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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

m An event which is causing very considerable interest is the dance to be held to-morrow (Friday) night, in the Otakeho hall, on behalf of the Manaia Convent town carnival queen. An energetic committee is working hard and will leave no stone unturned to secure an outstanding success. The music will be provided by Taylor’s Premier Orchestra.

Sheep and calves for late killing continue to come forward at Hawke’s B unfreezing works (says the Napier Telegraph). Slaughtering operations are consequently being prolonged to a somewhat remarkable extent, and it is said that at least one works is hopeful of breaking its previous record- for a season’s killing. A communication was received from the Director-General of Health at yesterday’s meeting of the Patea Hospital Board approving of the new nurses' home, subject to a few minor alterations. It was reported that the estimate for the erection of the building amounted almost to the sum of £SOOO, allowed by the hoard for the erection and equipping of the home. It was decided to defer further discussion of the home until next meeting.

There is likely to he a. considerably smaller area in wheat in the Ashburton county this year, according to information supplied to a meeting of the MidCanterbury Farmers’ Union executive. At Seafield there is little or no wheat in, much on a par with last year. At Greenstreet there is a decided drop on the average, while Mayfield also is down. Loivcliffe will have less than half its usual crops. Coldstream and Hinds will lie about the same, and Wakanni slightly less. A pamphlet issued at the Island of Guernsey, in describing the Island as “the real Utopia,” and inviting golfers and others to visit it, enumerates as some of the chief attractions the following:—lncome tax is only 6d in the £; there is no super tax, whisky is 6s 6d a bottle, while tobacco and cigars are equally cheap. Truly this is a golfers’ paradise. Patea can boast of only one radio set, but the owner, a youth, has derived considerable enjoyment from his set, and only the other day heard a Sydney concert. However, the “craze” is catching on, and it is likely that more aerials will make their appearance in Patea in the near future.

A very successful euchre party and dance was held by the Friendly Societies’ Social Club in the Foresters’ Hajl on Tuesday evening, a large number of players being present. The winners of the euchre prizes were Mrs. Anderson, Madame Zadoni, Miss Callaghan, Mrs. Allen, Miss McPherson and Miss Brown, and Messrs Sales, Duggan, Warner, Bailey, Burgess, and McAssev. The dance which followed was very enjoyable, excellent music being supplied by Mrs. Walshe and Mr. Loder, while extras were played by Airs. Foster and Miss Rene Muir. The duties of M.C.’s were efficiently carried out by Messrs Hearn and Warner (cards) and Burgess and Hurley (dance). The catering, in the hands of Mesdames Muir and Hearn, was everything that could be desired.

At Patea last evening Mr. Robert Semple delivered an address at the Town Hall under the auspices of the Labour Party, the Mayor (Mr. T. S. Finlayson) presiding. There was a large attendance, and Mr. Semple received an attentive hearing. He spoke upon the lines of his Hawera address, and at the conclusion was accorded a vote of thanks on the motion of the Mayor. After a vote of thanks had been accorded to the Mayor for presiding, Mr. Semple invited all those present who were interested in the formation of a branch of the Labour Party at Patea to remain behind. Some thirty persons remained, and a branch was formed. Mr. Christensen was elected president and Mr. Cousins secretary. A committee of eight, including two ladies, was appointed. At Wanganui during the Te Ante College and Collegiate School football match a local auctioneer, in order to view the game, perched himself on the bonnet of a friend’s motor-car (savs the Herald). At the first try for School he was so carried away with enthusiasm that he waved his arms with delight and put his elbow through the upper portion of the wind-screen. When the second score for School was made the knight of the hammer, with another outburst of excitement, bumped his elbow hack again and sent it through the lower portion of the windscreen. He states that had School won, it would have given him a great deal more pleasure in repaying to his friend the amount of the damage. Mr. F. W. Haybittie. writing to a friend in Wellington, after a visit to the British Empire Exhibition, says, incidentally:— “L suppose you have heard of our rotten representation at Wembley so often that I am not going to rub it in. lam ashamed to take friends there, for, after seeing exhibits of Gold Coast, Burma, Canada, Australia. West Indies, India, and Ceylon well. New Zealand’s are ludicrous. There is no atmosphere, no mechanical movement, no initiative. it is a good enough show for such places as Temuka,. Ashburton, or Masterton, but as an Empire proposition. Oh. Lord! Mr. Blank is no showman, and it is either ‘no money’ or ‘tiredness’ of the runners of the show. The exhibition as a whole is really great, with a hip great. J love going to see the vastness of the Empire's resources. It is indeed a wonderful spectacle.”

