LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 16 June 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Egmont A. and P Association annual spring show has been fixed for November 19 and 20. The shortage of skilled labour is getting worse year.by year,” said Mr F. . Rowley, oi the Labour Department at a Matserton meeting. ‘‘The shortage is not peculiar to New Zealand,” he added. ( The Stratford High School Board of Governors, at a meeting on Friday night, decided to circularise all dairy factories in the Stratford, Eltham, and Inglewood districts • rn order to gain some idea of the number of pupils who" would avail themselves of the special instruction it is proposed to give at a series of winter classes for (fairy factory employees. Cheese offers to <rairy directors in the district during the past fortnight were not good enough to effect business with some of the companies, who anticipated a rise, and within a few clays the price on the London marokt rose 4s per owt. From what can be learned, a «£urthor rise is expected shortly. In view of the position (states a correspondent to the Stratford Post), directors will be well advised to ‘‘hang on.” The Meremere Atheletic Club will hold their sports and picnic on Wednesday’ June 18. on Mr. Roy William’s property. There will be a good number of trophies to be competed for, and visitors can rely on a good day’s sport. A dance will be held in the Ohangai Hall in the evening. A good feature is the way the settlers of the district are rallying round these gatherings, while visitors from Hawera are increasing in number. . .The introduction of legislation prohibiting the racing and speeding of motor-cars on public roads was" indicated in a letter received by the council of the Auckland Automobile Association from the Minister of Internal Affairs, the Hon. R. F. Bollard (says the Herald). Replying to the council’s recent protest against the practice, in the interest of public safety, the Minister stated that it was proposed to make provision ( in the Motor Vehicles Bill giving tlie Gov-ernor-General power to fix bv regulation the maximum speed of motor vehicles on public roads' The Eltham Argus' offers its congratulations to the Star as follows: Congratulations to our contemporary, the Hawera Star, upon having made an important addition to its printing machinery. The Star is now printed upon a very fine printing press known as a “Cossnr.” It prints very rapidly, and is the latest model of its kind.' The title of our contemporary has undergone a change. It formerly described itself as The Hawera and Normanby Star, Patea Chronicle, and Waimat'e Plains Gazette. It will now be known as The Hawera Star and South Taranaki Gazette. The Star is a most excellent newspaper, and it is pleasing to see that the business support accorded to it has warranted the installation of new and expensive machinery. May our contemporary continue to grow in importance. Mr. J. Priestley. Dominion secretary of the Sudan United Mission, is visiting Hawera. Yesterday he occupied the pulpit at the Methodist Church in the morning, and at the Baptist Church in the evening, and addressed Sunday school scholars at Normanby and Hawera in the afternoon. Mr. Priestley will give lantern lectures at Normanby Methodist Church to-night, and at the Presbyterian Hall, Hawera, to-morrow night. The subject of the Sudan at the present time is of great, importance, and Mr. Priestley’s lectures should prove interesting and instructive. On the principle of making the punishment fit the crime, Mr A. Williams, chairman of the Christchurch Fire Board, suggests that a person caught giving a malicious false alarm should he handed over to the brigade for a good ducking. Speaking of "this practice at a. meeting of the board, lie said that it would be a good thing to watch the alarm boxes with that object. In the financial year j nst ended, he stated, the brigade had been called out by a number of false alarms. Ent rios for all classes except schools, at the Hawera Winter Show, have been extended until 5 p.m. tomorrow. The secretary, Mr L. 0. Hooker, states that so far entries have been excellent. OTTTiiKD’S. Just arrived large assortment woollen costumes, plain skirts, with cardigan coats, 29/6; also smart styles woollen costumes, 79/6, good value; big stock cardigan coats, 13/6; woollen skirts, 22/6. See our new costumes, smart styles, also just arrived. Absolutely

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