LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 September 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Found Dead in Bush. Henry Sebatian Campbell, aged 29, radio salesman, who has been missing since Tuesday, was found dead in the bush near Taylorville, about a quarter of a mile from the road, today by a police search party. There was a shotgun alongside the body. Excitement at Milford Sound. The first motor-cycles to be seen in the Milford Sound district arrived recently by boat from Bluff. There were three of them and their arrival was the cause of unusual interest and as they were ridden from the boat to the camp, a distance 1 of .eight miles, the residents of the camp turned out in force to greet them with loud cheering. Advertising on the Air. I An admission that he did not like advertising over the air was made by the Hon W. Nash (Minister of Finance) in his address to supporters at Petone on Friday evening. Mr Nash said he had to admit that some people liked advertising by means of the radio, but he did not, and he did not know why people who had their advertisements in the newspapers also wanted them over the air. Mr Nash said he did not intend to refer to the Commercial Broadcasting Service apart from saying that he did not know anyone who had given more time to the-“under-dog” than Mr C. G. Scrimgeour. (Applause.) Bridge Party. A successful bridge party was held at the home of Mrs H. W. Thompson, Perry Street, Masterton, to raise funds for the Nursing Division of St John Ambulance Brigade, and a satisfactory sum was realised. Thanks are due to the ladies who assisted with the supper and donated the prizes, to Mr Hoar for loan of chairs, and the Townswomen’s Guild for the loan of cups and saucers. The winners of the prizes were: —Ladies, Mrs Palmer; men, Mr Goodin. Consolation prizes were won by Mrs Clarke and Mr Loft. The special prizes for the highest score in the last hand went to Mrs Inder and Mr Hoar. “Globular Facts.” A student of “globular facts” has written an unusual letter to the Mayor of Invercargill (Mr John Miller) whom he credits with a “vast store of knowledge. The letter, which is signed by Mr Frederick C. Meyers, of Indianapolis, U.S.A., is as follows: —“As a student of globular facts, and as you are situated some miles from the States around the world, I wonder if you could tell me from your vast store of knowledge if any ship ever came into your port on a beeline from Cape Horn, South America, and if you have ever heard of any Antarctic Expedition that ever traversed the South Pole and landed at the nearest land point in Africa. I do thank you for the answer to the foregoing questions, and if I can be of any service or answer any questions for you I shall be only too glad to do so, about the U.S.A., etc. I thank you.”

Tramway Wages. Increased wages to the permanent way, traffic and other employees’ announced at yesterday’s meeting of the Christchurch Tramway Board will mean an extra cost of £7037 for the current year. The works and traffic committee reported that after several sittings it had been decided to adjourn further conciliation council proceedings until December next and to carry on under the old agreement till March 31, 1939, with the exception that wages had been increased and the spread of hours made eight hours in 11 instead of eight hours in 12. The altered conditions would operate from today. The report added that the permanent way staff and other labourers would be paid 2s-41d, plus extra allowances to permanent way workers fop special work. In addition, a further 2d an hour had been granted to the traffic staff and other workers. The report was adoptwithout comment.