LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Independent, Volume XLIV, Issue 1188, 3 October 1945, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Leamington Residents* Meeting. .All Leamington residents interested in arranging a suitable function to welcome the return home of Leamington servicemen and women are invited to attend a meeting in the Leamington Town Hall on Thursday at 7-dO p.m.

Junior Red Cross Appeal. On Saturday next, as advertised, the members of the district Junior Red Ooss will make their annual street appeal to assist the Refugee Fund. There will bo stalls in the street and with the cause, a very worthy one, the Juniors’ efforts will, no doubt, bo well supported.

Sugar Ration Increase. With the restoration op Monday of the cuts in the sugar ration imposed in March, the monthly^ ration for one person will again beg 31b., with the value of each coupon 12oz. In a recent statement the Minister of Supply, Mr Sullivan/said that the sugar supply would Rave improved by this .month and /the full allocation of sugar would he assured for the rest of 1945. In addition the normal jam release of 31b. for each person during November and December would be possible. Attention at Lambing

Largely because of better attention to his flock at lambing time, through going round the ewes twice daily where formerly he went once, a Wairarapa sheep-farmer has increased his lambing returns by about 10 per cent. This has boon the case in the last four seasons, during which he has. kept careful records. Another reason given by the flock-owner, Mr A. lan Speedy, of Masterton. for the increased percentages is his maintenance of the ewes in more even condition through the winter and better attention to ewe lambs, including

Not Wanted. Dissatisfaction with a system of Church government that denies a parishioner of a parochial district the right to be consulted in the choice of a vicar was expi'essed at a special meeting of St. Aidan’s Vestry, Claudclands, last week, when it was reported that a clergyman of whom the vestry did not approve had been appointed to succeed Canon G. A. Crossman, who retired this week. The vestry unanimously passed a resolution disapproving of the appointment made by the Board of Nomination and deciding not to pay the stipend, to deny the appointee the use of the vicarage, not to hand him the keys of the church, and not[ t'ci take any part in the induction ceremony.

The New “Ford” Trucks. A new “Ford” truck for the Cambridge Borough Council has arrived and on Friday last we had the privilege of inspecting it, It; is aVB dump tr uck equipped i with a three yards body, fitted with a cam and roller hoist and with a spreader tail-door. This truck gives the very definite exterior appearance of modernity coupled with stoutness and dependability. We were informed that- the machine is one of the first batch sent out from Ford’s Canadian factories to cater for the post-war demand. Actually this vehicle is one of a batch that was on the water before _ the final peace was declared. This machine will be a great asset to the Borough’s outside staff and it was not before time that a new vehicle was secured. .

Royevrus Also At Stud. Owners of thoroughbred brood mare will note with interest the advt. advising that Royevrus is again standing the season in this district. As Royevrus is by that good sire Survey oi* (7) and is a descendant fiom one of New Zealand’s most successful families- Royevrus ran several sterling races and he won one race as a two-year-old and four races as a three-year-old, including the T.J.C. Pupuke Plate, the A.R.C. Summer Cup, and Mitchelson Cup. Also ran second in the Auckland Cup, 2nd. Allison Cup, won the Avondal J.C. Plumpton Handicap, Te Awamutu Cup (beating Lou Rosa), and the Rotorua Cup; also the Allison Cup. He also won many other races, and was placed several times during his career. —See advt.

Nature Acts Strangely A lamb which through some mischance failed to be born at the normal time on Massey Agricultural College farm this season continued to grow for another 20 to 40 days until the strain killed the mother. The ewe was running with the ram* between 10th and 31st March, and died, while carrying her lamb, on 17th September. Pregnancy had therefore lasted for between 170 and 190 days, as against the normal duration of 147 days. The lamb when taken from the ewe weighed 24 lb, compared with the normal birth-weight average of about 10 ib. It measured 25 inches from head to tail anth'lß inches in height. Normal lambs take about three weeks to double their birthweight of 10 lb, and up to another fortnight to reach 24 lb. It therefore appears probable that the actual duration of prgenancy was nearei 190 days than 170. The mother was n six-year-old Romney ew T e in lamb to a Romney ram.

Family of Rugby Enthusiasts. Recently we reported that the Cambridge junior representatives were paying a visit to South Taranaki to play a return game at Kaponga against the Taranaki South junior reps. In that game no fewer than seven members of the Paterson family took part. Messrs Douglas and lan Paterson, of Pukeroro, and formerly of Kaponga, played for Cambridge and their father Mr C. G. Paterson was manager of the Cambridge team. Mr A. R. Paterson, brother of Mr C. G. Paterson, manager of the South Taranaki team, and among the players was his cousin, Mr J. Paterson, of Manaia. The teams were led on the field by Yvonne Paterson, Kaponga, and Heather Paterson, Pukeroro, who carried the mascots and colours- We must mention that it only needed the head of the Paterson family, Mr Charles Paterson sm\, of Pukeroro, to have been there, to have completed this Rugby incident. Mr Paterson snr. was a one-time Taranaki South representative and all his sons and most of his grandsons have played for the clubs in that part of Taranaki.