LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 19175, 16 February 1926, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Secretary-General of the Post Office advises (reports a Wellington telegram) that the following navigation warning was broadcasted from the Melbourne Radio Station on February 14 at 10.35 p.m.“ The master of the Roccis reports striking a submerged object at 5.25 a.m. on February 14 in latitude 39.9 south, longitude 146.29 eastj Wilson’s Promontory, bearing W.N.W., magnetic, three miles.”

At a meeting of the Southland District Labor Council the following resolution was passed:—“ That this meeting expresses its complete confidence in Mr Hiram Hunter as the workers’ representatvie on the Arbitration Court, urges all unions again to support him for the position, and earnestly hopes that he will be returned at the top of the poll.”

During the presentation of the cup by Mr E. F. Hockly, M.P., to,Mr S. G. Dobson, owner of Hangawera (winner of the Ohinemnto Hack Handicap Cup) at the Rotorua Racing Club’s Meeting yesterday, a geyser sent up a glorious shot at the edge of the lake within full view of the spectators, a mass of steam glittering in the sky. The donors of the cup, the Ngatawakauae tribe, named it the Hangawera Geyser. The Auckland ‘ Star’s ’ Hamilton correspondent states that the danger occasioned to human and animal life by the falling of high-tension electric lines was again exemplified yesterday, when one of the wires passing through Mr F. W. Walter’s property at Lower Waitoa snapped and fell among a valuable dairy herd. Four of the best animals were electrocuted, their bodies being cut practically in half, and but for the early intervention of Mr Walter’s employees several of the others would assuredly have been destroyed. As it is, the loss is heavy. Nine big game fish were caught last Friday at Ruscsll, Zane Grey getting three swordfish, which turned the scales at 2081 b, 2241 b, and 2341 b. Zane Grey also caught a large brown shark weighing 7001 b. Nine big game fish were also caught on Saturday. Mr Sam Ludbrook, of Gisborne, caught two swordfish weighing 2111 b and 2661 b, and Mr Mason Bayly, of Orakawa, two swordfish weighing 2321 b and 2601 b respectively.

The Gisborne Oil Proprietary, which is about to bore for oil, has now definitely decided on its location, which will be on Dodgshun’s Station, a few miles from Ruatorea. Gear is now being landed on the site, but owing to the amount of work necessary prior to boring it is unlikely that drilling will be commenced before the end of April. Geologists are now deciding on the second location, and probably two wells will bo sunk at the same time.

The membership of the Wellington Watersiders’ Union is to he limited to 1.450 employees, and, the union having agreed that* that number is required to work the port on an average, provision has been made to incorporate the limitation in the rules of the union.

In the Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, a woman, whose name was suppressedj was charged with fraudulently destroying a ballot paper at the electoral office for Avon. In evidence the woman said she made a mistake in casting her vote, and she tore up the ballot paper and refused to give it up. The further hearing of the ease was to have certain points cleared. The Edgeworth Radio Station, one of the most powerful in America, will broadcast a programme and make a special effort to get through to Australia on February 27 between 4 and G o’clock in the afternoon (New Zealand time).

Air Applegarth gave an interesting address at the Spiritualist Church on Sunday evening, taking as his subject ‘ The Mysticism of the Bible.’ He commenced by bringing home forcibly to his hearers that St. Paul said : “ Ye are the temple of the living God.” Many quotations were given from the Bible, and he urged his audience to fully realise the importance and expediency of living up to and treating the body as the house of God. The speaker gave an entirely new viewpoint to all the old accepted translations, and which, though not. perhaps acceptable to all his hearers at first, opened up a new and interesting avenue for thought. He gave many and varied explanations and demonstrations to prove his contention, and said that if the world to-day would live up to the ideals and tho teaching of the Bible there would be unity and pence, and wars could not be. His intention was to try and give a greater impetus and strength to the Christ principle within, and so overcome the selfish desires from the world without. The speaker also gave an interesting description of the emblems and meanings or the Union Jack and of certain symbols pertaining to Freemasonry, and concluded his address with a passionate appeal to read the Bible, to throw off all accepted creeds and dogmas, and to read it with an open mind and quiet.devotion.