LOCAL & GENERAL.
A Los Angeles message states that the Superior Court granted a divorce to Mrs Eleanor Wilson McAdoo, wife of Senator McAdoo, daughter of exPresident Woodrow Wilson, on a charge of incompatibility. The following nominations for the two vacancies for producers’ representatives on the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board have been received by the returning officer: —James Begg, Dunedin (sitting member). T. A. Duncan, Ilunterville (sitting member). Sidney Hall, Little River, Canterbury.
“Nationalism and the League” will be the subject of an address to be given this evening in St. Matthew’s Parish Hall by Dr. C. Mitchell. The meeting has been arranged by the Masterton branch of the League of Nations Union and an invitation is extended to all interested to attend. A slight outbreak of diphtheria has occurred at the South Brighton School (Canterbury). A member of the staff was first affected and was isolated. The Department of Health found four carriers among the pupils, one of whom has now developed symptoms. The school remains open in the meantime.
A decision was made at the meeting of the management committee of the Wellington Football Association last evening to write to the Wairarapa Association asking it to suggest any Saturday in Augnst to receive a return visit of a Wellington representative senior B team. If the game eventuates it will be played at Masterton. It is possible also that a boys’ team will be sent to provide a curtain-raiser with a Wairarapa boys’ side. The sale of the farm at Ruawaro owned by Samuel Pender Lakey, who was murdered there on 15th October last, was completed yesterday on behalf of Lakey’s estate. The farm has been bought for £I7OO by Mr W. Jamieson, whose brother, Mr D. J. Jamieson, formerly a member of the Police Force, has already purchased the adjoining farm of William Alfred Bavly for the same price of £I7OO. Baylv’s farm is of 135 acres and Lakey’s of 100 acres.
A light shock of earthquake was experienced in Eketahuna yesterday at 8 a.m.
As an indication of an early spring, it may be mentioned that narcissi has been in bloom in Greytown for the last fortnight.
Following protests by the churches, the Dunedin City Council decided by live votes to four to grant no further permits for Sunday concerts. The Masterton Self Help Club acknowledge the donation of vegetables, preserves and box of sundries from the Tinui Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union.
At last night’s meeting of the Masterton Beautifying Society a vote of thanks Avas passed to Mr F. Norris, Avho had collected about £lB as donations from the business people of Masterton to the Allan Memorial Fund.
Since the Hamilton Borough Council loan conversion scheme came into operation 18 days ago, applications for conversion amounting to nearly 80 per cent, of the total of £767,053 have been received. All the loans are held in New Zealand.
The secretary-manager, Mr G. BroAvn, at a meeting of the Wairarapa Electric PoAver Board to-day reported that the actual rCA 7 enue received for April, May and June quarter had exceeded the estimate by £307/4/10. This Avas excluding the revenue from bulk supply Avhicli also slightly exceeded the estimate.
A loan of £5400 to carry out a Avater purification scheme at Takapuna has been successfully floated by the Dcatonport Borough Council at 3-8 per cent, per annum. An unusual feature of the loan is the fact that no sinking fund has been provided, but provision is made for the repayment of three debentures of £IOO each per annum. Under this condition the loan Avill be repaid in 18 years. Two motor-lorries met in collision at the intersection of Bannister and Dixon Streets yesterday, but the impact Avas, fortunately, insufficiently to cause a great deal of damage. One of the vehicles avus oAvned by Mr G. W. Busby and the other by Mr W. White. With the exception of a dented mudguard to the latter lorry, the damage Avas negligible. No one Avas injured.
The provision of food for tuis is embraced in a tree-planting scheme being developed in the Masterton Park by the Beautifying Society. Already a* number of eucalyptis and koAvliai have been planted around the area knoAvn as the Horse Paddock and the society is anxious to extend this Avork by putting in other suitable trees. Any suggestions or donations of trees for this purpose Avould be Avelcomed. Opposition to the Religious Exercises in Schools Bill Avas expressed at a meeting of the Wellington branch of the NeAV Zealand Educational Institute last eA'ening. A motion Avas carried unanimously that the. branch,, “considering the Religious Exercises in Schools Bill at present before Parliament even more insidious than its predecessors, reaffirms its opposition to any such type of legislation.”
