LOCAL AND GENERAL

Evening Star, Issue 20194, 6 June 1929, Page 17

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A 1 .application by Hean Barnett for an injunction restraining tbe Bishop of Waikato and other churchmen from setting up a. commission to inquire into the dean’s fitness to retain the office of Dean of St. Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton, will be heard at the Supreme Court sessions at Hamilton; meantime au interim injunction continues to operate. AA illiam Thomas Youlden, aged 38. who was arrested after a struggle with a traffic inspector when attempting to take a car from outside the Hamilton railway station on the night of Alay 28, was yesterday sentenced to three months’ imprisonment. Youlden arrived on Alay_2i from Australia. He bad been convicted for various small offences at Perth, Port Augusta, and Adelaide. The Taranaki Oilfields report for the week ended June 1, 1029, slates Gisborne No. 2 well drilled to 3,162fb in casing; sandy limestone, with fair showing of inflammable gas; 6$ diameter casing to 3,150 ft. At Blenheim, Andrew Alexander Clark, aged 24 years, an hotel porter, was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment for f,ho theft of a cheque book belonging to an hotel manager. The accused pleaded guilty to charges arising out of two cheque frauds, when local shopkeepers were victimised, lie passed a forged cheque for £7 in payment of 30s worth of gramophone records and requisites purchased from Norman Alycrofb Rabonc. Ho also paid for £9 10s worth of clothing purchased from F. E. Patchett with a valueless cheque for £23. Clark vanished to tho North Island, but daringly returned to Blenheim, wdiero he stole £7 8s in money from Richard Tonkinson, Ho at first denied this theft, bub after being committed for trial be amended his plea to one of guilty, and was commibleed for sentence at the Supremo Court on all three charges. While admitting that many schools already receive adequate capitation grants, tho Auckland Education Board (says a Press Association telegram) yesterday decided to ask the Education Department to increase the allowance to large district high, schools and primary schools, as it was felt that proportionately such institutions had not been fairly treated. The annual meeting of delegates to the North ’lsland Sheep Hog Trial Association, held at Hawcra, discussed the question of the future policy of Hie association. Eventually it was agreed to carry on ns at present constituted and conducted, but with the scope of operations extended in the following _manner :—Tho North Island to be divided into seven groups, each to be known as a centre of the association; that each centre have the option of annually holding the centre challenge cup championship; that the sum of £4O bo granted annually to the centre holding tbe North Island championship; that the balance of income bo divided among the remaining centres. Tho old executive was re-elected, with the addition of Air Turnbull (Gisborne)- Air Hay (Mastcrton) was appointed a judge. Til© following are tho results of the North Island championship trials: - Long Head. Fifty-six entries (possible 50 points) ; AV. APllwraith’s (AVhakatu) Help, 471. 1; J- Anderson’s (Christchurch) Toby, 47, 2; J. AV. Hirst’s (Tarata) Tweed, 461, 9: R. E. Lowe's (Tangoio) Black Scott, 4G. 4. The next class—short bead and yarding—contains fifty-four entries, and it is expected that it will not he completed till this evening. In the afternoon a. presentation of a case of pipes and a, pouch was made to Air AV. Whyte (Napier), the retiring chairman, as a. mark of appreciation of his long service to the association. Tho monthly meeting of jhc AVomen s Christian Temperance Union was held on Tuesday afternoon in the Hanover Street Baptist Hall. The president, Mrs Hiel.t, was in tho chair. The Flier from Australia asking for help lor. Armenian, girls, which was referred lo tho League of Nations Union, was discussed, and it was decided that the best way of helping was for individual members to send donations for this very worthy work. A letter from the New Plymouth Union asking for help _ towards the upkeep of the Sailors’ Rest was left for consideration by Urn executive. It was decided to -make the next monthly meeting a special “whits ribbon day.” A committee was appointed to arrange for the 'meeting, Mrs Huff to be convenor. Miss Powell drew the attention of members to the amendments to the, Gaming Act, a. Bill to ho considered in Parliament, ft was resolved cm the motion of M iss Powell, seconded by Airs Hick, -that the following resolution bo sent to Sir Joseph Ward, ami the four members of Parliament for Dunedin;— “In view of the serious menace to our young people of tho already existing facilities for gambling, tbe Dunedin Central AV.C.T.IL, representing all four divisions, earnestly begs of you fo resist any attempt to legalise telegraphing of investments or publication of racing dividends.” Airs llictl. gave an address on ‘Headquarters for the AV.C.T.lLstressing the need of such an institution as a. common eciitr© for work, to make it possible to be in constant touch, with each other, fo discuss great international problems, to have a home which will make for comradeship, communion, construction, and education.