LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 13 June 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Mali a kip aw,a Goldfields return for last week was 14-oz.

The Greytown cheese factory has closed for the winter months. The Presbyterian Church service at Wangachu will be held on Sunday, lStli June, at 2.30 p.m.

A young man named Flutey, of Pirinoa, had several ribs brokn while playing in a junior football match at Ureytowai on Saturday afternoon. The annual meeting of the Masterton Beautifying Society will be held in the Municipal Chambers on Thursday, 15th June, instead of Wednesday, 14th, as previously advertised. The Masterton Unemployed Self Help Club wish to acknowledge with thanks dive following donations: —Anon, books; Mr Knight, irabblts; W. F. McLaren, 8 sacks swedicis 1 ; Mrs J. Elliott, apples, potatoes, pumpkins* It is understood that the Natives of Greytown and district intend presenting a largely-signed petition to ’the Minister of Health strongly protesting against the proposal to close the South Wairarapa hospital. A dance will be held in the Masonic Hall on Saturday night by the Masterton Football Club. Arrangements are well in hand and an .’enjoyable time is assured all who attend. Music will be supplied by Minifie’s orchestra and a capable ladies’ committee will be in charge o-f the supper arrangements. Monte Carlo and other novelty dance© will add to the enjoyment of the evening.

Included in a cargo landed at Dunedin from the City of Tokio was 103 tons of Hour from the United States consigned to several large bakery firms. It is stated by the Bakers .concerned that the flour is to be used for the purpose of mixing with New Zealand flour in order to raise the quality of the bread, as New Zealand wheat is rather too- soft and dark to produce flour of the highest grade. The price of the flour landed at Dunedin bakehouses is £l6/6/-, and it is understood that the duty payable on it is about £2 a ton* On thiei application >of Detective-Ser-geant Re veil, a remand until 19th June was granted to Harry William Porter, window-cleaner, aged 28, who was charged before Mr E* Page, S.M., in the Wellington S.M. Court yesterday with breaking and entering the D.I.CX with intent to commit a crime. Mr Re veil said'accused was caught in the building early on Saturday morning by the manager and Detective Ritchie. A search was later made of accused’s home, where a, quantity of articles valued at Between £SO and £IOO were found. Accused was allowed bail. Mr T. H. Bankin, 8.V.-Sc., M.R.C.V.S., Government Veterinarian to the Department of Agriculture, Masterton, lias returned from Wellington where lie has been occupied during the past month in investigations in connection with the outbreak of swine fever. In conversation with a ‘ ‘Daily .Times’’ reporter, Mr ’Bankin stated that his Department lias made through its officers a thorough .survey and inspection throughout affected areas, and he is pleased to be able to say that so far as can be seen at present, all suspected cases have been den.t with, and the outbreak held in check.

Canterbury Justices of tin:; Peace, at a meeting ,o£ the executive of the 'association last nig.it discussed briefly tire Minister’s statement in Chrisichureli that Ire was considering thepossibility of making more use of Justives. All thiei.speakers said that Justices of tire Peace had no idea that they should displace Magistrates. Their idea was rather that as a great deal of tire Magistrate’s time was now taken up with the hearing of cases which should not occupy their time at all, bylaw eases and such like, they felt that the services of justices might be used to lighten the burdens of Magistrates.

Celebrations in connection with the 49th anniversary of the establishment of the Salvation Army in Masterton were concluded last night when a. highly interesting address on "Maori History and Customs” -was delivered by Major A. Armstrong. There was a large attendance and 'the address, which was followed with keen interest, proved very enjoyable and instructive. Major Armstrong, who was one of the Army’s pioneer workers amongst the Maoris of the Wanganui district, possesses a wide and intimate lonov-ledge of the Maori race, its history, customs and lore, and in the course of his address he drew on a wealth of personal experiences, both grave and gay..

The first meeting of the newlyelected committee of the local R.S.A. was -held in Masterton-,last evening. Mr J. H. Irving presided and- there were also present Messrs ,D. M. Pollock, E. Sorta.in Smith, W. J. White, L. S. Niciol, G. M. Permain, G,. T. Cornicle, R. P. Wake Jin!, A. Pauling, and the hon. secretary (Mr A. E. Prentice). Apologies for absence were accepted from Messrs J. Martin (Mair.t inborough), A. T. Whyte (Carterton), W. R. Birch, W. L. Free and J. McGregor (Masterton). A lengthy report upon the first year’s activities in the -training -of sons of New Zealand soldiers at Flock House was (received. It was decided to make every effort to take advantarge of the Wairarapa quota of two boys for tli-e present year. Messrs 'lrving, Nicol, Free, -Co-mack -and the -secretary were set up as a sub-committee to administer. - the association’s relief funds. It was decided to call a meeting of returned men in Featherston at an early date to form a sub-branch of the association there. Messrs Irving _ and Smith were appointed hospital visitors for the month. The chairman was congratulated Upon his appointment to the Claims Baord of the Patriotic Association. The treasurer reported a casih balance of £461.

Tho money required by the company that intends establishing a factory in Greytown for canning eels has been over-subscribed. The Okarito Five Mile Beach Gold Dredging Co., Ltd., reports yesterday a wash-up of 102 oz lldwt for 124 hours’ work last week. While playing football at Masterton on Saturday, Peter Jurv. >.f the Gireytown Club, bad the misfortune to have a thumb badly fractured.

