LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 29 September 1924, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'‘Do we have to register our new engine?” asked Superintendent H. A. Nuttall at last week’s meeting of the Eltham Fire Board. Mr W.: Waters (the secretary) replied, “No; not unless the engine is taken outside the board’s district.”—Argus. “If the man is only a ‘dud.’ it still the people a sense of security ” said Inspector T. T. Hugo (Inspector of hue Brigades) at a meeting of the Eltham Fire Board, when speaking of firemen being on dutv at’ picture theatres.—Argus.

The ‘‘Busy Bees” sale of work, in aid of the missions, held at St. John’s Schoolroom on Saturday, resulted in a total of £3B 4s 8d being received.

In connection with to-night’s performance of “Our Miss Gibbs,” the management states that the opera will be staged exactly as on the three previous occasions. The same scenery and wardrobe will be used, the only differbeing that the stage" managementwill he in the hands of Mr G. E Laidlaw.

Keen sympathy, will be felt with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Marsden, formerly of Kaponga, and now resident at Matanu, in the bereavement they have sustained as the result- of the death of their infant son Boy Charles, aged fifteen months, who expired suddenly in his push-chair on Thursday morning. To the parents the shock is the more severe, as apparently the little chap had been in the best of health. The burial took place at : the Kaponga cemetery on Friday afternoon. Both children and adults are to be caterer! for at the plain and fancy dress ball which is being organised by the Anglican Ladies’ Guild, t 0 take place in the Kaponga. Town Hall on Friday, October 3. From 7 p.m., the time announced for their opening grand march, the juveniles will have the floor till 9.30, when the adults’ programme will commence. Fout are to be offered for competition iii the children’s fancy costume competition. Novelty dances, including an open waltzing competition for a prize of a guinea, will. add further attraction to the evening’s entertainment. Those who anticipate attending may look forward to an exceptionally enjoyable function. Arrangements have been made for the supply of masks at a nominal charge. “The public have got into the habit of coming to the Government for everything they require. It does not matter what is wanted, people say, ‘Let us go to the Government, let us" get a subsidy, let us get some money from the Government.” Thus stated the Prime Minister in the House of Representatives. “If anyone took notice of what goes on in my room in a forenoon, when deputations come along, I think' something very interesting could be written, I have not attempted to record it.”

“It appears that the more hallmarks and trade marks we have in the world the less real efficiency do we get in the workmanship of the world,” remarked the Hon. W. Earnshaw, in the Legislative Council in the course of the discussion upon the Engineers Registration Amendment Bill. “We get so many professionals,” he said, “who claim to have certificates of qualification, hut when it comes to practical work they are nowhere.” An innovation in the control of motor traffic in Auckland was introduced on some of the city streets on Monday (states the New Zealand Herald). This was the placing at various points of signs bearing the instructions “Parking—2o minutes,” “Parking prohibited,” or “Vehicles must not stand between here and the crossing.” The signs, which are similar in design to those that at one time marked the safety zones, stand close to the' kerbing, so as not to interfere with traffic. The instructions regarding vehicles standing near street crossings are the outcome of a. new by law, which prescribes that vehicles must not stop in a safety zone area. The system of signs, which was devised by the city traffic department, will be extended to all the busy city thoroughfares in the near future.

If the following incident, recorded by the Manawatu Daily Times is any criterion of existing conditions, then the housing question, so far as the renting of residences is concerned, must be somewhat acute. A sergeantmajor of the Defence permanent staff was about to dismiss a parade of about 120 Palmerston North cadets, when the parade was surprised into a state of unusual attentiveness by the sergeantmajor’s next words. He made it known to all the sundry that a friend of his was desirous of renting a house, and it was desired that if any cadet knew of any abode available under such a system, would the said cadet be kind enough to impart the information after the parade had been dismissed? The hope proved quite a forlorn one.

The Commissioner of the Government Life Insurance notifies in this issue that from October 1 the Hawera agency of the Department will be conducted bv Mr R. 8. Sage. Regent street, from whom all information may be secured.

TENNTS OR BOWLING OUTFITS

We have opened up a big range of tennis and bowling outfits, white or grey trousers, tennis shoes, bowling or tennis blazers, elastic or rubber belts 1/6, fancy or white sox, silk shirts, canoe shirts, bowlers’ hats, ties and shoes. -Call at H.B. for vour outfits. — New Zealand Clothing Factory, Hawera.—Advt.

The newest and most wanted styles in nil spring frocks are now assembled at McGruer, Bone’s—a most interesting display that will delight every woman in the district. No matter for what occasion you need a new frock we can certainly meet your tastes with our extensive range. Prices throughout are really moderate, which make this showing one of special interest. — McGruer, Bone and Co., Ltd., drapers, Hawera. —Advt. Ladies have not been slow to take advantage of the “tip” about the prices of Fuji silk mentioned last week bv the Melbourne Limited. There is so much of this material used nowadays that a saving of even a few pence a yard mounts to a considerable sum. To buy the Melbourne’s famous good quality genuine Fu.ii silk at to-day’s price is to practically “beat the market.” —Advt.