LOCAL AND GENERAL

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21362, 5 March 1941, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Soldiers Ride Steers About 700 soldiers from Waiouru Camp attende-1 the Waimarino Show in Raetihi. Several of them were prominent competitors in the steer riding contests.

To Sing at His Birthplace Mr Oscar Natzke and his associates will give a concert tonight at Te Awamutu, which is the birthplace of the gifted bass. The party was given an official reception at Tc Awamutu on Monday afternoon.

Show Takings More than £l5O, the second highest in the association’s history, was taken at the gates at the Waimarino A.P.H. and 1. Association’s show’ in Raetihi. The record takings for the show were £194 in 1939.

Armed Forces Appeal Board The No. 2 Armed Forces Appeal Board, which is holding sittings in Bay of Plenty centres this week, is to sit at Hamilton on Monday next, at Te Awamutu on Tuesday, and at Ngaruawahia on Wednesday.

Suppression of Name Refused A request that his name be suppressed, made by an appellant to the Armed Forces Appeal Board in Wellington, was refused, the chairman, Mr W. J.* Stilwell, S.M., remarking that the Board had no authority- to grant such requests.

The Pied Piper of Bardia Apropos the African campaign, the story is told in the Times of one lone soldier bringing a thousand or two Italian prisoners down a w 7 adi, who, when challenged with, “Who goes there?” replied, “The Pied Piper of Bardia!” Fast Workers A band of 60 women organised by the Hamilton Women’s Patriotic Committee yesterday morning completed the rather onerous work of packing 1038 parcels ready for despatch to New Zealand soldiers serving overseas in two hours. Pigeons For Home Guard Following a discussion on signalling methods in the Great War and the use of pigeons as the carriers of messages, some members of the Gordonton unit of the Home Guard have decided to establish racing lofts. Valuable birds to form a nucleus for the new teams have been donated by Mr C. Crabbe, a veteran member of the Hamilton Homing Pigeon Club.

Put Up With Discomfort “If a man has come to New Zealand from Europe he should thank God to be out of it and put up with some discomfort or hard w’ork,” commented Mr C. W. Batten, Wellington, at a general meeting of the New Plymouth Returned Soldiers’ Association. “Whatever the case, an alien should not object if he has to be interned,” he said.

“For England” After Mr Oscar Natzke had aroused great enthusiasm by his singing of “There’ll Always be an England,” at the concert in Hamilton last night, he asked the applauding audience, “What will you have —‘For England’ or ‘Along the Road’?”

There was a unanimous shout of “For England,” which Mr Natzke sang so stirringly that he was again given an ovaticn.

Women War Workers Facilities for training women and girls in farm work have been made available through the courtesy of Commander A. D. Boyle, who has placed his property at Orari, South Canterbury at the disposal of the Women’s War Service Auxiliary. Arrangements are now being made by the auxiliary to accept applications from those desirous of undergoing a course of farming.

Chilly Conditions For the second morning in succession a tlfick fog covered the town this morning until a late hour, making conditions, very unpleasant in all parts of the borough. Yesterday’s heavy fog cleared about ten o’clock, giving way to a perfect day, with bright sunshine and clear skies. The temperature dropped to 50 degrees last night. The barometer remains steady at 30.25.

Death of “Haw Haw’s” Father Mr Michael Joyce, father of Germany’s notorious broadcaster on English programmes, William Joyce, internationally known as “Lord Haw Haw,” died in London from heart disease. It is stated that although reluctant to discuss his son’s proNazi broadcasts, he was known to have been bitterly opposed to them, considering them a slur on the family name. The Sunday Pictorial declared that Mr Joyce died of a broken heart.

Minister’s Trip Cancelled Preparations by officials of the Public Works Department for an inspection of the Buller-Inangahua railway, one of the major jobs under the supervision of the department on the West Coast, by .the newlyappointed Minister of Public Works, the Hen. H. T. Armstrong, and Mr J. Newnham, the recently-appointed engineer-in-chief of the department, were wasted yesterday when the Minister’s arrival at Inangahua Junction from Nelson was delayed an hour and three-quarters, causing a cancellation of the inspection.

Sheep Worried by Dogs Sheep worrying by dogs in the One Tree Hill Domain has resulted in the loss of a number of breeding ewes in the past few weeks. Mr Spencer Robinson, who has a lease of the area for grazing purposes, said yesterday that he had lost 18 sheep in this way during the past five months. Mr Robinson runs approximately 500 sheep on this domain. During the past few weeks he has lost as many as three or four sheep in one night, and yesterday morning discovered that two had been so badly mauled that one died and the other had to be destroyed.

Children Thrilled In a few minutes of delightful informality, during which he addressed a red-headed girl as “ginger-hair” and asked a small boy how he had come by an obvious mark of corrlbat on his face, the Governor-General. Sir Cyril Newall, made firm friends with the pupils of the Hobsonville school yesterday morning. Sir Cyril entirely captivated his youthful audience when he laughed and joked with them. They had assembled on the roadside to wave to the ViceRegal party as they passed but S*r Cyril had his chauffeur stop and he stepped smiling from his car and S3id: “Thank you very much.” He talked with them for ten minutes.