Waihi telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 9362, 17 April 1939, Page 2

Waihi telegraph WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE WAIHI MINER MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Hawke’s Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Association has been refused a license to import show ribbons from Australia.

The condition of Mr W. Curtis who was admitted to the Waihi hospital last Tuesday suffering fron •>hill and shock, is not quite so gooc to-day.

The toll of the road during Easter, extending over four days, was appalling. Press reports show that 17 people were killed and 59 injured. During Easter, 1935, eight were killed and 13 injured.

The continued dry spell is having a disastrous effect on milking cows. During the last ten days a large number of cows which, under normal autumn conditions, would still be milking, have been dried off. This morning we were informed that unless rain comes soon —and very soer. —the number of dried-off cows in this district will constitute a record for this time of the year.

The Union Airways’ AucklandGisborne mail and passenger aeroplane, which flew over the town this

H morning, was not visible owing to | lhe fog, but that it was flying low B was indicated by the roar of the en--1 gines. As on the previous trip, her J course was diverted in order to per--0 mit of the coastline being searched H for the body of Mr Marius Lewis H Murphy, a victim of the launch {§ tragedy.

Some good cards were returned in the lirst match of the Waihi Men’s Golf Club (medal round) played on Saturday. W. G. S. Smith and T. Haszard tied for first place with a nett score of GG, W. E. Ludwig and 0. Schraffl tied with nett scores of 77, and other nett totals were: 11. Wcstbury, 72; .). Spence, 73; W. Rapson, 7-1; If. Malyon, 74 ; A. Simpson, 7G; 0. Morgan, 77; I. T. Grant, 7S; A. Clark, 79.

Absolutely perfect, with the exception of a small hole about half an inch in diameter at the base, a moa egg shell was found at Pounawea, in l.iie Catlins district, states “The Post’s” Dunedin correspondent. It is not one of the largest of shells, being about seven inches long, and it must have been laid by one of the smaller species of birds. The shell is deep cream in colour, and is not marked or stained in any way. Probably no better specimen has ever been found.

“I am afraid that is an attempt to make fishermen into truthful people, and that is a big job,” commented Mr W. H. Moyes, chairman of tlie Taranaki Acclimatisation Society, when a suggestion was made at a conference of anglers at Inglewood last week that after a junior fisherman bad caught a certain number of trout he should pay a higher license fee. “We would hear hard-luck talcs instead of stories of large bags,” was another comment. No action was taken. “Those who are opposed to Fascism should be specially careful at this time not to confuse it with any national people,” said Mr 11. Winston Rhodes in an address to the Workers’ Educational Association in Christchurch. “When we light Fascism we light that alone and not the people and the culture of Germany and Italy. In time of crisis people are apt to blame the German people for the crimes of Fascism, yet there are thousands of Germans, just as there arc thousands of Italians, who are our allies.”

Rates collected in the Oliinemuri County during the year ended March '■'< 1, 1939, amounted to £7l IP! 1 .'is, Which was 92. S I per cent, of the amount struck and an increase of

1.2 N per cent. on last year, according to a review made by the ehair r man, Mr W. Marshall .at Ilia monthly meeting of the Comity Council on Wednesday. The Wailii riding, with J 05.:; per cent., had the highest collection average, the actual figures for the different ridings being: Wailii, rates struck, £1739, collected (including arrears), £IS3I; percentage, 1.05.2: Komata, £lOOl. £lOls, 100.5; Wailii West. £l2ll, £1227, 98.8; Mangaiti, £l2ll, £1227, 98.8; Townships, £2ll. £2OO, i)0.2; Paeroa, £1757, £I(ISS, 91.3. Total £7710; £7O9S.

The Minister of Mines, the Hon. P. C. Webb, has advised the member for Thames, Mr James Thorn, that Cabinet has approved of a subsidy of £ for £ up to £2OOO to the Sylvia Gold Mining Company, of Tararua Creek, Thames, towards the cost of sinking and crosscutting on the Sylvia reef.

Motorists who travelled on dusty country roads at Easter reported that (he use of motor-car headlamps in the daytime under these conditions was a substantial advance towards greater road safety. Several drivers said that they had been able to see the headlamp beam of oncoming cars long before the cars themselves had emerged from the dust, and there was general agreement that wider adoption of the practice would result in fewer accidents due to poor visibility.

The commencement of this year’s game shooting season on Saturday, Mav G, instead of on Monday, May

1, would enable all ranks among sportsmen to have the leisure to enjoy a week-end of sport with the dog and gun,- state'd the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. W. E. Parry) in Wellington on Thursday. Reports were coming in from the Rotorua district, which was the acclimatisation area officially controlled, saying that arrangements were now being completed for the season “Liberations since last season of pheasants bred at the State farm in Rotorua,” said Mr Parry, “have added to the attractiveness of the sport in the district. In my inspections I have seen more birds along the roadsides and on wing this year than in past years. I hope this means that shootists will have a successful season.”