LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 July 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Replica of Burns's Home. A replica of Robert Burns’s cottage will be a feature of the world fair at New York in 1939, a British Official Wireless message states. The cottage will be retained in America after the fair as a permanent memorial.

Indoor Basketball. The inter-house indoor basketball competition being.held under the auspices of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. will be advanced a further stage on Wednesday, when the following games will be played:—7.3o p.m., C. Smith, Ltd., v. Reliance; referees, Messrs A. E. Bate and C. Greagor. 8.5 p.m., Harcombe’s v. Faulknor’s, Messrs D. Leete and Handy; Hamill’s, a bye.

Military Refresher Course. All the regular military forces in New Zealand will attend a refresher course at Waiouru, 24 miles north of Taihape, this year. The site is particularly suited for tactical work and for the handling of motor transport. It is hoped that, before the course begins, the army transport will be augmented by. the addition of extra modern vehicles, including machine gun carriers.

St Andrew Society. ■> At a meeting of the Council of the Saint Andrew Society, held on Friday evening, final arrangements were made for the holding of the Society’s annual Martinborough gathering at the Martinborough Tdwn Hall on Friday, August 12. Buses are to be arranged for transport from Masterton. Pipers prepared to assist in the provision of music at the gathering are to receive free transport and admission. -

Future Trouble for Japan. That trouble might be expected in' Japan when the troops fighting in’ China return home was the opinion expressed by Mr Wayne H. Fisher, of Los Angeles, who is visiting Christchurch. Mi- Fishex- doubted whether the men would be willing to settle down in the old and simple economy of Japanese agriculture after roving over the mainland of Asia, more especially as an already low standard of life would be greatly reduced by the strain of war.

Magistrate’s Car Taken. Unusual circumstances arose in the Children’s Court at Palmerston North on Friday, when one of five charges of car conversion preferred against two escapees from the Weraroa Training Farm, due to be heard before the Magistrate, Mr H. P. Lawry, was in respect of Mr Lawry’s own car. Not being able to sit in judgment in such circumstances, Mr Lawry heard the other four charges and for the one involving the Magistrates’ property, Mr A. J. Graham, J.P., officiated. The boys were admonished and ordered back to the farm.

Nursing Division. The Nursing Division of St John Ambulance will commence its Home Nursing Classes on August 2, at 7.30 o’clock, in the Lecture Room. Dr Helen Cowie will be the lecturer this year. A number of young women have already signified their intention of joining the classes, and others are urged to give the matter their serious attention. The lectures include instructions for nursing infectious and non-infectious cases, the daily routine of the sick room, special diet for adults and sick children, and the many uses of the roller bandage. Enrolments can be made at the Lecture Room tomorrow evening at 7.30 o’clock, or before the first lecture on August 2. Further particulars may be obtained by ringing the secretary, Mrs Thompson, ’phone 1260.

By-Products Factory for Apples. The question of a by-products factory for the usage of the surplus quantities of apples had been before the Government, and although nothing definite had been done so far, the Minister for Marketing (the Hon W. Nash) had given some thought to the problem. This was the reply received by the Canterbury Fruitgrowers’ Association from the Director of Internal Marketing (Mr- F. R. Picot), in response to the association’s recommendation that the Government open a cider or unfermented fruit juice factory for the utilisation of surplus apples. Mr F. W. Sisson said that it was almost certain that a by-products factory would be opened in Nelson next year. He doubted if big prices could be paid for fruit the first year, as the factory would have to become properly established. South African Veterans.

There was a large attendance of South African war veterans from all parts of Wellington province and as far afield as New Plymouth at the annual reunion of the association, held in the Druids’ Hall, Levin, on Saturday evening. The president of the local branch, Mr E. Hogg, presided. Among those present were: Captain J. J. Clark (president), Sergeant-Major Ritzema (vicepresident), and Messrs I. I. Goldsmith and R. J. F. Aldrich (executive member), of the Wellington South African War Veterans' Association; Messrs G. Gibson (president), T. McWhirter (vicepresident), T. Evatts (vice-president), D. Evans (secretary), and M. Pegg' and H. Driscoll (New Plymouth); Messrs C. J. Shiel and A. J. Harper (Upper Hutt); Messrs J. Pessini and F. Kitchener (Lower Hutt); Messrs H. M. Boddington and R. A. Cameron (Masterton), and Mr W. N. Brown (Brooklyn, Wellington).