BTG RALE. All over the Dominion IT.B. are holding huge sales, and the Ha worn branch is among the branches that, have received some of the bargains. Men’s sox, 1/3; men’s shirts, 5/11; men’s braces, 1/(1; men’s suits, 59/5; boys’ knickers, 0/11; men’s pyjamas', 11/6; boys’ pyjamas, 8/11; "boys’ shirts, 5/11; women’s shoes from 12/11; women’s slippers, 3/3; men’s overcoats, 39/6; blankets, grey, 27/6; bush rugs, 14/6; dressing gowns, 55/-; ties, 1/-; gents’ hats. 8/6; men’s caps, 4/6; boys’ caps. 1/3. Call and get a bargain from our Hawera store; every article at sale price.—Advt. Progandra quickly cures corns; 1/6 —Advt. Barraclough’s Magic Nervine cures toothache: 1/0. —Advt. Be on guard against influenza. Take “Nazol,” the ready for use and money - saving remedy; CO doses 1/6. —Advt.

For the Wanganui Poultry Slu>w the lollowintj; appeared in the nrize list: Andalusians —Cockerel, AY. M. Arundel 1, F. L. AA T arner 2; pullet, W. M. Arundel 1 and 2. Plymouth Rock (English barred)—Cock, V. L. AVarner -; hen, V. L. AVarner 2. Utility Minorca?—Cockerel, V. L. Warner 1.

The medals to be awarded the winners and runners-up in the boxing championships are now on view in Mrs D. Anderson’s window, High street, and are a very fine lot. The one for the most scientific boxer is awarded on the verdict of Mr Earle Stewart, whose decision is final.

The paragraph published yesterday that the Taranaki Ladies’ Hockey Association has presented a cup and donated £lO towards encouraging school competitions between the girls was. not quite correct. The Hawera Ladies’ Club presented the cup (the Cat ran Cup) for competition and the Association has donated £lO.

The sale of Air F. Hanford’s pedigree Jerseys attracted a large number of buyers yesterday at Stratford. Thirty animals were submitted, the average lor the hulls.was 28 guineas, heifers 32 guineas, and cows 40 guineas. The well-known two-year-bull -Onaero Majesty was secured by Air T. Cleland, Hamilton, at 60 guineas, the highest figure at the sale. All but nine of the stock offered were taken by Taranaki breeders.

“That in order to successfully carry out the objects of the Alain Highways Act, the Alain Highways Board should at once obtain the services of an American road engineer' who ha,s long experience in the building of permanent roads, and place such work entirely under his guidance and supervision.” The foregoing opinion, given in the form of a motion by the chairman of the Makara County Council (Councillor E. AVindley) received the unanimous support of .members, who, in giving consideration to the matter of constructing permanent roads, agreed that a more definite condition as to surfacing of roacl s should be laid down by the Main Highways Board. Local boxing enthusiasts have their attention drawn to a fresh advertisement appearing to-day on the first page. It will be seen that the Centre Championships are being continued on Saturday afternoon at 2.30 p.m. This has been considered necessary owing to the great number of entries.*

“Care of the Police Station, AVanganui.” This is the queer address that one man has —queer for the reason that the addressee is not a- member of the. Police Force. He comes into Wanganui at periodic intervals, a holiday that invariably terminates with temporary accommodation at the Police Station, and a charge of insobriety to follow. The delinquent’s people are in Australia, but they regularly send him letters and papers, and they have evidently hit upon the unique address as the most reliable point for delivery. Of late, quite a large number of letters and papers have accumulated, but no doubt in due course they will be duly collected, and the addressee will retire to the backblocks with enough reading matter to keep him going for some time.

A dangerous accumulation of shingle in the bed of the AVaimakariri is taking place, according to remarks made by Mr J. AVood to the Waimakariri River Trust (the Christchurch Press reports). He stated that since 1917 the bed of the river had risen, on an average, Ift 9in, the maximum rise being four feet. If the bed were raised another five feet there would be disastrous results. “1 dont’ like to contemplate,” said Mr AVood, “what would happen were an ‘old man’ flood to come down if the bed of the Waimakariri continues to increase in height for the next 20 years at the same rate as it has for the last six or seven years.”

A'New Plymouth horticulturist, who has been on a. visit to Stratford, expressed surpise at the remarkable growth amongst flowers that was taking place there this season (says the Post), and stated that flowers which are usually some time behind those in New Plymouth are this year as far advanced as is the case in that town. This phenomenal, growth seems to be apparent all over the province, for another visitor • whose business takes him all over the district stated that he was particularly struck by the greenness of the country and the abundance of feed apparent. Whether this would be a good thing or not was, he said, open to question, for grass having been growing practically the whole of the winter, might not come away as strongly as it should when the spring growth took place. .

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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 July 1924, Page 4

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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 17 July 1924, Page 4

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