LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 11 April 1944, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Norden Swimming Cup. In the inter-provincial swimming competition on Friday night, Canterbury retained the Norden Cup against Wellington. Full Trains at Easter. < In spite of travel restrictions, Rail- ■ ways Department officials state, all • trains were crowded during the Easter ■ holidays, not only for short runs, but ' for longer distances. Enjoyable Dance. The St. Patrick's Hall, Masterton, ■ was crowded on Saturday night when ; a most enjoyable dance was held. Mr 1 W. Patete was M.C. and the music was : played by Barnes’s Orchestra. Patrons ' found the newly-built dance floor admirable for speed and smoothness. Missing Fishermen Picked Up. The three men who were missing on their fishing expedition at Orewa on Sunday were picked up by the scow Otimai yesterday, 15 miles from Orewa. They had been carried out by an offshore wind,' and were completely exhausted by their struggle against the rough sea during the night. Fatal Fall. Falling 80 feet into Soldier’s Creek, near Blackball, at 6 o’clock last evening, Thomas Douglas Reynolds, aged 22, single, of Blackball, was later found dead in 10 feet of water. With his brother Joseph he had gone out with a rifle after deer. The accident occurred | when he was crossing a- tree trunk used as a bridge over the creek. His head struck a cliff in his fall. Oddfellows Dance. There was a good attendance at a dance held in the Masonic Hall, Masterton, last . night by the Masterton Manchester Unity Odd Fellows Lodge. The music was supplied by Mr J. Barnes’s orchestra. Mr R. Baikie capably carried out the duties of M.C. Supper was served by a ladies’ committee. A Monte Carlo waltz was won by Miss V. Price and Mr L. Butt. Miss Fitzwater and L/Cpl. T. Braggins won a lucky spot dance. I Collision in the Air, I Two members of the Royal Newl Zealand Air Force escaped by para-1 chute last week, when a collision oc-1 curred near Hunterville during formaj tion flying exercises. The pilot of one! machine, Flying Officer Mundo Harri-J son Hancox, of Martinborough, escaped! without injury, but the other pilot! Sergeant William Gregory Hackshawl of Wanganui, suffered- a dislocated! shoulder. The accident and the des-l cents were seen by many settlers, who! were quick to render assistance. I Wanganui Collegiate Sports. I Six records were established at thcl Wanganui Collegiate School sports! which concluded at the weekend. _ The! records were: Throwing the cricket! ball, under 16, McGregor, 98yds.; mile! under 16, Maddison, time 5.0 3-5; mile! under 17, Andrew, 5.0 7-8; 120yds. hurl dies, under 14,' Kempthorne, 18sec.; 12(1 ■ yds hurdles, under 15, Pegg, time 18; 10(1 yds., under 17, Middleton, time 11. Ml Sare won the senior championshipl with 12 points; D. A. Farquhar wonl the junior title with 151 points, and Al N. Bignell the Old Boys’ race. I Military Mass. I Celebrated in the presence of a great! assembly of service men and civilians! the Solemn High Military Field Mass! at Carlaw Park on Sunday afternoonl ’ was one of the most stirring and im-l oressive religious events in Auckland si ' history. It was a Mass offered for thcl ’ dual purpose of honouring the warl dead of the United Nations and ofl commemorating the great Christian! festival .of Easter. American army authorities sponsored the celebration, and in its conduct they received the utmost co-operation from the city’s Catholic community. The attendance was estimated at 25,000. Dairy Industry. Regarding the new deal for the dairy industry as announced by the Prime Minister, Mr W. A. Phillips, chairman of directors of the New Zealand Cooperative Pig Marketing Association, said that it would be welcomed by the ; dairy farmer as an honest attempt to - restore his status quo with other sec- ; tions of the community, thus providing 1 L the incentive to increase production , now so vitally and urgently needed to| successfully prosecute the war effort. The improvement in the return for pig meat, including the subsidy for cropping,’ should now make this branch, of dairy production sufficiently attrac- 1 live to ensure a whole-hearted response in arresting the fall in killings which over the last three years inclusive of the current season would be little short of 300,000 pigs, representing in money value to the dairy industry a loss of income approximating £1,000,000.