IN THE NEWS.

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 455, 24 June 1937, Page 4

IN THE NEWS.

INTER-ISLAND RUGBY. The executive of the New Zealand j Rugby Union has decided to have the ■ teams for the North v. South Island | match on July 10 selected on the even- , ing of June 30. CYCLING HANDICAPS. Handicaps for the Stratford League j Cycling Club’s first race of a series ■ ••tar,ting on Saturday at 1.30 p.m., a I distance of 11J miles, round Beacons n<dd Road, are as follows: —Wisnew- | ?ki, Waite (scr.), Brewer, Coleman, | Kovnleski (Imin ), Campbell, Drake ; ■2min_), MaindonaVl, Webb (2 I ; rniu.;. Vhimill, Slade, Lloyd (smin.). 1 FRUITERERS CLOSING HOUR. Under the new regulations which operated as from Monday fruiterers ! shops now close at 7.30 p.m. and the ■! change is not appreciated by those • neople who have found it convenient i to make purchases of fruit or vege- j tables after attending the pictures. \ One fruiterer who has had several complaints states that some of the nublic do not realise that with the long hours previously in force there was little or no opportunity of enjoying home life, and further, the trad- i ing on many winter nights, after 8 ; o’clock, hardly paid for the extra i lighting and heating.

I JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM. ’ The following will represent the ; Stratford Juniors against Mahoe on ! Saturday.—Ross (2), Thomson (2), | I Greaves (2), Hill, Shepard, Brad-| I shaw and Lovell. Cars leave P.O. at ! i 1.30 p.m. The seniors have a bye but ■ will practice at Victoria Park at 2 , p.m. ; STRATFORD v. OLD BOYS. : Thp Stratford senior team to play i Old Boys at Victoria Park on Satur- ■ day -at 2.30 p.m. is as follows:—L. ! Dodd, W. Rowlands, J. Ross, R. Cuff, G. Lehmann, P. Collins, T. : Cruickshanks, V. Robson, R. Buti cher, R. Clarke. B. Davey, R. Young, • L. Clarke, R. Hinton, P. Fastier, P. Bird J. Tubby. I AIR MAILS FROM STRATFORD. j Air mails from Stratford for Aucki land and Wellington will close at j 11.30 a.m. daily when the service begins on June 27, and inward mails . will arrive by train at 2.56 p.m. The • mail closing at Stratford at 11.30 a.m. i will reach New Plymouth at 1 p.m. ! and special arrangements have been ! made to ensure a connection being maintained with the northbound plane leaving Bell Block aerodrome at 1.4 p.m. The effect of the service will be that mail posted at Stratford by 11.30 a.m. will reach Rongotai (Welli ington) and Mangere (Auckland) , aerodromes -at 3 p.m. daily, while the I mail reaching- Stratford at 2.56 p.m. | will be that leaving Auckland and Wellington at noon.

i N.D.A. CONFERENCE VENUE. ■ The chairman, Mr A. Morton, and i several delegates to the National j Dairy Association conference at '■ Hamilton severely criticised the • lack of accommodation for the ! four hundred delegates to the i conference, which opened yesterday. | Mr Morton stated that in future the conference must be held in a venue where there would be sufficient accommodation available. New Plymouth had guaranteed such accommodation. Other members suggested Palmerston North. The matter was adjourned till later in the conference. PACIFYING THE PUP. A proud Auckland father has just acquired a six weeks’ old pup for his son and heir, and as a result not only his household but also residents adjoining his suburban home have spent I wakeful nights. Father in nightshirt ’ and dressing gown on the first night I slipped out into the fog periodically I and administered a thrashing to the I pup in an effort to minimise the howl | ing, which was disturbing the neighI bourhood. Weary-eyed, he made his ! way to work yesterday and confessed i his troubes to workmates. Many were ’; the suggestions for pacifying the i lonely pup, including the filling of a ' beer botle with hot water and tossing ■ it into its kennel to delude it into the ; belief that it Was back amongst the i litter from which it came. He carried I the bright idea home with him last i evening, only to find that his wife had : been doing a little investigating on her own behalf, and had acted on advice given her. She had swooped down on her husband’s black silk socks, re- ' served for evening wear, filled them > with paoer, and presented them to the pup. The scheme worked moderately , well, and there was more slumbering ! done in the particular locality last night than during the previous evening. The pup made few protests until an early hour in the morning, when pie again came in for chastisement, and was heard no more until everyone was up and stirring.