THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, November 30, 1935. LOCAL IND GENERAL

Opotiki News, Volume I, Issue 116, 30 November 1938, Page 2

THE OPOTIKI NEWS Wednesday, November 30, 1935. LOCAL IND GENERAL

Young Helpers’ League. The Opoitiki brapch of the Young Helpers’ League will hold the annual boix-opening in support of Dr. JJarnardo’s Homes, at -Mrs. Fetch’s residence! on Saturday next. Cricket. Following is the draw for the ■cricket matches to be played on the reserve on Sunday next:—Town v. Woodlands on No>. 1 pitch • Old l Collegians v. Otara on No. 2 pitch. Temperatures. Temperatures at various centres throughout the North Island yesterday at 9 o’clock were: Auckland, 'J'aura nga and Gisborne 05 degrees, Opotiki (jB, Napier Cl, Fast Cape 04, and Wellington of). Moderate or smooth seas were reported everywhere. [Hastings Christmas Shopping. As a. result of a further .meeting of the executive of the Hastings Retailers’ Association last week, it was decided that the present shopping hours should he retained foir Christinas week, and consequently the late shopping night will be on, Friday night, with the shops closing on Saturday afternoon. A Heavyweight Waggon. Stated to* be the largest truck to take the roads' in. New Zealand, a 24ton whey waggon of trailer typo, constructed in Wellington, was seen in tht* city at the week end. It lias five axles, and 18 heavy-duty tyres. The waggon was taken down to the Queen’s wharf weighbridge to he measured, hut was too heavy and .could not he weighed. It is the first vehicle that has baffled the scales in this manner. It conforms, however, to road requirements, because the weight is divided between its multiple axles and wheels. It is for dairy factory use up-country. Racecourse Cardens. “There are wonderful buildings on the racecourses of the United States, but the gardens do not compare with those on the bigger courses in Now Zealand,” said Air. A. 11. AlcKegg, when showing racecourse scenes which In* had filmed in America to .the Palmerston North Hot ary Club. Alt'. McKegg said that tlie courses were owned by companies and not by clubs, and were run for profit. The aspect of beauty had to play second fiddle to the aspect of utility.

Coincidence 1 . On a recent ‘Saturday, night a Wellington motorist had' an accident. The next day lie instructed his garage to recover a blue car of socciiicd make from tho boat'll between island Bay and Lyall Bay. In due course the garage informed him that it had the car, and lie went to claim it. A car was produced for his inspection. It was of the specified make, it was blue, and it had been recovered from the beach between Island Bay and l.yall Bay—hut it was not his car. Tha-t was discovered alter a> second search along the beach. Brenner Pass a Broad Highway. Remarking "that highways in Europe roach great heights, so that the mountain peaks are comparatively little higher. Dr. AV. H. Simpson, who recently toured Klurope by motor-car, said during an address at Wellington College that the famous Brenner Pass, between Italy and Austria, which one pictured as a mountain road, was a bitumen highway wide enough lor six cars.

Japan’s Conquests. “Apart from the cities and the railway lint's, there is not a mile ol Chinese territory that is not in the hands of Chinese guerilla hands,” said the Rev. C. AY. McDouall, sneaking on Chinese mission work in the warzone to St. Aidan’s parishioners, Hamilton. .Many square miles of territory had been fought over hut it was still unconquerctl. Colony of Cockatoos. Many visitors up the Turakina River. Wanganui, arc astonished to see flocks of sulphur-crested cockatoos in the hush. Tho birds have been there for many years- It appears that a pair escaped front the Campion Okirae station, and found a home in the hush. They nested 1 higli hi the kahikntca trees, safe from vermin, and to-day there is a colony o 4 them.

Rest-Room. The plans of the proposed'rest: and Plunket. rooms were inspected, by councillors at last . flight’s meeting of the Opoitiki Borough Council. The plans show a very neat and solid structure,'tlie estimated cost being £7BO. . “Italy is in a Bad Way”. “One cannot help gathering the impression that things are in a bad way in Italy,” said Mr. J. Shier, Christchurch, who has returned' to Christchurch from 'a business trip to. Flight ml and the Continent. The nation seemed poor, and there was not the same enthusiasm as reigned in Germany, lie added, though the pooplo put on a very brave face. Ho said it was not generally known that to help to finance the Abyssinian war, married women had to «exchange their gold wedding rings with the State for silver ones. Such actions brought home to the people the grave state their country was in-

An Apple a Day. The opinion that the cost of distributing apples to schools, after including packing, cool storage and handling chares, would he prohibitive and that the only method of distribution would he l»v means of apple juice, was expressed hv Air. \V. 'Raymond, manager of the Hawke’s Day Cider Company, when referring in an interview to the suggestion made by the president of the Hawke’s Bay provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union, Air. T. B. H. Priest, that apples should he provided for schools where milk is not available.