LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 December 1939, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Centennial Exhibition. At the Centennial Exhibition yesterday the attendance was 10,598, bringing the total up to 505,469, a daily average of 14,040. Military Enrolment. The latest military enrolment in the New Zealand special military force is that of Noel Harold Wallace, of Greytown. The Wairarapa enrolments to date have reached 319. Tender Accepted, The Masterton Borough Council has accepted the tender of the Disabled Soldiers’ Products Company to supply the dog registration collars for the ensuing year. A Peaceful Gesture. "It's quite all right. It’s a peaceful gesture only.” observed the Mayor. Mr T. Jordan, at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Borough Council when Councillor Trevor Beetham arose to remove his coat. Christmas Carolling. The Masterton Municipal Band is continuing Christmas carolling in various parts of the town. It will also take part in the civic farewell to members of the First Echelon at the Opera House on Thursday night and on Christmas morning (next Monday) will play at Lansdowne. On New Year's Eve the band will see the old year out at the Post Office corner. Attack on World’s Record.

The Masterton Amateur Athletic Association was granted permission by the Masterton Borough Council last night to use the Park on Saturday. February 17, to hold a sports meeting, when an attack on the world’s amateur relay record would be made by Messrs W. A. C. Pttllar (Masterton), V. P. Boot (Wellington), C. H. Matthews (Christchurch) and T. Allen (Dunedin). Centennial Memorial.

The Borough Engineer, Mr C. R. Mabson, submitted to the meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night the design of and the inscription for the concrete slabs which are to be placed at either end of the avenue of trees which it is proposed to plant at the northern and southern approaches to the borough as a centennial memorial scheme. It was decided to approve of the design and that the work be put in hand. Gift to Patriotic Fund.

At a meeting of the Otago Provincial Patriotic Council yesterday Mr S. Saltzman made a donation of £5OO to the patriotic fund. The following is a list of public gifts made by Mr Saltzman from time to time: —Grey Hospital, £1000; Oamaru Children’s Hospital, £2000; Dunedin Ophthalmic Hospital, £1275; Children’s Health Camp, Company Bay, £1250; Waipiata sanatorium block, £3000; St John Ambulance building, Dunedin, £7000; Balclutha T.B. block, £3000; Otago Provincial Patriotic Council. £500; total, £19,025. Intoxicated Horseman Fined.

The penalty for the offence was first fixed when there was no motor traffic and the maximum fine of £5 was now inadequate for a serious case, commented Mr Miller, S.M., in the Hastings Magistrates' Court, Hastings, yesterday, when dealing with Donald Joseph Barr, aged 76, who pleaded guilty to being intoxicated while in charge of a horse. The magistrate said he would take into account Barr’s age in fixing the penalty at £3, in default seven days’ imprisonment. It was stated by Senior-Sergeant E. Quayle that Barr came into town on Monday and became intoxicated. He was on his way home along the Pakowhai Road when he fell off his horse into a drain.

Lawn Tennis War Purge. Nine enemy subjects were struck off the roll of honorary members of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain on November 1. They were Dr Behrens, Otto Froitzheim, H. Henkel, H. Kleinschroth, O. Kreuzer, Dr H. Landmann, R. Menzel, Dr H. Rau, and Baron F. von Rhorer. Henkel, aged twenty-five, was in two Wimbledon finals last year, and he represented his country in the Davis Cup before he was twenty. In 1937 he won the French and German championships. Roderick Menzel, formerly champion of Czechoslovakia, is now a of Germany's Davis Cup team. He ranks in the world’s best ten, and has lately been broadcasting in English from Nazi stations.

Royal Air Force Mail. Following the receipt of communications from parents regarding the rather long interval since the receipt of the latest letters from sons in the Royal Aii' Force, the Prime Minister, Mr Savage, cabled to the High Commissioner in London, Mr W. J. Jordan. asking if there was any special reason for delay. Mr Jordan has replied stating that, apart from the change-over from air to sea mail, censorship and irregularity of steamer sailings, he had been advised that there was no special reason for delay except that since the outbreak of war routine letter-writing has been interrupted by service conditions, including frequent change of station and lack of opportunity through intensive training. “Please reassure parents," Mr Jordan added, "that I am closely watching the interests of all serving New Zealanders here." Payment for Wheat Crop. That the final payment of 3d a bushel on the 1938-39 wheat crop was now being made was announced yesterday by the Minister of Industries and Commerce. Mr Sullivan. The total amount of the payment was £55,571. Cheques had been' forwarded to brokers who were making payments to growers as expeditiously as possible. and it was expected that the payout would be completed before Christmas. "Wheatgrowers made a splendid effort this year in increasing the area for harvest in 1940 by 66.000 acres.” said the Minister. He had. lie said, been anxiously watching the rainfall reports from the various wheatgrowing districts, because the total weight of wheat produced depended so much on that factor. While the rainfall of a few weeks ago had saved the crop from disaster, the dry weather since experienced had militated against normal yields from the spring sown crop, but reports received by him indicated that autumn sown crops in most areas were still looking well and might be expected to yield not far short of (he average. There will be a special rubbish collection in the Borough on Friday next, instead of on the last Friday "of the month.