LOCAL AND GENERAL.
By 11 votes to four tire Christchurch 1 City Council decided against a proposal 1 to' abolish hoardings in the city, but voted in favour of the proposal that j will give the residents of any district l time to object to the erection of any i particular hoarding. The> safest place to which to retire in 1 a, thunderstorm, says a scientific man, i ii a railway carriage, for the lightning is so attracted by the steel rails that ■ it does not trouble with the wood coachwork of the train. Fifty entries have been received from all over Taranaki for the Bayly Scholarship Sports, which are to he held at New Plymouth on Thursday next. A unique and rare occurrence took place on one of the soldier settler’s farms at Dumbarton lately, when a cow gay.© birth to three bull calves, all healthy and strong. Up to the present the mother and offspring are thriving very well indeed. The Manaia Ladies’ Patriotic Committee wishes to announce the correct weight of lamb guessing competition at Manaia on Tuesday. The correct weight was 43£lh. Three people guessed the correct weight, Messrs W. Hill, W. Vincent and F. Ray. The lamb was presented by Mr A. Mitchell. The school medical officer reported xo the Southland Education Board that she had examined about 90 candidates for the teaching profession (reports the News). The majority were in fine physique. There were only two of the whole number who had sound teeth, and goitre was prevalent among candidates. In connection with the report of the recent happening at the Tawhiti railway crossing, when a horse dropped dead on the railway line as the mail train was due, the stationmaster, Mr Beauchamp, wishes it known that instructions to put the signals up were not given by the police, but by~a railway official. A combined meeting of members of the Chamber of Commerce and the Retailers’ Association is called for tomorrow morning at eleven o’clock. The meeting will be required to deal with business of an urgent nature and will he held in the Borough Chambers. A headmaster of a school commends the following girl’s essay for originality, accuracy and expression of thought. The essay says: “Man is what women have to marry. He drinks, smokes, and swears, and never goes to church. Both sprang from the ape, but woman sprang the farthest. ’ ’ When speaking at the Normanby school yesterday in connection with the Automobile Association’s “Safety First” campaign, Mr. P. O’Dea mentioned that the association intended erecting danger triangles at certain corners. He asked the children what a triangle was, and one young hopeful quickly answered, “A square with corners, sir.” A large number of people attended 1 the garden party at Mrs A. S. Tonks’ beautiful home yesterday afternoon. The function, which was in aid of St. Mary’s Church, was well managed, and ample provision was made for passing a happy afternoon. Some of those present played tennis, others bought various goods offered for sale, while the children were naturally attracted by the articles adorning the Christmas tree. Everyone admired the beautiful garden, which is at present at its best. The function was a great success, and ’ the financial returns were very satisfactory. 1 How are you to know him? Well, here is a local illustration (says the , Grey River Argus). A woman, somewhat “under the influence’’—not of the isun—was crossing a busy corner of 1 a city thoroughfare the other afteri noon, and many spectators found it in- ; tere sting to watch her dodging the cars and buses. A workman stepped from the roadside, took the woman’s ■ arm, guided her to the opposite foot- . path, raised his hat, and returned to his pick and shovel. The onlookers ceased to smile. The Tapanui Courier records an • amusing dialogue which wais recently , overheard between two labourers in , the locality. They stood idly chatting over matters of national importance. “ “Say, Jim,” asked the first man, “what’s going to win the Stewards’ to- , day?” “What about Saucy Sally ?" suggesterthe other. “What about work?” chimed in the voice of the foreman,who happened' to come along at that minute. “Work,” queried the first apea.k- . er. “Never heard of it. Who trains it?” A somewhat unusual sight nowadays, a school of whales disporting themselves off the New Zealand coast, was witnessed by the crew of the Union Company’s cargo steamer Waihemo, which arrived at Wellington from Newcastle at 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon. About 15 whales were sighted at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, when the vessel was about 470 miles off the coast. They were divided into three groups, and were of all sizes. The demonstrations of cooking by gas at the Winter Show < buildings continue to be well attended. The . programme for this evening and* tomorrow afternoon is given by advertisement. The attention of ladies interested is specially directed to the fact that the afternoon demonstration will be the only one on Saturday, and that the concluding demonstrations of the series will be given on Monday afternoon and evening. We have been asked to state that many of those who have been attending have found so much information given that they wished to take notes; ladies therefore ar e recommended to provide themselves with notebook and pencil. The Catholic bazaar will be open each day from Saturday next to the follow 7 ing Saturday between the hours of 3 and 5 in the afternoon and 7.30 and 9.30 in the evenings. Admission in the afternoons will be free. In the evening ladies will pay Is and gentlemen 2s. The tug-of-war will start at ’ 8 p.m. Kaupokonui A, Kaupokonui B, Tirimoana and Hawera Railway A will pull on Saturday. On Monday the pull will be between Rawhitiroa, Inaha, Taungatara and Railway B. On Tuesday the competitors will he Kaupokonui C, Kapuni Senior, Kapuni Midgets and Telegraph Linesmen. This arrangement has been made at the request of the country teams, so that no team will he asked to compete on two consecutive nights. OTJTRED’S. Large assortment of cotton crepe de chine frocks. 22/6. suitable for beach wear; coloured linen frocks, 32/6; jazz voile frocks. 32/6; smart style cotton georgette frocks, 39/6; Shantung dust coats, splendid quality, 90/-; good value linen dust coast, 49/6; silk jumpers, all colours, from 15/6; assorted neckwear from 1/3; silk hosiery, all colours, good value, 3/3 pair; rush hats, coloured edge, 1/6 each. The House of Good Value—Outred’s, High St., Hawera.—Advt. Economise money, time and labour. Use <f Tan-oI,” the liquid polish for floors, furniture and leather goods; all grocers.—Advt.
The Hawera Tennis and Croquet Club will hold a progressive tournament on Saturday. Invitations have been sent to neighbouring clubs, and it is expected that there will be a large attendance, Mr. L. 0. Hooker, local secretary for Trinity College of Music, London, has received notification that the board has approved of the granting of a gold medal to the New Zealand candidate gaining the highest marks each year in the licentiate diploma examinations. This will take effect from January 1, 1925. A lad of 11 years of age, named Larny O’Keeffe, has been missing from his home in Hawera since Tuesday morning last, and by advertisement in this issue his mother makes request for information concerning his whereabouts, a description of ’ the lad and his dress being given. Mrs. O’Keeffe states that she has not had any trouble with the boy previously. On Tuesday morning he expressed to an elder brother his disinclination to go to school. The Brother insisted on his departure, and since then nothing has been seen nor heard of him. The matter was placed in the hands of the police on Tuesday evening.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 4 December 1924, Page 4
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