LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 9 May 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

On Wednesday next, in the Auroa Hall, will b© tendered a farewell to Mr and Mrs Tombleson, who have been popular, residents of the district for a considerable period. There will be a social and presentation, and tickets are obtainable from the hon. secretary, Mr .7. C. Duff. ■ All interested in orchestral music and old members of the Orchestral Society will be glad to know that an effort is being made to resume practice after an interval of about a year. With that end in view a meeting will be held on Tuesday evening next in the Methodist schoolroom. The convenors hope that all who are interested will attend. The business will be the resumption of practice and appointment of conductor.

In a report furnished to the Minister of Internal Affairs (the Hon. R. F. Bollard) the keeper of the Brothers Lighthouse states: “Walking along the various tracks of The Brothers I have noticed a dozen or more tuatara lizards; their sizes averaging between Ift and 2Jft in length. I should say they are steadily increasing, as I have seen more lately than when I first came to this station. I have also seen recently one or two of the lizards’ eggs. I think that, with care, they will go on increasing.”

The City of Madras, with a record cargo of 7430 tons of cargo for Wanganui and district, was berthed at the Castlecliff wharf on Thursday morning. Although not the largest vessel to enter the port, considerable interest is attached to the vessel’s arrival on account of her being the first steamer to tui'n in the new basin. The feat was accomplished with the greatest of ease. —Chronicle.

The manufacturers 'of rimu doors and sashes in New Zealand are finding it difficult to procure a market for their goods. A letter read at a meeting of the executive of the Canterbury Industrial Association on Friday evening stated that outside competition from America and Canada was undermining the trade. It was decided to ask representatives of the trade to meet the executive in order to talk the matter over.

A Sydney message states that the latest chances 'of refloating the Trehartha are more hopeful. Though she is hard and fast up to the foremast, the position is considered as not serious if the weather remains fine. Boats arc unloading the cargo. She has 3000 ‘tons of zinc concentrates and & large amount of copra on board.

Passing through many tracts of country not served by the cream collector, or on farms dying off his route, even in many cases awaiting his arrival, the traveller is struck by the number of• cans of cream lying exposed to the heat of the blazing sun (says the Manawatu Times). If the Dutter control will insist upon such stands being well covered they will at least have effected one far-reaching though simple improvement. The other day (says the N.Z.. Times) a scho’ar from Silverstream .school was going homeward along the railway line when he noticed that a log had slipped from the hillside and blocked the track at a turn in the line between Silverstream station and Lie bridge. The youngster went on towards the oncoming train (2.5 p.m. from Lambton), and signalled the driver, who managed to pull up within a foot or two of the obstacle.