LOCAL AND GENERAL
Gaol for Desertion. As the result of a court-martial at Trentham camp, Private Samuel Mark Bumelberg was found guilty of, when on active service, deserting His Majesty’s service. He was sentenced to 90 days’ imprisonment with hard labour. Gas Manager’s Report. “The works are running very satisfactorily at present,’’ stated the Gas Manager, Mr J. Y. Douglas, at last night’s meeting of the Masterton Borough Council. Last month 4,554,500 cubic feet of gas were manufactured. By-products sold were 1971 bags of coke and 30 gallons of tar. Pipe Lining Operations. “The pipe-lining work is proceeding satisfactorily again after a hold-up due to numerous obstructions consisting of large blobs of bitumen which the ordinary scrapers and cleaning gear would not remove,” stated Mr C. R. Mabson, borough engineer, at a meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night. All hydrants and the pipes were being lined and reconditioned before being replaced. Park Activities. Idesia trees had been planted at the southern approach and Canadian Maples at the northern approach as replacements, stated the Park custodian, Mr Frank H. Knowles, in his report to the Masterton Borough Council last night. An extension made to the rockery in the Park had been planted with cacti. Alterations had been made in the lay-out in the fernery. Trees had been cut back and pruned where necessary. Work for the present month would include pruning roses, digging and manuring flower beds, etc. A start would be made with a general clean-up around the lily pond. Axes for Forestry Corps. Six match axes have been forwarded to the New Zealand Forestry Corps in England for use in chopping competitions with Canadian and Australian axemen, an Auckland Press Association message states. The secretary of the New Zealand Timber Workers’ Union, Mr F. Craig, said today that a letter received from Corporal Devereaux, formerly secretary of the Owhango Axemen’s Association, stated that the defeat of the New Zealanders in chopping contests was due to their having to use axes to which they were unaccustomed. The national council of the union, at its last meeting, inaugurated a subscription and a business firm had forwarded the axes freight free. Mr Craig said union members were confident that when New Zealand axement received the axes they would be successful in chopping events. Powdered Meat. A new process for treating New Zealand meat for export, involving dehydration of the meat and rendering it into powder form, was mentioned during a discussion on the meat situation by Captain H. M. Rushworth, a delegate from Auckland, at the annual conference in Wellington yesterday of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union. The process had been the subject of experiment by the executive of the Auckland branch of the union, said Captain Rushworth. It had secured the services of an analytical chemist and a dehydration expert. As an outcome, a powdered meat product had been evolved. Following a communication to Britain, a cable had been received from the High Commissioner for New Zealand in England, Mr Jordan, to the effect that the British Food Ministry was interested in the process. Subsequently it had been decided to send five hundredweight of the dehydrated meat to England. Captain Rushworth stated that the experiments showed that natural meat was reduced in value by only one-fifth.
Ladies’ Rest Room. A total of 425 people, of whom 90 were visitors, 220 country and 115 townspeople, visited the Ladies' Rest Room, Masterton, last month. The committee room was engaged seven times for patriotic meetings. Band Activities. The Masterton Municipal Band held eight band practices last month. Attendances were good. The band marched through Queen Street on June 19 and later gave a concert in the Park rotunda. Excellent Camping Ground. The Mayor, Mr T. Jordan, observed at a meeting of the Masterton Borough Council last night that Mr J. M. A. Hott. Wellington, who visited Masterton recently, had commented very favourably on the excellent facilities at the Mawley Park motor camp. Members of the council agreed that the park was looking its best at present. Borough Library. The Masterton Borough Library issued 5858 books, of which 5489 were fiction, last month, and 1056 books (909 fiction) were added to the library. At the end of June there were 638 subscribers, as compared with 556 in June, 1940. In the juvenile section, seven new members had joined, making the total at June 30. 168 subscribers. Clergy Pensions Scheme. An amendment to the pensions scheme for Church of England clergy in the Wellington Diocese, prompted by the enactment of the Social Security Act. is being made by the synod. The resolution necessary was considered by the synod in Wellington last night, and it is to be dealt with finally today. The Bishop, the Rt Rev H. St Barbe Holland, congratulated the committee set up in 1940 to investigate the diocesan pensions fund, specially in relation to the Social Security Act, on the result of its work. The position to be created by the amendment is that a man or his wife may be given leave to commute all but £52 of his pension provided the commutation is spent on a property to be used as his or her home. Organised Christianity. No man today can afford to pay another to do his share of thinking. Men and women who value their lives and the future of their children, must search for truth, and finding it. must act. Organised Christianity is the greatest single organisation on earth. Deep down in their hearts hundreds of millions believe in .it, but want to see a practical plan that means peace and prosperity here and now. These points Mr J. D. McMillan, Director of the Economic Research Association, will touch upon in an address tonight at the Y.M.C.A. Lounge. Mr McMillan is said to be an arresting and logical speaker, and all interested are invited to hear him tonight. The meeting has been arranged under the auspices of the local branch of the League of Nations Union. Owner of Alsatian Censured. “The attitude of defendant throughout the case has amounted almost to contempt of Court,” said Mr Miller, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, Hastings, yesterday, when he made an order for the destruction of an Alsatian dog owned by Miss Myra Millicent Lorigan. When the case was first called an adjournment was made to allow defendant to make suitable arrangements for control of the dog, but Inspector H. A. Green said this was not done, and that people had been frightened by it since the case began. “The owner has been given every opportunity, but has not availed herself of it, and .there is no doubt that the dog is a dangerous one which cannot be kept properly in the town in the interests of the public. I will make an order for its destruction within 48 hours,” said the Magistrate. Defendant was also ordered to pay £3 13s costs.
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