IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 419, 28 April 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

INTRUDERS DISTURBED. A garage in Waipukurau was broken into in the early hours of yesterday morning, but. nothing of value was taken, although a lorry was loaded with tyres and tubes and a typewriter, ready to carry away. It is thought that the intruders must have been disturbed by the nightwatchman. PRICE OF CEMENT. Although the agreement between the three cement companies in New Zealand, reducing the price by fourpen »e a bag, expired last year, no steps have been taken to formulate a new agreement. Tn the meantime the price remains the same—6s 5d a bag, nnd for rapid-hardening cement 7s 9d a bag. FRU.NCH SLOOP AT AUCKLAND. The common bonds between the peoples of France and New Zealand were reviewed by the Minis-er of Justice, Hon. TT. G. It. Mason. win presided at a Government luncheon, at the Grand Hotel, Auckland, yester day in honour of the visit the French sloop Rigault de Genouilly. The luncheon was attended by Commander Leon Moron and a number of his officers. CHECK ON CAR WARRANTS. Under instructions from the Commissioner of Transport, all motor vehicles on the road are to be stopped for the production of warrants of fitness, and a check on cars in Auckland has been begun by officers of the city traffic department, says the Star. After drivers have shown their certificates, round stickers, salmon red in colour, will be affixed to the lovjter right-hand corner of windscreens of cars. FIVE YEAR PLAN FOR ROADS? ITon. R. Semple told a deputation in the Waikato yesterday that the Government intended to make substantial improvements to country roads and get farmers out of the mud. County councils would have to scrap old methods of construction and go in for modern machinery for major jobs. The Government had in mind a fiveyear plan for improving roads throughout the Dominion and wanted to go about it systematically, and not in piecemeal fashion.

BIG RAINBOW TROUT. A rainbow trout weighing 141bs was found, apparently stranded, in a shallow creek ’near the Ratapiko Lake, yesterday morning. FEWER UNEMPLOYED. On April 10 the total number of males wholly or partly dependent on the employment, promotion fund was 34,249. The decrease during the fourweekly period ended on that day was 277. A comparison between the figures for April 10 this year and those for April 11, 19116, shows a reduction of 15,570. CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. All lhe Coronation chry i n’hemum |-how last night a one-act pissy, “The Folly of Faith,” was in e-preled by Mrs McCullough, he Misses Curd and Aitkin and Mr E. Thompson, under the direction of Mrs Uniacke. Rev. John Patterson recited the funeral passage from “Julius Cresar” Recitations were given by Miss Ailsa Aiti k-n. I HONOUR TO NEW ZEALAND. I Reference to the selection of Canon ( Percival James, vicar at St. Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Wellington, as the ’ preacher for the Anzac Day service i in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, was 1 made by Mr IT. Anderson, president, |at the weekly luncheon of the Well- ; ington Rotary Club yesterday. Canon . James is a member of the club. The ; president said the choice was an hon- ( our not only to Canon James, but also to the club and to New Zealand. CORONATION DAY FUNCTION. I A decision to hold an official open- ! ing function on the morning of Coro- ! nation Day. May 12, was made by Ihe Stratford Coronation committee j last night. Mrs G. Lamplough and j Messrs D. J. Malone, L. J. Furrie, A. •H. R. Amess, J. Morrison and IR. F. Harkness were appointed a i sub-committee to formulate a pro ; gramme and arrange for brief ad- | dresses. Other sub-committees reporti?d that arrangements were well in | hand. I