LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 12 June 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Dunedin Press Association message states that burglars entered the Beehive drapery store and stole 17 fur coats of different varieties.

iiie uuapehn arrived at Auckland from London yesterday. She brought 21 2 immigrants, including 178 nominated. There wer e 34 domestics. One family of ten aie bound for Dunedin. All are well. The ship had a good trip out. Two cyclist* who were recently caught by Constable Pidgeon riding without lights ait Normianby, appeared at the Hawera Magistrate's Count yesterday. One, Olement Janies Cole, was fined £1 and 7s court eo-sts, and the other, Billy Ivapa, was fined 15s and 12s costs.

“The first motorist I catch I will prosecute,” .stated .Inspector G. F. Howe, when talking to an Elthani Arugsi reporter on the practice of some motorists throwing benzine tins on the roadside. Mr. Rowe declared that within the past week or so the .habit had become acrentuated. The committee of the Soccer Club in Hawera intends to run some euchre and dance parties this winter to augment its funds. The first is notified to be held on Wednesday, June 24, and it hopes that all members will support the committee in every way possible. At the Hawera Magistrate's Court yesterday the following fines were inflicted on chiarges of failing to register under the Defence Act: —Jack Dill 10s (12s costs); Allen Hunt 10s (7<s costs); Gordon. Morrison £1 (7s costs) ; Sydney Wm. Neilson £1 (is costs); Allien. Newport 10s (7« costs;; Francis Ohas. Nolan £4 (9s costs) ; Albert Wm. Tiplady 10s (11 si costs). “Don’t expect too much," .said the Prime Minister ait Dannevirke this week in speaking of hi« “new job.” “1 have not studied polities a’s much a,s sonie people, have not the finesse of politics anyhow, but I trust 1 will be able to render some service to you, and that you will not have to iegret the job being placed on my shoulders. It will not be for the want of trying if I can’t give a reasonable account of what I think the country requires.”

The origin of a report which startled many Hawera residents at about midnight on Tuesday still remains a mystery. In yesterday’s Star the noise was attributed to th e falling of a large tree which had been left half-chopped through on Mrs Stringer’s property. It appears, however, that a solution will have to be sought elsewhere, as the workmen engaged in falling the tree in question state that _ they brought the giant to earth at 6.15 p.m. on Tuesday.

Our correspondent writes that the Patea. fire brigade is holding a monster bazaar in the Town Ha’J to-day (Friday) and this evening, the proceeds to go: towards payirfg for the motor fire engine recently purchased; It is sincerely to be hoped that everyone who has the interest of the brigade at heart will make a point of attending the bazaar, as the cause is- a .good one, and every penny will count. Various competitions have been organised; and, as an added attraction to the young, a dance will follow. Replying to an Auckland deputation yesterday objecting to the- suppression of names in police court reports for offenders under 21 years, and also to old age pensioners being visited by police officers in uniform, Sir C, J. Parr promised to ask superintendents to insist on the use of plain clothes men in the latter case. He also agreed with the former request.

The deputation also urged that the practice of keeping policemen longer than one hour on point duty at the busiest times of the day should be avoided.

A ‘‘tip” to property owners whose lands are crossed by electric power lines, or where such dines traverse roads fronting properties, was given at a meeting of the Te Awamutu Electric Power Board. If, said Mr. Johnson, farmers would twist an old piece of galvanised wire from the top fence wires around each of the fence wires down to the ground and earth it by firmly attaching- the lower end to a piece of galvanised pipe or iron rod driven into the ground, there would be no danger of the fences becoming charged with electricity. This precaution should be taken at each complete section of a fence —that is, between every gateway. . .7 “The establishment of the Railways Board was a splendid policy measure. The board is working harmoniously as one man, and with such smooth-work-ing progress can be the only result,” said Mr. H. H. Sterling, a member of the board. Our chief aim is to give service, and good service, to the public.” Mr. Sterling added that since the board had bee n instituted the North Island railway system had been improved. The Weßington-Napier and Wellington-New Plymouth services had been speeded up and were now giving every satisfaction. The board was now directing its attention to the South Island services, and several improvements were contemplated. Mr. Sterling is chiefly interested in the commercial side of the department, and he said the activities of the commercial branch were making themselves felt. The principal object of the commercial side was to place the railways before the public and to advertise the service. Several pamphlets had already been issued, and - these were sent overseas in the same way that tourist .literature was distributed. A successful euchre party and dance was held in the Foresters’ Hall on Wednesday night under the auspices of the Druids’ Lodge in aid of its Christmas tree fund. The prizes were won hv the following: Ladies. Mrs Kelson, Miss McPherson, Mrs Clarke, Mrs Payne; men, Messrs Hicks. Mcßeth, Thompson and Loader. A dainty Slipper was provided by the ladies, which was followed by a dance, about 60 couples taking part. Excellent music was rendered by the Serenaders. A reminder is given to residents in the district refund Lowgarth of the farewell social and dance being tendered this evening to Mr and Mrs H. Thrush and Mr K. Mills. The departing residents have been enthusiastic in their efforts for any movement for the good of the district. Mr Thrush has been a valued member of the Farmers’ Union, and has worked hard for the various activities of the union amongst the farmers. All will be much missed. It is honed that the residents will turn up in full to show their appreciation of the work done by them for the district. ' -

