaru Magistrate's Court yesterday in the following civil cases:—Walter Carlton v. Ray Greer, balance of claim £B, costs £l/11/6; Honor Levey v. Neil Grylls, claim £4O, costs £4/1/6. On a judgment summons, Leonard Phelon was ordered to pay William Edward Finnie £7/5/4 and costs on or before May 1, in default seven days’ imprisonment.

Plunket Baby Competition

With the Plunket Baby photographic competition and exhibition in its final week, the voting is now at an interesting stage. The following are the results of the voting to date:—Under six months. All. A 3 and A2; six to 12 months, 82, Bl and 822; 12 months to two years, CB, Cl 6 and C3O; two years to six years, D2B, D2 and Dl3; twins to six years of age, E 4, E 5 and E2.

Relief Necessary

Urging the need for prompt action to relieve the congestion at the frozen meat stores at New Plymouth and Waitara, Mr F. L. Frost, M.P., communicated with the Hon. W. Nash last night asking for a diversion of a ship to New Plymouth. Mr Nash promised to make investigations and communicate the result to Mr Frost this morning. It is feared that unless it is possible to relieve the congestion a number of men at the Waitara Freezing Works will have to be paid off in the meantime.

Wandered Into Sea A man fishing from the rocks to the west of Island Bay was astonished last week to see a man's body floating near the shore. The fisherman lost no time in bringing it ashore, and, finding the man still breathed faintly, he summoned help, and the man was conveyed to the Wellington Hospital, where he is now doing as well as can be expected. Inquiries disclosed that the rescued man, who is nearly 70. had a habit of wandering away from his home, and his memory was unreliable. When asked how he got into the sea at Cook Strait, he denied he had ever been in the sea.

Physical Fitness

The campaign for physical fitness was carried a stage further yesterday, when the National Council of Physical Welfare and Recreation met to consider a number of proposals, including the appointment of organisers for the whole of New Zealand. The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry), who presided, also announced that a number of seasonal workers would be co-opted to help with the national scheme. He mentioned, in particular, men engaged in deer destruction, and said these could be engaged during the off season in constructing bush tracks over which hikers could travel during the summer months.

Seeking a New Market

Mr T. A. Duncan, chairman of the New Zealand Meat Board, says that in view of the new shipping service to South Africa, the Board is Investigating the position with a view to opening up a trade in New Zealand mutton and lamb in South Africa. As a result of the shipments made to Canada last year, the Board has made increased shipments to that Dominion this year. Having in view the importance of finding further markets for our output of mutton and lamb, the Board is doing everything possible in the way of making investigations into the possibilities of developing a trade in other parts of the world.

Defence League

The urgent need for providing adequate defences to enable New Zealand to withstand invasion was emphasised at New Plymouth on Tuesday night by the Hon. W. Perry, M.L.C., in a Defence League address to an enthusiastic audience of more than 700 persons, one of the largest of his tour. The speaker forcefully demonstrated the menace to New Zealand, and his advocacy of a large land force and compulsory military training in New Zealand was supported by sustained applause from the audience. At the conclusion of his address, he was given an ovation. Sir Andrew Russell also delivered an address to a large and enthusiastic meeting at Waitara.

Social Security Taxation In a reference in yesterday’s issue to points in connection with the Social Security taxation, a misprint occurred in the statement regarding the liability of companies to pay the charge on dividends declared after March 31, 1939. Clause 17, Paragraph 3of the Social Security Contribution Regulations states “That every company liable in terms of Section 125 of the Act to pay the Social Security Charge upon income derived by it, shall cause to be printed or endorsed on the dividend certificate, dividend warrant or other advice to shareholders of the declaration of any dividend declared after the 31st day of March. 1J39, the following words: ’The Company is liable for Social Security charge upon this dividend and no Social Security charge on this amount is payable by the shareholder’.” Section 125, sub-section sof the Act states: “Where the Commissioner is satisfied that any dividend declared on or before the 31st day of March, 1939, by any Company has been paid in whole or in part out of the income of the Company for the year ending on that date, he shall reduce the chargeable income of the Company for that year by the amount of such dividend or part thereof as the case may be.”

Strike at San Francisco As a result of a waterfront strike at Son Francisco, the position of shipping services to South Pacific is at the moment in a state of uncertainty. The sailing time of the Matson liner Monterey for New Zealand and Australia, scheduled for Tuesday, is now indefinite. Only scant details of the trouble have been received and the extent of the dispute is not known. It is reported that the Hawaiian liner Matsonia, which was to have cleared San Francisco for Honolulu last Friday, has been kept in port. From this information it is considered probable that the dispute has already been of some days’ duration. The Monterey was scheduled to clear San Francisco on Tuesday and Los Angeles yesterday for Honolulu, Pago Pago, Suva and Auckland, arriving on April 14 and sailing the same day for Sydney and Melbourne. One Union Company ship is now on the Pacific coast of the United States. She is the motor ship Limerick, which was scheduled to leave San Francisco on Monday for Wellington, via Los Angeles. Included in the Monterey’s passenger list are members of the Vienna boys’ choir, which is booked to open a New Zealand season at Auckland on April 14, the date fixed for the liner’s arrival.