NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Waikato Independent, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3236, 22 November 1934, Page 4

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Opening of Polo. —The Cambridge Polo Club will hold its opening day on Saturday, when visitors will be present from the Matamata, Matangi and Te Awamutu Clubs.

Air-Race Winner’s Book. —A book, yrhich will tell liis life-story and the story of his winning flight from England to Australia in' the . .Centenary Air Race, has been written by the famous airman, C. W. A. Scott, and is being published by Hoddcr and Stoughton,

Veteran Superintendent,—Mr J. T. Osborne, who conducted the singing at the Morrinsville Methodist Sunday School Anniversary on Sunday, was assisting in this capacity for the 20th year. He first conducted the Sunday School choir in 1913.

Rain and Ragwort.— " Ragwort is slower in coming away this year than last year," remarked a councillor at the November meeting of the Pialco County Council. "This rain and the warm weather will bring it along," added another councillor.

Te Aroha Show. —Among the successful competitors at the Te Aroha. Show on Tuesday and Wednesday were, H. E. Porritt, Mrs T. L. Ranstead and Miss K. Fislier in the horse section; Mr F. S. Veale, pedigree Jerseys, and Mrs E .M. Ivceley ; in the home industries section.

50 m.p.h. Speed Limit —An opinion .that in New Zealand there should be a maximum speed limit for motor-cars of 50 miles an hour on all roads, and under any conditions, was expressed in a report to the council of the South Island Motor Union recently by the president, Mr F. W. Johnston.

The Retort Courteous. —‘‘Why don’t some of you clever young men who consider you can put things right stand for Parliament,” suggested Mr D. S. R-eid, M.P., at a large meeting of farmers at Te ICowhai on Tuesday evening. A Voice: "Wc are anxious to, but you won’t let ns in. You voted yourselves another year.” (Laughtci).

Road Improvement. —The contractors have completed the placing of a coat of bitumen on the Te Aroha-Waitoa main highway, and have finished four miles of the first tar coat on the Wai-toa-Waharoa highway. Altogether 94 miles’of sealing has been done in recent weeks, and the further four miles will be completed by the end of this week. ■

Monarch of the Bush.—The largest tree in the bush worked by Messrs Ward and Osborne at Qnetca, Ifi miles from Dargavillc, for the Dargaville sawmill, was felled recently. With an estimated girth of 25ft and an estimated length of 40ft to the first bough, this' fine tree will have to be cut. , into three big logs. The total superficial .■content of the tree is estimated at 20,280 ft. . j ’

Honouring Maori Author.— The Otorolianga Town Board has decided to urge the Auckland newspapers to give publicity to the subscription list, now in circulation, for the erection of a column in the local cemetery in memory of the late Mr W. Bauckc, the noted author of “Where the White Man Treads’ ’ and other works in connection with the Maori and Moriori races. The Town Board has headed the list with a grant of £5.

Loud-speakers at Shows.—That there was a danger of loud-speakers being too close to the jumping ripg was emphasised by Mr C. G. Payzo, : an experienced horseman, at a meeting of the Morrinsville A. and P. Association. Mr Payze said that in his opinion a horse which had never baulked in its life lost a place at the Hamilton show because a sudden blast from the loudspeaker just as the horse was about to take a jump caused it to stop at the fence. ‘

Romney Wool Not Wanted. —That, owing to the predominance of Romney, New Zealand wool no longer held such high favour with Bradford manufacturers, was the opinion expressed by Mr T. R. Smith, of Central Otago, who arrived at Wellington by the lonic from England and Argentina. Leicester and Border Leicester strains pleased the Bradford manufacturers more than the Romney, said Mr Smith. Already Japan had the market for cheap wool, and Bradford feared her competition in manufacturing the better class,, of textiles. Thjfey Maike Good. New 7 Zealanders who :jwcnt to Australia always , seemed to succeed, the Mayor of Cmristchurch (Mr I’D. 0. Sullivan, M.P.) . remarked, when' commenting on the 1 * number of New Zealanders he encountered in responsible positions on his recent visit to Australia. He Was particularly struck with the high positions occupied by New Zealand journalists in Australia.. Generally speaking, he formed the impression that New Zealand "was producing a different type of young man from that of Australia. The • New Zealander seemed to be more after what v r as regarded as a British pattern while the Australians seemed .to me more American.