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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 197, 23 August 1935, Page 6

Postponement of Sale. Owing to the heavy fall of snow throughout the AViainiarino district, the Raetihi stock sale did not take place yesterday. A combined stock sale will be held by both firms of auctioneers next Thursday, Glut of Island Tomatoes. There is a glut on all markets throughout the Dominion, of Island tomatoes. The Alaunganui, which arrived at Wellington on Sunday, brought a record shipment of 17.000 cases of tomatoes from Rarotonga, and although tho fruit is in excellent condition. values are the lowest on record. Prices are so low that after charges for freight and Government inspection at Rarotonga have been met the grow* ers will receive pracically nothing for their fruit, while the inqx»iters and traders will lose. Another shipment is due by the Union -Company’s chartered steamer Sheaf Holme on August 29

That “Tin-hat” Trophy. It will be recollected that A. L. Ekstedt, of Palmerston North, was the winner of tho returned soldiers’ golf tournament which was inaugurated on the Belmont links last year and resulted in what the Press afterwards referred to as “The, Battle of Behnout.” The winner was presented with a tin hat, an emblem equivalent to the “scalp of the paleface/’ which every Red Indian sought in those far-away days of

grim battle in the West. Writing to the committee this week. Mr. Ekstedt says: “I shall forward the ‘Tin-hai trophy as requested, but most reluct anti). It has been in the pride of place in my sitting room, and .1 shall miss it. You cannot imagine—but maybe you can —the many • Digger’ yarns that

trophy has given rise to. 1 appreciate the invitation to be present on September 5 and nothing short of sudden death will present me. I hope to bring a car load, and let mo warn you beforehand to ‘beware of the Manawatu advance guard.’ They will be well equipped with tho latest ‘grenades, long-range, quick-firing golf -guns/ to say nothing of their steadiness under lire. Am looking forward very much to September 5 and trust that the gods will favour us with good weather. At the moment we are flooded out here.” There is a whisper on the cold wind from Kakatahi, that another trophy won at the same tournament last year, is likely to be brought back, in all its white stoned glory, to be competed for again. But the whisper may only be rumour.