Eleven new members were elected at the meeting of the Wairarapa Returned Soldiers’ Association last night, making the financial strength 151 to date. At a meeting of the social ,comm.itteio of the Waipoua Lodge, 1.0.0. F., last night, it was decided to hold a dance in the Orange Hall on 26th June, starting at S p.m. The lodge is to meet at 7 p.m. It was reported at the meeting of the Wairarapa Returned Soldiers’ Association last night that 71 unemployed returned soldiers had registered on the association’s books at Masterton and 60 in the centres in South Wairarapa. At a meeting of the committee last night it was decided to hold the annual Military Ball on Thursday, 20th July. Arrangements werei put in hand to again make the function the undoubted success that it has been in the past. It was reported at last night’s meeting of the North Wairarapa branch of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society that permission had been obtained for the society to use funds in purchasing ammunition for the purpose of destroying shags. It was decided to organise a shag shooting party later in the year. "There is ragwort in the country back of Stratford 14ft. high,” remarked ’Or. W. E. Carter at a meeting of the Elthani County Council. Incredulous laughter followed, and Cr. Carter added: "You can laugh, but it is a fact. The man, who told me measured it, and it was 14ft. high and coming up through the gorse.” At a meeting of the committee of the Wairarapa Returned Soldiers’ Association last night it was resolved: "That this committee is of opinion that the introduction of politics is not in the best interests of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, and will oppose any movement having for its object the making of a political organisation of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers ’ Association. ’ ’

Alleging that lie had been slandered, and claiming damages totalling £2500, Reginald Charles Boddie, sales organise er, 65 Roseneath .Terrace, Wellington, took action in the Supreme Court yesterday against James Dickson Sievwright, retired, of 239 The Terrace', Wellington. Five separate slanderous statements were alleged to have been made, and the plaintiff claimed £SOO damages in respect of each. The ease was continued the Supreme Court this morning, when evidence for the defendant was heard.

Lively exchanges-beltween conflicting interests characterised yesterday’s sitting of the Tariff Commission at Wellington, when practically the whole morning was taken up by the examination of Mr A. E. Mander, secretary of the Niehv Zealand Manufacturers ’ Federation, by Captain F. Colbeck, who appeared for the Farmers’ Union. Mr Mander, who gave lids evidence in chief last week, reiterated that on the whole, the secondary industries .required a 30 per cent, protection -in order to bring New Zealand, into line with the Ottawa agreement. The District Public- Trustee informs us that under the will of the late Mrs Laura Louisa Sarah Paget-, who died at Pa’hdatua on 19th May, 1933, provision is made for the following charitable gifts:—(a) To the New Zealand Anglican Board of Missions for the purposes of the Melanesian Mission, £SO; (b) to the St. Saviour’s Guild Society or Trust Board, Christchurch, for the general purposes of the orphan ages under its control, £2O; (a) to Dr. Barnard-o’s Homes, London, England, for .thiei general purposes thereof, £SO. That the prices for bobby calves would be much better in the coming season than they were last year was the prediction of Mr,C. D. Dickie, chairman of the Pat-ea Freezing Company, in an address to members of the Okaiawa Farmers’ Union. He said that this season the prospects were much brighter. Skins were three times the value, and •there was a bettelr demand for veal. Last year about 400,000 bobby calves had been killed in New Zealand, and no matter how much veal was exported there appeared 'to be a market for it. He considered that when the world made a recovery they might get up to 12/- or 15/- for’bobby vealers.

A meeting of the directors of the No. 2 Workers’ Mutual Benefit Building Society was hold last night. There were pir-es-ent Messrs R. Krahagen (chairman), A. L. Bennett, A. J. Bndcn, A. 11. Eddy, G. Hyde, A. W. McKenzie, J. C. Evvimgton, J. A. Russell, and A. P. Smith. A shareholder wrote offering his property in Adelaide R-o-ad, Wellington, as security for a loan of £4OO, plus bonus £6O 10-s. The valuation committee recommended that an advance be made. Another Wellington property was -appwoved for a loan of £6OO, plus bonus £lO2. The valuation •committee approved an advance of £4OO plus bonus £6l 12s 6d in respect to a. Masterton house property. Tine, treasurer reported a.’ credit balance of £895 15s 9d, with liabilities (loans) -at £looo* B Group/—rAt, a mseetanig.of the B Group an application- floor four'new shares was received: The- treasurer , -reported a credit balance of £4lO 5s 3d, with no liabilities. - - ----- j .

On his return to Wellington by the Makuir.a yesterday, Mr S. W. M. Stilling, New Zealand representative of .thiei Australian. National Travel Association, who went to the East representing Australian tourist interests -on the trade ship Nieuw Holland, was able 'to give -an interesting resume of what he. saw there*. The trade venture to Malaya and the Neth-cir-lands Indies proved quite as successful as was anticipated by those responsible, he said. Mr Stilling mentioned that' the products that had met with the greatest success were canned and dried fruit, fresh fruit and vegetables, flour and butter, for which commodities there was already established a good market; leaf heir goods, broom and brush ware, -steel tools, electric signs, harms, bacon, jams, jellies,, still and sparkling wines, honey, condiments, Avireless -sets, -woollen goods, including rugs and mate-rial, woollens and rugs being required by people’ leaving the East for Europe. On the tourist side the arrangements made for propaganda, and publicity', in which New Zealand was included, exceeded -expectations.

This morning, at 10.35 o’clock, FlyingOfficer Buckeridge, Avith Mr H. De Castro as passenger, departed for Palmerston North in ZK —ABE, to cany out training for the Manawatu Aero Club. He will -also carry' out training operations for the Dannevirk-e branch of the Wairarapa Aero Club. He is expected back in Masterton on Friday.