LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 April 1942, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

| Orange Substitute. | In the recipe published yesterd; | for making syrup from rose hips | was stated that 31b of sugar should t I added for every pint of liquid. Th | should have read : pb of sugar for evei g pint. Dance in Municipal Hall. There was a large attendance at if j. dance held in the Municipal Hall la: [j night by an army unit. The gathei ing was a most enjoyable one in ever respect. Pool’s Orchestra played th dance music and extras were contr buted by Mrs J. Dickson and Messi F. Pool and A. Barnes. Novelty dance were among the*’’ attractions of th evening. Linen Flax Production. The results achieved by New Zes j land in the production of linen fla: fibre, which was undertaken in rc spouse to urgent representations b: the British Government, are commend d ed in a report from the United King dom received by the Minister of In dustries and Commerce, Mr Sullivan i, The linen flax' being grown in Nev Zealand is helping to make good th' r . shortage which resulted from the cut L ting off of supplies from the Balti States, Russia and Belgium. r Two Yopths Drowned. r Cornelius Werner, Waipuna, ant , Robert McLagan, Barrytown, botl . aged 16, were drowned at the weekenc ■ in the Clark River, a small tributary of the Grey River, during flood con ditions. They were returning on Sat' urday with the elder brother of the • boy Werner after a deer stalking ex--3 pedition. Crossing the river, the three held each other for safety, but were ■ forced apart by the flood water, anc • two were carried downstream. The elder Werner, managed to reach the bank on the opposite side. He then walked to a tributary of the Clark River, but was forced to remain overnight, and only forded the stream with great difficulty next morning. Common People’s War. “Probably 80 or 90 per cent of the ’ people who arc fighting in the front line come from working-class homes, and their success depends on the efforts of workers who are employed in the fields, factories and workshops.” said Mr J. Roberts, national president of the New Zealand Labour Party, addressing the twenty-sixth annual Labour conference yesterday in Wellington. “Indeed, it is a war waged by the common people to maintain their rights. It is not a war for territorial aggrandisement, but a war waged mainly by the working people for selfpreservation and for the maintenance of those rights which the progressive minds of the past have obtained for us and which we have advanced a little further.” College Records Broken. Five records were broken and one equalled at the Wanganui Collegiate School athletic sports, which were concluded yesterday on the school grounds in fine weather. D. A. FarI quhar showed outstanding form and is the holder of four of the new records. Competing in events under 14 he won the following: Throwing the cricket ball, high jump, 220 yards and long jump. In the high jump he recorded 4ft Bin, which is 4in better than the previous best. G. R. Stratford and R. V. T. Kettle tied for the senior championship with 10 points, H. B. Hadfield being runner-up with 9. R. B. Cooke won the junior championship with 141 points, D. G. Cameron being runner-up with 9. ]