LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 May 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Shop Day. A successful shop day was held by the Lansdowne Presbyterian Ladies' Guild yesterday. The various stalls were well laden with goods and good business was recorded. The proceeds were in aid of the guild funds. Mine Idle. The Westport Coal Company's Denniston mine was idle yesterday because of a dispute between some of the men and the deputy shot-firer. The men claimed that the shot-firer used abusive language to them on Tuesday. Yesterday morning they asked that the deputy shot-firer be suspended, but the manager refused, and at a mass meeting held at 11 a.m. it was decided not to return to work. Shock from 110,000 Volts. Not many men can receive an electric shock from 110,000 volts and live, but such is the case with Mr Robert Crump, an elderly employee of the Public Works Department, who yesterday received a shock at the Government sub-station at Onga Onga. Mr Crump was burnt on the hands, face and portions of the body and was rushed to Waipukurau Hospital, where he is doing as well as can be expected. Infantile Paralysis.

Restrictions imposed in the Otago .health district as a precaution against the spread of infantile paralysis are to be lifted as from 9 a.m. on Sunday. This means that Sunday schools will reopen on Sunday and that secondary and primary schools will begin the second term on Monday or Tuesday. Attendance at theatres, sports meetings, and other gatherings will also be permitted. Murder Charge.

Evidence is not to be called in the defence of John Sidney Crawford, seaman, aged 26, the trial of whom for the murder of two United States Marines at 17 Terrace Gardens early in the morning of January 7 was continued in the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday. This was intimated by his senior counsel, Mr W. J. Stacey, when the case for the prosecution was closed late yesterday afternoon. Counsel will address the jury this morning, and Mr Justice Smith will sum up and the trial is expected to end today.

Tobacco Supplies. An increase of approximately 30 per cent in the tobacco supplies available to sole tobacconists in recent weeks was announced yesterday by the Minister of Supply, Mr Sullivan. His decision follows a deputation by the New Zealand Federation of Tobacconists and Hairdressers which had pointed out the difficulties of the trade in meeting the public demand in recent weeks for cigarettes and tobaccos. The reduction in supplies of tobacco had been due to two main causes, said the Minister. The first was the rngnpower difficulty. Recent manpower directions had resulted in helpful additions to the staffs of the factories. The second factor was the raw leaf supply problem. Mr Sullivan emphasised that the utmost cooperation was necessary on the part of retailers and smokers to prevent excessive buying, which was not only unfair to the trade in its endeavours to meet the position equitably, but was also ultimately detrimental to the interests of consumers at large.

Power Line Repairs, Ah consumers in vne Tararua Electric Power Board district are advised that the electric power will be cut off the whole of its area next Sunday, May 16, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., to allow the Public Works Department to carry out urgent repairs to its main transmission lines. St. John Ambulance Dance. On Saturday night, in the Masonic Hall, Masterion, the St. John Ambulance will hold another of its popular dances. The proceeds will be in aid of thcubrigade*funds. The music will be supplied by Mr J. Barnes's orchestra and the duties of M.C. will be carried out by Mr C. S. McQuade. Novelty dances will be held and supper will be served. Mild English Winter. Reference to the remarkably mild winter experienced in England is made by a London resident in writing to a relative in Masterton. The writer said that the birds were as happy but no less puzzled than the people were by the remarkable winter that had gone from autumn to spring with only a week or two of real winter. England was intensely lovely still in spite of the devastation caused by the war. Free Kindergarten. The Masterton Free Kindergarten Association held its monthly meeting at Mrs Wilson’s residence, 42 Masters Crescent, yesterday. In the absence of the president, Mrs M. McKay presided. The election of officers resulted: President, Mrs C. J. Williams; vicepresident, Mrs M. McKay; secretary, Mrs J. Ford; treasurer, Mrs E. Wilson. A raffle for a Dag of coal was won by Mrs G. Miller, 99 Cornwall Street. Arrangements for card evenings and a sewing circle for the winter were made. A bring and buy stall was held. Cartridges for Sport. ‘‘Definitely there will be no more cartridges issued,’ said Mr E. J. Wiffin, secretary of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, after mentioning that numerous applications were still being received from sportsmen and that considerable revenue was being lost to the society, as they would not take out shooting licences when no ammunition was available. The allocation distributed in the Wellington district for the shooting season, which ends on Sunday, was 160,000 cartridges, but four times that number could have been disposed of easily had they been available. Art Union Prize Winners. Wairarapa prize-winners of £lO and £5 prizes in the “In the Mood’ art union, wich was drawn yesterday, were: £lO, 175,304, Burdett, Masterton. £5, 13,301, F. P. Brown, 129 Essex Street, Masterton; 74266, Gilbert Dagin, Mas- | terton; 13138, “In a Cup,” Featherston; 121,927, “Day Out,” Martinborough. The winner of the first prize in the art union is a Remuera family of six which shared the ticket. Mr A. C. Hill, 3 Risk Road, Remuera, said that he was an old-age pensioner and was satisfied with the comforts of his home and was not greatly thrilled by his success. One daughter was having difficulty in setting up a home and her share of the prize would give welcome help.