LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 June 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Early Lambs. The claim that a Southdown lamb bom on Mr J. L. Heckler’s property last Monday was the first in Vne district this season is set aside by Mr G. Fenwick, of Kaiwaiwai, who last Wednesday had 20 lambs on his property born three weeks ago. Mr P. Savage also has lambs on his property at Solway which were born a fortnight ago. Body of Missing Man Found. The body of Ivanhoe James Irving, married, aged 36, a bridge carpenter, who had been missing from his home in Castle Street, Dunedin, since May 26, was recovered yesterday afternoon in the harbour at Dunedin. It was seen lying on a sand bank near the entrance to the boat harbour and was brought ashore. Free Medicine. With the exception of 25 of them, all of the 575 pharmacies in New Zealand have entered into contracts with the Social Security Department to dispense doctors’ prescriptions to the public at the cost of the Social Security Fund. A statement to this effect was made on Saturday by the Minister of Health, Mr Nordmeyer, who said that recently a circular was sent by the Health Department to pharmacies and secretaries of hospital boards with ths object of clarifying a number of questions that had been raised in the inaugural period of the free pharmaceutical scheme. Blood Transfusion Service. The setting up of a local blood transfusion service will be considered at a meeting to be held in the Social Hall, Munic/pal Building, tonight, commencing at 7.30 o’clock. The speakers will be Mr C. Meachen, secretary and ’organiser of the Blood Transfusion Service, and Dr. T. L. Parr, medical superintendent, Masterton Hospital. A full parade of the E.P.S. is called for 7 o’clock, so that all members can attend the meeting. Others interested are also invited to attend. Films will be shown depicting the proper methods of dealing ■with incendiary bombs and first-aid methods for arresting arterial bleeding.

New Zealand Pigs. “New Zealand pigs compare very favourably with those in any other country, although most farmers in this country do not realise the fact, said Dr H. E. Annett at the annual meeting of the Waikato District Pig Council. He said Danish pigs had been so often quoted as of excellent type that it was generally thought New Zealand pigs were of inferior quality. He was convinced, after wide inquiry, that that was a wrong conclusion. Nev; Books for Old. The ancient lure of new lamps for old has been ingeniously adapted by the educational authorities of Michigan. says the “Manchester Guardian.” The librarian of the Kellogg Foundation. finding many houses had a shelf or so of dusty, unused books but very few of recent date, persuaded the governors of the foundation to offer to replace the old ones with new. readable books at the rate of one new book for every five- old ones surrendered. Michigan residents jumped at the offer and within a short time nearly a million old books were handed in and more than 180.0(19 new ones given out in exchange. The surrendered books were checked lor anything worth preserving—a rare find —and then sold for pulping to help defray the cost of the experiment. Having made a start by financing this wholesale “revision of stock” in Michigan's home libraries, the Kellogg Foundation hopes to make it an annual event, with the beneficiaries making some contribution towards the cost—which many of them have signified willingness to do

Costly Ballot. The ballot by which a new general secretary of the Australian Seamen’s Union was elected was one of the most protracted and costly in the history of the union. It has been estimated that it cost the members who participated about £1 a man. The ballot started last October and did not conclude until the week before last. During the count, there were Court proceedings, which caused further delays. Halfpennies in Letter. Two halfpennies enclosed in a letter sent from Christchurch to a New Zealand member of the Royal Air Force, and intended to be used as souvenirs, caused the return of the letter to the sender under the regulation prohibiting the export of New Zealand coin. The halfpennies have apparently been confiscated, as the letter came back with a penny stamp substituted for them. An official note was enclosed, informing the correspondent that “New Zealand coin is prohibited from exportation except with the permission of the Minister for Finance. In 'this instance postage stamps have been substituted for the coin, and the letter is returned without surcharge.’’

Unusual Maori Relic. An unusual relic which has been presented to the Southland Museum is a wooden Maori ko, or digging implement. Wooden Maori relics are rare discoveries in the south, and for this reason the specimen is of special interest. It was found by Mr I. Halder, of Mokotua, who wrote to the director of the Southland Museum, Mr J. H. Sorensen, and asked for information about the implement. He has now presented it to the museum. The ko is a piece of kowhai timber about seven feet long and about two inches in diameter, tapered and flattened at one end. It was probably used for digging fern roots. Near it was found a peculiar waterworn stone with two holes in it. but the significance of it is not known. New German Fighters. Two of the latest type of stratosphere Messerschmitts attacked Dover's balloon barrage recently and shot down a balloon. Anti-aircraft guns drove them off, one of them leaving a trail of smoke. These new enemy machines were of the new mark 109 F type,' and are reported to be capable of a speed of 380 miles an hour at a height of 21,000 feet, with a service ceiling of 40,000 feet. They are tilted with a Mercedes Benz 1375 horse-power supercharged engine. There is a larger wing span and rounded tips, similar to those of a Hurricane, with stronger armour protection. The aeronautical correspondent of “The Times” (London) says that several have already been shot down. This new Messerschmitt, though improveckis not likely to« be a match for the newest Hurricanes and Spitfires or Tornadoes and Typhoons. American Cities. America’s growing big cities accounted for nearly all the nation’s population increase in the last decade. This was revealed by a recent Census Bureau study showing that 62,958,703 persons, or 47.8 per cent of all residents in the continental United States, live in 140 metropolitan areas. This was 3,205.058 more than lived in such areas in 1930 and compares with the nation’s total .population increase of 8.894.229 in the 10 years. ‘A metropolitan area is a city or group of cities and their environs with an average population of about 150 a square mile. Thus New York’s metropolitan area, the world's largest, contained 11,690.520 persons in 1940. The second metropolitan city of the United States is Chicago with 4.499.126 persons, and the third Los Angeles with 2.904.596 persons. Then come Philadelphia. Boston. Detroit. Pittsburgh. San Francisco. St. Louis and Cleveland.

Remember what has served you well. Remember all your friends to tell: Remember what to every test Has proved to be the very best. Remember, winter’s months are hero. There’s sore throats, coughs and colds to fear, Remember treatment ever sure — Remember Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 51