LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 14 October 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The price of gold in London yesterday was £6/12/104. The Gladstone Ladies ’ Hockey Club will hold a championship ball on Wednesday, 18th October, at 8 p.m. Mr D. R. Jardine, captain of the English cricket test team, who spent some time in Taupo recuperating prior to the departure of the team for England, has purchased a section of land in Tamautu street, Taupo, about half a mile east of the main street. Mr A. P. Smith, the Association’s Wellington representative, in a letter to the Masterton A. and P. Association last night, said he hoped to be able to visit the next show with one or two entries in the dog class and, perhaps, something in the horse sections. Messrs Michie and White, Ltd., London, forwarded to the meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night an account sales of the Association’s shipment of prize lambs. They advised that the numbers considered the best two pens out of each shipment were as follows: —No. 359, Miss Betty Ogilvie 1; No. 357, Mr G. H. Perry, 2; and No. 361, Mr G. Harvey 1; No. 362, Messrs James Bros, 2. The day of the noiseless typewriter seems to have arrived, judging by exhibits at' the Business Efficiency Exhibition in London. One was encased in a handsome oak cabinet. The touching of a button bares the keyboard, at which the typist operates without her neighbours hearing a sound. Another novelty was a typewriter which delivers a sheet like a player-piano roll, from which another machine automatically turns out “first copies” by the hundred.

A deputation from the Ilutt County Council waited upon the Minister of Public Works (the Hon. J. Bitchener) yesterday and requested him to make the Western Hutt Road an alternative outlet from Wellington to the Wairarapa. The Minister said he had inspected the road and was in sympathy with the deputation. The total cost of the whole work would be £139,000 and.he understood it would take two years to complete. He would get in touch with the Unemployment Board and if it were favourably inclined he ■would have no hesitation in taking the matter to Cabinet. A bridge party held in the Savage Club Rooms last evening by the Masterton branch of the Women Teachers’ Association was a very pleasant, successful and enjoyable affair of its kind.

There was a large attendance and excellent arrangements had been made by a committee consisting of Misses Shelton (convenor), J. M. Stewart, L. Cocker, O. loins and Mrs Van Praagh. The party was promoted with the object of raising the Masterton branch's quota of the expenses of the New Zealand W.T.A. delegate to the Pan-Pacific Conference which is to meet next year. • The profits of David Jones and Company, Limitpd, department store, Sydney, for the year ended 31st July was £93,394, an increase of £21,338 on the previous year and £43,421 greater than in 1930-31. The ordinary dividend of 8 per cent., comprising 3 per cent, interim and 5 per cent, final, requires £48,000, the (5 per cent. preference £9OOO, and the 74 per cent, preference £18,750, making a total distribution of £75,750. The ordinary dividend for 1931-32 was 5 per cent, and for 1930-31 4 per cent. With £56,784 brought into the accounts, £74,428 is being carried forward. The directors report an increase in turnover. An unexpected opportunity presented itself recently to a travelling salesman of bonds, says the “Dannevirke News.” Driven tp shelter by rain, a number of men were assembled at a house in the vicinity of Dannevirke. The salesman passing by ventured in, made himself agreeable and suggested a little picture show. He had a movie film for promoting the sale of his bonds and entertained his audience with it for quite a while, after which ho proceeded to extol the merits of his money-making proposition with all the persuasiveness of men of his calling. When his dissertation was concluded he produced a note-book with a view to recording his prospective sales. But he received an unexpected setback, we are informed, when interested members of his audience informed him that they were relief workers who had come in out of the wet and ‘his departure from the scene of his discomfiture was not long delayed.

The dollar in relation to sterling was quoted in London yesterday at 4.65}.

Farmers are kindly requested to donate their black or surplus wool to the Christmas Dinner Fund for Motherless Children in Church Army Homes. The depot is care F.C.D.C., Ltd. The monthly meeting of the League of Mothers will be held in the Parish Hall on Thursday, 19th October, at 2 p.m. The Rev. E. J. Rich is to be the speaker.

At St. Matthew’s Church to-morrow the Vicar, Rev. E. J. Rich, will speak at the morning service on “Guidance,” and in the evening on ‘ ‘ Christianity and World Problems and Dangers.” Mrs William Macalister, Junr., who at Invercargill, slipped and fell through a skylight to the floor 20 feet below, sustaining serious head injuries, died in hospital yesterday without regaining consciousness.

The Bideford Golf Links are in exceptionally good order for the tournament which is to be held there over the Labour Day week-end, and very food entries are expected. The qualifying round will be played on Saturday afternoon, 21st October. A Cape Town message states that the Minister of Agriculture has issued a permit to the Dairy Association to import butter. The drought has caused a shortage resulting in an advance in price to 2/5. The Union exported five million pounds, which was selling overseas at BAd a pound. The white butterfly is again very prominent in Dannevirke. A local resident informed a “News ’ reporter yesterday that he discovered breeding quarters of the moth in the weather boards of his house, where he found hundreds of cocoons, which he set about destroying with a knife. It was decided at last night’s meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association to hold all the/ calf competitions on the second day of the Show. The secretary, Mr R. H. Williams, said that Mr S. Freeman 1/ad suggested this course as it would help in increased entries.

