LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 August 1939, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Low Prices.

The low cost of many commodities in Australia greatly impressed the members of the New Zealand Badminton team, who on their return to New Zealand remarked on the cheapness of fruit, boots and shoes and glassware.

Rotary Club

Reports front various committee chairmen were received at yesterday's meeting of the Masterton Rotary Club. The president elect, Mr J. J. Hunter.’ gave an interesting review of the proceedings of the District Conference held in Wellington on Tuesday. Woman Falls Under Train.

When Mrs Frew, a widow, aged 61, was seeing a relative away by the express at Invercargill yesterday morning, she failed to hear the warning bell and did not leave the carriage till the train had started to move. When stepping to the platform she fell between the carriages and was severely injured. She was taken to hospital, but died later.

Apex Investment Trust. The Apex Investment Trust of New Zealand Limited has declared a final dividend at the rate of 41 per cent per annum for the half year ended June 30, 1939, payable on September 21. 1939. The dividend is free of Social Security and Income Tax in the hands of shareholders. With an interim dividend paid during March, 1939, the dividend for the full year is at the rate of 4.} per cent per annum. . .. . «■' Motorist Collapses. While he was driving his motor-car out of a garage in Symonds Street, Auckland yesterday afternoon, James Milles, aged 60, manager of the Mount Eden branch of the Kauri Timber Company, Limited, collapsbd suddenly and died before help could be brought. Mr Miller, who had been receiving treatment for heart disease for some time, apparently felt an attack coming on, and managed to stop his car on the footpath. Two doctors were called, but he was dead before they arrived. Sentences on Maoris. Mark Nepia, aged 49, labourer, was sentenced by Mr Justice Johnston to 18 months’ reformative detention for negligently-driving a car in Gisborne and causing the death of Iris Annie Berry, states a Press Association telegram from Gisborne. He was also prohibited from holding a driver’s licence for 10 years. Hira Kaiwai, aged 24, was sentenced to six months’ hard labour on several counts of breaking and entering in Ruatoria. Dick Raru, aged 22, was admitted to probation for 18 months for breaking and entering in Wairoa.

Charge Resented. “I do not think it should go forth from this board that Taranaki is the home of child slavery,”] said Mr T. J. Griffin at the Taranaki Education Board’s meeting in New Plymouth. The chairman, Mr J. A. Valentine, said that a questionnaire to teachers had resulted in 62 children being reported as being affected by working conditions out of school hours, but consideration of the report showed that there was much exaggeration. Included in those 62 were many children who worked only for an hour or two before or after school and there was no real hardship involved. There were only about six cases that should be placed in the hands of the welfare officer.