Western Star WALLACE COUNTY GAZETTE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939.

Western Star, 24 February 1939, Page 2

Western Star WALLACE COUNTY GAZETTE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1939.

For the vacancies caused by the death of Mr O'Brien, Mr D. M. Tweedie, president of the Riverton Racing Club, has. been elected as a representative from the Southland Country '• Racing Clubs to the New Zealand Racing Conference, and Mr G. W. Gardner, a member of the committee of the Wairi 0 Jockey Club, to the Southland District Committee.

Application by the Department of Housing Construction for permission to erect an eight-story block of 55 flats on property overlooking Grafton Bridge was declined- by the Auckland City 'Council on Wednesday night. The council decided, to negotiate for the purchase of the property in question as an addition to the Grafton Gully reserve.

No agreement was reached in the Dominion wool and gra.?n stores dispute-' which was heard before Mr S. R.ifohie, Conciliation Commissioner, in Wellington this week, the dispute being ■pfcrrcjcl to the Court of Arbitration, "ho workers sought an increase in wages •Mid a decrease in hours. The present -.ward provides for a 40-hour week, but mor B storemen can be employed on Saturday- mornings at ordinary time rates, which are paid in addition to their ordinary weekly rates for 40 hours. It was requested that all work done on Saturday mornings should bo pa-'d for at overtime rates.

Onions are in short supply on the Invercargill fruit marts at present, and prices are higher than they have been for several years. It is unlikely this season that the -price for onions will come below a figure representing twice the amount paid for them last year.

"Wo have got to ensure that the toiler draws more from the national pool and the dividend king leas." said the Minister of Public Works (Iho Il"ii. U. Scimple) to a deputation at lbntTßnaon Wednesday. "The more squealing we hear from the men who live in expectation of exploiting another's toil the mpj'e shall wo like it."

Flames blown back from an incinerator by a northerly wind caused the almost complete destruction of a. new paper store which is being built at Miiamar, Wellington, by the Salvation Army to replace the building destroyed Wo 'last year. The new store, which wait to cost. £BBO, conta ; ncd 300 tons of baled paper ready for transport to the pulping mills. The insurance was not available.

In tlio Arbitration Court Hie Wellington City Council consented t 0 judgment for jwvwent of £IOOO as comnegation nn'd £2l 12s 6d funeral *xJ 1( . ns( :s t-> Esther Elizabeth Uddy «'•< two children arising fn-m tl.- death H her husband, Frederick Charles Lrddy, i„ a blasting accident at Moa, Point on c , i„ 97 fV°ts of £lO 10s were September 61. v-i-i-- "t -" allowed.

At, the silting of the Invercaigill Supreme Court Sandford It. Young Tor breaking and entering the premises of tho Port Oraig [limber Company and stealing a safe containing money and • books of the company was committed to prison and detained for reformative treatment few: 12 months. Walter Henderson for negligently driving a motor truck on November 7 was fined £4O, in default three months' imprisonment. The accused's license was cancelled for the remainder of its term, 'and ho would be disqualified from obtaining another license for one year thereafter. Harold Pinkney, aged 19, who was found guilty of carnal knowledge of a girl under 16, was admitted to probaI tion for two. years, the conditions being that he leave Invercargill and work in the country'"™ apposition to be approved by the probation officer, and that he pay £lO. the costs of the prosecution .

The National Centennial Press Committee held its first meeting during the annual newspaper conference at Hanmer on Thursday. An address was given by Mr J. W. Heenan, Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs, whose suggestion that the Press should intensify the work it had been carrying out during the past three years in the interests of the centennial celebrations was approved. A general policy was outlined, including provisions for assisting national and local centennial organizations to make the celebrations a success in every way.

Tenders have been called for the erection of 14 more State houses at Core and Mataura, Six single-unit dwellings are t 0 be built on property in Albion street, Mataura. purchased from the estate of F. J. Clearwater. At Gore eight houses are to be constructed on both sides of the neVly-formed street through the sale yards property sold by the borough to the Government. Several State houses have already been erected on this land.

A recent "abnormal rise" in the bus fare for school children travelling between Drummond and Invercargill formed the subject of a complaint from a parent received at a meeting of the Southland Technical College Board on Thursday. He stated that the usual charge had been 15s for 10 trips, but that had now been raised to £2. Members of the TTcTi'd suggested writing t 0 the bus proprietors and asking why the fares had been increased. The principal Mr C A. Stewart, said that in one district the charge had gone up from £2 10s to £7 10s. It was decided to approach the bus proprietors and if n 0 satisfaction was obtained to refer the matter t 0 the Transport Department.

Unlike the 'last group of Victorian business men, graziers, and primary producers who arrived at Bluff by the Mauiiganui to investigate the developments of the primary and secondary industries in New ZeaJand, the second party, numbering 28, which disembarked from the vessel -at Bluff last Sunday, is not to pass through Dunedin. The party left for Queenstown, and from there is to proceed to Pembroke before leaving for Oamaru, and then through the South Island". l*io party, known as the "Reso" party, is thoroughly representative.

A case of infantile paralysis has been notified to the Wellington office of the Health Department, and the victim, a boy of five years living in Wellington, has been admitted to the hospital. It is a positive case, accompanied by paralysis. Dr F. S. Maclean, medical officer of health, Wellington, said the other day that sporadic' cases of poliomyelitis were quite customary, and were to be expected. "They may exist " he added, "without there being any risk of an epidemic-in Tact, seldom a month, goes past without a case occurring somewhere in New Zealand, though for a few months after an epidemic districts will be very free of cases." The previous Wellington notification was in August, 1937.

A swarm of bees, which invaded the Argyll Eaat School some time ago, still enjoys . free lodgings there Several unsuccessful attempts have been made to remove the unwanted lodgers, an, the Hawke's Bay Education Board at its last meeting decided to await a report on the matter from its architect.

One of the largest military camps since the war is now in progress at. Waiouru, neay-.Taihape, where 700 men are under canvas. The camp is under the command of Major R. S. Park, due instructor in gunnery. Major-general Dirgan chief of the general staff, accompanied by Colonel Pnttick, commending the central district inspected the camp on Thursday and Friday, when live shell practice was held.

The death has occurred at Ashbirrton of Mr William Thomas LiH, aged 92 a resident of the „county since December 16 1867. He was an ex-chairman of the County Council a,nd Hospital Board, and one of the only two lay presidents of the New Zealand Methodist Conference He had not missed a quarterly meeting of the circuit for 50 years. He was a member of the High ■ Sehoo Board, the Technical High School Board, the Power Board, and an exchairman of the Dairy Company ¥r Ml was an ardent temnerance worker. He had been farming in the Willowby district for 49 years.

\ verdict for defendant was returned hv the jury in the Supreme Court• m Wellincton which heard a claim by 'Dorothy Aflsa May Stewart, of We - lington, against Robertson Frederick Meadows, company manager, ot WeiTngton for £SOO damages for alleged breach'of promise to marry. The jury was in retirement for 55 minutes. Jne hearing occupied two days and concluded on Wednesday afternoon.