LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 17 March 1932, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Squadron-Leader McGregor arrived at Masterton Aerodrome at 3.20 p.m. yesterday on his return from Dannuvirke. He left at 3.25 p.m. for Wellington carrying 3 bags of mail from the north raid the bag' of mail from Masterton.

At a meeting of the committee of the Wairarapa Aero Club last night four new members were elected. lhe flying reports, in view of the times, were considered very satisfactory, a total of 96 flying hours being recorded' in February. This compared very favourably with the club’s record month. It was decided to immediately put in hand repairs to ZK —ACD.

The Masterton Amateur Athletic Club concluded its weekly meetings last night, the results of the two events decided being as follows: —<5 yards. Hack T, Mulvey 2, Pye 3. 220 yards.— Mulvey 1, Pye 2, Hack 3. The aggregate points for the season's evening meetings are' as follow: —Distance events—Hack 254 p-oints, S. Pye 12, Mulvey 7. Sprint events. —Hack and Mulvey 19 points each, Trass 16, S. Pye 15, W. Lawson 14. Cycling: McCord 344 points, Sayers 28, Tinkler 16/ Orr 144, W. Pye 13.

The Masterton Amateur Swimming and Life Saving Club held Ls weekly meeting last night, when the events resulted as follow: —Men s 101 yards. J. Barnes 1, D. Thomas 2, H. Horne 3. Time, 74sees. I' *o yards intermediate. —B. 'Bodle 1, V,’. Smith 2. 75yds ladies. —Miss Molly Morton 1, Miss P. Hargood 2, Miss X. Welch 3. 50yds boy-3: B. Mason 1, F. Bodle 2, R. Spooner 3. 50yds girls: J. Wallace 1 E. Barnes 2. 25yds dash. —R. Horne ]’ ,T. Barnes 2, D. Thomas 3. Time, 14secs. The club will conclude its season of weekly swims next W ednesday.

A meeting of the Bush Nurse and Housekeeper Auxiliary will be nekl in the Farmers’ Union Rooms, Perry Street, on 23rd March, at 2.30 p.m. This important meeting carries out tire main work of the Women s Division throughout New Zealand, and its members consist of the Dominions officers and two executive advisory members and two advisory members from each branch in the Dominion. This meeting hitherto has been held in Palmerston North, but at the last conference it was decided that it should be held in different centres to give an opportunity to those interested to attend to see the work done. The last meeting was held in Hamilton and was very largely attended. It is to be hoped that those interested in the work of the Division -will be able to attend in Masterton. An invitation is extended to members and their friends. The Advisory Board meeting of the Division will be held in Wellington, when the resignations of the Dominion treasurer, Mrs Simpson, who is leaving for England in April, end the Dominion secretary, Mrs Smith, will be accepted with regret.

A meeting of the Wairarapa Kennel Club will be held in the Masterton A. and P. Rooms, Perry Street, at S o’clock to-night.

Miss E. James, who is walking through New Zealand advertising New Zealand goods, will arrive in Masterton between 4.30 and 5 p.m. on Saturday. In an article published in a magazine in the United States Zane Grey, the noted author, describes the Tongariro as the “most famous and beautiful trout stream in the world.”

The progress of the passion fruit industry at Kerikeri, North Auckland, has received a check this season owing to the failure of the company disposing of the fruit to maintain its payments to settlers.

The 60 men who were stood down on the relief works at Johnsonvillc on Tuesday, as the result of an assault by one of their number on a woiks foicman, started work again yesterday morning.

At a recent ewe fair held at Raetihi, there were 22,000 sheep entered, and all but one small line were sold at auction at an average of 2/6 per head above the prices realised at the corresponding sale last year.

