Mayor Wins Raffle.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 260, 1 October 1940, Page 6

Mayor Wins Raffle.

A raffle for a building section in Masterton was won by the Mayor of that town (Mr T. Jordan). Loss on Auckland Show.

A loss of over £974 on the year’s activities was reported at the annual meeting of the Auckland Metropolitan A. and P. Association. In presenting the balance-sheet, the president said there had been a loss of £827 on the summer show. From One Ship to Another.

One of the problems in the repair of the Armadale, on the floating clock at Wellington after her collision with the Ole Jacob, was to obtain channel steel for the main members to patch the huge hole in her bow. Material being recovered from the Port Bowen'on Castlecliff is being transported to Wellington and used in the Armadale. Liquor at Public Works Camp.

Arising out of inquiries into a fire which destroyed the Y.M.C.A. building at the Tuai public works camp on September 2, when considerable damage was done, three men were charged before Mr J. Miller, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court in Wairoa with sly-grog-selling. Pines totalling £SO were imposed. Sergeant L. T. Moore said inquiries proved beyond doubt that there had been a drunken spree at the camp which terminated in a drunken brawl not long before the fire was discovered. Rotarians and London.

A recommendation to the executive, passed at the weekly luncheon of the Palmerston North Rotary Club.yesterday, was that an appropriate cablegram be sent to the London Rotary Club in view of the spirit displayed by London under the intensified air raids. This ’ was moved by. Mr W. G. Black, who said it would be an act of goodwill on the part of the Palmerston North Club to extend sympathy to the people of London, and also congratulations on the remarkable courage displayed in their groat ordeal on behalf of civilisation. \ Japanese Population. It had been correctly stated that, of every three children born in the world to-day, one was yellow, said Mr A. S. Morrison, in an address to the Palmerston North Rotary Club yesterday. The Chinese had shown a tendency to migrate, and there were 11,000.000 of them outside China. However, given peace and suitable conditions, China could maintain a much larger population than it did at present. Japan had a population of more than 80,000,000, and it would probably rise to 110,000,000. It seemed that sooner or later it would have to be recognised that Japan had a population problem. Where were these Japanese to live? he asked.

Imports of British Goods. The view that the Minister of . Customs has failed to realise the difficulties in securing delivery of goods subject to fourth period licenses before December 31 next is expressed by Auckland importers, many ,of whom are communicating by cablegram with British manufacturers. One importer produced invoices relating to imports which had just' arrived irom England which indicated that 11 weeks elapsed between the time the goods were sent to the docks for shipment and when delivery was made. “1 am now informing overseas manufacturers that unless they send the merchandise to the port of shipment by early in October it will be no use executing the orders,” he said. “Even then, there can be no guarantee that the articles will arrive before the end of the year, for no one can say how long ships will have to wait for convoys, or what delays will occur from other causes.”

Accident Victim Dies

Mr Geoffrey John Gray, of Bevan Street, Marton, who was seriously injured when he was crushed -by an excavator when working on tho Bonny Glen-Turakina railway deviation last week, died in the Wanganui Hospital on Saturday. He was aged 55 years and leaves a widow and nine children. Vicious Magpie Destroyed. A magpie which has been making a nuisance of itself at the Wanganui municipal links, both to golfers and workers alike for months past, was shot yesterday morning. Evidently an old bird of great cunning, it awaited the arrival of the groundsman each day, and then, as opportunity presented, it would swoop to' the attack, zooming straight upward immediately an attempt was made to beat it off. Then, from a vantage point it would wait a further ' opportunity. The groundsman on whom it devoted most of its attention gave it a high nuisance value. The Waipawa Seat.

The question of enabling Waipawa district members of the armed forces overseas to take part in the by-election expected to result from the recent death of Mr A. E. Jull, former member for Waipawa, is at present engaging the attention of the Government. The Prime Minister said last night that in addition there was being examined the question of the nomination of serving members of the forces overseas so that they could contest the seat if they wished to do so. Mr Fraser said he thought that under the existing law it might bo possible for nominations sent by cablegram to be accepted. However, if this was not possible no doubt the position would be rectified.

Home-Made Aeroplanes. Two home-made model aeroplanes were recently given their first flignt tests at the Milson aerodrome, satisfactory performances resulting. A great deal of painstaking work had been put into these craft, and they took many months to build. The construction of such machines is really an avenue of aeronautics fostered by the Middle Districts Aero Club. One of the machines is a Lincoln sports biplane, built by Messrs A. Radford and L. Findlay, and has a 40-horse-power engine. T'iie other is a Pieterol high-wing monoplane, constructed by Messrs J. Ganderton and L. Maultsaid. This machine also had a 40 horse-power engine, but this will soon be replaced by one of 75 horse power. Both machines have flown very, successfully, even to a height of 1000 ft in one attempt. Tlhe Port Bowen.

Simultaneously with the work of strengthening and repairing the Kakariki ireezing works building, which is to be used for cool storage purposes, granulated cork used for insulation in the Port Bowen is being taken out and forwarded to Kakanki. Some of the cork has also been sent to Waiouru Gamp to be used in the cool storage building. Brine pipes taken from the Port Bowen are also being forwarded by rail to Kakariki. There are about 100,000 feet of brine pipes in the steamer, more thaii sufficient for the Kakariki works. -Valuable copper piping has also been sent to Auckland. No machinery has been removed from the Port Bowen. The refrigerating machinery will be installed in Kakariki. About 80 men are employed in dismantling the steamer, and the work is carried on six days a week.