It was reported at a meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association held last night that donations of £2 2s each had been promised from Mr R. Gray and Mrs H. Morrison. Mr Gray’s donation to the prize fund is for the draught horse class and Mrs Morrison’s as a se,cond prize in one of the hack classes. Both donors were accorded a hearty vote of thanks. There will be plenty of attractions at the Parish Hall on Wednesday next, w r lien the annual sale of work will take place. A baby show, stalls with a variety of goods, side shows to amuse one and all and a pie stall will all find ready patronage and fruit salad and afternoon tea will be available. The sale will open at 10.30 a.m. and will conclude at 9 p.m. .. • . ;

Arrangements are well in hand 'for the Post and Telegraph Officers’ final dance of the season, which will be held in the Masonic Hall on Tuesday, 17th October. Modern and old-time dances will* be indulged in, and Spotlight and novelty dances will be a feature of the programme, the music for which will be supplied by the Gaiety Orchestra. To help add to the comfort of the dancers flannels will be optional.

A sub-committee consisting of Messrs Adam McKay, P. Borthwiek, A. lorns, W. H. Ilareombe and L. R. Wilton was appointed at a meeting of the Masterton A. and P. Association last night to go into the pig classes at the Show. Mr Borthwiek intimated that his firm was prepared to offer special prizes to be awarded on the hooks for fat pork and fat bacon classes. Messrs Borthwick and Sons, Ltd., were thanked for their generous offer.

Interesting details of a study he had made of fossils on the bed of the Napier Inner Harbour were given by Mr A. W. B. Powell in a lecture to the Auckland Institute and Museum recently. As a result of the earthquake, five square miles had been raised above sea level, and the fossils found in this area were typical of the ocean bed at 30 fathoms. The fossils were 3,000,000 years old. Similar fossils had been found at a height of over 1000 ft., so that it was probable that the'whole of the coastal lands of Hawke’s Bay were originally beneath the sea.

The seventeenth annual sale of Aberdeen Angus bulls was held at Dannevirke on Thursday. Among the sales were the following:—Dale, 11. 11. Miller, Pahiatua, 27gns; Dandy, J. Bowie, Pongaroa, 30gns; Deal, Mrs E. A. Russell, Masterton, 41gns; Decamp, Est. F. Lowes, Eketahuna, 37gns; Delta, H. N. Kebbcll, Alfredton, 25gns; Delude, J. A. McDougall, Martinborough, 274gns; Dirk, 11. H. Miller, Pahiatua,, 32gns;‘ Drift, H. N. Kebell, Alfredton, 22gns; Drip, E. Riddiford, Tora Station, 35 gns; Dunce, Levin and Co., Ltd., Masterton, 38gns; 1 bull, N.Z. Loan Co., Masterton, 36gns; 1 bull, Levin and Co., Masterton, 28gns. A contest for the Johnson Cup took place at Eketahuna on Thursday evening between the Eketahuna and Featherston Wrestling Clubs, when the Featherston boys were successful in gaining nine out of 14 points. The following are the results, Featherston competitors being mentioned first in every case: —Hayes, 9.2, lost to McGrashan, 9.7, on points; Simmonds, 9.13, drew” with N. Olsen, 9.10; W. Benton, 10.8, beat Dumbleton, 10.13, by one fall; Carlyon, 10.9, beat Evans, 11.7, by two straight falls; Pedersen, 11.7, lost to Wolland, 11.7, by two straight falls; Drew, 10.7, beat O. Olson, 10.10, by two straight falls; Noble, 11.8, beat Rankin, 13.3, by one fall. Eketahuna were without the services of Crookenden and Sigvertsen. Mr J. Fearon, president of the Wairarapa Wrestling Association, refereed all the bouts.

Anxious to make known the manner in which he had improved his eyesight so that he does not now require glasses when he reads, Mr J. W. Baker, of Wanganui, sought out a newspaper man to broadcast his experience. “I am 84 years of age,” he said, “and for many years now I have been obliged to wear glasses when reading. For a long time I had rheumatics badly, and was obliged to lie in bed near a window, from where I was unable to move. Tired of having nothing to do, I used to watch the passing clouds, and I found that after a while I could discard my glasses. To-day I can see to read anything without them. I thought you might like to pass the information on to your readers. I .consider that the ‘exercise of using my eyes for long distances has brought beneficial results, and I would recommend it to others who have poor eyesight.”

A cheque for £ll has been received by the Carterton Borough from the treasurer of the “Better Times” Art Union towards the Mayor’s Relief Fund.

Mr M. Astwood, a Public Works employees, received a severe electric shock while engaged in his work at Akura Road this morning. He was scarcely breathing for some time. Artificial respiration was administered by his mates. He was later attended by Dr. N. H. Prior, and was admitted to hospital where he is reported to be coming round. Mr G. Bertram, a Bulls resident, who while engaged in carting from the farm of Mr W. Managh, of Makirikiri, Marton, on Tuesday, was involved in a chapter of misfortunes. Mr Bertram was working on the job in conjunction with Mr K. Hill, also of Bulls, and while bringing a load of wood through a paddock on Managh’s farm the lorry became stuck in a soft patch of ground. All attempts to shift out were fruitless so Mr Bertram decided to secure horses and have the lorry pulled out. While crossing a paddock he encountered a bull and to his horror the animal charged straight at him. There was no fence near enough to escape the beast so Mr Bertram made a run for the only cabbage tree in the ftaddock. He managed to scale up the tree and, perched out of harm’s way, waited for the beast to shift. Bovine patience proved equal to the occasion, however, and the bull continued to paw the ground aud rub the tree in his baffled rage. Meanwhile Mr Hill’s patience gave out, and he decided to go in search for his companion. He soon sized up the position when he got within hearing of the latter, and in a short while a party of men mounted on horseback arrived and attempted to drive the animal away. The bull evidently had other ideas, and steadfastly refused to budge, so it was found necessary to bring a gun and shoot him before Mr Bertram could leave his uncomfortable haven.