LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 October 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

College Sheep. The sheep running on the Wairarapa College small farm are doing exceptionally well, the lambs being considered to be among the most forward in the district. When speaking to the boys of the agricultural class at a farewell gathering yesterday, Mr S. Mills, departing agricultural master, expressed his thanks to them for their co-operation, especially mentioning S. Dalgleish, junr, who had taken a particularly keen interest in the management of the sheep on the college farm.

Clergy and Military Service. “I realise that the time may yet come when some of us will be called upon to serve our country or feel that we ought to offer our services in some capacity other than the comparatively limited ranks of the army chaplains,” said the Bishop of Waiapu, the Rt Rev G. V. Gerard, addressing the synod at Napier. “I do not consider that such an occasion has yet arisen, but should it come I would not hold back men of military age desirous of enlisting, provided that we are able to fulfil our primary duty of ministering the Word and the Sacraments in the parish churches and caring for the souls of those at home.” Brass Bapds Contest.

At a meeting of the Centennial Brass Band Contest Committee, the president of the New Zealand Brass Bands Association reported that negotiations were in progress to secure the services of an eminent English musician to act as chief adjudicator at the Centennial contest in February, and to conduct a series of talks and lectures after the contest. The secretary reported that the city council had granted the use of the Basin Reserve for the purposes of the hymn test, to take place on Sunday afternoon, February 18. It was further reported that the test music had come to hand and would be distributed to the competing bands early next month. The Parish Church.

An appeal to the laity to influence the congregations in their parishes against the evil of competitive “ser-mon-tasting.” which tended to expect of the clergy a topical discourse, leaving unlaid the solid foundations for building up intelligent faith, was made by the Bishop of Waiapu, the Rt Rev G. V. Gerard, in an address to synod. “We must encourage our people to know and love the parish church,” he said. While fully realising the difficulties of country life, he was convinced that they would never be strong while the bulk of the country parishioners could go to town for market days, shopping, sport and cinemas, but seldom to the parish church except for a baptism or a marriage.

Painting Mudguards. A. decision not to supply paint to schools for painting white the rear mudguards of bicycles was made at a meeting of the general committee or the Southland Automobile. Association after a short discussion. A letter was received from the South Island Motor Union stating that if the associations did not feel disposed to adopt in its entirety a plan for painting mudguards and checking rear reflectors they might offer to supply paint to schools. Mr I. V. Wilson moved that no action be taken, stating that it would be difficult to carry out a scheme for supplying paint. An amendment by Mr J. Pickard that the association get into touch with the headmasters lapsed and the motion was carried. Sale of New Zealand Wool. "Negotiations with the United Kingdom Government for the purchase of New Zealand wool are approaching finality," said the Minister of Marketing, Mr Nash, in a statement issued last night. "Details of procedure are still under discussion, and when these are completed the regulations will be gazetted providing for the purchase by the Now Zealand Government of all wool for the purposes of New Zealand and the United Kingdom.” In the meantime, said Mr Nash, the Wool Regulations, which temporarily prohibited the sale or other disposal of wool and which were due to expire today, had been extended. They would be revoked when the new Wool Purchase Regulations came into operation]

Alleged Wrongful Use of Words. The alleged wrongful use of the words "made in New Zealand” in connection with goods contained in Christmas stockings was the basis of an action brought against James Stedman Henderson Sweets Limited, by the Commissioner of Patents and Trade Marks, which was heard in the Auckland Magistrates’ Court, before Mr Orr Walkcr, S.M. The use of the words "made in New Zealand” tended to mislead any person as to the place of manufacture of the goods, said Mr Meredith, for the plaintiff. Defendant company, he said, manufactured for the retail trade Christmas stockings. One stocking, concerning which the charge was laid, was bought by a representative of the Commissioner of Patents and Trade Marks and it was found that of the 16 articles which it contained, nine were made in Japan, one in Australia and only six in New Zealand. On it was a circular label which bore the words mentioned in the charge. The magistrate reserved his decision.