LOCAL AND GENERAL

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 October 1943, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pilot Injured. Lieutenant John Llewellyn Rae Richter (ex Army), an R.N.Z.A.F. pilot, was seriously injured when the aircraft he was flying crashed near a South Island Air Force station on Wednesday. Interhouse Dances. The Wairarapa Interhouse Association will continue its series of popular dances in the Masonic Hall, Masterton, tonight and tomorrow night. Patrons are ensured of enjoyable evenings. Engine Driver Killed. When a car ran off the road into a ditch at Kerepehi (18 miles south of Thames) on Wednesday night, Thomas Burke, aged 55, engine-driver at the Te Whetu sawmills, Putaruru, was killed. It is thdught that a seizure was the cause of the accident. Flying Officer Found Net Guilty. After a retirement of 53 minutes, the jury engaged at the Timaru Supreme Court yesterday in the retrial of James Keith Ward, married, aged 25, flying officer in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, returned a verdict of not guilty on each of three counts arising from the death of Charles James Keenan, Timaru, on September 6. Railway Revenue and Expenditure. The net Nev/ Zealand railway revenue for the period April 1 to September 18 amounted to £1,650,617. Revenue totalled ££7,208,849 and expenditure £5,558,232. Passengers carried by the railways during that period totalled 6,397,416, and passengers carried by the department's road motor services numbered 5,275,619. For the four-weekly period ended September 18 the net revenue was £299,633. Home Guard, Training Schools. An announcement that the Government had decided to discontinue Maori Home Guard training schools was made by the officer commanding the Northern Military District, Major-General Bell, when addressing a passing-out parade at Ngaruawahia Training School. The Maoris on parade, numbering about 100, were Home Guardsmen from various areas south of Auckland, many of them being youths who have spent almost four weeks doing an intensive training course. Religious Broadcasts. “I cannot understand why there should be such a misconception,” said the Minister in Charge of Broadcasting, Mr Wilson, when his attention was drawn last evening to a Press Association report from Auckland to the effect that the daily religious devotion services in the national broadcasting programmes may be deleted. “No consideration has ever been given by me to such a proposal,” added the Minister, “and if there had been any such suggestion I would not have approved of it.” Fishing Prospects. Prospects this week-end for fishing are stated to be good. Last week-end the rivers were discoloured and conditions were far from suitable. Baskets generally have been poor, but with an improvement in the weather they arc expected to improve. Mr M. Sanson yesterday caught a 25-pounder cel in the Waipoua River near the Masterton Dairy Factory, and two 21 to 3-pounder trout were taken by an enthusiast from the lower reaches of the Waingawa River. All rivers and streams in the Wellington acclimatisation district arc reported to be clear, and should be in good order for week-end fishing.