LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 22 May 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the meeting of the Progress League at Stratford a proposal was put forward that the old post office site should be'obtained as a memorial to the late Prime Minister.

Births registered in the urban areas of New Zealand during April numbered 1079, four more than March. There were 451 deaths, an increase of 39 on the previous month, comprising 250 males and 201 females. Sixty-four, or 14.19 per cent, were under five years of age. A -motion, to the effect that steps be taken to have the preference clause to unions in all awards made absolute was adopted, unanimously at the recent annual conference of' the New Zealand Labour Party. Miss C. Mitchell, chairwoman of the Manaia Ladies’ Patriotic Committee, has received a letter from Mrs C. TO. Massey f acknowledging the expressions of sympathy conveyed to her and her family from the members of the committee.

A party of twenty-nine Italian men have arrived at Wellington by the Moeraki from -Sydney. They were mostly young men, only a few approaching middle-age. The new arrivals are -bound for various parts of the Dominion, to go- farming or fishing.

The constitution, of the New Zealand Labour Party is! to be amended, by decision of the recent -annual conference, to provide that- candidates for selection ba-flote must be members _of the patty for at least two years. (The alteration wifi not apply to this year...s elections: ' ■

Palmerston North Post Office has been raised to the status of a chief post office.* The boundaries of the new district will be from Manakau in the south to Greatford 1 and Bulls, up the Rangitikei River to Ruahine-, across to Dannevirke inclusive and taking in Pahiatua. on the north Wairarapa boundary. Extensive alterations to the post office building are proposed. .. The Minister for Public Health (Sir Maui Pomare)' recommends the Minister for Education (Sir James Parr) to make school attendance compulsory again on and from June 1. Since the infantile paralysis epidemic school attendance has been optional. On top of a rainfall of 1.3 inches for the 24 hours preceding 9 a.m. this morning, the heavens to-day continuedto weep steadily, overflowing the gutters‘ in many parts of Hawera and making miniature lakes in the streets, through which motor cars ploughedtheir way and pedestrians dashed as quickly as they could. Between 9 a.m. and midday to-day nine-tenths of aninch fell, and still there was no sign ofthe rain abating.

A complete agreement was reached at Wanganui in the Conciliation Council in the Wellington country journalists’ dispute. The new wages scale involves a reduction of 5s in cadets’ wages, but juniors remain as before. Generals will receive 12s 6d increase and seniors 5s increase. The new hours clause allows that the spread of the work may be increased if time off is allowed* the worker during the day.. It is incumbent now, under the Motor Vehicles Act, for motorists who become involved in an accident to report the matter to the police, whether or not the accident is of a serious kiriU. Failure to report entails a prosecution, and the first of its kind took place at the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court recently, when the defendant, John O’Brien-, was fined 10s and costs.

An Orcler-in-Council published in ibis week’s Gazette directs that the Hawera Borough Council and the Hawera County Council shall defray in equal proportions all costs of the commission appointed to inquire and report upon the proposal to exclude a certain area from the County of Hawera and to include such area in the Borough of Hawera, states our Wellington, correspondent. At the Auckland Supreme Court the claim, by Henry John Saulbrey for £ISOO damages from David D. \V. Martin, a medical practitioner, and James Thomas Douce, an architect, for the death of his daughter, Mrs. Stevens, in a motor-car accident at Ngaruawahia, concluded last night. The jury returned a verdict that the accident was due to the negligence of Martin and assessed the damages at £f)UO and exonerated Do lire. A motion, for judgment was deferred. An accident occurred at the corner of Began and Juliet/ Streets on Tuesday night, when Mr. I l '. Bamfoid, of the Stratford railway staff, sustained injuries to his face and eye which necessitated attention by Dr. Steven and the insertion of several stitches. Mr. Bamford was riding a bicycle home at the time and collided 'with a boy who was crossing the street, ’.with the result that he was thrown' from his machine. The hoy disappeared quickly, and it was concluded that he had not been hurt. —Post.

A Christchurch woman who is employed on domestic work outside the city has written to the Mayor of Christchurch (Mr. J. K. Archer) asking him if lie thinks there will ever be an eight-hour day for women domestics. She states that she is on her feet fifteen hours a day and is earning tho modest sum of 4s a day. have their hours regulated so wily’ shouldn’t other domestic workers, be treated the same?” she ask®. “Sunday is the ha.rdest clay of all.’’ The Mayor remarked that the letter, was an instance of how labour was sweated when unprotected. A meeting of members and supporters of the Labour Party will he held at the Foresters’ Hall. Hawera, on Monday evening next, to discuss general election campaign arrangements and the contesting of the Patoa seat. Mr \\\ Nash National Secretary and Labour candidate for the> Hutt seat 11 « b Mr T, M. Wi’fonl, leader of the Liberal Party, will he present, and i" address the meeting.

Owing to a. typliographicnl error the Hawera county engineer’s estimate of the approximate cost of a subway at the level crossing on the South Bond near Hawera was yesterday given ns £35,000, instead of £3500. On Sunday evening last at St. Mark’s. Church. Kaponga, an impressive service was held by the vicar, Bev. Mr Solomon, in memory of the late Bt. Hon. AY. F. Mnssev. Air A. Grace assisted hv reading the two'lessons, and at the close of the evening’s service llie “Dead March in Saul” was played by the organist, Miss Grace, the congregation all reverently standing in sympathy with the bereaved. THE SIMPLEST IDEA MAY BE WORTH MONEY.

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