LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 26 June 1936, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

It is proposed to preserve 300 acres of Sussex downlaiul as a memorial to Mr Rudyard Kipling. A social and 1 dance will be held in the Trades Hall to-morrow (Saturday) night, under the auspices: of the Masterton branch of the N.Z. Labour Party.

At the S.M. Court yesterday, before Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., F. B. Gray claimed £3/8/3 from F. W. Johnson for the carting of two loads of furniture for defendant a distance of 25 miles. Defendant counter-claimed for £3/17/6 for damgae to furniture. Judgment was given for plaintiff for claim and counter claim with costs £2/6/-. Mr T. Cunningham appeared for plaintiff and Mr N. G. Whiteman for defendant. There will be contests in four wards in the Wellington Education Board election. Mr A. Donald, of Kopuaranga, the retiring member for the Wairarapa rural area, who is seeking re-election, is opposed by Mr J. F. Brophy, of Kaiwaiwai. Mr W. H. Jackson, who represents the Masterton urban area, has been re-elected unopposed. Voting papers are to be issued immediately and the poll is to close at the board’s office at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, loth July. The votes cast are to be counted on Wednesday, 22nd July, and it is expected that the result of the poll in all wards will be available some time on that day. The Principal of the Masterton Technical School (Mr O. H. E. Yates) reported as follows to the meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board last night:—Roll number (day school), boys, 94; girls, 103; total, 197; average attendance, 91 per cent. A series of football and basketball matches were being arranged with the various. Wairarapa District High Schools. In addition the usual matches with the Palmerston North Technical School and the Wellington Technical College would be held on 30th June and 23rd July respectively. The first match would be played .at Palmerston North and the second at Masterton. The committee of the Ladies ’ Aux-' iliary of the Navy League desire to thank the following members and friends for garments donated for relief of distress in the district:—Mesdames O. H. Beetliam, P. H. Nathan, D‘. Buchanan, G. C. Williams, W. G. Lamb, S. R. Gawith, J. V. Gordon, W. James, fiW. A. Michael, 11. H. Morrison, E. F. Barton, G. H. Perry, A. H. Daniell, S. Fletcher, J. M. Miller, E. G. Norman, R. O. Drummond, T. W. Wardell, C. A. Cameron, G. Shaw, 11. G. Williams, A. Caselberg, H. C. L. Robinson, J. M. James, J. Macßae, J. Caselberg, O. A. Bunny, H. Mackenzie Douglas, Mrs L. B. Maunsell, and the Misses Vallance, B. Vallanee, Maunsell, Gray, C. Gray, McKay, ; W. Daniell, E. Daniell, Heckler, and the donors of several anonymous parcels. It is also desired to thank those members and friends who contributed a parcel of 17 garments for an ex-sailor who left for England in May.

"It is a very healthy and encouraging sign,” observed the chairman, Mr L. J. Taylor, when referring, at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board to a statement by the Principal of the Wairarapa High School that "the demand is now greater than the supply for boys who have passed their University Entrance.” "Most of the 'boys have secured positions in offices in Masterton,” Mr Tomlinson added. He attributed the satisfactory position to the fact that the boys, now felt that there was every chance of them securing a position at the end of the year. As a result they were not afraid to carry on. Mr O. H. E. Yates, Principal of the Masterton Technical School,, stated that since April 19 boys and 11 girls had left the school. Of that number 27 had secured positions, while two more wore working at home. Sixteen of the 20 ex-pupils, who were able to do so had joined the evening classes.

An initial Salary of £ISOO per year will bo paid by the Government to the Director of Broadcasting under the new Broadcasting Act and applications for the position will. be sought in the near future.

Playing in the Y.M.C.A. billiards and snooker competition last night Y.M.C.A. A team defeated Daniells 1 by 10 games to nil. Next Tuesday Catholic Club will play Y.M.C.A. B team and on Thursday Carriers will play Post Office.

Following a brief discussion the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board, at its meeting last night, decided to appoint a specialist to teach Musical Appreciation at the Masterton Technical School. The matter of making the appointment was left in the hands of the Education Committee,

How quickly can a telephone be installed? Careful check is made of the times usually taken, and it has been found that, during the last six months, the average time elapsing between the application and the actual installation has been 3.1 days in respect of the four main centres and 2.6 days at fourteen centres outside the four chief cities. For the four weeks, ended 6th June, parcel-post business has been almost doubled at the chief post offices, of the Dominion, compared with the normal volume last year. Particulars from the four principal chief post offices are:— Auckland, 32,705; Christchurch, 18,325; Dunedin, 14,637; Wellington, 42,2-35; total postings, 107,902.

With one dissentient the Veterinary Association of New Zealand at its annual conference at Wellington yesterday reaffirmed its 1932 resolution approving of the free importation of live stock from. Great Britain and recommended that the Government take immediate steps to withdraw the present restrictions.

Recognised in his profession as the foremost research worker on dental decay, or caries, Dr. Western Price, of Cleveland, Ohio, will shortly spend some weeks in the investigation of dental characteristics of the Maoris who are famous for the perfection of their teeth where untouched by the influence of civilisation.

Attention was drawn at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board to the practice of motorists speeding along the drives at the Wairarapa High School, particularly on Saturday afternoons. It was stated that some of the motorists constituted a menace to the pupils. It was decided to erect signs at the entrances drawing attention to a restricted speed limit of 10 miles an hour. The J.C. Williamson New Comedy Company, now delighting big audiences in Auckland, is,• ,to make a onenight visit::t to" J Masterton. ‘ ‘ Fresh Fields,” an Ivor Novello comedy, will be staged at the Regent Theatre on Thursday, 9th July. New Zealand has three noteworthy representatives in the company—Ethel Morrison, Elaine Hamill and Katie Towers —all of whom are said to give faultless performances in exacting roles.

