Many Divorce Petitions.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 133, 6 May 1940, Page 6

Many Divorce Petitions.

As many as 122 divorce. petitions liave been set down for her ring during the quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court at Auckland, which begin tomorrow. The Price Guarantee. The contention that if wages rose as sought bv labour unions the guaianteed price should also be advanced was expressed by the South Taranaki executive of the .Farmers Union at Hawera. Democratic Labour Group. “I understand the secretary of the newlv-formed branch of the Democratic Labour Party was Mr Semple’s principal election agent at the 1938 election,” remarked Hon. IV. E. Barnard, M.P. for Napier, commenting on the political situation. Fifty-one Exhibitions. ”1 have finished with exhibitions now: this is my closing night of my. closing show,” said Mr C. P. Hainsworth, veteran general; manager of the Centennial Exhibition, on Saturday night. “1 have been on these jobs since 1902; this is my ,51st exhibition, and my last one.” He said that as soon as his work in Wellington was finished, he intended to retire to Central Otago, where his son had a fruit farm near Roxburgh. Maiden Voyages. A correspondent writes to the London Times:-—The maiden voyage of the Queen Elizabeth has, been acclaimed as the most remarkable and adventurous ever known. May I, in the interests, of historical accuracy, cite one quite as remarkable and much more adventurous? The Ormonde (Orient Line) sailed on her maiden -voyage on November 19, 1917, and returned on April 30, 1919, having steamed 71,868 miles, and transported 38,700 troops. She was missed by three torpedoes. Exhibition Finance. The extent of the Government’s financial interest in the Centennial Exhibition was indicated by Hon. D. G. Sullivan at the closing ceremony. He said that in the first place a grant of £5.0,000 was made to the funds of tlm company. In addition, 25,000 shares were taken out, and at that time an undertaking was given that the Government would take further shares to the extent of £13,000, this representing a £ for £ basis of the 26,000 shares then unallotted. Working capital was necessary to bring the scheme to fruition, so the Government agreed to guarantee the company’s overdraft at the bank to the extent 'of £125,000. A further £75,000 was, allocated for the purpose of making the display of State activity in the Government court.

Police Footballers. . Six members of the .Wanganui police force played in senior'Rugby matches on Saturday, one being; the captain of his side. Model Trains Mileage. The small model trains which were tho chief feature of the Government court at the Centennial Exhibition travelled 4550 miles in six months, tliiix teen rounds of tho track aggregating one mile. Family’s Sacrifice. Residents of the Esk Valley, Hawke’s Ray, are proud of the record of military service of one of their families, that of Mr and Mrs W. Rench, who have three of their four sons serving in the military forces. One son, Mr David Rcnclf, is now in Egypt, and two others. Messrs George Rench, who is married, and Frederick -Rench, are members of the Second Echelon. Shortened Sitting. Largely as the result of the inability of Mr H. R. Cooper, solicitor, to attend the current sessions of the Supreme Court, Mr Cooper having injured a leg, tlie sessions have been shortened considerably. In the cases in which he is engaged adjournments have been made. Original estimates were that the sitting would last a fortnight, but now, except for one case set down for next week, appearances are that the business will be disposed of by Friday of this week. Mr M. H. Oram represented the Crown to-day in place of Mr Cooper. . Torrential Rain. Torrential rain fell in the Pohangina Valley during the greater part of yesterday, rendering travel over the steeper gradients unsafe. Under the circumstances it was deemed advisable to cancel the evening service at the Methodist Church. The heaviest rain that Wanganui has experienced lor many years fell shortly after 7 o’clock on Saturday night, and continued for an hopr. One of the heaviest hailstorms in living memory was experienced in the Waver]ey-Waitotara district late yesterday afternoon, and a Wanganui motorist stated that the' hailstones were the largest he had ever seen. Grand Juror Late. At the start of the Supreme Court, to-day, when Mr D. G. Glendinning failed to attend on being called for service on the Grand Jury the Chief Justice, lit. Hori. Sir Michael Myers, imposed a fine of £5. Later, Mr Glendinning attended and explained that he had been engaged on business and had not noticed the time. The fine was reduced to £l, the Chief Justice saying that both grand jurors and common jurors must understand that, when summoned, they must appear according to the requirements of the summons. The juror was ten minutes late. Burden of Decision. “In this country there is no conscription, and that places a multitude of people in a strange quandary,” said ltev. T. W. Armour, of Knox Church, Christchurch, preaching at the morning service iii St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Wellington, yesterday. “It leaves them with the burden of a decision which, in my opinion, they should not have, and it leaves some to carry the burden of others as well as their own. We should not judge the individual, but if there are some who are trying to evade their responsibilities they must meet the challenge of Christ’s words: ‘And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.’” Public Service Spirit. Appreciation of the excellent spirit prevailing throughout, the Public Service was expressed on Saturday by the Prime Minister (Hon. P: Fraser). Not only were all departments working strenuously and keenly in the war effort, but” the response they were making by way of enlistments was very heartening. “Further evidence of the splendid feeling throughout the service is seen in the action of the Public Service Association, represenitng those departments under the control of the Public Service Commissioner, voting £SOO of its funds as an interest-free loan to the Government' for the duration of the war and six months thereafter,” said Mr Fraser. Awarua’s Flight. Dialling her first commercial flight from Auckland to Sydney in the service of Tasman Empire Airways, the flyingboat Awarua, commanded by Captain Oscar Garden, left at 6 o’clock this morning. She will return to Auckland on Thursday afternoon. The Awarua took six passengers and approximately 5001 b. of airmail. Though an accurate tally of the number of letters was not made, it is estimated that the_ figure was about 20,000. Colonel N. S. Falla, one of the United Kingdom representatives on the directorate of the Tasman Empire Airways, and the base commandant of the New' Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas base, was a passenger. Radio messages stated that shortly after the departure _ the Awarua encountered strong head winds* Visibility was poor at 4000 ft, with some snow. Later she climbed to 10 600 ft, where there was intermittent rain.