General News

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 174, 24 July 1936, Page 6

General News

—.—- I’ransport Regulations. A supplementary Gazette wei ssued last night containing amended egulations under the i’ransport licensing Act as outlined oy the Minster of Transport on Monday night. Farmer’s Heavy Loss. Mr. R. F. Jackson, of Marumoko, Poverty Bay. had 42 sheep killed outdght by two dogs recently. One dog, l half-bred Alsat’an, was shot, but he other escaped. knzac Stamp Sent to King When the Anzac Memorial Stamp yas first issued Mr Anthony H. Thomon, an enthusiastic Dunedin stamp collector, sent a cover to King Ed-

vard. On Monday Mr Thomson revived a letter of thanks from His Majesty. <cw Ohakune Fire Engine. Acting upon the recommendation of he inspector of fire brigades the lhakune Fire Board has decided to lurchase a new fire engine. The <ost s estimated at £590 net. Tue expeniiture is to be met out of revenue pread over seven years. Master Showmen's Union. A representative meeting of master bowmen from all parts of the dominion was held on Sunday at the ’alace Theatre. Auckland, to coniider the formation of a Master .bowmen's Union. Questions affectng the welfare of showmen geaeraly were discussed and rules were Irawn up for consideration. .’ransfer of Shops. Since the announcement that the louth Island Main Trunk line woul 1 >e completed, a number of Blenheim msiness firms have taken part in a tampede to obtain good stands for >ranch shops in the neighbourhood of he principal camp sites. Some Blenleim shopkeepers are reported to be

closing their town establishments •ntirely in order to cairy on business in the coast. Eiccord to Napier Boy. W. Dawson, of the Napier Model \cro Club, has been awarded th? Nicholson Cup, a trophy which is competed for by members of model lero clubs throughout New Zealand. During the club's model championships his model made a record flight 11 minutes 55 2-5 seconds, ’ihe ?up, which is now on display at the . Auckland winter exhibition, will be > orwarded to Napier in a few days. Belgium’s National Day. The 105th anniversary ol the proclamation of Ihe independence of Be' jium and the establishment of the vionarchy fell on Tuesday. In accordance with the usual observance in Auckland, the national ensign was lown over the office of the Consul or Belgium, Mr. A. M. Ferguson, md the flags of other countries were lown at the various Consulates, formal calls were made on the Consul by a number of members of the Consular Corps. two Points of View. “1 have been using my car much ess of late, and 1 think 1 am delinitcy better off financially as a result," >aid Mr. F H. Levien, S.M., in the Pukekohe Magistrate’s Court when a ?laim involving damages for the loss >f the use of a car during repair iftcr a collision with a bus was before iim. The magistrate’s remark folowed on evidence by the car owner a farmer’s wife —of inconvenience suffered through loss of use of the ,’chicle, for which she considered she vas entitled to monetary compcnsaion. rhe. Oath Of Allegiance j “You should try it on Parliament,” ■aid Mr S. G. Smith, M.P., when the Jentral School Committee in New Plymouth heard a request, from the oral Ministers’ Association for the inroduction of the Nelson system of sible instruction in the Central School. “Twenty-five per cent, of the icw members sworn in this yea. reused to take the oath of allegiance >n the Bible, ’ Mr Smith added. “Pertaps that is because they were not aughc the bible when they were zoung,” commented the Rev. S. Jeniin, a member of the deputation. Xactihi Aero Ironic. An effort is to be made to form an icro club and to secure an aerodrome or the Raetihi district. The Raetihi Sorough Council has decided to arange a meeting of representatives of he Raetihi Borough Council, the Oha<une Borough Council, the Ohakune Chamber of Commerce and the Wainarino County Council on July 28 to liscuss the two questions. It is felt .hat the time is opportune to advance he proposals as land development schemes in the district are nearing completion and labour will be availible, toward the cost of which the Government may be prepared to assist. Danger of Malaria. The danger of modern transport j becoming a means of spreading germcarrying insects was discussed by Professor E. Percival in an address on “Some Aspects of Modern Biology” at Canterbury College. Because of the speed and very wide scope of modern transport, especially aerial, he said, it was becoming increasingly difficult to follow the movements of insects. With modern facilitated transport, it was easily conceivable that malarial mosquitoes, for example, could be carried to New Zealand. The North Island, in particular, possessed a number of suitable breeding grounds, and one female and one male mosquito, in breeding, could quickly cause a serious danger. Grand and Common Juror*. Citizens who are on the grand jury list are sometimes puzzled when lhey are summoned to serve as common jurors at perhaps the next silting of the Cburt. The answer is very simple. All grand jurymen still remain on the common jury list and are liable at any time to be drawn on a common jury panel if their particular number is drawn. The reason why they are not so frequently drawn on the common jury list is because that list is very much larger than the grand jury list and, therefore, tneir choices of being drawm are less. Some grand jurymen have the :<•«!'ng v when they are called at some future J* time as common jurors, that heir names must have been struck off the grand jury book. This is not so. as they are actually on both registers.