LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 23 January 1932, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The London “News-Chronicle” says that the late Mr. Louis Brennan’s secret invention was a one-wheel motor-

The New South Wales statistician, Mr. Waites, ' estimates the 1931/32 wheat harvest at more than 53,000,000 bushels.

The New Zealand schoolboys who have been touring Australia are passengers by the Maunganui, which left Sydney for Auckland at 5 p.m. \esteiday.

The following pupils, who passed their University Exam., were from Solway College: Florence J. W. Dunkley, Marie J. Foot, Patience Marris, Joan M. Swan and Margaret L. Thorp. There were many visitors at the unemployed boys’ camp at Penrose yesterday. Among the Wellington visitors were Mr. W. Appleton, camp president, and Dr. Gibb, chairman of the Boys’ Work Committee of the Wellington Rotary Club. Great interest was shown in the camp and the work being done on behalf of the boys. The Commissioner of Taxes draws attention of taxpayers to the notification appearing in to-day’s issue, that the due date of payment of income-tax is on Tuesday, the 9th day of February, 1932. Additional tax will accrue if the tax is not paid on or before March 1, 1932. The demands will be posted from theoffice of the Commissioner of Taxes on or about February 2, 1932. Demands must be presented with all payments, and if a demand has not been received the Commissioner should be communicated with.

The results of the Chamber of Commerce examinations, held at the Masterton Centre last year, are: —Shorthand; speed, 80 words per minute. —Pass with distinction: Norman V. Langford (Grey town).’ Pass: Esme M. Best (Greytown). Shorthand; Theory.-—Pass: Lewis Armitage (Technical School). Typewriting; Junior. —Pass: Edward G. Buckton (TechnicaliSchool), Elma Davidson (Technical School), Tangi Elers (Technical School), Susan N. Evans (Technical School), Esme M. Best (Grcytown), Norma V. Langford (Clrevtown). Handwriting and Business Letter Writing. —Pass with distinction: Mary R. Thomas (Wairarapa High School). Pass: Rex S. Lawrence (High School), Eva C. Masters (High School), Mary Q. H. Newton (Technical School), Mavis Norris (High School), Margaret L. Russell (High School), Norma V. Langford (Greytown). ' " ; '' : -

To-morrow the Bev. John Davie will conduct services at Kaiparoro and Eketahuna. He will be asisted b\ Mrs. W. Laird as soloist at both services.

The chairman (Mr. O'Connor) of the United States Shipping Board on Thursday told the House Committee under questioning that American lines operate bars outside the twelve-mile limit.

Mr. A. E. Franks, of Masterton, has secured the contract for re-surfacing and repairing 5000 yards of the Central School grounds, also the contract for re-surfacing and repairing two tennis courts at the Solway Girls’ College.

Vernon Hastings Biehardson pleaded guilty in the Wanganui Police Court on Wednesday to the theft of £6Ol 7s 7d from the Wanganui-Bangitikci Power Board. He was committed for sentence to the Supreme Court at Wellington.

A sharp earthquake was felt in Hastings at 9.42 yesterday morning. On a local seismograph the needle swung over an inch across the recording chart of the machine, which seems to indicate that the centre of the earthquake was not local, but somewhere off the coast.

A Te Awamutu message states that Victor McKeown, aged 26, a resident of Cambridge, was drowned in the Punui Biver. Deceased, who was unable to swim, entered the river with a companion and bathed in the shallows. He was apparently caught by the current and carried into deep water.

The highest aggregate score in the championship series of match at the Wellington Bille Association’s annual meeting at Trentliam yesterday was made by 11. W. Feast, of Greytown, with 205 out of a possible 220. The runner-up was A. 11. O’Donnell, of Petone, with a score of 203. Wellington and Wairarapa marksmen were the principal competitors.

As he has been absent from his home, 7, Arthur Street, Wellington,' since Wednesday morning, the Mount Cook police are anxious to secure information of the movements of James Alexander Ilume, aged 50. He is about sft. lOiin. in height, with a fair complexion, blue eyes and a medium moustache, and was wearing a dark grey suit with black boots and a fawn felt hat when last seen.

It was announced at Wellington today that the quarterly meeting of the Executive Committee of the Municipal Association, on 20th. inst., reluctantly came to the decision not to hold a conference of delegates this year, in view of the economic, position of the country. It was definitely decided, however, that the next conference would be held at Botorua.

A swim from Ilamurana, on the north side of Lake Botorua, to the town wharf was recently accomplished by Mr. Frederic Ansell, who had already made two sueeessjfuf. swims from Mokoia Island to Botorua. He was accompanied and timed on the journey by Messrs. E. B. Pickering, of Auckland, and Jones, of Feilding, who announced that Mr. Ansell completed the swim in 5 hours 20 minutes.

The smash in one of the cycle events at yesterday’s sports at the Park Oval should make it patent to those responsible that the 'flimsy wire fence on the edge of the track is inadequate for the proper protection of the public. A very much better and stouter fence is required at the home bend of the track than the present , one, which is really a danger as it gives the spectators a false sense of security. The pine needles and the" gum oozing up from the roots of a nearby pine: seems to be responsible for the slippery nature of the track at this point.

Three people are in Wellington Hospital as the result of a collision between a motor cycle and side-car and a tram at the Glenmore Street viaduct shortly after 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The injured are: Daniel Hill, aged 33; Stanley Watson, aged 24; both of 36, Plunket Street, Karori; Jack O’Keefe, 30, Devon Street, aged 20. The three men who were injured were on the motor cycle. All the occupants of the cycle were thrown from the machine and suffered head injuries. Hill’s condition is serious.

In the Pahiatua Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, Malcolm Charles MacGregor, pilot, was fined £4 by Mr. J. Miller, S.M., for trick flying over the town on December 3rd. to the danger of the public. Defendant did not appear. The police stated that MacGregor was stunting over the town when the lid of his toolbox opened and all the, gear fell out. A spanner broke two telephone wires. The Magistrate said that there was no question that MacGregor was an accomplished aviator, but lie had exhibited some carelessness on this occasion.