LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 February 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Injuries Prove Fatal. Mr Herbert Anscombe, a married man who was seriously injured when the lorry he was driving crashed into a telegraph pole near Stony Creek. South Otago, on February 15. died in Balclutha hospital yesterday afternoon. I Mr Anscombe resided in Clydcvale. The National Pool. “We have got to ensure that the toiler draws more from the national pool and the dividend king less,” said the Minister of Public Works, the Hon R. Semple, to a deputation in Houhora. North Auckland. "The more squealing we hear from men who live in expectation of exploiting another’s toil, the more shall we like it.” Worries of Fat Stock Buyers. The life of a fat stock buyer at this time of the year, when the fat and store sheep trade is at its peak, is far from being a bed of roses. In addition to difficulty in securing sufficient railway trucks there is also a shortage of drovers. “You cannot get a drover in Masterton today for a £5 note,” a buyer stated today. They were all out, he said, working on the big drafts from the back-country stations. Centennial Memorial. One of the most enthusiastic meetings held in Greymouth for many years decided that the centennial memorial for the whole Grey district should take the form of a combined women’s rest and Plunket rooms. Several other proposals advanced by those present,were dropped in favour of the adopted proposal, for which a number of speakers stated there was an urg-1 ent necessity. The building, which is expected to cost more than £3OOO, will probably be erected on a central site in the borough. Paper Store Destroyed. A fire which broke out in the new paper store at the Salvation Army Home, Miramar, yesterday morning, practically destroyed the building, which replaced the store which was burnt down toward the end of last year. The 'new structure, which was not quite completed, was a galvanised iron building 60 feet long by 45 feet wide, and was almost filled with bales of waste paper. There were about 30C tons of paper! insured for a third of its value, in the building, which was itself valued at £BOO. Centennial Press Committee. The National Centennial Press Committee held its first meeting during the annual newspaper conference at Hanmei’ Springs. The meeting was addressed by Mr J. W. Heenan, Undersecretary of Internal Affairs, whose suggestion that the Press should intensify the work it had been carrying out during the past three years in the interests of the centennial celebrations was approved. A general policy, was outline, including provisions for assisting the national and local centennial organisations to make the celebrations a success in every way. Gaming Offences. Pleas of guilty were entered in the Magistrates’ Court, Hamilton, yesterday by Christopher Howe Nicholson and Byron Joseph Baumberg, who were charged with using premises in Victoria Street as common gaminghouses. Percy Raymont Allport, charged with assisting Nicholson in using premises as- a common gaming-house, also pleaded guilty. Nicholson was fined £lOO and costs, Baumberg £25 and costs and Allport £5 and costs. On the application of Detective-Sergeant Thompson two gambling devices found in Nicholson’s office and one in Baumberg’s office were ordered to be destroyed.

Firemen Injured. Two firemen were hurt and a third narrowly escaped injury in fighting a fire, which broke out at the Taupo Timber Co.’s factory at Newmarket, Auckland, early yesterday morning. As a result of the fire-fighters’ efforts the blaze was quickly suppressed, and the main building and big stocks of timber in an adjoining yard were saved. The firemen injured were P. Gavin and D. Randall, who received cuts from falling glass. The fire was discovered by a constable. Its origin was in a boiler-house at the rear of the factory, where a hopper of dry shavings ignited. More than 1,000,000 feet of timber are stored immediately behind the scene of the fire.

Optical Students. The possibility of a more comprehensive scheme of education for optical students being introduced was discussed by the Institute of Opticians of New Zealand at the annual conference in Wellington yesterday. The incoming executive was instructed to conduct a thorough investigation of the position Though the present examination system, which is controlled by the Department of Health through the Opticians' Board, was considered to be. of as high a standard as any in the world it was said that there was an increasing desire on the part of members tc make it possible for students to gain more advanced and thorough instruction. 1 Prisoners Sentenced. Prisoners were sentenced in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday by Mr Justice Reed as follows: — Douglas Hamilton Jones, unlawful carnal knowledge, 12 months’ reformative detention; Wallace William Tyrell, indecent assault, three charges, six months’ hard labour; Archibald Andrew Charles Scott, breaking and entering and theft, and breaking and entering with intent to commit a crime, two years’ imprisonment, concurrent on each charge and declared a habitual criminal for the third time; Robert White, failing to stop after motor collision. two years' probation and driver’s licence cancelled for 12 months, also to pay £5 10s 6d costs of prosecution. j The Far North. The Minister of Public Works, the Hon R. Semple, visited Spirits Bay on Wednesday and was surprised to find that the extremity of the northern peninsula above Waipapakauri supports 2200 people and has an output of 150 tons of butter. He urged the construction of a temporary landing ground at Te Hapua, which would complete a Dominion chain of military aerodromes and would be available for touring planes and isolated residents in times of emergency. The Minister received a number of deputations asking for improved roading, drainage, housing and gum development facilities. Mr Semple was impressed with the progress made in the planting of sand dunes in the vicinity of the Ninety Mile Beach. •: