LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 February 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

’j N.C.O. Classes. The n.c.o. classes of the Home Guard > and Emergency Precautions Scheme . will parade at the Masterton Drill Hall . tomorrow night at 7.30 o’clock. Drivers’ Licences. i Eight drivers' licences were issued by the Masterton County Council in January, and 20 by the Masterton Borough Council. Otago Wool Cheque. Approximately £500.000 will be distributed among Otago woolgrowers as a result of the third appraisement ■ which has now concluded. Flags Half-Mast. Flags were flewn at half-mast from Government buildings in Masterton today to mark the funeral of General Metaxas, late Prime Minister of Greece. Vital Statistics. Following are vital statistics recorded at the Masterton Courthouse fov January, figures for the corresponding month last year in parentheses: Deaths 11 (ID; births 27 (24). marriages 7 GO). Building Permits. Three building permits to the value , of £9OO 18s 6d were issued by the the Masterton Borough Council in January as compared with four to the value of £399 7s 6d in January, 1940. No permits were issued last month by the Masterton County Council. Sanders Cup Race. Ample proof of his right to the title of best small-boat skipper in the Dominion this season was given by W. Rogers when he sailed the Auckland boat Caress to victory in the third Sanders Cup race at Auckland, thereby retaining the cup. Never before in the 20 contents for the trophy has the decision been so clear cut, and Rogers’ feat of winning the first three races in succession establishes a record for the' contest. Fatally Wounded. John Trinnan Campbell, single, aged 21, of Lyalldale. South Canterbury, employed by his father. Mr. W. Campbell, on a farm, was found in a shed fatally wounded, on Saturday. Theft} was a bullet wound in the centre of his forehead, and a .22 calibre rifle was lying alongside. It was Mr. Campbell's custom to shoot rats in the shed, and it is assumed that he tripped, the rifle exploding. An inquest was open-

cd and adjourned sine die. It Looked “Fishy.” The new issue of Treasury notes which was brought into circulation recently is still a puzzle to many people. Some Australian tourists complained that they confused them with £5O notes, but the strangest case was that of a.j Napier woman who tried to cash one ten shilling note of the latest type in a local fish shop. She tendered the note to the proprietor, who handed it back saying that he did not like the look of it. Successful Masterton Competitor. Mr B. R. McGuinness’s "Scout" was the winner of the Hunters' Competition and the Ladies' Hunter Class (ridden by Miss Joan McGuinness) at the Horowhenua A. and P. Show on Saturday. Miss Joan McGuinness, who is 13 years of age. also won the class for the best lady rider and that for children’s riding. This young horsewoman has more than 60 riding awards to her credit. She gained her first success in the Masterton show ring at the early' age of four and a half years.

Dewar Shield Meeting. The first Dewar Shield meeting of tne season which was held by the Wellington Athletic Centre at Hataitai Park on Saturday afternoon resulted in the Kiwi Club scoring 7 points for the sh eld, Wellington 61, Hutt 1. Olympic I and Varsity 0. Wellington hold the shield from last season. Thej winners of the shield will be known' after a second meeting, which will in-j elude events which were not on Sat-| urday's programme. Each event is a teams contest, some of the track events! being split into several races.

Interhouse Display. The Wairarapa Interhouse Associa tion has received an invitation Iron the Hutt Valley Carnival Commiltci to put on a demonstration at its ear nival on Saturday. February 8. Nin< teams from Masterton have signifiet their willingness to take part in thi. display. Owing to petrol restriction; transport could only be arranged fm seven teams In the drawing for tht teams to take part the following wen successful: Cody's. J H .McKenzies j Borthwicks. Grahams, State KitchenI ette. Combined Offices and Watson ant i Co The teams are asked to be .<t th« park at 5 15 for a sj.icei.il practice. ■ Motor Vehicles Licensed. | The Postmaster-General stated today thif. 303.602 vehicles had been licensed for the current year up to December 31 Last, this total being only i 2.375 tor ,77pcr cent) less than that at the corresponding date in 1939. As the decrease at the end of September last, compared with the figures for the previous year was 2.3-1 per cent... a considerable mcrea-e in the relicensing ligure-- for the three months October. November. and December last is rev<?aled by the latest return. Tile number of cars licensed at the end <>t December was 212.199. decrease of 3011 <<;<■ 1.4 pur centi compared with 1939 I The commercial vehicles hcuncm, viz. j 71 iB7. were higher by 1469 (or 2 per ' ; ent > than those for the prev in year i The motor-cycle licer.ees, vi.-■ 16.916. rhow a decline of 833 (or 4 7 per rent » Otago-Southl.ind National Park. , Th.- MmhWr f. r lumd- th.- IL F i Langsloiu*. ox: tos-cd hmmelf a b.-mg ! enlh <dy its faiout . f the •. . . ■ . i i-reatu -n of a National Park from the ; Fyi.mon Valbv to the Tasman said Mr | S A Wircn at a meeting of the Feder- ' mo-.! M--tmt.i.u Cluto of N‘o-.-. Z.-alam! i held m Wellmgt- n lecenth The mat) j which the N'-.-, Zealand Alj-n- Chib upph.-d !..■ th.- L-dei■-••tmn had been had soo’ >! t.f,.w;: th<- Liranchos of the: i liej artmen'. m the South Island fo<Study V: W:rcn ?a:d the map had m w bee-: made 'he yri-paratu■. y i-’.a:, s . .• ■ ■ j • ‘ a o, ;;. ■: .