LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 November 1938, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

“Happy Days” Art Union. The drawing of “Happy Days” Art Union is to be held at the Masonic Hall, the Terrace, Wellington, this evening, starting at 6 o’clock.

Armistice Day. Armistice Day will be observed in Masterton with the customary two minutes’ silence at 11 a.m. on November 11. ■ The occasion will mark the twentieth anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in the Great War.

Ribbon Parade Arranged. The Wairarapa Kennel Club, at a committee meeting held on Friday night, decided to hold a Ribbon Parade at the Masterton Park on Saturday, December 10. The president, Mr'H. Mackenzie Douglas, welcomed new members of the committee. Aero Club Activities.

Mr E. A. Heyder left the Hood aerodrome on Saturday morning in a Miles Whitney Straight for Wellington, where Mr Kirkcaldie of the Wellington Aero Club took over the machine and flew to Christchurch, returning in the afternoon to Wellington. Mi' Heyden then took charge of the machine, and later returned’’to Masterton.

German Frontier Road. “The frontier roads in Germany are really marvellous, and it is very obvious that the new roads have been built for military purposes,” states a New Zealand businessman in a letter written during a visit to Germany. “The old roads, which are left intact and which are still used, are in perfect order and run alongside the new ones. Every 10 miles or so a siding is laid about half a mile in length, and although not in concrete, it is perfectly constructed in metal, with a slightly higher crown.”

College Pipe Band. The Wairarapa- College Pipe Band, on its way to attend the Saint Andrew Society gathering on Saturday evening, paraded, playing along Queen Street, where it was followed by crowds of picture patrons and others. The band made a most favourable impression. It is a pity that a band that has tc, depend for its support largely on the generosity of the public, does not more frequently appear in the public streets, and thereby give its supporters some return. To do so might even provide a ground for a municipal subsidy. Interesting War Relic.

An interesting relic recalling the early days of the Great War hangs on the memorial tablet to the 79 members of the Christchurch Technical College who fell in the Great War. This is the flag of the Willochra, the first troop ship to return to New Zealand with the wounded. The flag was obtained by Mr T. B. Bowring, a member of the staff. The memorial tablet, which is of Mount Somers stone, is in the handsome Memorial Hall,, erected at a cost of £14,000. The tablet was the work of Mr A. G. Gurnsey, of Christchurch.

Motor Cars In Los Angeles. There is one motor car to every two persons in Los Angeles county, said Mr M. J. Rodney, a former Melbourne resident now living in Los Angeles, who passed through Auckland recently on his way to Sydney by the Monterey. Mr Rodney was discussing the enormous motor traffic of Los Angeles city and stated that within the county, which had a population of about 2,000,000 people, there were 1,000,000 motor cars. Practically every family possessed a car which, when second-hand, could often be purchased for from 15 to 25 dollars. Value of Pig Rooting.

The opinion that pig rooting had improved the property 100 per cent was expressed by a witness in the Dargaville Magistrate’s Court during the hearing of a claim between two farmers on the grounds . of alleged damage to pastures caused by the rooting of pigs. The Magistrate, Mr G. N. Morris, remarked that he had heard many similar claims during the last 10 years, but had never heard it said that pig rooting improved a property, particularly to the extent of' 100 per cent, as claimed by the witness. He added that if such were the position, a farmer should pay for having pigs rooting in his property.

Stock Judging. At a meeting of the Wellington Council of the N.Z. Federation of Young Farmers’ Club, the Wairarapa district committee sought permission to conduct a Wellington provincial stock-judging competition at Masterton next winter. Mr Bremner explained that it was a magnification of their field day and, although there would be considerable difficulty for outside committees to give their support, he suggested that they recommend a suitable date for the competition. It was suggested that the competition be held some time in April. Permission was -given the Wairarapa committee to hold the competition.

Power Lines Hit by Bomber. Flying low during manoeuvres, a Defence Department bomber struck the high-tension power lines near Pahautanui on Saturday afternoon. There was a blinding flash, but the machine continued on its . way with only minor damage to a wingtip and part of the under-carriage.'All electric services in Wellington failed and trams were held up for nearly 20 minutes. The machine, a Blackburn Maffin bomber attached to the Wellington (Territorial) Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, was one of two sent up to “spot” and attack the weekend camp of the First Battalion, Wellington Regiment, about three miles north of Pahautanui. It was piloted by Flight Lieutenant J. R. Agar, who had an army observer with him.

Property Changes Hands. One of the oldest businesses in Wellington and a well-known Manners Street property changed hands last week. This was the business and property known as Scott’s “Original Scotch Pie Shop,” a shop which was established, not exactly on the same site, in 1876, by the late Mr Simon Scott, who died a few months ago. The late Mr Scott had not taken a very active part in the business for some years, during which it had been carried on by members of the family. The property has been acquired by Mr Stanley Garland, restauranteur, who intends utilising the first floor of the building as a restaurant on the lines of his other dining rooms in Wellington. The property has a 24-foot frontage to Manners Street, and a depth of 136 feet. It is a brick three-story building. The purchase price was about £2O 000.