LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 March 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Five Years’ Imprisonment. In the Supreme Court at Gisborne yesterday, before Mr Justice Northcroft, Joe Douglas, who was found guilty of rape and indecent assault at Wairoa, was sentenced to five years imprisonment. First Aid Facilities. The Nursing Division, St. John Ambulance, will be on duty at the Park Oval on Saturday during the progress of the inter-house drill display and sports. The division has been granted the use of the croquet pavilion for the treatment of any accidents. St. John Ambulance. A general meeting of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will be held in the Technical School Rooms, Dixon Street, tomorrow night at 7.30 p.m. The Brigade needs new recruits to assist in carrying on its work effectively, and any intending recruits are cordially invited to attend tomorrow night’s meeting. | . Boxer Returning to U.S.A. Bob Olin, who won the light-heavy-weight boxing title from Rosenbloom in 1934, and lost it in 1935 to John Henry Lewis, is a through passenger by the Monterey after a successful visit to Australia, states an Auckland Press Association telegram. He has been matched with Baer. The winner may meet Louis, world heavyweight champion. Invitation to Schoolgirls. Girls from New Zealand and Australian secondary schools have been invited by the National Council of Education of Britain and Canada and by the Overseas Education League to visit Canada during the Canadian tour of the King and- Queen, said Mr A. Sullivan, Inspector of High Schools, British Columbia, who arrived in Auckland yesterday by the Niagara to discuss details with the authorities. Attractions of the Cab. Many of those at the Wairarapa College Fair on Saturday availed themselves of the novelty of a ride in a horse drawn cab, which was driven by Mr R. Pinhey, for many years a wellknown Mastefton cab proprietor. Mr Pinhey drove a burlesque wedding party in the procession in the morning and in the afternoon he was open for hire. He did a thriving business and was responsible for raising a good sum of money Tor the Fair funds. New Track Record. At a meeting staged by the Otago centre of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association last night, H. J. Tyrie won the 440yds. easily in 50secs„ thus establishing a track record for the Caledonian grounds. L. Dickison won the three miles in 14.53, only a second slower than W. A. C. Pullar’s Otago championship record. In the mile walk the New Zealand champion, R. J. Watson, recorded the brilliant time of 6.28, only 1 3-ssecs. outside I. Driscoll’s New Zealand record. • x Woman Runner Arrives. Decima Norman, the young Australian runner, arrived in Auckland yesterday by the Monterey accompanied by a chaperon, Mrs D. Magee. Miss Norman will tour New Zealand and will compete in the women’s championships at Auckland, contesting the 100, 220, and broad jump. Miss Norman said that .the reason for her failures in the New South Wales championships was over-training. She had been in continuous training since; the Empire Games. Air Defence. An indication of the extent of aerial defence activities in New Zealand is given in the latest issue of the Gazette, which publishes details of tenders accepted recently by the Public Works Department for the construction of buildings at three Air Force stations— Wigram, Hobsonville and Whenuapai. The total value of eight tenders accepted is £241,218. The biggest contract is for the construction of two hangars for the Royal New Zealand Air Force station at Whenuapai, near Auckland. This aerodrome is nearing completion, and the two hangars are to cost £153,080. Auckland Cargo Working. According to a message from Auckland, figures taken out for the cargo steamer Loch Don, while she was discharging timber in Auckland last month, make the position appear less serious than the master of the steamer, Captain Beaten, has been reported as indicating in Sydney. The estimate made at the. time was that one gang in Auckland took out in one day the same quantity of timber that another ;gang had loaded in 9 slings at Vancouver. In a cablegram from Sydney yesterday, Captain Beaten was reported as stating that Auckland stevedores had taken ten days to discharge a consignment of timber loaded in nine slings at Vancouver. A Woman Assisted. A woman stowaway was discovered in the Awatea a day out from Sydney, stated passengers when the liner arrived at Wellington yesterday. A subscription list was opened to pay her fare, and through the generosity of Lord Nuffield not only was this done but she was able to land in New Zealand with money in pocket. She evaded attention during the early hours of the voyage by the simple expedient of sitting in the lounge. The weather was rough, many passengers were seasick, and she escaped notice. When she was discovered a subscription list was circulated among the passengers, but it was understood that Lord Nuffield made a substantial contribution, and that nothing further was necessary. The officers of the ship declined to discuss the incident. “Her fare was forthcoming, as far as I am concerned, I have not reported her as a stowaway, said Captain A. H. Davey, on arrival yesterday. Railway Accounts. A further improvement in netrevenue of the Railways Department was reported by the Minister of Railways, the Hon. D. G. Sullivan, yesterday. In a statement to the Press a fortnight ago, Mr Sullivan said, he had stated the approximate net revenue for the four-weekly period ended February 5 last would be £42,000 more than the net revenue for the corresponding period last year. “Actual figures now show that the increment for the period was £47,000—£5000 more than was calculated,” he said yesterday. “The position now is that the net revenue for the financial period of 44 weeks (April 1 to February 4) was £208,000. Additional revenue increases for the fortnight which ended on February 18 amount to £61.171, and I am confident that at March 31 the net revenue for the full year will, as previously estimated, be £700.000. This must be considered a very gratifying recovery indeed,”