LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 2 March 1934, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The agreement between the Waingawa Freezing Works Employees’ Hospital Benefit Association and the Wairarapa Hospital Board was extended for a further twelve months at a meeting of the Board to-day.

The appointment of new members to the Legislative Council will be dealt with by the Government before the commencement of the next session of Parliament, according to a statement made by the Prime Minister yesterday. Mr Forbes said it had not yet been decided how many new members would be appointed. The Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. J. A. Young) has announced the allocation of the Golden Chance art union proceeds as follows: —Relief of distress throughout the Dominion, £5000; Free Kindergarten Union of New Zealand (to be made available to Kindergarten Associations), £5000; Wellington Children’s Health Camp League, £250; total distribution, £lO,500.

The Hon. R. Masters has telegraphed to Messrs 11. S. S. Kyle and R. W. Hawke, M’s.P., concerning representations made to him in Christchurch by onion growers. Mr Masters states that the Government has agreed to guarantee the growers an average gross return for onions shipped to Canada of £7 a. ton, with a maximum of 1000 tons and the maximum amount to be payable by the Government to be £3 a ton. At the Eketahuna Sports on Wednesday the dancing events resulted as follows: —Sheantriubhas, under 12.—M. Ramsden 1, P. Davis 2. Sheantriubhas, 12 to 16.—J. Scott and I. Taylor, dead heat, 1. Highland Fling, under 13. —P. Davis 1, G. Henderson 2, M. Ramsden and C. Bourke 3. Irish dig, under 12. C. Henderson 1, M. Ramsden 2. Irish Jig, 12 to 16.—C. Henderson 1, J. Scott 2, I. Taylor 3. Hornpipe, open.—J. .Scotfr 1, I. Taylor 2, C. Henderson 3. Hornpipe under 12.—P. Davis 1, M. Ramsden 2. Hornpipe, 12 to 16. —J. Scott 1, C. Henderson 2, I. Taylor 3. The president, Mr C. R. Mabson, occupied the chair at the annual meeting of the Masterton Radio Listeners’ Club, held last night. There was a fair attendance of members. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year:—President, Mr C. R. Mabson; vice-presidents, Messrs K. Gunn and R. 11. Williams; committee, Messrs Peterson, Andrews, Wright, McGregor, Sims, and. Robinson; auditor, Mr F. 11. Wright; secretary and treasurer, Mr J. Y. Dolan. A lengthy discussion took place on the question of local interference and it was eventually resolved to write to the Broadcasting Board, drawing attention to power and telephone interference in the* 1 district. The athletic events at the Eketahuna Sports on Wednesday resulted as follows: —100 yards local, borough and county.—ll. George 1, G. Tegg 2, K. Anderson 3. 100 yards open.—S. Pye (Masterton) 1, B. Smart 2, N. Cosford 3. Time, lOsecs. 220 yards, open.—S. Pye 1, G. F. Tegg 2, 11. George 3. Time, 22 2-5. 440 yards, open.—J. G. Gunn 1, M. L. Walker 2, G. Pye 3. Time, 49 2-5. 880 yards, open.—G. Pye 1, J. Gunn 2, K. Anderson 3. Time, 1.53 3-5. One mile, open. —,T. G. Gunn 1, A. C. Walker 2, M. O. Talbot 3. Time, 4.19 2-5. Long jump.—G. Ruakuri (22 ft 2Jin), 1; Gerrand (21ft llMn.), 2; S. Pye (21ft llin), 3. Hop, Step and Jump.—S. Pye (44ft 54in) 1, J. Tuekett (43ft lOlin), 2, G. Ruakuri (42ft 81in), 3.

