LOCAL & GENERAL

Western Star, 2 August 1938, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The All Blacks defeated. Quensland on Saturday by 30 points to 9. An announcment on the new garanteed prices for butter and cheese will he made within a fortnight. / Mrs Veada Florence Chambers was knocked down by a motor cay at Auckland on Saturday evening and. died es the result of injuries. Hoavy floods have occured in the North Island, Paeroa a:d the surrounding country particularly suffering, where many bridges were washed away. -* An, increase of salaries is to be made to the teaching profession in the Dominion, and will come into force on Ist October. The additional cost will »c £57,000. ing-boat Hawaii Clipper, which has been missing since Friday, when it was five hours overdue at Manila. Sixteen persons were aboard the clipper, including a crew of 10. A number of motor collisions occurred on the Invercargill—Riverton road on Saturday evening. Fortunately the occupants escaped injury. The collisions occur red on the one way bridges, and steps should be taken to have them widened. A well known resident of the Oeepuki district passed away at Riverton on Sunday in the person of John McCulloch, in his 77th year, Deceased was as a baker at’ Orepuki for many year*, but owing to failing health he was forced to retire. Virtually all hope has been abandoned for the Pkn-American Airways fly-.

The Ranfurly Shield match played at Invercargill. on Saturday resulted in » win. for Otago by 7 points (a try and field goal) to 6 (two penalty goals). Southland had the better of the game in the first half and secured the ball in most of the scrums, but could not penetrate the defence of the Otago backs. There passed away at his residence, South Riverton, on Saturday, a. well known and respected resident in the person of Mr William James Edwards, in his 71st year. The deceased was well known in 'Otago Central, and retired «o Riverton -shme few years ago. He was married to, the eldest daughter of the late Josiah Beer, and his relatives, wil have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their bereavement. % A snowfall in Southern Hawke’s Bay had the effect of putting most of tb© rural telephone lines out of action, seveial districts being cut off from the Danpevirke Exchange, Most of. the trouble was due to the weight of snow o n the lines. Toll calls north of Dannevirke as far. as Waipawa were not possible this morning.