LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 January 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Broadcast from Athens. News in English is at present being broadcast daily from Athens. Broadcasts begin at 3 a.m. New Zealand summer time, and can be heard on 30.2 m. or 9.93 me s. Reception is strong and clear. Provincial Anniversaries. The anniversary of the foundation of three provinces in New Zealand will be celebrated this month. Wellington was first proclaimed a province on January 22. 1840. On January 27. Taranaki province will be 100 years old, and on January 29, Auckland will celebrate its ninety-eighth birthday, Large Catch of Trout. The best catch of fish this season at Taupo was that of two anglers, who in five days landed 78 trout while flyfishing at Waihaha. in Western Bay. Mr M. D. Elias. Wellington, took 48 fish, the best of which was B|lb., while Mr R. Mclntyre, Wellington, landed 30, his best being one of GJlb. Attacked by Dog.

A three-year-old Masterton child. Jack Simpson, of 12 Third Street, Lansdowne. received wounds to the neck and face when he was attacked by a dog yesterday. The child was admitted to the Masterton Hospital where his condition this morning was reported to be comfortable.

Shotgun Accident. Through the accidental discharge of a shotgun about nine o'clock last night. Mr Robert Bothwell, telephone attendant. 13 Park Road, Napier, who was spending a holiday in Paraparaumu. received a severe lacerated wound in the left thigh. He was taken to hospital in Wellington by the Free Ambulance. Petrol Tanks Sealed. Petrol tanks which went out of use; at reselling stations when the sale of; super grade motor spirit was discontin-l ued some time ago. have been filled with fuel and sealed under Govern-! ment control to ensure supplies being: available in an emergency. The schemehas been put into effect in the cities' and principal towns throughout NewZealand. The tanks are owned by the oil companies, and normally are rented to the resellers. Heat Kills Sheep. It is reported that during shearing operations at Island Bay, Banks Peninsula, the other day, live sheep died while being shorn. One of the shearers said the heat was so excessive in the shearing shed that the shearers could not handle the sheep, and apart from those which died a number of others had to be released before the fleece i was removed, otherwise there would | have been more deaths.

Resources Pooled. A Mastorton resident who has just returned from a visit to Auckland reports that he encountered a considerable volume of ear traffic and that motoring camps were well tilled. In many cases people had pooled their resources in cars and petrol and as a result, travelled as one party. At Taupo, for instance, two cars pulled into the motor camp and the ten people travelling in the two cars comprised four parlies. Christmas Parcels. Sergeant Maurice Browne. 4th Reserve Motor Transport Company. N.Z.A.S.C., Middle East Forces, writing on December 23. stated: " . 'Today | we also got our Christmas patriotic parcels. Gee! They are corker —and you j should have seen the excitement open-1 ing them up. I got n Christmas cake, a. Christmas pudding, tin of shortbread : tin of tobacco, tin of toffee and a tin> of peaches. Gosh, the people in New! Zealand are marvellous, and you don't ■ know how the boys appreciate their I kindness. Everyone is full of praise fori their generosity.” Letters for Lonely Soldiers.

Twenty-one letters have been received by the National Patriotic Fund Board from Australian people who are eager to write to lonely New Zealand soldiers in England. These letters have. been received since it was made I public that the board had received a preliminary list from England of 11 names of New Zealand soldiers consid-(-red by the padres to be genuinely lonely. In addition to the Australian! sympathisers, the board has received a largo number of inquiries from New! Zealand women and girls.who feel ’hat; they would like to communicate with! lonely soldiers. Italian Bees. "'These are Italians ’1 hey just stay quiet, and you can take them fairly s I easily" This was not an Amti-alnm-speaking nuf a Greek general, not I even a father demonsli'ating m;im*euvres with the Christmas toy soldiers.; but a bee-keeper ir. a .S’. Ciiur Streetj 'Dunedin.i answering ’he qut-sumis ol'i .» little knot of onlookers while he ro-| moved an errant swarm from the; branches of a fuchsia tree Italian bees are less aggressive titan; their cousins. Still a reporter who passed by m time :» hear the remark was not disposes! *.-. mvest-gate th.* fact: more fully Price of Wheat for 19-12. wheat of trie 1942 harvest would be ;'>• 9d a bushel March ‘Tuscan basi-s wr.t. the usual pejiedica! increments and. the cm tiimat y jevimums '■ . vara-tie f Ind.;-tra . ,i- ,i (/■ n.rr.i ■co Ms Sulkv.m He -aid he was making this :m-j uncctTH n’. vurly • ♦ .‘laDlc* ‘ r 'rov/‘M •• 1 ! *' ••’ r s--’\vt»ig?A t > give idem j leiity * f time '... a: • s ;mge uffa -■ range : i> the whole • f Nov. Zenkmi! ■ . • In er ’t; : th< re wild bi < <•(!, L-r jr’ tih.ry unci L.-r L. i.’T‘..;n c -n- i -.urr.p’.i’-r. aU -ut 300 UiU b<‘ ■ • lunU’d Canteen Service Complaint. 'r.r F’an'R’ M.iu-’.’T Vi. r Tru' nirrt* ?»!r Efu-gl inc! in*?Z.;; T ■(»<■; Ulul B c Fn : '« L» ‘ h t (;j, w j-■ Fr< '■;/' ' : l < ’ ■ '' b. i' *:. ■ . L' ■ . ’' * ■ ■ ' •• ■ , . \ ,