LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 July 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Ha wera Dairy Company will be paying out to its suppliers on the 28th instant, a 'sum of £25,025, which, with what has already been received, will represent full payment for the season just closed. This brings the total pay-out by the company per lb of butter-fat to Is 7d. The annual meeting of the company will be held on Monday.. The Wheat Controller has advised the Taranaki Chamber .of Commerce that it has been definitely arranged to load the Karori at Geelong about the 31st inst. for Auckland and New Plymouth. This will be the only shipment of Government- wheat that is likely to come direct here this year. The quantity sold locally is about 9000 sacks. The saving to the consumer is quite Is 6d per sack, possibly more, and the wheat is milling quality.— News.

The brigade were called out at 8.30 p.m. last- night to an outbreak of fire in Mrs. A. S. Tonics’ garage at her residence, South Road. It was only benzine which had fallen on to the tray underneath the engine which ignited, and as Miss Tonks, who was in the car at the time of the outbreak, had the presente of mind to turn off the benzine from the tank, no damage resulted. All’ the brigadesmen were present-, and surprised the occupants of the house by their quick appearance.

The chairman of the provisional directors of the proposed new Meat Work s Company at Patea has received the following interesting and encouraging letter from a. Hawera resident: Enclosed herewith please find my application for ten shares in the Patea, District Co-op. Freezing Co., Ltd. together with the application fee of £]. It would be a thousand pities and a great set-back to the whole district not to see this thing through. I consider not only every sheep, cattle, and dairy farmer, hut‘every' lessor ’ who leases, or mortgagee who holds security over their lands, as well as every business man in the community, should take no shares in the new company, and who, by so doing, would he studying his own interest. I trust your efforts in trying to float the new company will meet with the success they deserve.” The last of the series of lantern services will be held in the Church of Chiust, Wilson street, to-morrow night, a “ I o’clock. Fifty beautiful pictures wij. bo shown, depicting tho last sconos in the life of Christ. Mr Page will lead the song service, and Mr Greenwood mil give the address. A dance in aid of Patea Convent funds will be held in the Kaknrnrnea Hall on Monday next, 28th July. OUTRED’S. Last few days of Out,red’s Sale. Coat frocks from 35/6. splendid value; -velour coats from 49/6, latest styles; Burberry coats, half price; marvellous redactions in all millinery; woollen jumpers from 7/11. —Advt. No bad after-effects with Wade’s Worm Figs. Pleasant, sure and certain. —Advt.

The other day (states the Wanganui Herald) a constable at Taihape arrested a little man and brought him before the court. The magistrate looked at the hefty constable and at the little man, and then remarked to the well-set-up guardian of the peace, “Did you arrest him?” Before the constable had time to reply the little man chipped in, “Yes, and all on his ownsome.” “I learn,” says the Wellington correspondent to the Argus, “from the Minister of Education that progress is being made in the matter of a new school for Eltham. Of two plans submitted, the Minister favours the more expensive one, which provides for a dental clinic. This means an increase in the cost of the building of some £SOO, but Mr. Parr is of opinion that without a dental .clinic the school would not be up to date. The estimated cost of the building is in the neighbourhood of £6OOO. The plans being approved, the matter is now ripe for laying before Cabinet for a definite answer as to whether the vote will be granted. This may be expected in about a fortnight.”