LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 10 August 1936, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Ordinary flying training was carried out at the Hood Aerodrome during the week-end, the weather interfering somewhat with the operations.

The Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Co., Ltd., give the following official return for the week ended 6th August: Yield, 33 ounces; hours dredged, 132; yardage treated, 10,000.

In order to bring the local price more into conformity with the Government’s guaranteed price, butter in Christchurch has been reduced by 2d per pound.

A Waipukurau school teacher the other day asked the class rvlio spoke the memorable words, “England expects that every man will this day do his duty.” A bright-eyed boy eagerly raised his hand and volunteered the rather surprising reply “Pop-eye!” Is this the result of association of ideas—a sailor rvlio raised his glass, to his sightless eye,, and a film sailor called Pop-eye.

Arrangements have been completed by the Wairarapa Boxing Association for matches between Hutt Valley clubs and Masterton, Carterton, Greytowh and Featherston clubs. This will be held in the Dixon Street Hall on Saturday next when there will be twelve to fifteen bouts followed by a social evening. The matchings will be available in a day or so. On the 22nd August a professional contest between Ralph Aitken (Wellington) and J. Wilson (Marton) will be staged.

Mr IT. R. Renall, Kokotau, who, together with his son Lux, has returned home from a two weeks’ camping and shooting trip in the south-eastern Wairarapa back country,, reports, having had exceptionally good sport, Having been invited on to the property for the express purpose of culling the deer, they succeeded, in spite of much bad weather, in making no less than G 4 kills. The largest mob seen on the trip was one of 150, encountered right on the coast. Generally, the animals were in good condition, and although several fairly good heads were seen, Mr Renall commented on the large number of young stags. Questioned regarding signs of damage done by the deer, Mr Renall said that where he had been there was not a great deal of native bush, the country being more open, but extremely hilly. In the small patches of bush, however, there was an entire absence of undergrowth, no doubt due to the depredations of the deer. A second growth of mountain flax was to a certain extent taking the place of the usual undergrowth and forming an effective protection for the soil on the rocky ridges.

Bargains in Men’s Shoes in black and tan, at Carpenter & Evans’ Great Footwear Sale, commencing Wednesday, sth August, 9 a.m. *

Bishop Hammond, of Wellington, will pay a visit to Otaki next Saturday. He will be entertained by the Maoris.

The Optimist Club weekly meeting will be held to-morrow (Tuesday) night at 5.45 o ’clock. Mr IT. B. Massey will bo the speaker and his subject will be “Cricket and Experiences in Fiji.” A dance will be held in the Kaituna Hall on Wednesday next, 12th August, under the auspices of the junior members of the Kaituna-Fernridge Women’s Institute. Good music and supper will be provided.

The Worksop Extended Gold Dredging Co., Ltd., has declared a dividend (the seventh) of 10 per cent, on the capital of the company, namely, £IO,OOO. This dividend will absorb £1600,. free of income tax. Special reserve fund: £l6O has been added to this fund, which now stands at £ll2O.

A commercial traveller appeared before Mr J. S. Tripe, J.P., at the Eketaliuna Court last Wednesday afternoon on a charge of shop-lifting. Prompt action by the police resulted in the man. being detained at Paliiatua and brought back to Elcetaliuna. Accused pleaded guilty and was fined £5 and costs. Suppression of his name was ordered. Three days out from the Clyde on her maiden passage to Wellington, the Union Steam Ship Company’s new trans-Tasman express liner Awatea sent out on Saturday a radio message, some 10,000 miles to Wellington, advising:— “Fair weather. Average speed 17 knots. Behaviour of vessel excellent. Remarkable absence of vibration. Everything going on well. ’ ’ Mamari, the third Whirarapa railcai, was taken out of the workshops on Saturday, and after an initial run to Hutt and back to Wellington, was taken to Marton, accompanied by Mahuhu, the second of the type, which was. finished the previous week. On the trial lun both vehicles performed quite satisfactorily, the standard of speed and comfort being in keeping with that of Mahaanui,. the first of the rail-cars produced at the Hutt Railway Workshops. A tribute to the general excellence of the Union Company’s new motorship Matua was received yesterday by the company in a wireless message from the members, of the Parliamentary delegation to the Cook Islands who have just completed a tour of the outlying islands of the group in the ship. The message, which was signed by Messrs. J. Robertson, C. L. Hunter and S. G. Holland, read as follows: “Parliamentary party warmly congratulate you on your magnificent ship Matua. Passenger accommodation and cargo facilities splendid. Best wishes for future success.”

The McGregor National Fund, raised to assist the dependants of the late Squadron Leader M. C. McGregor, of Pabnerston North, who died following an accident with the aeroplane he was flying at Rongotai, has now closed, the total amount received being £5149/15/-, with a sum of approximately £ls yet to be forwarded from Wairarapa. It is claimed that the raising of this money is unique as the gross amount is also the net amount. There were no expenses.of any kind and every penny subscribed goes, to the fund. Postages, telegrams, clerical work and everything else were given by members of the committee, in addition to their services, and the associated banks made all transactions free of exchange.

“The thousands of pounds I dreamed of getting are only a dream,” states the Dean of Waiapu, the Very Rev. J. B. Broecklehurst, in a letter received in Napier, in regard to his efforts in England'to raise money for the rebuilding of the Napier Cathedral, which was totally destroyed in the 1931 earthquake. The amount estimated for this purpose is £50,000. He advised that in liis endeavour to obtain funds he has to rely entirely upon donations. Only three churches promised to give their collections after he has preached. “On every hand people are sympathetic about the appeal we are making. I told one congregation I was drenched with sympathy, but that was not going to rebuild the cathedral,” wrote the Dean.

At the meeting of the Eketahuna Women’s Institute last week thirty members were present. The demonstrator for the afternoon was Mrs E. J. Wing, of Masterton, whose method of paper flower making was followed with keen interest. Mrs Hooper (president) proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs Wing for her very interesting demonstration. This was carried by acclamation. The competition for the best knitted pair of men’s sox was won by Mrs Morriss, with Mrs Watts, Senr., second and Mrs Fraser and Miss Scliormann equal for third place. Mrs Scliorniann was first for best flower in the garden, with Mrs Albretclitsen second and third. Mrs L. Burling, was first for darning a woollen stocking, with Mrs Macky second. Mrs Carter won the jumbled New Zealand names. The hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs L. Burling, Mrs F. Schormann, Misses Schultz and Schormann.

At the Eketahuna S.M. Court on Thursday, before Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., W. C. L. Cadwqllader, farmer, of Nirealia, was charged with negligent driving on 21st May at Newman, when he collided in the evening with another motor car coming in the direction of Eketahuna, and driven by S. Thompson (a Maori) of Ormondville. After having heard the evidence the magistrate said there was no evidence that the other car was on its wrong side of the road. But from the description of the damage it appeared that defendant did not straighten up properly on rounding the corner. Evidence went to show that the collision was due to his negligence and not to any negligence on the part of the other driver. Defendant’s lights should have picked up the other ear in plenty of time. Defendant would be fined £5 and costs. There was no evidence to justify the cancellation or endorsement of the license, but ho advised defendant to be more careful in the future.

See our windows for bargains in Ladies ’ Footwear. All kinds to select from at Carpenter & Evans’ Great Footwear Sale. #

The Red Star Football Club will hold a dance in the Arcade Hall on Wednesday next, when the Auckland football team will be the guests of the evening. The music will be supplied by Pool’s Blue River Band.