LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXX, Issue 190, 20 August 1935, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Labour Party Meeting Supporters of the New Zealand Labour Party are reminded of the meeting to be held in Wood’s Tearoom to-night in furtherance of the candidature of Mr H. M. Christie the Official candidate for the Waipawa Seat. Ex-High School Basketball Team The ex-High School basketball team to Hay Otane at rhe Primary School at i 3 ip.m. to-morrow (Wednesday) is as follows:—Forwards: G. Moffatt:, N. Reidy, and R. Shaw; centres: Jean Fowler, D. Thompson, and M. Smales; defence: J. Moffatt, V. Bennett and H. Brasell. Manawatu Gorge Road Clear Traffic may now use the Manawatu Gorge road, as the slips have been sufficiently cleared to allow for vehicles to pass through. The last service ca!r from Wellington to Napier arrived at schedule last night after having travelled via the gorge. Of course, progress is necessarily slow over much of the Gorge road, and ca|re has to be exercised in negotiating many parts. Heavy Rainfall Very heavy rain fell for a space of approximately two hours early last evening. With the ground still in a saturated state, owing to the wet period experienced, there was sooni a large quantity of surface wafer lying in low areas. However, with the cessation of rain shortly before six p.m. a clearing was quickly made. During the night there were further falls of snow on the Ruahine Range and foothills, while in town there was a slight frost. The

total rainfall for the 24 hours to 9 a.m. to-day was 52 points. Waipukurau Lodge 1.0.0. F., N.Z. There was a large attendance ri brethren of Waipukurau Lodge, Independent Order of Oddfellows, N.Z., at the fortnightly meeting held last night. Bro. F .L McCarthy as N.G., presided. Included in the business was consideration of opening a branch lodge at Porangahau and it was decided to take the necessary steps on Wednesday, August 28. when a party of local members will attend the preliminary meeting. 36 Words for Sixpence. “I was interested to discover that members of Parliament could send telegrams at sixpence for 36 words.” said Mr. T. N. Gibbs, who presented the report of the postal committee of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce at a meeting recently. The information he had obtained had explained why it was that members of Parliament were able to send lengthy telegrams, said Mr. Gibbs. He did not grudge the members their concession, but he said he felt that everybody should receive the same treatment. Business Man’s Tragic End. With his arms folded and sitting in a chair as though asleep. l\lr Thomas Buchanan, aged 67,'was found dead in his office in Auckland shortly before 8 o'clock yesterday morning. By the morning's mail a solicitor received a letter from Mr. Buchanan, saying. “By the time you have received this I will have faced my Maker.” Mr Buchanan was a widely-known and popular official of the Auckland Rugby Union. He was also a life member of the Taranaki Rugby Union. While in Taranaki he was chairman of the Education Board and a well-known racehorse owner under the name of W. Raleigh.

Tariff and the Farmers. “Periodical tariff revisions are necessary because of changing conditions requiring alterations in classification, the appearance of new commodities and disappearance of old ones. It really takes the form of an * efficiency audit,” stated Professor B. E. Murphy of Victoria University College, during an address last week to the Palmerston North branch of the Accountants’ Society. He stated that the last revision in 1934 was important because of (a) the peculiar world situation in regard to money and trade, (b) the opposition of farmers to tariffs protecting industry, though they had plenty of protection themselves, (c) the threat to the export position through quotas and the general spread of economic nationalism, and (d) the Ottawa Agreement.