News From All Sources

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 129, 26 May 1932, Page 7

News From All Sources

In a Constitutional Way “There has been mention at the conference from time to time of shouldering rifles and other such talk,’’ said Mr S. A. Cook (Otorohanga) at a conference, of the Auckland branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. “Some of the talk has been most unconstitutional and I propose that this conference should not use such language.” The president, Mr A. A. Ross, said the union would be able to attain its objects much better and much quicker if things were done in a constitutional way. Cheaper Coal Sweeping reductions in the retail price of coal, which indicates the keenest of competition, are announced to the Auckland public. As a result householders will benefit considerably, for the reduction coincides with the approach of winter, when the seasonal heavy demand for coal sets in. Best house coal, which formerly cost 5s 9d a bag, has been reduced to 4s a bag, and the price of best kitchen coal has been lowered from 5s to 3s 8d a bag. These quotations are for cash with order or on delivery. Some firms are offering a further reduction of a shilling a ton on one-ton and half-ton lots. Class Piano Lessons A commencement was made in a New Plymouth studio recently with the instruction of groups of children in pianoforte playing. A class of 10 pupils has been formed, and eight of them were seen at work under the direction of a very qualified teacher. Six pianos were in use, and the remaining two students were using the dumb key-boards. The children were all absolute beginners and expressed themselves well pleased with their first acquaintance with instruction in this form of art. The classes are to be held each Saturday morning, and will be under the direction of two competent teachers. Wild Foreigner Among the windows broken in the Wellington disturbance was that of a butcher who was reputed to have given lOOOlbs of sausages a week to the relief depot. The rioters were described by one eye-witness as a small band of criminals, who committed wanton damage without considering whether they were hurting friends or enemies. A young chap who saw the rioting told how a short thick-set man, wearing navy blue, ran down Lambton Quay, smashing windows with a caseopener, which he might have taken from an overturned fruit barrow. If he had had a weapon he would have cracked this “foreigner” over the head -with it, but being unarmed he had to let him go. Work for the Unemployed The Minister of Agriculture, the Hon. C. E. MacMillan, in a circular regarding a campaign against noxious weeds, read at the Stratford County Council meeting recently stated that the department had made arrangements with the Unemployment Board that all farmers making application for labour for the purpose of destroying noxious weeds were to be granted relief workers free of wages cost. “In the interests not only of the individual farmer, but of the community in general,” stated the Minister, “all farmers should avail themselves of the arrangement, by so doing not only adding to the production value of their individual holdings, but also increasing the morale of the relief workers, by finding them something useful to do.. The Council decided to deal with any applications received. Aerial Acrobatics Scarcely a breeze stirred on Tuesday afternoon when Pilot Officer Scotty Fraser, the noted parachutist, hurtled from a plane 3000 feet above the Milson aerodrome, thrilling a crowd of several hundred spectators as his parachute opened after a headlong drop and carried him gently to the ground, states the “Manawatu Times.”. The feat was repeated almost at dusk. At intervals during the afternoon Scotty Fraser’s pilot, Squadron Leader McGregor, gave a hair-raising exhibition of stunting. He introduced flying upside down, appearing quite r.t home in this uncomfortable pofi'ion, and frequently using it as a Parting point for a breathtaking loop or roll. It was a fine exhibition, and one that will be long remembered. . The Manawatu Aero Club’s plane, piloted by Major Cowper, and a visiting machine, also contributed to the afternoon’s entertainment.