LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The twenty-fourth annual Dominion Conference of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union will commence in the Dominion Farmers’ Institute, Wellington, on Tuesday, July 28. Tile Greymouth Orchestral Society decided to dissolve after a successful career of 23 years. Lack of players to replace those leaving the town is the reason for the disbandment. The property is to be sold, the proceeds to go to tile local hospital.

Donald Walter Neilson was committed for trial at Nelson on a charge of arson in connection with a dwelling occupied by lum. His wife, Cecilia Clara* JLillnui .Neilson, was committed lor trial on a charge of making a fa.se declaration iu connection with the insurance claim. —Dress Association. The Duke and Duchess of York were present at the Marchioness of Salisoury’s reception for Empire visitors, says a London cable. The guests included the Prime Minister (Mr. tetaniey Baldwin), members of the Caoinet, and iarge numbers of Australians and New Zealanders.

A serious collision occurred at Wanganui last evening between a motor-car driven by Mr. TV. Stent and a motorcycle ridden by Tim O’Leary both 01 Wanganui. O’Leary had. his skull fractured, and is in a serious state at the nospital. It is rumoured on Wall Street that an Australian Government loan of a hundred million dollars will shortly be floated in London and New York. Morgan’s declined to comment on the report, says a New York cable. Taranaki Oilfields, Ltd., report that the Tarata bore ha s been drilled to 2180 feet in shaie, and a ten-mcli casing run to 2156 feet. The Moturoa well is being filled with water and mud to hold the gas pressure preparatory to the resumption of drilling. An earthquake shook Nagoya and a wide district. There were few casualties, including one dead. -Some walls and chimneys collapsed, and ground fissures were caused, says a cable message from Tokio. “We are quietly passing rules every year giving more and more power to stipendiary stewards,” said Mr. W. T. Hazlett at the Racing Conference yesterday, “and if we give them much more to do we might as well turn over to them the control of the whole meetings. We are getting To it now.” The first seaplane built in Australia crashed during a trial flight. It fell into Botany Bay. The machine was designed, built and piloted by Major Jackctt. The crew and Lieut.-Colonel Crinsmend, Director of Civil Aviation, who was aboard, were rescued. During the service at the Parklmrst Prison on Sunday, a convict took a flying leap into the pulpit, climbed the beams above, and disappeared through a skylight. He spent the night and Sunday on the roof, says a London cable. War ders are waiting until hunger forces him out. The convict collected a heap of slates- to use as ammunition should the warders attempt to reach his refuge.

Replying in Parliament to a question as to whether he would order a survey of the Mararoa. the Minister for Marine said he had inquired into the mishap and was informed that the feed pipe to the crank pin had become blocked, with the result that the soft meta[ bearing ran out and a stop had to be made to replace this with spare parts. Such an accident was liable to happen to any machinerv at any time. The Mararoa was surveyed last May.

At a conference attended by eighty delegates from at l parts of the JKllesmere electorate, Mr David Jones, chairman of the Meat Export Control Board, and formerly M.P. for Kaiapoi, was selected as the official Reform candidate for the E'lesmere seat at the general election. Ellesmere is at present represented in Parliament bv Sir R. Heaton Rhodes, whose retirement from was recently announced.

A young man named Ernest Robert Solomon, who had botli legs amputated as the result of being run over by a guard’s van when crossing the station yard at Taihape on Saturday night, ha s died in hospital. Deceased was oniy 22 years of age, and was married three months ago. He came from Dunedin and only joined the railway service last February, being employed as a porter at Taihape. The inquest was op.ened yesterday and adjourned til, l Tuesday next after evidence of identification had been given. A young miner named David. Louis Norman Michie, employed at Kaitangata, pleaded guilty before Mr J. R. Bartholomew, S.M., at Dunedin yesterday to a series of charges of breaking and entering and theft, the premises concerned being those of McGruer, Taylor and Co., the amount represented being £sl 17s. But for the confession of the accused, it was admitted that his connection with' the charges would have been difficult, and. on pleading guilty, he was remanded lor sentence, bail being fixed at £‘2oo and two suretie s of £IOO on one charge, and on the two other charges £IOO on each in his own rocognisance.—Press Assn.

A man with his neck fractured walked into the Sydney Hospital one day recently. He had had a miraculous escape from death. He fell 15 feet from a balcony on to his head. Afterwards he walked to the hospital. At the premises where his business wae being carried on Percy Papert, aged 41. was assisting to remove furniture. He was leaning against the balcony rail, when suddenly it collapsed. Papert luckily fell into sand, but his head was buried to a depth of six inches. He staggered, into the hospital casualty ward some. time later, and surprised the attendant with the statement that he had walked instead of coming in an ambulance. He was attended by a doctor, who found that his neck was fractured. Rheumatic pains removed by Rheumo —it removes the cause. 4s 6d. 247

The admission charges for the Manaia and district children’s fancy dress ball, to he held to-morrow night, are: Adults, 2s 6d; children, Is 6d. It will be a grand spectacle, with firstclass floor and supper, and special music. On inquiry at the hospital this morning a Star reporter was informed that the boy .Tames Carbis, who was injured on tho Otalceho bridge on the Eltham road the other day, had regained consciousness, and was improving. Members of the Hawera Motor Cycle Club are reminded that the annual general meeting of the club will be held this evening in the Borough Chambers at 8 o’clock. The committee hopes that there will be a large attendance of members. Intending patrons are reminded that a grand tennis ball is being held at Riverlea t-o-night. Bolton’s orchestra will be in attendance. It was decided at last night’s meeting of the citizens’ committee of the Hawera Municipal Band to hold a bazaar at an early date for the purpose of raising funds for the purchase of several new instruments to replace dilapidated ones now in use. There is expected to be a record attendance at the sixth annual ball of the Manaia Returned Soldiers’ Association, to he held to-night in the Town Hall. The arrangements for music, floor and slipper are the best that the committee could make, and everything promises a most successful and enjoyable function. Considerable interest is always taken in the annual election ox officers for the Egmont Racing Club. The time for nomination to the offices of president, vice-president, hon. treasurer, committee and stewards (eleven each) will close to-day at 5 p.m. So far a good number have been received, and among them are several members who have not yet held office. There will be an election for the committee and stewards.

The energetic honorary secretary and the committee of the Farmers’ Union in Awatuna are making very complete preparations for the annual ball to be held to-morrow (Friday) night in the Public Hall. They have engaged a good orchestra, and the supper and floor will be of the best, and nothing will be omitted which will make for the enjoyment of all who attend. An interesting event during evening will be a sweepstake waltzing competition, and it is expected that this will attract numerous entries.

At a meeting of the Exhibition Band Contest Committee, the syllabus for the coming contest and the prize-money decided upon were arranged, subject to the approval of the South Island Bands’ Association. It was decided to hold A, B. and C grade contests, and an A grade quickstep competition, B grade quickstep competition, and an Own Choice contest, open to A and B grade hands. The contest will be held at the Dunedin Exhibition from February 20 to 27 (inclusive). Already inquiries have been received from several Australian bands, and' it is anticipated that a large entry will he received from New Zealand bands. The solo contests will all be test selections. The music has been ordered, and will he distributed to the competing hands three months prior to the contest hy the South Island Association.