NEWS OF THE DAY

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 3, 4 January 1940, Page 6

NEWS OF THE DAY

Interrupted Holiday A damaged caravan by the roadside near Tcmuka on New Year's Day indicated an interrupted holiday. The caravan was a new one, large and Juvurious in its fittings. It had evidently been struck by another car as there was a gaping hole in one side. Missing Gates Part of New Year celebrations for certain misguided individuals in Palmerston North was tho removal of gates from the front of houses and to the annoyance of some owners, they have not yet been located. Persons who know anything of stray gates are asked to communicate with the police. Pwider Stung by Bees. A swarm of bees forced one of. the riders in the New Zealand Tourist Trophy race at Waiheko Island, !S. Winterburn, to rctiro from the contest. This rider was making good time until, in the fourth lap, lie ran into a swarm of bees, lie was severely stung about the face and forced to retire. He was given first aid treatment, and was able to watch the remainder of the race, although suffering from a painful and considerably swollen face. Fine Rifle Shooting. A display of good rifle shooting was given on the Putiki range at the North Island championship meeting. F. .). Soler (Marton) and D. Roots (Patca;, both well-known marksmen, in the Marybank aggregate, tied with a score of 9S. They proceeded to shoot off, and each scored the possiblo in a sequence of 10 shots. Looking keenly at each other on tho mound, the pair decided that the rifles had done enough. “Let’s toss for it," they said. The toss gave the win to Solcr. Not One of These 1 Novel means are frequently adopted by motorists in efforts to foil ear thieves, but honours in this respect must surely go to two young tourists who were visiting Napier last week. Their car, a popular model of an ancient vintage, is liberally adorned with quotations terse and witty. On the door next to tho driver are pasted two photographs, presumably those of the owners of tho vehicle, together with the inscription: “If the driver is not one of these, then this car has been stolen! 5 ’ Recruits for Special Force There are now 072 recruits registered at the Palmerstou North office of the Defence Department. The latest enlistments are Messrs R. T. Marshall, C. W. K. Cameron, YV. J. Tutty, E. J. Tutty, G. K. Smith, D. A. Anderson, C. E. Burrell, L. J. Hunter, L. 11. Jaggard, T. Hewer and W. Corner. T. C. Tahuaroa has enlisted for the Maori Battalion. Those who have enlisted for home deduce are Messrs W. E. Cooper, j. \V. R. Kcay, H. Poynler, F. Hill, $. A. Best, if. E. Pcne and P. F. Irwin. Careless Caippers “One of the worst offenders of our social order are careless campers/’ stated a Wanganui motorist recently, lie said that the majority of people who choose a camping holiday along the ioad take care to see that the sites they occupy are not only suitable for camping but that they are left tidy and not strewn with rubbish. A party was noticed camping on a bank of the Wanganui River that day below a steep papa bluff on which several pieces of papa were loose. The bluff had been cut back recently by workmen and was in a dangerous state. Hardy Hiker Naked except for bathing trunks, the hardiest of tho clan of hikers from Christchurch footed it over the Otira Gorge from Otira to Arthurs Pass. His reason for adopting this unusual garb was a heavy r downpour of rain. He had set out to “do tho gorge” and do it he would, sunshine or rain. Wrapping his clothing up in a waterproof, he strode up the mountain side in his trunks to ike amazement of the onlookers. His clothing was dry when he reached the pass, and that is where he scored over some others, who came in with their clothing drenched. Racing Owner’s Donation. When Beau Vito wou the Great Northern Derby at Ellerslio ho was responsible for a handsome donation being made to the Auckland Provincial Patriotic Fund. At the conclusion of the race tho owner of Beau Vite, Mr. R, Stewart, of Wellingtop, informed the Mayor, Sir Ernest Davis, who is also chairman of tho Auckland Provincial Patriotic Fund Council, that he desired to make a donation to the fund, remarking that it was well ou occasions such as this to be mindful of tho rnoro serious matters affecting the life of the nation. Mr. Stewart indicated that he would contribute £SU to tho fund. Christmas Cake Stolen A number of articles, including jewellery, a suit of clothes, a Christmas cake, and a child’s money-box were stolen by an intruder who broke into a house iu Mangateretcre, Hawke’s Bay, in broad daylight recently while the occupants were away at.a picnic. When the owner, Mr. Dickson, returned home at about o o’clock, he noticed that the gauze fireproof covering over one of the windows had been cut, and a search revealed the loss of articles which the intruder had apparently bundled into a tablecloth before decamping. The money-box contained a small sum saved by children to spend on a proposed visit to the Centennial Exhibition. Subsidised Doctors. Twenty-seven country districts now want subsidised doctors, states a Sydney correspondent. Since the Government raised the guaranteed income in country districts from £6OO to £IOOO annually, on December 5 last, 13 new districts have sought particulars of tho scheme. Before the guarantee was raised, 14 other districts had applied for subsidised doctors. The Medical Board has received 12 inquiries from interested doctors since the guarantee was raised. The Government has fixed December 30 as tho closing date for applications for the positions. The Medical Board recently reported that none of tho 12 inquiries recoivcd had been applications. It is believed that if sufficient locallv-born doctors have not applied by December 30, aliens, other tbau Germans, will be appointed.