To investigate the possibility of ■ road building in South Westland in the Ilaast Pass region Mr J. Wood, assistant engineer to the Public Works Department and Mr T. M. Ball, of the , Public Works Department, Dunedin, left Christchurch yesterday by aeroplane to make an aerial survey of the area. During the two or three days the party Avill be in the mountainous country Mr Wood hopes to be able to investigate the proposals l of the Hon. A. Hamilton for linking up the Otago and Southland scenic resorts Avith the West Coast resorts, so completing a motor road round the Island. Mr Wood Avill consider the possibility of taking a road across Haast Pass either to Central Otago or the south toAvards the Milford Sound road. It is understood that the party Avill investigate alternative means of access to the region, access by air, and for this they Avill keep their eyes open for suitable landing grounds and routes. The chairman of the Masterton Fire Board (Mr W. Candy) states that instructions had been given that important changes should be made in the internal arrangement of the telephone installation at the Fire Station. The Fire Brigade has two telephones, and of. these No. 1700 is to be reserved strictly henceforth for fire alarms and is to be used for nothing else. This telephone is to be fitted Avith a very loud bell —an effective alarm in ail parts of the Fire Station and its precincts. A bell of this type Avas tried out yesterday and gave'full satisfaction. There Avill be no question of its not being heard. All persons having business Avith the brigade other than that of giving an alarm of fire Avill be required to ring telephone 1701. The tAvo telephones Avill lie entirely independent, all cross SAvitehes being eliminated. Telephone 1700, as stated, Avill be reserved strictly and solely for fire alarms. The local executive *of the board, Mr Candy' also stated, Avas going into the question of the condition of the alarm apparatus, and Avould obtain expert adA-ice on the subject. He considered that the apparatus as it stood Avas in good Avorking order and could be depended on as Avell as at any time in the past. With any apparatus there Avas some risk of failure at times in exceptional circumstances. The Avliole question of the condition of the alarm equipment in Masterton Avould be gone into thoroughly. It seemed quite possible that there might be no need to replace the present apparatus.

A euchre party will be held in St. Patrick’s Assembly Hall to-morrow night.

He was a man of few words, said Dr. Fong Foo Sec in his address in reply to the welcome accorded him by the Rotary conference at New Plymouth. He always remembered that a speech was like a wheel and “the longer the ‘spoke’ the bigger the ‘tire.’ ” At to-day’s meeting of the Wairarapa Hospital Board the Director-Gen-eral of Health recommended that for the sake of uniformity" hospital boards should not commit themselves to restoring salaiy reductions until advice is received from the Department in March when a definite guide will be afforded the letter was received.

Two men, escapees from Porirua Mental Hospital, were recaptured by the Eastbourne police yesterday morning. The missing men were located at Point Howard, where they had been camping in the bush, and their recapture took place shortly before noon. They had been at liberty for four days, having escaped on Monday last. One part of New Zealand which had a special interest for an English visitor, Mr C. A. Kilkelly, who is now on a motor tour of the country, was the Nelson district. Before he came here on holiday he was in charge of 400 hop-pickers in Kent. He told how one farmer in Kent this year cleared £6OOO from 50 acres of hops, with a brisk demand from America for his product. There were two bad seasons before that, however.

The Manawatu-Oroua River Board received advice from the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. J. A. Young, at its meeting yesterday morning, that its application for an allocation from the proceeds of_an art union, in order that the board's debt of £778 could be liquidated, had been declined. The debt was incurred in 1926, as the cost of a commission set up to give consideration to the control of the Manawatu River. The Minister said he could not agree that the purpose was one for which art union profits could properly be applied. “I fail to see why the deposits of copper ore in Maharahara cannot be successfully worked,” stated Mr R. Pilmer, of Melbourne, Australia, who was a visitor to Woodville this week. Mr Pilmer is a former Woodville resident. Of recent years he has been prominent in the gold-mining industry in Australia, meeting with many successes. Mr Pilmer was interested in specimens of copper ore, flux and coal shown to him, and stated that apparently all the requisites for a successful mine were available. The ore samples were rich in high grade copper.

In the course of their summer cruise, H.M.S. Dunedin and 11.M.5. Diomede, the two cruisers attached to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, arrived at Wellington this morning. Both ships will remain in port until 4th April, and while there the ratings will undergo their musketry training at Trentham. When they leave Wellington the ships will proceed to ports in the South Island, and will return from the Sounds on 23rd April. On 26th April they are to teturn to the naval base at Auckland, where they will remain before cruising in the Pacific.

The annual meeting of the Kiatere Harrier Club was held in the Y.M.C.A. Rooms last night. Mr G. C'. H. Traill, a vice-president of the club, occupied the chair. Several new members were elected and all the indications were for a very successful season. Mr Traill, in opening the meeting, expressed satisfaction with the record for the past season. As the club coach he was confident that within ten years the club would be providing a national representative. He had 'been a - cry pleased to see a member compete creditably in the 20-mile Marathon race at tiie Hutt. The secretary, Mr W. O. Hawke, reported a Credit balance for the past season of £4/12/7. The report and balancesheet Avere adopted. It Avas decided that the official opening day be 21st April, and that the first preliminary run be held on 7th April. Hearty A'otes of thanks AA-ere passed to the ladies’ committee and to Messrs Traill and HaAvke.