A burglary occurred at the home of David A\ allace, 21 Orakei Road, Remu-e-ra, Auckland, jewellery valued at £2OO being stojen. It is thought the thief gained entry into the house by climbing a verandah post during the night.

A suspected case of infantile paralysis, a girl of three years, was admitted to Dunddin hospital early this week from Palmerston, and has proved to he a positive case. 'The case at a hoy from Merton”, admitted on Tuesday, has also been proved to he positive.

The conviction of Frederick Wilding, K.C., ior an al eged breach of the Stamp Duties Act was quashed by Mr. Justice Alpers at the Supreme Court at Christchurch without requiring the appelant to answer. Tne Ciown was ordered to ,pay the costs. Press Assn.

, A fire on the farm of Frederick Hogg, Lawrence, destroyed four oat stacks. They were insured for £l3O, hut the loss over tliat amount is estimated at £l5O. The origin of the outbreak is unknown. While walking on a footpath in the city of Auckland William Johnson, aged 40, a tyre expert, was struck on the head by a flagpole, which re .1 from the Commercial Hotel, where building operations are being carried out. His skull was fractured, but his condition is reported as not being serious.

When evidence on a charge of dangerous driving ?was being heard at the Hawera Magistrate’s Court yesterday, Mr J. I S. Barton, S.M., said that it was not an apt of negligence to drive on the right-hand side of the road, but it was an act of negligence to drive fin The right-hand side of the road Alien approaching a bend. \ At the Supreme Court at Napier, in sentencing Robert Porteous Brown to 12 months’ hard labour for theft, Mr. Justice Ostler said the prisoner’s loyalty to his comrades and the fact that he had not disclosed any information to the police created in the Judge s mind a sneaking admiration for the prisoner, although perhaps he (the Judge) should not say it. A car occupied by J. Nicholls, of Aria, a Westfield buyer for Newton King, Ltd., and another man struck a boulder on the Tota-ra Road, in the Aria district-, yesterday and plunged through a wire fence into a tomo 41) feet deep. Nicholas’ mouth and face were severely injured, and he sustained other cuts about the face. The car was little damaged beyond a broken windscreen. Nicholls is in hospital. At the Supreme Court at Auckland yesterday George Thomas. AVe son, aged 24, charged with the theft of goods and money to the value of £lO and converting to his own use a motor-car valued at £3OO, taken from a garage, was sentenced 1° three years’ reformative detention, having been previously convicted of theft.—Press Assn.

A deputation representative of the Labour organisations of the Dominion waited on the Prime Minister (the Hon. J. G. Coates) and the AttorneyGeneral (Sir Francis Bell) yesterday at AVe’.lington, to protest against the deportation of Noel Lyons, who was prominent in connection with the recent trouble on the Manuka. The deputation asked that the provision of the Undesirable Immigrants Exclusion Act be repealed or amended so as to give a person the right to appeal against a deportation order. It was also asked , that the .ban on the importation of certain classes of economic, social, and philosophical literature he lifted. The'Prime Minister replied that the Government intended to stand by the law as it stood at present, holding' that the people of New Zealand should have the right to say who should or should not come into the country. Mr. Corites also made it clear that the dissemination of dangerous doctrines Sn the; Dominion was not going to be permitted.