LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 27 March 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Hawera. Workers’, Educational Association Psychology Class, which commenced its session last week, will hold its second meeting this evening. A strong membership has already been enrolled, and intending members are urged to join.early in the session. Sir James Puri-, Minister for Education, visited Palmerston North officially on Thursday to inspect tne secondary schools, ana to hear requests in connection therewith. Mr 'late; Director of Education for Victoria, also arrived during the morning, in company with Mr Marsden, Assistant Director of Education. He delivered an address to teachers (states a Palmerston North Press Association message;

a., coincidence that is probably as unique as it is interesting came to light at the seventy-seventh annual re-union of the Otago Early Settlers’ Association. An o>i identity who had spent 62 . years in Dunedin was conversing with another old identity, and during the course of conversation it • was found that. the two men had been boys on the ship ' Resolute which arrived here, in *1864. The two boys had parted at the jetty, one going into the country, and the other settling in the city, and not for 62 years did they again see one another. It was a happy hour for those two old gentlemen as they sat aiul conversed of what the years had brought since they had parted as boys in the distant past. How an Auckland visitor to Chicago bluffed his way across a busy thoroughfare in the American city was related to a Wanganui Herald reporter by one of his friends. A steady line of automobiles, buses, and delivery vans moved slowly along the street at a point where (he Auckland man wished to cross Finding it impossible to dodge between the continuous stream of traffic he assumed an air of authority, and raising his arms signalled the travelling vehicles to stop. A grinding of brakes followed and all traffic in that half-mile pulled up thinking they were obeying a city inspector. Th? New Zealander then calmly crossed the street and laughingly signalled the traffic to resume running.

OUTRED’S. Just opened: Auuimn and Winter Goods. We try to be first, always with new ideas, whether it be- in Style .or service. Our woollen costumes this sea son are exceptional value for quality style and low price. Velour and as trachan coats now showing, latest styles, from 84/-. Our tailored and model hats for distinction, style and elegance. We offer something new and something different. Quite a large assortment of fur coats showing, marmot, musquash, beaver coney and blaci coDey half the price of any season before. You are invited to visit our display.—Outred’s, High St., Hawers.

There is no fooling when the Melbourne says “sale.” This was evidenced by the great influx of buyers to take advantage of the firm’s annual stocktaking bargains. The Melbourne has a fixed policy of reducing stocks to normal at this period of the year, and to effect this quickly before the end of the financial year much merchandise is sacrificed. Hence the wonderful bargains,—Advt.

Mr S. J. Turner, the famous mountaineer, made his twenty-ninth ascent of Mount Egmont on Saturday (states the Patea Press). He is still keen on climbing Mount Everest, and hopes to be, included in the next expeditionary pariy to attempt the ascent. Altogether the season lias been a peculiar one for potatoes (says the Southland limes). A good number .of southern farmers show an inclination to deal in prompt stull, but are not nearly so keen for forward business. The demand for potatoes for prompt delivery bivsi commenced rather earlier than> usual, having set in some little time ago. Generally they are not much, sought after until the middle of March.

it was mentioned during the coupe of the interview between the postmaster at Ha wo r a and the Chamber of Commerce deputation that, at December 81 last there were 800 isuihseriibers connected with the Hawera telephone exchange, and this number has been increased during the quarter. The amount of. transmission, work and direct communication put through the Hawera exchange makes it a very important cmetre, and it will be a great boon all round when the automatic system, is brought into force. Taking all the circumstances into consideration the local staff gives very good service to subscribers and must be given credit for the effort to do so.

The vicar of an . Auckland parish was delignted to receive from u brother clergyman in the country a case confining many useful and ornamental articles for < sale at a bazaar (says the Herald). After the sale the discovery was made that the wrong case had reached the bazaar. What the country vicar had cent was a case of lemons. . It was brought to Auckland by a young lady, who had a case exactly similar, but packed with wedding gifts. Her feelings when she found that they had changed to lemons can be v imagined, particularly as the bazaar sale had already taken place. v

A further extension of the Taranaki Electric Power Hoard’s district is promised as a result of a-meeting convened by the (Jrenui Farmers’ Onion and held, in conjunction with the Clifton County Council, in the Llrenui Hall (states the* Argus). The following members of tne Power Board were present: Messrs H. G. Carman (chairman), W. T. Harkness, W. J. Tristram (secretary), and H. R. Climie (engineer). After addresses and the answering-of many questions, the following motion was carried unanimously: “That portions of the Tikorangi,. Waihi and Urenui ridings join the power board’s district,” and a committee of nine were appointed to define boundaries and to arrange for canvassing and the signing of a petition. Nearly 80 attended the meeting, which was a splendid one, no opposition being given. Mr G. Herbert (.chairman of the Farmers’ Union) was in the chair, and- the following were the committee elected: Messrs Herbert, G. Rogers, J. Phillips, H. M. Purdie, G. Foreman. G. Hicks, R. H. Piggott, Paulger and Mabin.