LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 6 July 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The tender ol' Mr. A. B. Burrell, of Ha\vera lias been accepted for the erection of concrete shops in Broadway, Stratford, and work on the job will be commenced immediately. Post.

Four dwellings for married members of the Bailway Department’s staff at Fltham, it js understood, will be creeled within the next six months, says the Argus. The Public AVork s Department has let to a British firm contracts for the construction of steelwork for the Mokau bridge. Four spans will be delivered within four months, and the rest before March 31 next. The total contracts are for over £6001).

•‘The best-arranged dairy show I have ever seen,” was (says the Mana-wat-u Times) .Mr. F. .1. -Nathan's comment on Hawera’s effort this year. The Mayor considered it was an object lesson to other associations. Altogether the show was a great success. Those who are interested in dancing will learn with pleasure that the Rowan Tennis Club intends holding another ball in the Bowan Hall on the loth inst. Those who were present at the last fancy dress ball and at previous dances held under the same auspices can testify to their unqualified success, and it is to be expected that on the loth another enjoyable evening will be spent. In the Federal House of Representatives Dr. Maloney gave notice of motion that a Domesday book be made, showing the full present value of all immovable property in Australia, with the names of the owners, and that any value from unearned increment during the next ten years be used for the extinction of the Australian war debt.

At Cromwell House, Highgate, London. a splendid new home belonging to the Mothercraft Society, founded by Sir Trubv King six years ago. was officially opened by the Duchess of York on Saturday afternoon. The figures contained in the annual report show that they are the highest yet reached.

Further particular-; are supplied of the Banton-Webbv wedding at Riverlea. The (bridegroom’s present to- the bride was a necklace of pearls, and gold brooches to the bridesmaids-. The bilade’.s travelling dress was of maroon trimmed with black fur, with hat- to match. The honeymoon will be -spent at New Plymouth and Auckland.

One of the most important matters which will come up for consideration at the Wellington Diocesan Synod this week will he a Bill introduced by the Bishop to constitute a cathedral chapter for the diocese. This will consist of the four archdeacons (Wellington, Wairarapa, Rangitikei, and Waitotara) and six honorary canons. If the Bill be passed the appointment of honorary canons will be necessary to complete the constituent members of the chapter. At a meeting of the committee of the newly-formed branch of the South Taranaki Automobile Association, the president (Rev. J. L. A. Kayll) and the chairman of the executive <AIr. A. R. Masters) were appointed delegate-s to the central executive, it wa s decided to place before the central executive the desirability of undertaking by members of the association as early as possible a motor trip to places of interest in the locality. Matters connected with railway level crossings in the district were discussed, and it was decided to bring them before the notice of the central executive. Mr. E. J. Meredith, of Mor veil, and party, when returning from Oamaru on Thursday, upon reaching the Waitald bridge had an escape from disaster the like of which is a favourite theme of writers of fiction, says a AVaimate message. '1 he party were about half-way aeros s the bridge when the mid-day express was sighted approaching from the other direction, Mr. Meredith increased tlie speej of his car and managed to reach the end of the bridge a few seconds ahead of the train. This is the first time that the gates of the bridge have been open long enough to allow a car to enter when a train was approaching. The value of public spirit in a community was stressed by Mr 0. Hawken, M.P., at the entertainment of the local committees on Saturday night by the Winter Show executive. He said it was an asset hard to properly value and a wonderful influence in pushing a town or district ahead. He was satisfied that a loyal and efficient public spirit always bore fruit. ITawera and South Taranaki were thoroughly alive, and he was' certain that this public spirit would carry the people far on the road of success and would be developed still more in the future.