NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2992, 22 April 1933, Page 4

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

N.Z. Samples at Home. —At a recent meeting of the Empire Marketing Board a return was given showing the produce samples that had been sold by the various Dominions and Colonies over the whole period of the Marketing Board's shops (states the Wellington Post's London correspondent). It is very gratifying for the High Commissioner, his Publicity Department, and the New Zealand Produce Board, to know that New Zealand sold the with 166,000 samples, England and Wales (combined) coming next with 142,000.

Sale of Poppies.— The Poppy Day appeal on Friday, organised locally by Misses Brann and Priestley, resulted in a sale of poppies amounting to £l9 10/-, as compared with £3l 7/3 last year.

Waikato Independent. —Attention is drawn to an announcement on Pago 1 regarding the non-publication of "Tho Independent" next Tuesday, Anzac Day. The paper will appear as usual on Thursday.

Local Consumption Figures.—Of tho wool produced in New Zealand we consumo locally 3 per cent and export 97 per cent. Of our butter we consumelocally 23 per cent and export 77 per cent, of our cheeso we consume 8 per cent and export 94 per cent, of our mutton we consume locally 49 per cent and export 51 per cent; while of our lamb we consume in New Zealand 7 per cent and sell overseas 93 per cent. Of other meat, beef, pork, etc., we consumo here 77 per cent and export 23 per cent.

Soya Bean in N.Z —A species of Soya bean, which is exceedingly rare in New Zealand, has been successfully raised from Japaneso seeds by Mr'L. Neigh-, bours, of Upper Hutt. The bean, when ground up and specially treated, is used in making a liquid similar to cow's milk. Of a very high nutritive value tho bean is extensively used in the United States of America for the feeding of farm animals, and in China and .Tapan it largely replaces the feeding elements, such as cow's ,milk, supplied in European countries. Debt to Newspapers.—" The Crown tenants of the country owe a great (leal to the newspapers of New Zealand. In fact, if it had not been for the generous support they gave us at the start and. throughout tho period since, our association would not have been in nearly so good a position," said the president of tho South Canterbury Crown Tenants' Association (Mr D. C. Kidd) at. a meeting of Crown tenants the other evening. He explained that when the movement first started in Timaru, newspapers all over tho country gave it publicity, and as a result wide interest was created. Surprise for Maoris. —Two Maoris had a painful surprise in the Rotorua Magistrate's Court recently. They were brought up on charges of a breach of the Arms Act, and when asked if they could speak English promptly replied, "No," and a smile went round the court. An interpreter was found, and tho accused seemed quite pleased with themselves. There was a blank look upon their faces, however, when the magistrate, Mr S. L. Paterson, told them that, as they had confessed inability to speak English, they would each have to pay 12/0 towards the interpreter's fee.