LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 July 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Heavy Frost. A frost of 13.4 degrees was registered in Masterton this morning. Yesterday morning the frost was 9.6 degrees. A. J. Shaw in Form. A. J. Shaw, the well known golf professional, was in fine form yesterday, when he did a round of 66 at the Taratahi links, breaking the course record. Successful Poultry Exhibitor. Mr W. Harding, of Masterton, has been very successful with his exhibits at poultry shows this year, having won three championships and fourteen special prizes. Footballer Injured. J. Henson, the Wairarapa Rugby representative centre three-quarter, received a head injury in the match against Hawke’s Bay on Saturday, and was later admitted to the Masterton Hospital suffering from slight concussion. His condition is reported to be satisfactory. Art Union Drawn. The Hibernian Society’s Golden Jubilee Art Union was drawn on Saturday evening in the Catholic Club rooms, Masterton. The winner was Mr A. H. Gibson, 94 Fairlie . Terrace, Kelburn, Wellington, the number of the ticket being 803. Senior-Sergeant Doggett represented the police at the drawing of the art union. College Pipe Band. The Wairarapa College Pipe Band marched to Memorial Park on Saturday afternoon and played selections prior to the starting of the WairarapaHawke’s . Bay representative Rugby match. The band also played at the interval, and its smart appearance and the standard of its playing were the subject of much favourable comment. Aero Club Activities. The Wanganui Aero Club’s MilesHawk, Z.K.A.F.M., arrived on Saturday at the Hood Aerodrome from Wanganui, and returned at 12.30 p.m. yesterday. On Saturday the local aeroplane A.D.L. left for Dannevirke, returning later. On Sunday the A.D.L. and the Whitney-Straight left the. Hood aerodrome for Dannevirke and returned in the afternoon. Masonic Dance. The combined Masonic Lodges held a very' enjoyable dance in the Masonic Hall on Saturday night, when there was a large attendance, including visitors from Hastings and Pahiatua. Excellent music was supplied by Pool’s Blue River Dance Band, and Mr W. R. Nicol kept the dance going well as M.C. Supper was supplied, and the gathering was brought to a close with the singing of “Auld Lang Syne” and the National Anthem. Footballers Entertained.

The visiting Hawke’s. Bay footballers were the guests of honour at the Red Star Football Club’s dance in the Arcade Hall on Saturday night. There was a very large attendance of dancers from all parts of the district, and the function was a success from every point of view. Much-appreciated music was supplied by Jack Barnes’ orchestra, and supper was provided by the ladies’ committee of the club. •

Ship Visitor’s Difficulty. Unorthodox measures were required to disembark a non-passenger, who had been, farewelling friends on board, after the gangways had been removed immediately prior to the departure from Auckland of the Maunganui on her Islands cruise the other afternoon. To enable him to regain the wharf, a heavy rope was lashed to the rail on the promenade deck and an amused crowd saw the young man slide down a few minutes before the vessel drew out from her berth.

Pongaroa Streets. At its meeting on Thursday the Akitio County Council dealt with a rerequest from the Pongaroa Farmers’ Union to tar-seal the Pongaroa township roads. The chairman (Cr. C. P. Hunter) stated that, owing to subse-. quent heavy commitments since the proposal was first mooted, the Council was at present unable to proceed with the matter. Flood damage had been responsible to a large extent for the depletion/of the Council’s funds. At a later date the matter would be investigated thoroughly. Cr. Ruskell was of the opinion that ratepayers in the township would contribute towards the cost by an increased rate.

Large Maori Canoe. Having seasoned in salt water since last December, the three sections of the largest canoe ever built in New Zealand, which is under construction at Kerikeri, North Auckland, for use in connection with the Centennial celebrations in 1940, are now ready to be advanced a further stage. The total length of the canoe will lexceed 120 ft. The next task of the canoe architects, two old Maoris specially chosen for the work, is to fit the two ends to the massive centre section. This will be done by means of T-shaped joints, and will occupy a considerable time. A nikau whare will be built over the great logs while the joining is being done. A number of Maoris are already engaged on the preliminary work. Politics in Business.

“The average New Zealand business man tends to let politics too much into business; it is a general topic of conversation amonrg business men here to ari extent that is not so at Home,” was the first comment made by an English business man, iur John E. Salmon, factory representative of the Chloride Electrical Storage Co., Ltd., when asked during an interview at Christchurch for his opinion of the effect on business of the industrial legislation of the present Government. He expressed both praise and blame for the Government, his main point of criticism being the failure to abolish the high exchange rate, which he said was regarded as a very important matter by Englishmen who were interested in the Dominion. Payment of Pensions.

State pensions—old age, miners’, widows’ and soldiers’ —are to be paid this month one day earlier than usual, on Friday next, July 22. The Minister of Pensions, the Hon W. E. Parry, said on Saturday that the reason for the change was because the usual paying-out day for pensions (July 23) fell this month on a Saturday. Mr Parry said the rearrangement of the paying-out day of pensions would not only be helpful to the many officers engaged in the work and convenient to pensioners, but would prevent the congestion that would inevitably arise if pensions were paid on a Saturday. War veterans’ allowances, which ordinarily were paid on the last day of the month, this month a Sunday, would be payable on Friday, July 29. Family allowances would be available as usual on Monday, July 25.