Hand Caught in Winch.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 July 1943, Page 2

Hand Caught in Winch.

A Maori boy. Joseph Wikaira, of Miki Miki, was admitted to the Masterton Hospital yesterday with lacerated fingers, received when his left hand was caught in a winch. His condition is satisfactory. Featherston Farm Sold. Messrs Wright, Stephenson & Co., Ltd., report havng sold by public auction in the Town Hall, Featherston, yesterday the farm containing 142 acres, situated at Featherston, on account of the trustees in the estate of W. Hodder. Interhouse Dance Tonight. The Wairarapa Interhouse Association will hold a dance in the Masonic Hall tonight when a special feature will be a tap dance by Daniell Davey. Mrs Ashton's orchestra will provide the music and supper will be served by an Interhouse indoor basketball girls’ team. The Right to Vote. New Zealand girls who have married United States service men have the right to vote at the coming general elections so long as they are 21 years of age and have the necessary residential qualification. They should, however, notify the registrar of electors for their electorate of their change of name. A woman marrying a United States citizen retains her British nationality. Young Farmers’ Dance. The Masterton Young Farmers’ Club held a particularly enjoyable dance in the Masonic Hall last night. There was a large attendance. The music was played by Mrs V. J. Ashton’s orchestra and the M’s.C., Messrs D. McLachlan and D. Buick, kept the proceedings moving with a swing. A Monte Carlo waltz competition was won by Mr P. Alexander and Miss Ngaire Blatchford and a Lucky Spot dance was won by Miss J. Palmer and Mr B. Ross. An extra was played by Miss McGovern. Supper was served by a ladies’ committee.

Supplies of Wool. The Dominion conference of the Farmers’ Union, sitting in Wellington yesterday, expressed the strongest disapproval of -the Government’s a'ction “in compelling the sheep-farmers to supply local mills with wool at 15 per cent below the prices paid by Britain, thus initiating the vicious principle of a subsidy to the consumer at the expense of the producer. The conference asked why, if Britain, under far greater stress than New Zealand, and risking the loss of wool in transit, thought an additional 15 per cent, was fair, should not the New Zealand consumer, who was far better placed, pay the same? It pointed out that the New Zealand consumer had often had the benefit of low prices at the expense of the farmer in the past, and that it was only equitable that he should pay what Britain considered fair now.