LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 April 1940, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No Publication On Anzac Day. As is customary, the “Times-Age" will not be published on Thursday. Anzac Day. Frost in Masterton . A frost of 6.6 degrees was registered in Masterton this morning. War Expenses Fund. The interest-free loans and donations for war purposes acknowledged yesterday by the Minister of Finance, Mr Nash, included £lO,OOO from the New Zealand Newspapers. Ltd., Auckland, for the duration of the war and six months afterwards. Upper Hutt Council Election. The by-election to fill the vacancy on the Upper Hutt Borough Council caused by the death of Cr W. Gregg was held yesterday. The poll resulted in the return of Mr W. A. Stewart, the Labour nominee, by a majority of 76 votes. Coursing Club Trophy. A handsome trophy has been presented to the Wairarapa Coursing Chib by the ladies’ committee, for the maidien stake event. The club will open its season's coursing on. Saturday. Entries close tomorrow, and the draw will take place in the evening. Exhibition Atendances. Increased attendances continue at the Centennial Exhibition. Yesterday there were 13,302 visitors, an excellent figure for a week day, and for a Monday in particular. The day was fine, with a light southerly breeze, and the evening was brilliantly fine. Large school parties again visited the Exhibition. and there were many country people there. The total has now reached 2,321.883, a daily average of 16,936. Post-Primary Education. “Every child should have at least, two years’ post-primary education," stated Mr W. R. Nicol, at the biennial meeting of householders of the Masterton Central School last night. Mr Nicol referred to the Bill which was to come before Parliament, which would make it compulsory for every child to complete two years' post-primary education. Mr Nicol stressed the need for teaching booking-keeping in State schools.

Motor Vehicles Licences. There has been a remarkable increase in the number of motor vehicles licensed in New Zealand. At March 31 last the total was 315,520, an increase of 9696 vehicles, or 3.17 per cent over the number of licences at the corresponding date in 1939. The Postmaster-General, Mr Jones, said last evening that compared with last year's figures, the car licences had increased by 7372, or 3.4 per cent, and commercial vehicles by 4228, or 5.86 per cent. Motor-cycle licences had decreased by 1908. or 9.04 per cent. Great Educational centre. “Wairarapa is a wonderful educational centre," stated Mr W. R. Nicol at the biennial meeting of householders at the Central School last night. Mr Nicol stated that from the earliest days in the Wairarapa the pioneers' first thoughts had been for the education, both scholastic and spiritual, of the younger generation. Mr Nicol observed that out of a total of 205 schools in the Wellington Education Board’s area, the Wairarapa possessed 100. Auckland West Seat. The by-election to fill the Auckland West seat created by the death of Mr Savage has been fixed for Saturday, May 18. Nominations will close on May 1. The rolls closed yesterday afternoon, when the number of enrolled voters in the electorate was approximately 16,3’53. No nominations had been received by the returning officer yesterday. The official Labour choice of candidate will be'announced tomorrow night, and it has already been stated that the Communist Party will put forward a candidate, but the attitude of the National Party has not been defined so far. Remarkably Good Fishing. Official reports from the trout fishing grounds of Rotorua and Taupo state that some remarkably good sport has been enjoyed over the last fortnight by a number of anglers who basketed some big fish, the largest of which weighed 1711 b. The Minister of Internal Affairs. Mr Parry, said yesterday that officers' reports were the brightest from lakes Rotoiti, Okataina, Rerewhekaitu, and from the Waitahanui River. One angler’s bag contained 13 fish, weighing 1231 b, and another of 12 fish, weighing 1201 b. “As in most other sports," said Mr Parry, “there are good and bad days for fishing. For the last fortnight anglers have had great luck with their rods, : one telegraphing me from Rotorua, ; ‘The fishing is good, it'll do me.” ” Exhibition and Anzac Day. At a special meeting of the Dornin- f ion Executive Committee of the Re- . turned Soldeirs’ Association it was de- ‘ cided to send the following resolution t to the New Zealand Centennial Ex- j hibition authorities: "That in view of j the fact that the directors of the Ex- .

hibition twice asked the New Zealand Returned Soldiers' Association whether it would agree to opening the Exhibition on Anzac Day and that the N.Z.R.S.A. twice refused to agree, the Dominion executive committee enters a most emphatic protest against the decision of the directors to open the Exhibition from 3,30 p.m. on that day, and urgently requests that the decision be rescinded.” When invited to make a statement last night, the chairman of directors of the Exhibition Company. Mr T. C. a. Hislop, said he did not wish to comment at the moment. Storeman's Death. , A verdict that William Patrick Redmond (formerly of Masterton), storeman, aged 55. who fell from the top floor'of the Wairarapa Farmers' building in Lambton Quay. Wellington, to a verandah below, died of shock arising from multiple injuries, was returned by the coroner, Mr J. Emslie, when an inquest was held in Wellington yesterday. Tiie coroner also found that the injuries were received in the ordinary course of Redmond's employment.' Evidence was given that Redmond. at the time of the accident, was working alone on the top floor of the building, and that it could only be presumed what he was doing and how ho came to fall through the window. In front of the window were three bags, and on the windowsill were several parcels of paper bags. Some of these parcels had been moved. It would appear. said a police officer, that Redmond was either on ton of the bags or standing' on the windowsill when he slipped and fell backward through the ’Window.