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LOCAL AND GENERAL

State Houses for Eketahuna.

Cabinet has approved of the acceptance of Mr Petersen's tender for the erection of four single house units at Eketahuna. Air Force Candidates.'

A further selection has been made of candidates for short service commissions in the Royal Air Force. The names of the selected candidates were announced last evening by the Minister of Defence, the Hon F. Jones. Among the 18 candidates selected for direct entry into the Royal Air Force is W. R. Watson, Masterton. These candidates are to leave New Zealand on August 25. Airliner Meets Mist.

On its trip from Christchurch to Dunedin yesterday, the south-bound air liner was delayed by misty weather, and had to make an emergency landing at Ashburton. It reached its destination an hour and a half behind schedule. Bad weather encountered after leaving Christchurch made the landing necessary at Ashburton. After an hour the flight was resumed, and Dunedin was reached without further incident. ‘See New Zealand First.” “New Zealanders should see the wonders of their own country first,” declared a Southland farmer on his return from the tour of the North Island. This informant said that the ccenic wonders of the trip had increased the farmers’ pride in their own country, and he believed’that farmers’ tours should be arranged more frequently. An organised tour was the best means of seeing the country, he added. Shop Assistants’ Ballot.

Because a recent ballot to decide whether the Auckland Amalgamated Society of Shop Assistants should affiliate with the New Zealand Labour Party did not bring a four-fifths majority, a resolution to do so has failed. Out of a total membership of 4437, only 1437 voted on the issue. Ballot papers were opened last night by the scrutineers, who, after counting and checking, reported the following result:—ln favour of affiliation, 718; against, 713; informal, 6; total, 1437.

“Miles Behind Other Countries.” “We speak of New Zealand as being a country of wide, open spaces, but we are miles behind other countries in playing areas,” said Mr J. W. Mawson, Town Planning Officer to the Department of Internal 'Affairs, when speaking at a conference with the Ashburton County Council. He said that very few towns in New Zealand could measure up to the standard of other countries. This was deplorable but true.

Disputed Verdict. The best wrestling bout of the Christchurch season ended in a draw last night, when Vincent Lopez drew with Dick Raines, each taking one fall. A penalty fall was given against Lopez in the fifth round for punching. Both men disputed the verdict fiercely, and police had to separate them after the referee had tried to break them apart. Lopez, after appearing to stun Raines with elbow jolts in a fast last round, took a spectacular Boston crab and evened the score. . .<q; ’ i

Challenge to Trial by Battle. How the obsolete law of trial by battle had probably saved the life of a man accused of murder in 1818 was related by Mr Alan W. Brown, Assistant Crown Prosecutor, during an address to the Christchurch Businessmen's Club. The accused challenged the prosecutor to trial by battle, and it was found that the law in this respect was still quite good, said Mr Brown. The accused was acquitted after his challenge had been refused by the prosecutor, and the next year the law of trial by battle was repealed. 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. Mr Fisher doubted whether the men would he 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. A New Fish.

The discovery of fresh-water fish, until recently unknown, of the same family as the bully, was the subject of a papei- read to the Canterbury branch of the Royal Society of New Zealand by Mr G. Stokell. The fish, which are found mainly in, the headwaters of rivers, were first seen by Mr Stokell in Lake Georgina, near Lake Coleridge, about 10 years ago. He first thought them to be bullies, but he later noted the characteristic which led him to classify them as a new species under the name Philypnodon nudipalatus. They were found in large numbers at a height of 1000 ft. above sea level, and at 2000 ft. were the dominant fish, displacing the bully, which was found at lower levels. Guaranteed Prices.

The advisory committee set up' by the Government to carry out investigations and make recommendations concerning the fixing of guaranteed prices for butter and cheese for the new dairy season opening on Monday, comprises Sir Francis Frazer, chairman; Mr G. A. Duncan, Mr N. H. Moss and Mr H. M. Caselberg, Government representatives; and Mr C. P. Agar, Mr W. Marshall and Professor A. H. Tocker, representing the dairy industry. The committee held its first meeting yesterday, and it is expected that the hearing of witnesses will take several days. The committee's report will include recommendations for the new season’s prices, but the final decision will rest with the Government. If the new prices cannot be announced by Monday, arrangements will be made for the current season’s prices to continue in force. An adjustment in payments will be made as soon as the new rates are determined.

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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 July 1938, Page 6

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Tapeke kupu
922

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 July 1938, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 July 1938, Page 6

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