LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 28 July 1925, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Williaiii Hartnell, aged 54, a farmer at Hororata (Canterbury; hanged himself on Saturday. Yesterday a suspected case of infantile paralysis, a boy aged nine yeais, residing at St. A l ,bans (Clu'istchnreh;,was reported to the Health Department.

At a public meeting at Timaru last

nigut addressed by Sir Harry lleichel, at which Dr. Marsden (assistaiit-Direc-

tor of Education) was present, it was announced that the- New Zealand Government had cabled to Mr Walford Davis (director >of music for the Welsh Universities) asking him to recommend two men qua ilied to arrange a curriculum for the .tuitio n of music in Now Zealand similar to that in Wales,

“Moving on” seems lately to .have composed the life of the party of Greek gypsies who were recently in Auckland. They went there after having been ordered to leave the Musterton district, and, not finding Auckland very hospitable, they embarked for Australia, whence they originally cam e to New Zealand. On the day they landed in Sydney, July 8, they attempted, to pitch teiits in a suburb, La Pe rouse. The police moved them on once again, and it is not recorded where they found anchorage. The freehold of Queens Hotel, Christchurch, on the corner of Cashel and Manchester Streets, was recently sold at a. price which, was? equivalent to t'.’l-lo per foot front-age. The property has changed hands from. Messrs. Manning and Cb. to Mr. J. T. Sutton, formerly licensee of the Dominion Hotel. It is reported that Mr. Sutton intends «hot|tly to replace the present wooden building with a large modern residential hotel.

In view of the disastrous results of the collapse of a verandah during the procession of men of the American fleet in Melbourne, the Christchurch City Council and those responsible for the reception of the sailors on their arrival in Christchuhch, have decided to prepare against such an accident occurring there. As yet the route to be taken by the procession of saiYus in the city has not been definitely decided, but when it lias been chosen the city engineer wilr inspect the verandahs on either side pf the streets through which the men will march, and where, necessary will have .them sufficiently strengthen'd to carry any weight which might be dated upon them. A middle-aged man named William Linclegar, engaged in opossum hunting at Lake Waikaromoana. was crossing a swamp when his horse fell and he was badly crushed about the upper portion if the body (says a Wairoa message). He lay from Saturday until Sunday afternoon before he was discovered. He was carried eight mi'es over rough bush country last night to the powerhouse and brought by car to the Wairoa hospital. TTe was in an unconscious state yestordav.

A grand concert and dance in aid of ball funds will lie held in the Knknramoa Hall on Friday next, 31st inst.

The annual general meeting of the Fgmont Racing Club will bo held ip the Borough Chambers on Thursday evening next.

OUTRED’S SALE still in full swing. Clearing all coat frocks at ridiculous prices. Children’s serge costumes from 39/0; evening frocks must go, prices from 29/0; knitted, silk camisoles, 4/11 and 0/11; brassieres, all sizes, 1/11, 2/3, 3/11 (good value); corsets, all sizes. 2/11. 3/31. 4/11; black silk hose from 1/11; coloured silk hose from 2/3; grey and navy fleecy lined bloomers, large sizes. 2/31, 3/13, 4/11; flannelette nightdresses, G/1.1; cream all-wool vests from 2/13; trimmed millinery from 2/11 (wonderful value). —Outred’s. the Bargain House, High St., Hawera.— Advt. Misery from corns Progandra cures them; 1/0.—Advt.

Alioui 250 objections have been lodged in connection with, the revaluation of the Clifton County, and representatives of the Valuation Department and of the objectors are meeting with a view to reaching settlements. At a meeting of the committee of the Stratford A. and P. Show two of the committee were authorised to bring down a report for next meeting as to what, might be done towards bringing Kapoiiga people to the show. At tho Hawera Magistrate’s Court this morning, before Mr L. A. Bone, J.P., Brian Forbes Twissf was further remanded on the application of Sergeant Henry to appear this day at Wanganui. Twiss was yesterday charged with issuing valueless cheques at Hawera.

T(he auxiliary ketch. Fairburn is still lying on the ocean beach, between Matata and Whakaitane. Captain Teixera, who. was badly bruised while he was steering the vessel through the breakers, is. quite cheerful in,, spite of Iris Injuries, and is sitiill. hopeful that the ketch will be refloated when the weather ■moderates.

