LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 January 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

No Weekend Visitors. The mobilisation camp at Trentham will bo closed to visiters this weekend. Fast Scoring. In making a century for Wanganui against South Taranaki at Cook’s Gardens on Sunday. H. H. Whiting hit the first half-century in 19 minute-.

Compensation Offer. An offer of £228 has been made to the Wanganui A. and P. Association by the Government as compensation for the loss suffered by the association as a result of not being able to hold its spring show last year, the showgrounds being used for military purposes. The offer has been accepted.

Sharks Caught on Groper Line. Twelve sharks, measuring in length up to five feet, were caught off the mouth of the Waihao River recently. A long line was floated out on a small raft to take groper, but the day’s catch resulted in nothing bit* the sharks and two skate. “Don’t Expect Long War."

Relatives of a New Zealander in Britain have been worried because they have received no mail from him for some months, and a cablegram was dispatched to ascertain if he is safe. Quickly came to the response by cable: "Britain smiling. Momentous happenings. Soon Germany’s turn to be guessing. Don’t expect long war. Everybody confident of the future. An Unpleasant Shock. Troops proceeding to military camp by a special train which passed through Napier on Monday afternoon received an unpleasant shock when they left the train on its arrival at Napier and attempted to leave the station in search of “refreshments." Military orderlies politely directed them to the railway refreshment room, and they had to be content with nothing stronger than “railway tea." Naval Ratings on Rangitane.

The Minister of Defence. Mr Jones, has received advice that fifteen Naval personnel who were on board the Rangitane, sunk by an unnamed raider, have been safely landed in Australia and will return to New Zealand shortly. Five others who were transferred as prisoners to a German ship were reported to be well at the time of transference.

Weraroa Boys Arrested. The five boys front Weraroa Training Farm who absconded while witli a picnic party at Otaki earlier in the week, were arrested al Wellington on Monday. They had in their possession a car that had been removed from Waikanae. Another party of two boys have since left the institution without permission, and their whereabouts arc at present unknown. It is thought that these boys have also taken motor-cars, and are making their way toward Wanganui. * Tuberculosis Hospital.

Following the deputation to the Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, the Wellington Hospital Board is examining the possibility of erecting a tuberculosis hospital on the hill overlooking Mackay's crossing, a mile north of Paekakariki. This would be a wooden I building, possibly on the shelter system. with accommodation for 200. It would make Ewart Hospital and other accommodation at Wellington available for general purposes, in all a total of; up to 200 beds. Baby on Luggage-Carrier.

I /X petrol pump attendant in Aucklar I had a surprise when, on going to f> the petrol tank at the back of a motr car he found a perabulator with a bat in it on the luggage-carrier. The pa cuts appeared quite unconcerned nbm the possibility of losing both perambt lator and child should the retainin straps give way, and as the baby w» comfortably asleep the attendant ofh-j ed no comment on the unusual meth' of carrying h. Sharks and Porpoises, Large numbers of sharks and pot poises have been seen close to the snor by holiday-makers at some East Coat Auckland beaches. Sharks and por j poises, as well as many other fish, ar . plentiful around Whangapanwn Penin 'sula. where snapper have been caugh m large numbers near the shore. Th, Auckland Harbour is at pr>-svnt w,-l stocked with fish, and fishermen hav been surprised at the size. conditio and quantities of snapper caught with i in it< Inuits recently. ; Scottish Pioneers, Waipu. Auckland, where ended om of the most romantic migrations u .recent centuries, when Scottish peopk n small ships bud 1 , by ila niseh i. came front N<<v,i ScMia to New Zeaj land, was the scene of an interestin', j ceremony recently uit the atiimjii o! i the seventieth annual gathering of thi I Waipu Caledonian .Society. wht-r memorial gates presented by the Mackenzie family, descendants of the pioneers, were dedicated The gates are made of slime taken from tin- tlr-.i I residence ■ f the Mackenzie*-: who a..,.-; part in the migration Gored by Bull. t (lured Iy a bull m the early I; ui of Saturday m- fnmg. Mr H-bert Lem mm 50 .-mglv a farmer of Matupvur-.. >«. now in the Whangarei Hospital sullering from a fractured spine His jci edit:- n ■• ■ ions. At about •> a m ’ Mr. Lennon wa-; bunging in the Cows i :\ r the morning mill:mg when b.v w.c I attached by the bull. Hi eras' attract[cd lit*- atlvnta < f .Mr- It (Iran: a:I Xucklami Vi- ■ wo- I; didas .n.j with Mrs E 1 ban* who live near Mr bull. which wa-■ standing over ?-ir n Pitchfork’ ami crowbar’ had ■. b.- t; ■ d : dr.v>‘ it away Holds 27 Positions. Mr J W \ hoi* ’ h ■ : M <:• •• ermmi.t p- tr m th- L'm hern , v . , • o Mi I b ■■ ■’ fM" N -’s o i ■ ,f 0... : *L, T,o - -J-., ;,.;d J’ubl.C C H ” ■ ; '■ • -I bit 51 maw.c.;:-”- and m-; tic ' ■ !■”' . ' : n y , .i,. ....... I, - ■ - ’ - ■ ■-, !i' , <• f tfii* I s i' ■i * *’ ■ : , 1 i 4 ■ . ■ . ■ .a. f ■ o. H ■■ M