LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Erroneous Impression. An impression appears to be abroad in some quarters that the price of the ‘'Times-Age” is to be increased. This is not correct. On Saturday last a paragraph was published in these columns under the heading ‘‘Dearer Newspapers.” The article dealt with the decision of “The Times” (London) to increase its price from 2d to 3d. The fact that the word London was omitted from the article, together with slight similarity of the titles of the papers, has no doubt convoyed the wrong impression amongst some of our readers that an increase in price was contemplated. Care of Dogs. <

A Masterton resident wishes to draw the attention of some dog owners to the need of caring for the comfort of their animals during the cold winter months, especially in the way of providing warm sleeping quarters. Several. dogs wpre given temporary shelter by this resident during the bleak weather experienced last week. Territorial Service.

An additional 11,106 single men will be called up for Territorial service today. The ballot list containing their names will include those in the new 18-year-old class, and a few who have passed out of the overseas age group by attaining the age of 41. This ballot will be the eighth to obtain men for military service.

Frost in Masterton. A frost of 11.7 degrees was registered in Masterton this morning. Moa Skeleton Found. A complete skeleton of a rare species of moa, known as Emeus Huttoni, was discovered in the sandhills at Orepuki (Southland) by Mr A. King and presented to the Southland Museum. The skeleton is in a particularly fine state ol preservation. This species of moa frequented coastal areas. For a moa it was of small stature, standing about six feet high.

Home Guard. ‘'For some time past matters concerning the utilisation, training and equipping of the Home Guard have been receiving the serious consideration of the War Cabinet,” said the Acting-Prime Minister, Mr Nash, in an interview last night. Mr Nash said that the War Cabinet decided that any proposals affecting the utilisation of the Home Guard must be considered in conjunction with the whole programme of home defence. “It is anticipated. ’ he said, "that an early and comprehensive announcement will be made showing the steps that will be taken in the training and utilisation of die personnel: in the securing of necessary ammunition and equipment; in the wider use of Army equipment; and in the supply of uniforms and other necessary clothing. In the meantime orders have been placed for 50,000 pairs of boots for issue to members of the Home Guard.”

Plunket Society Meeting. At the annual meeting of the Masterton branch of the Plunket Society to be held in the Plunket Rooms at 2.30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon an address will be given by Miss Craig, District Health Nurse. The Mayor (Mr T. Jordan) will preside.

Church Service Abruptly Ends. Smoke issuing from a small room housing a boiler for the heating system in St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Invercargill, on Sunday evening caused an abrupt termination of the service, the congregation quietly filing out of the building and leaving firemen to subdue the outbreak, which they did before any serious damage was caused. A fine pipe organ was in close proximity to the flames, but escaped damage.

Farmer Heavily Fined. “Though he may be a muddler, he must have known his return was a false one,” said the magistrate, Mr J. Miller, S.M., at Napier yesterday, when he fined Percy Bates, dairy farmer, Wairoa, a total of £-90, with costs £l2 9s on three counts of failure to furnish returns of income for 1937, 1938 and 1939 and over the same periods failing to declare income other than salary or wages. On the first three charges fines of £2O each were imposed and on the latter three charges the penalty was £lO in each case. Bookmaker Fined £2OO.

Victoi - Hannah was fined £2OO by Mr H. P. Lawry, S.M., in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday, on a charge of having carried on the business of a bookmaker. Detective-Ser-geant A. B. Meiklejohn said he and Detective Roddick visited rooms in Cuba Street and found Hannah busy at a telephone with bets amounting to £129 10s noted. Accused had been before the Court on betting offences previously, being fined £2O. then £3O, then £75 and on the last occasion £lOO. Hannah pleaded guilty. An Excellent Response.

The response by the public to the appeal by the Girl Guides in Masterton for cotton material for the use of the New Zealand Air Force was an excellent one. A groat quantity of clean rags and material was collected. It will be remembered that the Girl Guide organisation in New Zealand undertook to provide the required 100 tons of material. A committee is fully occupied at present with the task of sorting and packing the material. It is anticipated that the work will be completed by Friday, when the material collected will be weighed at the Railway Station. Cannery Tragedy.

An inquest concerning the death of George lVfatiu, or Matthews, married, aged 25, an employee in the canning department of the Westfield Freezing Works, who died on his way to the Auckland hospital on the night of May 26, was held before the coroner, Mr Hunt, S.M., at Auckland yesterday. Matin and three other workmen became ill after drinking some soup. The other men recovered after receiving treatment at the hospital. The coroner returned a verdict that death was due to poisoning by sodium nitrate which had been put into some soup deceased had taken, in mistake for salt.

A social climber is a person who spends money he hasn’t got to buy things he doesn't require in order to impress people he doesn’t like. Once attain an alkaline and toxinfree blood with R.U.R.. and you can snap your fingers at ill-health, be it skin troubles, rheumatics, kidney and liver disorders, constipation, headaches' or stomach ailments. A 4/- packet of] R.U.R. makes 26 ounces. —W. H. Snowsill (Wood’s Pharmacy). 1,7 1