Fourteen more registrations wore added to the unemployed lists at Christchurch, so that with the numbers going into casual work the figures! at the City Council Chambers are somewhere' about 400. There were 13 registrations at the Labour Department, making ai total roll of 286. A few call si for clothing trade workers were received during the day, but not sufficient to affect the unemployment position, in the trade materially. Yesterday 20 men were found employment bv the. citizens’ unemployment relief committee. One of the largest wild boars ever shot in the Wellington province hasj just met its fate from the rifle of Bussell Price, of Katarawa. The boar was a well-known character, and for a long time was thought to be responsible for considerable losses among the lambs. Time and again preparations had been made and a watch kept, but the hoar’s cunning served him well till now. Price was doing a quiet watch-! lul round when lm saw the huge brute leaving a flock with a lamb in its mouth and making towards the bush. He managed to draw the head and killed the maurauder.

As the Capitol picture theatre, Mel-

bourne, was filling for an afternoon’s performance yesterday, the screen •aught fire and was immediately a mass of flames. Two stage hands behind the screen had to run through the flames, and both were seriously burned and were sent to hospital. American sailors helped to ouell the outbreak, and the audience left without panic.

The body of a man was found floating in Lyttelton harbour yesterday afternoon, but has not yet been identified. Deceased was apparently about forty years of age with reddish hair and moustache. On each forearm was the tattooed figure of a woman, encircled bv a serpent.

At a meeting of the Thorndon branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants, the Wellington Shunters’ Council reported that its members had decided to ignore the hoard of inquiry set un by the Minister for Railways to

consider a report on the grievances of shunters throughout the Dominion. The reasons given were that the board consisted of departmental officers, who would be virtually trying themselves, and that two second division members of the board did not have the confidence of the Wellington shunters. It was further contended that the hoard of inquirv should be composed of unbiassed and impartial men outside the railway service altogether, and that the sittings should he open to the press and +he oublie. The meeting of the Thorndon branch of the A.S.R.S. decided to whole-heartedly supnort the. Shunters’ Council in its attitude.

The wreck of the Oyrena at Wanganui is disintegrating under the effect of heavy southerly seas (says an exchange). The broken ends of the steamer now lie at even stranger angles than they did a week ago. The salvage sale attracted wide interest. Many things went at 'bargain rates. The ship’s wheel realised a modest ss, hut there was fair competition for the ship’s hell, which the fire brigade eventually secured for 37s 6d. One nrosnective buyer put in an appearance in the hopes that the ship’s funnel would be offered, as he contemplated using it to relieve the flood water in his looalitv.

The need for a half-way house between the general hospital and the mental hospital was emphasised by the coroner at the inquest on Isabella""Jane Whyte, who was found drowned in the Leith river at Dunedin on Tuesday.

Dr Marshall MacDonald gave evidence that deceased suffered from insomnia and depression. She was not a case for committal to a mental hospital, but a typical case for a half-way house. Mr MacDonald added that they needed one or two wards with 12. to 20 beds for such cases. Plans for this were drawn up years ago, and evidently the Government intended to recognise their responsibility. The coroner found a verdict of suicide during depression, and remarking on the medical evidence said there was an urgent need for a half-way house. Some arousing war-time anecdotes were related by the Prime Minister (Hon. J. G-. Coates) on the occasion of a visit to the Returned Soldiers’ Club at Palmehsiton Noith. One of the habits of the New Zealanders overseas when they met girls-, he stated smilingly, was to almost universally >say that they were fanners in Hawke’s Bay. It was related that one- .such prevaricator of the truth, when asked Ivy the girl what his Harm, was like, said if was a

•‘walking-stick farm.” The inquiring damsel tusked whether walking-stick's could not- as well be grown in Scotland. whereupon the unblushing Now Zealander made answer that it was only a peculiarity in New Zealand’s climate which permitted of the oultrvaction ol' the crook whereby the stick could ,so conveniently be hung over the arm. Mr. Coates- added tlva-t. lie did not know whether Palmerston North had gained any renown by virtue of such statements.