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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 203, 28 July 1937, Page 8

Under the will of the late Andrew Clunie Bishop, of Hawke’s Bay, the Wellington College Old Boys’ Association will benefit by about £sooo.—Press Association.

During the four weeks the Empire air mail scheme has been in operation over 20 tons of letters, letter packets and postcards have been carried by the Empire flying-boats of Imperial Airways to the East and South Africa, says a British Official Wireless message. The income of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board for the year ended June 30, 1937, was £58,136, including £49,477 from the meat levy. The excess of expenditure over the income for the twelve months was £8079. The accumulated fund as at June 30, 1937, stood at £45,325. A painful accident occurred to Mr Albert Joseph Doble, aged 60 years, a camp cook for the Public Works Deparement at Lake Waikaremoana. He was engaged in chopping firewood when he 'caught his fingers, completely severing one and part of a second finger on the left hand. First aid was rendered and the sufferer brought to the Wairoa Hospital. His condition is now reported to be satisfactory.

“The total cost of advertising in Great Britain averages £23,000 sterling annually, which when exchange is added is converted into tlie sum ol approximately £29,000 New Zealand currency. It is a heavy strain on the board’s income, but it is absolutely necessary, ill these days of strong competition, to keep New Zealand meat prominently before the trade and public.” Extract from the annual report of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board, pi its annual report, states that the board, through its London manager, maintains close contact with the work of the Low Temperature Research. Station at Cambridge, England. “Our contribution of £1250 per annum towards the cost of research work being carried'out at this station was continued for the current year. Financial assistance has also been given to the Cawthron Institute, and lias ensured a continuance of the research work in relation to piri pin and other noxious weeds, and grass grub control. A grant has also been made to the Massey Agricultural College in connection with investigational work on sheep.” Tile oldest returned soldier in New Zealand is, it is believed, living in Invercargill, says a Press Association telegram from that town. It was reported at a meeting of the executive of the Invercargill Returned Soldiers’ Association that an ex-serviceman who had made application for a nension had presented himself for examination, and it was learned that he was 81 years old. He enlisted at the age of 59 and sailed with the Ninth Reinforcements in 1915. He saw considerable “line service” in France, and when asked now he managed to stand up to the- long marches, he replied that they did not trouble him, and that he carried many a younger soldier’s pack and rifle foi him.

When the south-bound Limited express arrived at Palmerston North this morning it was an hour and 20 minutes behind time. The cause of the delay was not known here. Under the will of the late Miss E. M. Rainforth, the Board of Governors receives a legacy of £SO to establish a fund to provide a prize for the Wellington Girls’ College.—Press Association.

Plunging down a bank 150 feet high and somersaulting three or four times in its progress alter it had left the road, a car was badly damaged at Eskdale, Napier. The driver. Mr F. Harden, however, was not hurt.

The steady decline in the building of new homes has had its effect on the sawmilling industry on the West Coast, and the West Coast Sawmillers’ Association has decided to close down the mills on two days in.each month, because of the falling off in orders. The construction of the concrete trestle bridge by the Public Works Department at Whirikino will provide employment for about sixty men. The preliminary work has been commenced and a number of families have already arrived in Foxton, residing chiefly at Manawatu Heads.

An accident to the first of the two special excusion trains returning from Auckland to Wellington on Sunday evening was averted on the northern side of Marton only by the vigilance of the engine driver, a passenger on the train informed the “Standard” to-day. A stock gate had been left open and a herd of cows had wandered on to the line.

To relieve the shortage in Wellington of West Coast bituminous coal, the Minister of Mines (Hon. P. C. Webb) has arranged for the Railway Department to make 150 tons of coal available to dealers. “The situation in Wellington so far as bituminous West Coast coal is concerned is serious,” said Mr Webb, “and nearly all coal dealers have short supplies.” Three Americans—Mr A. W. North, his daughter, Miss North, ahd Mr C. C. Bradley—all of New York, somewhat surprised Wanganui last week when they arrived in a 15-foot flat-bottomed boat, after traversing the Wanganui River from Taumarunui. The trip is often undertaken in this way in the summer, but very seldom in the winter, when the great rapids deter all but the most experienced. A Westmere (Wanganui) resident who advertised the loss of a sheepdog, received a telephone message from Marton announcing that the dog had returned to his original owner’s home. The dog had arrived at Marton on Friday night or Saturday morning, making the journey of approximately 30 miles between Wednesday and Friday. A remarkable feature of the incident was that the dog had changed hands twice since it was domiciled at Marton.

There was a queue, though not of large dimensions, waiting in George Street this morning when the box plans of the seating accommodation tor the general public at the Springboks’ match in Palmerston North, next Wednesday, opened. Blocks of seats up to eight and ten in number were being quickly snapped up, and applicants for reservations were arriving steadily. Six persons were waiting half an hour before the booking opened. “I think that the Crown should stand jurors aside if so wished, before they enter the box. It is much better,” observed His Honour the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North to-day, when the Crown solicitor stood aside several jurors after they had actually entered the jury box and were about to take their seats. His Honour added that it was not prudent to leave such a narrow margin, as difficulties might arise. There is at present an unusually large spot on the sun, which can be detected (through smoked glass) without the aid of a telescope. For the remainder of the week it should be in a favourable position for observation. Mr G V. Hudson, Karori, reported last night that the group of sunspots had greatly increased in size, and its several components had joined up, the whole forming “a titanic solar disturbance more than 180,000 miles long, and about 85,000 miles in width.” The sun’s diameter is 865,000 miles. Pleasure was expressed at the monthly meeting of the Terrace End Progressive Association’s executive, last evening, at the erection of two telephone boxes in the district, in part fulfilment of an undertaking given by the Post and Telegraph Department to i>rovide three. One of those now erected is at the intersection of Limbrick Street and Fitzroy Street, and the other at the Albert Street-Ferguson Street intersection. The third is to be placed at the Hospital, in Ruahine Street. The committee decided to write to the telegraph engineer conveying to him the association’s appreciation. The difficulties in the way of applying the private hotel workers’ award to school hostels as desired by the Minister of Education were stressed at yesterday’s meeting of the Wellington Colleges Board, when a letter was rea<l from the board of governors of the Gisborne High School enclosing a copy of a motion forwarded to the department. The Gisborne board was of opinion that the suggestion was inadvisable as the staffs were satisfied with existing conditions, and its application would mean a large increase in fees, causing unnecessary expense to parents. Members agreed that the increased cost of living w.as a serious problem and the raising of boarding fees would have to be considered. It was decided to obtain the opinion of other boards on the Minister’s request.