LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 September 1937, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

A director of the Dalefield Dairy Factory states that, assuming costs do not further rise, the new guaranteed price will allow the Company to pay Is 5d per lb butterfat for the season. The following gold-mining returns are reported:—Waimumu, 28oz. for 101 hours’ work. Okarito, 470 z. for 101 hours. Clutha River, 3030 z. for 128 hours’ work. Mataki, 29 ounces for 131 hours’ work.

A meeting of the provisional committee of the Masterton Co-operative Society, Ltd., was held, last night. Mr L. Lock presided. The secretary, Mr H. Franks, reported that considerable progress was being made in the establishment of the society. It was stated that the New Zealand Co-operative Wholesale Society, Ltd., with, its head office in Wellington, would be in operation after Ist October and that the local society was assured of its fullest co-operation in the establishment of trading activities.

The annual billiards championship games for the Kinvale Cup commence in the Masterton Y.M.C.A. to-night. Games are for 150 up in the rounds and 250 up in the finals. Every player will have at least two games. The following draw has been made for the preliminary games which will be played at the time stated: 7 p.m., G. Coleman v. F. Sexton; 7 p.m., A. McWhinnie v. B. Hurley; 8 p.m., C. H. Devenport v. M. Remine; 8 p.m., J. Liddali v. A. O. O’Leary. Post entries will be received at the Y.M.C.A. to-night.

Mrs Beu presided over a good attendance of members at tlie recent monthly meeting of the Greytown branch of the Women’s Division of the Farmers’ Union. It was decided to respond to the appeal for gifts for the lepers on Makogai Island, and the date was also arranged for a social evening to be held in the near future. A demonstration of a painless rabbit trap was given by Mr McKessick and an amusing competition was won by Mrs N. McLeod. A dainty afternoon tea was served by Mesdames Bayliss, J. Feast, H. Feast, and Miss Sagar, who were accorded thanks.

Conveyed by ambulance and aeroplane, a Christchurch woman who was taken ill in the North Island made the journey from Wanganui to the Christchurch public hospital in 74 hours yesterday. Leaving Wanganui 'at 9 a.m. she was taken by the Wellington Free Ambulance to Wellington, where she was transferred to the Waco cabin aeroplane belonging to the Wellington Aero Club, which left for Christchurch at 2.25 p.m. The last stage of the journey was made by St. John Ambulance, which took her about 4.30 p.m. from Wigram Aerodrome to the public hospital.

‘ ‘ Oxford was somewhat surprised at the effective barrage of facts and figures which Mr Nash used to demolish opposing arguments,” said Mr lan Milner, New Zealand Bhodes scholar, who returned to Auckland yesterday, in referring to the Finance Minister’s address to the Baleigh Club, one of the most intellectual of Oxford societies. Opinions freely expressed afterwards were that the club had rarely heard a more persuasive or more fluent speaker. Members of the club were especially impressed by Mr Nash’s ready command of tlie economics of his -subject, and his facility and confidence in replying to criticisms of his Government’s policy. Mr Nash also met the University Labour Club and was given an enthusiastic hearing. s

Summertime in New Zealand will commence on Sunday, 26th September, when the clocks will be advanced half-an-hour.

Mr Deverell, optician, Masterton, will re visit Carterton on Thursday, 9tli September, and may be consulted at the Dairy Company’s Office, Broadway, from 9.30 till 3 o ’clock.

The annual meeting of the New Zealand Labour Party, Masterton branch, will be held in the Y.M.C.A. to-morrow (Wednesday), Bth September, at 7.30 p.m. All members are requested to attend.

A dance will be held in the Epiphany Hall, Kuripuni, on Thursday next, 9th September, under the auspices of the Ladies’ Guild. These dances have proved. very popular and the committee are preparing for a large crowd on Thursday next. Novelty dances will be included on the programme. As well as being the winner of the All Breed Club Championship at the Wairarapa Kennel Club’s gun dog section championship meeting on Sunday, Mr R. Y. Mason’s Labrador ‘"'Silky Sue ’ ’ won the Pearce Challenge Cup for the best Wairarapa dog, land section, and the Gage Special Challenge Cup for the best dog over both land and water. The schedule for the sixty-first annual show of the Wairarapa and East Coast P. and A. Society, which is to be held at the Carterton Showgrounds on Wednesday and Thursday, 27th and 28th October, is now obtainable from the secretary, Mr L. H. Smart, Carterton. The schedule contains the usual comprehensive range of .stock classes and many valuable challenge cups, trophies arid special prizes are offered for competition. Entries close on 13th October.

In recognition of his eminent services to the mining industry over a long period of years, Cabinet has awarded Mr Frank Reed, of Mount Eden, a special grant of £SOO, according to advice received by Mr Reed from the Minister of Mines, the Hon. P. O. Webb. For many years until his retirement in 1922, Mr Reed was inspecting engineer and chief inspector of New Zealand mines and previously he had held similar positions with the Government of Western Australia.

The extent to which dog racing has captured the imagination of a large proportion of the English sporting public was described by the Hon. Eliot R. Davis, M.L.C., when he returned to Auckland by the Mariposa after a long visit abroad. He said there were 26 different tracks in and around London, and it was estimated that the average nightly attendance at all these tracks was 250,000. The totalisator at White City stadium was capable of putting through £BOOO a minute. Last year £70,000,000 was put through the totalisators at the different meetings, compared with the £8,000,000 at the horse races.