LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 July 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Cat's Plight. A cat at the top of a power pole in the railway settlement at New Plymouth had to be rescued by men with a service van and ladder from the electric light department of the Borough Council. Taking refuge there from a dog she was unable to get down. This is the third time the authorities have had to rescue a cat from the top of a pole. Court of Review.

A three weeks’ sitting of the Court of Review will commence in Wellington on Monday. The Hon Mi’ Justice Johnston arrived from Wanganui on Thursday, and the two other members of the court, Messrs R. S. Chadwick and A. Coleman, S.M., will arrive in Wellington after the week-end. The registrar of the court, Mr W. W. King, will make fixtures at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday, fixtures for opening days having already been made. The court will sit in the Supreme Court building on Monday and Tuesday, and thereafter in the Arbitration Court building. Billiards and Snooker.

Playing in the Y.M.C.A. billiards and snooker tournament on Thursday night Pioneers defeated Post Office by 9 games to one. Following are the detailed results, Pioneer players mentioned first in every case: —Billiards: P. Rimene beat L. Astridge; J. Rimene beat H. Worthington; J. Wilson beat W. J. Miller; R. Haise lost to J. Dunbar; T. Potangoroa beat L. J. Thompson. In the snooker competition Pioneers won all the games. Next Tuesday Daniells will play Pioneers and on Thursday the Y.M.C.A. A team will play Catholic Club.

British Drama League. A meeting of the Wairarapa branch of the British Drama League was held on Thursday evening. The president (Mr T. Jordan) presided over a good attendance. The main business was the making of arrangements for the annual festival of the League. It was reported that there would be entries this year from two new societies. In view of the fact that the elimination festival for the North Island is to be held at Masterton this year it is hoped that the local festival will attract a good number of entries. It was decided to hold the Wairarapa Festival in Masterton on October 4 and 5.

Rugby Without Boots. Whether the backs in a Fijian Rugby football team which is to play . a Maori team next month should wear boots or not was being discussed by the committee responsible for the team in Suva when a visit was paid by Mr A. D. Tench, who has returned to Christchurch. He said that it had been decided that it would be necessary for the forwards to wear boots, but it was thought that if the backs wore boots they would lose speed, which would be their principal advantage over the Maoris, who had a better knowledge of the game. Actually, he said, the Fijians could kick better without boots than with them.

Auckland Milk Prices. There is to be no increase in the price of milk to the public of Auckland, although the Milk Council decided, after a long discussion in committee, to fix the dairyman’s average margin for 12 months at a halfpenny a gallon more than it has been in the past. For the four winter months in 1939 the farmer will receive 121 d a gallon instead of lid, as he now does, but in the eight months between September 1 next and April 30, 1939, he will receive only lOffi, the same as he has hitherto. The price of milk will still be 6d a quart for loose milk in ordinary areas, 5Jd a quart in zoned areas, and an extra Jd in both instances for bottled milk.

An Aged Pony. After reaching the remarkable age of 43 years a pony which had good claims to be called a notable Aucklander, has died at the home of his owner, Miss Thorald Clerk, of Bassett Road, Remuera, Auckland. For years this pony, known variously as William Rufus, Rufle and Rufus, had defied the ordinary longevity laws' of his kind and had far outstripped the age at which even old horses usually die. One of several records which he seems to have established is that he had lived through the reigns of five kings and another was that instead of seeing the children who had first ridden him merely grow up he had stayed with them into middle age.

Dogs in Christchurch. Provision will be made in the Christchurch bylaws to deal with the problem of “dog farms” in residential districts, according to a decision made by the City Council on the recommendation of the bylaws committee. A report from the committee stated that complaints had been received concerning the keeping of large numbers of dogs in confined areas in residential districts. The committee had inquired regarding the method of dealing with such matters in Auckland and had received a copy of the Auckland bylaw, which required an annual licence, with a fee of ss, to keep four or more dogs of the age of six months or more foi’ a period of 14 days or more within the city. Insertion of a similar provision in the Christchurch bylaws was recommended.

Conference of Candidates. A conference of selected National Party candidates from all parts of the Dominion opened in Wellington yesterday. The Leader of the Parliamentary Party, the Hon Adam Hamilton, is presiding. In an interview last night, Mr Hamilton said the conference was being held in preparation for the general election campaign. It was discussing various aspects of policy proposals and the views of various parts of the Dominion. “One could get nothing better than the enthusiasm they are showing,” Mr Hamilton said. “We are all in good heart and looking forward to a successful campaign.” The conference of candidates will continue today and on Monday and Tuesday. On Thursday the annual Dominion conference of the party will open in Wellington. A Scottish Professor. The Saint Andrew Society has been fortunate in securing as its speaker at the gathering to be held on Saturday evening next, Professor lan Alister Gordon, M.A. (Edin.). Professor Gordon occupies the chair of English Literature at Victoria University College, Wellington, and has chosen as the subject of his address to the Saint Andrew Society, “Some Writers in Modern Scots. It is. little over a year since Professor Gordon left Scotland to come to New Zealand, so that he is able to deal with his subject in the light of personal contact and knowledge. Professor' Gordon has the reputation of being no dry-as-dust lecturer, but a witty and entertaining speaker, and his talk next Saturday is looked for with eager anticipation. Mrs Gordon will accompany her husband to Masterton.