The Opotiki News Friday, January 20, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL
Auction Sale. An auction sale of the household furniture and effects of Mr. K. B. Hutchison, will be conducted at the residence, Ford Street, to-morrow, commencing at 12 noon. The auctioneer will be IM|r. C. Pipe. / Temperatures. Temperatures at 9 o’clock yesterday morning were as follows : Auckland, Tanranga and Wellington 62 degrees, Opotiki. 65, Bast Cape and Napier 64, and Gisborne 67. j Cricket. The Woodlands Cricket Team to play Old Collegians during the weekend wijl be selected from the following players :—D. Clark, McLaughlin, Grant, Perfect, Pilkington, McGregor, Baigent, 1). Beattie, J. Beattie, Jones, Davies, Rumble, J. Shove.
Convent Pupils’ Success. Word lias recently been received from Sydney that -Masters Robert Fleming and John Herring, pupils of the Convent of N.l). des Missions, Opotiki, have been successful in the recent commercial examinations conducted by the Newton Business College. Sydney. It abort Fleming: Shorthand Speed Certificate. 80 words per minute. Senior Typewriting, 79 per. cent. John Herring: Advanced Theory Certificate in Shorthand, 89 per cent, (merit) ; Typewriting, 76 per cent. Public Works Contracts. Contracts recently let by the PublicWorks Department for various works in the East Coast district included the following :—Erection of Maraeliako, Waiklawa and Wai-iti Stream bridges, Opotiki-Te Araroa main highway.— M,r. A. Davies, £5956. Filling on the Opotiki-Te Araroa main highway at To Wairaunamoa. Stream.—Mr. A. A. Monk, £212. Conditions at Motu. A correspondent from Mbtu writes: The recent high winds have been responsible for the uprooting of several large trees, but no serious damage is reported. Farmers, from the hill country who have been visiting Gisborne have reason to feel satisfied with the condition of the. feed on their properties. Although there is a- shortage of water fordomestic purposes, where residents depend on tanks, there is still plenty of feed and the bills are pleasantly green.
High Country Drying Up. Followin'; the westerly gales. Gisborne district high country which previously was not suffering train drought conditions is now starting to- dry up. Reports from M'atawai state that while tlie season wa.s a good cue for dairying until last week, the pastures have dried up rapidly, and there is now very little growth. There is still a good supply of sheep feed, but- there are few farmers in. the district who would not welcome a good fall of rain.
Fireblight Outbreak. While fireblight is not likely to spread much more in the Gisborne district this season. Mr. P. Everett, orchard instructor for the district, stated at Gisborne yesterday that it was still just as important for all infection to he removed from the trees if a similar outbreak was to he prevented next season. This season’s outbreak was one of the worst the district has experienced, and every care is required to prevent a similar occurrence in thei future. Commercial orchards were not extensively affected this season, except in two instances, where the crop for marketing may be reduced somewhat.
Dignity and Impudence. Pride, it lias often been said, comes before a fall, and a striking pictorial example of this old saying was to bo seen on the 1 Main North read near Dunedin. Around a corner came a vintage model “baby” car, noisily, efficient. Close behind, and making no effort to overtake and pass the smaller ear, came £100(> worth of American luxury, a magnificent limousine, driven by an immaculate chauffeur resplendent- in blue* and gold' livery. To any observer the juxtaposition may have appeared unusual. but when the ears came closer it could bo seen that “the mighty had fallen,” and that they had a common bond—a tow rope 1
Cook County HaifdHolitilay. At the meeting of the Cook County Council to-dayi it was decided to retain Thursday as the half-holiday in the county for the coming 12 months.
Building in Opotiki. Permits issued for buildings in Opotiki for the month of December, amountod in value, to £1528. This was for a dwelling and an addition to business premises. Road Signs Praised. “In no portion, of the United. States cif America, Canada ,or Australia is guidance for motorists so well established as in New Zealand,” said Mr. F. El. Baume. F.R.G.S., Sydney, who arrived at Wellington from Auckland recently in the course of a motor tour of New Zealand. Mr. Baume is a former New Zealander. “The progress of the automobile associations and their concern for the welfare of the travelling public is something 'which Australia, for one country, should follow,” lie' said., “The Australian traveller is able to get into his car in Auckland, and, without knowing anything about the country but by a map, travel through every province with more than reasonable care, completing his journey as; sound in wind and limb as when he started it.”
Confidence With; Explosives. The. confidence with which men familiar with explosives handle them often surprises laymen. Some of the visitors who recently inspected the work in the Ngahauranga Gorge witii the Minister of Public "Works, Mr. Semple, had probably seen no. explosives since in childhood days they lit fireworks with exaggerated caution, and they commented on the nonchalance of one of the workmen. AYith tamping rod in one hand and a. handful of explosive in the other, lie abstractedly dropped the plugs down a 10ft. hole, looking about and talking to the bystanders the while. Later, from a safe distance, the visitors saw the “shots” tired:
Vegetables for Australia. Drought conditions in Australia, with their effect on vegetable crops not easily irrigable, have prompted :y few Auckland growers to make experimental shipments, chiefly of cabbages, across the Tasman. From present. information it appears that only those crops not easily watered, such as cabbages, onions and other root vegetables, have suffered to any .extent from the drought, and the. market for these is being tested.
Colony of Royal Albatrosses. The colony of royal albatrosses at Taiaroa Heads. Otago Harbour, continues to grow, and the latest reports indicate the prose nee of about seven or eight of these birds in the vicinity. Four of the birds were nesting, but one egg was broken, another bird was “flooded - out” during the heavy rains of last month, and a third bird left- its nest, leaving only one albatross still sitting. Tlie halt dozen notices warning unauthorised persons to keep away from tlie sanctuary have apparently had effect, as no further cases, of vandalism have been reported. Gisborne Railway Revenue. A 57 per cent, increase was shown in the revenue lox - the Gisbcrne-Alotu-liora railway, line for the four weeks ended December 10, 1938, compared with the corresponding period' of the previous year. Inquiry at tlie Gisborne railway station today showed that tlie advance was not due to any special demand on railway transport, but to an increase! in all types of titxffic on the line. Over the four weeks the revenue aggregated £*2895, as against £1852 in 1937, while the expenditure was £2659, compared with £1958 in the previous year. The four weeks' operations produced a- netrevenue total of £236, as against a deficit, of £IU6 in 1937. “Cod’s Own Country.” “i expected' a great deal when 1 arrived in .your country, but "'hat 1 have seen already has surpassed all my anticipations.” This was how .Dr. F. Naegeli, tlie leader, of a party of Australia]! tourists, expressed his admiration for the scenic beauties of Otago and Southland, when speaking at a reception in Dunedin. The country down south was beautiful for grazing, lie said, while tlie profusion of flowers and trees and t-hei mountains and streams truly earned for New Zealand the name of “God's own Country.”
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