After some discussion the Wellington Education Board yesterday decided that it regretted that it Avas unable to grant the request of headmasters to make attendance of teachers at their schools on Anzac Day optional. Colonel T. W. MacDonald said he thought there AA’as a good deal in the headmasters’ request. The teachers Avere the only body of people in Ncav Zealand Avho had: to go on Anzac Day as a matter of duty. A voice: “It ought to be a labour of loa’c. ” Colonel MacDonald: “We should make it a labour of love rather than a labour of duty.” The monthly meeting of the League of Mothers Avas held in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon. Mrs J. Miller presided OA T er a good attendance. Unfortunately Mrs J. Conly Avas suffesring from a cold and could not give her intended talk on “Folk Music.” Mrs E. J. Rich, at very short notice, gaA'e instead some excellent readings from G. A. Stoddart Kennedy and L. D. Weatherhead. Tavo very attractive pianoforte solos Avere played by Miss W. Miller. The tea hostesses Avere Mesdames Dickens, Burling, Corskie and Thomsen.
The conference between representatives of the New Zealand Shipowners’ Federation, the Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union and the Seamen’s Union, which was agreed upon by the parties to the recent shipping liold-up, the Union Steam Ship Company and the Cooks’ and Stewards’ Union, as the basis of settlement of the trouble in the middle of June, was commenced in Wellington yesterday. Preliminaries were arranged by the parties during the morning, and the conference, which is discussing wages as its principal business, formally began in the afternoon. No statement has yet been issued.
Fifty-seven children of the New Lynn School are being kept at home by their parents on the ground that the sustenance rates allowed are too low. They state that they cannot afford to give the children lunches to take to school. The education board yesterday briefly discussed the position, the chairman saying that fines could not be imposed on unemployed people. He felt that the parents were wrong, but could not see what action the board could take. A member suggested that the children be allowed an extra half-hour to go home for their lunch, but the chairman said that the board could not force the children to go to school.
A proposal to plant up to ten thousand black wattles on the river banks and other vacant spaces in the borough was discussed at last night’s meeting of the Mastcrton Beautifying Socitey. Mr H. E. Gardner said that he and Mr L. Robinson had considered the matter and had brought it under the notice of the Borough Council as a means of absorbing unemployed labour. Mr Gardner said the trees would brighten up the river banks and would also be a wonderful asset to the borough, as they would provide battens, posts, house blocks and firewood in 20 years’ time. Mr E. W. Payton undertook to interview the chairman of the Council’s Park Committee regarding the proposal. He thought that perhaps the scheme could be incorporated in the observance of Arbor Day in August, with the co-operation of the Masterton County Council, Borough Council and the Society.
Men’s Slippers and Felt Boots, all kinds to select from, at Carpenter and Evans’ Quality Shoe Store. *
A London cable states that the list of cash applications for the New Zealand £3,900,000 conversion loan has closed. It is understood they arc fairly heavy.
Allegations that a fair amount of sheep stealing went on at the back of Ballance, up on the range, were made at a Farmers’ Union meeting at Pahiatua on Tuesday by Mr F. T. Horne. The Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, presided over a sitting of the Supreme Court at Masterton to-day, hearing applications in connection with mortgagors’ relief. The proceedings were held in camera.
Mr J. Ryan, Masterton, fi’ho entered his dog “Blue Laddie” for the maiden event at the Patea Coursing Club’s meeting held yesterday, has telegraphed that his dog was unsuccessful, stating that the Patea dogs were “just too good.” The selection of Miss Mollie Collier as the Business and Professional firms’ candidate in the Queen Carnival in aid of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. is proving very popular. The committee which has the matter in hand has already received several offers of practical assistance and plans are jvcll advanced for an intensive campaign on behalf of the chosen candidate. The co-opera-tion of all business firms is sought and any that have not yet been approached are cordially invited to send representatives to tiie next meeting of the committee, which will be held in the offices of Messrs C. E. Daniell, Ltd., on Monday evening next, at 7.15 o’clock. Important proposals involving the abolition of the unity Government plank in its platform, and a direct appeal to the country through the electorate at next election as a separate political party, are being discussed at a national conference convened by the New Zealand Legion which commenced in Wellington to-day and will be continued to-morrow. It is reported that the legion is confident that sufficient money will be forthcoming to enable the party to run candidates in 60 seats in all parts of the country. The conference is strictly in camera and has decided to make no public statement until it concludes.
Shags have, through disuse, lost the use of their nostrils, and have developed a wonderful system by which they are able to supply themselves with air while under water, stated Mr E. F. Stead in an address in Christchurch. Shags, he said, have developed five pairs of air sacs in their bodies, as well as lungs, and their wing bones, being hollow, also serve as air reservoirs. The birds thus are able to remain under water for as much as a minute at a time. Another interesting point about the shag is that all its four toes are webbed, instead of only three, as in other water birds. “It has been said that shags are enemies of the fisherman,” Mr Stead continued, “but they are more the enemies of the enemies of the fisherman —eels. Shags, admittedly, take a few trout, but an important item in tlieir diet is eel.”
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 19 July 1934, Page 4
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