The competition this year for the Nicholls Cup, presented to the Greytown Fire Brigade for competition amongst Wairarapa brigades for a oneman event, was held at Greytown during the week-end. Representatives from the Masterton, Carterton and Greytown brigades competed, the times being: —Carterton, Supt. Matson, 59 sec., 1; Fireman Steffert, 64 sec., 2; Fireman Churehouse, 67 4-5 sec., 3. Masterton: Fireman C. Clark, 71 1-5 sec. Grevtown: Fireman A. Woods, 73see.; W. "Woods, 75 3-5 secs.; W. Workman, SO sees. This was Superintendent Matson’s third successive win and the trophy was won outright. Detectives, police, civilians, a nightwatchman, a diver, fingerprint experts, and others all played minor and important parts in the arrest of three men involved in some of the largest burglaiies carried out in and around Wellington during the last twelve months, included in the stolen property, most of which was exhibited in the Wellington y.M. Court yesterday, when the trio pleaded guilty to various counts, were several safes which had been dumped in the sea. The accused —Richard Ryan, taxi-driver, aged 32, Charles Partington, mechanic, aged 31, and William Wilson, photographer, aged 25—were committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

A Gisborne telegram states that the oil tanker Brunswick, bound from Wellington to San Pedro, called into the roadstead yesterday and sent ashore a stowaway, Jack Hansen, aged 42, a native of Sweden, who was brought before the Court and remanded for aweek. Hansen stowed away in a lifeboat at Wellington on Tuesday and remained hidden till the ship was well at sea. Ills calculations went astray, however, and when lie emerged on Tuesday night he was convinced the ship was two and a half days from New Zealand. The coast, however, was still within easy range, and wireless instructions were given the master to call at Gisborne, where the police, waiting in a launch, took the man into custodv.

A Baetilii radio enthusiast tuned into KFI, Los Angeles, at 7.45 one evening recently. The reception was good, and, with the idea of writing to the station and getting a verification card back, lie dotted down on a slip of paper the title of a good tenor song that was be; ing sung. His radio set was in his office, and he inadvertently left the slip on the pretty lady stenographer’s desk. It read, ‘‘Dearie, I Love You.” In the morning she handed it over to the radio fan’s wife. His explanations wore coldly received, and it is evident that he will be under suspicion until 'confirmation is received from the Californian station.

About halfway between Eltham and Stratford an unusual camp has been established. It is in the nature of a dug-out. The ingenious builder selected a portion of a deep ditch where at one time tar in drums was stored to keep it away from the sun. With drums that have been cut in half, making useful sheets of iron, a serviceable and waterproof shelter has been erected. For beds, the place has been lined with dry fern. A handy fireplace has also been constructed by simply using a discarded drum through which a bar has been fixed. Altogether, reports, a Taranaki exchange, it is a very comfortable camp, and it is out of sight of the roadway, so that the great majority of passers-by are not aware of its presence.

The doors of the Municipal Hall will open at 7.15 to-night and a full house is anticipated for the Community Sing and presentation of prizes in connection with the recent Empire Shopping Week effort. The capable song leaders, in charge, who will have the assistance of Mr T. Vaughan at the piano, will be Messrs. Wilbur Davies, Bert Yenner R. J- Young, and J. Mulvey (who will contribute two humorous elocutionary items, “On Strike” and “Mother's Birthday”). The Municipal Band will play two selections in the Hall and the Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, will take the opportunity of congratulating Mr R. J. Young and the

members of the Band on their success at the recent contest. Mr Jordan will also present the prizes won by the pupils of Opaki, To Ore Ore, Masterton W T est, Central and Solway Schools in the Essay Competitions, and the Gold Medals presented bv the Wellington Manufacturers’ Association for shop window displays to Mr R. Johnston. W.F.C.A. (“Something to use”), Mr IV R Teasdale, Self Help (“Something to cat”) and Mr W. W. Hendry of Hendry and Co. (“Something to wear.”) The Wairarapa Pipe Band (under Pipe Major Murdo McKenzie) will play in Queen Street and outside the Municipal Buildings, prior to the community sing.

A Stratford farmer recently sent a sheepsn.n in to the sale. Tne shin weighed 21b, it was sold at -Jd per lb., and a half-penny was charged for commission, and the auctioneers paid one penny postage to send out the account. In connection with the Unemployed Self Help Club, several carpenters were at work at the Club’s premises to-day making alterations. Messrs. C. E. Daniel!, Ltd., supplied the timber free. The alterations wiil allow of the successful storing of all parcels, etc., which arrive at the Club.

A reminder is given of the piano recital to be given by Mr Gordon Bryan at Solway College this evening at S o’clock. Mr Bryan is one of the ablest and most gifted of the younger generation of pianists and many notable masterpieces are included, in the programme he is to render tlrs evening. The charge for admission is Is Cd.