A favourable; [feeling among people throughout the Dominion towards an amalgamation of local bodies was commented on by the Hon. W. E. Parry after his 1 arrival in Auckland from the south yesterday morning. “ There has been in a very short time remarkable agreement in the proposed merging plans,” lie said. “People in many districts seem to be sinking local differences and viewing the proposals from a national standpoint.” He added that legislation was probable before the session ends to facilitate amalgamation. An indication that an early statement might be expected from the Minister of Education regarding representations recently made to him regarding a new Technical School in Masterton, was given at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board by the chairman, Mr L. J. Taylor. “All I can say,” he remarked, “is that you will find that the Minister has given the matter earnest consideration and that the new scheme will work favourably after it has been in operation for a while.” Writing to the Otago Daily Times from the Gimmerburn district (86 miles north-west from Dunedin), Mr J. A. Miller says: “Whilst out shooting on Sunday I had the unusual experience of seeing and shooting a pure white hare. This animal was of the usual size, was in good, healthy condition, and had not a hair of another colour on it. The eyes, also, which, with the ordinary hare, are brown, were a pinkwhite colour. The hare was not shot in snow country or at a high altitude, but in a paddock very much below the usual snow level. It made a very pretty and outstanding sight when first seen running over the paddock. ’ ’

A. motion recommending the tubercular testing of cows supplying milk for human consumption was, carried unanimously by the Veterinary Association of New Zealand at its annual meeting yesterday. The resolution will be forwarded to the Municipal Association for its consideratio2i. In a general discussion emphasis was laid on the desirability of assuring that milk was, obtained from cows free from tuberculosis. All members were strongly of the opinion that the time had arrived when all cows in town supply herds should be tested annually with tuberculin and that no milk, except that supplied by herds so tested, should be permitted to be sold.

Colonel H. A. Reid, F.R.C.V.S., speaking at the conclusion of a paper on the vaccination of dogs against distemper given by Mr W. M. Webster, of Massey College, to' the annual meeting—otr-the Veterinary Association of New Zealand yesterday, said he had never seen dogs housed in such deplorable conditionsi as in New Zealand. Veterinarians should urge farmers to keep, house and feed their dogs properly; farmers had no more valuable animals on their places. Mr Webster stated his experiments were conducted under the most trying, natural conditions in enclosures exposed to extremes of weather. They established that vaccine virus for the immunisation of dogs could be used in New Zealand, under qualified administration, with perfectly- satisfactory results.

The Now Zealand' Dairy-' Produce Board lias fixed the minimum prices for f.o.b. and c.i.f..sales on the basis of butter 1/1 and cheese Old, subject _ to agents’ selling commission. The prices are equivalent to buttOr 104/3 and cheese 55/4 c.i.f.e.

A proposal of the Auckland City Council to raise a loan of £377,000 for streets, drainage, waterworks and other city improvements was carried at a poll of ratepayers by a fairly substantial majority. Only 3330 votes were recorded out of a possible 26,283.

Sympathetic reference was made at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board to the death of Mr B. Sutherland, father of Miss O. B. Sutherland, of the Wairarapa High School staff. ' It was decided to forward a letter 1 of condolence to Miss Sutherland in her bereavement.

By the admission of Miss' O. V. Nelson, daughter of Mr 0. E. Nelson, of Samoa, as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court, there are now two women in Auckland who can claim that distinction, the other being Miss Marion Hollway, who was admitted in 1933. There are three other women in Auckland who are entitled to practice as solicitors only. The window-dressing championship of Australia and New Zealand for 1936 has been awarded to- Mr G. Innes-Jones, Feilding. In being advised of his success he was also informed that he had been awarded first in one section and first equal in another section. It was stated that the competition was the strongest yet conducted and any window dresser who received mention showed a very high standard of window dressing. Mr Innes-Jones has previously been successful in gaining sctional awards.

Many Wairarapa residents will no doubt be interested to learn of the recent pianoforte successes in Sydney of La-sca Hall, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr “Toss” Hall, a former wellknown resident of Carterton. The talented child, described by the Sydney “Sun” as a prodigy, recently entered in the pianoforte section at the Manly Eisteddfod. The adjudicator, Dr. C. A. Jarman, who was also the composer of one of the set pieces, awarded her first prize in both pianoforte sections under 14 and 16 years. •He described her technique as “wonderful.” In 1934 the child, when 11 years of age, won the pianoforte section, 14 years and under, at the Sydney Eisteddfod. There were 150 competitors in the class. Lasca Hall is a niece of Mrs D. T. Herbert, The Terrace, Lansdowne. The June meeting of the Hamua Women’s Institute took the form of a social afternoon as a farewell to two young members, Misses D. Davies and E. Cavanagh, who are shortly to be married. Mrs Hobbs presided, and welcomed visitors from Konini, Mangamaire, Tutaekara and Hukunui institutes. The points prize competition, the most novel knitted tea cosy, was won by Mrs Humphreys, with Mesdames Davies and Humphreys second. Two novel competitions were won by Mrs Coulter, of Mangamaire W. 1., and Mrs C. Mabey, of Tutaekara W.I, Mrs Brown, Hukunui, gave a recitation. A musical parcel wasi won by Mrs Sadler, Hamua. A sketch entitled “The Scoop” was acted by Misses E. Cavanagh and J. Byan, and a parcel post was won by Mrs Hobbs. She also- presented each guest of honour with a vase, saying how sorry the institute was to lose them, and conveying congratulations from the members. A vote of thanks was passed to the hostesses, Mesdames W, J. Smith and Sadler, and Miss F. Smith.