Inter-house Competition.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 November 1939, Page 4

Inter-house Competition.

uonsiaerame interest is being taken by employees of the various business houses in connection with the girls inter-house drill competition on Saturday. The task of the military judges promises to be a difficult one if the smartness of the teams at rehearsal can be' taken as a criterion. The inter-house girls’ parade will commence at 1.40 o’clock sharp. The Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon W. E. Parry, will be present. The territorial competition should also provide a most interesting display for the public.

Price for Creamery Butter Increased. An increase in the price to be paid by the United Kingdom for supplies of second-grade creamery butter was announced by the Minister of Marketing, Mr Nash, in a broadcast address from his office in Parliament Buildings last night. He said that, since announcing the schedule of prices on Friday night information had been received from the British Government that the deduction from the basic purchase price was to be 5s a cwt for second-grade creamery butter, instead of 6s as originally fixed. The basic purchase price is 112 s 6d a cwt. sterling, f.o.b. References to the increase in the prices to be paid for Australian cheese was also made by the Minister, who said that it seemed that the prices New Zealand had obtained had resulted in an advantageous adjustment for Australia. The adjusted price to be paid by the United Kingdom for choicest Australian cheese was 76s 5d a cwt f.o.b. Australian currency. This figure compared witli the New Zealand currency f.o.b. price of 79s 9d. There was therefore now a margin of 3s 4d a cwt in favour of New Zealand

The Honolulu Clipper. Making steady progress on her flight to Auckland, the Pan-American Airways Honolulu Clipper reached Canton Island from Honolulu al 4.45 o’clock yesterday afternoon (New Zealand time). The machine, with her crew of 12 under Captain Cluthe. who was the first officer on the California Clipper on her recent flight, to New Zealand, and five members of the company’s staff as passengers, left Honolulu yesterday morning.. The schedule prepared for the clipper provided for her to leave Canton Island at 4.40 o’clock tliis morning (New Zealand lime) for Noumea, where she is expected to arrive about 6 o'clock this afternoon. She is due lo reach Auckland about 3.30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.

Sugar and Tea. Another denial that there was a shortage of either sugar or tea in the Dominion was given by the Minister of Supply, Mr Sullivan, when referring yesterday to a resolution adopted by a meeting of Auckland grocers in which it was stated that Government control was responsible for a shortage of these commodities. Mr Sullivan said he had already announced figures to show that adequate supplies were available. It had been demonstrated that there was ample sugar in the country to meet all requirements for a considerable time. A question has also been raised regarding supplies of tea, and the allegation had been made that lack of sterling has shortened supplies. For the nine months ended September 30. 1939. the amount used for the importation of tea into New Zealand was £661.094. as compared with £619,926 for the eorresponding period of last year