LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 June 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bookmaker Fined. .At the Wanganui'Magistrate’s Court yesterday Frank Sanko, commission agent, was charged with having used premises in Ridgway Street as a common gaming house, and was fined £lOO. Supply of Eggs. The Internal Marketing Division and Combined Distributors Limited advise that in addition to the regular releases for Plunket and preference purposes a quantity of eggs equivalent to 12| pei’ cent of normal will be available for civilian purchase in the Wellington district this week. San Francisco Broadcasts. A new transmitter will be put'into operation from San Francisco for service to the South and South-West Pacific this evening. It will have the call sign KROJ, and will operate daily from 8.15 p.m. to 1.05 a.m., New Zealand Summer Time, on the frequency of 9.89 megacycles, equivalent to 30.33 metres wavelength: It will carry the same programmes as KWID and KWI.

Child Seriously Burned. Yvonne Trevathan, aged 41, is in hospital on the seriously ill list suffering from burns and shock as a result of fire on Saturday night at the residence, Lome Street, Dunedin, of Mr and Mrs W. Trevathan. The parents were out for the evening, leaving two boys, aged 12 and 9, and Yvonne. The boys were out of the house when the brigade arrived, and though the fire had a strong hold it was soon under control.

Train Traffic Held Up. Many small slips and encroachment of the sea held up all railway passenger traffic on the new section of the railway between Hundalee and Oaro (Marlborough) on Saturday. Traffic was also stopped again yesterday, and it is thought that it will be several days before normal traffic can be resumed. For months past the sea has been steadily encroaching on the section, but a storm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday accelerated the erosion. When the line was first put through provision was made for protective works on this section, but before this could be done it was necessary to extend the railway to Goose Bay quarry (Kaikoura). This has now been done, and stone will be available for the work. The worst section is about three-quarters of a mile this side of Oaro, where the sea has encroached to within a few yards of' the line and the ballasting has been threatened. This will be one of the first sections at which protection work will be carried out.

Country Girl’s Romance. The story of how a country girl donned military uniform to visit her betrothed lover in camp, who had been ordered back to the United States because he was under age, was related to Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Magistrates’ Court, Wellington, yesterday by Mr W. F. Leicester, who appeared for the. girl. Mr Leicester said the girl and a marine had obtained a special dispensation to be married. The marine occasionally stayed at the home of the girl’s mother, and on one occasion had overstayed his leave and had been taken back to camp hurriedly, leaving his uniform at the house. The girl had been informed by an officer of the Marine Corps that her lover had been ordered to return to America almost immediately, as he was under age. Desperately anxious to see him before he left the Dominion, the girl had donned his uniform and had entered the camp, openly asking for him. She had been arrested and handed over to the civil police. The magistrate convicted and discharged accused and granted an application that her name should bo suppressed.

College Rugby. The Wairarapa College Second Fifteen will play the Hutt Valley High School on July 7 and the Napier High School on .July 9.

No Response. “An attempt by the Junior Red Cross Society to provide for College pupils during the winter months a hot drink of cocoa at one penny a cup met with no response,” said the Acting-Principal, Mr F. J. Gair, at last night’s meeting of the Wairarapa College Board.

Library Fund. The suggestion that a library fund should be built up at Wairarapa College was made by Mr W. R. ‘Nicol at last night’s meeting of the College Board. The acting-Principal, Mr F. J. Gair, had reported that the college had been spending money freely on books and he urged a reduction in expenditure, as the books printed in London had to conform with war standards and were not standing up to usage. Parcels for Overseas.

The Masterton Women’s Patriotic Committee this morning commenced packing the district’s quota of 2010 parcels at Bullick-Blackmore’s old shop, Queen Street. The parcels contain 1 tin of peaches, 1 tin of oysters, 1 tin of coffee and milk, sweets, cake and soap. The cost of a parcel is 10s. Persons wishing to make a parcel their personal gift may do so at the packing depot, when a card bearing the name and address of the donor will be included with the parcel on payment of the cost of the parcel.

Reunion of Early Settlers. The presence of American visitors lent interest to the social gathering held by the Wellington Early Settlers’ and Historical Association of Wellington, on Saturday afternoon. Mi’ W. Toomath, secretary, remarked that the gathering was unique in that it brought together descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers of America and the early settlers of New Zealand. In a message received from Lord Bledisloe, the former Governor-General spoke of the deep affection he and Lady Bledisloe entertained “for the old folk, so patriotic and loyal.”

Shortest Day. With the sun at the most northerly position of its orbit and its noon altitude at a minimum. New Zealand is now experiencing the shortest days of the year. Though June 21 and June 22 are regarded as the days with the shortest periods of daylight during the winter solstipe, New Zealand sun tables show that Sunday, with the sun rising at 7.33 a.m. and setting at 5.11 p.m., was the shortest day this year. From now on the hours of daylight will gradually increase as the sun rises higher. Though, according to the tables, the sun started yesterday to set later, it will not rise earlier till July 11. Several Soldiers Injured.

Yesterday morning an Army truck struck a power pole on the Rangitikei Line and four soldiers were injured. They were taken to the Palmerston North Hospital, two being in a serious condition. Those injured were: Pte. Thomas Edward Cottam, aged 22, New Plymouth, head and possible internal injuries; condition serious. Pte. Colin Meech Cuff, aged 21, Stratford, injuries to pelvis; condition serious. Pte. Trevor Ivan Staveley, aged 20, Stratford, possible fractured ribs; condition fairly- good ’. Pte. Robert Orlange Lewis, aged 21, Wellington, lacerations to face; condition quite satisfactory. The driver of the truck, Pte. Ernest Douglas Blackmore, escaped injury. Also on the vehicle were Ptes. Ronald Johnson, New Plymouth, and Jack Roger Harris, Patea, both of whom were only slightly injured. The truck was procewding north along Rangitikei Line, and just after it had crossed the bridge over the Mangaone Stream it swerved to the side of the road and the body struck a power pole, which was snapped off.